One of my teachers gave me the best advice on what to do if you meet a wolf in the wild. You stand very still, put your hand in your pocket, pull out your phone and take a picture. They are scared of humans and meeting one is incredibly lucky.
@@coomslayer6996 But will only attack if they feel their space or their young are threatened. A wolf pack will absolutely scavenge a human corpse, but, unless they are sick or starved, will not bother to hunt us. We're not worth the risk.
Honestly, the only reason you should be scared if you meet one is that it should've booked it in the other direction the moment it heard you enter that forest. But even then it might just be injured so as long as you don't approach it you're in the clear cause it's not gonna approach you.
@@coomslayer6996 Usually not, no. Yellowstone has mega packs of wolves and even with all the visitors they get per year those wolves leave people alone. People have to actively fuck with wolves to even get them to look at you twice before they're leaving the post code to get away from you.
@@coomslayer6996 Even then they often will just move away. Wolves are almost only dangerous when provoked. Never hurts to be safe but don't assume your about to get eaten the second you see one.
Fun wolf fact: A wolf named OR-7 broke from his pack and walked over 1,000 miles from the Wallowa Mountains to Oregon and California. He was the first confirmed wild wolf in western Oregon since 1947 and the first in California since 1924. He had seven pups and was nicknamed Journey. Edit: As some mentioned in the replies, there’s a really good book based on OR-7’s journey called A Wolf Called Wander by Rosanne Parry. I read it when I was younger and I would highly recommend it!
10 years from now when you are on National Geographic getting an award for your contribution to wildlife education, no promises I don't tear up. My sons and I LOVE your work. Never stop Casual.
Much respect to anyone who spreads awareness of animals and why we must coexist and respect, not destroy them. As well as a whole lot of factual information. Well done Casual G 😊👍
There ARE some situations where you will get an alpha wolf though. The main one being when they get reintroduced to an area and the whole family culture thing isn't well established. The Druid pack had its "father" hook up with an absolute bitch of a female. While the male was kind to the point where he never killed a rival in a fight the female decided that violence was always the answer. But eventually the rest of the pack got tired of her shit and her much kinder sister started a mutiny against her and became the new leading female getting along with her sister's man way better.
@@bolbyballingerThat just proves his point? If you don't understand look up the information that was put out to remedy the misinformation. It's JUST a family structure, and all families function differently.
@@bolbyballinger As was noted, in the video. They’ll only happen in captivity/extenuating circumstances. Furthermore, it applies _much more legitimately_ to chickens than wolves. But you won’t see anybody claiming themselves to be an alpha male _chicken_ , because that would be _ridiculous_ . In summation, the concept itself is selectively applied to prison canids, then twisted to mean something akin to ‘dominant badass,’ when it’s _anything_ but that.
In Ireland conservationists want to bring wolves back. They last were killed in the late 1700s. Now, we have red deer and sika deer with out of control populations to the point they have to be culled, mink are everywhere (invasive species released from fur farms) - you get the idea. Other native species wiped out were lynx and bears. For some reason we have a colony of wild wallabies living their best life on an island and a growing population of stick insects.
I wonder how the wallabies would do if the wolves were reintroduced. Like, would they have genetic instincts from dealing with dingos, or would they just get merched.
@@treycopeland1368 that wasn't the point of the comment and I know that but it's a litteral canine (dog) that looks like a raccoon therfore having the brain of a dog and shape & looks of a raccoon
I went to Howling Woods last summer! The workers are really nice and I bought a necklace of the all black wolf (forgot his/her name lol) but for those wondering about the 3 legged wolf, she lost her leg to cancer if I remember correctly. The workers have been making sure she's in as little pain as possible, and every wolf was rescued! Orian loves to dig dens so you have to look out, but there's a place where you can take a picture with 2 wolves next to you, plus you can give them some treats if the workers let you!!
Yeah, he mentioned osteosarcoma, which is bone cancer. Canines and felines generally adapt to being tripods quite well thankfully. Sounds like an awesome place! ❤ I love rescues and sanctuaries rescuing non pet animals from the pet/zoo trade. Let them live out as good of a life as possible.
My dad's Great Dane suffered from the same thing resulting in losing one of his front legs and he adapted very quickly and walks as if he was still using four. We don't know if he will get better or worse in the future but he is living the best life he can even with losing one leg and staying strong.
@@rorschach1985ifyDogs adapt incredibly well to being tripods, although with such a giant beast and the loss of front paw that bears more weight I'd look into booking some physiotherapy sessions so the physio can teach your dad how to massage the doggo in case his muscles get tense/painful. There's few simple exercises that can help relieve the tension that the heavily shifted balance may cause. Great Danes are too "vertical" in their mass distribution to comfortably adjust to using doggy wheelchairs and fortunately, light enough to rarely need one - rehabilitative exercises, massage and support when going down longer flights of stairs should be enough for your dad's doggo to live life as full as ever. My aunt adopted a tripod Irish Wolfhound that will be 17 this year, having been a tripod for majority of his life and he started needing wheelchair only recently due to arthritis.
We had a Carolina Dog show up on our land out in the country in SC. She was probably a year and a half old. My dad took her in and lived with us till she was around 14 before she passed on her own. She was insanely intelligent. She could recognize all the vehicles we had and would go on the defense and bark if someone pulled up and she didn't recognize the vehicle. Our alarm system got set off once and I had to come home from work to disable it and she was going absolutely spare in the house. A close friend of my dad had cancer that kept returning. Turns out Sallie (that's her name) could detect cancer. One time she was acting strange and he was due for a recheck and the cancer had returned. From then on if Sallie acted oddly around him he would immediately make an appointment to get checked again and every single time the cancer had returned. Sallie knew commands and such without any sort of training. She knew which vehicle my dad wanted her to get in by name (white truck, Rav, etc). I'm honestly a cat person (my 6 cats attest to that), but I love that dog and miss her dearly. Oh, her ears didn't go upright from being a puppy, so she had floppy ears still. She was also more golden than the one pictured.
@@Psylaine64as someone from new jersey, you don't have to worry about bears as long as you respect them. Bears aren't interested in a fight cept to defend themselves or their kids. So be careful but don't panic
@@blackbird7781 Most animals don't want a fight, its not worth the risk to them. Humans are large enough that most animals won't take the risk unless they are defending something or have absolutely no other options.
Fantastic video. I'd love if some day you also talk about red wolves. There's only 20 left in the wild and 270 in zoos. Their conservation is a crazy story, and spreading awareness helps protect these beautiful animals.
There's something very heart warming knowing that an animal lover like my mans here loves German Shepherds. My mum and grandad, both long-time dog trainers and German Shepherd enthusiasts are smiling down at you from the beyond along with Sheba, Hercules, Ripley and Blaze, our shepherds
when I lived in brighton in england, I had a fox that would come and sit beside me on my doorstep in the evenings and watch the world go round with me. surreal, something I'll ever forget. love your videos salutations from france.
I'd like to imagine the thoughts that were going through that fox's mind went something like, "Hello, human. Taking a break from life? Well... if you don't mind, I'd like to join you."
There are other sanctuaries like the one he mentioned. I know of 2 in Colorado that let people come tour. The one I volunteered at was 100% donation. All they asked was that i bring my own tent and food.
Move to Northern Ontario, or really anywhere north of the main population centers in Canada. Get a job in construction doing road work somewhere along the Trans Canada Highway outside of town. If you're luck you'll see them. Even if you're not lucky, they'll definitely see you (and keep their distance)
We had a half wolf, half German Shepherd back when I lived with my parents. She was huge and could definitely pull me off my feet, on a walk, if she saw something that excited her, especially if it was running away! 😅
@CasuaIGeorgaphic you 4got red wolves! A critically endangered Mexican wolf subspecies who has been a remarkable advocate for zoo sponsored conservation efforts
I have a coyote dog. My wife got him for the kids and swore up and down he was a german sheperd husky mix, i took one look at the thing and was like "nope thats a coyote" we got him tested and sure enough hes german shepard coyote, but Harly is a good dog, a scardycat but a good boy.
I live downtown Minneapolis and my neighbor lives in a studio apartment with a literal WOLF! My staffy was bread to fight bulls and bears and she looks at the wolf like, "Domesticate yourself, fool!"
Are you sure it’s a wolf and not a malamute because they have a wild wolf in a small apartment I don’t know it just don’t sound true and I’ve lived in Minnesota in the Twin Cities for over 25 years
I think my favorite part of this video is the blooper at the end with your dog. The look of happy adoration on your face for her was just very nice to see.
I love wolves, always have since I was young. Thank you so much for mentioning the Howling Woods Farm. I hope that more people donate to the sanctuaries protecting these beautiful animals. This was a great video. Brought a tear to my eye.
Zookeeper here. We have a coyote named Trick at our zoo who we got on Halloween with her sister Treat. Unfortunately as the sisters matured they drifted apart and trick ended up killing treat. This was before my time but apparently treat was really sweet. Trick is pretty cautious of people and will stay at the opposite end of her enclosure from you. You can tell she just wants her space. She howls at police sirens which is always fun. Guests try to get her to howl sometimes but it rarely works. We also have a red fox who's leucistic named Luna. Leucistic means she's missing most pigment and is mostly white. She's a funny old girl who likes going around to all the food bowls, taking the best thing in them and burying it for later. She's in the same enclosure as our three gray foxes. They surprisingly get along quite well and I've never seen them fight at all. Our gray foxes are all rescues and need frequent vet visits for allergies, arthritis and one of them gets seizures if she's stressed.
the way i CHOKED when the word omegaverse left his mouth 😭😭😭 reminds me of when he once talked about ruts and said smth like "but i dont need to explain that to some of yall bc you already know. and i _know_ why you know." HELP HE REALLY DOES 😭😭
@@mndiaye_97 I am whole-heartedly behind that plan! Hope it's not as hot where you are as it is where I am! I live in Arkansas and it was 99°F today! Don't even get me started on the Heat Index! That 99° felt like 108°F with our humidity. But I wish you & your loved ones a wonderful summer! Love from the Sane in Arkansas💙
I love your videos so much. Quality content and the way you bring it is awesome. The fact that you also correct anything you've already done and learned more about, shows that you have an amazing character and personality. The way you show how much you love animals should be the way the world loves them and the shout outs you give to places that help animals, thank you!!!!! Your dog is such a cutie and you two are cute to watch together ^^ You talk to her with so much love, it is a joy to watch.
@@cosmictreason2242 nope, dingos are the dead animals in the tree. I did not look further but this could go 1 of 2 ways. The relatively normal hunting way of the carcasses being hung up to drain properly before further processing for desired products (mainly meat and fur). Or the bad way of humans simply trying to exterminate a species and wasting the resources of the animal corpses.
You are one of the most wholesome educators this side of Snake Discovery. I'm so glad you've gone into longer-form videos, and I look forward to every single one.
I already liked maned wolves, but that sound just absolutely captured my heart! They sound prehistoric! Just absolutely in love with those vocalizations! (What would you call them? Barks? Something else?)
My favorite part of this video was when your dog made a cameo and you stopped taping to pay attention to your best friend and the smile on your face while y'all were interacting!!
I'd love a video on red wolves. That whole situation is insane. And please, please, PLEASE talk about the conservation effortson the Mexican wolf. That thing where they swap out pups in wild litters is incredible!
This video gave me EXACTLY what I subscribed to this channel for over a year ago: countless laughs, and a inundation of facts I never knew! Even though canids are my 3rd favorite boreoeutherians (after bison and lemurs), I learned SO MUCH about them from this video that I had no idea was the case before! Thank you for still being my favorite biology TH-camr!
COLORADO WOLF AND WILDLIFE CENTER!! (As a strong suggestion!) I also STRONGLY recommend the Wild Animal Sanctuary in Keenesburg, CO (they took in the Bolivian lions rescued from that circus back in 2011) And I recommend Mission:Wolf in Westcliffe, CO Thank you SO. DAMN. MUCH. for bringing such desperately needed attention to gray wolves and the absolute horrors they face, daily, from humankind. What happened to Thea (some call her Hope) was beyond heart wrenching. It’s truly demonic. Grey wolves in North America are actually at a huge risk of going extinct in the coming centuries, due to a lack of genetic diversity amongst the remaining wolf populations. The consequences of this are especially dire for wolves who are still alive in the lower 48. Source: “Genetic diversity and mate selection in a reintroduced population of gray wolves” published in Nature Saving the gray wolf has always been the focal point of my life, pretty much since I could talk, actually. and FINALLY seeing such positive, educational, factual, scientific, and impassioned presentations advocating for the survival of wolves is pretty tear-jerking for me!
I love how you're actually going to all these places and going hands on with these beauties. Literally hands on in this video, and promoting sanctuaries. Love it! 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
@5:31 The Thomas Jefferson is actually another misunderstood animal. In 1998, the journal Nature published an article with the headline, "Jefferson Fathered Slave's Last Child," which lead to the famous narrative that Thomas Jefferson fathered children with his slave Sally Hemming. However, the title was misleading---a DNA test of Hemming's youngest child, Eston, suggested that his father was _a_ male in the Jefferson lineage. There are actually eight possible candidates, and Thomas's brother, Randolf, is the most likely. Randolf enjoyed socializing with the slaves and playing violin at their parties when he visited, visited Monticello 15 days before Eston's estimated conception, and was rumored to have fathered children by three other slave women. Jefferson also gets a lot of grief for opposing slavery, but never freeing his own slaves. However, Virginia law made it very difficult for Jefferson to free slaves and ensure that they _stayed_ free. Jefferson inherited a massive debt from his father-in-law, and under Virginia law, if a man in debt died, his debtors could seize any slaves he freed as collateral. George Washington (a proponent of slavery) was able to free his own slaves when he died (while Jefferson wasn't) because he wasn't in debt, and didn't have this stipulation to worry about. Also, freed slaves in Virginia had to leave the state within a year, or be seized (as slaves) by the state. Thomas Jefferson didn't have the financial means to set his slaves up in another state, due to the massive debt and the 15-20 family members he was supporting at any given time, so elected to keep his slaves and at least know they were treated humanely, instead of risk them being seized and ending up in far worse situations.
I am so glad someone else knew this history. So many from Epic Rap Battle of History or Family Guy have dishonored Thomas Jefferson. I think that he also wanted to put a line in the Declaration of Independence against slavery as well. I'll have to check the details on that one though.
That's very interesting, I'm glad to know he wasn't that bad. It sucks knowing that even the most powerful people in the nation couldn't sway laws enough to get any actual change done (though there is the distinct possibility they didn't care that much about it).
Dude, I love your videos…personal anecdote from me, I worked at a wolf shelter in Oregon for years. Most of them were pretty chill, but there were a few that you just didn’t want to turn your back on.
Thank you for keeping it real with the smoke detector joke. I used to occasionally do handyman work for a landlord and the amount of times I have had to explain to people ‘the beeping means it needs a new battery’ is insane.
Seeing your blooper with your pup was the highlight of the video. I love all the videos you put out, however, this one is my favorite. I love wolves, dogs and all animals under the sun but there is something about canines and all that fall under the species that holds a special place in my heart. This video was so informative and I thought I knew all the canines but I learned of two new ones you shown in this video. All amazing. And all deserve their spot in this world. We absolutely need to get our shit together and do right by all the animals that live on earth. Well done ❤👏
Fun fact: when English settlers came to Australia, they interbred their own dogs with dingos to create the Australian Cattle Dog/Heeler. Edited it because I thought it was a rumor but it's true
Eh. Maybe. There are plenty of scientific studies which were unable to prove there's any discernible dingo roots in Australian domestic breeds. For example, I have two Kelpie mixes. For decades, the public's "common knowledge" stated Kelpies were collies interbred with dingoes to help them better herd in the heat, but recent research and DNA analyses concluded they probably never had dingo ancestry at all. Not much genetic ancestry research has been done because it's expensive and difficult to prove a negative - particularly when you're going against public opinion and desire. People often perpetuate the "there's dingo blood" idea because there's an urban fascination with wild canids and the idea of mixing them into domestic breeds. In reality, the practice rarely yields the desired result in terms of behavior (hence so many wolf dogs and coydogs being abandoned/destroyed once they become adults).
Just wanted to let you know, seeing something of yours pop up in my feed always brightens my day... Great information presented in a way that always gives me a chuckle from someone who has a strong passion for learning... Great recipe for a bit of a pick me up no matter how the day has been. You're doing great work, man, keep it up.
It never ceases to amaze me how powerful wolves are. I knew that the American breeds were bigger than most, if not any dog, but it takes about three or four of them (mind you they usually weigh less than an average man) to take down a buffalo. A buffalo weighs about as much as a small car, and wolves use only their teeth to take down prey. I saw a documentary once about a she wolf in Alaska somewhere, she successfully hunted elk all by herself to feed her pups (her mate died prematurely if I remember correctly). Sadly she was poached in 2011, her pelt was sold. I don’t remember if the pups were old enough to survive by themselves, I don’t think they were.
I went to Howling Woods Farm for my birthday after seeing it in one of your videos and it was easily one of the best birthdays I've ever had. It's so cool to be able to get in the enclosures with the wolf dogs and come as close as possible to petting wolves as you safely can. For people (like me) who love wolves, it is definitely a must visit.
I have owned 2 generations of high content Wolf dogs. He's bang on. While there is a hierarchy, and they do usually bond more with one person of the family, they are totally family members. He's also right about "if you're expecting an unhinged husky, your expectations will be subverted like the titanic"... yeah.. thats why most provinces in Canada now need sanctuaries after families assume they know how to handle them and are very... very very wrong.
There’s a wooded area next to our apt complex, and we see them from every windows. It saved my sanity during the pandemic. Sometimes, the coyotes will howl, and I love hearing them. I always wonder what got them going.
12:16 Actually, there’s a relatively isolated pack of wolves (I may be misremembering it, but I’m pretty sure it’s wolves and not coyotes) in Canada that have been living in and adapting to an island environment so much that they’ve begun to develop webbed paws! Those wolves are going the way of the whales, lmao.
You are just naturally caring. No virtue signalling here, just virtue. Love your videos! - from an almost fifty year old woman....Oh, also, you are HILARIOUS!
I walked around a corner with my angry little 12 pound terrier and saw a coyote. My dog barked at it, and the coyote just looked at him like "what are you doing, snack?" My dog: way too stupid to encounter wild dogs
I love your dog at the end! So cute! In your next video can you talk about the red wolves? I feel they get left out a lot since they’re not many of them and they’re one of the smaller wolves.
I used to work at a prison in the desert. Near the prison there was a pack of the FLUFFIEST coyotes you'd ever seen in your life. The prison was surrounded by date palms, so between the dates, the rodents that the dates attracted, and the inmates in the minimum security yard outside the electrified fence feeding them, they were some HEALTHY coyotes. And yes, healthy, well-fed coyote puppies are exactly as cute as you think they would be.
Fun little tidbit: There was a professor in Siberia who tried to domesticate foxes since 1956 That project is still going and there are now domesticated arctic foxes out there. They're still fearful of people but after generations of selective breeding and care they slowly began to accustom to humans.
I went to a wolf sanctuary and yeah, when you get up close and personal with a wolf...you know that it is not a dog. The one I met was still young, but was huge and his eyes had a look in them that was nothing like a dog, they should be respected and loved.
huh i didnt know dingos could climb trees or that some foxes had reactractable claws i mean i knew they were dogs trying their hardest to be cats but i didnt knew they tried THAT hard
I was an intern for coyote research for a few months, now i mainly sanitized & dissected their turds, but i still learned a lot and love them. To keep it short, they are extremely adaptable & intelligent creatures.
There’s a place in Divide Colorado called the Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Sanctuary where they have wolves, foxes and a couple New Guinea singing dogs. They have a sit down interactions with some of their wolves. Awesome place to visit.
Y’know, i was about to watch this, but then i realized it’s 11 and i don’t want to go insane tonight recalling the horrors brought forth by another video by this man. thank you, but hell naw
Every Friday after work, I treat myself to a chicken sandwich from the chicken place down the street and eat it while I watch one of your videos. It's the ritual that starts the weekend. Today your video dropped literally as I sat down with my sammie. Perfect timing, my man. 👌
One of my teachers gave me the best advice on what to do if you meet a wolf in the wild. You stand very still, put your hand in your pocket, pull out your phone and take a picture.
They are scared of humans and meeting one is incredibly lucky.
Yeah but if you come across a whole pack of them, then they will be bold enough to attack you together
@@coomslayer6996 But will only attack if they feel their space or their young are threatened. A wolf pack will absolutely scavenge a human corpse, but, unless they are sick or starved, will not bother to hunt us. We're not worth the risk.
Honestly, the only reason you should be scared if you meet one is that it should've booked it in the other direction the moment it heard you enter that forest. But even then it might just be injured so as long as you don't approach it you're in the clear cause it's not gonna approach you.
@@coomslayer6996 Usually not, no. Yellowstone has mega packs of wolves and even with all the visitors they get per year those wolves leave people alone. People have to actively fuck with wolves to even get them to look at you twice before they're leaving the post code to get away from you.
@@coomslayer6996 Even then they often will just move away. Wolves are almost only dangerous when provoked. Never hurts to be safe but don't assume your about to get eaten the second you see one.
"Same test, similar solution
Homie you KNOW its convergent evolution" is a bar I'm going to have in my head forever. You're brilliant man
When is Casual Geo dropping his mixtape 🗣️🔥🔥🔥
was going to comment the same thing
It needs to be a T-shirt!
Fun wolf fact: A wolf named OR-7 broke from his pack and walked over 1,000 miles from the Wallowa Mountains to Oregon and California. He was the first confirmed wild wolf in western Oregon since 1947 and the first in California since 1924. He had seven pups and was nicknamed Journey.
Edit: As some mentioned in the replies, there’s a really good book based on OR-7’s journey called A Wolf Called Wander by Rosanne Parry. I read it when I was younger and I would highly recommend it!
And I would walk 500 miles and I would walk 500 more..
A _"lone wolf"_ would you say?
@@SolstaceWinters bro mf made a hole vid ab this bullshit, cmon do better
@@Ominous_Odysseyjust tah BE the Wolf who walked a thousand MILES to howl at your door
1) If HE had pups, isn’t that a SHE?
2) If OR-7 was the only one, does that mean she wandered 1000 miles while PREGNANT?!
People outside the enclosure: Howling
Wolf: “Oh I didn’t know you were chill like that”
10 years from now when you are on National Geographic getting an award for your contribution to wildlife education, no promises I don't tear up. My sons and I LOVE your work. Never stop Casual.
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100% I'm waiting for the day I see him on his own TV show lol
@@mndiaye_97you better be the first one to catalog fish on mars or something
Much respect to anyone who spreads awareness of animals and why we must coexist and respect, not destroy them.
As well as a whole lot of factual information. Well done Casual G 😊👍
You mean when he talks to someone who actually knows what they ar talking about? This random guy says something, and you believe it why?
"There is no alpha wolf. It doesn't exist. I will fight you."
Two facts and then a promise 🤣🤣
There ARE some situations where you will get an alpha wolf though.
The main one being when they get reintroduced to an area and the whole family culture thing isn't well established.
The Druid pack had its "father" hook up with an absolute bitch of a female. While the male was kind to the point where he never killed a rival in a fight the female decided that violence was always the answer.
But eventually the rest of the pack got tired of her shit and her much kinder sister started a mutiny against her and became the new leading female getting along with her sister's man way better.
@@bolbyballinger I mean, that sounds like a family culture that had an annoying lead female replaced for a better one. Not an alpha male situation
@@bolbyballingerThat just proves his point? If you don't understand look up the information that was put out to remedy the misinformation.
It's JUST a family structure, and all families function differently.
@@bolbyballinger As was noted, in the video. They’ll only happen in captivity/extenuating circumstances.
Furthermore, it applies _much more legitimately_ to chickens than wolves. But you won’t see anybody claiming themselves to be an alpha male _chicken_ , because that would be _ridiculous_ .
In summation, the concept itself is selectively applied to prison canids, then twisted to mean something akin to ‘dominant badass,’ when it’s _anything_ but that.
But thank you fanfiction for carrying on the myth.
In Ireland conservationists want to bring wolves back. They last were killed in the late 1700s. Now, we have red deer and sika deer with out of control populations to the point they have to be culled, mink are everywhere (invasive species released from fur farms) - you get the idea. Other native species wiped out were lynx and bears. For some reason we have a colony of wild wallabies living their best life on an island and a growing population of stick insects.
You have wild wallabies?
I was just thinking the same thing lol
I wonder how the wallabies would do if the wolves were reintroduced. Like, would they have genetic instincts from dealing with dingos, or would they just get merched.
What are Wallabies doing in Ireland?
@@WinterFrostDragon1347 They overstayed their visas.
I live for the line, "If foxes are an anomaly, jackals are a conundrum." Solid script, my dude. Respect at maximum
13:58 WHO GAVE A RACCOON THE BRAIN OF A DOG AND VOCALS OF A PEACOCK
Raccoons are smarter than dogs
@@treycopeland1368 that wasn't the point of the comment and I know that but it's a litteral canine (dog) that looks like a raccoon therfore having the brain of a dog and shape & looks of a raccoon
The good lord was definitely laughing at us when He made tanukis
God
That little shit has no business being this cute.
Dingos being able to articulate their wrists and spin their heads like that makes sense when you remember kangaroos are grapplers.
bruh, that shit actually makes sense
Dingos with the rocky evolution montage
*I didn't eat that baby, but that baby ate these paws*
That... Actually puts things into place mate, damn...
Well done 🤌
@@tomarmadiyer2698
Also mate, really..?
I went to Howling Woods last summer! The workers are really nice and I bought a necklace of the all black wolf (forgot his/her name lol) but for those wondering about the 3 legged wolf, she lost her leg to cancer if I remember correctly. The workers have been making sure she's in as little pain as possible, and every wolf was rescued! Orian loves to dig dens so you have to look out, but there's a place where you can take a picture with 2 wolves next to you, plus you can give them some treats if the workers let you!!
Yeah, he mentioned osteosarcoma, which is bone cancer. Canines and felines generally adapt to being tripods quite well thankfully. Sounds like an awesome place! ❤ I love rescues and sanctuaries rescuing non pet animals from the pet/zoo trade. Let them live out as good of a life as possible.
My dad's Great Dane suffered from the same thing resulting in losing one of his front legs and he adapted very quickly and walks as if he was still using four. We don't know if he will get better or worse in the future but he is living the best life he can even with losing one leg and staying strong.
@@rorschach1985ifyDogs adapt incredibly well to being tripods, although with such a giant beast and the loss of front paw that bears more weight I'd look into booking some physiotherapy sessions so the physio can teach your dad how to massage the doggo in case his muscles get tense/painful. There's few simple exercises that can help relieve the tension that the heavily shifted balance may cause. Great Danes are too "vertical" in their mass distribution to comfortably adjust to using doggy wheelchairs and fortunately, light enough to rarely need one - rehabilitative exercises, massage and support when going down longer flights of stairs should be enough for your dad's doggo to live life as full as ever. My aunt adopted a tripod Irish Wolfhound that will be 17 this year, having been a tripod for majority of his life and he started needing wheelchair only recently due to arthritis.
We had a Carolina Dog show up on our land out in the country in SC. She was probably a year and a half old. My dad took her in and lived with us till she was around 14 before she passed on her own. She was insanely intelligent. She could recognize all the vehicles we had and would go on the defense and bark if someone pulled up and she didn't recognize the vehicle. Our alarm system got set off once and I had to come home from work to disable it and she was going absolutely spare in the house. A close friend of my dad had cancer that kept returning. Turns out Sallie (that's her name) could detect cancer. One time she was acting strange and he was due for a recheck and the cancer had returned. From then on if Sallie acted oddly around him he would immediately make an appointment to get checked again and every single time the cancer had returned. Sallie knew commands and such without any sort of training. She knew which vehicle my dad wanted her to get in by name (white truck, Rav, etc). I'm honestly a cat person (my 6 cats attest to that), but I love that dog and miss her dearly. Oh, her ears didn't go upright from being a puppy, so she had floppy ears still. She was also more golden than the one pictured.
There is NOTHING like the face of a human watching their beloved dog be happy.
I feel like dogs are the definition of "the power of friendship"
… domesticated dogs kill 58,000 people a year, worldwide.
I had to Boston that would sneeze to say yes when I asked her questions.
The smoke detector joke sent me 💀💀
Me too! Just his deadpan expression at the chirp.
Not gonna lie, I thought it was mine
The smoke detector chirp has slowly become my favorite racisms lmao
I legit sent it to my bro, and he was like, "Yeah, change the damn batteries!"
srry, i dont get it?
We wiped out all our wolves in The UK, which left the deer unattended, now Scotland's nearly as bald as Dwayne Johnson.
Rewilding are looking to bring them back!! I really hope they do even if it comes with bears (scared of those)
Shouldnae dunnit... 🤦♂️
@@Psylaine64 Lynxes too, which I'm really hoping for
@@Psylaine64as someone from new jersey, you don't have to worry about bears as long as you respect them. Bears aren't interested in a fight cept to defend themselves or their kids. So be careful but don't panic
@@blackbird7781 Most animals don't want a fight, its not worth the risk to them. Humans are large enough that most animals won't take the risk unless they are defending something or have absolutely no other options.
My day has been graced by a new Casual Geographic video!
@CasuaIGeorgaphic Cooooool
@@greghowell9986thats not him its a spam bot
Fantastic video. I'd love if some day you also talk about red wolves. There's only 20 left in the wild and 270 in zoos. Their conservation is a crazy story, and spreading awareness helps protect these beautiful animals.
So rarer than the so called rarest wolf, should’ve checked his facts more.
@@ameliorateepoch9917 settle down, cupcake.
There's something very heart warming knowing that an animal lover like my mans here loves German Shepherds. My mum and grandad, both long-time dog trainers and German Shepherd enthusiasts are smiling down at you from the beyond along with Sheba, Hercules, Ripley and Blaze, our shepherds
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Just dropped a small donation on Howling Woods! Thank you for bringing this wonderful organization to our attention!
Thank you!!
finally, been looking for quality all day and here you are blessing us
Was that legit Yosemite Sam being enticed into the Cell Block Tango?
when I lived in brighton in england, I had a fox that would come and sit beside me on my doorstep in the evenings and watch the world go round with me.
surreal, something I'll ever forget.
love your videos salutations from france.
I'd like to imagine the thoughts that were going through that fox's mind went something like,
"Hello, human. Taking a break from life? Well... if you don't mind, I'd like to join you."
Wolves are amazing creatures! I wish I could see one in real life someday.
There are other sanctuaries like the one he mentioned. I know of 2 in Colorado that let people come tour. The one I volunteered at was 100% donation. All they asked was that i bring my own tent and food.
Move to Northern Ontario, or really anywhere north of the main population centers in Canada. Get a job in construction doing road work somewhere along the Trans Canada Highway outside of town. If you're luck you'll see them. Even if you're not lucky, they'll definitely see you (and keep their distance)
We had a half wolf, half German Shepherd back when I lived with my parents.
She was huge and could definitely pull me off my feet, on a walk, if she saw something that excited her, especially if it was running away! 😅
@CasuaIGeorgaphic you 4got red wolves! A critically endangered Mexican wolf subspecies who has been a remarkable advocate for zoo sponsored conservation efforts
Some zoos (and sanctuaries, like the one in the video) have them! ^^
Dingos really just showed up in Australia seeing the wildlife and went “Well if you can’t beat them, join them.”
11:27 Ok. Nature gave these MF'ers radar? How is that fair?
I have a coyote dog. My wife got him for the kids and swore up and down he was a german sheperd husky mix, i took one look at the thing and was like "nope thats a coyote" we got him tested and sure enough hes german shepard coyote, but Harly is a good dog, a scardycat but a good boy.
I read it as he look like a human. I was about to say what dog abomination you was seeing.
I live downtown Minneapolis and my neighbor lives in a studio apartment with a literal WOLF! My staffy was bread to fight bulls and bears and she looks at the wolf like, "Domesticate yourself, fool!"
Are you sure it’s a wolf and not a malamute because they have a wild wolf in a small apartment I don’t know it just don’t sound true and I’ve lived in Minnesota in the Twin Cities for over 25 years
I think my favorite part of this video is the blooper at the end with your dog. The look of happy adoration on your face for her was just very nice to see.
Indeed. Icing on the cake. I am so impressed by Ndiaye. We need a lot more people like him. Too bad I'm not 35 years younger....
that “happy Juneteenth” barb was WILD
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Facts happy Juneteenth everyone :)
There is a legit question. though: is 400 years on a new continent enough time to be a local?
ye
@@pyrovaniaThat is a question though isn't it. Can't really relate cause my ancestors have lived in my country for thousands of years.
I love wolves, always have since I was young. Thank you so much for mentioning the Howling Woods Farm. I hope that more people donate to the sanctuaries protecting these beautiful animals. This was a great video. Brought a tear to my eye.
Zookeeper here. We have a coyote named Trick at our zoo who we got on Halloween with her sister Treat. Unfortunately as the sisters matured they drifted apart and trick ended up killing treat. This was before my time but apparently treat was really sweet. Trick is pretty cautious of people and will stay at the opposite end of her enclosure from you. You can tell she just wants her space. She howls at police sirens which is always fun. Guests try to get her to howl sometimes but it rarely works.
We also have a red fox who's leucistic named Luna. Leucistic means she's missing most pigment and is mostly white. She's a funny old girl who likes going around to all the food bowls, taking the best thing in them and burying it for later. She's in the same enclosure as our three gray foxes. They surprisingly get along quite well and I've never seen them fight at all. Our gray foxes are all rescues and need frequent vet visits for allergies, arthritis and one of them gets seizures if she's stressed.
Thank you for all the work that you’ve done. I wish the best for you and everyone who works at the zoo. 🙏
You are so bloody delightful I can barely stand it. Thank you for all you do.
Well put. I agree.
Talking about dingo history and dropping that "happy Juneteenth" I about died laughing right away. And what a beautiful shepherd!!!
the way i CHOKED when the word omegaverse left his mouth 😭😭😭 reminds me of when he once talked about ruts and said smth like "but i dont need to explain that to some of yall bc you already know. and i _know_ why you know." HELP HE REALLY DOES 😭😭
Timestamp?
@@EmDaMo 3:42
Dropping random footage of an owl's ear is classified as a war crime
But we'll let it pass this time.
That smile you gave your pup in the end clips was pure love 💕 Fabulous video🥰
13:52 "i wouldnt expect a skunk scented vertically gifted apple eating waluigi hyena to sound any different" wise words from a wise man 😃
Your dog is the CUTEST! We're gonna need to see more of her, Sir! Have a wonderful week!
She actually isn't mine, I was dog sitting for a friend bur I'll for sure be stealing her in the future
@@mndiaye_97 I am whole-heartedly behind that plan! Hope it's not as hot where you are as it is where I am! I live in Arkansas and it was 99°F today! Don't even get me started on the Heat Index! That 99° felt like 108°F with our humidity.
But I wish you & your loved ones a wonderful summer!
Love from the Sane in Arkansas💙
@@mndiaye_97between her and Aslan, I can confidently say you have EXCELLENT friends.
Wait I looked away, when did he show off the dog?
@@mrgreenboy644 Near the end of the video 16:39
I love your videos so much. Quality content and the way you bring it is awesome. The fact that you also correct anything you've already done and learned more about, shows that you have an amazing character and personality. The way you show how much you love animals should be the way the world loves them and the shout outs you give to places that help animals, thank you!!!!!
Your dog is such a cutie and you two are cute to watch together ^^ You talk to her with so much love, it is a joy to watch.
"what dose he mean you will regret it? it can't be that bad."
searches dingo tree*
regret
Same it's fucking sad
boy im glad you told me what it was so i wasnt more curious
I'm just gonna assume a tree where dingos stacked a bunch of dead animals bodies to eat later
@@cosmictreason2242 nope, dingos are the dead animals in the tree.
I did not look further but this could go 1 of 2 ways. The relatively normal hunting way of the carcasses being hung up to drain properly before further processing for desired products (mainly meat and fur).
Or the bad way of humans simply trying to exterminate a species and wasting the resources of the animal corpses.
You are one of the most wholesome educators this side of Snake Discovery. I'm so glad you've gone into longer-form videos, and I look forward to every single one.
I been to Howling Woods and i highly recommended for anyone who lives in NJ and wants to see these animals up close. They are majestic to be honest.
I already liked maned wolves, but that sound just absolutely captured my heart! They sound prehistoric! Just absolutely in love with those vocalizations!
(What would you call them? Barks? Something else?)
My favorite part of this video was when your dog made a cameo and you stopped taping to pay attention to your best friend and the smile on your face while y'all were interacting!!
I'd love a video on red wolves. That whole situation is insane. And please, please, PLEASE talk about the conservation effortson the Mexican wolf. That thing where they swap out pups in wild litters is incredible!
Thank you for talking about wolves. I'm glad a louder voice is drawing attention to them. I hope t to see them make a strong come back.
0:10 The dog was like, "I'm sorry sir" once he saw the wolf
As in 'I want ZERO smoke with that''
Thank you for covering Raccoon Dogs! A lot of people here in the west think a Tanooki is just Mario's fantasy raccoon suit. 😂
when i think of tanuki I thought about the ghibli movie
This video gave me EXACTLY what I subscribed to this channel for over a year ago: countless laughs, and a inundation of facts I never knew! Even though canids are my 3rd favorite boreoeutherians (after bison and lemurs), I learned SO MUCH about them from this video that I had no idea was the case before! Thank you for still being my favorite biology TH-camr!
Thank you for giving this proper coverage and brought the facts!!!! 🙏🙏🙏💚💚💚🐮🐮🐮
You and your pup are the sweetest!!! And thank you for another fantastic video!
Thanks, she actually isn't mine, she's just staying with me for a week. She's a massive sweetheart tho
COLORADO WOLF AND WILDLIFE CENTER!! (As a strong suggestion!)
I also STRONGLY recommend the Wild Animal Sanctuary in Keenesburg, CO (they took in the Bolivian lions rescued from that circus back in 2011)
And I recommend Mission:Wolf in Westcliffe, CO
Thank you SO. DAMN. MUCH. for bringing such desperately needed attention to gray wolves and the absolute horrors they face, daily, from humankind. What happened to Thea (some call her Hope) was beyond heart wrenching. It’s truly demonic.
Grey wolves in North America are actually at a huge risk of going extinct in the coming centuries, due to a lack of genetic diversity amongst the remaining wolf populations. The consequences of this are especially dire for wolves who are still alive in the lower 48.
Source: “Genetic diversity and mate selection in a reintroduced population of gray wolves” published in Nature
Saving the gray wolf has always been the focal point of my life, pretty much since I could talk, actually. and FINALLY seeing such positive, educational, factual, scientific, and impassioned presentations advocating for the survival of wolves is pretty tear-jerking for me!
14:26 “And for other things I can’t talk about”
Like the fact that their nutsack is so big they have to fling it over their shoulder to walk around.
Causual Geographic just hainging out with the wolf dogs and his own pupper gives me so many warm vibes
Your puppy is so cute. Thank you for doing these videos. I did an internship at a wolf/wolf dog sanctuary and I think these guys are just so amazing.
My husband would like me to add that, while he liked the video, you didn't mention Mario's tanooki suit.
He was using Mario music when he talked about it.
@@skylimit2552 good catch. Went back and listened.
I love how you're actually going to all these places and going hands on with these beauties. Literally hands on in this video, and promoting sanctuaries. Love it!
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I love that Mamadou loves animals so much! You can see what a kind soul he is by how he interacts with his doggo. 🥰❤️🐶
@5:31 The Thomas Jefferson is actually another misunderstood animal. In 1998, the journal Nature published an article with the headline, "Jefferson Fathered Slave's Last Child," which lead to the famous narrative that Thomas Jefferson fathered children with his slave Sally Hemming. However, the title was misleading---a DNA test of Hemming's youngest child, Eston, suggested that his father was _a_ male in the Jefferson lineage. There are actually eight possible candidates, and Thomas's brother, Randolf, is the most likely. Randolf enjoyed socializing with the slaves and playing violin at their parties when he visited, visited Monticello 15 days before Eston's estimated conception, and was rumored to have fathered children by three other slave women.
Jefferson also gets a lot of grief for opposing slavery, but never freeing his own slaves. However, Virginia law made it very difficult for Jefferson to free slaves and ensure that they _stayed_ free. Jefferson inherited a massive debt from his father-in-law, and under Virginia law, if a man in debt died, his debtors could seize any slaves he freed as collateral. George Washington (a proponent of slavery) was able to free his own slaves when he died (while Jefferson wasn't) because he wasn't in debt, and didn't have this stipulation to worry about.
Also, freed slaves in Virginia had to leave the state within a year, or be seized (as slaves) by the state. Thomas Jefferson didn't have the financial means to set his slaves up in another state, due to the massive debt and the 15-20 family members he was supporting at any given time, so elected to keep his slaves and at least know they were treated humanely, instead of risk them being seized and ending up in far worse situations.
Thanks I was looking for this kinda comment
I am so glad someone else knew this history. So many from Epic Rap Battle of History or Family Guy have dishonored Thomas Jefferson. I think that he also wanted to put a line in the Declaration of Independence against slavery as well. I'll have to check the details on that one though.
Was gonna ask this man why he be dissin Jefferson, thank you for clear in it up 👍
"under Virginia law, if a man in debt died, his debtors could seize any slaves he freed as collateral." Damn that's really fucked up.
That's very interesting, I'm glad to know he wasn't that bad. It sucks knowing that even the most powerful people in the nation couldn't sway laws enough to get any actual change done (though there is the distinct possibility they didn't care that much about it).
Dude, I love your videos…personal anecdote from me, I worked at a wolf shelter in Oregon for years. Most of them were pretty chill, but there were a few that you just didn’t want to turn your back on.
The "bloopers" at the end made me so happy. ❤
11:36 the smoke detector is a paid actor 😂😂😂
You've got a beautiful doggo. Thank you for all you do and the awareness created.
Thank you for keeping it real with the smoke detector joke. I used to occasionally do handyman work for a landlord and the amount of times I have had to explain to people ‘the beeping means it needs a new battery’ is insane.
It sort of broke my heart when I found out that there isn't actually a real-life jackal species that looks all that much like Anubis.
We love the canine family
Not all the kids and people unalived by them. Family dogs casually eating innocent babies ON THE REGULAR sure is proof they give aN EFF about humans.
If not friend then why friend shaped
Dante PFP spotted
jojo fan AND devil may cry pfp? Awesome
16:36 I recognize that sound anywhere. That was a tail hitting a door.
"When from the hood meets from the wood" is such a raw line.
Seeing your blooper with your pup was the highlight of the video. I love all the videos you put out, however, this one is my favorite. I love wolves, dogs and all animals under the sun but there is something about canines and all that fall under the species that holds a special place in my heart. This video was so informative and I thought I knew all the canines but I learned of two new ones you shown in this video. All amazing. And all deserve their spot in this world. We absolutely need to get our shit together and do right by all the animals that live on earth. Well done ❤👏
Fun fact: when English settlers came to Australia, they interbred their own dogs with dingos to create the Australian Cattle Dog/Heeler.
Edited it because I thought it was a rumor but it's true
So Blueys anscestors where Dingos!
@@ruzi.the.spider it definitely explains the personality of most heelers XD
Eh. Maybe. There are plenty of scientific studies which were unable to prove there's any discernible dingo roots in Australian domestic breeds. For example, I have two Kelpie mixes. For decades, the public's "common knowledge" stated Kelpies were collies interbred with dingoes to help them better herd in the heat, but recent research and DNA analyses concluded they probably never had dingo ancestry at all. Not much genetic ancestry research has been done because it's expensive and difficult to prove a negative - particularly when you're going against public opinion and desire. People often perpetuate the "there's dingo blood" idea because there's an urban fascination with wild canids and the idea of mixing them into domestic breeds. In reality, the practice rarely yields the desired result in terms of behavior (hence so many wolf dogs and coydogs being abandoned/destroyed once they become adults).
Just wanted to let you know, seeing something of yours pop up in my feed always brightens my day... Great information presented in a way that always gives me a chuckle from someone who has a strong passion for learning... Great recipe for a bit of a pick me up no matter how the day has been. You're doing great work, man, keep it up.
It never ceases to amaze me how powerful wolves are. I knew that the American breeds were bigger than most, if not any dog, but it takes about three or four of them (mind you they usually weigh less than an average man) to take down a buffalo. A buffalo weighs about as much as a small car, and wolves use only their teeth to take down prey. I saw a documentary once about a she wolf in Alaska somewhere, she successfully hunted elk all by herself to feed her pups (her mate died prematurely if I remember correctly). Sadly she was poached in 2011, her pelt was sold. I don’t remember if the pups were old enough to survive by themselves, I don’t think they were.
So tanukis sound like meows, birds, and a bicycle horn. We learn so much from this channel 😂 Live the footage of good pups art the end too
I went to Howling Woods Farm for my birthday after seeing it in one of your videos and it was easily one of the best birthdays I've ever had. It's so cool to be able to get in the enclosures with the wolf dogs and come as close as possible to petting wolves as you safely can. For people (like me) who love wolves, it is definitely a must visit.
I have owned 2 generations of high content Wolf dogs. He's bang on. While there is a hierarchy, and they do usually bond more with one person of the family, they are totally family members. He's also right about "if you're expecting an unhinged husky, your expectations will be subverted like the titanic"... yeah.. thats why most provinces in Canada now need sanctuaries after families assume they know how to handle them and are very... very very wrong.
11:42 tell me why that shi scared me too lol💀
“Alpha Males do not exist”
Bro just offended a good 20% of the census and I’m here for it
Me too
Nobody cares. 😂😂😂
@@slappy8941 you must be nobody then
There’s a wooded area next to our apt complex, and we see them from every windows. It saved my sanity during the pandemic. Sometimes, the coyotes will howl, and I love hearing them. I always wonder what got them going.
12:16 Actually, there’s a relatively isolated pack of wolves (I may be misremembering it, but I’m pretty sure it’s wolves and not coyotes) in Canada that have been living in and adapting to an island environment so much that they’ve begun to develop webbed paws!
Those wolves are going the way of the whales, lmao.
You are just naturally caring. No virtue signalling here, just virtue. Love your videos! - from an almost fifty year old woman....Oh, also, you are HILARIOUS!
Learning from you have given me the Knowledge to shatter every ego i encounter that calls himself a alpha
I walked around a corner with my angry little 12 pound terrier and saw a coyote. My dog barked at it, and the coyote just looked at him like "what are you doing, snack?"
My dog: way too stupid to encounter wild dogs
I love your dog at the end! So cute! In your next video can you talk about the red wolves? I feel they get left out a lot since they’re not many of them and they’re one of the smaller wolves.
I used to work at a prison in the desert. Near the prison there was a pack of the FLUFFIEST coyotes you'd ever seen in your life. The prison was surrounded by date palms, so between the dates, the rodents that the dates attracted, and the inmates in the minimum security yard outside the electrified fence feeding them, they were some HEALTHY coyotes. And yes, healthy, well-fed coyote puppies are exactly as cute as you think they would be.
That smoke detector joke was incredible
8:12 bruh Why did I risk it. I regret my life choices
What was it 😭 tell me before I search it up
you need to tell us what it is
Tell
So do I. For those asking, it's a bunch of dingos hanging upside down in a tree. Look it up.
@@a-lambo-boi Hanging by their own or after being killed?
“…never mind, happy Juneteenth!” Nononono, keep cooking, you’re onto something
Fun little tidbit:
There was a professor in Siberia who tried to domesticate foxes since 1956
That project is still going and there are now domesticated arctic foxes out there. They're still fearful of people but after generations of selective breeding and care they slowly began to accustom to humans.
The Tibetan is my favorite fox. He looks so done with life. And I vibe with that.
I went to a wolf sanctuary and yeah, when you get up close and personal with a wolf...you know that it is not a dog.
The one I met was still young, but was huge and his eyes had a look in them that was nothing like a dog, they should be respected and loved.
huh i didnt know dingos could climb trees or that some foxes had reactractable claws i mean i knew they were dogs trying their hardest to be cats but i didnt knew they tried THAT hard
Did you know that a dingo really did eat the baby
I think this is probably the most positive video you’ve done on an animal. i’m glad it’s dogs. ❤
3:27
There's a lot of men that need to take those last 2 sentences to heart!
Wow! 👀
Being a leader is not about being in front, it's about taking it from the back -Deathtoast professional male
I was an intern for coyote research for a few months, now i mainly sanitized & dissected their turds, but i still learned a lot and love them. To keep it short, they are extremely adaptable & intelligent creatures.
studying poop is important too!
Im just going to say I love your videos. I like learning about these things.
Nature is just very interesting
There’s a place in Divide Colorado called the Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Sanctuary where they have wolves, foxes and a couple New Guinea singing dogs. They have a sit down interactions with some of their wolves. Awesome place to visit.
Missed opportunity: The Candid Affairs of the Canids…
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Y’know, i was about to watch this, but then i realized it’s 11 and i don’t want to go insane tonight recalling the horrors brought forth by another video by this man. thank you, but hell naw
Every Friday after work, I treat myself to a chicken sandwich from the chicken place down the street and eat it while I watch one of your videos. It's the ritual that starts the weekend. Today your video dropped literally as I sat down with my sammie. Perfect timing, my man. 👌
14:06 I grew up in the country and that sounds triggered my goose fight it fight instinct.