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  • @nanfahkg1601
    @nanfahkg1601 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3697

    snake as a roommate: Dude, you can't just welcome everybody into our house.

    • @majid8065
      @majid8065 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Autumm F 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣too funny

    • @SAMMIsLIFE
      @SAMMIsLIFE 4 ปีที่แล้ว +66

      Seems like a pretty good idea to me! A Friend that can poison potential predators.

    • @JA-ws3nr
      @JA-ws3nr 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      SAMMIsLIFE yeah pretty nice as somewhat of a bodyguard

    • @kaiwalyaghotkar832
      @kaiwalyaghotkar832 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      That's how tortoises survives for 100s of years

    • @thomashninan3825
      @thomashninan3825 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Shut up base creature and get out

  • @MacaqueStinx
    @MacaqueStinx 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2855

    So a tortoise, a rattlesnake, and an armadillo meet in a hole...
    Nevermind that ain't a joke

    • @MybeautifulandamazingPrincess
      @MybeautifulandamazingPrincess 4 ปีที่แล้ว +88

      when i saw that i nearly burst in tears, seeing the animals being safe from the fire and that the turtles share the burrows with the animals to take shelter, the turtles are heroes

    • @God-yi9bd
      @God-yi9bd 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@MybeautifulandamazingPrincess tortoise *

    • @elnombredelarosa3167
      @elnombredelarosa3167 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      armadillo: anybody wanna play uno?

    • @orokaana1002
      @orokaana1002 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      And a robot

    • @hrishikeshkhade1149
      @hrishikeshkhade1149 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Panchatantra story

  • @knox7945
    @knox7945 3 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    I used to have a sulcata tortoise who would dig burrows on our yard. I would look inside these tunnels and be amazed how deep it goes. He would also come out of the burrow when I call out his name. RIP Benjamin, I miss ya little buddy.

    • @chloet254
      @chloet254 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      that is super cute, rest in piece benjamin 🐢

    • @IWNTYU
      @IWNTYU ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I have rescued my sulcata 5 times already from his hole collapsing. I love my Achilles so much I would do anything to save his life.

  • @14yovani
    @14yovani 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2156

    Anyone else think it's adorable how the tortoise walks and runs?

    • @quintiniusverginix7827
      @quintiniusverginix7827 4 ปีที่แล้ว +104

      I love how he digs as well

    • @somnolent4339
      @somnolent4339 4 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      @@quintiniusverginix7827 Yes, the way you couldn't see anything but sand flying away from him was so cartoonish and cute lol

    • @thighhighsenpaioof7423
      @thighhighsenpaioof7423 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      All reptiles appear cute to me after I got my pet turtle

    • @Shohiro_
      @Shohiro_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@thighhighsenpaioof7423 EXACTLY

    • @somnuswaltz5586
      @somnuswaltz5586 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Adorable when it walks, and when it runs it is amusing and interesting. Not adorable when an animal is running for its life.

  • @chilk4508
    @chilk4508 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2174

    Damn that tortoise ran like a fast boi when he saw that bushfire

    • @billastell3753
      @billastell3753 4 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      Tortoise had roast hare for breakfast!

    • @benshearer1710
      @benshearer1710 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      My mother breeds tortoises not Gofurs but spurthighs and when their all warmed up from the sun they really do move alot faster than you would think so i guess when running from the heat of fire they really can sprint lol

    • @gabeaugust7699
      @gabeaugust7699 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      tortoises can walk really fast when they want to.
      Source: I have 3 of them cuties.

    • @benshearer1710
      @benshearer1710 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@gabeaugust7699 their great fun too watch hopped up on sunlight zooming around lol

    • @gabeaugust7699
      @gabeaugust7699 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@benshearer1710 yeah i love to watch them eating and just being a turtle

  • @Pomegranate44
    @Pomegranate44 4 ปีที่แล้ว +181

    Tortoise: calm
    Tortoise near fire: *I AM S P E E D*

    • @xxIluvyouguysxx
      @xxIluvyouguysxx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Tortoise said aww hellll no

    • @FrogAndAHat
      @FrogAndAHat 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Imagine getting chased by a human speed turtle in full sprint

  • @hoviksmail
    @hoviksmail 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3908

    Turtle: "Hey rattler you got the rent for this month"
    Snake: "I'm gonna be a little late boss"
    Turtle: "You better get the hell out my tunnel til you got the rent money."

  • @kguy152000
    @kguy152000 6 ปีที่แล้ว +138

    2:36
    "Bushfires..."
    *Attenborough offscreen with flamethrower, dead pan expression*

    • @gra-emed3617
      @gra-emed3617 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      David Scott 🤣🤣🤣

    • @shortcut7325
      @shortcut7325 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      U mean its a circus show?

  • @Jokkks
    @Jokkks 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2161

    Plot twist: the man started the fire just so he can include a bush fire segment in the video

    • @jimmer8081
      @jimmer8081 4 ปีที่แล้ว +196

      I was thinking that before I seen this comment.

    • @TheMrjohannes1995
      @TheMrjohannes1995 4 ปีที่แล้ว +170

      All nature programs are "set up" nobody have time to wait for nature.

    • @jameswebb4171
      @jameswebb4171 4 ปีที่แล้ว +181

      Honestly they probably did have a controlled burn

    • @polish_filipino
      @polish_filipino 4 ปีที่แล้ว +88

      @@jameswebb4171 Yeah it probably was. It's just that so much was burned so I question the lack ethics BBC earth has

    • @RambleyShiba
      @RambleyShiba 4 ปีที่แล้ว +161

      @@polish_filipino Controlled bush burning helps prevent larger forest fires.

  • @factualopinion8849
    @factualopinion8849 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3315

    I can imagine a sitcom between the tortoise and the rattlesnake.

    • @dreamtree1510
      @dreamtree1510 7 ปีที่แล้ว +247

      *Scripted laughter*

    • @Stevenchefjones
      @Stevenchefjones 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Factual Opinion The Mighty Boosh would kill that.. 😂😂😂

    • @MetaShadowP1rate
      @MetaShadowP1rate 6 ปีที่แล้ว +90

      Don’t forget the armadillo.

    • @samuraijackoff5354
      @samuraijackoff5354 6 ปีที่แล้ว +176

      “Honey Im home! I also brought a friend!”
      Snake shows lump in belly.
      *scripted laugh*
      “Oh lary!”
      *Louder scripted laughing*

    • @cynthiacastaneda6687
      @cynthiacastaneda6687 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      How cute lol

  • @bjcantrell1990
    @bjcantrell1990 11 ปีที่แล้ว +488

    good guy tortoise:
    only digging creature in area, shares burrows with others

    • @uuuultra
      @uuuultra 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Brian Cantrell,
      Now that's a old ass fuckin meme bruh

    • @daldrete01
      @daldrete01 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      He prtotecc, he dont attacc but most importantly he dig hole and take a nap

    • @WAVE0025
      @WAVE0025 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      An ancient fossilized meme, what a beautiful sight to behold

  • @KindCountsDeb3773
    @KindCountsDeb3773 3 ปีที่แล้ว +310

    As a native Floridian I am aware of these wonderful creatures ! Had them in my suburban neighborhood in the 50's-70's on the empty lots. I doubt they are around much now. I saved quite a few in my life and most had been hit by vehicles, but did survive with help from a wildlife rehabilitator. Some don't realize the difference between a water loving turtle and a tortoise, but the tortoise is Not in the water. I'm amazed they can build in the soil of most of Florida, it's so sandy, but does become less so as you go deeper. Thank You for covering one of my favorite animals in the world ! Let's help protect them, they are so worthy!!

    • @nikiiixo333
      @nikiiixo333 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      The FWC helps preserve the area that they are in I was told if you notify them and let them know that 1 is living in the area they cannot build around that area anymore . Sorry this text is kind of awkward I'm doing talk to text

    • @AFloridaSon
      @AFloridaSon 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      They're everywhere.

    • @AFloridaSon
      @AFloridaSon 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@nikiiixo333 You can get a permit to move them.

    • @KindCountsDeb3773
      @KindCountsDeb3773 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@AFloridaSon Correct me if I'm wrong, but there was a law protecting them that said businesses who were building on a space had to check for them and remove them or call for removal. THEN the law was amended so that the company could just pay a fee and bulldoze. Which I think is horrible and bends to a company and not wildlife. I mean, the tortoise will die an agonizing and slow death if buried alive.

    • @xXBradguydudeXx
      @xXBradguydudeXx 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@KindCountsDeb3773 So yes and no, depending on the habitat.
      I work for an environmental consulting company here in Florida, and work with these guys on an almost daily basis. Before an area can be developed, a site assessment needs to occur way before anything can be dug up/bulldozed/removed. If a site assessment comes back and we see that there's suitable habitat for Gopher Tortoises, the property owner needs to pay for a survey from a qualified company (With qualified Gopher Tortoise Agents - Basically people licensed and trained to survey, capture, and transport these guys). We then conduct a survey (which is a fancy way of saying that we walk every square foot of the property) and mark burrows based on if they're 'potentially occupied' or 'abandoned'.
      We come back after the survey and dig up the potentially active burrows using hand shovels and excavators (We're SUPER careful when an excavator is used!) and relocate the tortoises to a recipient site where they live permanently. Once all burrows on the property are excavated and we're sure there's no more, we give the green light to start development!

  • @josephsmith7666
    @josephsmith7666 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4098

    Not all heroes wear capes... some were shells too.

    • @rubaiyatdunno482
      @rubaiyatdunno482 7 ปีที่แล้ว +182

      Joseph Smith wear*

    • @loma7987
      @loma7987 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Joseph Smith good point lol

    • @QUARTERMASTEREMI6
      @QUARTERMASTEREMI6 7 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      +Joseph Smith They certainly are well deserved of more credit for the aid they provide in times of danger/or strife.

    • @KitimatGooner
      @KitimatGooner 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Some were humans too.

    • @jonerplano7837
      @jonerplano7837 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      that's the joke. lol

  • @ChillFrost
    @ChillFrost 4 ปีที่แล้ว +929

    Tortoise: RENT!
    Rattle Snake: ight ima head out

    • @leticiamosqueda625
      @leticiamosqueda625 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Jvkkgd is a m7po93

    • @spasmboi266
      @spasmboi266 4 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      Snake: You'll get your rent when you FIX THIS DAMN DOOR

    • @Csolracl
      @Csolracl 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Spasm Boi
      Tortoise: GIMME RENT

    • @peanutbutterandjelly7295
      @peanutbutterandjelly7295 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@spasmboi266 ayy nice one toby

    • @ChristianMartinez-it6sj
      @ChristianMartinez-it6sj 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Rattlesnake: You'll get your rent when you fix this damn door!!

  • @Brainflayer
    @Brainflayer 4 ปีที่แล้ว +131

    It's amazing how big an impact the smallest animal can have on an entire ecosystem

    • @HelenaMikas
      @HelenaMikas 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      So true and yet humans think they are tops At destruction they score at being a part of the eco chain few manage ..

    • @KindCountsDeb3773
      @KindCountsDeb3773 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes. I wonder, if the earth's populace, all creatures, were in their proper "alignment" or balanced coexistence, it really would work so much better and more safety and happiness for all. It's not a new concept, but we keep screwing with it. We don't listen much.

    • @kill3rbyysight
      @kill3rbyysight 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      yea just an accident

    • @dylanhealy8126
      @dylanhealy8126 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Smallest?? That thing is chonky

  • @hellosweetheart3350
    @hellosweetheart3350 5 ปีที่แล้ว +768

    This turtle is probably so damn confused about why there's a headlight lighting his way thru the burrow

    • @ComradeTomatoTurtle
      @ComradeTomatoTurtle 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @DarkBoyAssassin it's still a turtle.

    • @dominicg7069
      @dominicg7069 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      DarkBoyAssassin actually a turtle is a tortoise but a tortoise isn’t a turtle

    • @ll2240
      @ll2240 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dominicg7069 always?

    • @dominicg7069
      @dominicg7069 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      L L yes since a turtle can live on land but a tortoise can’t live in water

    • @Taintsnicely5434
      @Taintsnicely5434 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You're both wrong. It's a shelled lizard

  • @CameronBrtnik
    @CameronBrtnik 5 ปีที่แล้ว +203

    "''Cause they have to deal with an even greater danger than sunstroke... *David Attenborough lights match *Bush fires."*

  • @kathryncarter6143
    @kathryncarter6143 3 ปีที่แล้ว +92

    How awesome. I had no clue they could tunnel that far into the ground. Was surprised to see other critters in there too.

  • @belanna0dd
    @belanna0dd 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1154

    I’ve been chased by a tortoise once and I’m telling you they’re fast.

    • @User53284
      @User53284 4 ปีที่แล้ว +218

      Or ur just slow

    • @enugaming
      @enugaming 4 ปีที่แล้ว +108

      like really slow

    • @somnolent4339
      @somnolent4339 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      hahaha

    • @pashgetti7573
      @pashgetti7573 4 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      Seriously though. my two Russian tortoises are fast. Probably because they are the smallest type of tortoise though-- they don't have to carry much weight

    • @subscriberswithvideos-up2wl
      @subscriberswithvideos-up2wl 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Why are you afraid of a tortoise tho 😂😂

  • @edgarr2815
    @edgarr2815 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1596

    That turtle was moving when the fire started lol

    • @jordanmorter5696
      @jordanmorter5696 6 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      Edgar R it's a fucking tortouise

    • @japple5933
      @japple5933 6 ปีที่แล้ว +120

      Jordan Morter no its a tortoise

    • @FrancisR420
      @FrancisR420 6 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Japple no it's a tortoise

    • @PristineReviews
      @PristineReviews 6 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      A tortus

    • @joshuakim5240
      @joshuakim5240 6 ปีที่แล้ว +175

      Fun fact: tortoises and turtles aren't actually always slow. They can haul ass with impressive speed when they want to, but most of the time they don't have to so the just leisurely walk around at a slow pace. I remember my grandparents caught a tortoise for me and my brother to play with and it sprinted the hell away from us faster than we could chase it.

  • @okmemers
    @okmemers 4 ปีที่แล้ว +201

    It is so funny seeing the turtle digging, throwing away the sand with it’s little claws! 😄

    • @playlistfhn386
      @playlistfhn386 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      You fool it's a tortoise

    • @jarniwoop
      @jarniwoop 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Those legs are very strong.

    • @Bennyy19
      @Bennyy19 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@playlistfhn386 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

    • @geoculus5606
      @geoculus5606 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Could have done without the fool part.@@playlistfhn386

  • @Warhero1171
    @Warhero1171 6 ปีที่แล้ว +341

    The fire gave the tortoise Nam flashbacks.

  • @MrDerebail
    @MrDerebail 5 ปีที่แล้ว +175

    Turtles are best in preparation for apocalypse, while whole other lots are enjoying, turtle builds their safe houses which are used by others at time of need.. great social work by turtle.. respect bro

    • @davekp6773
      @davekp6773 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      All tortoises are turtles, but not all turtles are tortoises. In the UK, we make a distinct difference whereby the US uses the more generic term turtle, hence the Mutant ninja turtles.

    • @Dogmaguy74
      @Dogmaguy74 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@davekp6773 EXACTLY! its *OK* to call a tortoise a turtle jeez...

    • @Icetea-2000
      @Icetea-2000 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      They literally build public bunkers how amazing is that

  • @ChlorophilG
    @ChlorophilG 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Everyone in that tunnel has got armor for the Snake. 😂

  • @qwwertys1167
    @qwwertys1167 10 ปีที่แล้ว +426

    Tortoise, you da real MVP

  • @ErnestoTani
    @ErnestoTani 6 ปีที่แล้ว +835

    My pet tortoise passed away a time ago. After 20 years. I miss her so much.

    • @Kenneth91773
      @Kenneth91773 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Awww
      Rip man

    • @billyc2572
      @billyc2572 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@BigPanda096 really

    • @billtommpson1630
      @billtommpson1630 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@billyc2572 yeah they get smart 76 years of getting into troubles they learn

    • @nomada1468
      @nomada1468 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lmao

    • @checkmattor4235
      @checkmattor4235 5 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      I had a turtle and it escaped and then we lost it LOL, we found him half a year later still alive in a chicken pen. XD

  • @babster6856
    @babster6856 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    what a cool dog

  • @Snoofalah
    @Snoofalah 12 ปีที่แล้ว +93

    EVERYONE, GET TO MY BUNKER.

    • @ILikeMyPrivacytbt
      @ILikeMyPrivacytbt 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No thanks, I'll follow Arnold and "Head to the chapah."

  • @eyg24
    @eyg24 9 ปีที่แล้ว +566

    seeing that wee tortoise at 2:56 running for its life almost made me cry!!!!!!

    • @fantaclaus7053
      @fantaclaus7053 6 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      eyg24 some loser boy was busted by the Law at Seabranch State Park, for stealing two Gopher Tortoises. He said he was going to eat them. The Law needs to throw the book at him.

    • @goblinar1815
      @goblinar1815 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Unusual Activities no u

    • @kestr3l299
      @kestr3l299 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      eyg24 are you like 4 or something

    • @TheVikget
      @TheVikget 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      eyg24 pussy

    • @99bits46
      @99bits46 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      eyg24 i thought it was funny

  • @petemcintire4339
    @petemcintire4339 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    "I'm going to annoy the damn hell out of a tortoise" - Sir David Attenborough

  • @mollyOS420
    @mollyOS420 4 ปีที่แล้ว +613

    nobody:
    gopher tortoises:
    the entire ecosystem depends on me

  • @adrianmbugua8344
    @adrianmbugua8344 8 ปีที่แล้ว +594

    BBC just busted an illicit love nest between a tortoise and a rattle snake !

    • @joecashmore3259
      @joecashmore3259 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      buru kenge Clark gable be like let's go in Mrs rattle Snake

    • @InVinoVeratas
      @InVinoVeratas 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Also an armadillo.

    • @Freekniggers
      @Freekniggers 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      It is BBC js

    • @mylifeismylife5056
      @mylifeismylife5056 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      "BBC just busted" BBC JUST BUSTED

  • @Rryan8065
    @Rryan8065 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I can just imagine a snake and a mouse both hiding in the burrow and the snake slowly looks at the mouse🤣

  • @juggernaut4799
    @juggernaut4799 7 ปีที่แล้ว +166

    Tortoise be like- Hello MTV and welcome to my crib!

    • @KandiKlover
      @KandiKlover 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      That rover needs way less clunky controls though, fucking hell.

  • @12345brye
    @12345brye 13 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    animals: "Hey guys there's a huge fire out there what are we gonna do?"
    Tortoise: "Dont worry guys you can chill at my place"

  • @jettahunt1185
    @jettahunt1185 4 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    The tortoise running to his tunnel is one of the funniest and saddest thing I’ve ever seen

  • @MRSLAV
    @MRSLAV 5 ปีที่แล้ว +347

    They should bring table games and play some music in there.

    • @DAU-sx1rl
      @DAU-sx1rl 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Greetings

    • @heheboi9907
      @heheboi9907 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Mr slav what r u doing here love your black hole videos btw

    • @opethium647
      @opethium647 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Unexpected seeing you here

  • @ShadowsandCityLights
    @ShadowsandCityLights 5 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Idk why I found it soo adorable when the tortoise started digging. 🤣😍🐢

  • @stan_de_malleman
    @stan_de_malleman 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    The fact that David Attenborough made a bush fire just to see the camera man run into the hole with a snake and a tortoise is astonishing to me

    • @internetduck1114
      @internetduck1114 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I don't think he nor the crew would do such a thing 😂. This might be separate clips

    • @internetduck1114
      @internetduck1114 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I get the joke though 😂

    • @footdrizle3214
      @footdrizle3214 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@internetduck1114 i dont think so, it looked like a semi controlled fire

  • @AlexRaGeAHoLiC
    @AlexRaGeAHoLiC 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2389

    Did they start this fire just to film this? or they was just lucky? hmmm...

    • @tucker8071
      @tucker8071 8 ปีที่แล้ว +467

      My thoughts exactly

    • @erickevans5449
      @erickevans5449 8 ปีที่แล้ว +587

      in florida they start fires on purpose to clear the palmettos and give the soil more nutrients

    • @jefsti
      @jefsti 7 ปีที่แล้ว +459

      Yep! And in Aus we regularly perform "back-clearing" which is deliberate but controlled fire to remove most of the dried leaves and other fuel, so that when a natural bushfire occurs it is less devastating.

    • @bobbywhite5319
      @bobbywhite5319 7 ปีที่แล้ว +115

      The same applies to avalanches in mountains.

    • @CreeperUniverseTV
      @CreeperUniverseTV 7 ปีที่แล้ว +262

      David is a respectful person. I doubt they started it.

  • @allaroundamazing7007
    @allaroundamazing7007 4 ปีที่แล้ว +127

    2:56 *tortoise sees fire*
    “OHFUCKOHFUCK, OHFUCKSHITFUCK”

    • @adamnbiri8565
      @adamnbiri8565 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      this is not funny this is sad

    • @allaroundamazing7007
      @allaroundamazing7007 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      sayko manyak Quit the waterworks dude this is a normal part of life for animals that live in the Outback.

    • @dyllanguye5741
      @dyllanguye5741 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@allaroundamazing7007 wrong it's almost completely obvious that that fire was man made specifically for a reenactment putting real animal lives in danger.

    • @madarauchiha4992
      @madarauchiha4992 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I gave you 111th like

  • @deyvinp4444
    @deyvinp4444 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Why do I love tortoises way more after watching this video, they make amazing homes and they are so chill if someone else Is chilling with them in the house They’ve saved so many lives ❤️

  • @antromy
    @antromy 11 ปีที่แล้ว +118

    Poor tortoise. Attenborough stalked him him with a robot, records his ever movements, then set his backyard on fire. I wonder what it be like if he did it to actual people ;P

    • @ch4z_bucks
      @ch4z_bucks 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Trust me when I say that David would never do that

    • @RR-um1ml
      @RR-um1ml 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      😂 lol . Good one!!

    • @deeznutz8300
      @deeznutz8300 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      antromy Next stop: Detroit. Except the snakes those resident animals share a community with are the democrats and they set their own environment on fire when they don't get there way

    • @marlak4203
      @marlak4203 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dieter Gaudlitz
      Rotflmbo

    • @marlak4203
      @marlak4203 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Paddy O'Yakkin
      Lmbo

  • @MrAyoub007
    @MrAyoub007 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1263

    Don’t tell me that the bushfire was made up so you can film this scene 🤔

    • @lovatotrip2396
      @lovatotrip2396 5 ปีที่แล้ว +88

      maybe,who knows😅

    • @iloveplants3032
      @iloveplants3032 5 ปีที่แล้ว +157

      I was thinking the same things

    • @aliirfan5529
      @aliirfan5529 5 ปีที่แล้ว +80

      They did it!!😐😠😠anything for money.

    • @shane2064
      @shane2064 5 ปีที่แล้ว +66

      @@aliirfan5529 no, they did not start a fire.

    • @michaelweaver2627
      @michaelweaver2627 5 ปีที่แล้ว +198

      Fires are often set to do a controlled.burn. Fire is a normal part of most natural areas but we have been suppressing them so long that often uncontrolled fires burn too hot or endanger human stuff hence controlled burns.

  • @KAMIKAZE-dk8xd
    @KAMIKAZE-dk8xd 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I have no clue why but ive fallen in love with it. That tortoise is now my favourite animal of all.

  • @tracy406
    @tracy406 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Awwwwww. I love these guys. Had 6 burrows on my property in Florida. They are so sweet.

  • @aclock2
    @aclock2 13 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Turtle is one of the 4 holy beasts in Chinese mythology along side with bad asses like Dragon, Phoenix and Unicorn. I think I know why now.

  • @lajarus8849
    @lajarus8849 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    “We need to showcase how animals react in a bushfire”
    “But there are none right now”
    “Hold my beer”

  • @kguy152000
    @kguy152000 8 ปีที่แล้ว +146

    Run! Attenborough is setting you on fire!

    • @RR-um1ml
      @RR-um1ml 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Lol 😂, I can picture this, David running with a lighter , LMAO 🤣

  • @joesmoe71
    @joesmoe71 6 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Turtle: "God you humans need to get a life..."

  • @somedude2092
    @somedude2092 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Dog?

  • @mattdathew2794
    @mattdathew2794 8 ปีที่แล้ว +584

    didn't know turtles were that fast

    • @toothbrushrevenge9206
      @toothbrushrevenge9206 7 ปีที่แล้ว +126

      Tortoises please, not turtles! Turtles swim and have paddle shaped feet

    • @aydenvanfossen9175
      @aydenvanfossen9175 6 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      toothbrush revenge Not necessarily, box turtles may disagree with you!!!

    • @markv3065
      @markv3065 6 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      All turtles are tortoises but not all tortoises are turtles.

    • @FrancisR420
      @FrancisR420 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Mark Valdez now take those words and 69 em'

    • @hsjdndd6081
      @hsjdndd6081 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      A tortoise is a turtle that lives on land. The gopher tortoise is a turtle.

  • @mixey01
    @mixey01 6 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    He's a real hero in a half shell.

  • @liem4482
    @liem4482 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Tortoise: Give me rent
    Snake: I’LL GIVE YOU RENT WHEN YOU FIX THE DAM DOOR

    • @timdeathly
      @timdeathly 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Tortoise not turtle.

    • @liem4482
      @liem4482 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@timdeathly oops

  • @xxbigballxxgaming8877
    @xxbigballxxgaming8877 6 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    3:40 hahaha the tortoise just come out like,"ok time to go shopping"

    • @ExcelsiorElectric
      @ExcelsiorElectric 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Or imagine if it was like: "Whoops, that wasn't even MY burrow" lol

  • @HiddenWen
    @HiddenWen 11 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    Armadillo: "Don't mind me, my reptilian friends :D...."

  • @richardmann3396
    @richardmann3396 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    One of my favorite animals on the planet.

  • @edwardlittlefield447
    @edwardlittlefield447 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    I used to have a huge one of these as a pet fifty years ago when I was a kid. They weren't protected back then that I know of . They will also breed in captivity. I kept mine for years before releasing it back into a longleaf preserve with the help of a professor at Georgia Southern University.

  • @sethraelthebard5459
    @sethraelthebard5459 8 ปีที่แล้ว +161

    Gopher Tortoise= Architect and Landlord of the Animal Kingdom?

    • @toothbrushrevenge9206
      @toothbrushrevenge9206 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Certainly amongst wetter areas of the planet!

    • @AlfredTheBrave
      @AlfredTheBrave 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'd say that title goes to humans

    • @Oenloveslife
      @Oenloveslife 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Hunh? We humans pretty much mess up the rest of the animal (and plant) kingdom wherever we go. Then we set aside land to protect the shit we already messed up, then we hem and haw and go ahead and mine it, dam it, cut it down, poison it, etc etc, whatever suits our momentary interests. The rest of the living world would be a lot better off without our interference. Then again, you may have making your statement with a layer of sarcasm/irony : )

    • @MikhaelAhava
      @MikhaelAhava 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      That would either go to termites or beavers, but of course, tortoises are a worthy mention.

  • @vibetribe3220
    @vibetribe3220 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Cutest little friendship I've ever seen!!! ^^
    The tortoise gets protected by the snake and that snake gets a cool place to stay!!!

  • @sakhawi5542
    @sakhawi5542 5 ปีที่แล้ว +147

    Where are we gonna get a forest fire?
    Cameraman: Well, I have a lighter
    Director: *smiles*

    • @DAndyLord
      @DAndyLord 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      That's probably what happened. Call the local fire department and ask if they'd like to do some brush fire training.

    • @LlZARD25
      @LlZARD25 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      big difference between forest and bush fire lol

    • @eustacebagge98k
      @eustacebagge98k 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I live in Florida and bush fires are super common

    • @doryiii
      @doryiii 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      You just need to be in SoCal around summer and you'll have several dozen fires to choose from.

    • @tlnn6598
      @tlnn6598 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      “CUT!...Let’s do it again. Only this time I want an even BIGGER fire. 🔥 Let’s burn the entire swamp down so we can film this turtle 🐢 ....And ACTION!”

  • @benhaggerty8707
    @benhaggerty8707 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1811

    Did that snake yawn while they were talking about fires?

    • @drakekay6577
      @drakekay6577 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      oh you mistook the word light for fire... :D The snake left cause no one would turn out the light. :D :D

    • @zachmiller9175
      @zachmiller9175 6 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Drake Kay no at the end they were talking about wildfires and the snake yawned.

    • @deadfish6408
      @deadfish6408 6 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      My snake always yawns after a meal but idk, this is a different snake but that was adorable.

    • @gracedixon125
      @gracedixon125 6 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      snakes and other reptiles dont actually yawn because they don't breathe in exactly the same way mammals do, your snake is probably readjusting their jaw after eating!

    • @a-bird-lover
      @a-bird-lover 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Grace Dixon I'm not too sure on snakes, but birds have a completely different breathing system as well and they yawn.

  • @rupply
    @rupply 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    i literally watched this guy so much as a kid and he is one of the reasons im still alive today, awesome dude

  • @victoriaceleste2632
    @victoriaceleste2632 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Sir Attenborough, you're my idol, you are one of those people that must live eternally. Long live to you.

    • @likestowatch5
      @likestowatch5 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Starting fires and spooking walruses off a cliff this guy is not a hero at all. Think about it.

  • @tonyhilderbrand
    @tonyhilderbrand 6 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    "I wonder where this tortoise will go"... As he is standing over the home of the tortoise ..

  • @zhubajie6940
    @zhubajie6940 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for showing the real Florida and not the "Hollywood Set" that many a developer likes to build. I remember well as a kid following the tortoises and armadillos as a child and withdrawing with great acceleration from the rattlers ;) .

  • @CaptainFord0
    @CaptainFord0 13 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    If I was that tortoise, I'd be charging some rent from other animals to stay in my burrow. You want to hang out here come noon? Best bring me a salad, buster.

    • @maxymooo
      @maxymooo 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I just wanted to say hi from this comment 8 years ago

  • @dawidgora7472
    @dawidgora7472 6 ปีที่แล้ว +297

    Girl: want to meet me at my house?
    Turtle: i cant. Im digging holes.
    Girl: im alone.
    Turtle: 2:56

    • @rachaelinoue9180
      @rachaelinoue9180 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      It might be a small thing for you, but he is a tortoise not a turtle.
      - from a reptile lover

    • @banishedfromthedwarfplanet530
      @banishedfromthedwarfplanet530 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Carp anman-- Well, technically tortoises are a type of turtle. A dry land turtle. -From a zoologist.

    • @Blankanvaz
      @Blankanvaz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@banishedfromthedwarfplanet530 Technically, a dry land turtle is a animal, which is made of atoms, which also make up rocks. So, dry land turtles are varients of rocks. -From That One Annoying Internet Warrior that nobody likes.

    • @banishedfromthedwarfplanet530
      @banishedfromthedwarfplanet530 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      shadowblobSS-- I agree with your last sentence.

    • @Paswansonu80
      @Paswansonu80 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      😀😀😀

  • @lankey6969
    @lankey6969 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I can't help but have this feeling the BBC lit that fire...

  • @monyeigwe3274
    @monyeigwe3274 8 ปีที่แล้ว +116

    tortoise is intelligent in all it does

    • @bill605able
      @bill605able 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I like to sleep, if I was a tortoise how much sleep would I get and whats the pay?

    • @turtleanton6539
      @turtleanton6539 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah

    • @turtleanton6539
      @turtleanton6539 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@bill605able as much as you want and if you are cute alot of noms

    • @breAnnasmama
      @breAnnasmama 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      monye igwe yeah .. most animals are more intelligent than for whatever reason , humans seem to realize. Not sure why people fail to realize that so often but they do !

    • @breAnnasmama
      @breAnnasmama 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Turtle Anton noms ?

  • @evylynchlover09
    @evylynchlover09 11 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    TORTOISES SAVE LIVES!!!

  • @BlahoMark15
    @BlahoMark15 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Who would've known that Dogs can be this helpful, saving so many other animals from fires and other disasters.

  • @peskylogicchillinsky6007Futube
    @peskylogicchillinsky6007Futube 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    i already liked tortises a lot, as i have two myself, but wow now i really love those guys! what a cool ass animal!

  • @timbobway3934
    @timbobway3934 6 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Shout out to my dude the dessert tortoise. Saving critters lives one hole at a time

  • @maxwellhowig510
    @maxwellhowig510 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I am 33 years old, just finished playing Battlefield 1, and this tortoise vid is the coolest thing I've ever seen.
    Most def

  • @dez-m
    @dez-m 4 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    Turtle: waddup
    Snake: ey
    Turtle: need some shade?
    Snake: just for a bit, but I’ll be out of your way.
    Turtle: k man. Make ur self at home.
    Snake: thx

  • @eluweniestargazer2570
    @eluweniestargazer2570 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Tortoise also have free housing and don't need to pay rent. It saves creatures from careless fires and they are harmless. I love tortoise too. They also beat the hare.
    Thank you for posting.
    Peace.

  • @arbendit4348
    @arbendit4348 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Attenborough actually started a bush fire! What dedication to the documentary!

  • @Alvaro-nd4vl
    @Alvaro-nd4vl 7 ปีที่แล้ว +92

    Tortoise learned DIG

    • @bill605able
      @bill605able 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Tortoise lit the place up and ran to his underground lair, all in a vain effort to rid his hill of the human invasion.

    • @ediecute6599
      @ediecute6599 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lol fucking pokémon😂

  • @wafemaster
    @wafemaster 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    2:56 turtle say: "speeeeeeddd"

  • @markbosky
    @markbosky 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    God I love Attenborough. One of my heroes

  • @bingleblorp993
    @bingleblorp993 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    My family several generations back caused them to become endangered in our area because they ate so many of them, I'm glad they're started to come back in larger numbers because I grew up with them in my yard as a child and inspired me to major in herpetology

    • @KindCountsDeb3773
      @KindCountsDeb3773 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah, not unusual in Fla and poor people needing a meal.

  • @judemark
    @judemark 6 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Never knew a Tortoise can run that fast lol

  • @SpinosaurusStudios_
    @SpinosaurusStudios_ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Tortoise: *Digs hole*
    Snakes and Armadillos: *LET ME IN... LET ME IIIIIIIINNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!*

  • @Docinaplane
    @Docinaplane 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Foxes use the tunnels to raise their young in my field in Florida! I learned this one day when walking by a tunnel and five or six fox pups ran out and all around me. At that early age, they were not afraid of people yet. It was really a wonderful moment in nature.

  • @Hmongboi228
    @Hmongboi228 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    2:57 Turtle is saying: "I gotta make it to my bathroom!!"

  • @wo0sh99
    @wo0sh99 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Alien after watching this video:
    Hmm... Why not we set fire in and around these buildings and see how humans react

  • @Wakamiaka97
    @Wakamiaka97 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Can we please just take a minute to appreciate the hustle of the tortoise?

  • @humayunafridi23
    @humayunafridi23 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    wow! what an ecosystem! Thank you Sir David Attenborough for your precious efforts and contributions to explaining the nature to Human beings. Thank you once again

  • @bagelboy4234
    @bagelboy4234 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Tortoise: “We don’t serve droids here.”
    Robot: 😢

  • @levikarkiainen331
    @levikarkiainen331 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I learned more from this one old guy then I learned from literally anyone else about science and animals.

  • @probe26
    @probe26 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    So cute when he was going turbo speed over the fire. Glad he made it.

  • @jimfreyler2944
    @jimfreyler2944 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I live here in central Florida in prime tortoise territory. Have several on my property and they are incredible diggers.

  • @Hoodie78940v67
    @Hoodie78940v67 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I DIDNT KNOW THEY WERE THAT DEEP. I live in Florida and have them in my yard

  • @vanniyo8988
    @vanniyo8988 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I want David Attenborough to narrate my life.

  • @pasticcinideliziosi1259
    @pasticcinideliziosi1259 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Nobody:
    Tortoise in the video cover: “step-camera help me, I’m stuck!”

  • @bossmandadon4life
    @bossmandadon4life 5 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    Though i'm in my 30's I wish this guy can read me a bedtime story

  • @Manguadesignz
    @Manguadesignz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    “I’m right BEHIND... (laughs to self)” this guy looool

  • @vanenmar7491
    @vanenmar7491 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    My parents always said that if my school teachers could have captivated me the way Sir David Attenborough always could, I'd have got all straight A's hahah

  • @ScarA
    @ScarA 9 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    A truly magnificent and beautiful animal. Always been my favorite(although I love all animals) since I was a kid.