Coyotes Kill and Eat Badger

[@timmytim6427]

Aint no way they killed a healthy adult badger

[@crittergitter7338]

Nope!

[@Shyne282]

Why it's invincible or what ? It's sure capable of defending it's self but once it gets tired it's over ,coyotes have crazy stamina

[@timmytim6427]

@@Shyne282 don't quit your day job man

[@Shyne282]

@@timmytim6427 you better find one because being an animal fanboy is one of the worst existences I could think of 😭

[@timmytim6427]

​@@Shyne282animal fanboy? Yes I'm a fanboy of badgers great observation Einstein

[@sekirks]

Looking at the size of the badger, head and body, this was a very young badger and could have been vulnerable from illness or other circumstances to become prey. It is relevant to provide a context when such a claim of seeing a coyote lunge "with a vengeance" and shake the prey "wildly" in the air is given with the video you have posted. This is probably not the first or last time a coyote or larger predator will prey upon a young or vulnerable creature.

[@_DB.COOPER]

Badger could have already been dead for all you know.

[@garethifan1034]

Badger already long dead. This was not a kill. Wrong title

[@danieldietrich]

It is hard to imagine for sure. But I watched the coyote pull the live badger from its den, kill it, and eat it. The badger could have been young, sick or other. But that's what happened.

[@TetherBGone]

This baby badger was dead already. The coyote was running with a carcass. Anything for clicks, huh? Sad.

[@Predation_records]

Stop simping for badgers

[@tauron1]

I do not see any evidence that the Coyote killed the Badger. It is surely eating a very small one, however how the Badger died is up for debate.

[@danieldietrich]

I appreciate that those did not see the events live have to decide on their own what happened prior to the video starting. I can only provide you with what I saw in words before I started the cinema camera. This coyote was poised over a badger hole when I rolled up. It lunged into the hole, pulled the badger out, shook it and killed it. I started my camera then. The initial coyote stepped away from the carcass and the second coyote came in, took the carcass and moved away. That is what I saw and filmed, and it is available for those who would like to consider this information. Just curious, fully respecting your comment, do you feel that my explanation of what happened may not be truthful?

[@tauron1]

@@danieldietrich On KZbin? All the time. That's all I see here lately it seems,... people adding sensational titles and a narrative that doesn't match the video, all for "clicks". The fact you responded tends to move me in the "you are telling the truth" camp. Most don't reply and a robot voice does the narrating. So this would be a rare video, although the Badger in question does appear small and was probably an adolescent. They are not easy to kill, even by wolves.

[@danieldietrich]

@@tauron1 No doubt this could have been a young, injured or ill badger. They are tough critters no doubt. Thanks for sharing your comments.

[@Predation_records]

Mustelid fanboy in denial

[@The1ByTheSea]

B badgers have strong teeth and jaws.The badger was earthier old,ijured or already had died of natural causes and the coyotes found it .

[@danieldietrich]

It could have been a very young badger as well. I watched the coyote pull the badger out of its hole and kill it. Crazy, eh?

[@ricekrispies1917]

Everybody was Kung Fu fightin' in the comments~

[@danieldietrich]

Indeed! Gets real in the KZbin parking lot sometimes. :)

[@zenkalt]

Probably would have been the other way around if it was a Honey Badger.

[@danieldietrich]

I saw a video once where someone said Honey Badgers don't give a f. Haha. Tough mothers that's for sure!

[@dwanrobinson]

Yeah lions dont even waste their time trying. They like to keep their balls. I watched a lion pretty much escort a badger away from its pride like keep it moving buddy, no need to make a scene.

[@danieldietrich]

@@dwanrobinson That would have been something to see!

[@thelonephilosopher]

We dont know they killed it from the video.

[@danieldietrich]

Yes, that is true. You only have an honest person sharing what he saw before the video starts. 🙂

[@HanginInSF]

Coyotes are such underestimated killing machines. One took on and killed a full sized pit bull by my house. Never would have guessed it.

[@danieldietrich]

Whoa, that is crazy. They are very misunderstood animals. They are so important to our ecosystem yet we indiscriminately kill them all over the country.

[@joshuamcpherson007]

@@danieldietrichCoyote range has done nothing but increase over the decades, so they are doing fine as a species...maybe too well. On the subject of the badger, it appears to be a sub-adult...maybe 10 pounds or so.

[@danieldietrich]

@@joshuamcpherson007 Yes, coyotes have expanded their range across the country and beyond. Sadly we kill hundreds of thousands of them a year as a nation. The are a very misunderstood and heavily maligned animal.

[@timmytim6427]

​@@danieldietrichI just got a predator call....take no prisoners

[@danieldietrich]

@@timmytim6427 There is quite a lot of information now that shows killing coyotes contributes to their expansion and does not regulate their populations. They are a necessary predator to help keep our ecosystem in balance.

[@coreylevine3856]

I though Badgers and Coyotes were friends

[@danieldietrich]

There is evidence of the two species interacting peacefully for sure. Just not here...

[@dwanrobinson]

Thats racoons. A lone coyote will hunt with a racoon.

[@danieldietrich]

@@dwanrobinson Whoa, I haven't heard that before. I'll see what I can find on it. I've seen quite a bit on this topic for coyotes and badgers.

[@dwanrobinson]

@@danieldietrich yeah badgers dont like anyone theyre just mean. But raccoons are social and will befriend other animals just like a k9. Coyote are very social. Just like ravens and wolves.

[@alanstrong55]

Badger may not taste so food.

[@danieldietrich]

I have always wondered predators 'pickiness' for their taste in food. They of course would taste differently to each predator, but with what selectiveness does this cause them to choose their prey?