Don’t Watch If You’re Afraid to Smile (Or Cry)

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  • čas přidán 8. 02. 2024
  • Special thanks to..
    Cathan Moore
    Instagram: bush_maniac...
    TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@cathanwordswo...
    Noah’s Ark Animal Sanctuary
    Facebook: / noahsarkanimalsanctuary
    Website: noahs-ark.org/
    Donations: donatenow.networkforgood.org/...
    Virunga National Park
    Donations: virunga.org/support-us/donate/
    White Rock Bear Sanctuary:
    Instagram: whiterock.s...
    Facebook: / whiterock.savewildfund
    Donations: savewild.org/en/donate_en/
    Full story of the BLT: • Tiger, Bear and Lion L...
    Music:
    Don’t Starve Theme
    Searching for It- Josef Falkenskold
    Snowman- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
    Watching the Clouds- Lakey Inspired
    Cinema- Matt Cherne
    Bramble Blast- Super Smash Bros. Brawl
    Documentary Background Music- bdProductions
    Under Cover- Wayne Jones
    Sweet Mystery Galaxy- Super Mario Galaxy 2
    Art of Silence V2- Uniq
    Clips Used:
    Leopard scares mom: • Baby snow leopard scar...
    Murphy’s son gets released: • Bald Eagle Release at ...
    Happy capybara gets vulture treatment: • Vulture Eats Ticks Off...
    Ethiopian wolves and geladas: • ETHIOPIAN WOLF & GELADAS
    Wilkie the talking orca: • Meet Wikie - The Talki...
    Ndakazi and Ndeze as babies: • Gorilla Orphans Ndeze ...
    Research referenced:
    Ethiopian wolves and geladas study: academic.oup.com/jmammal/arti...
    Enjoy your annual wholesome video!

Komentáře • 8K

  • @Zadanoire
    @Zadanoire Před 4 měsíci +8988

    *just the character break of “I CAN LOOK THIS ELEPHANT IN THE EYES!” Has me rolling*

  • @dark-heika2609
    @dark-heika2609 Před 4 měsíci +3335

    I immediately folded to the snow leopards, and I'm not ashamed to admit it. Seeing snowy scarf-tail leap into the air to support her cub was just too cute!

  • @QueuedUp_
    @QueuedUp_ Před 3 měsíci +986

    There's no way this man said "Don't smile" then proceeded to show the most heart wrenching video about a 9/11 service dog.

    • @ZACKMAN2007
      @ZACKMAN2007 Před 3 měsíci +24

      That dog must have had some severe ptsd

    • @cyrusmann5443
      @cyrusmann5443 Před 2 měsíci +43

      He also said don't cry

    • @4nn13h7
      @4nn13h7 Před 2 měsíci +23

      I was fine until Ndakazi and Ndeze. Andre is a genuinely beautiful human being.

    • @Angel_bb666
      @Angel_bb666 Před měsícem

      That one made me cry too!

    • @zerada00
      @zerada00 Před měsícem +5

      @@ZACKMAN2007 The rescuers very often acted like the dogs rescued them from the rubble to boost their confidence and lessen their(the dog's) depression. I wouldn't say ptsd, but dogs can get depressed just like humans can and rescue dogs get that a lot if they cannot find people alive.

  • @plaguekidd6902
    @plaguekidd6902 Před 3 měsíci +274

    The BLT story is some genuine Disney stuff. A inseparable bond forged by tragedy is so inspiring.

  • @rainpooper7088
    @rainpooper7088 Před 4 měsíci +1459

    I cracked at them naming Murphy's baby after the rock he believed it hatched from. Come on, "Rocky" is hilarious.

  • @emilywenig4390
    @emilywenig4390 Před 4 měsíci +2473

    That final gorilla story was both wholesome and heartbreaking 😢
    Glad Andre is still helping protect those beautiful creatures

    • @androgynylunacy
      @androgynylunacy Před 4 měsíci +63

      It's the one that made me cry! 😢 But then the "chill out with the selfies" comment made me laugh again.

    • @user-rx2pn3yb5y
      @user-rx2pn3yb5y Před 4 měsíci +21

      The final gorilla story got me

    • @ericolens3
      @ericolens3 Před 4 měsíci

      i love the great apes.
      if they werent so stinky or lethally strong I'd love to hug them.
      chimps are soo cute and cool and gorillas are so chill, orangutans are ginger, so yeah I LOVE 😍 gingers, and bonobos are funny cuz they are always down to f... er um "socialize" lol

    • @matthewbailey7421
      @matthewbailey7421 Před 4 měsíci +27

      Thanks to us, we are the reason we cannot have nice things.

    • @sallytheuselessbird
      @sallytheuselessbird Před 4 měsíci

      ​@@matthewbailey7421Shut up, its not black and white. For every poacher you have a person like Andre trying to help them, misanthropism doesn't get us anywhere.

  • @Shadow__Pilot
    @Shadow__Pilot Před 2 měsíci +73

    This is a little add-on to the 911 situation with the rescue dogs, it was said that the dogs began to get so hopeless, since they continued finding analyzed individuals that some of the firefighters or policeman would hide under debris so when the dogs found them alive, they would get hopeful. And I think that that is 100% worth hearing.

  • @barnaclecrucifix1604
    @barnaclecrucifix1604 Před 3 měsíci +145

    damn lost it when two good puppers defied the extinction of the business chickens.

  • @mscottjohnson3424
    @mscottjohnson3424 Před 4 měsíci +821

    4:16 the Chinese word for penguin is 企鵝 "Qi E" which translates to "business goose".

    • @cactusfroth
      @cactusfroth Před 4 měsíci +87

      it's actually "standing goose" but business goose does go harder

    • @mscottjohnson3424
      @mscottjohnson3424 Před 4 měsíci +14

      @@cactusfroth 企 from 企業

    • @cactusfroth
      @cactusfroth Před 4 měsíci +14

      @@mscottjohnson3424 not to start an argument, but 企 in chinese means stand which is how penguin got its name, while the word 企業 is taken from japanese, where the meaning of 企 evolved over time from "stand" to "plan"

    • @mscottjohnson3424
      @mscottjohnson3424 Před 4 měsíci +31

      @@cactusfroth I work in Taiwan. Just asked every local in my office and every one said "business goose". You could be correct on the origin of the word, but that's not how native speakers, at least here in Taipei, hear it.
      All geese stand. Penguins look like they're dressed up in a formal suit.

    • @cactusfroth
      @cactusfroth Před 3 měsíci +23

      @@mscottjohnson3424 then it would be a cultural difference, since i'm a native speaker from hong kong, and the most widely accepted meaning is standing goose, though i did a quick search and its word origin can't be traced. just to elaborate, 企 comes from combining 人 (person) with 止 (originally foot, now means stop), to mean "踮起腳后跟站著" (standing on tiptoes).
      the reason i believe penguins take its literal meaning and not business, is that the modern chinese usage of 企業 to mean business didn't exist until 戊戌變法(hundred days' reform) introduced japanese words into chinese vocab, dating back to late 19th century following japan's meiji restoration. the japanese used 企 in 企業, since tiptoeing is often used to "look ahead" and evolved to mean "plan" in that context. so i assume that the word for penguin existed before 企 meant 企業, esp if its origin can't be traced.

  • @beardeddragon3357
    @beardeddragon3357 Před 4 měsíci +1018

    Brittney the dog’s sendoff nearly crippled my emotions as it shows that dogs are truly angels in disguise.

    • @cannab-al9582
      @cannab-al9582 Před 4 měsíci

      Dunno, i kinda see it as fkd up. The dog was walking the green mile... Most humans would rather die naturally so why do we assume we're doing animals a favor by murdering them . Euthanasia is for the human, not the animal. After working for the spca i realized how wrong it actually is to murder our best friends. The most worrying part is that it normalizes the practice. You might not believe in the slippery slope, but im in canada. It started with terminally ill people to same day approval for mental illness people. A system that will inevitably be abused... So consider all that when u watch that dog walk passed those people. Yeah the dog was in pain, but that doesn't mean it wanted to die.

    • @jpteknoman
      @jpteknoman Před 4 měsíci +36

      Fun fact, they may pronounce it Britney but the name Bretagne is Britain in French. A really convoluted way of naming your dog

    • @M_Alexander
      @M_Alexander Před 4 měsíci +3

      Bretagne like Bologna

    • @settratheimperishable4093
      @settratheimperishable4093 Před 4 měsíci +8

      @@jpteknoman No, Bretagne is a region of France, known as Brittany to the english speaking world. You were one google search away.

    • @Luke-pk9fe
      @Luke-pk9fe Před 4 měsíci +2

      Dog was walking and smiling. Seems crazy to put her down? Just give her pain meds until she dies wth?

  • @user-mi7ny5lg4v
    @user-mi7ny5lg4v Před 2 měsíci +64

    The sheer happiness of "I CAN LOOK THIS ELEPHANT IN THE EYES! :D" made me smile

  • @amzieeherb1981
    @amzieeherb1981 Před 2 měsíci +51

    The fact they named Murphy's adopted son "Rocky" is a whole new level of wholesome! 💖

  • @vivienneclarke2421
    @vivienneclarke2421 Před 4 měsíci +1558

    Seeing all the firefighters saluting Bretagne for her final walk made me cry like a baby........damn dude! ❤😭 You're right,,we don't deserve dogs.......
    RIP Bretagne,a true Hero........

    • @ninabrown8475
      @ninabrown8475 Před 4 měsíci +31

      I cried so hard I thought I was going to have a breakdown 😭😭❤

    • @lilianavarela7439
      @lilianavarela7439 Před 4 měsíci +6

      Same
      Same.

    • @yazminmunozz
      @yazminmunozz Před 4 měsíci +19

      Stop bc i got over then I read this comment and started sobbing again

    • @safaiaryu12
      @safaiaryu12 Před 4 měsíci +15

      Same. She was a true hero. What a good girl.

    • @nyxie2877
      @nyxie2877 Před 4 měsíci +4

      Whoever named that poor dog is going to superhell

  • @uddelhexe3545
    @uddelhexe3545 Před 4 měsíci +891

    The last picture had me in tears. What a great man and caretaker for his adopted daughters. He was with her through her hardest start and with her on her way over tge rainbow bridge. This is true love and it is beautiful and sad at the same time 😭

    • @FurryMcMemes
      @FurryMcMemes Před 4 měsíci +47

      His love for the gorillas warms my heart.

    • @lilithcyka666
      @lilithcyka666 Před 4 měsíci +26

      I've shed more tears over that wonderful man and his gorillas then my recent breakup

    • @bajscast
      @bajscast Před 2 měsíci +10

      I hope he's still alive. I read a bit about that park and unfortunately it's not just the gorillas being shot, poachers will attack the rangers and on multiple sides are militias. Something like a hundred rangers have been killed over 20 years. Its sad stuff for these beautiful animals

  • @Mars34582
    @Mars34582 Před 3 měsíci +29

    1:22 the moment both pup and moma jumped at the same time, legs out wide, I folded immediately X'D SNOW LEOPARDS ARE MY FAV CAT, IT'S NOT FAIR

  • @Mgfaulkner793
    @Mgfaulkner793 Před 11 dny +6

    I’m happy to report Murphy has done it again! He’s now the proud father of two orphaned, rehabbed, and released bird children.

  • @Usererror28
    @Usererror28 Před 4 měsíci +1230

    No one is talking about much of a survivor hyenas are. That’s some determination to stay alive.

    • @FoxFighter-HellBringer
      @FoxFighter-HellBringer Před 4 měsíci +82

      They are also part of tightly knit family units that will fight for their own. That's likely why the paralyzed hyena was still alive. His clan protects and feeds him even if he is incapable of doing the same for them because they are family and care for each other. Humans should learn a thing or two from them.

    • @serjeantpepper2986
      @serjeantpepper2986 Před 4 měsíci +78

      ​@@FoxFighter-HellBringerone of the ways anthropologists distinguish the remains of early humans are by mended injuries. Surviving a catastrophic injury that without aid would otherwise likely prove fatal suggests the development of a culture and community that values and protects the lives of its members.

    • @FoxFighter-HellBringer
      @FoxFighter-HellBringer Před 4 měsíci +29

      @@serjeantpepper2986 I know. It's so interesting to see how even the older forms of humans seemed to instinctively know how to care for their own with herbs and pastes. It shows an intimate knowledge of the natural world around them despite not having the intelligence of their more evolved progenitors. It's actually fascinating.

    • @Joshua_Hale
      @Joshua_Hale Před 4 měsíci +35

      @@FoxFighter-HellBringer I wonder how much of it was instinctual, being social animals, and how much was a rational learned concept of, 'If I help you you'll be more inclined to help me', since even archaic humans were intelligent. Fascinating either way. Also, in the interest of avoiding confusion in the future: 'progenitors' are ancestors. 'Progeny' are the descendants.

    • @FoxFighter-HellBringer
      @FoxFighter-HellBringer Před 4 měsíci +32

      @@Joshua_Hale Well, a lot of social animals seem to be working on instincts. One of the best examples of this are African wild dogs. They are known for being extremely close knit families that will care for their own regardless of their physical abilities. They will provide for the old and crippled, even allowing them to eat first. This seems to be a learned behavior, but also seems to be programmed into their biology. Perhaps they have some kind of emotional bond that encourages them to do this as well.
      Also, my bad. It's almost 2 am so I must be getting tired.

  • @johanoskarsson8209
    @johanoskarsson8209 Před 4 měsíci +401

    Yeah I cracked already at the leopard getting "scared" and clean jumping 5x the height of their kid. That is SO ADORABLE.

    • @meganjaime7728
      @meganjaime7728 Před 4 měsíci +1

      Same!

    • @ladyofshalott
      @ladyofshalott Před 4 měsíci +5

      Hehe same. I came close with the snuggling big kitties a moment before that.

  • @fahseyo951
    @fahseyo951 Před 3 měsíci +28

    Just the first 20 seconds with the snow leopard got me. Also I shed a tear at the last story.

  • @willb5278
    @willb5278 Před 2 měsíci +36

    Sheep dog camo caught me off guard. A herd of floofy sheep goin by and suddenly there's a snout lookin at me with a derpy dog expresion.
    Instant smile damnit.

  • @woctopus101
    @woctopus101 Před 4 měsíci +1235

    Nature has some of the cutest yet horrifc stuff

  • @esbirdnerd
    @esbirdnerd Před 4 měsíci +719

    6:58 That one got me. She just looks so happy. She’s finally free, after all those years of abuse, she can finally get be a bear.

    • @gnbman
      @gnbman Před 4 měsíci +25

      I love seeing her live her best life.

    • @timgamer1947
      @timgamer1947 Před 3 měsíci +23

      Im a ukrainian and im pissed that my people hurt her happy she is okay now

    • @waterman7082
      @waterman7082 Před 3 měsíci +6

      lmao, i read "she can finally get be a bear" as "she can finally get a beer" 💀

    • @ranimeRAT
      @ranimeRAT Před 3 měsíci +3

      ​@@waterman7082I read it as "finally she can get me a beer" lol

  • @fabulousfloof3546
    @fabulousfloof3546 Před 3 měsíci +19

    Bretagne getting that final send-off broke me like a pair of chopsticks. Oi, who's cutting onions?

  • @mrflyboy0747
    @mrflyboy0747 Před 3 měsíci +9

    That Hyena definitely has an insane bench press

  • @Killerwale-hk4wy
    @Killerwale-hk4wy Před 4 měsíci +332

    My soul was not prepared for the Crow speaking like he smoked for three centures and goofiest sounding seal I've ever heard.

    • @nahoj.2569
      @nahoj.2569 Před 4 měsíci +12

      look up the one that says hola (hello in spanish)
      that one sounds 👹

    • @contortionyx
      @contortionyx Před 4 měsíci +24

      I'm pretty sure that was the seal that was frequently around this one male researcher who the seal was mimicking. The seal was pretty spot on and spooked the researcher when it started "talking" 😆

    • @melanieomer9186
      @melanieomer9186 Před 4 měsíci +2

      The Crow

    • @lycanthrope5515
      @lycanthrope5515 Před 4 měsíci +9

      @@contortionyx he wasnt a researcher, George Swallow was a lobster fisherman from Maine, he hadn't even found the seal, his brother in law had. He just took the pup home and started talking to it like one does with their animals and he started to mimic his speech, he was handed over to the new england aquarium when his food intake became too costly for him. He was like a family dog and would take car ride trips apparently lmao

    • @prasetyodwikuncorojati2434
      @prasetyodwikuncorojati2434 Před 4 měsíci +3

      Ironically Poe thinking if raven talk was creepy, despite it feels comically wacky

  • @christopherfisher6995
    @christopherfisher6995 Před 4 měsíci +451

    I am a 35 year old truck driver who listens to a lot and this channel is by far one of my absolute favorites. And as a grown man, the story about the man who raised the gorillas made me cry.

    • @alfsew
      @alfsew Před 4 měsíci +6

      I’m a 27 year old driver and all the same. As soon as he said she spent her last moments in the same arms that held her 14 years ago I couldn’t stop it from happening

  • @DukeBoyMom
    @DukeBoyMom Před 3 měsíci +9

    I was smiling all the way until 5:47. That’s when the tears came. 😢❤

  • @AutisticBearLover
    @AutisticBearLover Před 22 dny +2

    I cracked with Chada. As my name gives it away, I am deeply in love with bears. I adore them so much that I’ve studied them just for fun for 15 years straight.
    It breaks my heart to know she suffered for so long before finally getting help, but I’m happy she can live her last few years in peace and somewhere safe with people who care about her.
    And I will *never* be afraid to admit that. Bears always get me smiling.

  • @CreedofDarkness
    @CreedofDarkness Před 4 měsíci +836

    Recently lost a very old friend of mine. Little cat we raised that was born in our mom's closet. Name was Whitesocks. She would've been 21 this April, she had a stroke and we had to take her to the vet to put her to sleep because she couldn't eat or move or even blink her right eye. Thank you for the video man, I appreciate it.

    • @dolly2415
      @dolly2415 Před 4 měsíci +27

      💜

    • @slowpoke4557
      @slowpoke4557 Před 4 měsíci +45

      For what it's worth, my condolences and heart go out to you 😢❤

    • @mollywinegar241
      @mollywinegar241 Před 4 měsíci +40

      I'm so sorry for your loss. My boy Checkers is gonna be 19 this June. Losing a pet after that long is heartbreaking.

    • @mndiaye_97
      @mndiaye_97  Před 4 měsíci +192

      Sorry for your loss. For what it’s worth, 20 years is pretty amazing for a cat

    • @CreedofDarkness
      @CreedofDarkness Před 4 měsíci +40

      @@mndiaye_97 Yeah, we had three generations of cats we raised, her mom, her and her siblings then her and her sister's litters. When my cat, her sister Shade, died from being run over, Whitesocks took over the litter. She was an absolute wonder of a cat. Again, thanks for the video man, that intro just reminded me so much of her playing with the kittens.

  • @WilliamHostman
    @WilliamHostman Před 4 měsíci +440

    I cracked a smile at "awareness of a kumquat." Evil, dude.

    • @chee.rah.monurB
      @chee.rah.monurB Před 4 měsíci +3

      I don't get it.

    • @CamTheDemonSpawn
      @CamTheDemonSpawn Před 4 měsíci +3

      @WilliamHouston Same

    • @thegamingofcoco8468
      @thegamingofcoco8468 Před 4 měsíci +3

      Kumquat are fruit

    • @WilliamHostman
      @WilliamHostman Před 4 měsíci +2

      @@chee.rah.monurBKumqiats are a very bitter, very small, citrus fruit. It smells sweet... but if you actually eat them, they're bitter. Almost as if they're aware you're going to eat them. Almost.

  • @LilRedWitch
    @LilRedWitch Před 3 měsíci +4

    The snow leopard jumping was so cute 🥲🥹 and then we got the foot stool of “I can look this elephant in the EYE.” Got me dangit

  • @zackfolkestad8746
    @zackfolkestad8746 Před 3 měsíci +4

    All the feels! All of them!

  • @DanGamingFan2846
    @DanGamingFan2846 Před 4 měsíci +1038

    I was barely able to keep it together from the start, then lost it at "I CAN LOOK THIS ELEPHANT IN THE EYES!" Sudden out of character screaming is just hilarious. The gorillas were my favorite story though. Andre helping these beautiful animals is givingme some hope for humanity. Thank you so much for this video. Wholesome CG is the best CG.

  • @lauramaxwell8327
    @lauramaxwell8327 Před 4 měsíci +389

    OHHHHH, the sad image of the dying ape. So hard to see but so beautiful and so touching.

    • @RapaxGuardian
      @RapaxGuardian Před 4 měsíci +41

      While it is sad to see a living being die, she died comforted in the arms of her mother💖

    • @Hokuhikene
      @Hokuhikene Před 4 měsíci +13

      Reminded me alot of the Painting "Ivan the terrible and his son Ivan". The agony of loosing a child, man this had me crying for a few minutes

    • @PrototypeSourri
      @PrototypeSourri Před 4 měsíci +20

      I think this won the category Photojournalism in National Geographics Wildlife Photographer of the year 2022.

  • @Remy-yy8st
    @Remy-yy8st Před 2 měsíci +5

    BLT is so wholesome 12:55 but also sad

  • @DevDoesDigimon
    @DevDoesDigimon Před 2 měsíci +3

    14:05. That's where you got me. "It's all fun and games until you're on a boat and a desaturated serial killer tells you "bye-bye"."

  • @s.s.7375
    @s.s.7375 Před 4 měsíci +307

    "I don't think y'all are really hearing me. I CAN LOOK THIS ELEPHANT IN THE EYE!!!"
    I lose. 😂

    • @penguinlover583
      @penguinlover583 Před 4 měsíci +5

      Good lord, I lost at that exact spot. My man got the humor right.

  • @mileshill7196
    @mileshill7196 Před 4 měsíci +386

    The rangers of Virunga are absolute badasses. They have literally fought and bled to protect and save those gorillas.

    • @Peatingtune
      @Peatingtune Před 3 měsíci +29

      Some of the best of us, no argument.

  • @f-empire-8
    @f-empire-8 Před měsícem +1

    The Hyena plodding past the Lion like "you already fkn got me once" and the Lion is just chill about him wobbling past

  • @Sohbek
    @Sohbek Před 2 měsíci +1

    I think this is literally one of my favorite animal videos ever. Just seeing so much of ourselves (we're just 'smart' animals, after all) in other animals is so heartwarming.

  • @kylesparks1826
    @kylesparks1826 Před 4 měsíci +295

    The dog getting the hero's send off brought tears to my eyes.

  • @onbearfeet
    @onbearfeet Před 4 měsíci +364

    I brightened up the instant I saw Chada. Love that bear. I wish the sanctuary could sell plushies of her as a fundraiser or something. I'd love to hug her (safely, without distressing her).

    • @shelliquedavis3038
      @shelliquedavis3038 Před 4 měsíci +8

      Same, Chada with the branches did me in 😅

    • @onbearfeet
      @onbearfeet Před 4 měsíci

      @@shelliquedavis3038 Her emotional support stick is everything. 💜

    • @jamesblount3143
      @jamesblount3143 Před 4 měsíci +6

      Yep folded when she was playing in that pool

  • @scrisgo9623
    @scrisgo9623 Před měsícem +1

    I couldn’t help but smile at 12:30 when balloo opened a happy birthday present

  • @libbymcglynn5
    @libbymcglynn5 Před 4 měsíci +484

    I had to pause at 16:12 for a wee cry, that must have been heartbreaking for Andre! In that moment and also Every time he sees that pic! She must have loved him so much to be that ill and dying but still wanting to be cuddled up to her adopted dad at her end!😢 it’s a heartbreaking sight!

    • @viewer29fly
      @viewer29fly Před 4 měsíci +16

      i damn near teared up on that part

    • @kelechiishima9460
      @kelechiishima9460 Před 4 měsíci +19

      ​@@viewer29flySame. That must've been painful, can't even imagine how it felt

    • @baridapdoowiwuga3299
      @baridapdoowiwuga3299 Před 4 měsíci +13

      Truly, them tears were sliding

    • @zekthedeadbg3349
      @zekthedeadbg3349 Před 4 měsíci

      ​@@viewer29fly😊😅😊

    • @FoxFighter-HellBringer
      @FoxFighter-HellBringer Před 4 měsíci +17

      I teared up too. He cared for this gorilla like his own child and I can't even imagine how hard it must have been to see her health deteriorate. At least he was there for her the whole way and passed knowing she was loved so much. I hate that she was a victim of poaching but, I'm glad she was put in the care of this man.

  • @ItsYaBoi418
    @ItsYaBoi418 Před 4 měsíci +382

    Made it to about 14 minutes without smiling. Then that joke about the “desaturated serial killer saying bye-bye” got me.

  • @randomgarbage5938
    @randomgarbage5938 Před měsícem +1

    murphy!!!! im here late, but i love that guy! i live right by the sanctuary, and i got in to see him when he was still on the ground in his 'nest'. the money raised from his virality made it possible for them to work on construction for a place to raise eaglets instead of the makeshift setup they had when raising Rocky.
    murphy is now fostering a new baby! last i heard, he was doing a great job teaching it how to eagle. he is also one of the most vocal of the birds when I go to visit, and always has a lovely head of feathers! :]
    also, at the bird sanctuary, they have a replica eagles nest that you can climb in to take pictures. it really is that big.

  • @nataliebateman1151
    @nataliebateman1151 Před měsícem +1

    13:15 - That's when I folded. The seal saying "Come over here." Got the biggest laugh out of me

  • @ellybanelly3656
    @ellybanelly3656 Před 4 měsíci +457

    4:47 "We really don't deserve dogs"
    That broke me. Got a big ass smile out of me.

  • @huttonmoon
    @huttonmoon Před 4 měsíci +445

    Dude that Bretagne story made me tear up. Dogs are the best.

  • @AVB40000
    @AVB40000 Před 2 měsíci +1

    If I had to force myself not to smile on these, Bretagne's is one where I lose every time, seeing that line of people on either side saluting her before she's put to rest is heartmelting.

  • @WilloWik
    @WilloWik Před 5 hodinami

    Ok, this video definitely made me smile. I’ll admit though, a lot of that came from the wholesome comment section

  • @thesatsumonster
    @thesatsumonster Před 4 měsíci +429

    The final story about the gorillas made me finally cry. That is a real man to me, a caregiver and protector 😭

    • @wolfofwallgreens
      @wolfofwallgreens Před 4 měsíci +11

      Me too! I am always sympathetic to these kinds of horros but that photo of the one sprawled out on that bamboo stretcher hit me in the feels 😢 then almost again seeing that sick monkey in the adopted dads arms before passing away 😢

    • @Sirpenti0us
      @Sirpenti0us Před 3 měsíci +2

      Same I never knew I could feel so bad for a animal

    • @Ratshitinureyes
      @Ratshitinureyes Před 16 dny

      And a father you dummy!

    • @Ratshitinureyes
      @Ratshitinureyes Před 16 dny

      ​@@Sirpenti0usthose were people

    • @Ratshitinureyes
      @Ratshitinureyes Před 16 dny

      ​@@wolfofwallgreensit's not a monkey, bro :/ might as well call us monkeys too, then. No, we, along with tangs, chimps, gorillas and Bonobos are apes. Also, why did you say horror?

  • @justlou5108
    @justlou5108 Před 4 měsíci +415

    Ok, the "aggressive footstool" was too much!
    I've spat on myself.😂

  • @Cooking-frogs
    @Cooking-frogs Před 12 dny

    Thank you for your wonderful videos. They make us animal loving people’s days much better!

  • @eccentricdownfall321
    @eccentricdownfall321 Před 4 měsíci +163

    OMG I didn't know I met Bretagne as a kid. Her tail hit my face and she gave me kisses, when I was in elementary. I will always appreciate her and that memory.

  • @CFA-44_Nosferatu
    @CFA-44_Nosferatu Před 3 měsíci +2

    The elephant bit caught me off guard
    "I CAN LOOK THIS ELEPHANT IN THE EYES!" we all want this to happen

  • @Crowned_Hearts
    @Crowned_Hearts Před měsícem

    0:43 the moment you showed me those big kitties hugging and sleeping together I just smiled

  • @Wolfdancer4859
    @Wolfdancer4859 Před 4 měsíci +663

    Yep, didn't make it past the snow leopard. So adorable and thank you for the video!

    • @kylajensen1957
      @kylajensen1957 Před 4 měsíci +14

      I didn't either

    • @celestec74
      @celestec74 Před 4 měsíci +11

      Same

    • @shadowstep1375
      @shadowstep1375 Před 4 měsíci +13

      Bro I didn't last 40 seconds.

    • @dragonmagoz
      @dragonmagoz Před 4 měsíci +5

      Same here, and I've decided to save the rest of the video for later, for heaven knows we need to carefully ration our smile dosage in these trying times.

    • @NP3GA
      @NP3GA Před 4 měsíci +5

      Me too

  • @RiseofNick
    @RiseofNick Před 4 měsíci +329

    So the bald eagle is not only the animal of bravery, courage and the United States, but is now also the animal of loving and protective fathers. Beautiful.

    • @badflamer
      @badflamer Před 4 měsíci

      imagine being 120+ days into an active, televised genocide and still talking positively about the united states. fucking patsocs

  • @LemonBomb24
    @LemonBomb24 Před měsícem

    Natue has such beauty in it. May the Wild Mother protect those you can't themselves and strengthen the one who protect the weak. 🌻

  • @maivaiva1412
    @maivaiva1412 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Yeah, that snow lepard doing a little gymnast routine for the cub immediately made me not only smile, but laugh

  • @aliyahpulido953
    @aliyahpulido953 Před 3 měsíci +500

    The "I can look this elephant in the eyes!" and calling a capybara a "guinea Big." lol That's what broke me. And the silverback gorilla at the end giving the humans a giant *SPLOOSH* before running away like one of my kindergarteners ABSOLUTELY would to me if we went to the pool.

    • @TimeCircleBlue
      @TimeCircleBlue Před 3 měsíci +25

      I could see in that gorillas eyes that he was about to pull something lol.
      And the the way he took off afterwards:
      “Got you, humans! Hehehehehehe.”

  • @macaroniquails4683
    @macaroniquails4683 Před 4 měsíci +258

    1:22 big cats getting scared by their cubs is too cute.

    • @ericolens3
      @ericolens3 Před 4 měsíci +2

      ikr,
      i'll just thought of something.... if a human scared a lion, tiger, or bear.
      they WILL be throwing -hands- paws and claws.
      but for their young they over react with the jump. "oh you scared me, little one"

    • @lunadreamystrz7875
      @lunadreamystrz7875 Před 4 měsíci +2

      Especially snow leopards they're so silly

  • @progamer_otaku6542
    @progamer_otaku6542 Před 3 měsíci +1

    I don’t know 7:10 made me smile, just seeing a bear enjoying the simple things she never got to enjoy made me happy.

  • @roziahabdrahim
    @roziahabdrahim Před 2 měsíci +2

    16:36 the fold time

  • @S0LAC3_official
    @S0LAC3_official Před 4 měsíci +211

    3:49 “Until you give Dog Torretto a reason”
    Damnit, that got me 💀

  • @wolfeyes555
    @wolfeyes555 Před 4 měsíci +138

    It was Chada that got me. Something about a old bear whose been through hell and back finally being happy warms my soul.

  • @ItamarO93
    @ItamarO93 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Bretagne's last walk with the salutes she earned got me.

  • @mbhunt77
    @mbhunt77 Před 2 měsíci

    Found your content on IG. And now, I can watch even more with a bigger screen. Thank you for sharing.

  • @wildyam474
    @wildyam474 Před 3 měsíci +346

    The hyena got me. As a person who lives with disability, that was the most special moment for me. ❤

    • @xhaltsalute
      @xhaltsalute Před 29 dny

      I'll tell you hyenas are the serious bad arses of the savanah!!

  • @mr.eldritch1589
    @mr.eldritch1589 Před 4 měsíci +204

    I managed to avoid cracking a smile the whole way through, but the snow leopard, the adoptive eagle dad, and the BLT bromance nearly got me.

    • @shadowvixen5241
      @shadowvixen5241 Před 4 měsíci +3

      Same, man. Same.

    • @burnttoast5372
      @burnttoast5372 Před 4 měsíci +1

      Same here

    • @disarisumbrus4492
      @disarisumbrus4492 Před 4 měsíci +2

      i made it through too, that character break is what nearly got me with BLT a close 2nd and the *SUBALUWA* in third

  • @sarah3796
    @sarah3796 Před 2 měsíci

    Rewatching this. Makes me happy

  • @JoseCoello-xq8jt
    @JoseCoello-xq8jt Před měsícem

    I couldn't, had me folding like an omelet at 12:55 that's just too wholesome

  • @moonwalker8391
    @moonwalker8391 Před 4 měsíci +332

    I lost at 12:07 they were just so dang cute! And BLT was the perfect adorable nickname for the group🥹

    • @rebeccalove9169
      @rebeccalove9169 Před 4 měsíci +5

      Lol...my initials are BLT so I think that's pretty damn cool! And I see them and can't help but to think of The Wizard Of Oz....lions and tigers and bears....oh my!

    • @HoneySeal6915
      @HoneySeal6915 Před 4 měsíci +4

      absolutley, my first thought was when dude said they were found in a box is "wait, didnt I see these three on Cartoon Network or smth?"

  • @bkk1996
    @bkk1996 Před 4 měsíci +110

    Omg Murphy 😭 You're an incredible father, sir ❤

    • @ANightattheOpera28
      @ANightattheOpera28 Před 4 měsíci +12

      The sign that said he was incubating a rock and the keepers wished him luck had me on the GROUND and then it got so wholesome when he actually got a baby.

    • @langbo9999
      @langbo9999 Před 2 měsíci

      American Dad🇺🇲

  • @ChrisVillagomez
    @ChrisVillagomez Před 2 měsíci +1

    It's like all of humanity's good traits have been passed to dogs, our companions for over 40,000 years

  • @shavranotheferanox7809
    @shavranotheferanox7809 Před 2 měsíci

    Man, thank you for making a wholesome video every once in a while

  • @kestrelynn
    @kestrelynn Před 4 měsíci +218

    Wholesome casual geographic is the best casual geographic

  • @Maria_Miciano_5
    @Maria_Miciano_5 Před 4 měsíci +314

    I lost already, I couldn't help but smile when Murphy adopted Rocky. So cute and wholesome!

  • @BNRmatt
    @BNRmatt Před 23 hodinami

    5:55 Watching the First Responders salute Bretagne made me tear up.

  • @niccalee
    @niccalee Před 2 měsíci

    5:52 didn't make me smile but i did cry. But i definitely did smile. Thank you

  • @Hessed3712
    @Hessed3712 Před 4 měsíci +112

    The dude at the end is a legend. Made me cry.

  • @NobodyinParticular77
    @NobodyinParticular77 Před 4 měsíci +290

    It was the puppies and the penguins bit for me. That broke me. My jaded, icy heart warmed up at that story

    • @GearsOfCake
      @GearsOfCake Před 4 měsíci +12

      You should watch the movie "Oddball" then. It's all about those dogs and penguins

    • @ericolens3
      @ericolens3 Před 4 měsíci +6

      ​@@GearsOfCake
      thanks for the movie recommendation. 🫰🫀

  • @itsjustfluffy69420
    @itsjustfluffy69420 Před 2 dny

    I folded after the first video, I'm able to admit when I smiled 😊

  • @WilliamFancyFace
    @WilliamFancyFace Před 3 měsíci +1

    I was going strong until Chada just appeared on screen and I couldn't help but smile, I love this bear too much

  • @deanbucholz6016
    @deanbucholz6016 Před 2 měsíci +1

    You get my award for being real!

  • @tuxedodressedpirate
    @tuxedodressedpirate Před 4 měsíci +182

    I couldn’t help but crack a smile at 15:44. that cutaway to the gorilla trying to slap it’s child was too funny.
    Edit: I did not expect to get 150 likes. Thanks

  • @grw18
    @grw18 Před 4 měsíci +195

    8:30 "laugh track of the savannah"
    My gosh i heard this guy talk alot about hyenas yet still makes me laugh with the descriptions.

  • @MasterV26
    @MasterV26 Před měsícem

    I’m not ashamed to admit I folded to Bretagne. She is too pure for this world and yes she made me cry too

  • @Nippontradamus
    @Nippontradamus Před 2 měsíci +1

    I ain't even gonna try. Imma smile and cry through this whole video

  • @TeneciousC
    @TeneciousC Před 4 měsíci +69

    “Even though she’s 25 and too old for DiCaprio…” 😂😂😂 That’s not fair!! I was expecting to break at the animal footage, not your goofy tail. That shit took me out 😂😂

    • @CaptLuser
      @CaptLuser Před 4 měsíci

      that one almost got me but not quite… kevin hart joke did though

  • @bluesnowfox361
    @bluesnowfox361 Před 4 měsíci +141

    Bretagne got me. I'll probably get got again before the video's over, but seeing a dog march to her last resting place past lines of saluting emergency personnel pierced my heart swiftly

    • @KeepingItReal66441
      @KeepingItReal66441 Před 4 měsíci +9

      I had to pause for a sec. Just recently had to lay my buddy to rest June 2023 and that GOT ME. Dogs really love us unconditionally.

    • @gracesreadsalotayy182
      @gracesreadsalotayy182 Před 4 měsíci

      It got me too. Had to pause in silence for the best girl

    • @CortexNewsService
      @CortexNewsService Před 4 měsíci +1

      That's when I started to break too

    • @Jd-zl7mn
      @Jd-zl7mn Před 4 měsíci

      Didn't break me but holy crap that was extremely hard.

  • @cassidyszewczyk5029
    @cassidyszewczyk5029 Před 3 měsíci

    I folded on the first fact. I love all sorts of cats, and cats doing cute things is the backbone of the internet for a reason.

  • @pyrite7389
    @pyrite7389 Před 2 měsíci +2

    1:05 when that elephant slapped that guy like he talked shit about that elephant's mom.😂

  • @krayerd.clouds4296
    @krayerd.clouds4296 Před 4 měsíci +133

    I lived down the street from noahs ark sanctuary and seen the tiger and bear still there. There was a statue of the lion. It saddens me that the tiger passed, leaving the bear alone. The bond the 3 shared was amazing.

    • @prasetyodwikuncorojati2434
      @prasetyodwikuncorojati2434 Před 4 měsíci +3

      He must be very depressed now as his friends have passed away. Just hope if the bear stay well till finally he must left this world

  • @crafty_j957
    @crafty_j957 Před 4 měsíci +178

    I'm not ashamed to admit I failed this challenge of not smiling right-off-the-bat and by the end I definitely had tears in my eyes. Loved the whole video 😊

    • @Strega_nonax2
      @Strega_nonax2 Před 4 měsíci

      Same! All the feels!

    • @bastait
      @bastait Před 4 měsíci +3

      just 5 minutes in a locked room with the people who did that too the bear.
      i swear some people.

  • @user-oy7jd8cc5t
    @user-oy7jd8cc5t Před 3 měsíci +1

    I cracked at "I CAN LOOK THIS ELEPHANT IN THE EYE"

  • @marlybeauchamp6772
    @marlybeauchamp6772 Před 3 měsíci

    Murphy's story made me smile, in compassionate delight. I thought i'd hold out much longer!

  • @ladyyyhokage
    @ladyyyhokage Před 4 měsíci +55

    bro going out of his way to reach out to the source in order to get the full story on the hyena with the broken back is the type of commitment & dedication i love & admire about your work!

  • @badpatrickstar
    @badpatrickstar Před 4 měsíci +112

    Aw man being a dad is rough but sitting with her as shes dying after surviving against all odds broke me. Lots of tears in this one! Cutest lil penguins. 5 ft elephant making all short kings want to book a ticket for a selfie lol