Wildlife Expert Reacts To Viral Animal TikToks

Wildlife expert Forrest Galante reacts and breaks down some of the most viral animal TikToks. Ranging from hungry hippos to feeding the world's largest fish.
Forrest Galante is a world renowned wildlife biologist and TV Host. His mission is to inspire and educate people about animals and adventure through the media, including hosting programs on Discovery Channel, on-camera expert interviews, and production of his own wildlife and natural history shows.
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[@ForrestGalante]

Would you like to see more tiktok and video reviews?

[@ChristopherCall-ii8do]

yes

[@LithaMoonSong]

uh oh, Hippos do eat meat. However, a 2015 study by the Mammal Review shows hippos “occasionally” feed on animal carcasses, a more omnivorous behavior. Hippos are known to attack and eat animals like wildebeests, zebras and kudus, as well as other hippos in cases of cannibalism, according to AZ Animals.Sep 27, 2022

[@akcolossus5012]

Yes! The informative intent on this video is 1000x better than just reactions. I say, KEEP IT GOING!

[@fozzeeroo]

Yes!

[@tianarhastings8372]

Yes

[@RealBearFace]

One of the animals Steve feared the most were hippos. If the dude who was comfortable wrestling full grown Crocs and gators feared hippos, then you can bet I'm not nearing one either

[@darthplagueis13]

Well, crocs and gators, whilst large and dangerous, are very predictable animals. Their master plan for survival hasn't changed much in the last few hundreds of million years, so once you learn how they roll, they're unlikely to surprise you. Hippos by comparison are a lot more active and intelligent, not to mention a lot faster and stronger, which makes them a lot more dangerous to interact with.

[@KathyPrendergast-cu5ci]

Crocodiles because of the way nature designed them are easier to subdue than a hippo. Can't see even the strongest human "wrestling" a full-grown hippo. 😂

[@mattnar3865]

@@KathyPrendergast-cu5ci Nothing can 1v1 an adult hippo except elephants, rhinos and large crocs

[@CoNteMpTone]

@@darthplagueis13also its important to note that a crocodile bite, while painful and surely not pretty, is something most people survive. A hippo on the other hand will literally just oneshot you without any possible counterplay. If it snaps, your chance of survival is extremely close to zero.

[@vincentender1486]

Them and cassowaries, amd and I dont blame him, those birds sounds are as nasty as it's kicks.

[@ricobuttonpusher7061]

Sees random animal videos: First video: *oh yeah I filmed this one*

[@ForrestGalante]

It was a once in a lifetime moment!

[@flashboy631]

Hey do you know when they Mabey bring the dodo bird

[@avinishmcintyre3784]

@@ForrestGalante forrest go follow up on that zach story about the tsmanian tiger make a vid

[@brandibastian4193]

I got to say the first time I saw a video of a Jaguar best thing I came in it was that video you filmed ​@@ForrestGalantebut as you said you don't know if it actually did The killing I have since seen multiple videos of Jaguar jumping on a caiman usually the cat is on a cliff and jumps into the water to grab it and pulls it out by the head but I saw another video where the caiman was out sunning itself and the Jaguar was in the water and just popped up behind it and grabbed it by the head

[@keeper6458]

​@@flashboy631I love the Dodo bird. They have been extinct for many years

[@AndyTerra]

I saw a picture of a Shoebill Stork for the first time, when I was 5 years old. Thats 40 years ago and my fascination has never faded. Yet to see one in real life though. Great video btw...

[@ForrestGalante]

They are such incredible animals!

[@keeper6458]

They are absolutely incredible!

[@CoNteMpTone]

He got tired of saying "i filmed this" really fast. Only mentioned it in the first one but kept silent about the rest. What a humble man.

[@enigma2114]

The type of animal videos: "jag eating a crocodile" "hippo chasing tourists" "birds making gun noises" " *DUCK* "

[@BurraMoo69]

🤣

[@DarkSoulRSA]

We literally had a hippo running loose in cape town recently....it escaped the zeekovlei nature reserve in cape town

[@silverseen8300]

It was their land first, I wouldn’t call it escaping, I’d just call it reclaiming

[@Snipethebambi]

Oh no they’re living where they used to!

[@DarkSoulRSA]

@silverseen8300 wild animals don't roam in cape town , only in the outer skirts of South africa .

[@silverseen8300]

@@Snipethebambi literallly

[@jancovanderwesthuizen8070]

@@silverseen8300 don't start that debate my bru

[@rebeccanorth8896]

Seeing that jaguar’s beautiful face just reiterated the fact that I will probably die trying to pet something I shouldn’t get close to 😅

[@darthplagueis13]

I feel like it bears mentioning that hippos, like many other herbivores, aren't exactly picky eaters and won't shun a bite of free protein when it comes their way. Some people like to think that being a herbivore means the animal is basically acting like a vegan, but in truth, these things are more about how an animal mostly acts and what it is adapted for, not absolute describtions of their behavior and diet. And hippos especially do sometimes just prey on things, to the point where there's some discussion about if they shouldn't be considered omnivores instead.

[@MrShysterme]

White-tailed deer eat eggs in ground nests, baby birds in the same nests, and fish that wash up dead from bodies of water. Many people have witnessed it.

[@mugnuz]

that goes for so many "herbivores". cows do eat frogs and ground breeders and insects all the times. but a hippo is even more special. there are reports in some regions of africa where hippos literally killed cows on purpose and ate them

[@wombat4583]

I feel like there's subcategories: Sport, Opportunity, and Deficiency and probably a few other gradients. I go get annoyed at the simplification. It's like a toddler/young child learned what they meant in a simplified manner and collectively people decided we didn't need to learn more.

[@jmatt4life]

I love the Shoe Bill Stork. It’s a beautiful bird!

[@dubj46]

"Listen to this insane call" Proceeds to talk the ENTIRE time lol

[@mikelxanadu]

It’s cute how excited he gets

[@WildCaught73]

Hey Forrest, I've recently been discovering all about the tales of birds going 'extinct' in New Zealand, but there are still movements to find and protect them. I would love a video of you trying to find these lost birds. It's truly horrible that species can be forced to the brink of extinction because of us humans. Rhys Buckingham is one man I have watched trying extremely hard to hear or see a South Island Kokako, and I'm sure many others are trying to rediscover lost birds in New Zealand that could help you and your team. I love that you're trying to rediscover these lost animals, as it brings back hope that these species may still exist. Great video as well, you know your stuff. Cheers from Aus!

[@toddtrierweiler958]

I like the part where the Jaguar 🐆 is using the water as some sort of camouflage 😂😂😂

[@cjgsnagz]

I would love to see more content like this

[@aerickmon3350]

Agreed Animal experts reviewing animal videos will always be entertaining

[@mich421]

I would like to see real thylacine evidence

[@likemike1695]

The first Hippo video is so scary I thought it was CGI

[@Brandon-br7tc]

Thought the humpback whale one was cgi at first. Their size is a bit hard to believe at times

[@carey4303]

Totally CGI

[@hollenfeuer1]

I had ZERO idea whales are cleaning parasites off when they breach like that. Thank you for my TIL.

[@CanadaCasper]

Please make more videos like this, I really enjoyed it!!! Doing a part 2, part 3 etc. style would be awesome! Thanks Forrest

[@katefoyder506]

So refreshing to come across this video. A real person, not an IA voice. I've su subscribed. Looking forward to seeing more of your videos. And please do more like this

[@zacharylang845]

Hey Forrest!! I have had a passion for wildlife and plants since I was a kid. I want so badly to be in the world of wildlife conservation for a career, but have no idea where to start! Your videos and so many other content creators like you are so inspiring and just give such a huge boost to raising awareness and understanding endangered wildlife in a way that I’ve never seen before! I especially love marine wildlife. If you’re ever looking for an apprentice, I’m your man! Love what you do brother, keep being the coolest dude alive!!

[@williammoore1980]

2:14- The reason being, it’s a hippo. Hippos are notorious for their aggression. They attack things for just existing.

[@JackPlays-hm6np]

11:00 when ur explaining that the hippo is very territorial and a herbivore, it reminds me of a hadrosaur from the prehistoric world, like the edmontosaurus or even a miasaura.

[@Benny_Mel]

Please do this again 🙏

[@doll9340]

I do wish we could have zoos and aquariums that are more beneficial than the ones we have now. There is always something people get hissy about and its sad as the purpose is to protect the creatures while also educating people

[@gaznewton3740]

Nice to see gloria and melman sayin hello to each other in the zoo

[@jamescampbell3090]

I’ve seen videos and experts talk about hippos actually being omnivorous. There’s video of one chasing a croc off a gazelle that it was trying to eat only to then consume the gazelle itself. And not just hippos but other animals labeled as herbivores are omnivores as well. Deer for one example, what it comes down to is opportunity.

[@rhondeau9175]

the term you're looking for is "facultative", if herbivore is 0. and carnivore is 100, with omnivore being 50, facultatives are the in betweens. A facultative herbivore is willing to eat meat, but doesn't hunt. Things like deer, giraffes, horses and cows, goats. These are Facultative herbivores. Hippos, like i commented elsewhere, are Facultative Herbivores with an argument to be made that they're just omnivores. Also, damn well know you watched that Casual Geographic video, didn't you?

[@jamescampbell3090]

@@rhondeau9175 of course I saw his video. Then I went down the rabbit hole

[@jenbingham0914]

Yes, I would love for you to do more videos like this!!

[@Rowanlafolle1965]

I have seen a video of a group of hippos feeding on a dead alligator or crocodile, and I have researched it, and they do eat carcasses, eggs, small mammals and fish.

[@a.m.1409]

i've seen a couple of ladybugs hatch this week... also i have video footage of a hedgehog mother eating sunflower seeds, later showing her little baby spikeballs to eat them as well, eventhough wikipedia says that they don't eat plant parts... i love nature man

[@MultiJtor]

Damn you always have that raw RAW POWER with your videos!!!

[@LoraBol]

your consistency in producing quality content is admirable!

[@sayanmullick7559]

3:45 That one Croc underwater: 🙂🍿

[@sofia7374]

9:05 omg I’ve never seen this beautiful kind of stork!!

[@MotherTruckinReptiles]

He said "snootle boop" 😂😂😂

[@andreagriffiths3512]

Don’t know why you popped up on my feed but I’m glad you did. New subscriber. That was a fascinating video.

[@larryrich327]

Forest thank you so much for what you do for animals god bless you and your family for all the sacrifices you’ve made and the kindness you’ve shown to our companions of this planet

[@Stephen_Brooks]

9:30 The video has views because the sign says no swimming and has a skull of death, then this duck casually comes swimming along and easily hops out. Not supposed to be an amazing or inexplicable feat of nature, it's supposed to be amusing.

[@jordandobson9600]

Love watching your videos! I work in a game Reserse in South Africa so cool to see someone from down this side of the world making a difference!!😁🇿🇦

[@stephyj6533]

I've seen several videos of hippos eating zebra, antelope, crocodiles/alligators (nit sure which). So they are carnivorous when they're pushed by hunger or nutrient deficiency

[@benmcreynolds8581]

This is great & I hope you do a lot more of these. The confidence & attitude in those little turtles is hilarious. The honey badgers of turtles lol Shoebill storks are some of the most badass birds. It's beyond impressive how capable & agile hippos are in water. They literally run underwater in a way. Then add in their crazy territorial/defensive behavior & you got yourself a recipe for one insane creature. *I've always joked around saying how I would love to see us one day somehow make a machine that allows us to see thru different animals eyes. It wouldn't be complete until we can get a sense of what and how these creatures brains and bodies sense their surroundings tho. It's obviously a completely sci-fi idea but it's just coming from a place of pure curiosity.

[@AnonEyeMouse]

Hippo's may primarily eat veg... but they are also cannibals, meaning the have the ability to digest animals.

[@Neenie1976]

The Shoebill Stork looks like it belongs with the dinosaurs.

[@KathyPrendergast-cu5ci]

They are closely related to dinosaurs, actually. You can see the similarity in many large flightless birds, eg. the ostrich, or the emu and the cassowary in Australia. Cassowaries in particular are terrifying birds, considered the most dangerous bird in the world.

[@Brett_Nebraska]

These are awesome,more of these videos plz!

[@ryanpearson9596]

The turtle pooping on his desk caused a little diva to emerge from Forrest. "While I'm filming" [hair flip].

[@RighteousnessWillPrevail]

Are you on drugs? Your talking in a very odd manner.

[@himlaac6334]

Forrest! Have you seen how scientists have found that they can attract coral polyps to dead reefs by playing sounds of a healthy one on speakers? "Animal fun facts" with things like this would be a great video idea! I dont think many people even know coral polyps can move!

[@frogmand.142]

7:10 I think it's time to fire the turtle and get a new guy in. He is blowing the shot.

[@Sigma1_969]

Hi Forrest, you recently mentioned Anant Ambani and the animal sanctuary zoo and rehabilitation centre he is building, Vantara i believe, any time frame on when it will be opening.

[@yarianbalaguer8288]

i love this series!! the eps need to be longer though

[@cathyoldrich]

I work at a summer camp where all the kids eat snack and lunch outside. Boy oh boy those birds are very quick with picking up the crumbs lol! This gorgeous murder of crows though always comes once everyone leaves and they eat the leftovers while just watching me clean stuff up it’s very funny.

[@perryrush6563]

Him: Listen Also him: talks over the sound saying how cool it is. Ha ha ah.

[@thatsinteresting3415]

Orca: "I bet you I can toss that baby 30 feet in the air."

[@kristinowens4972]

I do believe the elephant was a young male that was behaving badly because of poaching there were no bull elephants to teach them how to behave. I think they ended up relocating a big bull to that area and that stopped the juveniles from behaving badly.

[@Stella-n-Luna]

People tell me to this day that my dog looks like a melanistic leopard…she’s a velvet black cane corso ❤

[@adam.g920]

Love any video Forest put out it always makes my day

[@jamescoull7402]

Nice video. Thank you for the knowledge. Cheers from Scotland

[@alaskaguyd963]

9:30 Pretty sure that duck is swimming in the Strid. The most dangerous stretch of water in the world.

[@JackieOwl94]

I’ve never heard a wildlife professional accuse an animal of acting “like a doofus”. It gave me a chuckle. The shark might have just had its mouth open to take in water for O2.

[@NotCreative479]

They havel/had a melonistic leopard at Terpentine Creek big cat rescue in eureka springs arkansas. Absolutely beautiful cat. They even have a couple tigers from a specific Netflix "king" that they brought in to rehab. Great facility and great cause.

[@KathyPrendergast-cu5ci]

Jaguars can sometimes be melanistic too. When Americans speak of sightings of "black panthers" in the past, that's generally what they're referring too, jaguars once have ranged as far as the southern United States. Cougars aka mountain lions which live all over the US were also called "panthers" by many of the early American settlers, and it seems they were often depicted as black in their stories even though they're never born melanistic, causing some confusion. It's probably because they rarely saw them but only saw their tracks, or the results of them attacking their livestock at night, and sometimes heard them prowling or vocalizing in the woods at night.

[@felixhenson9926]

I wish we could've gotten a better look at that turtle tbh! But goddamn, he musked, peed AND pooped on you? He woke up and chose violence that day haha

[@Goolyio]

Yes, more of this please!!

[@RainKoepke-ic3gf]

I wonder if that's how some dinosaurs communicated. That fast clicking of their bills

[@loganator198]

Good work Forest. Thank you

[@richardsanchez5444]

I remember when Forrest was on Joe's podcast, joe asked about his scars, Forrest showed his scars from sharks and telling him how he got them. Then joe asked about another scar he saw and Forrest said "oh i got that by boiling crab last night". Hahaha

[@strictlykev311]

See these were wholesome videos but id like to see him react to that florida dude yoinkin creatures in the everglades

[@AKINAacacia]

There's no way shoebill storks aren't animatronic.

[@elvisburton6199]

That was amazeballs!!

[@lowgrs1]

do it again. loved it.

[@gregsdadmcleod1548]

yes I would like for you to do more of these videos!

[@TazzieTiger73]

Calling all animal lovers! Cody Roberts of Daniel, Wyoming has yet to be punished for his horrific abuse towards a wolf cub known as Thea. We must not allow him, nor any other torturer of animals get away with only a slap on the wrist. If any of you care, please fight that real justice be met! Keep this story alive, ask for better animal protection laws, continue to protest until he is given server jail time for his awful crimes. Don’t let Thea die in vain! Demand that her murderer is brought to justice. That’s what it means to be a Wildlife Warrior! #JusticeForWolves

[@Blakrex]

There are videos of hippos eating carcasses during one the big migrations.

[@danielchapman7960]

Mr. Galante has a great documentary on max on finding and studying rare sharks near Japan that I watched the other day and enjoyed. It's called Alien Sharks Ghosts of Japan.

[@chocolatefrenzieya]

Was that jag really in a gilly suit??!! 🤣🤣

[@Anon26535]

That turtle makes me glad youtube doesn't have smellovision support.

[@georgekuwertz5819]

More of this please. Easy repetitive watching....but I learned stuff. Love your style too. More.....please. 😊

[@kylerclogston]

Where do you get your shirts? haha I know it is a wierd question but I noticed the emblem on the shoulder.

[@lizbecker1677]

I think the orca is seeing that baby as lunch. I would't have done that -- it kinda freaks me out.

[@knotkool1]

Pantanal is in what should be the deepest, darkest middle of the amazonian jungle on the madeira river. but it being clearcut.

[@leruetheday377]

Hippos actively eat crocodiles

[@alainlalonde]

The hippo looks like A.I.

[@itsa-itsagames]

Would love to see you break down the different types of otters around the world ❤

[@bambiholmes]

the one with the orca made me so sad :`(

[@mokko759]

Hippos can and will happily eat carrion and have been known to predate on the occasional young crocodile or antelope. Cannibalism isn't off the table, either. This is well documented. They are not 100% herbivorous.

[@TheKyrix82]

So, and I'm being serious here, you're telling us lemon sharks are the exception to "Don't touch the animals", if they come close, gently boop the snoot?

[@SeanYoungberg-nu8jf]

Dude awesome!

[@wolfmantroy6601]

That Orca wanted to eat that baby.

[@shepherddog1199]

I was worried about that

[@neverstoppulling5169]

Next Mr Beast video - FIND MELONISTIC LEAPARD @ NIGHT FOR 34 BILLION DOLLARS

[@mikeashbaugh7773]

Loved this video!!!!!!!

[@StressBurger]

"He's gonna do it again here listen!" *talks so you cant hear anything*

[@Elizabeth912-v6o]

I would love to add you to my weekly utube rotation ❤!!!!

[@CatfishCody]

Have you ever come across a melanistic Jaguar?

[@SparkleLuna77]

I laughed so much at you saying you were squealing with excitement and I’m picturing you trying to get your camera and then just saying sod it and using your wife’s. I bet she had a happy laugh at seeing you so excited ☺️.

[@differentdestiny]

The Dallas aquarium has a shoebill or 3.

[@michaelspearinjr.2508]

Love this review videos. I want to tag you in some just to see your opinion on the crazy stuff I see all over the place

[@jonasbrownlee7279]

I still want my house hippo

[@Brontobitz]

I have a possible video suggestion Maybe you could do a video explaining some fun facts on not well known animals

[@llArrancarll]

Forest is definitely this generations steve irwin at least thats how i feel growing up during the golden age of animal planet with steve irwin

[@JayNikki04]

With almost 3000 different animals and 91000 species of insect in the usa alone, i too must be an animal expert!

[@pmbeavis4467]

Giraffes. The end result of Chuck Norris upper cutting a horse.

[@Goodwill_Hunter]

The Ace Ventura hairdo is flawless 😢

[@JamesJones-og3kc]

Please keep it going.

[@Topdoggie7]

The little rhino baby booking it!!!