Why Do Beavers Build Dams? Nature's Engineers (Wildlife Documentary) | Natural Kingdom | Real Wild

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  • This is the story of Nature’s Extreme Machine, the miracle engineer. We study the behavior of the Beaver from Argentina to Alberta and reveal insights into the role Beavers play in a larger ecosystem.
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Komentáře • 417

  • @bobbydyne
    @bobbydyne Před rokem +242

    Wasn’t expecting to watch a 45 minute documentary about beavers today but here we are

    • @4968ace
      @4968ace Před rokem +8

      Doing this instead of watching 45 minutes of documentaries about beavers if you know what I mean

    • @thatguy431
      @thatguy431 Před rokem +3

      Dude, same, but I had a question and CZcams delivered :D

    • @derekbaker777
      @derekbaker777 Před rokem +4

      I watched a great one yesterday and here I am today watching this one. Beavers are a truly amazing animal.

    • @ukaszuniewski5246
      @ukaszuniewski5246 Před rokem +4

      I had massive hangover, and I'm watching beavers building dams 6 hour straight

    • @lilwayneful1
      @lilwayneful1 Před rokem +1

      😂

  • @shacka95
    @shacka95 Před 2 lety +153

    It’s so inspiring that such small creatures work together to build such giant structures like the Hoover Dam

  • @dogslivesmatterdanielstanc214

    This is probably going to sound stupid to everyone but I've always wanted to help a beaver make a damn to build one with a beaver

    • @RealWild
      @RealWild  Před 3 lety +34

      Who hasn't?

    • @SupermanBB
      @SupermanBB Před 3 lety +19

      You’re absolutely correct. Sounds stupid.

    • @forcesightknight
      @forcesightknight Před 3 lety +8

      I do it almost every summer. Technically and legally I'm not allowed to manipulate my creek. I do cut and trim willow for many uses around the property, many times I find my pile has been moved into the creek and is now full of mud and stuck in the water.
      We had a drought lately and I think the beavers all moved into the mountains where someone made a reservoir.

    • @ac9938
      @ac9938 Před 2 lety +1

      Awwwww.That is soo cute & cool for you to do.I would soo do that.Nature & Animals are theraputic 😀

    • @wookthetook
      @wookthetook Před 2 lety +9

      Do you realize how redundant that sentence is? You "want to help a beaver make a damn to build one with a beaver". That's like saying you want to eat a bowl of cereal to eat some cereal. Redundant.

  • @walterbrown8694
    @walterbrown8694 Před 2 lety +319

    They do it to make ponds. After the pond is built, they build their lodge. Once the lodge has been satisfactorily established, they can become Free-Masons. Any questions ?

    • @aSinisterKiid
      @aSinisterKiid Před 2 lety +46

      So from now on anytime conspiracy theorists say "They" we know they are talking about the illuminati beavers

    • @cash3394
      @cash3394 Před 2 lety +4

      Yeah but ponds for what purpose. Couldn't they just build the lodge and be good lol

    • @aSinisterKiid
      @aSinisterKiid Před 2 lety +43

      @@cash3394 That's a good question and no they can't just build the lodge. Think of the pond as a duel purpose security system and climate control device. The lodge itself is built to have an underwater entrance. This creates a sealed habitat within the lodge to control the temperature for the babies/family. The underwater entrance also keeps out other animals who would prey on the beavers. Without having the pond at a set level, the lodge wouldn't work properly. If the water level sinks too low, the entrance is now out in the open. Animals can climb in the entrance and it is open to the outside atmosphere and temperature. By building the dam in the first place, it backs the water up to a controllable level by the beaver. If they want the water level a bit higher, they block the dam off more. If they want it a little lower, they remove some of the blocking sticks and let the level lower some. It's a constant battle by the beavers to use the dam to control the level of the pond. By having the pond at a set level, it determines where they build their lodge. So it's a linked system that creates their habitat. They can't have one without the other. The pond is a critical piece of infrastructure to maintaining safety in their home and the ability to grow their family.

    • @cash3394
      @cash3394 Před 2 lety +1

      @@aSinisterKiid ah makes sense they still some assholes though lol 😂

    • @aSinisterKiid
      @aSinisterKiid Před 2 lety +10

      @@cash3394 yeah I can see how their presence can be annoying to some people with certain types of land. They can change the entire layout of the land if they decide to move into your local area. There are ways to look at it in the positive way though, where they are responsible for creating an entirely fresh and vibrant eco system in the right place. In places where they are native the food chain keeps things in control. They create a life cycle of fish and water based creatures with the pond, and then other wildlife visit the area more often because a dedicated water source is there. So you get deer, moose, wolves and all sorts of other mammals. Then you get the birds and hawks that come visit and eventually snakes, mice, rats and other insects around the water source. So having the whole ecosystem surviving around the water source can be a magical experience on your land. It seems to be when the beavers get into a non-native environment where there are no apex predators to kill them where they get out of control. They can destroy entire sections of forest within months if their population isn't controlled. So I can totally see how they can be assholes in certain circumstances.

  • @jrize3228
    @jrize3228 Před 2 lety +67

    In that latter part, the beavers were introduced to the area to create a fur trade. So when it failed, now they have to be destroyed. As usual, it’s humans that caused this to begin with. The animals were just acting on instinct. Humans just need to leave animals alone and try not to meddle too much. We have brains. We can co-exist with animals and if we leave them alone for the most part, the ecosystem will eventually come into balance on its own.

    • @the-trustees
      @the-trustees Před rokem

      Our species is vile and disgusting, and doesn't deserve to continue existing... placing the world's ecosystems in great peril.

    • @johnh4045
      @johnh4045 Před rokem +1

      Yea and it sucks that they kill them now

    • @Shoegazebasedgenre0.
      @Shoegazebasedgenre0. Před 4 měsíci +2

      why not introduce wolf as the new predator of the area?

    • @arayagerardo
      @arayagerardo Před měsícem

      Shut up

  • @anitajinfla9762
    @anitajinfla9762 Před 3 lety +35

    Music overlay as the narrator speaks is a bit much....🤔

    • @arthas640
      @arthas640 Před 2 lety +4

      I liked the content but between the music drowning out the narrator and that obnoxious opening it was kind of hard to watch.

  • @glennnile7918
    @glennnile7918 Před rokem +14

    When I was a kid my brother and I used to go down to the beaver pond in the woods in back of my grand parents home. It was a magical place.

  • @arthurgeorge5474
    @arthurgeorge5474 Před rokem +19

    Beavers are now my favorite animal

  • @angielou123
    @angielou123 Před 2 lety +19

    I love how happy the guy was finding a stick and half a tooth 😁👍

  • @trice9159
    @trice9159 Před 2 lety +18

    That paleontologist seems like a cool guy. Gets happy for a tooth. Keep up the good work sir.

  • @pforce9
    @pforce9 Před rokem +12

    If Beavers were still the size of bears, I bet that no one would be fool enough to mess with their dams. You knock a beaver dam down and the beaver shows up and makes you put back every stick. Stands over you while you do it.

  • @eleanorjpoindexter4299
    @eleanorjpoindexter4299 Před rokem +6

    Beavers are sooooooooooooooo adorable! These are the kinda of individuals that you want to hire for your business....lol😁😁😁😁😁

  • @daniilfilms
    @daniilfilms Před 2 lety +22

    Beavers: *sees river*
    Also beavers: OUR RIVER

  • @AMAZ0NGIRL
    @AMAZ0NGIRL Před 2 lety +16

    Beavers in there right home produce the right habitats for many species of animals, fish, plants and other wildlife including birds etc...

  • @CatonaWall175
    @CatonaWall175 Před 2 lety +39

    Amazing documentary. The beavers getting their own back on the human race who continue in their ignorance and greed. Thank you.

    • @morrisonreed1
      @morrisonreed1 Před rokem

      im sure the forest feels the same way you do

  • @kellym.
    @kellym. Před 2 lety +6

    Why do people insist on playing music in foreground? Can't hear a word with the music.

  • @AMAZ0NGIRL
    @AMAZ0NGIRL Před 2 lety +13

    These animals are incredible and super for sure!

  • @davidconklin9552
    @davidconklin9552 Před 3 lety +10

    Music is too loud.

  • @ycamara9034
    @ycamara9034 Před rokem +3

    Brilliant love the beavers , we can learn a lot from animals May the yunas bless all of them Amen 🙏

  • @brucefranklin1317
    @brucefranklin1317 Před 2 lety +26

    Beavers we could learn from... they live an honest life. They build work harder than most animals.

  • @pinnen59
    @pinnen59 Před 3 lety +8

    Nice but the music behind was to high.hard to hear the narator

  • @saveournsrey2018
    @saveournsrey2018 Před 2 lety +17

    Humans destroy more trees than beavers can ever chew. Leave those beavers alone.

    • @kylewood8448
      @kylewood8448 Před měsícem

      Tell that to South America. They are both good and a pest in Canada as well.

  • @Sam................
    @Sam................ Před 3 měsíci +6

    This is what you end up watching when you have good weed

  • @CPLJosephiKrakowski
    @CPLJosephiKrakowski Před 2 lety +5

    That owl's face at 1:22 was like, "Uhhh could you fuckin' NOT?!"

  • @OW79
    @OW79 Před 2 lety +7

    The original title of the documentary is: "Natural Kingdom: Super Beaver". That's why they keep mentioning "Super Beaver" throughout the documentary. The title on CZcams is just a bit weird.

  • @jhonfamo8412
    @jhonfamo8412 Před 3 lety +6

    I love these guys. I love all creatures

  • @jhonfamo8412
    @jhonfamo8412 Před 3 lety +2

    thanks for the documentary

  • @jonathanlovelace521
    @jonathanlovelace521 Před rokem +5

    At around 8:30, it's stated that "While both European and Canadian beavers have evolved, only the Canadian beaver has maintained the ability to create lodges and dams." But a quick Google search shows that this is categorically false. European beavers build lodges and dams.

    • @crisptomato9495
      @crisptomato9495 Před rokem

      Also Argentina isn’t any colder than Canada, casting doubt on the greasy fur theory.

    • @Alg3rian
      @Alg3rian Před rokem +1

      I don't know why they're spreading misinformation like that. It's a known fact too.

  • @PAULLONDEN
    @PAULLONDEN Před 3 lety +2

    Fascinating subject !

  • @459luker
    @459luker Před 4 měsíci

    i've been binge watching beaver docos, i can't get enough! beavers are just awesome!

  • @criticalsage
    @criticalsage Před 2 lety +4

    The Canadian Beaver, You mean Justin Beaver?

  • @tamarrajames3590
    @tamarrajames3590 Před 2 lety +4

    This was great. I knew Russia had beaver issues, but had NO idea South America did as well thank you for sharing this.🖤🇨🇦

  • @automategames
    @automategames Před 2 lety +10

    Beavers are like real life Rust pro's, they build in water and use underwater air locks.

  • @bilalkurdish.berlin5237
    @bilalkurdish.berlin5237 Před 3 lety +3

    So beautiful

  • @_vallee_5190
    @_vallee_5190 Před 2 lety +4

    Amazing creature.

  • @lasagnalover2851
    @lasagnalover2851 Před 2 lety +12

    Did anyone see the green marshes, that resulted from beaver dams, in the middle of burned out forests?

  • @zeblebanon5188
    @zeblebanon5188 Před rokem +5

    I am from New Zealand so we don't have Beavers. Not in our wild bush anyway.
    I think this animal is absolutely amazing. Look how intelligent it is. I guess, they could be pretty annoying if they're in your country and decide to move into a nearby river. Especially when they end up creating a lake, after having made a pond. But what an intelligent display of engineering this animal knows, from a very young age. I'm so fascinated by them. Not to mention their ability to fell trees with, what looks like, so much ease.
    Not only do they affect ecosystems, but they create an entirely new ecosystem. By creating all that new growth. And a brand new habitat.

  • @fraggelrock9974
    @fraggelrock9974 Před rokem +7

    Beavers make me proud to be Canadian 😂

  • @scotthull2141
    @scotthull2141 Před 3 lety +8

    i learned a lot in this upload. thnx Real Wild

  • @slayer7682
    @slayer7682 Před rokem +3

    I only planned on watching a few minutes, I ended up watching entire video. I'm now fascinated with them now. They could damn off entire ocean

  • @sufferinsilence5817
    @sufferinsilence5817 Před 2 lety +11

    To the farmer struggling with the beavers breaking his fence for building materials; try a metal fence. Just, why fight it so hard when a solution could be that simple? I know they're likely not going to see this, but it just boggles me, to be honest.

    • @henriklarsson5221
      @henriklarsson5221 Před 2 lety +1

      Yeah, but i think they are to sheep for that ^

    • @sufferinsilence5817
      @sufferinsilence5817 Před 2 lety +1

      @Aaron Loos That's true. From the way the farmer was telling his story though, it didn't sound to me like that part bothered him all that much..

    • @belindahb
      @belindahb Před 2 lety +1

      Let another Emu war start but this time with beavers

    • @brittanyt729
      @brittanyt729 Před rokem +1

      Years ago I watched a documentary that addressed the issue of blocked culverts. One of the individuals who had to unblock them found that if he played the sound of running water the beavers would move to that spot on their own

  • @imdawolfman2698
    @imdawolfman2698 Před 3 lety +43

    A really great documentary, IF it only lost the over-powering, ever-present, totally annoying music.
    I gave up halfway through.

  • @johndyson4109
    @johndyson4109 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Some Indians thought the Beaver was a God like animal. A master creator of the Earth and its lands...

  • @iPhone-wn3wb
    @iPhone-wn3wb Před 2 lety +5

    Music is louder than the narrator

  • @TubeTales_
    @TubeTales_ Před 3 lety +2

    Amazing

  • @leahrobling
    @leahrobling Před 3 lety +7

    Really good video, amazing! Thank you for putting an effort in this channel I learned so much from you already. Stay healthy ☀️

  • @ramzan271
    @ramzan271 Před 2 lety +4

    i dont watch animal documentaries . but once i watch a beaver cutting a large in fb, made me curious to know more about them. and im here

  • @tavissmith8112
    @tavissmith8112 Před 2 lety +7

    This land was given to my family for their missionary work with Indians-🙈👌

  • @martha35077
    @martha35077 Před rokem +1

    Fascinating!

  • @jonjacob1962
    @jonjacob1962 Před 2 lety +2

    Did y'all really have to use the LOUDES most OBNOXIOUS sound you could find as the background music at 13:38..?

  • @brettc6863
    @brettc6863 Před 2 lety +2

    Amazing Animals

  • @yousnortthedsnotofdirtyric3382

    Hard to hear the narrator over the music...

  • @kennethandrewsjr2280
    @kennethandrewsjr2280 Před 2 lety +4

    Very intelligent animal

  • @scottfoster2487
    @scottfoster2487 Před 2 lety +8

    Beavers actually prevent flooding by creating massive ponds with large wetlands.

    • @garymorris9611
      @garymorris9611 Před 2 lety +3

      Not true.

    • @kylewood8448
      @kylewood8448 Před měsícem +1

      Well except they are literally doing the opposite

    • @scottfoster2487
      @scottfoster2487 Před měsícem +1

      @@kylewood8448 Your poorly educayed pn the Beaver,

    • @kylewood8448
      @kylewood8448 Před měsícem +1

      @scottfoster2487 not really, they may be helping downstream with flooding on floodplain but when they dam up areas like you said it creates wetland which is caused by flooding

  • @raashbucul1498
    @raashbucul1498 Před rokem +1

    Man, I love beavers ❤️🦫

  • @Silvio.S.Arruda0044
    @Silvio.S.Arruda0044 Před 3 lety +1

    Super special ... 👊👊👊

  • @evieuretsky9997
    @evieuretsky9997 Před 3 lety +3

    How cool, I used to go to Elk Island every week, I lived about 45 mins frow where I lived.

    • @jamisonburress1220
      @jamisonburress1220 Před 3 lety +4

      You lived 45 minutes from where you lived? I happen to live right around the corner from where I live.

    • @evieuretsky9997
      @evieuretsky9997 Před 3 lety +1

      @@jamisonburress1220 I used to own a house in Andrew

  • @jayeverett6536
    @jayeverett6536 Před rokem +3

    "Perfectly designed"; well said my friend. They are indeed 'Designed'.

  • @geno43bom
    @geno43bom Před 2 lety +2

    Why the voice over is mixed so low and the music so high in this video?

  • @hakeemburton2769
    @hakeemburton2769 Před 2 lety +5

    I was walking in the trails in seen like 4 beaver dams I think they are cool how they build there homes

  • @davidcerullo7976
    @davidcerullo7976 Před 8 měsíci +1

    The narrator's voice sounds like Andrew Robinson who played the character Garak on Star Trek: Deep Space 9.

  • @seatabarnett6772
    @seatabarnett6772 Před 3 lety +10

    There are amazing animals. Very creative animals love this documentary.

  • @missumenimsatanass
    @missumenimsatanass Před 2 lety +22

    Whoever was responsible for the editing of this video must be a beginner. You NEVER have the background music louder the the narrators voice. Haha. How did that get past the final editor unless he's a beginner also. Blind leading the blind? Haha

  • @moniqueodile
    @moniqueodile Před 3 lety +8

    Music so loud! Why? It would be nice to hear the words…… so many programs put on loud music, turning us into idiots…….

  • @a1rh3add
    @a1rh3add Před 2 lety +2

    Good documentary but that music is totally unnecessary and seems very inappropriate

  • @JudyMenzel7
    @JudyMenzel7 Před 2 lety +3

    Is there a copy of this documentary without the music, so as to hear what is being said?

  • @zachrywd
    @zachrywd Před 2 lety +4

    Really good and informative, but damn that audio mixing.

    • @ryanzhao2052
      @ryanzhao2052 Před rokem

      Music louder than the narrator and narrator louder than the translation 😂 great documentary though

  • @njpjefro5875
    @njpjefro5875 Před 2 lety +10

    please donnt harm the beavers.thank u. god bless you.

  • @ntobergta
    @ntobergta Před 2 lety +3

    I love beavers

  • @stefanmekkinosson175
    @stefanmekkinosson175 Před 2 lety

    I loved the Music

  • @tomq5180
    @tomq5180 Před 3 lety +4

    couldnt watch..music TOO loud!!!

  • @greatness_arives925
    @greatness_arives925 Před rokem +1

    the fact that hey traveled from island to island in salt water is crazy

  • @beverlyrhame3692
    @beverlyrhame3692 Před rokem +1

    The music overpowers the narrator’s voice not good, but good education.

  • @theegress3131
    @theegress3131 Před 5 měsíci +1

    I think my new favorite animal is a beaver hawk.

  • @tofubrz
    @tofubrz Před 4 dny

    MY FAVORITE ANIMAL!!!!!

  • @lilwayneful1
    @lilwayneful1 Před rokem +2

    Literally an ad every 5 min

  • @growinginthewind
    @growinginthewind Před rokem +1

    Anyone else shit themselves at 37:01 😅 ?? great video

  • @michaelman9358
    @michaelman9358 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Jesus this documentry is 30 yrs old...

  • @saturahman7510
    @saturahman7510 Před rokem +1

    People hate beavers and it's sad. Greetings from Finland.

  • @beckettman42
    @beckettman42 Před rokem +1

    Grew up next to a beaver swamp(s). Loud chewers.
    Come out mostly at night

  • @John-oy7ig
    @John-oy7ig Před 5 dny

    As a Canadian, I have to say that the guy showing the giant beaver at the beginning sounded like the most stereotypical Canadian, I'm lost for words.

  • @Sam................
    @Sam................ Před 3 měsíci +1

    What year is this from?

  • @rubennavarro4296
    @rubennavarro4296 Před 2 lety

    I never thought I was interested in beavers until I watched that beaver gnaw on Glynis’ Back 40.

  • @clifforddriver9434
    @clifforddriver9434 Před rokem

    Just by the beaver being able to regurgitate it's own feces makes this animal perfect for adaptation, like no other.

  • @njpjefro5875
    @njpjefro5875 Před 2 lety +5

    beavers are gods creatures.amen

  • @BurninatorTheTrogdor
    @BurninatorTheTrogdor Před rokem +1

    She's a beaver expert.

  • @andreiamelissadetudoumpouc5833

    Boa noite 👍🤗💚🇧🇷

    • @haveagreatday8248
      @haveagreatday8248 Před 3 lety +1

      saudade brasil tudu bem? Eu Soa gringo eu adoro brasil foi uma vez mais eu gosto muito muio muito. hi i lived in brasil i speak better thani can write but i love you ,,,,,and your country, your culture and food and music and the happy brasilians guarana churasco ois mulhieres nossa...........o brasil e o melhior agora eu vou a chorar...booo hooo

  • @heatherpirino6920
    @heatherpirino6920 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Absolutely incredible creatures. Great documentary.

  • @relaxingnature2617
    @relaxingnature2617 Před 7 měsíci +2

    australia and africa need beavers -- its too dry there , they could use some more lakes

  • @caophuocthua8672
    @caophuocthua8672 Před rokem +1

    WOW! With beaver, when they are in the right place, right time, they are the helper. But wrong place, wrong time, disaster.

  • @heatherpirino6920
    @heatherpirino6920 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Beavers are huge preventers of forest fires. So they create ecosystems and protect them. Very informative documentary, but the foreground music was obnoxiously overbearing.

  • @Godsrocker1970
    @Godsrocker1970 Před 2 lety +2

    earth is only 6000 years old

  • @Menace_to_society_k27
    @Menace_to_society_k27 Před 3 lety +2

    The awnser is easy: so they can make houses to protect their families and to make their own territory

  • @shelleyharris9349
    @shelleyharris9349 Před 8 měsíci

    Bad ass Beaver's 😊🦫

  • @GambinoTheGoat
    @GambinoTheGoat Před 2 lety +2

    beavers are very big brain

  • @invisible-zt8xh
    @invisible-zt8xh Před 5 dny

    Somewhere between a Koala and a Platypus is THE BEAVER. Explains a lot. Once one big landmass, all of it

  • @davidcerullo7976
    @davidcerullo7976 Před 8 měsíci +1

    The music is too loud! It is difficult to hear the narrator.

  • @meanhe8702
    @meanhe8702 Před 2 měsíci +1

    The background music is so loud!

  • @hugomunoz8026
    @hugomunoz8026 Před rokem +1

    I got here after I saw a beaver building a dam at human home with a spongebob flufy toy, an x-mas tree, paper and other stuff.

  • @miumiumiaomi
    @miumiumiaomi Před rokem +2

    The bgm is too loud...