How Do Wild Animals Have Fun? (Warning: Wholesome)

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[@mandryva3979]

Knowing that crocs have a preference for pink is like founding out the school jock enjoys making pastries. A part of your brain can't help but find it wholesome.

[@punchkitten874]

Flesh is pink

[@qrautztreestick5641]

@@punchkitten874 probably...?

[@MarcyTheKindaCoolWizard]

@@punchkitten874 Depends on the aninal and also most of the time a Crocodile has seen an anime thorn apart is with red all over so i doubt they just assoiate pink with meat

[@mandryva3979]

@@punchkitten874 shuusssh, let my smooth brain enjoy it for a little bit more.

[@sumayyahadetunmbi4347]

yeah

[@thestarseeker8196]

So bees rolling tiny balls around is now probably the most wholesome thing I've seen

[@nyxspiritsong5557]

It was so cute!

[@TheSpeep]

Little detail that I found especially interesting about that is that younger bees were more likely to do it. Because with bees its normally the oldest members of the hive that actually go out in search of food.

[@Sarappreciates]

@@TheSpeep Older hive members are just workaholics who don't know when to quit.

[@YeeSoest]

"Yeah nah, we have our reasons to "play" with those balls. You may not understand them but trust us, they're good and valid reasons in our world. Btw you're messing up our world, pls stahp" - The Bees

[@kellyalves756]

Came here to say the same. Specifically the bumblebees with the pompom balls. 🥰

[@thesaltdragon]

I absolutely adore the idea of a raven forcing two cats to fight, then essentially getting out the popcorn and watching as the two duke it out

[@x3r0Intention]

Ive seen a magpie break up a fight between 2 cats

[@aurorincorporated]

It seems to me that the cats are dumber than the raven, but maybe the raven just found the ideal moment for it. :)

[@kizi774]

Forcing? They trick them

[@alexia3552]

I cackled

[@lads.7715]

there's a number of hilarious videos of crows instigating cat fights or just pulling the tails of different animals.

[@kizi774]

So he can't make a warning for "you're going to have nightmares after seeing these images" But he can make a warning for "wholesome"

[@ikawba00]

The animals would normally be killing one another.

[@lordadamant8182]

To be fair, the horror of everything is the point. You come expecting the horrifying truth of nature. He's gotta let you know when you can just relax and enjoy it.

[@eternalsunshine2485]

It's not an actual warning lol he's just saying basically "warning these videos are adorable and might make you smile!" It's not that deep lol

[@agentdoggo6085]

No this is a warning because this video contains lethal amounts of wholesome

[@aliciarains6245]

😂😂😂 right!!!!!

[@NoticeMeTompai]

Otters juggling rocks before food time is the same as me dancing outside the microwave

[@kirky3051]

😂😂 true

[@sag5278]

🤣

[@missnaomi613]

Same!

[@delsunreys]

well i suppose i’d be concerned if you were dancing around *inside* the microwave

[@kelliewhyte_85]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@alias_undercover]

As someone with a phobia of bees, them rolling balls around is actually adorably terrifying for me

[@CCOKay]

Same

[@1greninjawolfbossdeath648]

Jumping spiders do the same with my arachnophobia. Awwww but also aaaaahhhhhhh

[@CCOKay]

@@1greninjawolfbossdeath648 Same

[@digitalcamaro9708]

@@1greninjawolfbossdeath648 That's me with tarantulas. They're actually really chill and fuzzy but they're big.

[@izanagi2488]

@@digitalcamaro9708 They chill, just don’t look at me, go near me or put your ass facing me. If they do any of these, peace out guys.

[@rtrThanos]

The rabbits that chill in my back yard developed a pretty cool game. One will sprint full speed at the other, and at the last second the one standing still jumps straight up into the air so the one charging goes under them.

[@appalachiabrauchfrau]

that's a mating ritual, grats on witnessing it! We have many rabbits here but I've never caught them doing the hop dance.

[@Listening_Books12345]

I saw a crow do the same thing with a sassy charging squirrel. He'd flutter up in the air as one went tearing by underneath him, rinse and repeat 😂

[@CArcherOwl]

Ole!

[@flickcentergaming680]

My rabbits do this when they get food. It's kind of a fight for them, and it's cute as hell.

[@weeelum]

I saw this on Jackass once

[@thelastoferrathen613]

Bees rooling around with wodden balls was one of the most adorable things I have seen, I almosted cried.

[@nathanseper8738]

Agreed. I never pictured bees as playful.

[@cdogthehedgehog6923]

*wooden

[@Snorplifepoopybutt]

*almost

[@SwedishSinologyNerd]

A casual geographic video that doesn't traumatize me for weeks? It truly is the Christmas season!

[@genius3121]

Indeed

[@ExplosiveBolts]

Dolphin rape caves. You're welcome.

[@SwedishSinologyNerd]

@@ExplosiveBolts Well f*ck you too buddy and a merry christmahanakwanzaka! xD

[@pumkin610]

We need a top 100 wholesome animals

[@SwedishSinologyNerd]

@@pumkin610 I mean, it's just gonna be capybaras all the way down the list innit? xD

[@AJAXHYPER]

This man either traumatize us or gave us the wholesome thing ever.

[@JohnPeacekeeper]

There is no in-between

[@NeroSonOfVergil101]

Yup

[@30cal23]

not a fan of finding out dolphins like to rape, like A LOT of rape, cosby levels over 9000 in dolphins

[@brianaschmidt910]

Wow, almost just like in the wild.

[@thizzmonkey7846]

As a Norse Gaelic descendant this is kind of astonishing because it parallels how the Nordic raven and wolf clans were staunch Allies and worked very well together.

[@espeon871]

That is cool!

[@Jay45092]

Thank you I was reading so many comments hoping someone would’ve talked about this

[@Delcattiy]

Really is kinda nuts in a way, but the Norse people have ravens and wolves in their area, so it may be likely they saw the interaction and followed accordingly.

[@ladygrey7425]

Not only this, but ravens and wolves are associated with the chief of the gods, Odin.

[@amandachecketts510]

My cat was raised around puppies and he learned the play bow as well as holding himself back. He was a big boy for a cat and the puppies were usually at lot smaller. So you'd watch him play with the puppies a physically hold himself back as to not hurt them

[@carso1500]

honestly cats learn to do that in general, we rescued a baby cat and some of the bigger cats play with her like cats do but they obviously hold back to not hurt her, in generals cats that have siblings learn to hold back when playing

[@Kwahzutah]

My cat holds back really well too. I’ve gone to pet at her head while she’s “goobing,” and I could feel her teeth pause on my skin before biting down at all. She’s fantastic at redirecting it back to her toy. Absolute dream of a cat.

[@brandonhainstock2928]

i had a big fat ginger male from one cat litter who hung around our place, when his mom brought another litter around he would play gentle with his younger siblings. and also steal their breastmilk lol.

[@Kate-is5mz]

I noticed that crows in the park where I take my dog often have formed a liking for him. My dog is kinda big but he's unusually calm and I noticed a long time ago that he is very liked by other dogs, especially small ones, so I concluded his energy makes others feel comfortable. Comfortable enough for him to have a bunch of ravens following him on foot, gawking at him to get his attention, and trying to pull his tail when he's not looking. My dog doesn't even acknowledge their presence and I am pretty sure getting his attention has become a game for them.

[@clintonwood6988]

I like this .. ur dog has a good spirit..

[@franksmith7271]

Lets not over think this, your dogs a harmless idiot and the other animals know it... That's why the bite his tail...

[@rubencabral1838]

Your dog sounds very sweet

[@dabonethug]

@@franksmith7271 who made you mad

[@franksmith7271]

@@dabonethug Nobody, sometimes I ramble, and I have a dark sense of humor sorry you can't handle that. Plus dolphins do rape.

[@farahlobud5899]

"sometimes, you need to forget the why and start enjoy the what"

[@annohalloran6020]

You are the wizard philosopher of my wildest dreams CG.

[@starcycle4308]

This is why I don't like learning about a lot of science stuff - I just want to enjoy that it's there, without having to know everything about it. Just let me let it exist. (Exception for me being humans I will pick people's brains to the moon and back)

[@moonyaan]

this

[@INVALIDZEROTheTitSucker69]

Nice. They shouldn't stop my addictions!

[@uhhserenade]

"the most playful elephant calves grow up to be the ones the best at coping with environmental stress" can easily be said about human children too

[@Kytamna]

When I was in the Galapagos, I went swimming in a small cove and a sea lions came off a nearby rock and swam right up to me. He immediately started doing loopti-loops around me in a playful manner and I joined in by diving and swimming around. We kept this up for 15 minutes, it was awesome. I knew it wasn't aggressive because he was super chill and slow with his swimming, unlike the other males who'd made points of charging aggressively at tourists.

[@jessicamadsen7092]

That is SO cool. That’s awesome you got to have that experience.

[@dudeguy1894]

That transition into the ad was so smooth that I hardly realized the video was sponsored until halfway through the sponsored segment.

[@lil_teddi]

Same 😭

[@jahanarabegum9401]

same 😆

[@docautrisim885]

Yeah, I didn’t even mind it.

[@ArDeeMee]

Same.

[@QQueTV]

*laughs in sponsorblock*

[@alicecheshire4806]

Raven sledding is a whole other level of sugar coated cuteness I didn’t know I needed in my life. And is no one going to make a literal “puff puff pass” joke?

[@jkishhabi]

Pass da puffer on de left flipper side.

[@julianbrown5112]

Puffer puffer pass

[@ahmedrommani3698]

This man has the smoothest transitions into ads from sponsors, it's so smooth that i actually watch the ads instead of skipping them

[@dianaweidler5001]

same

[@pricklypear7516]

It's almost annoying that I'm 30 seconds into one of his ads before I realize it IS an ad, but his banter is so engaging that I just go ahead and watch. Damn good delivery!

[@garethmcguinness377]

​@@pricklypear7516 surmised my feelings exactly lmao

[@skullton3292]

6:26 Ok that sounds incredibly wholesome. I love the idea of Crocodiles just loving the colour pink and playing games together. It sounds so cute.

[@garyberger9257]

"I appreciate how that song spells out 'FYA' and not 'FUN' and we all just collectively accepted that." Awesome way to start off. This is indeed an undeniable fact.

[@chipstarshine8150]

I was under the assumption that SpongeBob was just really bad at language and he thinks you is spelled “u” and anywhere is “nywhere” but that’s just me.

[@msk-qp6fn]

I was that one kid who was in between the ITS ARTISTIC CREATIVITY and THAT DOESNT SPELL FUN! in class 😂😂😂

[@tyronesamuelsjr1087]

That panda sliding down followed by the "good morning" stole my heart 😅

[@ghoultooth]

Better report it missing ASAP

[@msk-qp6fn]

SAME

[@jimothyj2638]

I hate that fucking tiktok sound with the passion of a thousand suns. But hey to each their own

[@1stLt_HChurch]

As someone who loves birds a TON, especially corvids, and is also very appreciative and defensive of wolves and loves them as wild animals, the beginning of the video being about wolves and corvids' relationships with them makes my heart so damn happy.

[@mastick5106]

Same here. I love corvids - still have a crow feather that one deliberately dropped to me two decades ago (as in, it was perched above me with the feather in its beak, and leaned out and opened its beak to let the feather fall while watching me the whole time) - and my brother is a big wolf lover, so watching them interact feels family-like to me.

[@buddanger446]

His transition to the sponsor was so smooth I didn't even realize it was a sponsor for a good ten seconds.

[@bezoticallyyours83]

Same

[@kaylamcnutt7243]

Man you hit the heart matching us with logic to animals.. your worth your weight, for sure

[@wareforcoin5780]

@@lelestorm8109 McNutt is the 39,386the most common name in the world. I know that doesn't seem very high, but there's a lot of last names out there. They pretty likely don't know of a certain Ronnie, but I smell hints of drama in the way you phrased that. lol

[@XxHayashixX679]

@@lelestorm8109 why would you even bring that up for?

[@donavonbain4332]

I knew I'd see the nonsense under your comments.And that's why I like animals as friends. I appreciate you appreciating animals. Do the play bow with dogs, but be ready to wrestle! Or run! Usually tunning first!It's fun!

[@WhyGooseberry156]

Yuir’e*

[@XxHayashixX679]

@@WhyGooseberry156 💀

[@blakewinter1657]

Ravens and wolves also form a fairly symbiotic pairing for hunting, I would imagine. Ravens can eat the parts of the kill the wolves leave, and they can guide wolves to new kills.

[@TarbosaurusBaatar]

That is exactly what they do, they also snitch on coyotes on afar to wolves so the pack can come over the murk the canid.

[@NameOfTheChannel]

It's weird, yet fascinating to think that ravens managed to domesticate wolves before us.

[@bolbyballinger]

And also guide them to already dead animals that have frozen over. The raven can't break through frozen flesh, but the wolf can. So they call them over and they both get a meal neither would have had otherwise.

[@ranjira7893]

@@bolbyballinger Ravens act as scouts for wolves that's awesome. Corvids are by far my favorite type of bird.

[@msk-qp6fn]

What's good for you~~ is good for me~~~ together we live symbiotically~~~ Does anyone know where this comes from? 😆😆😆

[@Monkey-Epic]

Having a home aquarium and testing out different filters and pumps, I got to witness how even guppies and gold fish would play in the currents for fun. With rock layouts I created a swim lane for them, and rocks to keep the rest of the tank calm and slow moving water if they wanted. The fish would use the track as fun to swim with each other, some would try to outswim the current as a game and go back to the beginning and do it all over again, but not always the super fast sprint, just more like a tread mill and group walking event. Fish taught me not only do they like to have just a slight amount of entertainment (faster currents) but they have personalities (basic ones) where there is a pecking order, and trusted friends to hang out with in cliques.

[@samsadowitz1724]

I observe the exact same thing when i do my top offs/water changes. I use a siphon from a bucket on a shelf above my tank, and ALL the fish play in the new current

[@bezoticallyyours83]

Neat

[@trout512]

My dad did his Masters in Yellowstone over 30 years ago. He could have told you that otters love play even back then lol. He was doing research in the river, in a full wetsuit and flippers. A group of otters lived in the area, and over time they got used to him. Dad used to say they thought he was one of them, just all big and weird looking. They'd come and swim around him, chasing each other and trying to get his attention. He said they'd also do the belly sliding thing in other seasons too, sliding into the river from steep embankments in groups. It always sounded so magical as a kid, a whole family of otter playing with you while you worked. Of course, it probably screwed with his work, but he always enjoyed interacting with them.

[@Patrick-tb9cy]

It's so wholesome seeing animals enjoying themselves 🌟

[@tsunaboi39]

@@davidnetix he knows what he said

[@Watermeloooonnn]

Yo patrick what happen to spongebob

[@kiwisaraphim6622]

Dolphin facts will change your mind

[@chillbucket5849]

They are actually not they're actually terrified I'm slowly hunting them down they call me Arthur Morgan

[@klltx2001]

@@davidnetix You're the one that read it like that so... that's on you, weirdo. :///

[@RyanBlackhawke]

That was the smoothest seque I've ever seen. Also, it has been discovered that male and female snakes have double the adult kind of fun.

[@justincraig398]

I knew I’d see this comment somewhere down here Lol

[@wikkrmusic]

Furries: hey, I've seen that one!

[@MoNehNeh17]

segue?

[@kalipw0210]

Oh Lort what'd I just click on lol

[@msk-qp6fn]

Yuup double.....errr...private parts 🤣 i learned it after reading a het romance with a male snake shifter(???) who could get pregnant as well lmao btw the girl was a badger lmaooooo

[@amvanderveen5189]

My neighbours have a garden shed with a pretty steep roof. Once it got covered in a layer of snow, and I watched two blackbirds playing by pushing each other off the roof. No joke, one would wait for the other to push it, slide down the length of the roof, taking flight at the end, then fly up and push the now waiting playmate down. It was adorable. Another time I saw a group of tame mice running around in a wheel. This wheel had horizontal bars and was big enough to allow three of four mice to run next to each other. Every once in a while, one of the mice would grab hold of the bars, make a full turn and start running again at the bottom.

[@Sk0lzky]

I apparently learned the play bow from my (now deceased) dog and it became such a habit for me that I never noticed until this video. I've always been wondering why my cats get spooked when I wanna play chase but I actually do the sudden "play bow" move which makes them react as a pray animal should

[@Brooklyn_Ann]

Cats aren't prey animals, though. They're pound for pound the most efficient carnivore on the planet. They just don't speak the same body language as dogs, so unless they spend time with dogs, they don't understand the bow as a "let's play" gesture. Also, the bow generally means "let's wrestle," not "let's play chase." Try peeking at them from around a corner or wait for when they're zooming around, make eye contact, then do a quick tap dancing imitation--like you're going to run, but don't actually do it. They usually respond by speeding off and hiding, then darting back around you to try to get you to do it again because they think it's fun.

[@p_serdiuk]

​@@Brooklyn_Ann Cats are absolutely prey animals to bigger predators

[@lemonit8958]

I normally hate when someone does an sponsorship in the middle of the video, but that transition in and out was so smooth, I got to give props

[@charmeleonevolves5553]

It was, I didn't even realize it was a sponsor until it was already halfway through

[@lemonit8958]

@@charmeleonevolves5553 same lmao

[@heroichitsuji]

I just came down here to say that same thing. I’m going to download it right now.

[@GallowglassVT]

He's always pretty smooth with his sponsorship segments. Plus, he doesn't break the tone or flow during them so it adds to the charm tbh.

[@garymcjerry]

Ngl, pretty sure it’s also illegal but I won’t tell if you guys don’t. Legally, you have to make sponsorships very known and obvious. No sneaky sponsorships. That’s illegal, but it’s not like I give a fuck.

[@Serenity_Dee]

Ravens in Central Park are known to mimic popular ring tones just to troll people walking through. I once read an anecdote from someone running the Iditarod where they'd stopped for a break and found themselves unable to look away from something strange they'd spotted. It was so weird, in fact, that they just stood there staring at it so long that another sledder stopped to check on them, and found themselves mesmerized as well, before the first one asked the second one, "You're seeing this, too, right? I'm not hallucinating?" And the second sledder confirmed that they were watching a giant bull moose running onto the surface of a frozen lake, falling down onto his hindquarters to slide across it, and then getting up and doing it again.

[@xxxneon_linxsoulsxxxx3251]

Damn That would be Awesome to watch , i wish we had moose here but atleast we've got sassy thieving monkeys , drunk elephants and some other animals that wanna be Houdini.

[@axe-tq2wn]

I would love to see that

[@wernerwolf6720]

😂😊

[@eldritchcupcakes3195]

Ravens will also cuss apparently. Despite likely having no comprehension of the word, they know saying fuck=funny human reaction

[@samclark7116]

I think I read the same anecdote as you, but I think it is buffalo, not moose. It was in the burn, right?

[@tatianaes3354]

*THE LAD* is such a smooth talker. The presentation is amazing, and his success is well-deserved.

[@juliebraunschweig2108]

A gang whose group name is an unkindness. Seriously 🤣 THE single best wordplay I've enjoyed in almost 63 years. You, sir, are a Rock Star! Keep it coming!

[@HolyMith]

That corvid bird (not sure which species) instigating the cat fight and then sitting back to enjoy the show is 100% my favourite.

[@JaneXemylixa]

Hooded crow, common in Eurasia. Source: plenty of these all around my city

[@GracyGracyGracy]

same lol

[@snazzyjovialwyrm3314]

Not just that, but it was also getting closer and looked like it was trying to poke at the cats a bit, like as if it was trying to keep the fight going.

[@HolyMith]

@@snazzyjovialwyrm3314 absolute legend. Can just imagine his crow buddies in the trees cheering like damn Alan got some balls 😂

[@Phantomship61]

@@HolyMith I wonder who Alan is betting on.

[@ShumaiAxeman]

Having been on certain psychedelics in the woods before, I would not be surprised if Jaguars are doing it partially to heighten perception. I remember following a set of deer tracks that stood out so much while under the influence it was like playing The Wicher lol.

[@clayxros576]

Hold on, trips can actually highlight stuff to that degree?

[@kkwatson8105]

@@clayxros576 yes, but it's uncontrolled. No guarantee you'll hyper-focus on something useful rather than something silly.

[@clayxros576]

@@kkwatson8105 Even still, that's something very fascinating. Can't help but wonder if it can be con....oh god dang it I'm going Umbrella

[@ShumaiAxeman]

@@clayxros576 it's highly variable even for the same person from trip to trip. I unfortunately haven't had much of a good time on them except for the first time so I stopped doing them for a while. The one consistency I noticed is that pattern recognition starts getting ramped up, so that's likely what was happening.

[@janerecluse4344]

@@clayxros576 Sometimes that's literally all you understand. I've been on shrooms and out for a walk, on a very simple route. I was on my way down from the drug, there were no turns, but a last wave suddenly made everything confusing again... Except my footprints behind me. I could've followed those fuckers to Guam.

[@hishammohammedali549]

11:44 nah bro the way he picked him up💀💀

[@stairtool]

This man is the KING of slipping in an advertisement. You don't even realize the ad until 15 seconds into it.

[@cielmoon7131]

was really having a terrible week. lost a close friend, got forgotten for christmas. hearing hollow knight greenpath music honestly just made me tear up, comfort immediately in a place i never expected...thanks casual geographic, for unexpected comfort when it was needed.

[@mndiaye_97]

Hey, sorry to hear about that but I’m glad my videos can help a little. Hope things start looking up for you soon

[@cielmoon7131]

@@mndiaye_97 thank you for taking time out of your day to respond- I hope your holidays go very well since they're just around the corner. i hope your well wishes become the truth

[@monsieurfrancoise]

Awww didn't expect to see that reference here but I get it! 💚

[@cielmoon7131]

@@monsieurfrancoise I honestly didn't expect it either. Greenpath was my favorite zone :)

[@monsieurfrancoise]

@@cielmoon7131 me tooooo what a phenomenal game

[@stevenshatswell53]

Bro, you have no idea how much I needed this video. I had a really rough week, like really rough, and this smile inducing video was exactly the remedy. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart

[@mndiaye_97]

No problem, hope you’re feeling better dude

[@msk-qp6fn]

I feel you fellow humans. I was also very stressed and this video made me smile. Hope you are feeling better like me 🙏

[@Angel-gd2sj]

Same here. Hopefully, things look up for you soon.

[@eldorados_lost_searcher]

Hope things get better for you!

[@r011ing_thunder6]

What

[@Windflower-jq6vp]

seeing a bee huging a ball and playing with it was the cutest thing i saw today 😢❤

[@garrettkujo26]

When I was at a sea camp (Sea Base) in the Florida Keys, we had a dolphin follow us on our boat, and then when we would jump into the water to snorkel the dolphin would stay around us. It was interesting to watch, the dolphin didn’t even know us but it seemed very friendly with us and curious as to what we were doing and even enjoyed our presence to an extent.

[@VegasViking420]

I was a security guard at sedgewick county zoo for 2 years, I'll always cherish watching all the different animals play. They always did their best to have atleast 2 of everything so nobody got lonely, unless it was a species that preferred to be alone. The giraffes and elephants were always the highlight of my day.

[@viridiantheforest1037]

Hey I'm from Wichita too!😃

[@VegasViking420]

@@viridiantheforest1037 very cool! I live in Las Vegas now but I lived in wichita for the majority of my life lol

[@disasterquack1251]

Bro Wichita local here that was my childhood. The zoo is awesome my two favorite events are night at the living zoo and the Christmas lights!

[@VegasViking420]

@@disasterquack1251 and they just spent a shit ton of money expanding and renovating the whole place, it's twice as big now.

[@Ghoulza]

@@VegasViking420 being a security guard can be very boring, but i imagine being at a zoo would help out with the boredom one hell of a lot

[@emperorbulby3761]

The gators and crocs playing were so damn cute. I love when giant murder machines are being cute and derpy.

[@kaisa-sabinehamilton7161]

Like humans

[@markthompson4859]

Man, what a treat watching your videos. Many , many content creators can take lessons from you in how infotainment should be done.

[@bee909]

I loved Sim Ant so much as a kid. It took me way too long to realize the ant game was a sponsored ad and not just gushing about ants and ant games being cool. 😂 Great job on that! Came here from the Capybara vid and I'm hooked. I love your delivery!

[@melofelo4484]

One time I was at the zoo and as I was walking by the seal exhibit, one of the seals hopped on the middle island too fast and slid all the way across it back into the water. All of them picked up on it VERY quickly and pretty soon they were all swimming around the island as fast as they could, then leaping out of the water onto the island and sliding to the other side. I WISH I had a phone at that time. I absolutely would have recorded it.

[@mackenziewoloschuk7375]

That sounds so fucking cute omg

[@kelliewhyte_85]

I did work experience at the zoo with the seals and the moment you have food, they will do all sorts of tricks and stuff for you, just like dogs!!! They're awesome! I got to hug a seal too!!!

[@Chaossquid567]

THAT'S ADORABLE

[@Crazy2MeTv]

@@kelliewhyte_85 they are water dogs

[@EonsEternity]

@@Crazy2MeTv nah they sea lions

[@iguessabignerd2536]

The ways you've been integrating sponsorship segments is actually masterful, both in terms of transitions and in engagement by continuing to give tidbits of information throughout Like, for real, good job

[@chipstarshine8150]

Honestly this, I was halfway through the ad portion before I realized that part was a sponsor portion lol. Normally you pick up on that immediately

[@msk-qp6fn]

It's actually pretty entertaining and well tied to the contents that I am not even mad. Respect man respect 👏👏👏

[@moltengears7483]

I noticed and skipped immediately

[@midnightrambler8866]

He was halfway through it before I realized it was an ad.

[@UmCaraNormalnumPlanetanormal]

Fax

[@legendaryrat]

I watched a pair of otters playing with two children through the window at a zoo. It was the most adorable thing I've seen.

[@amandacheverie6554]

That has got to be the BEST product plug I have ever seen by a KZbinr. It took me a minute to realize what you are doing. Great job!

[@Vollification]

Grew up with many doggos when I was a kid, "the bow" (placing your hands out on the ground and putting your head down) was one of the first things I learned about doggies. Do this and it's playtime/wrestling :)

[@weaksause6878]

Paired with a double handed ground slap and its on. If doggo is still reluctant or unsure, you can attempt an audible teeth chomp (chomp your teeth together hard enough to make sound), but be careful with this because it is powerful and can lead to zoomies.

[@zoidsfan12]

@@weaksause6878 yes the slapping the ground is the biggest thing that gets my dog legit jumping with excitement. At first I just did it to mimick him but now I just do it to get him going. Dudes 13 and still jumping around. You slap the ground and he will legit shake his head like "no way!" While overflowing with energy.

[@crescent_foxx1014]

My dog likes to bow when he wants to play or when he wants treats, it's so dang cute

[@rabbit0664]

@@zoidsfan12 Oh yeah that's how my dog was. She loved it.

[@benmcreynolds8581]

I love this. It's so true about the "self handicapping" that animals do when they "play" ~it's so cool to see animals display this behavior.

[@cherrydragon3120]

Goes to show that we "inteligent" humans are not the only ones in need of a good time so now and then

[@UsagiMay]

I would assume so if we're smart enough to figure out how to entertain ourselves when we have nothing else to do I assume some animals are able to do the same! if there are no other reason for them to be randomly doing all of this

[@pamelaself1298]

I’m a 70 year old woman sharing a home with my oldest friend. She will come & confront me’ what is so funny?’ It’s always You. You make me laugh out loud when I’m watching alone. I appreciate your effort, your humor and just wanted to tell you. Thank you hon. Pamela Self FtWorth Tx

[@user-sp4zx5yg1m]

2:38 this plays a double role the smarter the animal the higher the chance that they can die from depression

[@tahlenri]

Learning gators like pink flowers was the most blessed thing I've learned all weak, thank you.

[@PurpleSaturn726]

6:35 Happiest gator ever. Look at that lil guy, he’s just got a big ol smile ^^

[@darksleuth66]

The ants transition was so clean it took me to 4:23 to even realize he was promoting a game

[@luhanseesyou162]

Ong I was just like damn he did the smooth I just watched it play out 😂

[@peggedyourdad9560]

@@luhanseesyou162 I’ve gotten so used to how smooth is he with ad transitions that all other KZbinr’s add segments just seem so jarring now with few exceptions.

[@kimmessecretadmier6106]

I was about to type in the same thing bro!

[@shainsantiago8115]

Puppies being little gentlemen is all i needed to know. Thank you!

[@hallowfiended]

Flies can get drunk off of rotten fruits, and often do so when their mates reject them.

[@Koale-Moesite]

imagine how relieved these animals feel after not needing to fear death every second and get to do a flip

[@Vicus_of_Utrecht]

bUh MuH zOoS aRe BaD

[@kelliewhyte_85]

@@Vicus_of_Utrecht some are bad. But a lot of them do good in ensuring the survival of species and taking care of injured animals. All these people who speak out against all zoos pi*s me off!!!

[@redwitch12]

@@kelliewhyte_85 Same. I have a similar view of places like SeaWorld. Yes, it sucks for the animals that are held there because no matter how much we try, we can't replicate their natural environments perfectly, but it lets the average person get right up close and personal with amazing creatures they'd never encounter in their daily lives...and that makes us CARE about these animals as a species, because they are "real" to us, not just images in pictures or movies. I have a friend who went full-bore into marine biology, specializing in cetacean research, because of a single childhood visit to SeaWorld that sparked what sure seems to be a lifelong interest in orcas and dolphins. (What's more, the cold truth is that if something generates revenue, some corporate-level entity will have a direct interest in maintaining that "something" for future profit. Mercenary, I know, but if it keeps the species alive...)

[@Angelcraftz-BREAK]

@@redwitch12my oldest sister is a marine biologist and she just spews random facts about sharks every two seconds lol

[@redwitch12]

@@Angelcraftz-BREAK My friend does the same thing only it's all about cetaceans. Sometimes at very awkward times. Like yes, thank you, it's interesting to know how much material a killer whale ejaculates BUT MAYBE NOT WHEN WE'RE DINING AT OUTBACK

[@annaliseazevedo8038]

Can confirm, my dog constantly bows and loves being chased. He shows off his agility against the larger dogs, the only time he had been caught when he was up against multiple dogs and one of them was a herder. The bee rolling around with a ball was something I never knew I needed until now

[@violetsrayreikishop2]

Cats do that bow too my kitten does it and I know that means she wants to play

[@harleyrowland9025]

That panda hugging that guy's leg was adorable I want a panda now 😍🐼🐼🐼🐼🐼🐼🐼🐼

[@HollywoodNeu]

I had a very depressing day today but this cheered me right up. Absolutely needed this.

[@ginak5802]

I kept hamsters a few years ago. They are not super bright but the whole running on a wheel thing is a form of play. I can't remember the study, but a group left hamster wheels in a forest and observed wild mice, toads, snails and other animals chose to use the exercise wheel. These animals were not told to use the wheel and could leave whenever, but chose to run on it. That seems like an example of animal fun to me

[@pigeondance]

yeah rodents can have fun!! and they're certainly smart enough for that. i've got pet rats and they like to run after each other's tails, wrestle, steal random crap and play with it, you name it. 😅 they also enjoy ribbons a lot, plus dragging around and "fighting" any piece of cloth they find. sometimes it looks like they're just boxing with a towel lol

[@alvianekka80]

Gotta respect those snails, they got the spirit.

[@DinnerForkTongue]

Hol up. Snails?

[@GiantPetRat]

A friend of mine once told me about how their friend's hamster kept getting out at night, and they couldn't for the life of them figure out how. The animal was kept in a cage high up on a counter, with a mesh top that was too high for them* to reach. One night she stayed up to see how the hamster was doing it. It turned out they had been shoving a bunch of shavings under their wheel to keep it steady; they then steadied themself on top of the wheel, pushed the mesh top off with their nose, and dropped 6ft down to explore the house at their leisure. I feel like, when we measure an animal's level of contentment merely by whether they're fed and watered, we forget that most species require some sort of intellectual stimulation as well. *I'm using they due to the fact that I can't remember the animal's sex

[@snazzyjovialwyrm3314]

@@GiantPetRat No need to specify why you used they. They can be used in a singular tense to refer to someone or something you don't know the gender of.

[@Piquliar]

This entire video is the perfect mix of humor, wholesomeness and fun. Perfect for a Friday.

[@b0k0k66]

You js made this sound better

[@sw4ppy544]

That's crazy that even an animal knows how to have fun but i don't 💀

[@Asqvared]

this guy is hilariously funny. idk how he comes up with these jokes consistently. And to add, that was the most seamless transition into an ad i’ve seen on youtube

[@XenoTeeth3]

Oh wow , this was really interesting . Ravens are freaking adorable when they play and i never knew crocs liked the color pink .

[@DipUniversal]

Still to all the Florida men out there, "like pink" doesn't mean they'll snuggle with you if you dip yourself in pink paint.

[@jomiguides]

Had a dream the other night there was a crocodile in my house. I was runnin like a mf till he saw my kitten. Didn't even know I had that much dream courage lmao.

[@Temerityofficial21201]

Probably because meat is pink if you take the blood away which is what they see because of the water

[@him1517]

@@Temerityofficial21201 this is definitely not the reason

[@Temerityofficial21201]

@@him1517 maybe who knows

[@eliasaltman4439]

I'll never forget when I was at a zoo in Switzerland and saw two elephants play wrestling. It was weird but also amazing to see two animals that huge play around like puppies, like they didn't weigh 5 tons each.

[@nightmarerex2035]

i mean if you weighd 5 tons and thye weighed 5 tons it would be like your playign with one that weighs 0 tons.

[@Argonikron]

@@nightmarerex2035 That's not how it works but ok.

[@nukesakuukasekun9050]

@@Argonikron its like the 1000 pounds of feathers vs 1000 pounds of bricks analogy, but he tried it

[@Argonikron]

@@nukesakuukasekun9050 yeah

[@axe-tq2wn]

I saw anteaters doing that (in Switzerland too)

[@myklvee]

The style with which you speak and edit your videos is awesome. I just found out about you yesterday and I can’t stop watching. Also until this video I’ve been thinking you had a freakin lollipop in your hand …

[@kyleslinkard9715]

Oh my god that was the most seamless transition into an ad I have ever seen! Like I did not even notice till like 30 seconds after and I was already downloading the game. Bravo, sir!

[@matthieugauthier5128]

The wolf & crow always warms my heart, a lot more people should know, it would lessen the useless hate against wolves

[@giovanacarla7818]

I think it would also lessen the useless hate against crows as they are still associated with death in many cultures

[@GingerofAllTrades]

That would make a good Disney movie

[@vulturesalesman]

I don't see any hate towards wolves at all, though. Everyone seems to love or respect them as animals. Crows could use the good PR though, since they tend to be disliked.

[@ayeoneup7645]

@@vulturesalesman wrong. I hate wolves and you can’t stop me.

[@foldingwishes]

Where I live people either don't care about wolves or are weirdly obsessed with them

[@bigchungus6853]

I love how even when he's trying to talk about cute things dolphins do, he can't help but mention as well the bullying and vulgar activities they partake in lmao

[@okkewarner]

9:23 when I was sailing (around England last year). We noticed that we got a lot more dolphins swimming by our boat when we were going fast

[@c.u.3940]

5:22 sometimes survival is about taking that moment to play so you don’t go insane

[@OtakuUnitedStudio]

The transition into that ad read was so freaking smooth it caught me off guard. And the new character you can unlock in the most recent update is Godzilla.

[@jaccabana26]

True

[@its_elkku135]

Maybe a little too smooth I think

[@catmoore2443]

Same here

[@Corneelius]

I THOUGHT IT WAS AN AD! DANG HES GOOD!

[@gem9988]

i didn't even notice

[@Spamkromite]

A theory of mine about how wolves started to fetch stuff because of the crows, is when crows do this with vultures too, essentialy picking up an unwanted bone from the carcass, tossing it somewhere else to distract the wolf or the vulture from getting into the juicy bits of their carcass. It has been recorded plenty of times and the wolves and vultures seems to be happy with it and stop bothering the crows on the carcass itself for as long as the interest in the bone is kept (or the marrow is consumed).

[@gadielgonzalez2755]

Yeah don't reply to the comment it's a bot

[@dooplon5083]

@@gadielgonzalez2755 you mean the one up top or was there a deleted reply lol. Either way it's really fitting if this was a bot for it to have a spamton avatar lol I mean I dont think they are to be clear it'd just be funny lol

[@gadielgonzalez2755]

@@dooplon5083 yeah it was a deleted one.

[@jessicamadsen7092]

I was pleasantly surprised to find out that the wolves would start off this video. They are my absolute favorite. That was also very interesting to learn about the test they did with the wolf puppies playing fetch with someone they didn’t know. Very cool. 😊

[@OddWomanOut_Pi81]

My respect for genuine intelligence makes it a given that crows/ravens are my favorite birds. Fascinating creatures... I'm always learning something new about them. 🤓

[@deltatubeman]

Out of curiosity, what's your favorite way animals can have fun? Mines was when bees play around with the tiny balls/beads

[@NeroSonOfVergil101]

Same absolutely

[@mndiaye_97]

Definitely the floppy run

[@jjeaze]

Passing the puffer takes it for me. Those dolphins look high af! Lol

[@Yuki_Ika7]

As Corvids are some of my favorite animals probably crow sledding

[@aazhie]

I think the otters with snow and ice was a clip I wanted to see more of xD but the ravens doing the same is so cute

[@1MegaBubble]

"There are actual ants out there that will go out of their way to meal prep spiders." Young man, you have a knack for wording things in the most hilarious, ridiculous-yet-still-accurate way possible. I thoroughly enjoy watching your videos - and I learn something new every time, too. Keep up the good work 🙂

[@loopystar]

That’s so sweet 🥹 I hope he saw this comment

[@nzingabee79]

Very well said, I agree he is amazing and fun to watch as well as listen to. Greetings from Gabon 🇬🇦

[@leighcwilson]

Your videos are a tonic for the soul in these troublesome times, so... elevating, thank you

[@Fennyella]

Randomly got recommended this and i have to say... that sponsorship hit me out of nowhere! The segue was so smooth, i didn't even know it was one until it felt like "This game talk went a little too deep and specific to be just random". Wild!

[@666_cthulhu]

13:36 “get floppy with it” is weirdly the cutest way to describe this 😭 brb gonna go cry for a minute

[@alarmy5211]

god damn you’ve been crying for 4 weeks

[@666_cthulhu]

@@alarmy5211 UPDATE: it still hasn’t stopped. the elephants were just too precious 😔✊

[@alarmy5211]

@@666_cthulhu ay fair enough

[@mattb9343]

This explains a raven I saw in the mountains once that was flying around like Topgun. It was the most acrobatic flying I've ever seen a bird do outside humming birds. But I did know why he was doing it since there was no food around or anything.

[@annihilation777]

Just to flex since it saw you

[@Anino_Makata]

Maybe it was a tactical aerial survey of the land just in case of any food it might've missed? 'Cause I'm willing to bet corvids are smart enough to second guess themselves.

[@NatJuno]

Ive seen them playing by flying into the wind and letting it blow them around. Ive also seen them watch kids play at a playground.

[@PsychoKupcake]

When I lived in AZ there was this giant crow that would walk with me to the grocery store, wait outside, and then walk me back to work. It was one of the coolest things that I've ever experienced.

[@darionclub2158]

Love your style of delivering puns and jokes with a poker face 😅 and pretty nifty info too, i did learn a few new things from this video ❤

[@Jassie411]

Seeing polar bears playing was something I didn't know I needed. This whole video was cute af

[@Broomer52]

It sort of reminds me how Grizzly Bears just enjoy watching the scenery. Theirs been multiple cases of them just sitting on hills or cliffs just staring at the landscape and scientists can’t come up with any reason other than the bear just thinks it’s a nice view. It’s wild to know theirs an animal that isn’t a human that grasps the concept of beauty and just decides to soak in the landscape

[@OneReallyGrumpyJill]

Crows instigating fights between cats to have a show to watch is a mood, tbh

[@BabySeungie]

idk why but crocodiles loving pink is so cute

[@audreysauter1894]

Going to school to become a biologist forces me to try and answer the "why" question all the time. This is a nice reminder to just appreciate the "what." It keeps things magic. Great content man, keep it up!

[@selachian6799]

Exactly! We don't always have to answer the why!

[@thomasnolastname8734]

@@selachian6799 Agreed Can't we just appreciate the vibes?

[@bashboi4074]

Alone in the wilderness (a selfmade documentary/video journal about a man trying to live in Alaska without modern amenities in the 1950s ish) has a part where he filmed a wolverine sliding down a hill and running back up to do it again

[@Lyarrah]

oof, that final line about the babies that were the best at having fun having the best chance of survival hurt for some reason. your videos are seriously awesome man, I'm sad it took me so long to find you!

[@ravenna2896]

Just discovered your channel, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN ALL MY LIFE! I'm currently 3 hours late to work because I'm binge watching your videos. You're perfect. In other news, I have many pet tarantulas. One would think spiders are not smart or playful, but after watching mine playing with ping pong balls, moving things, water cups, dirt, putting their trash out for me to remove (lol, it's true), "recognizing" me when I work in their enclosures, I know each of their personalities, and they seem to know me and that I'm not a threat. It's crazy. I may be anthropomorphizing, but they are so different than I expected. Keep up the awesome videos. I've traveled the world, seen a lot of awesome things in nature, and you're totally going to make me book another trip. I needed this inspiration in my life so much right now. Thank you!!

[@LambentLark]

I grew up in remote Alaska. I think all baby animals play. I think their parents often join in. I have watched a moose cow play with her calves in a sprinkler on a hot summer day. I have watched sow bears play with their cubs. I think the most under appreciated player is the beluga whales. They will play all by themselves, with others of their own kind, and when they can talk em into it, humans. I had a my dogs soft frisbee in my coat one time when I went fishing. Spent 2 hr of that day playing fetch with a beluga. Such a charmer.

[@aurorincorporated]

Aah... sounds like awesomeness squared, all of these moments, especially the beluga playtime story. 🤩

[@PhoenixtheBirdDude]

im also in alaska, and my friend and i were on a swing when a young bull wanted to come and join us. scared my friend and i out of our minds, but my dad later told us that the bull stared at my dad for a moment after chasing us (he was in the garage) and then just walked off

[@apecks]

14:20 is the same for humans as well. It's said by leading psychologists that there's no limit to how much love you can give a child, the more they receive in adolescence, the happier and stronger their mental health is going to be into adulthood. Pair bonding is crucial for mammals not just for survival, but for emotional wellbeing. This of course means us since we evolved from these animals which have these behaviours and mechanisms that enrich their experience as living organisms.

[@paul_warner]

What is "love" supposed to mean in this context?

[@TAMAMO-VIRUS]

@@paul_warner Familial, paternal, or maternal. What else could it mean?

[@paul_warner]

@@TAMAMO-VIRUS that doesn't explain anything. The comment is talking about behaviors. "Love" is an important word with a lot of meaning to it, you can't just throw it into a sentence about behaviors that contribute to someone's success and not explain what you mean.

[@TAMAMO-VIRUS]

@@paul_warner It explains plenty. Put any of the three words I gave you in front of the word love in OP's comment and you'll see how well they'll fit

[@paul_warner]

@@TAMAMO-VIRUS it doesn't describe behaviors

[@achtungkitten]

The building I live in is beside another building, and that creates a wind tunnel. Crows know all about this wind tunnel, and will gather on breezy days to f around. Watching them play is like watching kids invent games. A dog plays because it's important for socialization, a cat plays because it's good hunting practise, but the crows appeared to be challenging each other to dive and hover and stuff like that. All animals play, but the crows' organized play was something else.

[@only1luv]

One of my favorite youtubers. ALWAYS learn so much from this awsome young man. Super humorous too.

[@adrianaslund8605]

Ravens and wolves have relationships? Kind of ties in with how they're seen in Norse mythology. Hugin and Munin are two raven spies of Odin and Geri and Freki are their wolf counterparts. It might be based in observations of them in nature.