Why Bush Dogs Are So Different From Other Dogs

[@surabhi_kumari]

So I'm not the only one who didn't know this species exist and this is the first time I'm watching them , interesting.

[@j.k.woryonmba4207]

Mandela affect

[@zimmeraugusto]

They are a very rare specie here in Brazil

[@dannyhenderson308]

@@zimmeraugusto I'm sure they'll be even rarer with everything going on down there.

[@zimmeraugusto]

@@dannyhenderson308 for sure. Although this has been aways a very rare animal, the good news is that it is found not only in Amazon forest.

[@DinkLover69]

You'd be surprised by the amount of rare unique species that don't get much attention. :O

[@fergalfarrelly8545]

Those look more related to weasels and wolverines than dogs or wolves.

[@hoosierhiver]

Like a bear-weasel

[@jessicas.6235]

They resemble Tasmanian devils to me

[@strzygon5426]

Id say hyena in some angles

[@rayologyxm]

@@jessicas.6235 exactly

[@dannyhenderson308]

They look like rodent bear tasmanian honeybadger capibarra mofos to me 😂

[@jaysim3253]

I knew Bush Dogs existed but I didn't know about their adaptations. They seem more like giant minks in the face, also the fact that they're semi-aquatic, webbed feet, can go after prey in the water. Convergent evolution is always interesting.

[@TrebleTS20]

Just when i thought ive seen every animal

[@BTCBlizzy]

Renny Plasencia you have seen only a small percent.. and that’s not counting the sea creatures lurking at the bottom of the ocean.

[@khalicomusic5191]

Just like Pokemon

[@HumanBean520]

Liverpool 11 99% of species don’t exist because millions and millions of years have passed 😂

[@0xcourage]

So you know of maned wolf?

[@290revolver290]

😂😂

[@kelstonhubler951]

Fun fact: the reason they look more like wolverines or badgers to some people is because they are actually the most basal living genus of canine; that is to say they are the most primitive living dog and at the very bottom of their family tree. Also of note is that Western scientists first recognized the animal from pleistocene (ice age)-dated fossils and assumed it to be an extinct genus, until living specimens of the modern species were described many years later.

[@alpine_newt]

So they're canines but not actually dog? They couldn't breed with a poodle or german shepherd?

[@lingsang_in_the_trees]

Gray fox and raccoon dog Are we a joke to you?

[@everettduncan7543]

No, the gray fox is the most primitive dog

[@IronShocker77]

@@alpine_newt They're canines like the Fox, the Coyote and the Maned Wolf, but only animals in the same *species* can breed and produce fertile offspring. Wolves and Dogs are both from the genus "Canis" and species "lupus" (their scientific names are both "Canis lupus"). Coyotes are "Canis latrans", so they're related to wolves and belong to the same genus (canis) but they're different species and thus aren't compatible in breeding. Maned Wolves, Foxes and Bush Dogs are also canines (belong to the canidae family) but don't belong to the "Canis" genus, so they're even more distant relatives. Edit: Corrected the Fox bit

[@bluecafe509]

@@IronShocker77 I dunno, seems more like some white guy just arbitrarily decided it's a dog.

[@johneli495]

But are they good bois?

[@muffin4220]

John Eli yes

[@God.sDaughter]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Dahlia_Kaitlyn]

Of course

[@MrAte-uo7yo]

All doggos good bois

[@kvz1926]

They look like nice guys.

[@fragelzrock9547]

They look like chubby little angry teddy bears and I love it

[@vippsmillennial6336]

Imagine having a dozen of these guys guarding your home!

[@ufosrus]

I never knew there were canines in the Amazon. Amazing.

[@D3nnisPro]

There are also maned wolves, very impressive animals

[@margo3367]

I've heard of bush dogs, but I thought they were just wild dogs and not an entirely different animal. Very informative!

[@DirtyFrankDahmer]

I figured that too

[@b_uppy]

They look more like a bear/dog cross. Newfies have webbed feet, as do some other dog breeds.

[@charlotteziggy8353]

Looks like combination rat and bear to me . Scary looking.

[@b_uppy]

@@charlotteziggy8353 Except the tail is short and hairy.

[@chriskinzey9655]

B uppy I said the same thing, just smaller

[@jamesdunn9714]

Bears and dogs are related.

[@kuyacargo7935]

OtterBeardog

[@mrblackbird6936]

Look like some mad scientist been mixing otter dog and bear DNA to cure his boredom.

[@hoosierhiver]

Half bear, half weasel

[@samanthanickson6478]

dr. moreau

[@mrblackbird6936]

@@samanthanickson6478 nice reference

[@israelmakinde5546]

They are in Nigeria

[@lansoyanthan7652]

In all my experience watching animal docs, this is the first time I've come across this animal. What a beauty 😍

[@hafizahhanim4428]

Bush Dog 🐶 the other time and I don’t want Hggghjvnn and I will never

[@mu11668B]

If this were uploaded on Apr., 1st then it would be regarded as the best prank ever made since the flying penguin vid by BBC.

[@EvansvilleJill]

Well that a new one on me. I've never heard of bush dogs or any dogs with webbed feet that hunt under water.

[@robertwomack6668]

I’ve seen a video of a lab diving six feet deep from a boat to catch lobsters in the Caribbean.

[@EvansvilleJill]

@@robertwomack6668 Wow! Now that sounds awesome. A dog that catches dinner. My kind of dog.

[@merk9569]

@Robert Womack @Jill Sacsayhuaman. There used to be a pair of yellow labs on an island in the Bahamas that loved retrieving items under water. They would dive down to fetch whatever you threw. I also saw a black lab that did the same. The water was crystal clear so they could see whatever was on the bottom. That island was the first landfall of Hurricane Dorian just before crossing a narrow body of water to Marsh Harbour. I haven’t found any information on how that island faired.

[@stevenpham1961]

Apparently Newfies have webbed feet. So I hear.?.. LoL

[@EvansvilleJill]

@@merk9569 my five dachshunds cry if they get rained on. At bath time you would think they are cats.

[@Salty.Peasants]

If they can hold their breath for 30 seconds and be called "underwater specialists", then I'm an Olympic swimmer.

[@shadowgirl765]

1:15 something about this movement feels unreal. Gosh I love them

[@jasonsandoval7335]

It looks like a bear 🐻 and a wolf 🐺 Mix!!! What a Beautiful animal!!

[@ahmedshaharyarejaz9886]

Am I the only one who had never heard of these before?

[@tamaraj4200]

Yes

[@desmeon]

Nope

[@AnupSingh-mj8bb]

Iam telling you guys some guy is doing some experiments and releasing them into wild

[@righteousbrother9402]

Anup Singh truth is stranger than fiction. Anything is possible.

[@robertmendez4990]

His name is Jesus

[@jontom1323]

I've been thinking the same thing

[@tamaraj4200]

These are as old as people. They are not a new species. I am amazed no one has learned about these in school. I did in grade 4.

[@2KL4SKL26]

1:37 lol why does that capybara look so judgmental

[@thebrooklyndon]

That’s because he’s never seen this “Bush Dog” either. And that’s his hood, and he’s never seen this imposter before. He also knows the neighborhood can be dangerous, that’s why he’s looking so cautious!

[@stevenpham1961]

Mean mugs the camera man!😖🤭😂

[@arielluna3760]

I've been watching Animal planet, Discovery channel, National Geographic and BBC since I was a kid and I've never heard of Bush dogs. I'm actually surprised. I'm about to look them up.

[@jontom1323]

Noone has oddly

[@DirtyFrankDahmer]

They’re rare

[@ToxicVaccines_HivHoax]

First time I ever see this creature! It looks like a fox and otter mix.

[@lapsijahti]

More like a mix of bear and capybara.

[@ToxicVaccines_HivHoax]

Or a fox and weasel mix.

[@scottturner2529]

Come on people: fodder, cappybeara, feasal or weasox.

[@lapsijahti]

@@scottturner2529 what is fodder?

[@MoejiiOsmanTV]

More of a giant mongoose then anything

[@diggleda2952]

The camera work on these kinds of documentaries is incredible.

[@MRTN13]

The Bush Dog is known for his ability to move in cinematic slomo

[@user-gw3hh9yp5c]

Finally we have a dog that looks like a bear

[@DirtyFrankDahmer]

It’s been here the entire time. Lol.

[@emily5644]

I went to a zoo which had them, they all were running in a group, on behind another on a walk. I love them.

[@dt-fv6bt]

which zoo?

[@DirtyFrankDahmer]

@@dt-fv6btThat’s what I’m wondering. I didn’t think they were in zoos.

[@Therongunner]

But why has television hidden this species from me all these years? I thought I was A- to Z with animals and then...bush dog

[@julioruelasorozco]

Is it me or do some scenes look CGI?

[@omnia001]

John Appleseed yeah i thought the same thing

[@matcuscorpez6452]

Some scenes probably are. Its cheaper to make a cgi animation then to camp out for weeks just to get live footage. Correct me if im wrong.

[@julioruelasorozco]

Matcus Corpez I don’t think I you are wrong but it defeats the purpose of it being a nature show showing animals in their natural habitat

[@RobinPillage.]

There is a weird look to it but I'd wager it's the lens they're using over cgi.

[@s.r.7602]

Which scenes specifically?

[@donaldwhite198]

When I first saw this bush dog I thought it was a mongoose

[@memyself1176]

It ios a mongiose

[@ciarel]

Everyone gangsta until the piranhas show up 👹🐟👹

[@littlemaridee]

Im pretty sure that's the water evolution version of a dog type Pokemon.

[@tayyc6074]

When a grizzly bear and hyena has a pup..lol

[@sonjalord7833]

Happy to see all good bois love sticks

[@johnnyfavorite1194]

Ancient Ancestors of Dolphins and Whales must’ve looked something like this.

[@bobcharlie2337]

These dogs are very cute.

[@CultofGrace]

He protecc He attacc But most importantly... He swam bacc

[@aastors18]

It's the whole package 😂

[@WhiteSeaLeviathan]

never knew something like this existed, now i want one.

[@blacklion6678]

Looks like the actual version of Taz the Tasmanian devil

[@shafqatishan437]

Tasmanian devils are a marsupial found in Australia

[@blacklion6678]

Shafqat Ishan didn’t ask for the info and I already knew that

[@shafqatishan437]

@@blacklion6678 okay good for you

[@ogreface8]

I've read about them in books when I was younger. They should definitely be studied more.

[@DirtyFrankDahmer]

They’re rarely ever seen.

[@mich3281]

they look like munchkin bears 💕 so cute

[@Wolf-os9yu]

Never heard of a bush dog in my life!!

[@orcokiwo6703]

Amazing footage, thanks for sharing. I am from Santa Cruz Bolivia 🇧🇴, and I've never heard or even know about the existence of these unique creatures, that until a couple of months ago the owner of a ranch which he has dedicated for jaguar spotting and conservation uploaded a video of a group of a family of bush dogs lurking in his "backyard".

[@turfybucket6326]

They are so unique looking and cool i love them

[@kreativjunkie8053]

"So, this is the Hobbit of the amazon shire" "You should never underestimate hobbits." Canine AU

[@philtripe]

my friend had a dog that would retrieve the exact rock you threw into the lake...he could do it with anything that would sink like a screwdriver or a metal rod...of course sticks would float but that was to easy for him...it was the rocks that he found under like ten feet of water that just amazed me...he must have been smelling them under water

[@maryrosekent8223]

stickloaf Dogs take in more information through their noses than we do with our eyes

[@shyshy07]

Wow they almost look like a cross between a Tasmania tiger and a Tasmanian devil

[@kvz1926]

They have very happy and exciting lives in the jungle.

[@cl9156]

never even heard of a bush dig in my life and im a dog lover

[@paolopasaol9700]

0:51 Bush Dog? More like the Undertaker Dog

[@sammlerjager9208]

Imagine casually diving along in that river and suddenly become chased by a pack of those!

[@sandersonstunes]

Its hard to get a sense of scale. I can’t tell how big they are.

[@dansalt-sfl]

Think Jack Russell Terrier.

[@tamaraj4200]

Small retriver

[@heesingsia4634]

They're so cute.

[@aresgodofwar1427]

Grisaia said it can run backwards, is it true?

[@IkarosDC]

Lol they're truly hit and run like so ever Kazami Yuji's squad bush dogs hahaha

[@JustAnotherRandomGuy-_-]

Oh so you don't know about this creature? Jaguarundi : Am I joke to you?

[@ethernal2072]

That yawn though 😂😍

[@entertexthere1127]

Aaawww whose the cutie doggie aaawww doggieeee😍😍😍

[@ArslanBajwa]

Happy to see something new.

[@MarioHernandez-ng4qh]

Didn't even know they existed, thank you KZbin recommendations

[@tonyochiha9798]

I have never heard or seen this species of animal in my life. Amazing.

[@ikeykay5943]

It's like a Tasmanian devil had a baby with an Otter...

[@killapicklepiratepanda7373]

Bush dogs look like a giant weasel

[@theallmightyisblack3339]

Can you mix them with regular dogs?

[@Oenloveslife]

I wonder how close to Thylacines they are?

[@nojorooney]

Not that close at all. Bush dogs are carnivorans, which are apart of the mammalian subdivision placenta, the thylacine is a marsupial, marsupials are apart of a completely different subdivision of mammals, they are both closer to each other than they are to monotremes like the platypus, but that’s about it.

[@riban8993]

Is this a film trailer or just a narration about these new species. I mean cinematography is awesome.

[@evrettej]

What a fascinating creature

[@spiralpython1989]

They remind me somewhat of Tasmanian Devils.

[@veisszero]

NEW DOG JUST DROPPED

[@Blue_Lugia]

Let's be honest, they're cute!

[@bluesteel5688]

Mother nature is wonderful

[@DirtyFrankDahmer]

Nature is brutal and unforgiving

[@Super-chad]

How comes I've never seen that creature in any other documentary or movie before?

[@M1aocat]

Omg what a cute doggo😍😍

[@NerangelSmile]

I'm not a dog person but I'm falling in love with bush dog, cute

[@maryrosekent8223]

Neira Smile I love their sounds

[@mook2102]

It looks like it's related to the Tasmanian Devil only it's light brown and a bit bigger. The noises and mannerisms are so alike.

[@vierizona5772]

They looks like a Default 3D of CGI with no many polish in the making.... that's cute

[@Scrap-vp9fp]

🐀 just walking Bush dog :👀👀👀

[@TK-kayz]

When you thought u'v seen it all then a Bush-dog appears 😅

[@Fan_Made_Videos]

Wow, never heard of these and I've watched hundreds of documentaries on the Amazon

[@fabinh023]

He is more common onsouth region of Brazil, near to Iguaçu falls. This region is very far from Amazon.

[@jackbudgen8858]

Literally ever other member of the canine specie: “new number, who dis?”

[@kenjiunno3453]

Grisaia no kajitsu brought me here...

[@STANDRDUSER]

Frog Dogs? Navy Seals of Dog? That’s awesome.

[@gjsanchez3652]

Never heard of these beautiful creature.

[@vanniyo8988]

Where can I buy this breed of dogs

[@8kigana]

Ah man, just when I think I have all the wild canines covered a new wild canine dog species shows up, and what do you know, it dives for rodents.

[@--Paws--]

The look like a less fluffy version of the Raccoon Dog (tanuki).

[@MonaLisa-lf3vv]

Almost ; badger / fisher ( east Coast - U.S.)& a wolverine...

[@Rafael-lr4gn]

Here in brazil we call it " vinegar dog"!

[@franciscoduarte1925]

Cachorro vinagre ! É esse o nome ?

[@joestockton7016]

Where can I buy one?

[@Cottonmouth88]

They look more like Tasmanian Devil than dog. But, boy this is the cutest dog I ever seen

[@COUNTERCOM]

Anyone here because of the Grisaia series?

[@PrettybuoyJones1992]

Is this a new species,I've never heard or seen them before....

[@tamaraj4200]

They have been around as long as humans

[@TrillLee223]

@Wildciencias please these Vs Otters

[@williamalmendarez9157]

I’m thirty years old and am now finding out I’ve always wanted this dog I hate my lazy hairy husky now

[@gtd360]

I have a hard time imagining a bush dog taking down a Capybara. Looks like the camera crew threw them a pre-cut piece of meat though.

[@ToxicVaccines_HivHoax]

It definitely looks like the camera crew threw them a piece of fish!! These are some lab created dna mix expermental creature. I do not think it will survive in the wild. Nature will eliminate them as weak.

[@OwlPhobe]

That's the benefit of hunting in a pack, similar to wolves. Bush dog packs have been known to go after prey as big as peccaries, rheas and even 400-500 lb tapirs.

[@lisemariecaron7498]

They looks awesome 😱

[@MermaidMakes]

They definitely look like canids to me, but I can see how people would mistake them for something else . They look way more like a dog than pugs and chihuahuas though 😢. Lol

[@szaki]

I want one for a pet! Pet's Mart sells it?

[@dontbsilly8104]

They literally look like a bigger version of the Tasmanian Devil.

[@salscandura6059]

These dogs were in the L..A.Zoo about 30 yrs. ago. They were interesting animals.

[@angelaguilar8413]

Y’all got it all wrong that’s a mongoose/ hyena hybrid, originally discovered on Pangea, the island people gave it the name “elongesdanahymon” which means great warrior in their native language.

[@indyreno2933]

Mongooses and hyenas cannot interbreed because they are too distantly related, mongooses belong to their own family, which is Herpestidae, while hyenas belong to Hyaenidae, additionally mongooses are more closely related to civets and malagasy carnivorans than to hyenas.