Wildlife Expert Reacts To Viral Animal TikToks

[@ForrestGalante]

Would you like to see more tiktok and video reviews?

[@christhefish1026]

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

[@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

[@blessedbeauty2293]

​@@avinishmcintyre3784 - I saw it 😊

[@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!

[@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 😅

[@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

[@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.

[@gymbolo9800]

He didn’t film them all that’s why 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@CoNteMpTone]

@@gymbolo9800 when was the last time you used your brain?

[@gymbolo9800]

@@CoNteMpTone when it dawned on me that you were a nerd

[@iguanawomanclaudiahodari3579]

Not a humble person at all. Ask me why if you are 3

[@iguanawomanclaudiahodari3579]

Not a humble person at all. Example : Fernandina Giant Tortoise was not found by him as he claimed

[@arinlilevjen6114]

"Snoodleboop the lemon shark". Best thing I've heard all day! 🤣

[@JRWW_EFC]

Plus he's a "doofus" apparently 😂

[@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

[@zevo9314]

when i was younger, i thought elephants and rhinos were roughly the same size, because i had never seen them next to eachother, i was amazed at how much smaller the rhino is

[@richardsanchez5444]

Dude rhino's are ridiculously huge. And elephants ARE BIGGER THAN THAT. It's crazy how big they are.

[@CanadaCasper]

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

[@ImMichelle93]

Please do a ton more of these! Shoebills are one of my favorite animals, it breaks my heart how few of them are left TT

[@jjjjjjjjjjsssssss]

I cannot express this enough. I NEED more of these videos forrest

[@jmatt4life]

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

[@enigma2114]

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

[@BurraMoo69]

🤣

[@easybreezy4559]

I’ve seen whales during whale watching and nothing prepares you for how big they are truly

[@slovak4life1991]

Different experience, but kinda along the same lines: I was swimming in Cape May, New Jersey and I was pretty far out. Water was very calm. A bunch of bottlenose dolphins came around me. I wasn't prepared for how large they actually were. Great experience.

[@toddtrierweiler958]

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

[@AKbaby89]

Humpbacks are my all time favorite animals. I literally squeeled😂 im from Juneau, Alaska, so humpbacks breeching, is my favorite thing to see. So cool!

[@dubj46]

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

[@mikelxanadu]

It’s cute how excited he gets

[@AdventureswithLandon]

I don't like TikTok, but watching you react to these videos is actually entertaining and educational. I hope you can do more TikTok reaction videos in the future.

[@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.

[@louistubo3230]

YES, PLEASE. Whenever you get the chance or extra time to do a reaction vid, then YES, PLEASE. We appreciate the work you do

[@lazyei9499]

Shark be like: bite first ask questions later

[@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!!

[@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!

[@djskooba8]

Awesome video! Its really cool how you share all of that knowledge with us all!! Much appreciated Forrest! Keep em' coming my guy. Thanks! Stay safe out there please

[@reginaphalanges7331]

Please do more videos like this! It's cool to get the lowdown on what is actually happening in the short videos. I love your content and joined your Wild Times Podcast❤

[@ForrestGalante]

Thanks for listening!

[@niveditha-salyan]

The last place he mentioned is my home ❤. Nagarahole national forest! Thank you ❤❤❤

[@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

[@blessedbeauty2293]

- I've *always* wanted to see a massive shoebill stork in person ! Take me with you guys! I can fit in a suitcase 😂. Also, please make these videos again but *maybe like 30 minutes!* Thanks to you && your team ! Good work my friends 👏🏽!!

[@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.

[@DrMacaw-yv4zc]

Please do this again these videos are really good

[@Sticks017]

This was an awesome video. You watching these videos gives you the chance to use your knowledge to talk about a wide variety of animals. And we love hearing you talk about animals!

[@nicholaseaton6161]

"hes going to do it again here, listen..." proceeds to interrupt the sound so that we cannot hear it.

[@himlaac6334]

May have been the video editing

[@benjaminvogt5544]

😂

[@Snipethebambi]

@@himlaac6334either way putting really loud music and him talking at the same time is bad editing🤷‍♂️

[@benjaminvogt5544]

@@StephenBassett-m4g it’s just funny, not criticism

[@jakobwatson8335]

Also gets to listen to it another 3 times but still feels the need to complain

[@JayNotion]

absolutely love your knowledge of animals, it's taught me so much! you have also inspired me to start learning to scuba dive soon and get out amongst the marine life!

[@jenbingham0914]

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

[@CLUMSY101]

11:15 young Gloria the Hyppo meeting the love of her life, Merman the Giraffe 😊

[@agirlnamedtomm940]

7:26 why did you smell your hand knowing what he just did? 😂

[@sayanmullick7559]

3:45 That one Croc underwater: 🙂🍿

[@heidiblake7957]

I'm so glad I found this channel. I've seen Forrest on Rogan - I don't know how I didn't realize there was a KZbin channel. I love the way you're explaining the behavior of the animals. It's really important for people to learn the reasons why animals do what they do. The more people know the less sad outcomes there are.😊

[@1BigMamaSan]

Hey Forrest, Galante, I just saw this. It’s awesome.

[@ForrestGalante]

Thanks!

[@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.

[@candycat8516]

him: listen also him: immediately starts taking over the animal sound 👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻

[@Benb1039]

Please do this again 🙏

[@kennedystorr]

Forrest in the field, Forrest in the office. Always a hit

[@Tilapia972]

Forrest, one of the top biologists around with an special emphasis in marine biology: "Very good snoodle-boop on that lemon shark" - that's the kind of love for wildlife that can't be faked

[@MrRandallDish]

Love this format! Please do it again!

[@cheryl-mm2bx]

I loved this video it was very educational and I appreciate it I hope you have an amazing time in the Congo searching for the shoebill stork

[@TysonWalker-u1w]

You should totally do this again

[@gaznewton3740]

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

[@dallebull]

Young people today doesn't know how hot it can become inside a hippo, but Ace ventura remebers...

[@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

[@Authorrlee]

I legit thought the Shoebill Stork was an animatronic at first.

[@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

[@MotherTruckinReptiles]

He said "snootle boop" 😂😂😂

[@brendadoherty3060]

Please more videos like this. ❤😊thanks for sharing.

[@williammoore1980]

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

[@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.

[@andreagriffiths3512]

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

[@louismoore6397]

love these videos. more plz forrest

[@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

[@MultiJtor]

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

[@sofia7374]

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

[@junayedbostami]

Loved this video! Technically these aren't even reaction videos these are informative and that's just Great! & Would also love to see a series on animals with different vision sight

[@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

[@rosebrown839]

Loved seeing all the animals in this video & definitely your description & explainations really clearly! Yes we would love to see more like this! 😅

[@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!!😁🇿🇦

[@LoraBol]

your consistency in producing quality content is admirable!

[@Brett_Nebraska]

These are awesome,more of these videos plz!

[@chocolatefrenzieya]

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

[@GalaxyCatWoman]

100%, please make more videos like this, loved this one! 🙌

[@Ethereal_BmZ]

Those African terrapins are crazy! I had to catch 3 giant ones from my Dad's dam because they kept eating his ducks😂

[@Phyr123]

More of these please, this was great!

[@JoshuaHargrave]

Laikipia Wilderness is a good spot to see a melanistic leopard as well. One has set up their territory around the camp. Spotted her hunting back in April.

[@michaelwells3048]

That whale shark video is beautiful and that's actually a scene they used in the Aquarium on Animal Planet involving the GA Aquarium

[@georgekuwertz5819]

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

[@OleGuy55]

That format worked, informative..

[@Harley_Qwynn]

Snooty looks like Bruce. "Fish are friends, not food!"🦈😂🎭

[@calebstroup6917]

Hippos seem like they are incredibly dumb for how large they are

[@SophieTheBagel1984]

Great video. I'm glad I stumbled on your channel.

[@josiericaro3347]

Very interesting context for a lot of these viral videos ! Great stuff. Thanks for sharing.

[@adam.g920]

Love any video Forest put out it always makes my day

[@loganator198]

Good work Forest. Thank you

[@CrackedTile]

Fuck yeah, I have only seen the intro and know this is going to be amazing. Make more of these please. 😊

[@yarianbalaguer8288]

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

[@brandongarcelon8476]

I would watch this for hours. Please do more lol

[@jamescoull7402]

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

[@winklenator]

"I squealed like a little girl" -Forrest Galante

[@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

[@kategrossi8717]

Yes! Please do the "seeing through animals eyes" that would be so interesting!

[@Stella-n-Luna]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@luckdragongirl]

I've never seen an Orca in captivity because my family never went to places like Sea World (we went to a local aquarium every summer when I was a kid, but it didn't have large animals like the larger sharks, Orcas, other dolphins, etc.). This summer, I finally got to see Orcas. In the wild. We were in Juneau on a whale watching tour. We saw a humpback whale, and that was cool. The guide kept talking about humpbacks because she said only 1 in 10 trips of whale watching there would see Orcas. Suddenly, a male Orca and a baby Orca appeared. She thought that was awesome because one of the other guides had bragged that they saw one Orca that day. Well, we ended up seeing more Orcas, then more, then more. We got stuck in a pod of 12 wild Orcas including seeing the matriarch and that one baby. The baby was having a blast. He or she would do rolls and all that. US law had it to where we couldn't really move since we had to have the motor off because we were so close. There were 4 other whale watching boats that got stuck because the Orcas were going at a leisurely pace and kept approaching the boats, especially the biggest one (ours was smaller so we were closer to the water). The boat driver said Orcas love the boats, especially the rudders. They find them amusing. They finally swam away, and we didn't get to see any more humpbacks (we did see Dall's porpoises too though). That's okay because the Orcas were really cool.

[@kevindanser611]

We need way more contentman and longer vids if possible brother love your work keep it up🔥

[@alicedoesnotcompute]

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.

[@Dlo22_]

Love these type of vids. More

[@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.

[@perryrush6563]

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