Brit Reacts to Incredible Animals Only Found In The US

[@michaelschemlab]

11:11 he said insectivore meaning that they eat insects as their main diet

[@frand9174]

Pygmy refers to a smaller variety of an animal species. So a pygmy rabbit is a small rabbit variety, a pygmy rattlesnake a small variety of rattlesnake.

[@Neenerella333]

Saw one of those pygmy cottontailsin Washington state. Super cuties.

[@frand9174]

The "hoary" bat was mislabeled. Hoary refers to the whitish coloring in its fur, resembling frost. It IS a mammal, it EATS insects.

[@kimlindseyOH]

I noticed that too. I think he pronounced it right, but spelt it wrong.

[@Neenerella333]

Anyone else screaming bobcat at the beginning. Next size up are lynx. The Rocky mountains have a good sized one,but the Canada ones are gigantic and SO fluffy!!!

[@Nicholas_Burmeister]

Oh, you get cicadas in Europe! In the south of France one summer they were so loud it was downright irritating! By the way, love nature oriented videos!

[@SherriLyle80s]

Later in your spare time you should look up the alligator Jawlene, named after Dolly Parton's song Jolene. Her top jaw is missing so they rescued her. She is a local celebrity in central Florida, and Gatorland takes good care of her. She's still small at the moment but is growing 💗💗.

[@ramonalfaro3252]

Mountain lions are somewhat closer in size to Leopards

[@randlebrowne2048]

Their closest relatives are cheetah and jaguars.

[@ramonalfaro3252]

@@randlebrowne2048 I was giving an estimate of size that he might be familiar with.

[@ruth2141]

Re: cougars -- The (American) football team at the University of Houston are called the Cougars. From the late 1940's to around 1990, they had a live cougar that lived on the campus that would come to the games. There was a special group of students trained to handle it that took care of it and escorted it everywhere. It even stayed in hotel rooms when the team traveled out of town. There are people who try to keep cougars as pets, but usually end up surrendering to an animal rescue group when it gets full-size.

[@seagantaylor7470]

Humming birds can hover in place and they can fly backwards. Other birds can’t do that

[@calebpepper391]

A Gar is a toothy type of fish sort of like a Pike or a Pickeral. They're not related just similar in appearance.

[@randlebrowne2048]

Alligator gar have been known to grow up to 18 feet long!

[@Steve-hq4fm]

I literally thought a gigantic hornet or bee was flying around this bush with purple flowers in my front yard, and then realized it was a hummingbird!!! Just yesterday! And sometimes they're wings are moving so fast it makes a buzzing sound like a bumblebee! Do they not have cicadas in Europe?!!

[@danielm5535]

The Channel Islands Fox probably swam there thousands of years ago, when sea levels were lower, several of the islands were actually connected with a much larger landmass. While never connected to mainland California, it was a much smaller swim to reach the island mass than it is today. The Channel Islands landmass actually supported a pygmy mammoth species, with oral accounts of Native Americans hunting them! (Pygmy is a term for a species that has insular dwarfism, named after a tribe in the Congo which has most of its people of shorter stature)

[@ArcticTron]

Well since I almost always like recommending nature related videos I might as as well chip in with a few tidbits of information that I think are important (and also recommend a video). 6:42: "Pygmy" usually refers to something that is smaller than other comparable animals, so a "Pygmy Rattlesnake" is a rattlesnake that is far smaller than other rattlesnakes. 11:08: The presenter of this video said Insectivore, not Insect, it refers to an animal that predominantly and often specializes in eating insects, not that it is insect. 18:27: The California Condor is bald because it is a type of New World Vulture and many vultures often lack head feathers because they stick their heads into nasty corpses for a living. 21:31: Its funny you mention that because for me personally Snapping Turtles are the sole reason I don't think I've ever thought of turtles as "cute creatures that do their own thing" and instead just have a neutral stance of them maybe being predators or not. In fairness Snapping Turtles are pretty weird, if you want to learn more about turtles I highly recommend the video "All 14 Families of Turtles & How They Are Related" from Clint's Reptiles.

[@Niteowlette]

The California condor was brought back from the brink of extinction thanks to the California Condor Recovery Program. From 22 individuals in 1987, we now have over 300 wild condors living in California, Southern Utah, and Northern Arizona. These condors are remarkable and resilient creatures, and we are so fortunate to still have them in our world. The California condor should have been #1 on this list.

[@nrubsol]

The two wild cats you are thinking of are Bobcats and Lynx. Pygmy means small. We have cougars/mountain lions all through the west in the mountains. They are incredibly fast and strong. They are normally shy and I have only seen ONE in the wild and only for a few seconds. Gator meat/steaks are very tasty.

[@jessedaniel6330]

we have several species of mountain lions in the USA the Florida one is just the only one that isnt also in Mexico or up in Canada

[@2012escapee1]

You should watch a few videos of mountain lions and bears prowling people's yards and inside their homes. Bears especially go into homes and businesses.

[@jooleebilly]

You should watch the Coyote Peterson video with an alligator snapping turtle. He wrapped up his forearm with all kind of protection and still felt it. They *LOVE* to snap, and they'll happily take a finger or toe if you're not careful. So don't walk in a swamp if you can't see the bottom, for many reasons. And if you have to hold a snapping turtle, pick it up by the tail and then by the back part of their carapace because they have surprisingly long necks! Better yet, watch the video and give snapping turtles a miss.

[@bookman7409]

You might be interested in a Clint's Reptiles vid where he suggests that the classic way of holding them you describe isn't comfortable to them, which makes them aggressive. His approach allows the turtle to remain relaxed and non-aggressive. Interesting stuff, but I'll leave the cuddling up to snappers to him.

[@rafetizer]

From most general to most specific, it is: Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species.

[@georgemetz7277]

Much like Lew, Lav doesn't listen to the video and ends up asking a dumb question. That's fun!

[@dmvsav]

I love that you still do google searches in your videos!

[@L2PlayJ]

I've been bit by Garter Snakes many times. I used to do animal control at a park and they were the most common 'pest' that I had to remove that wasn't a raccoon. The bite stings and feels uncomfortable for about a day.

[@guardian35]

I live on the outskirts of Las Cruces, NM so we do see some wildlife now and then but usually nothing big. Then covid lockdowns hit so everyone was staying in and one day whole working from home I saw a huge bobcat the size of a large dog walking across our driveway about 12 ft from my window. I knew right away from the pointy ears and stubby tail but I didn't think they got That big. I guess with less traffic the wildlife was getting bolder to come into the neighborhoods. After that, I stopped taking out the garbage after dark and if I am outside at night I make sure I sound big and loud. That kitty could do some serious damage.

[@stocks1000]

There have been sightings of jaguars, over the last few years, in the states bordering Mexico. Scary!

[@Tbill6763]

They must be finally fighting depopulation. My grandparents in Texas told us of many animals we had never seen: jaguars, panthers, alligators populating the local rivers, civet cats... I've never seen these in the wild.

[@Neenerella333]

​@teresabillings8378 You can see them in southern Arizona riparian areas. An ocelot was spotted in the Chiricahuas. Jaguar are gonna be near water. Maybe lower Rio Grande.

[@scoobysnacks]

Those cats are called Lynx. Hummingbirds are also the only bird that can fly in reverse. They are adorable and yes, you can easily mistake them for a large bug. Pygmy just means small. Birds with no feathers on their heads are generally carrion eaters. Feather on their heads would get covered in blood and guts when they stick their heads inside of a dead animal.

[@m.deverdi2800]

Pumas are all over U.S. I'm in a redwood forest in the Santa Cruz Mtns in California and I've seen a 200 pounder in my driveway. They are very beautiful.

[@joshuajoel2008]

Alligator snapping turtles are no joke. I came across one as a boy that was bigger than a manhole cover. I poked around at it with a branch as thick as a shovel handle and it bit it in two with ease. The really big old ones are strong enough to snap your forearm (so we were told anyway).

[@Ginoulmer]

We have chipmunks at our home in Montana. They will come right up on the deck and take food out of the kids' hands. We also have Mountain Lions around our home in Montana. We see them occasionally, along with bears. We have Bobcats and Lynx also. Paddlefishing is something we do in Montana also

[@kimlindseyOH]

"Pygmy" is an old term that means small, so it just means a small species of whatever animal. The narrator of the video does have some gaps in his knowledge or pronunciation, as you noticed with that bat. He seemed to ignore animals in the eastern/northern states, but that's probably just what interested him. Nice reaction! Thanks!

[@bookman7409]

If you get near to the northern and southern borders a species becomes likely to be found in Mexico or Canada, so it's unlikely to qualify for this list. That's not ignoring them, just a reflection of the USA-only criteria.

[@danielm5535]

If the cougar freaks you out- prehistoric great cats in North America include saber tooth lions, scimitar tooth lions, dire wolves… there are videos on unique prehistoric animals of North America which could be fun.

[@jeffmande4671]

Yes Thurston the California Condor is not going to win a beauty contest, but it's story is beautiful. It went extinct in the wild and was reintroduced into the wild. It has a wingspan of 9.5 feet. 3 meters maybe?

[@pd-ou1tg]

Florida panthers can be very skittish and run away from people. Almost every interaction I've seen includes the panthers struggling to get traction to run away from humans. There has never been a reported attack in Florida unlike other North American puma subspecies. Loud noises and small objects thrown in its direction are usually enough to make it too scared to approach.

[@Neenerella333]

My friend's daughter was a ranger in the Everglades. Came across one on one of those wooden boardwalks. It slipped past her and down into the trees.

[@pd-ou1tg]

@@Neenerella333 That sound likes a really cool gig for someone that loves exotic wildlife. A lot of boardwalks through Florida swamps have a very eery vibe, especially as the vegetation gets very thick and you don't see many other people. I can only imagine the amount of heart-pounding interactions rangers get when turning a blind corner.

[@paigeharrison3909]

I've only ever seen 2 cougars in the wild in my 60 years, one in Oklahoma and 1 in Texas. The Florida panther is a subspecies of cougar. While I lived in Florida for several years, the only Florida panther I saw was at the zoo. They're extremely endangered.

[@ViolentKisses87]

I'd like a video on all mammals in the US. Manatees, Armadillos, Bighorn sheep, Lynx, Bobcats, Cougars, Opossums, Red Fox, Artic fox, Wolverines, Mule deer, Beaver, Pronghorn Antelope, Bison, Harbor Seal. Star nose mole, Reindeer, Caribou, Bats, Grizzleys Elk, Moose, White tailed deer, Black tail deer, Porcupine. Grey Wolf, Red Wolf, Arctic Wolf, Coyote, Skunk, Racoon, Killer Whale, Humpback whale, Jaguar, ect

[@jasonarthurs3885]

Majority of the species presented are also found in Canada and Mexico.

[@bethlovcy1276]

I have seen 4-5 hummingbirds dive bomb and attack a cat and chase them away, lol.

[@VegasR0cks]

The U.S. also has cougars and gray (grey) wolves. Alpha male cougars can weigh 180lbs (82kg), but I’ve heard of some reportedly reaching 200lbs (90kg). Alpha male gray wolves can weigh 180lbs as well. Gray wolves are one of the largest (if not the largest) species of wolf in the world.

[@tdrewman]

As you're saying, US has all different types of climates, desert swamps and so on. That's why the US is the best for military training cuz you could train for all different conditions in the same country.

[@patriciafeehan7732]

You will love this and it is so amazing! In Florida there are tiny lizards all over and they move so fast even over your feet but you can’t catch them. They are cute little creatures because they disappear so fast you never have time to say eek! Poof they are gone! They are hiding but like tiny wise guys or comics. It is a See it to Believe It!

[@GaParanormal]

14:23 we have panthers all in GA too....

[@DD-to5ig]

We have cougars in Indiana but the government claims otherwise. When sightings occur the public is assured by a game warden's statements that the cats are merely transitory males despite the deer population being high enough to support large carnivores.

[@maryslack6169]

They just scratched the surface on animals that are crazy unusual. And insects oh my word just a few we have walking sticks that are bugs walking leaves that are bugs that look like leaves. We have stink bugs if you smash them it gives off a horrible smell. Not to mention the poisonous ones. We've just got so many unusual things

[@RobertRitter-l9z]

You Never kill a bat! Living bug repellent. Cougars range throughout the country. Living in a Minnesota city of 90,000 I have found their paw prints in my backyard.

[@rafetizer]

Just taking a guess here, but I think the paddlefish thing uses that "nose" to scoop up and root around in silt on the river bed looking for food.

[@EggZausted1]

In Texas we have alligator gar that can get up to and over to 5 feet long. They don't attack humans but still scare the sht outta me. They are all over the lake closest to me and are as big if not bigger than actual alligators or crocs.

[@defftony]

A bit surprised by your surprise with wolves. I mean the native American character in some mortal Kombat games has wolf themes etc.

[@nathanmclaughlin304]

The video showed a short nosed gar. Its funny you said they look like a cross between a fish and a gator. There is also a type of gar called the alligator gar. Fun factoid: Gar are some of the least evolved species on earth. They are basically identical in form to what they were millions of years ago.

[@KellyAnn2390]

The big round things on the male sage grouse are air sacs that they inflate and flail around wildly to attract mates. Also, condors are bald and "scary" looking because they have an almost exclusively scavenged diet. The lack of feathers on the head and neck allows them to eat carrion without getting a huge mess in their hairdo.

[@corywestfahl1691]

Guaranteed he doesn’t know the meaning of carrion.

[@KellyAnn2390]

@@corywestfahl1691 I mean, sure. But I was avoiding saying "rotting carcasses"

[@WolfHeartMedia]

bats are mammals, they eat insects

[@HeywoodJahblowme]

And suck your blood from your neck😂❤😂

[@TheMaxmurphy1973]

Pygmy means small....insectivore means they eat insects

[@O-sa-car]

pygmy means small

[@Kayla.burlin]

1:10 u might be thinking mountain lion

[@GoddessFourWinds]

You should get a look at an alligator gar! And omg are they good eatin'!

[@jeffclark4870]

There are mountain lions living in the hills in Los Angeles

[@dbgdoggie]

"Pygmy" snake means little or small. A normal size rattle snakes can kill you.

[@Neenerella333]

Most likely if you are immune compromised or have a COPD condition. They bite dogs all the time and rarely does one 40 lbs or bigger die from the bite.

[@fawng5881]

Bob cats are small, that is a florida panther, they are about double the size of a bob cat

[@DollyMiddleton-ke1yp]

Check out Messi the puma. The Southwest calls them mountain lions.

[@Tbone1492]

Check out Kodiak Island. I just took a trip. Largest bears anywhere. Every animal you can think of

[@seagantaylor7470]

Pigme just means smaller version or mini version. Those things on that bird are inflated air pockets under the skin that are used to show off to females.

[@brettsmith902]

As for the bat, it's not an insect, it eats insects. He said "insectivore"

[@AnaF-c1n]

Pygmy refers to small size. The word comes from the ethnic group of people in an area in Congo. It describes short stature unlike dwarfism.

[@ramonalfaro3252]

Pygmy, in anthropology, member of any human group whose adult males grow to less than 59 inches (150 cm) in average height. A member of a slightly taller group is termed a Pygmoid. Pygmy's are a tribe in Africa who are famously very short. The term pygmy has been adopted by the animal trade.

[@thseed7]

Want to see how big mountain lions get? Denver Bronco Football player, Derek Wolfe shot a mountain lion that attacked his neighbor's animals last year. Just search for his name and shoots mountain lion to see how a cougar compares to a 6'5"/284 lbs (1.956 meter/128.82 kg) man

[@OliviaFinley-p7w]

Obviously I knew we have a lot of creatures you guys don't have, but I'm only now learning you don't have hummingbirds. This should not surprise me but here we are🤦‍♀️😂

[@Myrcella_Rykker]

With the bat they meant that species of bat eats insects. Not that the bat is an insect

[@BTinSF]

I find considerable irony in an Australian talking about weird American animals.

[@rafetizer]

The Aussie probably finds it weird that not everything in the US is trying to kill you.

[@manxkin]

Hummingbirds are cute little birds who think they’re eagles. I have ruby throated hummingbirds visit my garden here in Illinois. As small as they are they can have major attitude! Pygmy = small. Bats come in all shapes and sizes. Those bats are insectivorous meaning they EAT insects. They’re mammals. Gars are really cool. There are no tigers in Africa. Paddlefish are cool too. Condors are scavengers, like vultures.

[@cinmarksx]

florida panthers smaller than our cougars in western states

[@jimgreen5788]

There are, re. cats besides cougars, bobcats, lynx, to name a few. Re. #1, I live in northern IL, and I've seen chipmunks here, so it's not just the SW where they're found. The sage grouse's white chest things are what the males use during courtship to turn the ladies' heads. Yes, #22 are the bird that hovers--hummingbird, and the sound is made by the wings going so fast, they hum--thus the name. The AK marmot (#18) is, as he said, in the Brooks Range, which is above the Arctic Circle. The term pygmy refers to a tribe of very short people in the African interior. They now have a politically correct name which I can't recall. I'm sure there's an article on Wikipedia. The bats eat insects. The Grand Canyon rattlesnake is an animal I've never seen, and I've backpacked to the canyon bottom 3 times, and twice into nearby Havasu Canyon. Yes, no matter how weird it might appear, the gar is real, and it's a species of fish. Like my mom used to say, the Florida panther is "as rare as hens' teeth".😀 Some scientists have studied them for years, yet have never seen one in person--only via camera traps. I think that the name he left out of the list was puma. There are cats in Africa, but not these. There, they're lions like in Lion King, plus jaguars, cheetahs, leopards--23 species in all, according to Wikipedia. The CA condor feeds on carrion, i.e., dead things, as do all condors and vultures. Being bald, they don't get rotting body crud all over their heads, since they many times bury their heads in the remains of the body to get at the meat.

[@Neenerella333]

Jaguars are New World big cats-Wikipedia failed you on that part. Along with Ocelots.

[@traviscruise841]

You already reacted to a video on this same topic 3 years ago. This person has almost exactly the same list, but has a bit more information on each animal

[@lanowyn]

Brother, Insectivores means an animal that eats insects

[@lindaabbott7120]

Grouse is so good, but the only way to get them is to hunt them. I don't think any fancy restaurants serve grouse, and they are not sold in stores. Thankfully both my husband and son hunts grouse and pheasant ❤

[@sassylassie1992]

Gunnison grouse is endangered.

[@lindaabbott7120]

@@sassylassie1992 there's several verities of grouse, depending on the part of the country you're in, in Minnesota we hunt Ruffed grouse. Maybe ask what type of grouse I was talking about, before jumping to conclusions

[@JIMBEARRI]

insectivore = insect eater; like carnivore = meat eater.

[@pyronuke4768]

Pigmy means small or miniature.

[@karladoesstuff]

The short-nosed gar is smaller and not as ugly as the alligator gar. Those are some incredibly ugly fish, and they get big.

[@jeanineking6327]

I am puma, is a channel that has tamed cougar, mountain lion, and cheeta

[@EricWoodyVariety59]

Most bats eat inshects.

[@carolewhite6356]

Bobcat

[@ViolentKisses87]

Also Lynx.

[@seanhunter4297]

He said the bats weee INSECTIVORES, not insects. It means they eat insects. Vore means eats.

[@INDYANDY4C]

Bats are mammals, but not herbivores, carnivores; they are insectivores (eat insects).

[@theonewhoknows2]

Raccoons aka Trash Pandas are a thing

[@TKDragon75]

There are not cougars in Africa no. The terms Cougar, Mountain Lion, and Panther all reference the same animal and there are few regional variants across North America.

[@randlebrowne2048]

Interestingly, cheetahs are actually closely related to cougars. There was once an extinct American cheetah (during the ice ages) that was larger than the African/Asian ones. This American cheetah is speculated to have been the reason why pronghorn antelope, in the US, are the second fastest animal on land (despite only having to outrun wolves today).

[@Bearfacts01]

Bobcat?

[@johnl5316]

FLORIDA is the only place in the world with both the alligator & the crocodile.

[@miguelanaya95658]

I wonder if Lav Luka went to a public school?

[@BTinSF]

"Public school" in the UK means the opposite of what it does in the US (i.e. it means "private" non-governmental schools). I think he went to what we, not they, would call a public school.

[@cinmarksx]

insectivore means it eats insects

[@patriciafeehan7732]

Alligator = America (Gator) Crocodile = Australia Croc

[@randlebrowne2048]

There actually is an American crocodile. They are far larger than alligators; but, also far rarer. They tend to live deep in the Everglades and along the coastal swampland.

[@BTinSF]

@@randlebrowne2048 The American Crocodile lives in salt or very brackish water along the fringes of the Everglades near the sea. Alligators are much more tolerant of fresh water, happily living in inland lakes, ponds, canals, sewers and, sometimes, swimming pools (until and unless evicted). Concerning the latter, when I lived near Orlando I had a neighbor who had a severely neglected swimming pool that was returning to nature in his back yard. At might, I could hear the grunts of gators coming from over there. But the FL Dept of Fish and Game will come remove gators from pools that people actually use.

[@staciie99]

Later gator, after while crocodile ☺

[@Leannabananaism]

Check out Canada

[@treborretsnom6186]

Several nations around the world have comparable, if not the exact same species in their country... Maybe I'm pedantic, but I'm also factual.

[@-EchoesIntoEternity-]

does he know what a carnivore is? a herbivore? one guess what an insectivore is 🤔

[@wizloon9052]

Florida panthers do not eat humans. Nor do the alligators eat humans.

[@BTinSF]

Sorry but not so. In the west, cougar attacks on humans are an infrequent but periodic occurrence. Not long ago one of two brothers hiking in CA was killed. Since they are the same species, I see no reason a FL panther wouldn't kill and eat a human but the reason they aren't known to is probably just because there are so few of them. As for alligators, most human who die by gator do so because they hit one with their car which then runs off the road. But occasionally gators have been known to attack people. The state of Florida has confirmed that over the past 10 years, Florida has averaged eight unprovoked alligator bites per year, nearly all non-fatal. But under the right (wrong?) circumstances--a child with no adult around for example--there's no reason a gator wouldn't kill and eat a human.

[@corywestfahl1691]

For the bat, he said insectivore (only eats insects). Pygmy means small FFS!!

[@hardtackbeans9790]

Insectivores means they eat insects. All bat do among other things.

[@sslerlin]

No he said that the bat EATS insects. Bobcat is just another name for cougar

[@Neenerella333]

Cougar/Puma/Mountain Lion are all the same and about 400lbs. Bobcats are a third the size of a cougar. Edit: see my poundage correction below. Edit 2: bobbies are about 20lbs.

[@Artuor.Morgan]

@@Neenerella333 Mountains lions are not even remotely close to 400lbs

[@Neenerella333]

@@Artuor.Morgan Forgive me. The one that landed on his cruiser was 225. I stand corrected. Turns out he was exaggerating.

[@leighbarrington5549]

Bobcats and cougars are not the same animal.

[@BTinSF]

Repeat for emphasis: Bobcats and cougars are entirely different species, Bobcats being considerably smaller and less aggressive toward large "animals" like humans.

[@magdos7160]

2830th

[@PatriciaGass-d9z]

we watch bats all the time...they eat mosquitoes

[@cinmarksx]

bobcat

[@magdos7160]

2.7kth

[@2villainy]

No cougars in Africa or they wouldn't be on the list....they not as dangerous as they may look and probably couldn't survive in Africa around actual big cats, rhonos qnd all of that going on. Just don't run from one and you're usually good.