The Secret Life of Badgers | Full Wildlife Documentary

Some animals of our forests are familiar to us, others not quite as much. There is one inhabitant everyone thinks they know - but hardly anyone ever gets to see: The badger. This film follows a female badger and her two youngsters. The large martens are late developers, unsure and on shaky legs. One of them ventures out of the burrow and in doing so is in grave danger...
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[@mikeash7428]

Such a nice job on this critter lifescape. Thanks.

[@scotslassie6991]

We do not cull badgers in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿. They have been protected here since 1992❤❤❤❤

[@smollfrogyes7798]

Kill?

[@pellesmith986]

​@@smollfrogyes7798that makes more sense haha

[@randylahey1232]

In my honest opinion it's the humans that need to be culled....I could never hurt a badger

[@pellesmith986]

@@randylahey1232 true dat

[@JR-qz3zt]

​@@randylahey1232I've killed 9 in my lifetime. I've had to euthanize 5 cows who stepped in there holes and snapped a leg in half because of their digging after squirrels and marmots in our fields. Thankfully no horses yet. American badgers are no joke. Kill on sight unless they are in the woods. I also kill mosquitoes that land on me.

[@trevormcshane4986]

I've Only Seen a Hand full of Badgers in my 52,,Years,,, Unfortunately I've Seen Anyamount Killed on the Roads,,,Same as The Poor HeadgeHog 😢,,, These WildLife Doc,s are BRILLIANT,, 👍👍👍

[@indyreno2933]

Badgers are carnivorans that belong to the family Melidae, they are native to Eurasia, Africa, and North America, there are over fifteen extant species within seven genera and four subfamilies Taxonomy: • Family: Melidae (Badgers) •• Subfamily: Mellivorinae (Short-Faced Badgers) ••• Genus: Mellivora (Honey Badger Lineage) •••• Species: Mellivora capensis (Honey Badger) •• Subfamily: Helictidinae (Ferret Badgers) ••• Genus: Melogale (Northern Ferret Badgers) •••• Species: Melogale moschata (Chinese Ferret Badger) •••• Species: Melogale subaurantiaca (Formosan Ferret Badger) ••• Genus: Helictis (Indochinese Ferret Badgers) •••• Species: Helictis personata (Burmese Ferret Badger) •••• Species: Helictis cucphuongensis (Vietnamese Ferret Badger) ••• Genus: Bassaritaxus (Indonesian Ferret Badgers) •••• Species: Bassaritaxus orientalis (Javan Ferret Badger) •••• Species: Bassaritaxus everetti (Bornean Ferret Badger) •• Subfamily: Melinae (Old World Badgers) ••• Genus: Arctonyx (Hog Badgers) •••• Species: Arctonyx collaris (Greater Hog Badger) •••• Species: Arctonyx albogularis (Northern Hog Badger) •••• Species: Arctonyx hoevenii (Sumatran Hog Badger) ••• Genus: Meles (Eurasian Badgers) •••• Species: Meles meles (European Badger) •••• Species: Meles canescens (Caucasian Badger) •••• Species: Meles leucurus (Asiatic Badger) •••• Species: Meles anakuma (Japanese Badger) •• Subfamily: Taxideinae (New World Badgers) ••• Genus: Taxidea (American Badger Lineage) •••• Species: Taxidea taxus (American Badger)

[@gwentomologist]

Badgers are actually in the family Mustelidae

[@indyreno2933]

@gwentomologist, not anymore, Mustelidae is now restricted only to the weasels, ferrets, and minks, therefore the family no longer includes the skunks, stink badgers, otters, zorillas, muishund, shulang, huro, grisons, wolverine, tayra, and martens, which are all now moved to four different families, the skunks and stink badgers both now belong to the family Mephitidae, the fifteen extant species of badger are now lumped together into the family Melidae, the otters are now evaluated into the family Lutridae, and the zorillas, muishund, shulang, huro, grisons, wolverine, tayra, and martens are all now lumped together into the family Ictonychidae, similarly, Viverridae is now restricted only to the civets, while the feripaka, linsangs, oyans, genets, mongooses, falanoucs, fossa, fanaloka, and vontsiras are all no longer part of Viverridae, the feripaka is considered the only living member of the family Nandiniidae, the linsangs are now considered the only living genus of the family Prionodontidae, the oyans are now considered the only living genus of the family Poianidae, the genets are now considered the only living genus of the family Genettidae, the mongooses are now evaluated into the family Herpestidae, and the falanoucs, fossa, fanaloka, and vontsiras, which all live only in Madagascar are now lumped together into the family Eupleridae, this makes Mustelidae and Viverridae equally the most heavily reduced families of extant carnivorans.

[@SCP-xr4ye]

Mother European Badger

[@JudithChrispell-jl4pd]

I am thankful that Someone Else in the 🌎 world actually CARES n has time n knows where to look up Truthful information for All of us so 🙏 I can have my HOPE back that Some Humans may STILL be able to Learn n Remember n CARE about God's Rainbow 🌈!!!😅

[@moclark7901]

Absolutely soul destroying that these beautiful creatures are cruelly culled in the UK.

[@anthonyduffy6953]

Not if you like to eat beef

[@XtraOrdinar-y]

@@anthonyduffy6953 do you realise how ignorant you are

[@Dakota-Storm]

As someone who lives in the UK, I am ashamed of this

[@scotslassie6991]

We do not cull badgers here in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿. They have been protected here. since 1992 ❤️❤️

[@ludo9234]

What about the hundreds of cattle that get a bullet in the head' don't they count.

[@AndyJarman]

Charming as the storytelling is, this footage would be interesting with an alternative soundtrack for adults interested in more detail about these creatures.

[@richardjohnson5529]

A wonderful film thank you

[@jim6161]

They are protected where I live as they are the state animal. A juvenile male made his den under my wood pile. And I don't mind.they have to dig deep dens where I live as the Winters here can be brutally cold. So I don't see him until late spring.

[@mello3214]

Precious documentary!! Enjoyed so much ❤

[@adreyxxx]

i am watching this after for the first time in my life i see 1 in uk,totally caught me by surprise,i do wildlife photography of 4 years and had no clue they live in the wild in UK,was a wonderful feeling seeing it 🥰

[@marywilde7378]

Very interesting. Thank you.

[@mellissadalby1402]

I quite liked that.

[@thebagfather4633]

loved it

[@ronpyke8377]

Great show, but, too many ads for me.

[@davidfayfield6594]

I feel this would be a perfect narration for the life of a University of Wisconsin undergraduate!

[@lizzieschout1036]

Where was this filmed please? I know it’s a ZDF docu, but I’m not sure if this is in Germany.. 🤔

[@moonlightttt156]

Love badgers and foxes

[@altarush]

How can salamander’s predators be its enemies since it keeps its numbers in control and prevents them from starvation?

[@garyharris4008]

Curious as to the temperament of Europepean badgers, compared to US wolverines; which I thought were same thing?

[@calibadgerdude6082]

Very different creatures. Even American Badgers are quite different than European badgers. Euros are far more social and primarily omnivorous, whereas AB and wolverine are more solitary hunters and primarily carnivorous. As a result, AB and Wolverines are much more aggressive. Euros can be aggressive, but usually it’s a defensive reaction when they’re surprised or startled, they typically won’t go after or approach other animals if they can avoid them. The others will poach prey from other animals and aggressively chase off intruders into their territory. That being said, all badgers and their wolverine kin are very strong, fearsome fighters and are typically very high on nature’s “don’t mess with” list.

[@SCP-xr4ye]

She Finds The Cheeky Escapee And Grabs Him By The Scruff Of The Neck. In Truth, He Can Be Thankful That His Doting Mother Found Him In Time.

[@SCP-xr4ye]

Mother European Badger

[@kendallkahl8725]

Eurasian Badgers are rolly polly cute and cuddly social animals. Our American Badgers here are anti social loners that spit fire and fury making bears and panthrrs back up and run away. I wonder if we could do a badger swap?😂

[@mello3214]

Lol 😂 exactly

[@romeljohndelacruz6261]

Mother European badger

[@alexanderfo3886]

🦡🦡🦡🦡🦡🦡🦡🦡🦡🦡🦡!

[@อองนวลศรี-ฌ2ภ]

อือความสุ้ยมย่าว่าคะสุ้หน้ากลัวคะทอยลงมาบางตัวเราคิดเองคะวาดขนในตัวติดตนเจ็บตามแนวขากลางตนสุ้ขึ้นครึ่งของตนสุ้มองลงใจหายคะดินมายหญ้าคะรายล่วนตกลงมาเจ็บทาทรายยุ่ยผุยนันได้เจ็บทาลงกลางทรายนันเดินยุ่ยผุนไมพรือดีมาขาสนต่อดินได้กลางหมดมีหมอบ้นเขาต่อกระดุกคะผลล่วงลงมาสอนทับดีช่าเหนือเขืยวนันต่ำพองามคะทาขึ้นหนึ่งเราพอถอดลงได้คะกันกอนดีว่าแก้คะคิดกอนดอนทำขนเขาว่าคุมรางกายกันหนาวความสุ้คะชนเวียนแนวเมื่อนมวนชนสุกสุนตรงตนไพรลมลืนตรงกลางป่ารุ้ว่าความร้อนไมคอยเยื่อนความสุขเยื่อนมากว่าคะสุขสบายดีทามายนันอยู่ที่ลมเง่ากลางความสุขที่อองจะเลือกคะแต่นันข้อความจริงมีเขารุ้ความจริงจบลอบหมดแล้วคะความสุขอยู่ตรงในทาอองคิดคะแต่สงสารที่แลเห็นไปคะไมอยากคิดเลยคะ

[@staywoke2198]

Was that a feral cat?

[@ebybeehoney]

A wild cat is different than a feral cat. This species is supposed to be in Europe and are very endangered. A feral cat is a domestic cat that is unsocialized.

[@staywoke2198]

@@ebybeehoney so, was that a feral cat?

[@fanpet3912]

@@staywoke2198 no, it's a european wildcat.

[@fanpet3912]

Wild and feral are not synonymous

[@gurujackburton]

@@ebybeehoney They are not endangered, and they aren't considered a threatened species either. The are classified as a "Least Concerned Species"

[@maddog160678]

In Ireland we're injecting 90%of the badgers no culling to prevent TB farmers want to cull them but if they get injected farmers won't want to cull them (TB is devastating for the farmer)🐄🦡🦡🦡🦡🐾🤬👨‍🌾

[@JudithChrispell-jl4pd]

Well Humans have to eat too! So, maybe the Badger's are digging holes 🕳️ in appropriate so maybe the can plant Flower Bulbs instead... But NOT so deeply!!!

[@bgmrelaxation2664]

Love this documentary so much! The narrator is amazing. Thank you for making this available for free!

[@paulmorgancollings7833]

Although I've not seen them since the last cold snap that we've had recently, I am fortunate that I have a couple of these elusive creatures regularly visiting our garden. It's wonderful to see them up close from my balcony. It's a bit concerning regarding the culls I have heard about.

[@boogersaregood]

Culling is required for many species since our ancestors killed out most of the natural predators. Why do you think the government gives deer tags and tags for killing badger? Because that's the estimated amount that would have been killed by their natural predators if they still existed.

[@CaptainAMAZINGGG]

I love badgers, they are the cutest lil babes 💕💕💕💕😌😌😌😌 As are the boar piglets !!! So adorable 😌

[@ekesandras1481]

and they help you digging up the garden ;-)

[@beautyofsalvationfromchrist]

​@@ekesandras1481Praise Thd Creator!

[@Wonko-bj4jx]

MUSHROOM MUSHROOM

[@samanthadowney4938]

I thought I was the only one to have seen that!!

[@PortmanRd]

How 'mushroom' is in a Badger set?

[@soulburntarotllc8155]

SNAKE!!!

[@johanisnotagamer]

BADGER, BADGER, BADGER, BADGER, BADGER, BADGER, BADGER, BADGER...

[@fieldsman3307]

Stunning film work and thank you so much for sharing it with us, I have them all around my home and often see them up to 10ft away but never as you have shown them.

[@lauragovernali4332]

What a wonderful video about a lovely, often misunderstood animal! 💕💕💕💕

[@andrewbarrett42]

Shame they are culling them in the UK.

[@Badger1776]

Shame

[@dc4l931]

@@Badger1776 shame

[@andrewbarrett42]

@@Badger1776 Some areas like Herefordshire,Lancashire they have been wiped out.

[@pyewackett5]

Round where I live it's the done thing to not report any sightings. Used to see at least one dead Broc slung in a hedgerow per year. Won't go into details ...

[@anthonyduffy6953]

Not if you like to eat beef

[@carolclarke2932]

A very lovely documentary thank you.

[@cawtheshots]

Fabulous documentary. At one time, I lived on a hobby farm named Badger Hill.😊

[@canuckprogressive.3435]

Nice!

[@moclark7901]

Aaww sounds like my kinda home

[@cyberhampter7747]

20 20

[@jacobfinder7476]

Wonderful documentary!!!

[@bryanwalker6125]

I wish that the commentary had included locations. but the video is impressive and educational.

[@Existing_Human-x2w]

you can find these badgers in eastern russia,ireland,spain and central parts of europe

[@curtislavallee8444]

I wonder what kinda Bigfoot they got around der,lol

[@TheLemon333]

That badger den is so cute!

[@WildlifeInCloseUp]

A sobering reminder of how many species are now missing from British landscapes. I found the narration too anthropomorphic and sentimental. That very human-centric viewpoint I don't think helps us understand better how to get on with our fellow creatures on this planet.

[@henriettanovember4733]

Very lovely to watch! Thank you!🐗

[@iunderw2]

Everybody knows Badger loves, Mash potatoes!

[@mikemorris1760]

European badgers look like they want to serve you tea and crumpets while the American badger looks at you like you owe it money.

[@JudithChrispell-jl4pd]

I agree!!! Them $ Hungry Humans Don't understand I Am older n work til I get hurt n want me to pay late charges with my less paycheck $😢 How did our American Badgers get Labeled n become Ferocious? Did We Accidentally Contaminate our Fresh Air? N How do we fix it without Harming Each other Even More?! We want Happy Cuddly Badgers Too!!!

[@Everything-dr1wb]

Thank you for sharing this video

[@dylandynamic9733]

Love it 💕 tankiyou ❤

[@gwentomologist]

That’s a millipede in the video, not centipede! The ones that are poisonous he is talking about are millipedes

[@antaress8128]

Love it. Cool badgers. Also liked the other animals.

[@timmcgowan1163]

I wanted to watch this video because it was title “The Life of Badgers”. The name does not represent this video. Only about half of the video is about badgers, the rest is about other animals.

[@theproblemmustbeinyourpant5910]

I can’t wait to see a living one

[@seekbutbetter4521]

Badger badger badger badger mushroom mushroom

[@forestgreen916]

( : my family adores their den : )

[@maxzakharov1310]

anybody knows where was it shot?

[@hassanbouihi8889]

Very little is covered about badgers

[@justinmalangoni9467]

great documentary

[@sharonstarkey4867]

I love badgers❤

[@user-mt2uj8xl2u]

Cull is a fancy word for kill

[@romeljohndelacruz6261]

Mother European badger

[@karenbaird1292]

Badgers?Badgers?

[@kdochce-vidi8540]

Thank You😉🇷🇺

[@guymanges3628]

Thank you much...

[@Harrebs]

cute

[@jannattjannatt9884]

😢😢😢😢

[@Harrebs]

cuye

[@brucegoodall3794]

" most animals sleep through the winter " WHAT? This channel makes False knowledge claims; bears hibernate during the winter. There are very few other animals that hibernate during the winter.

[@sue3028]

Badgers & hedgehogs sleep through the winter

[@sue3028]

Dormice, bats & red Squirrels to name a few. Not false knowledge, but your obviously ignorant of British wildlife

[@AB-un4io]

There are many animals that hibernate. Look it up.

[@AB-un4io]

Especially the ones who live in areas that get especially cold.

[@thatthat]

I cant watch these animal documentaries anymore without knowing that there was a sound crew who made all the noises that we hear in the video. the animals grunting and the sound of their foot steps, its all fake and its messing with my head. is that really how that sounds like, are the people making the sounds/noises staying true to what nature really sounds like, or are they just making sounds that they think is what we are suppose to hear? like seriously, i ffed myself bad with knowing its all fake. damn me. i wish i can enjoy watching the video without that intrusive thought nagging me. its not real, that is not how any of the animals sound like, that is not what the plant sounds like, everything i hear is fake, how much is what i'm seeing fake? everything too!! omg

[@jacquelineunangst5867]

Are you crazy? What difference does it make, Really?

[@thatthat]

LOL youre right, i'm crazy, it doesnt make a difference and should just appreciate the art and work that the sound crew made. I'm just crazy.

[@moclark7901]

Where is this ?

[@Zandanga]

I might be wrong but I think the narrator said this is a forest in Germany. Continental Europe.

[@moclark7901]

Wherever it was the scenery and especially the animals were just perfectly beautiful

[@MadMax-bq6pg]

@@moclark7901 if you forced me to bet, I would say Germany on the basis of the names in the credits

[@Sinvist]

@@MadMax-bq6pg Jawohl!

[@whisperingthunder9832]

Badgers? Badgers??? We don't need no stinkin Badgers!!!

[@PortmanRd]

🤨Numbnut!!

[@JudithChrispell-jl4pd]

Well they Do not Actually Stink as much as a Skunk!!! 🦨🤧

[@langgerraavalance1849]

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[@Grinningfartking6969]

Not a secret anymore

[@deathbysodomy4124]

Female Owls looking for mate after the male created a nest for the female: "Will she accept the hole?" Shouldn't the female be offering "the Hole" up to the Male hoping for HIS acceptance? Lol

[@curtislavallee8444]

lol

[@milkchan202]

that's not how it works