These replies are not understanding the comment. The OP KNOWS that the circle of life is brutal and sometimes it does happen. That’s why they are THANKING them for not letting the equine suffer.
We've donated horses to a local big cat sanctuary (they have to eat, too, right?) and I did livestock composting on last horse to die, aged 34, There are alternatives to the landfill, check with your local county extension office. If you have the land you might be able to compost when you can't bury.
@@nyxcin1This! People talk about the circle of life and then say things like this. Just because it ain’t ‘pretty’ doesn’t make it unnecessary! I worked at a quail farm for a time in the hatchery and learning they replaced the quail after a couple years but couldn’t sell the hatchery quail as meat, so they’re sent to the zoo as free meals! In addition, zoos are necessary for conservation, and many are ESSENTIAL to breeding programs that are assisting wild populations or animals that cannot be returned to the wild. It’s up to the individual to look into the zoos they support, but anyone with love for animals has the sense to look deeper.
@@nyxcin1I love my horses but after they died, I would love to donate to organizations like this, I believe circle of life, I would love to be eaten by animals after I died
Ya they usually all do. Its the easiest and the least toughest part they can get into and start chomping from there. Hard for them to make a hole to start the cut or should I say... tearing process.
Most people these days would be like "oh save him please he will live if you call the vets please save him" honestly it's pretty annoying because it's nature and not everything can be saved and everything dies at one stage just like us
One horse fed at least four bear and a wolf for a few days. The birds and smaller scavengers and carrion insects will clean everything up. Then the soil with absorb the rest. A life is lost so others can survive, if only for another week. That is how it is.
Really was that poor thing just sucked seein it lay down u can tell he knew it was the end for him but like u saod atleast h was free and gotta live life like a horse should
Thank you for putting that injured old stallion out of his misery. I am sure he lived a full life in that beautiful country. And now his body is returned to nature just as it should be. At least he wasnt eaten alive in agony. Great video.🙏
I know that the horses aren't native species, so it changes things a little - but it's really nice to see someone putting a stuffering animal to peace and still letting their body get used up in the ecosystem. You're giving the whole situation a lot of respect.
They kind of were. They only went extinct for a few thousand years (small amount of time ecologically). But horses come from America and then spread out.
@@magnarcreed3801Something to keep in mind, that a lot of people ignore or don’t know about, is that the feral horses that currently roam America are very different to the ones that roamed during the Ice Age. They’re significantly larger, more muscular, and overall a lot more tough. The actual wild horses of America were a lot more like the Prezwalski’s horse than anything like their domestic cousins. As a result they’re a lot more disruptive to the ecosystem, including being significantly harder prey to the predators that would normally check them. This also doesn’t go into the studies that prove that the American landscape HAS largely changed to where they contribute less to the ecosystem and actively harm it in a lot of cases compared to native ungulates.
@@ScanovatheCarnotaurus Nature will heal itself just fine. Give it time and the predators will adapt. There is a far larger and more threatening species to the ecosystem that we should be worried about. Destroyas everything and has zero natural predators.
@@magnarcreed3801thats not how nature works. Even if we take away humans, its proven that invasive species like the modern horse are much more likely to devastate an ecosystem BEFORE it has a chance to adapt. The only reason horses havent done everything in is because their numbers and locations are closely monitered and managed. There are whole programs dedicated to capturing and taming wild horses to keep the numbers down. A good example of the devastation that can happen are cats with small birds, pigs with dodos, the lack of wolves causing elks to almost wipe a whole US state clear of vegetation, ect. Animals take a lot of time to evolve and adapt alongside each other. Like a game of rock paper scissors, things get thrown off and broken when you throw in a laser gun
it was nice that you put him out of his misery. he was truly a beautiful horse, and even though it was hard to see such a beauty go, it was also good to know that his body would help feed the rest of the wilderness as life intended. may his strong spirit rest in peace.
@@patriarchnation2703what to shoot him? would you have rather him get eaten alive and suffer a slow death? You act like he would have magically healed up, he was already dying, getting swarmed by flys.. it’s not that he did or didn’t have a right. he was helping the horse out, stop getting offended at everything snowflake
@@patriarchnation2703Would you rather he died slowly from lack of oxygen or internal bleeding? Or that he was torn apart by predators while still alive, unable to defend himself? I’m always relieved to know an animal that would’ve otherwise died a long and painful death got the mercy of a quick end to their suffering.
@@patriarchnation2703 So it’s okay to interfere if you can save the animal but it’s not okay to interfere to end its suffering when there’s no way to save it? Makes sense lol
Thank you so much for sharing this poignant video and for the compassionate way you handled the stallion’s final moments. As someone who photographs and deeply values these magnificent wild horses, I’m deeply moved by your dedication and care. It’s incredibly hard to see such a beautiful creature meet its end, but your respect for the stallion and your efforts to ensure it was treated with dignity is truly commendable. The natural cycle is both beautiful and heart-wrenching, and seeing wolves and bears partake in the stallion’s passing is a powerful reminder of nature’s balance. Your ongoing work to care for and protect wild horses in Alberta is truly inspiring. It’s clear that you and your team are making a significant difference in their lives, and this video reflects the depth of your commitment. Thank you for all that you do to support and preserve these incredible animals. My thoughts are with you and everyone who shares this deep respect for the wild.
im glad not everyone on here is stupid, there’s so many comments on this video acting like the horse would of just magically healed up lol.. saying shit like what right do you have!?? there’s so many commenters on here that think the horse should’ve been eaten alive and die a slow awful death, they think ‘the horse should die on its own time’. I think they would change their mind if they got eaten alive and were slowly dying.
very rare to find a video of this type, with a wild animal handled humanely but its place in the ecosystem still respected. thanks for filming. i'm sure the predators appreciated the cycle of life being allowed to continue
Poor beautiful horse but didnt suffer in its final moments thank you for letting it go peacefully and giving back to nature, ive never been interested in these things since it grosses me out but seeing this didjt gross me out it fasinated me about how animals live life❤❤
You are a good man putting the horse out of his misery and not letting him go through the torture of being eaten while still alive! Still very sad what happened to the stallion, may he rest in peace ❤
This is really amazing, this is what nature is. Beautiful and brutal. I have a mule and a couple donkeys and we have black bears in our area. I hope we never have to deal with anything like this. Thank you for putting him out of his misery, there was really no other choice. It's also very interesting to see evidence of just how powerful those carnivores are. Horse hide is very tough, that wolf is incredibly strong to be able to tear into it. Great video and thank you for showing us and sharing!
It's sad to see a beautiful animal have to be put down due to a freak accident, but there is definitely solace in knowing not only that he didn't suffer thanks to your decision, but also that so many other animals in the forest are going to live on account of it.
I am still curious how exactly he got the impalement and the wound that caused him to be euthanised, but i gota say im glad the respect for Natur and how this documentation showed that atleast it wasnt suffering and how the body didnt go to waste. Theres nothing wrong with this
The smallest injuries can be death sentences in the wilds. Contrary to popular belief, domestic horses have it good. It is not uncommon at all for a horses to die in the wild. A small wound that gets infected will kill a horse in the wild. They can suffer for days before dying as well. If any predator comes across an injured horse. They will begin eating while its still alive. This is not only ok, this is nature. Nature doesn't care if you think it's alright or not.
Adding to the other comment, he coild have also tripped while running and unfortunately landed in some sharp branches. Another possibility, as ive seen videos of elk with horses before, is a rutting bull elk not happy with the horse in its territory, but thats a bit unlikely. Still possible though
What a video! Was it just happenstance that you found him injured? Thank God you did & that you put him out of his misery! Watching him suffer is MUCH harder than watching him being consumed after he's gone.
this proves that even small things like this can have ultimate story telling. buck the stallion is gravely injured in a brawl. he dies a valiant (ish) death. story of a wolf struggling to bring apart the dead horse. two sub-adult bears and two cubs trying to get their fill. the best story ive seen on a youtube video about a dead horse..
Outstanding film i dont know how i came across this but i have subscribed. I have been fascinated with the African Lion for 30 years and always watch how they live and die. Y'all take care
What a beautiful video. I love how you keep using the horses vans that you gave him. Very lucky to be living out there. Thanks for sharing. New subscriber.
Maybe a silly question, but how long is too long for a carcass to sit before the meet becomes too spoiled for consumption? You see a lot of predators and carnivores consuming carcasses they have sat for long periods of time does this impact their health or ability to keep the food down?
weve been eating cooked foods and plants for so long that we dont really have the stomach acid to handle the bacteria and parasite infested old raw meat. these animals have been eating them for however long and they can handle a lot more "grossness" than we can before they get sick. you will see animals pass up stuff that is rotting past a certain point, and like the other comment im not sure what the time frame is but im guessing its different for every animal. and as for why vultures can eat meat thats rotting, most species have stomach acid capable of eating metal, and theyve learned to go after rotten meat because most animals pass up a meal if its that rotten, and it has a distinct scent
I read somewhere that predators will avoid older, rotting carcasses if they can because there are more diseases they can contract from eating them. I guess it depends
Just Subbed! Those cubs are big and fending for themselves idk if the mother went down idk much maybe they already walked away naturally but they seem like an awesome duo. Do these bears have names or numbers?
Poor fella. That's a really bad impalement wound, looks like already getting infested and infected. With a punctured lung (the grunt and short breathing is a dead giveaway) that had to have been intensely painful for him. You did the right thing. Lived wild, died wild. A creature of the world couldn't ask for better. Thank you for doing the humane thing and preventing possibly days of suffering while slowly fading away and possibly being eaten alive. The circle of life in nature. Anyone offended by this has no idea what nature really is. What a beautiful stallion though... majestic, one might say. Kinda neat that he's immortalized here. I camp a lot on land down in Van Horn, TX that has lots of wild horses. I keep my distance and respect them, and in return, they respect me too, circling around in curiosity. I never try to lure them in with food, etc because I don't want them becoming comfortable with humans.I simply sit and contemplate them, and they keep their distance and contemplate me, too. It's always a great experience. Two different species of animals, simply coexisting. It's a beautiful thing. Thank you for the great video, and a realistic look into the circle of life.
Thank you for helping him out of pain and suffering. Fly high and gallop free... He will forever be watching over his mares...and the rest of his herd...
@@itzorca3997 well, euthanasia drugs are specifically designed to make it painless, they make you go unconscious then they stop specific vital functions like breathing or heartbeat, very fast and painless.
Very interesting ! I was walking trough the Boreal Forest in Alberta near ‘Vega’ township when I discovered a Horse’s head in the dead grass. I brought it home with me, I can now imagine what happened to it 😬. I used to come work in the forest over there every summer and I ended up with quite the collection of skulls 😅. 1 Horse, 2 Bears and what seemed to be a mass grave of pigs so I took a few. I ended up giving some of the pig skulls away to kids on Halloween. Alberta is great ! 👍
I've wondered this too as surely it has to be the nastiest part of carcass lol. I searched it and found out that its because most predators have an evolutionary habit of eating internal organs first because theyre the most energy-rich with most concentration of nutrients and water , and also they go bad quicker than lean meat too. then the lean meat for all the protein is the next priority
Good yall was there to end the old guys suffering. On a trip to Norther n Australia some time back we seen and old Brumby Stallion go down from old age and the aborigines dogs and dingos eat him alive until an aboriginal Ranger went out to put him down. Next day there was hardly anything left of him. Same trip we seen a 5m croc kill and eat a 3m croc. Dam thing leaped out of the water with the smaller on in his jaw. Scared the crap out of everyone in the tour boat in Kakadu National.Park.
Damn it's fking nasty going nose first into a rotting asshole and eating that shit stained rothole😂 Don't these animals have taste and smell to warn them of dangerous food or do their immune system just handle rotting food differently? I would get the worst diarrhea ever eating that shit but some people rot their food on purpose and eat it and apparently don't get sick?? Wtf
I was incredibly wary when i came across this video with the warning. But the fact that they kindly euthanised an old stallion and stopped his suffering and then allowed other animals to take him for food, warmth and survival …… is gory but kinda beautiful.
i personally cant watch the actual feast for the wild animals, but i commend you for doing the right thing for the horse. so many supposed "animal activists" will say its cruelty and that we should let the horse go naturally in peace, but that doesnt negate the suffering itll go through alone without just a hint of human intervention. besides, what better peace is there for a wild animal and nature than to return to whence it came?
That was very kind of you to do for this poor horse, thank you. Im so sorry but I just want to ask, is the wolf safe from being poisoned by whatever euthanasia medicine that was used to put the horse down? Is that a risk 🤔?
@@zlkimagenX it would have to be one heck a branch but yea, I can imagine it can go through to the lung, I mean a horses lungs arent hard to miss, they are MASSIVE. and the way a horses sternum is its got a thinner bone than u would expect right down the middle and then the ribs are still going up to the front, so I can definitely see a branch going through a gap in the rips by their front and impaling a lung.
At the start of the video, he mentions his chest was impailed and lung was ruptured. Later in the video he mentions that it probably was due to a fight it had with another horse and tripped over and got impailed by a stick.
Just before you mentioned the old mans hooves I had the same thought lol pretty incredible how well kept they appear. He was a good looking stud too. What a shame.
There's something so Dionysian about watching a magestic animal being returned to the dust. One's death allows for the life of others to continue. It's very sobering in a way.
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Thank you for not letting him suffer and be eaten alive.
@@farrierette5216 unfortunately that how it goes down most of the time
Nature is nature you can’t stop it
Maybe he wanted to die on his own time…nobody wants to get shot in the head. Not natural death at all 😂
nature is nature
These replies are not understanding the comment. The OP KNOWS that the circle of life is brutal and sometimes it does happen. That’s why they are THANKING them for not letting the equine suffer.
The horse being returned to nature is better than him just stinking up a landfill somewhere.
We've donated horses to a local big cat sanctuary (they have to eat, too, right?) and I did livestock composting on last horse to die, aged 34, There are alternatives to the landfill, check with your local county extension office. If you have the land you might be able to compost when you can't bury.
@@nyxcin1This! People talk about the circle of life and then say things like this. Just because it ain’t ‘pretty’ doesn’t make it unnecessary! I worked at a quail farm for a time in the hatchery and learning they replaced the quail after a couple years but couldn’t sell the hatchery quail as meat, so they’re sent to the zoo as free meals!
In addition, zoos are necessary for conservation, and many are ESSENTIAL to breeding programs that are assisting wild populations or animals that cannot be returned to the wild. It’s up to the individual to look into the zoos they support, but anyone with love for animals has the sense to look deeper.
people throw dead horses in landfills the fuck?! what ever happened to burying dead animals in the forest at least!?
It's the best way to ensure the nutrients get recycled back into the ecosystem.
@@nyxcin1I love my horses but after they died, I would love to donate to organizations like this, I believe circle of life, I would love to be eaten by animals after I died
The stallion was free until it ran into an accident. You did well, not to break the circle of life. Unique images!
I agree!
That wolf didn’t hesitate to head for the ass first
I was looking for this 😂
Ya they usually all do.
Its the easiest and the least toughest part they can get into and start chomping from there. Hard for them to make a hole to start the cut or should I say... tearing process.
African wild dog's do that.
LOL
That wolf got a poop fetish
Thanks for ending his suffering. It was the humane and correct thing to do. I’m glad he lived free. He was beautiful.
JEBNUTY NAROD HAVED LUDCKA HNUSNA
Honestly, that sounds like a decent life. Well fed and cared for, then died painlessly and returned to nature. I wish I could get the same treatment.
Most people these days would be like "oh save him please he will live if you call the vets please save him" honestly it's pretty annoying because it's nature and not everything can be saved and everything dies at one stage just like us
One horse fed at least four bear and a wolf for a few days. The birds and smaller scavengers and carrion insects will clean everything up. Then the soil with absorb the rest.
A life is lost so others can survive, if only for another week.
That is how it is.
Well said
This is nature. At least it died free.
Really was that poor thing just sucked seein it lay down u can tell he knew it was the end for him but like u saod atleast h was free and gotta live life like a horse should
И что от этой свободы, ерунду не порите. Лучше бы он был не свободный, но живой.
@@rikcobleidyug1635в неволе он был несчастен, нежели на свободе
It’s still dead. 🤷♂️
Even in death it still serves a pupose.
Thank you for putting that injured old stallion out of his misery. I am sure he lived a full life in that beautiful country. And now his body is returned to nature just as it should be. At least he wasnt eaten alive in agony. Great video.🙏
😢😢😢😢😢😭😭😭😭😭🥺🥺🥺🥺
Love how organic your video is. Felt like I was physically there.
I know that the horses aren't native species, so it changes things a little - but it's really nice to see someone putting a stuffering animal to peace and still letting their body get used up in the ecosystem. You're giving the whole situation a lot of respect.
They kind of were. They only went extinct for a few thousand years (small amount of time ecologically). But horses come from America and then spread out.
They acctually were Very well integreted in the ecosystem
@@magnarcreed3801Something to keep in mind, that a lot of people ignore or don’t know about, is that the feral horses that currently roam America are very different to the ones that roamed during the Ice Age. They’re significantly larger, more muscular, and overall a lot more tough. The actual wild horses of America were a lot more like the Prezwalski’s horse than anything like their domestic cousins. As a result they’re a lot more disruptive to the ecosystem, including being significantly harder prey to the predators that would normally check them. This also doesn’t go into the studies that prove that the American landscape HAS largely changed to where they contribute less to the ecosystem and actively harm it in a lot of cases compared to native ungulates.
@@ScanovatheCarnotaurus
Nature will heal itself just fine. Give it time and the predators will adapt. There is a far larger and more threatening species to the ecosystem that we should be worried about. Destroyas everything and has zero natural predators.
@@magnarcreed3801thats not how nature works. Even if we take away humans, its proven that invasive species like the modern horse are much more likely to devastate an ecosystem BEFORE it has a chance to adapt. The only reason horses havent done everything in is because their numbers and locations are closely monitered and managed. There are whole programs dedicated to capturing and taming wild horses to keep the numbers down.
A good example of the devastation that can happen are cats with small birds, pigs with dodos, the lack of wolves causing elks to almost wipe a whole US state clear of vegetation, ect. Animals take a lot of time to evolve and adapt alongside each other.
Like a game of rock paper scissors, things get thrown off and broken when you throw in a laser gun
it was nice that you put him out of his misery. he was truly a beautiful horse, and even though it was hard to see such a beauty go, it was also good to know that his body would help feed the rest of the wilderness as life intended. may his strong spirit rest in peace.
What right did they have?
@@patriarchnation2703what to shoot him? would you have rather him get eaten alive and suffer a slow death? You act like he would have magically healed up, he was already dying, getting swarmed by flys.. it’s not that he did or didn’t have a right. he was helping the horse out, stop getting offended at everything snowflake
@@patriarchnation2703Would you rather he died slowly from lack of oxygen or internal bleeding? Or that he was torn apart by predators while still alive, unable to defend himself? I’m always relieved to know an animal that would’ve otherwise died a long and painful death got the mercy of a quick end to their suffering.
@@lumini3172 try to save it if possible or leave nature alone
@@patriarchnation2703
So it’s okay to interfere if you can save the animal but it’s not okay to interfere to end its suffering when there’s no way to save it? Makes sense lol
Thank you so much for sharing this poignant video and for the compassionate way you handled the stallion’s final moments. As someone who photographs and deeply values these magnificent wild horses, I’m deeply moved by your dedication and care.
It’s incredibly hard to see such a beautiful creature meet its end, but your respect for the stallion and your efforts to ensure it was treated with dignity is truly commendable. The natural cycle is both beautiful and heart-wrenching, and seeing wolves and bears partake in the stallion’s passing is a powerful reminder of nature’s balance.
Your ongoing work to care for and protect wild horses in Alberta is truly inspiring. It’s clear that you and your team are making a significant difference in their lives, and this video reflects the depth of your commitment. Thank you for all that you do to support and preserve these incredible animals. My thoughts are with you and everyone who shares this deep respect for the wild.
good on you for putting him out of his suffering. he died with dignity.
im glad not everyone on here is stupid, there’s so many comments on this video acting like the horse would of just magically healed up lol.. saying shit like what right do you have!?? there’s so many commenters on here that think the horse should’ve been eaten alive and die a slow awful death, they think ‘the horse should die on its own time’. I think they would change their mind if they got eaten alive and were slowly dying.
@@tailwhup the horse has nothing to regret.
very rare to find a video of this type, with a wild animal handled humanely but its place in the ecosystem still respected. thanks for filming. i'm sure the predators appreciated the cycle of life being allowed to continue
Damn. I looked at the thumbnail, and immediately thought it was from Red Dead Redemption, good job rockstar
Same bruh
So did I!😅
Thought it looked off, so I stared at the thumbnail before watching
Same😂😂
@@rachels6808Yeah the flies look like pixels rendering lol
ME TOO??
Nature is both beautiful and brutal. I'm glad people still upload videos like these.
Thanks for putting the horse out easy.
Poor beautiful horse but didnt suffer in its final moments thank you for letting it go peacefully and giving back to nature, ive never been interested in these things since it grosses me out but seeing this didjt gross me out it fasinated me about how animals live life❤❤
that first wolf had the luckiest day of his life
You are a good man putting the horse out of his misery and not letting him go through the torture of being eaten while still alive! Still very sad what happened to the stallion, may he rest in peace ❤
1:58 the face of a very good dog
😃💀
Yes
Real
Looks like my husky
Super well trained dog! He’s adorable too! ❤
You done the right thing by taking him out of his pain and suffering. He lived free and died free. The wolves are bears eating him is nature.
This is really amazing, this is what nature is. Beautiful and brutal. I have a mule and a couple donkeys and we have black bears in our area. I hope we never have to deal with anything like this. Thank you for putting him out of his misery, there was really no other choice. It's also very interesting to see evidence of just how powerful those carnivores are. Horse hide is very tough, that wolf is incredibly strong to be able to tear into it. Great video and thank you for showing us and sharing!
It's sad to see a beautiful animal have to be put down due to a freak accident, but there is definitely solace in knowing not only that he didn't suffer thanks to your decision, but also that so many other animals in the forest are going to live on account of it.
The horse watching from heaven like: “damn I didn’t know I was so tasty”
Dummschwätzer
Thank you for not letting him suffer and putting him out of his misery. Poor boy was obviously in terrible pain 😢
The flies makes my skin itchy
I am still curious how exactly he got the impalement and the wound that caused him to be euthanised, but i gota say im glad the respect for Natur and how this documentation showed that atleast it wasnt suffering and how the body didnt go to waste. Theres nothing wrong with this
From running around the forest. Horses are known to impale themselves on things when running
The smallest injuries can be death sentences in the wilds. Contrary to popular belief, domestic horses have it good. It is not uncommon at all for a horses to die in the wild. A small wound that gets infected will kill a horse in the wild. They can suffer for days before dying as well. If any predator comes across an injured horse. They will begin eating while its still alive. This is not only ok, this is nature. Nature doesn't care if you think it's alright or not.
Adding to the other comment, he coild have also tripped while running and unfortunately landed in some sharp branches. Another possibility, as ive seen videos of elk with horses before, is a rutting bull elk not happy with the horse in its territory, but thats a bit unlikely. Still possible though
What are u a detective trying to solve a murder lol
Weeb
He was gorgeous, thank you for not letting him suffer to death
Flies so bad that i thought my pixels were actin up
Seeing that many flies makes my skin itch 😢
Thank you for not letting him suffer 😔❤️
What a video! Was it just happenstance that you found him injured? Thank God you did & that you put him out of his misery! Watching him suffer is MUCH harder than watching him being consumed after he's gone.
5:47 "surely not for everyone" while the bear just scratches itself after head dipping into it as if saying "but it's definetly for me😊"
this proves that even small things like this can have ultimate story telling.
buck the stallion is gravely injured in a brawl.
he dies a valiant (ish) death.
story of a wolf struggling to bring apart the dead horse.
two sub-adult bears and two cubs trying to get their fill.
the best story ive seen on a youtube video about a dead horse..
Amazing footage. I wish I could be left in a field for nature to enjoy. ❤ That horse lived wild!
What a strange thing to say...
@@Charlimarteli What was strange? Everyone has different views on what they'd prefer when dead :)
@@Victoriaghh anyways...
@@Charlimarteli "anyways". Great rebuttal.
@jasras5003 anyways.....what? You wanted one too eh?
1:43 Out of all places it’s always got to be the back door 🍑💀💀💀😂😂😂😂😂
Nature doesn't give 💩💩about our "feelings"... This was very interesting. Thank you.
Don’t know why I was recommended this but I’m not complaining
Outstanding film i dont know how i came across this but i have subscribed. I have been fascinated with the African Lion for 30 years and always watch how they live and die. Y'all take care
What a beautiful video. I love how you keep using the horses vans that you gave him. Very lucky to be living out there. Thanks for sharing. New subscriber.
That thumbnail is beautiful. A snapshot of nature in its cyclical harmony and inevitability. Brutality contrasted with serenity.
Maybe a silly question, but how long is too long for a carcass to sit before the meet becomes too spoiled for consumption? You see a lot of predators and carnivores consuming carcasses they have sat for long periods of time does this impact their health or ability to keep the food down?
I don’t know what the answer to how long that time period would be, but I do know vultures will eat meat long after it is spoiled
weve been eating cooked foods and plants for so long that we dont really have the stomach acid to handle the bacteria and parasite infested old raw meat. these animals have been eating them for however long and they can handle a lot more "grossness" than we can before they get sick. you will see animals pass up stuff that is rotting past a certain point, and like the other comment im not sure what the time frame is but im guessing its different for every animal. and as for why vultures can eat meat thats rotting, most species have stomach acid capable of eating metal, and theyve learned to go after rotten meat because most animals pass up a meal if its that rotten, and it has a distinct scent
They have stomachs that are desinged to allow them to do so.
I read somewhere that predators will avoid older, rotting carcasses if they can because there are more diseases they can contract from eating them. I guess it depends
Living in nature automatically risks that the animals will fall ill
Bears are horrifyingly smart
Tragic reality of life in the wild. Thank you for ending his pain. 😢💔
The amount of flies OMG
Thank you for not letting the horse suffer
It's good that he didn't have to die for long and someone found him. 😢
Amazing to see those large predators still doing what they do!
The amount of flies is CRAZY
yep summer around the Arctic circle is absolutely brutal
Just Subbed! Those cubs are big and fending for themselves idk if the mother went down idk much maybe they already walked away naturally but they seem like an awesome duo. Do these bears have names or numbers?
Damn the cubs got the adults off that’s crazy I want to follow these 2 lol
Poor fella. That's a really bad impalement wound, looks like already getting infested and infected. With a punctured lung (the grunt and short breathing is a dead giveaway) that had to have been intensely painful for him. You did the right thing. Lived wild, died wild. A creature of the world couldn't ask for better. Thank you for doing the humane thing and preventing possibly days of suffering while slowly fading away and possibly being eaten alive.
The circle of life in nature. Anyone offended by this has no idea what nature really is. What a beautiful stallion though... majestic, one might say. Kinda neat that he's immortalized here.
I camp a lot on land down in Van Horn, TX that has lots of wild horses. I keep my distance and respect them, and in return, they respect me too, circling around in curiosity. I never try to lure them in with food, etc because I don't want them becoming comfortable with humans.I simply sit and contemplate them, and they keep their distance and contemplate me, too. It's always a great experience. Two different species of animals, simply coexisting. It's a beautiful thing.
Thank you for the great video, and a realistic look into the circle of life.
I just hate the flies covering the poor guy
If i might ask how did you finish him a bullet or actual euthanasia?
He lived a long life and after he helped others do the same
Aw that’s beautiful
Thank you for helping him out of pain and suffering. Fly high and gallop free... He will forever be watching over his mares...and the rest of his herd...
What was wrong with him? I heard you said he had a puncture in his chest, is that what caused it?
Is it healthy for a wolf to eat an animal that was recently euthanized.
The horse was shot. The men aren't veterinarians nor do they carry medical supplies.
@@JayceeWedmak i kinda feel like thats more painless imo
@@itzorca3997 well, euthanasia drugs are specifically designed to make it painless, they make you go unconscious then they stop specific vital functions like breathing or heartbeat, very fast and painless.
@@itzorca3997it‘s less stressful for a wild horse and also not painful at all if done by someone who knows how to shoot a horse.
Nature is so weird yet spectacular. Amazing footage mate.
Very interesting ! I was walking trough the Boreal Forest in Alberta near ‘Vega’ township when I discovered a Horse’s head in the dead grass. I brought it home with me, I can now imagine what happened to it 😬.
I used to come work in the forest over there every summer and I ended up with quite the collection of skulls 😅. 1 Horse, 2 Bears and what seemed to be a mass grave of pigs so I took a few.
I ended up giving some of the pig skulls away to kids on Halloween.
Alberta is great ! 👍
Thank you for not letting him suffer
Horses are tough. these predators took much effort for penetrate the dead dudes armor. Thx for documantary.
You can have compassion and still let nature take its course. Thank you for honoring both.
Thank you for the last act of kindness.
What kind of sickness ? Did the horse get why was it breathing like that. ???
Having his body consumed by the wildlife is the way it was supposed to be, that thank-you for ending his pain when you found him.
What did he get impaled by? Just curious.
Thank you for being humane and doing the right thing for him.
Poor old buddy. Good for you putting him out of his misery. Such a shame though.
It’s like tearing a package of hotdogs open. You gotta start with the hotdog.
What impaled the horse to puncture his lung?
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Could the carcasses be moved further away to draw the predators away from the fouls?
It’s interesting how the wolf and bears were so interested in the intestines and organs, and not the leg meat or something.
I've wondered this too as surely it has to be the nastiest part of carcass lol. I searched it and found out that its because most predators have an evolutionary habit of eating internal organs first because theyre the most energy-rich with most concentration of nutrients and water , and also they go bad quicker than lean meat too. then the lean meat for all the protein is the next priority
@@chanelle01 wow that’s really interesting!
Because the organs are the most nutrient dense. All carnivores always go for the organs first. Organs are always superior to muscle meat.
Organs like liver, kidney, spleen are wayyyy more nutrient dense than muscle meat which is mainly protein.
Yes, nature and animals can be cruel, but humans are even crueler
How many cameras did you use? You got all the angles!
Good yall was there to end the old guys suffering. On a trip to Norther n Australia some time back we seen and old Brumby Stallion go down from old age and the aborigines dogs and dingos eat him alive until an aboriginal Ranger went out to put him down. Next day there was hardly anything left of him. Same trip we seen a 5m croc kill and eat a 3m croc. Dam thing leaped out of the water with the smaller on in his jaw. Scared the crap out of everyone in the tour boat in Kakadu National.Park.
Damn it's fking nasty going nose first into a rotting asshole and eating that shit stained rothole😂 Don't these animals have taste and smell to warn them of dangerous food or do their immune system just handle rotting food differently? I would get the worst diarrhea ever eating that shit but some people rot their food on purpose and eat it and apparently don't get sick?? Wtf
Nahhh bro the way u said all that got me dead😂💀
Jeez the flies 2:49. I get it's for decomposers but damn it's gross.
It's just nature but still sad.
The lone bug that actually found the corpse: "wtf, narrator?"
How the hell it got punctured?
So sad that happened to the beautiful horse, but that nature is beautiful
There’s lot of wild horses up in grand prairie, someone released a heard and now they’re all over the place , area 356
May the horses spirit rest easy now. How did it get a chest wound and impaled lung?
I was incredibly wary when i came across this video with the warning. But the fact that they kindly euthanised an old stallion and stopped his suffering and then allowed other animals to take him for food, warmth and survival …… is gory but kinda beautiful.
i personally cant watch the actual feast for the wild animals, but i commend you for doing the right thing for the horse. so many supposed "animal activists" will say its cruelty and that we should let the horse go naturally in peace, but that doesnt negate the suffering itll go through alone without just a hint of human intervention. besides, what better peace is there for a wild animal and nature than to return to whence it came?
Incredible capture and narration! Thanks for sharing.
Bears have got to be the only carnivores that dont piss me off with the way they eat stuff. Like these big mfers just go straight into it.
What exactly happened to the horses chest? What impalement?
Thats what I was asking.
1:42 from all places, why go for the butt, wtf wolf
Its the softest😊
Easier enter 😂
@@justarandomguy732 opened the big stink and attracted billions of flies and the bears
@@Baby_kayyy opened the big stink and attracted billions of flies and the bears
😂😂
That was very kind of you to do for this poor horse, thank you. Im so sorry but I just want to ask, is the wolf safe from being poisoned by whatever euthanasia medicine that was used to put the horse down? Is that a risk 🤔?
They shot the horse in the brain to euthanize it.
Lol they used a gun not poisons to put him down
You guys should be proud. Good people doing good work. Bless you all
any theories at to what caused the stalion to get it's puncture wound?
thanks for putting it out of it's misery.
I’m guessing it ran into a tree or something
I guess it tripped and stabbed its CHEST with the branches on the ground
@@andrelaguna that can happen? horse chests are pretty thick, can dull branches really puncture all the way to the lungs?
@@zlkimagenX it would have to be one heck a branch but yea, I can imagine it can go through to the lung, I mean a horses lungs arent hard to miss, they are MASSIVE. and the way a horses sternum is its got a thinner bone than u would expect right down the middle and then the ribs are still going up to the front, so I can definitely see a branch going through a gap in the rips by their front and impaling a lung.
What happened to him? Did he jist give up and fall down due to age?
At the start of the video, he mentions his chest was impailed and lung was ruptured. Later in the video he mentions that it probably was due to a fight it had with another horse and tripped over and got impailed by a stick.
I didn't understand. What happened to the horse? did you succumb to it or did it die a natural death?
They shot the horse in the head to euthanize it.
@@arnicamoana7861 Okay, it's a merciful deed when it was sick. Was it sick? Or was it to keep the population small?
He had a major chest injury with a punctured lung- first few seconds of the video...😔😔
Did you pay attention at all? It was said.
@@my_way_from_barby_to_hulk8310the horse punctured its lungs so it was suffocating
Just before you mentioned the old mans hooves I had the same thought lol pretty incredible how well kept they appear. He was a good looking stud too. What a shame.
The amount of flies makes me wanna puke 🤢
But why did he die?
This is such a good example of the death cycle in this ecosystem. I notice how the bear cubs are just as cautious as the wolf, yet twice its size
There's something so Dionysian about watching a magestic animal being returned to the dust. One's death allows for the life of others to continue. It's very sobering in a way.
The amount of flies is absolutely incredible.
Like yeah a 20 or 30 but my goodness there were hundreds
They are pestilence