Beaver Lodge Construction Squad | Attenborough | BBC Earth

[@Montestuma]

I could listen to that man talk forever.

[@panicfarm9874]

No you couldn’t

[@samueljoven9737]

I agree.. If I would choose a voice that will narrate my life story I would choose him.. Well, aside Morgan Freeman..

[@zes7215]

no such thing as coulx or not, doesn't matter, cx listx any forevx

[@davidmedina5536]

Same

[@markcromwell3581]

Most of us has been listening to him for a while now

[@Kibinishi]

I have a lot of respect for beavers now, thank you

[@DdDd-gd1rr]

Kevin Le This blows my mind. Beavers are as intelligent as people, in the context of their own environment.

[@ecec5863]

you mean last time you pay no respect to beaver?

[@francmittelo6731]

@@DdDd-gd1rr We share the same environment.

[@quasicreator2027]

Franc Mittelo You make your home in artificial ponds?

[@francmittelo6731]

@@quasicreator2027 We share the planet.

[@TheBanjoShowOfficial]

but honestly, these animals have got to be the most underrated species ever. Shockingly competent for being some strange amphibian sea dog things.

[@willywonka4690]

🤣🤣🤣

[@martonk]

True

[@8BitGamer4life]

I hunt them all the time.

[@danielbowes4627]

@@8BitGamer4life no you dont... a beaver can cut a man clean in half

[@StealthDiablo]

Like everything a purpose is served.

[@Chuck5099]

The fact that their home is called a lodge is the greatest thing ever.

[@4doorsmorewhors]

Even has a built in fridge lol that's amazing

[@johnyurick8785]

Yup the honeymooners Ralph and Ed always went to the lodge only it was a Racoon lodge 😂😂😂

[@WARDOGOD]

that’s were we get the idea and name of a our lodges from, like rudders on planes we get that from birds

[@raymondtonns2521]

and nobody watched TV or smoked weed all day

[@johnyurick8785]

@@raymondtonns2521 😂😂😂

[@monicajensen9615]

I rewatch this every once in a while because it’s just so beautiful. I truly hope we can keep our planet and animals safe.

[@KavindhyaJayakody]

100% true

[@TroyBateman]

I've only started to learn about beavers recently and they are quickly becoming my favourite. We have to protect the precious life.

[@HansGunterVelesPhilips]

Yah 😍

[@jeremyk5414]

@@TroyBateman there are so many beavers in Oregon Washington Idaho Montana and Wyoming that they are considered a nuisance lol they’re not in danger of going anywhere

[@Kayceesoutdoorliving]

beavers are a valuable natural renewable resource they should be harvested in reasonable regulated numbers. where I'm at in Pennsylvania theres so many that I get 5 or 6 phone calls a year asking to remove them. theres no shortage of the little guys here. they're also fantastic tablefair.

[@Jmdeleeuw-]

This has to be my favorite animal. Look at the little guys being engineers and entrepreneurs.

[@itssteakhouse4582]

Mine to i fell in love with them when i was a child i was beyond happy when i found out they are our national animal (canada) we are just lile them. Hard working, lumber jacks, and acception of new people (or in there case tenants) nature is AWESOME

[@zoisantonopoulos7999]

@@itssteakhouse4582 what are you talking about bruh 😭😭

[@UnimpressedGoose]

StrikerPlays I didn’t realize every Canadian was a lumberjack. I guess I better quit my job n head off to the forest then

[@barrettfenwick8028]

Mines still Opossums :P

[@PP-ek4kt]

Entrepreneur? Ah yes, I love beaver .Inc's products

[@TitoTheThird]

A time-lapse video of a beaver team making a dam from start to finish would be awesome!

[@westernstealth873]

*wood be awesome!

[@patriciapavez6505]

Que buenos ingenieros civil y constructor y que mejor a 24hrs Yo quiero uno para que tale mi árbol de la playa jajajA🇨🇱🌲🌲🌲

[@markdemell3717]

You read my mind ,Hahaha.

[@ivanespinoza9732]

but honestly, these animals have got to be the most underrated species ever. Shockingly competent for being some strange amphibian sea dog things.

[@chuckavelli9454]

@@ivanespinoza9732 thief

[@Jimmy-sb3fc]

I had 2 ponds in my back yard where beavers lived. When they dammed up the stream to create new ones, they would dig mud out of the hillside with their hands, pack it on to their flat tails, and transport it like they were pulling a trailer. It was the coolest thing to watch!

[@melanieelepen3180]

Nevermind the cool beavers.." I have two ponds in my backyard where beavers lived" ..few people can say that. Totally.awesome

[@Jimmy-sb3fc]

@@melanieelepen3180 It was a rental house years ago, and I thought it was the best thing ever. BUT: If you could see how bad the beavers desecrated all of the trees, I promise that you wouldn't be happy if you were the owner.

[@melanieelepen3180]

@@Jimmy-sb3fc 😁 I can well imagine. Mind you the area could well have been beaver country before the humans moved in.

[@Jimmy-sb3fc]

@@melanieelepen3180 Yes, around here land owners have them trapped and relocated. As a renter, I loved it. While fishing the ponds, they got used to me, and would walk within several feet of me without fear.

[@edblair5253]

@@melanieelepen3180 lol. Everything country was something elses before humans came along. Darwinism?

[@jasonbaylor9865]

8:03 the little heat vent coming out the top of their house is just the funniest cutest shit ever. It's like they have a lil fireplace going on in there 😂

[@brendanpeck6121]

my heart melted!

[@axleo472]

The muskrats are helping to keep the house warm - an additional rent 😉

[@HogBurger]

Beavers are secretly owning fireplaces! Don’t believe the government! They want to hide the fact that beavers own fireplaces (sarcasm)

[@KayJay01]

@Michelle Graham Starting a fire in a reed-based home doesn't seem the smartest idea

[@MrDwarfHammerToFace]

It’s just a column of methane from beaver farts

[@XelaJN]

Someone should make a beaver simulation game. You can build and expand your dam and store food for the winter and charge rent to animals that live there

[@thedynastycontinues945]

You're so clever. How in the world did u ever come up w that?

[@steph01423]

I... would actually play this.

[@cucumberinass477]

I'll cup that on release day!

[@matthewjzack.9447]

i LITERALLY just thought it'd be cool to have that game

[@voidremoved]

all the kids want beaver simulation

[@RoleyChiu]

airbnbeaver

[@FrankHarrison12]

This... *wipes tear*

[@Indoraptoad]

Roley Chiu yup

[@sarozdc8517]

1k th like from me 😂😂

[@rowmagnvs]

Beavers would be the best at waterproofing bathrooms and wet areas.

[@avigaile2243]

They even have a *vent.*

[@beenamed]

Am I the only one who finds this video super relaxing? The sounds of water and the crunchy sounds of beavers gnawing on wood... So calming!

[@HutchIsOnYT]

Yes. Youre the only person on planet earth that finds nature videos relaxing

[@anonymity_3]

me too 😂

[@user-oo8wt3hr1t]

Yep, you're the only person ever that finds running water relaxing, extra bonus unique points if you find the sound of a cosy wood fire crackling also relaxing

[@kiratwo4u]

you're the only one so cool and unique

[@gnbman]

I had no idea beavers were so awesome. Imaging gathering some buddies together and terraforming the land with nothing but your bare hands and teeth, and then on your lunch break, you eat a chunk of wood.

[@sprowlsprout5424]

It would make an awesome strategy game.

[@twonumber22]

@Shipwrecked Island Like that's any better. 🤢🤮

[@brockcasey720]

@@twonumber22 it’s sweet and sugary mmmmmhhhhhhhh

[@brendanpeck6121]

AND they have mini me's that help them!!

[@anjanadilshan7057]

they are the only species got the REAL PERMIT to cut down trees. :) :)

[@epiccheese911]

I always imagine beavers wearing construction helmets

[@bagasari5917]

They are engineer dude 😂

[@bryantwhittaker3576]

Construction helmets and safety glasses

[@col2959]

Like bob the beaver. So cool! I love beavers and will endeavour to be one someday

[@cheesewiz1583]

Now I know why beavers in zootopia wears helmet and they are reparing roads.

[@laur-unstagenameactuallyca1587]

me too lol. ever since I was a kid 😂

[@oldstudbuck3583]

Documentaries are much more believable when narrated by the British

[@dharmendrajuvvala6763]

I'm an Indian but I too love heartily to hear the British a lot .....

[@sownheard]

not just any british David attenborough

[@mogu994]

Its gordon

[@abhishekshrivastav6162]

*Not historical documentry*

[@dharmendrajuvvala6763]

@@samimas4343 but not all employees like their master/boss.....

[@MrGruffteddybear]

Beavers are really incredible animals. They transform landscapes into wetland ecosystems, creating habitat for other species including fish, mammals, waterfowl, songbirds, amphibians, and insects. And help to protect from droughts, improve water quality, and minimize flood risk and mitigate flooding peaks.

[@christopherdixon5141]

They're great!

[@HappyFunBall]

co-evolved with fish to provide bypass routes to get upstream: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pqnMnH-XZrCGj8U

[@davidvincent380]

One exception is in Chile (where beavers have no natural predators) but it was humans fault (again)

[@micahbush5397]

And as an added bonus, if and when the beavers move out and the dam deteriorates, the dried up pond bed will be covered with rich silt that has settled out of the water, a perfect spot for a new meadow to grow.

[@hoilst265]

Yeah, when they reintroduced to a bunch of places where they'd been extirpated, the whole ecosystem flourished. Same thing when they reintroduced wolves to Yosemite - they thought the wolves would kill everything. Instead, they weeded out weak deer, prevented herds from growing too large and starving themselves to death, and the culling of those herds meant saplings weren't getting decimated, increasing forest cover, and reinforced riverbanks making for healthier flows. There were increased birds, increased small mammals, which increased birds of prey, more seeds got distributed. Everyone thought that these were destructive animals, but turns out they have a purpose, like the beaver.

[@sterkar99]

It was so cute when the beaver covered the camera at the end

[@SuperTrisset]

it was time for them to frick maybe

[@arthas640]

@@SuperTrisset I'm picturing the beavers going at it while "The Bad Touch" by Bloodhound Gang plays in the background

[@SuperTrisset]

@@arthas640 hey i like that song

[@xEZxReacTionZz]

Imagine being born with a civil engineering degree coded to your every cell.

[@3dgar7eandro]

Underated commentary 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👌🏻👌🏻

[@f-35alightningii79]

You copied this comment word for word from a different video of beavers building a dam... Wack.

[@sam8742]

@@f-35alightningii79 Nice user name shame you're not carrier based, Navy's cooler and gayer

[@FireLordJohn3191]

@@sam8742 how is that even relevant?

[@sam8742]

@@FireLordJohn3191 His username, it's a plane and I felt like joking around about it

[@theshobanns]

"What are you eating?" "Wood, what are you eating?" "Wood." "Wanna trade?"

[@Tjgraham56]

Open season 🙌🏼

[@notreallyagameranymore]

@@Tjgraham56 ikr

[@laur-unstagenameactuallyca1587]

I knew this quote was familiar

[@ella9063]

I’m proud to say I got that quote

[@fvnt0miix953]

Wait, wood are you eating again?

[@rotteclaw234]

if there was an online stream of beavers working on their dam, my productivity would skyrocket with a 1000%. I get so motivational to just get things done when i see them working hard to maintain the dam

[@Jojosworld000]

Timberborn brought me here

[@TheFlox1122]

I want to be a beaver now. What a beautifull and calm life that is

[@wallogodly9511]

TheFlox1122 yes we do same time wolves

[@mank89]

Seems that way, but not really. Beavers are very likely to be attacked or at least gravely injured when gathering food. If you can be incredibly aware and use your senses to their fullest of potential, then yeah maybe you can be a beaver. If you find yourself with no escape and a 1v1 fight on your hands, may as well pray some human saves you because you are done.

[@kevin-zv7dg]

Yeahh...

[@kevin-zv7dg]

Yeahhh..

[@triratna1397]

be careful of what your wish

[@user-bi8gr3yb6t]

Bloody people riding a boat in my dam.

[@anonymouswhatever4987]

Lmao

[@filippozaccaria6944]

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN MY DAM?!"

[@redjoe231]

*That's a canoe though*

[@rp-wn5or]

GET OUT MI SWAMP

[@subrosian1234]

God dam it.

[@barbiquearea]

I guess the beavers were about to get frisky at the end. Which is why they shrouded the camera.

[@timothywade9982]

barbiquearea ;maybe so, and they just want some privacy. Can't blame em for that

[@pepperonipizza8200]

The camera didn't pay rent, so the Beavers are taking it out mafia style.

[@daniellongo7873]

Hahahaha that’s awesome, just as much as this documentary

[@MrRoyalNation]

i knew i would find a comment about that lol i thought the same. Premium Users ONLY

[@Indoraptoad]

barbiquearea yup

[@brianoconner3090]

I was fascinated from start to finish and was smiling too as I watch how the beavers live. This is a true testament of how marvelous nature is.

[@chloekaftan]

the fact that they can build dams with nearly perfect thickness and height, store food below the water for winter, and even charge rent to other species by way of fresh bedding and even disposing old bedding, makes beavers unnaturally skilled animals, its already well established that animals are smart, but few animals are capable of engineering in a large scale, preservation of specific food, and the economics of winter seasons, that kind of skill beats even some working class humans today. (you wonder why i included preservation of food? because beavers know to preserve green wood instead of dried wood, dried wood will rot in the winter if submerged for long periods, whereas green wood remains soft and supple during this time, this also prevents parasites from leeching into the wood and allows the beavers to access their storage even in the harshest of winters.)

[@Allan-et5ig]

And a lot of 'humans' who don't want to work - long after Covid-19 is over!

[@davywavy6457]

Your point was kind of obvious but I gave you a 'like' for your wording.

[@travislindsey7256]

Actually wood decay needs fungi , fungi needs oxygen . Any wood if kept submerged will not rot

[@Jesus-jb4kd]

@raihan abmny who the fuck be programming us

[@Andrewmiller-bh4js]

The really crazy thing is that their dam building skills are completely instinct. The sound of running water apparently is what triggers them to build. People studying beavers have gotten them to build dams over speakers make running water noises.

[@jakubedwardschiffauermedraj]

This is so nice . I love how they put a camera in there house but then the beavers didn’t want it so they covered it up.

[@polishhussar1194]

super secret work 😆

[@SKNayak-gl4xt]

*their

[@vniyonsaba]

Yeeeessss. I loved it too🤣🤣🤣🤣 Privacy is everything.

[@GalaxyStandard77]

@Michelle Graham t. Beaver

[@melanieelepen3180]

Beaver be private creatures

[@dewert2]

the decomposition of organic matter also helps to heat up their cool lodges

[@bryantwhittaker3576]

Yes

[@randysavage1]

If i was 10 years younger

[@brit7328]

Sensible

[@_MARS_]

Kaliss savage

[@mortalclown3812]

Hats off to those who do beaver rescue and rehab. It's harder and more time-consuming than any animal I can think of... like raising kids. Props and gratitude.

[@coffeebudhong5871]

The way they eat is so cute

[@Xalerdane]

Coffeebud Hong numnumnumnumnumnumnum

[@hoobadooba2000]

3:44 I love the way he picked the leaf off and continued eating

[@Naa__adorkor]

@@hoobadooba2000 Yh very cute

[@aminkamrani2690]

They say the same about us!

[@Uberkilltoecheese]

3:43 piece of wood with leaf on it tastes the leaf and then is like "no...not this" then throws it that scene is so cute lol

[@joeaardvark9214]

It's like when you get a piece of cake and pick off the little fruit decorations or something hahaha.

[@poseidonc1259]

I hold beavers in the highest esteem. They’re just so driven. They focus so devoutly on their work until the job is complete!

[@Geminish15]

And they're damn cute while doing it. Look at dem tiny ears like, what?! Adorable ❤️ (FYI beaver needs an emoji, NOW!)

[@colleenross8752]

True blue-collar workers they are

[@healtyme2194]

I hope that animals all over the world get their rights to be able to live properly, with nature that is not polluted and still maintains its purity aameen ❤

[@swordinvictus]

Its amazing how competent they are. Nature is incredible. Edit-this is not a nature vs nurture or evolution vs creationism comment. They are animals that go hard in terms of their creative capacities. That is what I was trying to intimate.

[@pamelamacneil1331]

For sure!

[@wildlifenet]

Absolutely incredible Dequan, totally agree with you!

[@Hongobogologomo]

LMao

[@Magicmedo]

God!

[@toonicemedia2465]

I think u mean God is incredible smh

[@aaronguerrero985]

Truly Fascinating! Fun fact: The Canadian Beaver will not only let's the muskrat chill in their crib and eat their food, it thanks them for the company and apologizes for the mess

[@lovefunkrockmusic]

The muskrats pay rent. The Beavers are the landlords

[@jamesh6024]

And then invites them to Tim Horton’s

[@osamacharkieh9798]

And they go to Ihop eat Pancakes with maple syrup while drinking Tim Hortons coffee after a hockey game watching David's documentary on Canadian beavers

[@lordzanthartehallen8963]

It’s actually called the North American Beaver.

[@brilianairlangga1408]

@@lordzanthartehallen8963 well he just describe the Canadian version tho

[@Redpenguin555]

*A branch is brought from the fridge for the whole family to feed on*

[@wildlifenet]

Mmmm yes Red Penguin! A bit of a sticky situation..

[@Sophocles13]

I wish it were that easy >.

[@NDKBRUZICEO]

@@wildlifenet ill give you credit for dat pun there

[@plasius2398]

It's fascinating to see just how much intelligence is coded into them, from building dams that can hold massive bodies of water back to creating a lodge adapted for the winter.

[@jgunner94]

Packing vegetation underwater to eat as well. It’s awesome coordinated behaviour.

[@trumtrum5136]

They create themselves

[@Guilherme7454]

Beaver: "Give me rent." Muskrat: "You'll get your rent when you fix this DAMN DAM."

[@uhVerz]

😂😂😂

[@keicamboom9915]

Someone ordered a pizza?

[@trainingaccount4862]

This is probably the funniest comment ive read all year!

[@knightmarelancelot5207]

Pizza time

[@theluckyguide1088]

Lmao to funny.

[@Dud3itsj3ff]

It’s crazy that beavers cut down giant trees with their face lol

[@Quoteunquot3]

Lol, nice way of putting it

[@nonoyesyes8641]

It will be crazier if you saw that beaver cutting trees with chain saw.

[@axetwin6937]

@@nonoyesyes8641 lol

[@louisarius9672]

@@nonoyesyes8641 Lmao

[@footprint2023]

how? 😂

[@HRavenfolks]

Everyone gangsta until beaver cut down fully grown tree

[@erwintecson3850]

Yea. Using only their teeth.

[@chocomanger6873]

It seems staged that the big tree fell down and they had the camera on it at the time. I wonder if someone maybe "helped" a little.

[@CT-nb5lm]

haha thanks...

[@krzysztofbroda5376]

they (the crew) hang out on the spot for months. Surely they've seen that coming and made sure they had that on record

[@chocomanger6873]

@@krzysztofbroda5376 Yeah right. As if they can afford to put a crew there for months. Do you realize how much that would cost?

[@goldenmagnolia5424]

Beaver life/defense strategy is genius, and also absolutely hilarious

[@Corristo89]

An experiment was conducted where a speaker playing the sound of water trickling was set up in an area with beavers and a few hours later they had started covering it up, trying to stop the water trickling.

[@markdemell3717]

They are natures engineers ,they do not need a degree.

[@davidwasike8301]

Link

[@OzGeologyOfficial]

Beautiful, amazing creatures. Truly astonishing.

[@BENNYLOCO100]

WTFacts Wanna be beavers in the next life bro?

[@saoirserosenstock8144]

+KING BENJAMIN48ST yes 😂😂😂

[@notjustanotherguy739]

Covering the camera was the best 😂😂 “A little privacy please” 🤨

[@ElizabethT45]

Even muskrats know that a blinking red light is a bad sign lol

[@therustedknight1382]

"Dang it those humans are watching us again."

[@63bplumb]

In the next few minutes after the camera was covered we would have learned where Little Beavers come from...............

[@Inquisitor_Jeff]

Covered it up like “me and the wife need some...alone time.”

[@rhoddryice5412]

@@Inquisitor_Jeff Watch the rest on Xbeaver.com

[@fantastopotomus]

The most wholesome 10 minutes on youtube. Nature truly is amazing.

[@New_Phase]

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[@freddymarcel-marcum6831]

I grew up on a farm in Virginia, we had a lake on it, big one, about 1000x700 yards, built by beavers in the 1860s until today! The dam itself is so well built you can drive a tractor over it.

[@Churro_Flaminguez]

lol that's awesome. i was enjoying this video like everyone else here (judging by the comments) until it got to 5:03 and i was like, "oh shit, yeah that's right, i forgot: these little fuckers can actually _fell trees_ with nothing but their teeth!"

[@freddymarcel-marcum6831]

@@Churro_Flaminguez oh yeah, give those guys enough trees and they'll give you a cathedral 🦦🦦🦦🦦🦦

[@mindyshively4947]

Where in Va? I was raised in Bedford🏞

[@459luker]

dont cave in their lodge!

[@Ryantrock8888]

@@459luker if you watched the documentary you would realize they don’t live inside their dams

[@grantluman9856]

I watched all nine minutes of that in complete stillness with happiness and satisfaction, I couldn't even move, just frozen, but I can't tell you why. I've never done that before. Thank you beavers

[@ghostgamingxd7881]

Nature is the best ! Humans are the worst

[@ritakhandekar231]

I was reading a chapter on beavers in the book, 'wilding' and I said pause. Let me first find out more about this amazing cutie. And I found this amazing video. Thanks Attenborough sir and thank God for beavers

[@grantluman9856]

@@ritakhandekar231 Thank you Rita Khandekar for your kind words, uplifting message and all around supportive demeanor towards beavers.

[@warnpassion]

It’s the video production.

[@AgentSquiddy]

It's because everyone loves a nice beaver 😉

[@leeqyocthai]

The Muskrat is a way better roommate than the person I’m sharing my condo with right now.

[@christopherwu3212]

In fairness, your roommate wouldn't be mean if you were twenty times his size.

[@dante666jt]

@@christopherwu3212 ffs no fat shaming

[@sfusi0]

@@dante666jt bro…he’s referring to if a muskrat was his roommate..

[@andrewroberts7428]

better terminate that lease and get some muskrat roomies

[@hunterofdarkness8329]

@@sfusi0 Still funny tho, better than some sarcastic jokes

[@Squishito]

Beaver: Rent? Musk Rats: YOU'LL GET YOUR RENT WHEN YOU FIX THIS DAM DOOR!

[@TIBYCOLLINS]

Legendary comment

[@guyplus3053]

This comment is too underrated

[@IveGotToast]

I missed the part where that's my problem.

[@harrellt1405]

When you fix this DAM

[@CarmenLC]

He is a… good rat, must be in some kind of trouble

[@b.landen599]

Very intelligent and adorable.

[@grrttr]

Even ants can build incredible structures, but that doesn't mean they are intelligent.

[@amacuro]

It is intelligence. But is very specific type of intelligence. Humans I guess have many different types of intelligence

[@SoloTravelerOffTheBeatenPath]

Unlike feminists.

[@tonyh7994]

@@SoloTravelerOffTheBeatenPath lol

[@DarkPsy]

@@amacuro Having one type of intelligence doesn't make one intelligent.

[@robertcolson2233]

"Mildred and I winter at a beaver lodge every year!" -Muskrat

[@pso89]

😂😂😂😂

[@Daffelia_1]

This comment sounds like a part of a good book ♡

[@milossavkovic6994]

I've said this with some weird accent 😂

[@andrefromelpasotexas3236]

Mildred the muskrat, yes

[@pinstripesuitandheels]

@@Daffelia_1 could definitely be something out of a Peter Rabbit book by Beatrix Potter. If you are into sweet and clever animal stories I highly recommend you look it up.

[@andyjennings8428]

I’ve watched a lot of beavers on tv before but this is the best dam show yet.

[@themalcahtwinz4743]

Hehehe I like that pun

[@mrsapplez2007]

Tee hee

[@wildlifenet]

Hope you weren't up past your bedtime Andy J! It certainly is the best dam show..

[@1337fraggzb00N]

@@mrsapplez2007 tree hee 🤔

[@AnaMarroquin468]

This video brings me peace

[@emjay1606]

Beavers: Rent is three tufts of soft grass per day. Muskrat: K

[@محمد-ص8د9د]

then they noticed an uncovered place (the cameras )😂😂😂 i love them😂😍

[@kalevmccarthy8260]

Not to mention all the other species that benefit from the beaver’s pond

[@marjorie8109]

I am apart of the Tlingit people in Southeast Alaska, and I come from the Raven clan, and my family is the Beaver house. To be honest when I learned that my family is from the Beaver house I wasn't as excited about it since I didn't like beavers that much, but after learning about them I'm proud to be from the Beaver house! They're so smart and also so cute! :)

[@coldsoup49]

Yo, southeast Alaska represent!!!!

[@hamsta_]

I'm so happy while watching this, I feel like I was a beaver in my past life.

[@livsnjutare2705]

We built our dam together. Don't you remember me?

[@miaphoenix173]

@@livsnjutare2705 😅😅

[@keythe1st312]

@@livsnjutare2705 I was there too

[@themalcahtwinz4743]

I was stealing ur wood haha

[@asiberiantiger188]

You were delicious, all of you.

[@fakeskyler2305]

Unfathomable respect towards these critters. It genuinely awes me how they intuit complex architecture construction, and coordination off of *instinct*. Reshaping the land in such vast and creative ways. I swear, in a world where humans never evolved, these little guys would be on top some day.

[@trumtrum5136]

define instinct

[@fakeskyler2305]

@@trumtrum5136 instinct as in being hard-coded to be able to do it without learning it

[@jeronimogarcia39]

that dam seem safe and comfy...

[@MsAsim123456]

dam right

[@gastonbell108]

Can confirm. I rented a room from a beaver once. Source: I'm a muskrat.

[@arthas640]

Fun fact: it's warmer and more comfortable then the majority of apartments

[@jobbx6474]

so i was like "cool they can cut branches" and then "OMG they can cut down full grown trees!!"

[@lightningfletch5598]

TIMBER!!!!!!!!!!!

[@beautybeast3649]

I was surprised too LOL I wonder how long its take for them to cut a full grown tree.

[@bremCZ]

SuperJhong Depends how big the fully grown tree is.

[@BilboBaggins332]

And on the tree. Different woods vary massively in hardness

[@HAIRHOLIC_1]

Now I understand why in some places they are considered pests

[@rinmarbella4001]

this is the cutest thing I’ve ever seen

[@wildlifenet]

Totally the cutest and smartest rodent!

[@LadaD02]

Till u know they can dry up a river and kill millions of fishes,and also prevent salmon go upstream to spawn.

[@rinmarbella4001]

Laikkis they also prevent overpopulation.

[@tester24243]

Do u want to see some more cute things nigga?

[@Illcastashadow1]

Here in New Hampshire I go on many hikes and always are astounded when I come across our many beaver dams. Only once did I see them working. Was a place I hadn't been in 2 years. Completely different. EIGHT beavers I counted busy extending their already massive dam. Its mesmerizing and relaxing to watch.

[@New_Phase]

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[@jhibbitt1]

the title of this video made me envision a load of beavers building a dam whilst wearing little mini building helmets and rolled by bluprints in their mouths

[@adriantion]

Bad

[@adriantion]

Not bad

[@danielt.8573]

Protection and planning.

[@rjmcleod21]

often times Its views like yours that distorts wildlife management.

[@villanellepollastri8894]

jhibbitt1 Exactly

[@NxDoyle]

If only another 10% of natural history programs were as good as Attenborough's. No anthropomorphism and all the focus on the animals.

[@arthas640]

i do get sick of the narrators in some nature documentaries coming up with elaborate back stories for the animals, as if a back of meerkcats or a some moose have insane "Days of our Lives" style stories. I don't care if Tom is cheating on his mate Rose with her aunt Molly, I doubt even Rose cares.

[@wurble]

As soon as I hear Attenborough's voice on a wildlife vid I'm instantly reassured it's going to be interesting, informative and factual. Whenever I hear an American voice narrating I just know it's going to be full of overdramatizing, "good guy, bad guy" scenarios, idiotic similes and wild exaggerations.

[@nigelft]

@@wurble There is a reason why if Sir David Attenborough ever passes, the UK will plunge into deep national mourning ... I have been watching his programmes since 1980, and pratically grew up learning about the Natural World, thanks to him. If we ever decide to build a Parthenon to those gentle, but great souls, on television, whom have had a massive cultural impact on the lives of those whom have watched them, he would have a rightful place next to Bob Ross, Carl Sagan, and Fred Rogers ...

[@intj1434]

@@arthas640 well some animals do compete for their mate so I'd imagine Rose would mind if she was, say, a penguin.

[@arthas640]

@@intj1434 the weird thing Is I thought I'd said they were penguins and forgot to type it

[@HideMyTurtle]

Wow thats pretty DAM cool

[@wallogodly9511]

Connor Maguire beaver jokes :3

[@MarEXksz]

🙄

[@boto8309]

Watch your profanity

[@nevercalledcaro]

I knew somebody was gonna make this joke xD

[@canadiandcute]

That doesn’t seem like an appropriate comment for a beaver video, where can I LODGE a complaint?

[@bari2883]

Everytime I watch a nature doco, I always say how much I love the animal in question. Like the symbiotic relationship between the beavers and musk rats. Nature stirs my soul and I couldn't imagine my life without the beauty that surrounds me.

[@New_Phase]

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[@drServitis]

I LIVE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CITY, WITH A POND IN MY BACK YARD. This week I found one of my trees by the edge of the pond was missing and unmistakable signs beavers had cut it down and taken it away. Relatively big tree too, four inches in diameter. And I didn't even know beavers lived in the pond. Blew my mind.

[@bryantwhittaker3576]

That's probably how that pond got there

[@dallyh.2960]

Lucky!

[@laur-unstagenameactuallyca1587]

they own your ass, just remember that.

[@alwayzAngry]

You’re gonna have to pay them rent soon

[@penguin6385]

Water issues might start if the dam gets too big

[@ruinsane100]

The beaver lodge was a bit of a letdown. I was fully expecting to see a great room with a chandelier made of horns, an old wooden sled on the wall, a mug of ale at the ready...

[@tamvu9909]

And stories about the White Witch will be told.

[@orangeomega2185]

I know I had a great childhood cuz I know what y’all are referring to

[@tamvu9909]

@Sound Logic : I think she's referring to the beavers in "The Chronicles of Narnia" :D

[@zappawoman5183]

They weren't going to show those on the infra-red cameras! They sorted the internal decoration and home comforts once they knew they were no longer being observed!

[@1707447]

@@tamvu9909 It is about Wind in the Willows.

[@davemi00]

Watching beavers in person, is an amazing experience. They improve the ecosystem more than most animals can.

[@wildlifenet]

You are so right TC! So many animals rely on the ecosystem that they provide through their management of rivers, streams and waterways.

[@sallybrite1530]

But they can also obliterate all the trees around a pond. Happened in my neighborhood.

[@davemi00]

Sally Brite mostly birch and poplar, then they move on. They have a purpose. Without them the parries turned arid.

[@vlad1889]

They are devastating to the environment. Closest thing to humans..

[@mrivantchernegovski3869]

@@vlad1889 good fur and they taste really good

[@A-small-amount-of-peas]

Beavers are SO important for wildlife to thrive. If introduced and used responsibly by us they can transform regions

[@m.n.s.s2825]

How

[@A-small-amount-of-peas]

@@m.n.s.s2825 I would suggest watching one of the many documentaries on the beaver. They can explain better than I can

[@alejandraramirez8599]

@@m.n.s.s2825 ^^

[@NobodyQuiteLikeMe]

Wait so a beaver lives in a house made out of food?

[@megalomaniacalHalide]

Not quite. The tougher, bark-laden wood isn't good for them to eat, and the wood that's got moss and mold on it from years of soaking is as gross to them as months-old food would be to us. What they really want is the tender wood several layers down, freshly cut and still wet with sap and sugars.

[@madhatt3r93]

Its their version of a gingerbred house! 😀

[@SirKingHoff]

Have you never heard of a beaver before?

[@richhh9000]

You just made me want to eat a tree... xD

[@Himark89]

@@megalomaniacalHalide Were you a beaver in one of your past lives?

[@ryuutanaka2231]

Imagine them wearing construction hats and screaming "TIIIIIIMMMBEEEEEER" everytime they've successfully cut down trees.

[@SonglyWryt.Bon-Burr]

How dare you. That's funny.

[@captainmuskox89]

It’s called Timberborne

[@DCdabest]

Imagine inventing hydrogical engineering before you even discover stone tools or fire. These guys are playing on advanced mode

[@kylebarton778]

they use stones as a foundation for their dams. amazing little creatures!

[@Rikard_Nilsson]

They're speedrunning the engineering tree.

[@zionnemakoma1398]

tbf, they wouldn't benefit much from fire. though, tools would likely be a big help, as it's actually one of the big markers for an advanced species. yes, I know this was a joke, and yes, I got it, but I thought I'd share a little info as well

[@DCdabest]

@@zionnemakoma1398 Well it is only a semi joke haha. They'd probably only use fire to make tools really.

[@CJStew06]

I had no idea that these guys were acting like little lumberjacks out there, felling enormous trees-and then turning into full-on architects and engineers. What amazing little industrialists and environmentalists they are!

[@CanadianPrepper]

Koala be like "bro just climb the tree"

[@joesifa5235]

Beaver: *cuts down the tree*

[@omega6194]

@@joesifa5235 XDXDXDXDXDXDXDXDXDXDXD

[@oceanceaser44]

The trees sometimes explode here tho

[@master-kovaly6415]

Yo canadian prepper I like your videos I was surprised to see you there haha :) have a good one

[@illegalcake3071]

forest can burn rivers dont!

[@charlesxavier5218]

"Aye yo, we got a leak in the damn" "What ya need Jim? Log? Sticks? Grassy patch?"

[@markdemell3717]

MUD.

[@guardsmengunner]

This needs more likes.

[@davidvieira1706]

Just uh all it an mush it on there , thanks.

[@parkwootae2119]

What an ingenious way of getting to stay in another animal's home: paying rent. Unbelievable.

[@aplguy6570]

*cough* mutualism *cough*

[@johnconnor1737]

@@aplguy6570 stfu

[@aplguy6570]

@@johnconnor1737 no u

[@johnconnor1737]

@@aplguy6570 negative, thou

[@aplguy6570]

Nay, thee

[@mrsinister8943]

Never really looked into Beavers but they are incredible animals.

[@bavondale]

Oh Attenborough, what are we gonna do when you're gone?

[@johnjonh4633]

+bavondale we sequence his DNA and implant it on a human embryo to clone him... problem solved.

[@bavondale]

+John jonh Jurassic Attenborough! We could have an entire park filled with different documentary Attenboroughs

[@baronfrazworth8433]

One thing that's already happened is that BBC Earth has started showing absolute drivel, such as documentaries focusing on hair products and dating. It's all downhill from here, i'm afraid.

[@werewolf873]

there's always hannible lector

[@zippymiester6429]

We restore mother nature for their sake, and Sir Attenborough.

[@Paula-zn6sk]

I don’t know why by I kinda laugh at 3:45 when the beaver mistakenly nibble a yellow leaf and realized it was a “leaf”, not his taste so he threw it away 🤣 It was like, “Finally, wood! No, not you leaf! Shooo!”

[@yaniali749]

LOL.. Just notice that too.. Made me giggle.🤣

[@omkaaaar]

Awesome observation 🤣

[@wildlifenet]

That was a funny moment Paula! But plenty of wood to feast on..

[@lerenardlibre4434]

same i laughed too ;)

[@lnteIIigence]

A leaf is pathetic when your teeth are mini axes!

[@Bart-mt9uy]

*Running water exists* Beaver: 'And i took that personally'

[@dante666jt]

Water: *leaks* Beaver: i'mma end this man's career

[@botlol6818]

stolen

[@dante666jt]

@@botlol6818 no

[@mindyshively4947]

I am obsessed with Beaver!!!🦫🦫🦫🦫🦫🦫🦫🦫🦫🦫

[@deadlock642]

Beaver: Who needs a degree in engineering to build a dam.

[@greenleafyman1028]

🤣

[@kingdomcitizen4366]

😂😂 i do, they’re better than some of engineers back home 😂

[@bgsg8485]

Even the burrows they build submerged in water yet they have warm bedding. genius... I don't think humans can build such a thing with only naturally available mud and twigs.

[@marthachampagne316]

fact: beavers do a full years internship at their parents dam before heading out on their own at age 2.

[@sortof3337]

@@marthachampagne316 Is it paid?

[@quantumleap4023]

Human: Beaver, can you tell me the secret to how you cut down trees so fast with just your teeth? Beaver: gnaw

[@Milk27]

I laughed more than i should have

[@dzonbrodi514]

a biting response

[@xxxzachyd960]

This may have went over a lot of heads

[@fuckel98]

You are a Don for that one hahaha

[@dovahkiin8749]

Dam... Thas weird

[@cloudking9932]

i remember as a kid i would love to just sit and watch nature docs .. doing so now brings back a sense of peace in this chaotic world really enjoyed it beavers are adorable

[@williamgallucci9913]

What a determined hard working marvelous engineer in the wild spectacular

[@jonbrahim4561]

NPC

[@christinaa.1165]

How is this possible? I’m so impressed. They work in a coordinated way and they all know what to do. Amazing!

[@New_Phase]

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[@OwenRhodri]

I was in Newfoundland many years ago and somebody put a for sale sign on a beaver lodge next to a highway. Just want to give a shout out to that persons humor.

[@westernstealth873]

That’s NL for ya

[@JonatasAdoM]

Newfoundlodge

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

Beavers are the architects of the animal world. Geniuses

[@krsnaog1265]

No they are civil engineers architect design they builds 😄

[@sharongibson1161]

It's just fascinating to see how they create this unique environment and cozy home for themselves

[@New_Phase]

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[@Gumbocinno]

6:15 I need a girl who looks at me like this guy looks at beavers

[@karldiao5568]

Basically you want to look like a beaver?

[@agentorange8530]

He's probably seen a ton of beavers

[@randysavage1]

@@agentorange8530 ya but that beaver really caught his eyes, it was looking right back at him

[@josepsankhill48]

beavers engineering works and construction company.

[@devashish01]

😂😂

[@mukundphanasalkar7972]

What a great man! We are so fortunate to have him imparting his vast, first hand knowledge with us! And in extremely gentle tone of voice, and an equally gentle humour too...

[@westernstealth873]

He most likely has a script that he follows, but his voice is perfect!

[@ManBat420]

I used to think beavers just built dams and lived in those. But the fact they build a dam to make a pond where they build a lodge and channels is really incredible.

[@pebo1957]

This is truly beautiful. Makes me smile.

[@syednameen]

Old man your work capturing the moments of beavers needs to be appreciated and applauded to the core

[@billyy5191]

Most incredible video I've ever watched... Most fascinating and seemingly most intelligent species I've ever seen. Unfortunately people may think I'm being funny when from now on I'll claim my favorite animal to be Beaver!

[@JoshDaJewishKid]

Billy Youngman I feel the exact same way. If I were to reborn as any animal of my choosing I would pick the beaver and the orangutan would be a far second. They are one of few animals that have a purpose beyond breeding, eating and sleeping.

[@drunkbyu7515]

JoshDaJewishKid ikr especially the way they built their dams, the design it's flawless that is impressive

[@danonstephen847]

Billy Youngman an my country has it as it’s national animal

[@michaeltsike5059]

too amazing, too inspiring, worship for their Creator!!!

[@enjoiandrew69]

Hope you never own a property with water and beavers man. They will make your life miserable and ruin your property. Sometimes they cut down larger trees than they can carry and just leave a mess and chew out vegetation you care for. Not to mention the constant flooding they cause

[@ellenmadsen7308]

Have loved beavers ever since seeing an old Disney documentary on them when I was a kid. Marvelous engineers!

[@M00mber]

I don't know if it's good or bad that after the video, I read all the comments in David Attenborough's voice... Very soothing indeed

[@jazzyj4126]

I read your comment in his voice

[@thekeepers15]

That is fascinating, its really unbelievable what they can do .

[@briancode7814]

You know.... May sound weird! But ever since I was a wee lad!!! I absolutely loved, going down to a creek/river with friends, and building dams, and redirecting water, something about the sound of water, the feeling of mud/sticks on your hands, getting dirty, being outside all day, I absolutely loved it, and totally miss it. Being in a creek looking for rocks, agates, making mud structures building islands you name it! I'm turning 28, and I still do this!

[@briancode7814]

@Michelle Graham possibly!

[@dante666jt]

King 👑

[@thesweetprince]

Can we be friends?

[@sunshinepeace]

This was super cute to watch, love the teamwork of the beavers and muskrats