Leon Shows Me & The Crabs Who's Boss
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Leon doesn't want his food right now,... but he also doesn't want the little crabs to have it either. Another fun episode filled with Leon The Lobster adventures, and lots of other fun stuff too. - Zábava
Evolution: "So how many moving parts and wiggly bits do you want?"
Lobster: "YES."
The chicken knows a welcoming home when she sees one.
Waiting for the coop build next. Then there will be more chickens. You know its called chicken math. Look it up. 😆
@@susanfantozzi4415 LOL yup! Chicken math will sneak up on ya 😂
The universe sends animals we didn't know we needed, keeps us humble
It’s a seagull 😂
@@mysticshining I mean duh its got 2 legs, a beak, and feathers
I'm a disabled combat veteran with ptsd and I always find your uploads so relaxing. Eases my mind every time. Also... excellent filmography and sound work. Looking forward to the next episode. Leon is my 'spirit animal'.
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Love this comment ❤. I think that’s awesome.
Thank you for your service. I love these videos. They’re awesome.🇺🇸👏👍🦞
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I am the same and I find the content very therapeutic as well. Brady's production quality is growing leaps and bounds.
Wow it’s been over a year and I still have an emotional attachment to a lobster I have never met
Me too
Me 3
Ginger Sweet-Me too.
Ditto!
Me too
Leon has a lot of personality. It’s amazing how petty he is 😂😂😂
Such a joke human
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I love this channel!! Please don’t ever stop 💕
Leon says: I hope that was a typo and you mean pretty instead of petty. I could never be petty.... much.
As an animal lover, I appreciate how you rescued Leon and the cats. You are a blessing and a good man.
And a chicken. Lol
@@jimfriedman6923 I love that it just showed up and stuck around
Leon was not really rescued. He was purchased. So people got paid to take him from nature.
Please, if you are an animal lover have a look to Crete in Greece. There you will find the Takis shelter and another good man.
Lobsters are delicous.
Brady, you’ve such a talent for storytelling, both with your voice and your lens. I absolutely adore the cast of characters in Leon’s life!
It never crossed my mind that lobsters are highly intelligent creatures.
I've been keeping up with Leon's adventures since almost the beginning.
Long live Leon!
People underestimate the intelligence of every animal just because we can’t speak the same language. It’s also one of the things humans do to justify eating animals or seeing them as a “pest” that needs to be killed (like a rat, for example), which is really sad. I think if more people came to terms with the intelligence and emotions that other animals have, including the ones we categorize as “livestock,” they would see how wrong it is to eat them.
@@anti-ethniccleansing465 It's ironic you mentioned that. I invested everything, risking my family's future, in a large ranch to raise bison. I figured I could exploit a few to cover expenses to keep things going.
Then after I was all-in, I realized I couldn't sacrifice a single one just for money.
Rather than living comfortably as we were, we are barely scraping by. But... I can sleep at night.
Some good came from it though. Our ranch is situated between two reservations. I was able to make a deal with both tribes that as the calves were mature enough, rather than kill them for profit, I can send them to the reservations where they can live in safety. Hopefully increasing their numbers as well.
Not many are aware that not far back in our history, the wisdom of our political leaders decided that without the buffalo, Native Americans would be starved into submission. They were right, it worked.
The herds numbered in the hundreds of thousands. In a few short years less than 500 remained. Essentially extinct. Most were killed & left to rot where they fell. Many were shot for "fun" out the windows of moving trains. Absolutely disgusting.
Private ranchers have increased those numbers to between 5,000 to 7,000. All which are privately owned. It's at least a start.
I'm not sure how many I can add to that in my lifetime but my son is as insane as I am and has promised to continue after I'm gone.
He's not able to kill one either.
We started with only 30 head and while the spreadsheets looked spectacular, one look at those magnificent animals changed everything.
@@bendover4154
That is a remarkable story, and I am so proud of you for having made such a massive decision that affects _SO MUCH BEYOND YOU AND YOURS!_
I’m not sure how you are able to get by, but it sounds like you have at the very least made many sacrifices in this decision to not go forward with your plan to exploit and extinguish precious lives. I only wish other animals were seen as precious though, even though they aren’t endangered.
Thank goodness that there was a solution available to help you change course.
I have seen what you call bison and I called buffalos up close in person in my life and they are indeed magnificent majestic animals. From around ages 11-15, I used to go to a Girl Scout summer camp every year for years on Catalina Island off of the coast of Southern California, where many decades ago movie producers transported a bunch of them over there to make a movie and left them there lol.
They ended up prospering and freely roam the island! Buffalo patties everywhere we had to watch out for lol. So lovely and unscared of us humans (we were essentially all either ladies or small girls).
I hope that they are still safe to this day, but this was back in the late 80s when I would go to this camp. We were taught to have the utmost respect for them, and the biggest priority was to _NEVER_ get in the middle between a baby bison and an adult one that was going to obviously be presumed to be the mother.
In fact, this was so ingrained in me that I had a never ending scare one night because I thought a baby buffalo had somehow walked into our massive walk-in four-man tent (it was a large tent on a wooden platform, where each of us young girls were on bed cots), and I thought the baby was scared standing still in a corner frightened.
I was petrified and couldn’t even get the nerve to speak out to my friends in the tent to wake them up and say there is a baby buffalo in our tent! All I knew is that I shouldn’t move because the mommy is probably nearby and I don’t want to upset her.
So I was scared to even breathe for what seemed like many hours just staring at him, but it was probably maybe an hour later that my young brain started realizing that maybe it is just a shadow in the tent and not an actual live baby buffalo.
I can’t even describe the wonder and awe I had that sleepless evening, even though I had terror at the same time because of how much we were taught to respect them.
Can you imagine if people had such respect for every animal, so the idea of putting them on their plates is completely outlandish?
I went to leave a voicemail for someone earlier tonight and I had to completely stop and derail the whole voicemail to tell them “Oh my God! There is a wild baby bunny on a lawn I am walking by right now! I haven’t seen one for years!” It was exciting and after I hung up, I slowly walked back to simply say hello to it and kept my distance… I saw that he was frozen still and one of his family members began creeping out from a bush from across the lawn… It was precious and I told him to not worry and I will leave him now so he can get back to his home. I just can’t imagine that people eat any of these precious lives. 😢
I stopped eating animals at 16 years old (I am 47 now). People think I’m crazy for doing that, but I simply don’t understand how their empathy gene has been so turned off that they never had that moment of thinking “What am I eating right now? Did they suffer?”
I’ve never had a health issues from not eating animals (in fact I learned that vegetarian and vegans live on average almost a decade longer!), and it’s very frustrating that others don’t listen to their hearts telling them that this shit ain’t right.
I wish you the very best with helping the buffaloes!! I even remember Girl Scout songs we would sing about them. :)
I hope that you and your son and family continue living in such a way to respect and care for the amazing voiceless animals that we should be caring for and being guardians for instead of killing. Take care!
@@anti-ethniccleansing465 You say that like I had a choice.
I'm OK with being at the top of the food chain. If GOD didn't want us eating animals he wouldn't have made them taste so good.
I just can't be the one raising then killing them.
Funny story about rabbits. Our ranch is knee deep in them.
My German Shepherd loves chasing them but if they stop, the game is over and he sadly walks away. I think he knows I'd kick his butt if he actually hurt one.
Anyway I was standing outside talking to one of the few neighbors we have... (The one "trying" to teach me the Navajo language. Isn't going well BTW LOL)
Anyway there was a rabbit in sight so I told my dog to "go get it". He did! And brought it back to me! The poor thing was breathing hard but otherwise looked dead.
I picked it up, rushed inside & laid in on my bed.
As soon as it realized the dog was on the other side of the door, it jumped up and was fine! He / she was faking!
That was nearly two years ago and it's still hopping around our bedroom.
Not checking the gender, I named it "Snack" as it's kinda small for a rabbit.
It uses a cat litter box so no issues there.
Then at night it waits until I'm settled in bed then jumps up & lays down pushing on my back. (I always sleep on my side) I don't know if it's a security thing or there for my body heat.
Regardless it's kinda cool having it around.
As for herding buffalo, there is a saying about that... "you can make them go anywhere THEY want to go."
I won't approach them on foot, not even a vehicle. It's horseback or keep my distance.
They know our trucks as we use them to drop off bales of alfalfa during the winter. That's relatively safe as their focus is on lunch, not us.
The area we are in is Monument Valley AZ. (Google images) That's the "useless land" our ancestors didn't want so that's where they laid out the reservations.
As you can see it's as pristine as when created. Compare that to the rest of the state.
Pretty impressive for a bunch of "savages".
They are by far the best neighbors I've ever had!
@@bendover4154
Speaking of savages, I think it is pretty “savage” to eat innocent animals in this day and age, because not only is it completely unnecessary unless you’re in a survivalist situation, living in the Amazon jungle or some shit, but it’s actually unhealthy for people and lowers their lifespan. But we both live in the USA.
I don’t use such silly excuses as religion to justify causing torture and harm on innocent beings who just want nothing more to live their lives peacefully like we do. I don’t think somebody’s God wants them to live a less amount of time on this earth, or watch man do anything to the animals it creates besides being guardians for them...
In fact, I was raised Christian and know very well that Adam and Eve were vegans living _WITH_ animals and nature (not killing and eating animals) before they sinned and the fall of man happened! Even with an Abrahamic religion background, it is clear that when mankind was innocent, man would never lay a finger to hurt an innocent animal. They only started doing that after they sinned and became “sinful.”
I think it is pretty crazy when religious people ignore that part of the religious text to justify supposedly being “on the top of the food chain” (when we really even aren’t at all on a physical level. The only thing that has given us power over other predators are the tools we created - but without a gun, a pissed off bear is going to kill and eat us any day of the week if we don’t respect its space, and without a boat/weapons, a shark wins if we piss it off, etc. Man wasn’t born with guns and boats. Did God want man to create weapons for killing, or did the devil??).
I also think there is an internal problem with someone who hasn’t faced their hypocritical nature. In fact, the very introspective question I asked myself when I was 16 years old was “would I be able to kill the animal that I am cooking at this moment and about to eat?” The answer was a resounding _“HELL NO!”_
That’s when I knew I was being a massive hypocrite and started asking deeper questions on why did I think it was normal to eat animals, because yet again, I was raised to eat animals too in a Christian household, going against the grain at age 16 (the reason why you think they taste good is because you have been conditioned from a young age to enjoy that taste/texture, but the flesh still has to be changed a ton by cooking it, and flavoring it with herbs and seasonings that come from vegetables, etc).
I remember when I was a young child and asking my mother what chicken was, and being extremely floored and disturbed when I figured out that chicken was actually the ANIMAL chicken! That is the mind of a young innocent child (“out of the mouth of babes,” right?) - instantly knowing something is very WRONG! That is why children hate seeing animals hurt/killed/die, unless they are psychopathic or have other mental issues, and people who work in the livestock industry that do the things you can’t get yourself to do suffer from severe mental illness problems.
One has to ask themselves, if their God thought it was good to eat his other precious creations, then why does such a diet cause humans to die on average nearly a decade earlier than the rest of humanity? Why does their God give the all the animals pain receptors and emotions to feel all of the suffering and killing that is inflicted on them? Why is it disturbing to eat dogs here, but not in other countries. Or why is it NOT disturbing to eat cows here but it absolutely is in India? People make all sorts of cognitive dissonance justifications to keep enjoying a bad habit they have been ingrained with, which they know deep down in their heart is wrong.
You have admitted as such yourself by saying that you could never raise and kill the animals you eat. You made fantastic start with the buffaloes, and I hope that one day you follow your heart to its logical conclusion of what else you put on your plate. You mentioned that your son will take over once you are gone, but I think the longer you are on this earth the better, before he has to take over to continue your legacy.
You’d be amazed at how many severe health problems come from meat-based diets (heart disease, cancer, obesity, diabetes, etc), to the point that it is the leading contributor to the top two causes of death in the USA.
I never met either of my grandfathers because of it… Both died from heart disease problems because of a meat-based diet, and not getting emergency help quick enough when they had their heart attacks/strokes. My father was lucky to get to the hospital in time for his first heart attack so he is fortunately still alive with a stint and drastically changed his diet since then. My mother is overweight and on statins for cholesterol for her meat-based diet issues, and has changed her diet some but not enough - she’s still a ticking time bomb at this point, which is sad.
My reply will probably make you angry, but it is honestly nothing but the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. I think that is the best way to be towards anybody. Take care.
If Leon loves earthworms, you should invest in a small worm colony! Worms can compost kitchen scraps and paper waste, the worm castings are great for the garden and they breed quickly so you will always have a steady supply of food for Leon!
Add imitation calamari to the menu....
"No, it's a seagull." 😂 classic Leon
Thank you so much for featuring deck time with the kitties! So many people don't recognize the harm of letting their cats outside unsupervised, both for the cats themselves and the wildlife! It doesn't matter how lazy or well-fed you think your cat is, they will be hunting when they're outside on their own. In urban areas, cars and dogs are major threats, while in rural areas predators like coyotes or foxes will happily make a meal out of a cat. That deck is the perfect solution!
Yeah stuff can happen out or nowhere.
My stepmothers dog that supposedly hated men and I met about 8 years ago. She was a blue merl chihuahua named Diva. Very beautiful dog. She jumped to my side immediately and we were close companions ever since. About 3 years ago Diva was helping me repair my transmission at the house. She was always a free roam dog and the house is out in the woods. Basically the middle of nowhere. Well maybe an hour in the repair I noticed she was missing. After looking for her for a long time my family and I couldn't find anything. I'm thinking she was picked up by a large bird. She would always bark if a person was about, other dogs too. Bird's really the only thing I can think of. If she ran away it would be insane cuz she was free roam from birth and never once left.
It's nature though mate
From following a lobster in a tank, to keeping up the going ons of 1 lobster, 5 shrimp, 2 crabs, 11 cats, a pond of koi and bonus abandoned house exploring all in one series. Magic
"Met someone in germany which knows leon..." What do you expect ?! I am German, I love Leon from the first time and still show it to my friends :D. Have FUN and thank you very much for this Season.
It's amazing how a lobster on the internet can bring the world together.
Hallo, hier auch Deutschland, zwischen Stuttgart und Heilbronn.Winke winke🥨🥨🥨
Chickens randomly showing up in the yard, that's how me and my wife ended up with chickens. We had a stray roo and a hen just making themselves at home in our backyard and roosting in one of our trees at night. Next thing we know we have several chickens now 😂
Well that's interesting. The hen checked out your property and thought "yeah, this is the place. We'll be living here now", I guess? And a little roo? So cute! Please tell me you named them Joey.
@@lunarose2529 nah, the Roo is Chic Chic
@Luna Rose I think you two might be having a misunderstanding. I think you're talking kangaroos, and OP is using roo as short for rooster. So, surely he should be named Willy, for being a cock, and not Joey, for being a small kangaroo? 🤔
They were probably dumped. It happens all the time after chicks bought as easter gifts grow up and aren't "cute" anymore 😞
Same, but with rabbits.
Leon and his smelt temper tantrum is so precious. He didn’t want the fish, he just wanted that little crab to know he knew he was there and he needs to know who’s the boss.
I just had a thought to look up “do lobsters sleep?“ i wonder if Brady ever talked about this subject at all. It’s really sad, but I couldn’t find anything on the Internet about it! Do you know what kept coming up instead? Instructions on “how to put a lobster asleep“ before you kill it for food. 😢
Everything that came up was just all about killing lobsters for food and it was really sad… All I wanted to know is if a lobster has some kind of sleep state… Or are their limbs constantly moving and they are always alert.
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@@anti-ethniccleansing465They do sleep and they are nocturnal creatures. They don’t sleep on their backs.
That’s some of the info I got by typing “do lobsters sleep” into google. You aren’t very good at researching lol There’s a page “100 facts about lobsters”. Next time, if you really want to know something, you have to do some reading because the answer won’t be right up in your face all the time.
It's sick keeping a formally wild animal in a tiny little tank! Leon used to roam a territory of around a mile and now he's in solitary.
@@mattwatson He was at a super market and was going to be dinner for a human. If he were released back into the ocean he probably would have been captured again/died anyways. At least this way he’s happy and thriving. He explained many times Leon is being grumpy because he’s about to molt(and he actually did molt already). It’s like you people are never satisfied, always bitching about something. 🤦🏽♀️
I'm german and I love your videos. I've shown Leon and his story to a few of my friends and everyone loves him. Thank you for your content!
Moinsen
Same here
Nazi
Save Lobsters Mission is Possible Now 🙏🏻💙🦞🦞🦞🦞🦞🦞🦞🦞🦞🦞💙🙏🏻
same
the joy this lobster brings me is unexplainable and vast
Totally hear ya. 'Leonism' as a philosophical entity is the dawn of a new age for humanity. Embrace it. 🦀 🛐
It's sick keeping a formally wild animal in a tiny little tank! Leon used to roam a territory of around a mile and now he's in solitary.
Same
@@mattwatson NO, he was about to be dinner on somebody's plate, he's lucky to be in this aquarium
@@desratlinda8639 Silly thing to say. Again, Lobsters do not have the power of reason. He cannot think to himself that he's lucky, all he knows is his instincts and nature. He knows he is not where he is supposed to be. Your argument is a typically selfish human one, it makes you feel happy to think he is lucky. He should have been released after rehabilitation, if he died in the wild then that's according to nature, that's the life of a wild animal, that is what is supposed to happen, sitting alone in a tiny tank to provide amusement to sentimental humans is not supposed to happen.
I think it's just so incredible how peaceful and joyful these Leon videos make me. The music always hits right with its own uniqueness. Long Live Leon!
#Leon4President :)
Great! I was looking for an update last week. Now is better than ever.
@@jimbean2274 #leon4worldleader
The videos are perfection. They are interesting, soothing narration, beautiful animals, learning experience and visit with friends. What’s not to love? ❤️🔷❤️
Leon can live 50 plus years. It's kinda like owning a parrot. Pet for life
He looks so healthy now compared to the sad unhealthy guy he was when you rescued him. ❤
Burst out laughing when the little crab dragged the shrimp into his home. Leon is such a character! All the cats, and other critters, look so happy and content. What an adventure for the cats meeting the chicken. Thank you, for being so kind to the animals and giving them such a happy home. I'm sure the upside down lobster, felt relief with your help. Can't wait to see Leon in his new suit. Take care. :)
It's sick keeping a formally wild animal in a tiny little tank! Leon used to roam a territory of around a mile and now he's in solitary.
Leon would have been food otherwise. At least this way he is still alive even if it is a small aquarium.
@@FODOR00 This is such a poor argument...
Theres always a chance he could have died but that's what it is to be a wild animal, we can't put our human values onto them. He knows he is not where he's supposed to be instinctually, he doesn't know reason, he can't think I'd rather be here than dead, all he knows is his nature. They are very intelligent animals and should not be in captivity, especially ones who have experienced the wild, he should be spending his days building, cleaning, protecting his burrow, looking for a mate as they are highly social animals - read into their social heirarchy, it must be utter torture for him not to have that. There is a reason a large number of Zoo animals are on anti-depressants and anti-anxiety medication.
It was a good deed to rescue him but he should have been released after rehabilitation. The uploader needs to have a good think about this, not just milk him for views and money.
@@mattwatson I kind of thought they were solitary creatures, even in the wild?
I need to find out, I guess.
Me too! Lol
Leon is looking great! He is one lucky lobster!! I love your cats! Thank you so much for rescueing them and giving them a furever home!
I felt such sadness seeing those poor creatures who couldn't live his life.
Rescued animals always seem to be super thankful if they end up adapting well to home life from my experience. Knew two rescued cats and although they had their own quirks, they were both super affectionate and happy when they finally adjusted. One you initially couldn't touch him behind his neck or he'd snap at you. Eventually would end up curling up next to me and being fine with belly scratches.
Leon seems to understand that he's at the top of the food chain in his little world.
This has easily been one of the most fascinating and heartwarming CZcams journeys I've ever experienced. Thanks for sharing Brady!
@deepcreek I so agree 🦞wholesome and interesting ✨💯
Poor crab.. Leon hates sharing his food even when he doesn’t want it 😂
could be me
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I wonder if Leon deliberately let the crab have his food in the end. I just get a feeling he's feeding other creatures in that tank at times.
Maybe Leon should have been named Joey... 🤣
@@ianm1049I don't get it?
I've never seen a lobster fan the sand with their tail like that. Very interesting. Also, any time Leon's "theme" kicks in, I smile like a doof.
I'd like to know the name of that theme. It's great.
@@Pashasmom1 I don’t remember it off the top of my head, but if you go back to the early Leon vids, it’s listed in the description
Rescued animals are the best. Not only are you giving a home to an animal in need but that animal does know and they show their gratitude.
Leon's pettiness and the little crab's gumption made me laugh :D Loved the update on the kitties! The high-up patio seems like a perfect fit to get them fresh air and sun without all those other consequences you mentioned :)
Aw, another great update. I recommend everyone goes back and rewatches 'Keeping A Grocery Store Lobster As A Pet' to fully appreciate just how far Leon and Brady have come.
I'll do that. Thanks for the suggestion.
I second your suggestion. The whole story is definitely worth checking out.
@@twistoffate4791 I did that a few months back..... It is a very nice feeling knowing how well it will turn out... Even with the talk of the big move that would be coming to where he is now,...
@Jonathan Bair Cool, glad you saw it.
Sometimes when it's hard to sleep, I set my laptop to run the entire playlist, beginning to end, and I'm out like a light. Best tranquilizer ever.
So nice to see another Leon update! I drink coffee out of my Leon mug every morning. Wish you, Leon, the kitties& critters all the best.
I just ordered one myself - can't wait to have some coffee out of it while watching a Leon update!
How much does he weigh now??
Watching all the legs help when he's feeding is mesmerising. Cool content Brady, Thanks man.
The chicken reminded me of something that blew my mind about 10 years ago, a mate bought a motel on a busy highway on the edge of Bathurst in Australia. I was in a situation at the time I had people to run my business without me being there so I offered to help him with renovating the motel. Every morning half a dozen chickens would appear from a block of flats on the other side of the highway & spend the day walking on the grass verge eating whatever they were finding but never went on the road & come dusk they vanished back into flats somewhere. Had us completely amazed & in stitches laughing at these chickens that Never crossed the road! Yes, pun intended!!!
I love the updates on Leon and the gang in the tank. Who'd have ever thought I'd be so emotionally involved with a lobster??? The cats are all looking so happy and healthy. Thank you for rescuing them all. Wonder where the chicken came from and how long she'll stay? Looking forward to seeing Leon post-molt and so happy he came through it ok.
Me too emotionally attached to a lobster 🦞
Every time he molts Leon looks more and more delicious!!
@@MikeR65 grow up. If you were hoping to get a bigger reaction you failed.
@@tonileigh8660 I love Leon's journey, but this doesn't change the fact that he would be very tasty.
@@ramonmullerrodrigues5822 I never said lobster doesn't taste good. I wouldn't know. But did you expect to get some outraged reaction to that comment? Sorry Sparky, not gonna happen. I don't argue with children or those who act like one.
Leon has fans all over the world! Sending regards from the Czech Republic 😊
It's like Leon stays up all night partying while you sleep! Just in the tank, having a little lobster rave.
Also, your cats are precious.
I loved all the outside views and scenery that were added to Leon's aquarium life. The cats and the "seagull" cracked me up.
i have major surgery in a week and see leon is also undergoing a huge transformation! i relate to his recent antsy feelings. sending all of you, leon, and the cats love
Oh, man! Good luck with your surgery! Hope all goes well!
@@lunarose2529 thank you! i fully trust my surgeons (and the forum they'll be moderating, as i'm a live surgery for training purposes...!) but i have rheumatoid arthritis and my body likes to do silly, unpredictable things. much like leon, you never know what you're going to get when my body undergoes big changes... but i know i'll be well taken care of, also like leon :) thank you again!
I'm going through a very rough time right now, and these Leon updates always make me feel happy, if only for half an hour. I'm sure many people can say the same. Thank you, Brady, for all you do.
Something about seeing a grocery store lobster live his best life can brighten anybody's day. I hope things get better for you. If Leon can find happiness after being in a hopeless place, I'm sure things will get better for you, no matter what you're going through.
I hope things turn around soon and everything go better for you, until then I wish you a lot of love and strength. You aren’t alone ❤️
Thanks. Just in an abusive household right now with medical issues and a crummy financial situation, but I'm moving to finally live with my long-distance boyfriend in Belgium in October, so at least there's a bright light at the end of the tunnel. I wonder sometimes if anybody in Belgium would recognize a Leon shirt
Yes watching is a type of meditation.
@@hypnoxxcat In France, I would!
HELLO Brady, Leon and the Rogue Chicken… C/o Maine Lobsterman- Within the first five to seven years of its life (approximately the time it takes to weigh a pound), a lobster may shed its shell up to 25 times. However, as the lobster gets bigger, the number of molting events decreases. Adult lobsters only molt about once a year to once every two years. Because lobsters molt, they can regenerate lost limbs. Each time a new molt is formed, the regenerating limb looks more like the original. Lobsters can even regenerate their eyes and antennae.
Leon having become a conversational partner is wonderful.
Leon molts when he wants to molt, and he knows a seagull when he sees one! 😂
i ❤Leon
Officially rooting for the little crab. 😂
Greetings from England ❤
Thank you Leon for bringing such pure and simple happiness into the world.
Beautiful camera work, Brady.
Love seeing the kitties and the deer, and all the wildlife and nature round your way. Love hearing your stories, and going on the journey with you to the woods and the sea and the old house.
Thank you.
That's a real power move to bury the smelt right in front of the crab LOL
Who ever thought this would all come to pass when you took Leon home.? I ❤ these videos
😃Me too, Peggy. I didn’t really like lobster before (I know, I’m weird. I can destroy pounds of crab legs, tho🤭) but now I’ll never eat it again. (Lobster. Not the crab legs. Lol.) …Great, now I want crab legs😂
Is the chicken going to get to live with you permanently? I mean…it must be meant to be. 😀 Time to name her.
I had a chicken in my backyard not too long ago. My dog made friends with her. She eventually went back home though. I guess she wanted to visit her neighbors for a while.
According to Leon, it's a seagull :)
I quite like the name Louise. I don't know why.🤔
@@thehangingparsiple5692 Louise the seagull will be its name then :)
She has to be names Chic (sheek)
...standing there all posing in her feathers 🪶 😍
I really have to appriciate how the editing and pacing of these videos have only gotten better and better. I love the side tangents and adventures spliced in between the Leon clips and especially the beautiful nature footage.
I really appreciate the parts about the abandoned house and your other pets as well. Thanks for showing extra parts of your life!
You could be the narrator for any nature program. You have the voice and good timing. Thanks for sharing Leon.
I love how you appreciate things that others don’t, like a tree in a construction barrel, an old abandoned house, or a lobster in a grocery store. Thank you for these videos.🌳🏚🦞
The film work and production quality is getting to insane levels! Great work, Brady!
Congratulate Leon on his new decoration, he's doing such a great job.
Lol when Leon walked up on that crab and took that smelt and buried it I fell out !🤣🤣🤣🤣
Think about this Brady... You and your stories have brought together people from ALL OVER THE WORLD. Go Leon!
Man you are a good dude. All those cats and Leon thanks for being a decent human. You all rock.
Fun to see what Leon's been up to lately, especially the crab taking the shrimp he didn't want and the feud over the smelt. The water changing process reminds me of a frog my aunt and uncle have, which doesn't often move around a lot but which has been alive for more than 20 years. Looking forward to learning of Leon's latest molt next time!
Leon seems to be happy in his home doing things that we never would have seen. Behavior, habits, etc. As he lives a good life, we are learning about him and the world around him as well. Thank you. 👍🏻🙂
My supervisor exhibits this exact same behavior when she wants it known that she's boss.
She buries her food and tosses it around?
@@lunarose2529 hahahahaha That had me laughing out loud hard enough to startle all my cats😊
@@lunarose2529 You'd be surprised what my supervisor is capable of. 😉
I love Leon’s little voice overs! 🦞 ❤️ 🦀
Yes, but the first time was realy shocking 😁
"Haha, eat my dust, crab!"
who said it was a voice over ?😀
These videos are like a soothing bath for the soul - just sweet and mellow and uplifting and interesting. It's a serious serotonin dump and I thank you for it. Long Live Leon!
Isn't it amazing how wild and happy cats and dogs are when they see poultry? They always want to _play_ with it, just a little, just for a minute.
Awe. Are you gunna adopt the chicken?? She seems to be looking for a home... 🏠
Love to see new Leon updates! ❤️ 🦞
Just needs a dog house with a 2x4 cut up into a little shelf for it to roost in... Might want to put hinges on half the roof for easy cleaning and getting the chicken eggs...... Never had chickens, but I hear it is easy to make them feel at home where they relax to sit and lay eggs rather then drop them standing...
@@jonathanbair523 Nothing better than fresh-laid eggs for breakfast!
I bet Leon has fans worldwide! Northern England here and seeing Leon living his best life after you rescued him always gives me such joy! 😌 thanks for making these videos and please never stop! Ts so peaceful to watch and so informative. Also, him hating the tank cleaner is just like my dog with the hoover 😂 so cute. Big love to Leon, the cats, the chicken and to you too ❤
Animals really hate the vacuum monster. My Doxie hides behind me whenever it's time to turn it on. She's such a wusy weenie girl. I love her, though.
YAY Northern England too
I'm east Sussex 👍
Sweden 😊
I'm in Germany (although not German) and I've also been following Leon's story.
Yay for the patient little crab! I was rooting for it! Glad it got its abandoned fish piece!
I know you're more of an aquarium guy, but if you have any spare tanks you should look into making a moss garden similar to the tank in the old house at 19:30. It's basically gravel, hardware cloth, dirt, and moss/ferns/small plants. Everything can be sourced from your own backyard and often works better that way. If you put a heating pad on the bottom then it'll even rain in the tank if the lid is semi-sealed. I've even seen them as built as a paludarium with half the tank being divided off for river fish.
Can't believe it's already been over 18 months since we first met Leon. Looking forward to continuing this journey.
I never though I would a fan of a lobster before. Yet here we are always waiting for the next video/up date.
@@jonathanbair523 Me either. But I was so excited, when I stumbled across the latest!!!
I know, right! Who knew a lobster in a tank would be so interesting and happy making?!💖
Leon is so beautiful now!
Can't wait to see him post-moult!
Love You Leon 🤟🦞🦞🦞🦞🤟
I like checking in on Leon over the past 18 months and a thought occurred to me if you’ve considered having a channel of Leon with continuous viewing .
Leon-cam! Brilliant idea!
i have to agree with the chat here... LONG LIVE LEON! He is the true king. He is amazing. The music and tranquillity makes it feel like a David Attenborough documentary.
Discovery channel, Animal Planet, and every other documentary learning channel needs to toss money at you to produce content for them. These videos are fascinating, beautifully crafted, charming, infinitely curious, and absolutely joyous. If there ever is an Academy Award nomination for independent youtube documentary it will be a massive crime to the Arts if you aren't nominated. THIS is what the world needs more of.
Agreed 👍!
Yeah, especially how Animal Planet isn't about animals anymore. Really stupid, huh?
Leon looks so healthy his colors are beautiful. He seems like a happy fellow. Love you Leon
Yes, absolutely stunning colors.
On my to do list is making a quilt using all of Leon's colors.
It is so sweet how you think of an extra portion of calcium for his new shell. God bless ya!
This channel and meeting Leon is possibly the most unexpected gift of the entire internet. X
Updates from Brady, and from Leon and friends, always make my day; long may they continue. Go on - adopt the chicken ... you know you want to!!
You are a blessing to all your animal family. Saving the cats and Leon and giving them a forever home.❤
Hello brady i’ve been struggling with loneliness and sadness for years and I still am it amazes me how you treat people and I know you’ve heard this many times but you treat people like people not like robots we are all beings who are just moving along with her life and you treat us that way you and Leon’s journey have filled my life with so much joy and he has not spoken a word you truly make me and everyone else’s life a blessing I recently had to evacuate due to wildfire but now you have given me joy I cannot thank you enough for helping everyone and me these times
I struggle with depression and loneliness also. These videos make me smile and warm my soul. So thankful for something good and pure to see.
Should also show what the claws were like when you bought him home.
I was at a local concert with my Leon shirt on. I was getting popcorn and the girl behind the counter said how she loves Leon and looks forward to updates!
Ralph that is very cool! Thanks for sharing. ✌️✌️✌️
I remember that they had barnacles on them and they were slightly atrophied. Leon has come a long way since then and is more vibrant in color. A sign of a healthy, happy lobster.
@@lunarose2529 yes. I thought it would be nice to see how far he has come!
At first I thought maybe Leon was putting his food over by the clam shells, to share his bounty with his friends. But, maybe not..LOL! Thank you for sharing Leon, his tank mates, and all the critters with us. I love watching your videos. They are almost zen like. Very enjoyable. When I was a kid, my older cousin and I would explore old abandoned houses, and no dirt road was to narrow nor scary for us to drive down and investigate where they went to, or ended up. Such great memories we made! Those abandoned house parts of your videos brings me back to those wonderful times she and I shared. She's gone now, and I'm too old to be doing that anymore, so thank you so much for reminding me of some good times. Have a wonderful day to you all.
My aunt, mom and sisters would visit ghost towns near where I grew up and yeah, it's quite an adventure. I'm sorry for your loss and glad you have such fond memories of your cousin. I'm sure she cherished those memories as well.
@@lunarose2529 Ghost towns, how exciting! Now that would be great fun, thanks for sharing! And thank you for the kind thoughts as well. They mean a lot.
I’m obviously not alone in enjoying the updates for Leon, and seeing the kitties is always a pleasure. Exploring abandoned spaces is a popular topic here on the CZcamss, but your narration and editing is excellent. Those new coffee mugs look great, I might end up with at least one!
Leon (and Brady) are engaging. Bet you're glad you decided to adopt a lobster (or I guess it was a purchase-to-adoption). Everybody loves Leon! We come for Leon, but stay for the fun and educational observations.
Yaaaaay! Watching from England.. better than the coronation!
Couldnt agree more!
All hail King Leon
Agreed. And kudos to those brave Republican protesters who got arrested.
@@Jr-qo4ls let it go.
You have the best kids. They all are gorgeous. Leon is especially handsome guy! I was so excited to see this new video. I haven’t eaten a lobster since you rescued Leon. I can’t because I think of Leon. There goes my appetite. Could it be related to his age? They all find their way to your kind home. The word is on the street. 😍❤️🔷❤️
Thanks! I love the visits to your comfortable home. Your care and concern for all ….. melts my heart. Love & kindness are so needed.
Leon is amazing,I'm quite sure the crab knows he rules the roost.😁
Nature nerd here absolutely adoring you and Leon's adventures in life 🧚♀️🌼✨️ wishing you all well 🙏
Leon is back yeahhhhhhh. I love Leon and have told so many at work, in my family about him. I hope Leon is ok. Love from South West Ireland.
Your uploads are such a welcome break from this hectic life.. I'm sure they mean a lot to many! Thank you very much🤗
I can't believe Leon's journey hasn't been picked up by some bigger network like Animal Planet or Discovery or something. This is so great!
The chicken would also make a good addition to the menagerie...😊🤗😸
Proud to be a member of the Leon community.
Can't wait for the next episode, Leon is such a character, but you have to love the cheek & courage of the crab.
I can relate sometimes. "You done, yet? Nope? Alright, guess I'll wait then." Ah, the internet.
Last time we had a fresh water aquarium I added several of my all time favorites. About a dozen neon tetras. Don't know why but I've always really liked them.
We "had" an angelfish that was anything but an angel.
If another fish came near him, he'd attack, very aggressively.
One night my son sat there for hours distracting him with a laser pointer.
He thought it was really funny when that mean ol' fish would hit his face against the glass wall. I put a stop to that real fast!
Secretly, I found humor in it too.
The next morning, every last red neon was gone! And Mr. Angelfish was really fat with a big grin on his face!
The same morning we took him to our local pet shop & traded him in.
He had increased in size to about 3 1/2" tall! He looked awesome!
I told the pet shop owner that Mr. Angelfish was a problem child but he wanted to trade pretty bad anyway. We came home with a ton of new fishes that got along with everybody.
Moral of the story... don't tease a mean fish with a laser pointer!
Came for Leon, stayed for the masterful storytelling!
I just love these periodic Leon updates! They just make my day! He brings me such joy and happiness, i cant imagine all the joy and serenity you get by actually having him there, and all the other fish and cats there! I know its work but happy work! I can't wait to find out how his molt went! Leon is just growing so big! It's amazing! Thanks for sharing Leon's journey with us!
Its very interesting seeing the interactions between lobster and crab that would probably only see in a large aquarium or deep sea diving.
It was quite the drama! I felt for the lil crab. He’s so stinkin’ cute! I hope Leon views him as family and he won’t ever become dinner as long as Brady keeps him well fed.
@@anti-ethniccleansing465 When I was in highschool. We had fresh water guppies and tetra's for a few years till we couldn't keep them any longer and gave them to my school... It was cool to see them in with the Small mouth bass and Sun fish... Went on a long brake, I think spring brake and was shocked to see some of my old fish made it....... So I am sure long as the little crab stays away from Leon's food and Leon gets all the food he wants. They should get along fine...
@@jonathanbair523
I really hope so! Those little wee crabs are just the most adorable little things!!
They seem to have good instincts to stay away when danger is present and only press upon their hunger instincts when things are safer and the coast is clear.
It almost seems like Leon is acting like an older big brother being a tease in this aquarium, which I know is so silly and anthropomorphic to think.
I am squeamish, but as long as I don’t have to touch, or be touched, I can enjoy your adventures with Leon and his buddies, this is enjoyable. Thanks
I don't have a lobster, but I do have 10 rescue cats. I think this is why I love your videos. You take such good care of God's creatures. Leon is looking so good. All the colors are bright and shiny on him. That's a sign he's in good health. Happy Spring!
I'm so glad you saved Leon, and all those lovely cats.
Leon protects himself before the molt: still a wild boy when he needs to be! Leon is probably back to being a friendly, curious lobster attempting to communicate with the Human who saved his life!
I’m not gonna lie - with the head on shots where we see the front of leon’s face and body and a bit of underneath it, seeing all the legs and mandibles or whatever all constantly moving around make me very uncomfortable and squeamish. It gives the creepy crawly feeling, which is very similar to the terrible arachnophobia I’ve had all my life. Creatures that have so many quickly moving limbs is nightmare fuel for me.
But I love his character and story, and it honestly makes me wonder _WHY_ he needs so many constantly limbs/mandibles below his face etc, and why they need to be constantly moving...
The older I get (I’m 47 now), the more I keep trying to overcome that huge fear in me. I’ve progressed a lot in my life, to the point now where I will will give a spider in my apartment a name and talk to it a bit as I capture it and rehome it outside, just to try to personalize them some and lower the fear in me (because I do acknowledge spiders are important helpers and deserve respect).
My greatest accomplishment so far is showing care for a handicapped cockroach lol. I’m deathly creeped out by them, especially because when they’re normal, they move sooo terrifyingly fast, but I felt bad for this one I chanced upon because it was stuck on it’s back and missing 1-2 legs (one of which being one of it’s 2 important hind legs). I think he might be missing one of his front legs on the opposite side of his body too, but it’s hard to get myself to inspect too closely...
So anyways I put it in a Tupperware container and have been feeding it scraps in there, because I know it would just starve to death or get eaten to death right away if left out in nature. This is the craziest thing I’ve done, but I guess I just feel like there’s no harm in showing it some compassion.
It was rather bizarre trying to observe it for a bit when it was awake and moving around... it was interesting to watch how he eats, and it was fascinating to see how he cleaned his antennae.
@@chinchepunta
Lobsters? How so? Do you mean that there is simply a lot of parts sticking out like this with Swiss army knife? I was just curious if you were referring to them acting as different tools or something.
This is random, but I wonder this because I noticed that the handicapped cockroach I mentioned earlier almost seems to sleep, because he is inactive a lot of the times and I almost wonder if he is dead, but then he will be active a bit here and there (very low energy)...
So I thought to look up “do lobsters sleep?“ Has Brady ever talked about this subject at all? It’s really sad, but I couldn’t find anything on the Internet about it! Do y’all know what kept coming up instead? Instructions on “how to put a lobster asleep“ before you kill it for food. 😢
Everything that came up was just all about killing lobsters for food and it was really sad… All I wanted to know is if a lobster has some kind of sleep state… Or are his limbs constantly moving and he is always alert.
@@chinchepunta
Thanks for the reply… That’s pretty crazy if true! What an absolutely foreign thing to be able to go through living 100 years like a lobster can and not ever need to sleep!!! Can you imagine what it would be like if humans never needed such downtime?
Going back to my earlier comment in the thread, I did a bit of reading about how lobsters breathe, and am now wondering if I have a decent hypothesis as to why all their little “mandible”-type limbs are constantly moving (you know, not it’s freaking 10 legs, but the _OTHER_ limbs lol)...
Lobster gills are located in that region of lobster bodies (under their head, between their legs). I’m thinking that the lobsters are constantly pushing fresh water into their gills for osmosis with those mini-limbs.
If any knowledgeable marine life bros want to chime in, that would be wonderful. :)
P.S. I also found out the “scientific” reason that lobsters give me the same exact creepy crawly fear feeling just like spiders do.
It isn’t just about the many legs thing - they have a variety of things in common, as apparently both lobsters and arachnids belong to phylum “Arthropods.”
The little crab needs a name now too. He's so cute!!! He and Leon are adorable 😊
I like Leon's view from his tank, he can see beyond the boundaries. Not closed in. And I like 'what he's done with the place' inside, moving the sand. Still got cute eyes haha.👀😄 I don't blame him for trying to keep his snacks to himself, it's his 'stash' afterall.. Haha😉 Brady I love how you care and respect all different lifeforms. 👍 Be well.
This Leon dude is still alive? Bless his little lobster heart