The Secret Life of Badgers | Full Wildlife Documentary

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  • čas přidán 4. 02. 2023
  • Some animals of our forests are familiar to us, others not quite as much. There is one inhabitant everyone thinks they know - but hardly anyone ever gets to see: The badger. This film follows a female badger and her two youngsters. The large martens are late developers, unsure and on shaky legs. One of them ventures out of the burrow and in doing so is in grave danger...
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Komentáře • 143

  • @bgmrelaxation2664
    @bgmrelaxation2664 Před rokem +14

    Love this documentary so much! The narrator is amazing. Thank you for making this available for free!

  • @scotslassie6991
    @scotslassie6991 Před rokem +54

    We do not cull badgers in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿. They have been protected here since 1992❤❤❤❤

    • @smollfrogyes7798
      @smollfrogyes7798 Před rokem +1

      Kill?

    • @pellesmith986
      @pellesmith986 Před 11 měsíci

      ​@@smollfrogyes7798that makes more sense haha

    • @randylahey1232
      @randylahey1232 Před 10 měsíci +1

      In my honest opinion it's the humans that need to be culled....I could never hurt a badger

    • @pellesmith986
      @pellesmith986 Před 10 měsíci +1

      @@randylahey1232 true dat

    • @JR-qz3zt
      @JR-qz3zt Před 9 měsíci

      ​@@randylahey1232I've killed 9 in my lifetime. I've had to euthanize 5 cows who stepped in there holes and snapped a leg in half because of their digging after squirrels and marmots in our fields. Thankfully no horses yet. American badgers are no joke. Kill on sight unless they are in the woods. I also kill mosquitoes that land on me.

  • @lauragovernali4332
    @lauragovernali4332 Před rokem +11

    What a wonderful video about a lovely, often misunderstood animal! 💕💕💕💕

  • @mikeash7428
    @mikeash7428 Před rokem +9

    Such a nice job on this critter lifescape. Thanks.

  • @adreyxxx
    @adreyxxx Před rokem +5

    i am watching this after for the first time in my life i see 1 in uk,totally caught me by surprise,i do wildlife photography of 4 years and had no clue they live in the wild in UK,was a wonderful feeling seeing it 🥰

  • @indyreno2933
    @indyreno2933 Před rokem +18

    Badgers are carnivorans that belong to the family Melidae, they are native to Eurasia, Africa, and North America, there are over fifteen extant species within seven genera and four subfamilies
    Taxonomy:
    • Family: Melidae (Badgers)
    •• Subfamily: Mellivorinae (Short-Faced Badgers)
    ••• Genus: Mellivora (Honey Badger Lineage)
    •••• Species: Mellivora capensis (Honey Badger)
    •• Subfamily: Helictidinae (Ferret Badgers)
    ••• Genus: Melogale (Northern Ferret Badgers)
    •••• Species: Melogale moschata (Chinese Ferret Badger)
    •••• Species: Melogale subaurantiaca (Formosan Ferret Badger)
    ••• Genus: Helictis (Indochinese Ferret Badgers)
    •••• Species: Helictis personata (Burmese Ferret Badger)
    •••• Species: Helictis cucphuongensis (Vietnamese Ferret Badger)
    ••• Genus: Bassaritaxus (Indonesian Ferret Badgers)
    •••• Species: Bassaritaxus orientalis (Javan Ferret Badger)
    •••• Species: Bassaritaxus everetti (Bornean Ferret Badger)
    •• Subfamily: Melinae (Old World Badgers)
    ••• Genus: Arctonyx (Hog Badgers)
    •••• Species: Arctonyx collaris (Greater Hog Badger)
    •••• Species: Arctonyx albogularis (Northern Hog Badger)
    •••• Species: Arctonyx hoevenii (Sumatran Hog Badger)
    ••• Genus: Meles (Eurasian Badgers)
    •••• Species: Meles meles (European Badger)
    •••• Species: Meles canescens (Caucasian Badger)
    •••• Species: Meles leucurus (Asiatic Badger)
    •••• Species: Meles anakuma (Japanese Badger)
    •• Subfamily: Taxideinae (New World Badgers)
    ••• Genus: Taxidea (American Badger Lineage)
    •••• Species: Taxidea taxus (American Badger)

    • @gwentomologist
      @gwentomologist Před 2 měsíci

      Badgers are actually in the family Mustelidae

    • @indyreno2933
      @indyreno2933 Před 2 měsíci

      @gwentomologist, not anymore, Mustelidae is now restricted only to the weasels, ferrets, and minks, therefore the family no longer includes the skunks, stink badgers, otters, zorillas, muishund, shulang, huro, grisons, wolverine, tayra, and martens, which are all now moved to four different families, the skunks and stink badgers both now belong to the family Mephitidae, the fifteen extant species of badger are now lumped together into the family Melidae, the otters are now evaluated into the family Lutridae, and the zorillas, muishund, shulang, huro, grisons, wolverine, tayra, and martens are all now lumped together into the family Ictonychidae, similarly, Viverridae is now restricted only to the civets, while the feripaka, linsangs, oyans, genets, mongooses, falanoucs, fossa, fanaloka, and vontsiras are all no longer part of Viverridae, the feripaka is considered the only living member of the family Nandiniidae, the linsangs are now considered the only living genus of the family Prionodontidae, the oyans are now considered the only living genus of the family Poianidae, the genets are now considered the only living genus of the family Genettidae, the mongooses are now evaluated into the family Herpestidae, and the falanoucs, fossa, fanaloka, and vontsiras, which all live only in Madagascar are now lumped together into the family Eupleridae, this makes Mustelidae and Viverridae equally the most heavily reduced families of extant carnivorans.

    • @SCP-xr4ye
      @SCP-xr4ye Před měsícem

      Mother European Badger

  • @fieldsman3307
    @fieldsman3307 Před rokem +13

    Stunning film work and thank you so much for sharing it with us, I have them all around my home and often see them up to 10ft away but never as you have shown them.

  • @CaptainAMAZINGGG
    @CaptainAMAZINGGG Před rokem +15

    I love badgers, they are the cutest lil babes 💕💕💕💕😌😌😌😌
    As are the boar piglets !!! So adorable 😌

  • @AndyJarman
    @AndyJarman Před 4 měsíci +1

    Charming as the storytelling is, this footage would be interesting with an alternative soundtrack for adults interested in more detail about these creatures.

  • @carolclarke2932
    @carolclarke2932 Před rokem +9

    A very lovely documentary thank you.

  • @bryanwalker6125
    @bryanwalker6125 Před 10 měsíci +2

    I wish that the commentary had included locations. but the video is impressive and educational.

  • @TheLemon333
    @TheLemon333 Před rokem +3

    That badger den is so cute!

  • @paulmorgancollings7833
    @paulmorgancollings7833 Před rokem +21

    Although I've not seen them since the last cold snap that we've had recently, I am fortunate that I have a couple of these elusive creatures regularly visiting our garden. It's wonderful to see them up close from my balcony. It's a bit concerning regarding the culls I have heard about.

    • @brittanylyles8285
      @brittanylyles8285 Před rokem

      Culling is required for many species since our ancestors killed out most of the natural predators. Why do you think the government gives deer tags and tags for killing badger? Because that's the estimated amount that would have been killed by their natural predators if they still existed.

  • @jacobfinder7476
    @jacobfinder7476 Před rokem +7

    Wonderful documentary!!!

  • @cawtheshots
    @cawtheshots Před rokem +11

    Fabulous documentary. At one time, I lived on a hobby farm named Badger Hill.😊

  • @jim6161
    @jim6161 Před rokem +9

    They are protected where I live as they are the state animal.
    A juvenile male made his den under my wood pile. And I don't mind.they have to dig deep dens where I live as the Winters here can be brutally cold. So I don't see him until late spring.

  • @henriettanovember4733
    @henriettanovember4733 Před rokem +3

    Very lovely to watch! Thank you!🐗

  • @moclark7901
    @moclark7901 Před rokem +37

    Absolutely soul destroying that these beautiful creatures are cruelly culled in the UK.

    • @anthonyduffy6953
      @anthonyduffy6953 Před rokem +3

      Not if you like to eat beef

    • @Rdr2449
      @Rdr2449 Před rokem

      @@anthonyduffy6953 do you realise how ignorant you are

    • @Dakota-Storm
      @Dakota-Storm Před rokem +6

      As someone who lives in the UK, I am ashamed of this

    • @scotslassie6991
      @scotslassie6991 Před rokem +8

      We do not cull badgers here in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿. They have been protected here. since 1992 ❤️❤️

    • @ludo9234
      @ludo9234 Před rokem

      What about the hundreds of cattle that get a bullet in the head' don't they count.

  • @richardjohnson5529
    @richardjohnson5529 Před rokem +4

    A wonderful film thank you

  • @mello3214
    @mello3214 Před rokem +2

    Precious documentary!! Enjoyed so much ❤

  • @Everything-dr1wb
    @Everything-dr1wb Před rokem +6

    Thank you for sharing this video

  • @trevormcshane4986
    @trevormcshane4986 Před 9 měsíci +2

    I've Only Seen a Hand full of Badgers in my 52,,Years,,, Unfortunately I've Seen Anyamount Killed on the Roads,,,Same as The Poor HeadgeHog 😢,,, These WildLife Doc,s are BRILLIANT,, 👍👍👍

  • @marywilde7378
    @marywilde7378 Před rokem +2

    Very interesting. Thank you.

  • @mellissadalby1402
    @mellissadalby1402 Před rokem +3

    I quite liked that.

  • @Wonko-bj4jx
    @Wonko-bj4jx Před rokem +25

    MUSHROOM MUSHROOM

  • @antaress8128
    @antaress8128 Před rokem +1

    Love it. Cool badgers. Also liked the other animals.

  • @justinmalangoni9467
    @justinmalangoni9467 Před rokem +1

    great documentary

  • @guymanges3628
    @guymanges3628 Před 4 měsíci

    Thank you much...

  • @thebagfather4633
    @thebagfather4633 Před rokem +1

    loved it

  • @dylandynamic9733
    @dylandynamic9733 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Love it 💕 tankiyou ❤

  • @sharonstarkey4867
    @sharonstarkey4867 Před 9 měsíci +1

    I love badgers❤

  • @theproblemmustbeinyourpant5910

    I can’t wait to see a living one

  • @andrewbarrett42
    @andrewbarrett42 Před rokem +15

    Shame they are culling them in the UK.

    • @Badger1776
      @Badger1776 Před rokem +3

      Shame

    • @dc4l931
      @dc4l931 Před rokem +3

      @@Badger1776 shame

    • @andrewbarrett42
      @andrewbarrett42 Před rokem +1

      @@Badger1776 Some areas like Herefordshire,Lancashire they have been wiped out.

    • @pyewackett5
      @pyewackett5 Před rokem +2

      Round where I live it's the done thing to not report any sightings. Used to see at least one dead Broc slung in a hedgerow per year. Won't go into details
      ...

    • @anthonyduffy6953
      @anthonyduffy6953 Před rokem +2

      Not if you like to eat beef

  • @davidfayfield6594
    @davidfayfield6594 Před 11 měsíci

    I feel this would be a perfect narration for the life of a University of Wisconsin undergraduate!

  • @mikemorris1760
    @mikemorris1760 Před měsícem

    European badgers look like they want to serve you tea and crumpets while the American badger looks at you like you owe it money.

  • @iunderw2
    @iunderw2 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Everybody knows Badger loves, Mash potatoes!

  • @ronpyke8377
    @ronpyke8377 Před rokem +1

    Great show, but, too many ads for me.

  • @altarush
    @altarush Před 2 měsíci

    How can salamander’s predators be its enemies since it keeps its numbers in control and prevents them from starvation?

  • @curtislavallee8444
    @curtislavallee8444 Před rokem +2

    I wonder what kinda Bigfoot they got around der,lol

  • @lizzieschout1036
    @lizzieschout1036 Před rokem +1

    Where was this filmed please? I know it’s a ZDF docu, but I’m not sure if this is in Germany.. 🤔

  • @garyharris4008
    @garyharris4008 Před rokem +1

    Curious as to the temperament of Europepean badgers, compared to US wolverines; which I thought were same thing?

    • @calibadgerdude6082
      @calibadgerdude6082 Před 9 měsíci +1

      Very different creatures. Even American Badgers are quite different than European badgers. Euros are far more social and primarily omnivorous, whereas AB and wolverine are more solitary hunters and primarily carnivorous. As a result, AB and Wolverines are much more aggressive. Euros can be aggressive, but usually it’s a defensive reaction when they’re surprised or startled, they typically won’t go after or approach other animals if they can avoid them. The others will poach prey from other animals and aggressively chase off intruders into their territory. That being said, all badgers and their wolverine kin are very strong, fearsome fighters and are typically very high on nature’s “don’t mess with” list.

  • @hassanbouihi8889
    @hassanbouihi8889 Před měsícem

    Very little is covered about badgers

  • @timmcgowan1163
    @timmcgowan1163 Před 5 měsíci

    I wanted to watch this video because it was title “The Life of Badgers”.
    The name does not represent this video.
    Only about half of the video is about badgers, the rest is about other animals.

  • @jannattjannatt9884
    @jannattjannatt9884 Před rokem

    😢😢😢😢

  • @gwentomologist
    @gwentomologist Před 2 měsíci

    That’s a millipede in the video, not centipede! The ones that are poisonous he is talking about are millipedes

  • @Harrebs
    @Harrebs Před rokem

    cute

  • @user-mt2uj8xl2u
    @user-mt2uj8xl2u Před 4 měsíci

    Cull is a fancy word for kill

  • @kdochce-vidi8540
    @kdochce-vidi8540 Před 19 dny

    Thank You😉🇷🇺

  • @Harrebs
    @Harrebs Před rokem

    cuye

  • @WildlifeInCloseUp
    @WildlifeInCloseUp Před 10 měsíci +2

    A sobering reminder of how many species are now missing from British landscapes. I found the narration too anthropomorphic and sentimental. That very human-centric viewpoint I don't think helps us understand better how to get on with our fellow creatures on this planet.

  • @alexanderfo3886
    @alexanderfo3886 Před rokem +2

    🦡🦡🦡🦡🦡🦡🦡🦡🦡🦡🦡!

  • @SCP-xr4ye
    @SCP-xr4ye Před měsícem

    Mother European Badger

  • @karenbaird1292
    @karenbaird1292 Před rokem +1

    Badgers?Badgers?

  • @seekbutbetter4521
    @seekbutbetter4521 Před 9 měsíci

    Badger badger badger badger mushroom mushroom

  • @kendallkahl8725
    @kendallkahl8725 Před 10 měsíci +3

    Eurasian Badgers are rolly polly cute and cuddly social animals. Our American Badgers here are anti social loners that spit fire and fury making bears and panthrrs back up and run away. I wonder if we could do a badger swap?😂

  • @romeljohndelacruz6261
    @romeljohndelacruz6261 Před 6 měsíci

    Mother European badger

  • @moclark7901
    @moclark7901 Před rokem

    Where is this ?

    • @Zandanga
      @Zandanga Před rokem +3

      I might be wrong but I think the narrator said this is a forest in Germany. Continental Europe.

    • @moclark7901
      @moclark7901 Před rokem +3

      Wherever it was the scenery and especially the animals were just perfectly beautiful

    • @MadMax-bq6pg
      @MadMax-bq6pg Před rokem +2

      @@moclark7901 if you forced me to bet, I would say Germany on the basis of the names in the credits

    • @Sinvist
      @Sinvist Před rokem +3

      @@MadMax-bq6pg Jawohl!

  • @Grinningfartking6969
    @Grinningfartking6969 Před rokem

    Not a secret anymore

  • @SCP-xr4ye
    @SCP-xr4ye Před 5 dny

    Mama European Badger

  • @user-sb6dk5id5w
    @user-sb6dk5id5w Před 6 měsíci

    อือความสุ้ยมย่าว่าคะสุ้หน้ากลัวคะทอยลงมาบางตัวเราคิดเองคะวาดขนในตัวติดตนเจ็บตามแนวขากลางตนสุ้ขึ้นครึ่งของตนสุ้มองลงใจหายคะดินมายหญ้าคะรายล่วนตกลงมาเจ็บทาทรายยุ่ยผุยนันได้เจ็บทาลงกลางทรายนันเดินยุ่ยผุนไมพรือดีมาขาสนต่อดินได้กลางหมดมีหมอบ้นเขาต่อกระดุกคะผลล่วงลงมาสอนทับดีช่าเหนือเขืยวนันต่ำพองามคะทาขึ้นหนึ่งเราพอถอดลงได้คะกันกอนดีว่าแก้คะคิดกอนดอนทำขนเขาว่าคุมรางกายกันหนาวความสุ้คะชนเวียนแนวเมื่อนมวนชนสุกสุนตรงตนไพรลมลืนตรงกลางป่ารุ้ว่าความร้อนไมคอยเยื่อนความสุขเยื่อนมากว่าคะสุขสบายดีทามายนันอยู่ที่ลมเง่ากลางความสุขที่อองจะเลือกคะแต่นันข้อความจริงมีเขารุ้ความจริงจบลอบหมดแล้วคะความสุขอยู่ตรงในทาอองคิดคะแต่สงสารที่แลเห็นไปคะไมอยากคิดเลยคะ

  • @staywoke2198
    @staywoke2198 Před rokem +1

    Was that a feral cat?

    • @ebybeehoney
      @ebybeehoney Před rokem +4

      A wild cat is different than a feral cat. This species is supposed to be in Europe and are very endangered.
      A feral cat is a domestic cat that is unsocialized.

    • @staywoke2198
      @staywoke2198 Před rokem

      @@ebybeehoney so, was that a feral cat?

    • @fanpet3912
      @fanpet3912 Před rokem +2

      @@staywoke2198 no, it's a european wildcat.

    • @fanpet3912
      @fanpet3912 Před rokem +1

      Wild and feral are not synonymous

    • @gurujackburton
      @gurujackburton Před rokem

      @@ebybeehoney They are not endangered, and they aren't considered a threatened species either. The are classified as a "Least Concerned Species"

  • @whisperingthunder9832
    @whisperingthunder9832 Před rokem +1

    Badgers? Badgers???
    We don't need no stinkin Badgers!!!

  • @brucegoodall3794
    @brucegoodall3794 Před rokem +1

    " most animals sleep through the winter " WHAT? This channel makes False knowledge claims; bears hibernate during the winter. There are very few other animals that hibernate during the winter.

    • @sue3028
      @sue3028 Před rokem +1

      Badgers & hedgehogs sleep through the winter

    • @sue3028
      @sue3028 Před rokem

      Dormice, bats & red Squirrels to name a few.
      Not false knowledge, but your obviously ignorant of British wildlife

    • @AB-un4io
      @AB-un4io Před rokem

      There are many animals that hibernate. Look it up.

    • @AB-un4io
      @AB-un4io Před rokem +2

      Especially the ones who live in areas that get especially cold.

  • @thatthat
    @thatthat Před rokem +3

    I cant watch these animal documentaries anymore without knowing that there was a sound crew who made all the noises that we hear in the video. the animals grunting and the sound of their foot steps,
    its all fake and its messing with my head. is that really how that sounds like, are the people making the sounds/noises staying true to what nature really sounds like, or are they just making sounds that they think is what we are suppose to hear? like seriously, i ffed myself bad with knowing its all fake. damn me. i wish i can enjoy watching the video without that intrusive thought nagging me.
    its not real, that is not how any of the animals sound like, that is not what the plant sounds like, everything i hear is fake, how much is what i'm seeing fake? everything too!! omg

    • @jacquelineunangst5867
      @jacquelineunangst5867 Před rokem +5

      Are you crazy? What difference does it make, Really?

    • @thatthat
      @thatthat Před rokem +2

      LOL youre right, i'm crazy, it doesnt make a difference and should just appreciate the art and work that the sound crew made. I'm just crazy.

  • @deathbysodomy4124
    @deathbysodomy4124 Před rokem +2

    Female Owls looking for mate after the male created a nest for the female: "Will she accept the hole?"
    Shouldn't the female be offering "the Hole" up to the Male hoping for HIS acceptance? Lol

  • @langgerraavalance1849
    @langgerraavalance1849 Před rokem +1

    THEEEE PREDDATORRE VHS THE MOVVIEE PLAN NOT THE CITY🩹🔞🎭PRE-MEDDITATED THE CREDDATORE 🦀👽 BLUUE LIGHT GREEEN🚨⬛⬛💽🇨🇽🇨🇽🇨🇽🇨🇽🇨🇽🇨🇽🇨🇽🇨🇽 🚁🚁🚁🚁⚫🪂🪁

  • @maddog160678
    @maddog160678 Před 4 měsíci

    In Ireland we're injecting 90%of the badgers no culling to prevent TB farmers want to cull them but if they get injected farmers won't want to cull them (TB is devastating for the farmer)🐄🦡🦡🦡🦡🐾🤬👨‍🌾

  • @romeljohndelacruz6261
    @romeljohndelacruz6261 Před 7 měsíci

    Mother European badger