Are Honey Badgers One Of the World's Smartest Animals?

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How clever are honey badgers?
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Honey badgers might be some of the most intelligent animals on the planet. But just how clever are they?
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@lohengrinknight 3 жыл бұрын

Stoffel's keeper was like, "This woman has no idea about what this badger is capable of. He broke into my bloody house in the middle of the night to show me that he is the boss." Lol

@craveleaks8102 3 жыл бұрын

Stoffel is an legend.

@neatofication 11 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@AYEcorolla 4 жыл бұрын

Stoffel is an absolute legend.

@robleyusuf2566 4 жыл бұрын

This is not Stoffel but his son Stompy

@josemiguelalarcongomez3637 3 жыл бұрын

Indeed m8

@r.s.fletcher7066 3 жыл бұрын

Yee😂

@Deontjie 3 жыл бұрын

Stossel?

@pigeonrat5522 3 жыл бұрын

siisiisisiisisiissiisisisisisipoop

@StockyDude 4 жыл бұрын

Whoa, Stoffle’s a dad!

@Asdasty 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, in the other video they said that they got him a partner to keep him busy

@RikodiusRex 3 жыл бұрын

Congrats, Stoffle! Awww!

@FlagCutie 3 жыл бұрын

@@Asdasty I'm sorry, but the way this comment is phrased, all I can think about is Syndrome from The Incredibles talking to Elastagirl and Mr Incredible when he sees them with their kids lol

@skinfan2806 3 жыл бұрын

@@Asdasty and apparently he was very busy 😉

@Interknetz 3 жыл бұрын

Of course he's a dad. He's the cool kid we all wanted to be.

@ChauNyan 4 жыл бұрын

The fact that these guys are solitary animals and tangle with Africa’s apex predators on the daily proves their prestige in the animal kingdom.

@themachiavelli884 3 жыл бұрын

Imagine if theyre 200kilos

@ChauNyan 3 жыл бұрын

@@astrixosth9030 How? They are pretty successful in Africa despite their weight being a measly 35 pounds maxed

@akiraakiraakiraakira 3 жыл бұрын

@@ChauNyan def S Tier animal chuan i agree

@Argumemnon 3 жыл бұрын

Tangle and _live_ to tell the tale, that is.

@PoeticSonic 3 жыл бұрын

@@astrixosth9030 exaggerated my ass, farmers kill them using guns as that's the only way to kill them. even then, if the gun was a small-caliber then it might not kill them. knives, dogs whatever it is can't do shit to them

@alfredoprime5495 3 жыл бұрын

Question: didn't she watch the original documentary where Stoffel made some mud balls, stacked them up on the corner of his enclosure, and climbed them to escape? The test they did here is pretty lame by comparison.

@Quetzalcoatl_Feathered_Serpent 3 жыл бұрын

Well that documentary is obvious proof. Science cares when that same ability can be put to use in a controlled enviornment and not just be a fluke. Hence the food on air challenge. its something uniquely new to them and thus requires true innovative thought. Means that brain is thinking and imagining what to do. Also note that Stoffel escapes for the love of it. He never really actaully escapes the zoo. Its kinda obvious he's screwing around with his caretakers. They put a new obstacle and Stoffel is having a blast solving it. He escapes he gets caught they throw a new obstacle he finds a way.

@frenchguitarguy1091 3 жыл бұрын

Science is about repeated testing of a hypothesis until there is undeniable proof, not about one time exceptions

@AWildBard 3 жыл бұрын

She's documenting scientific research. Obviously, she saw the documentary, and that's why she is there.

@samelliott744 3 жыл бұрын

Stoffel got a child now, the first "prison escape" Episode was dope, this is a poor rip off~

@carlosbeltran804 3 жыл бұрын

The thing is that could be a personal thing, stoffel was just a genius, they have to test this with other badgers and not all of them will be able to do all the puzzles or the hard stuff

@CroshVine 3 жыл бұрын

But Stoffel already proved he could use tools. He unlocked the cage, he rolled and stacked rocks, then mud balls, to escape. He coordinated to unlock two gate latches simultaneously.

@rachelw821 3 жыл бұрын

Exactly my thoughts! Love seeing his son!!!

@carboncompounds9377 3 жыл бұрын

This was stoffel's son.

@AT-cy7im 2 жыл бұрын

@CroshWorld Yes he did that with his Girlfriend

@cronical246 Жыл бұрын

"Sorry but we refuse to acknowledge your intelligence unless you do so in our standardized testing environment." 🤡

@scelonferdi Жыл бұрын

Yeah, Stoffel proved that stoffel could do it. However it's hardly prove for what the species in general is capable of. Also it has been part of an iterative process, a new solution to a slightly tweaked known problem. Intelligence also needs to be tested by confronting specimens with entirely new issues, so experience doesn't factor into it.

@57thorns 3 жыл бұрын

The next recommendation: Koalas: When stupidity is a survival strategy.

@PabloEscobar-xn5tt 3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@icositetrachoron7028 3 жыл бұрын

Panda sueing for ©️

@jackattack7940 3 жыл бұрын

Other recommendation: Sloths: When stupidity and clumsiness becomes fatal

@NurseSnow2U 3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@infinitejest441 2 жыл бұрын

Ooof! 🐨

@kokroucz 3 жыл бұрын

I mean that puzzle was kind a humiliating for a Stoffel's genius mind. We talk about honeybadger that had his fellow badger climbed on the gate to unlock it so he could push the gate open.

@stanstenson8168 3 жыл бұрын

Agreed. I'm surprised it took him that long.

@TheCrappyZipper 3 жыл бұрын

@@stanstenson8168 probably thought just jumping up there was worth a try

@enlightendbel 2 жыл бұрын

It was his kid.

@sharonkaczorowski8690 4 жыл бұрын

There’s a video of Stoffel, the escape artist.we worth watching.

@robleyusuf2566 4 жыл бұрын

In this video It is not Stoffel but his son Stompy

@oliviercloutier-messier1892 3 жыл бұрын

legend said that Stoffel started his PHD

@KatherineUribe-1 4 жыл бұрын

Honey badgers have that "do or die" attitude! Very persistent.

@SIMOPARAS 3 жыл бұрын

What about otters ;

@hmartinspliff 3 жыл бұрын

Honey badgers never give up, they overcome, they've got the "right stuff".

@outlandishyute8528 3 жыл бұрын

@@SIMOPARAS one vs one I would give badger the edge. Otters are savage as fuck but they operate in groups.

@rocketguardian2001 2 жыл бұрын

Dying? That's the other guy's problem

@nicholasdepina2944 3 жыл бұрын

They even walk with a certain swag

@aureliaandris8240 2 жыл бұрын

LOL

@Ninedy7 7 күн бұрын

Lol yeah it's kinda cute They just don't give a fck

@Dang3rMouSe 3 жыл бұрын

This is great, many were loudly saying Stoffel & his lady friend were trained. Here comes a real scientist actually testing them through scientific means & sure enough, they're highly intelligent & determined problem solvers

@myopinion5135 4 жыл бұрын

There’s another video on Stoffel. He knows how to escape no matter how many obstacles you put in his way. It’s so amazing and brilliant and funny

@robleyusuf2566 4 жыл бұрын

This is not Stoffel but his son Stompy

@Quetzalcoatl_Feathered_Serpent 3 жыл бұрын

@@robleyusuf2566 That brain obviously runs in the family. The Stoffel line must continue!! Imagine releasing a decendant with that brain power into the wild and surviving.

@robleyusuf2566 3 жыл бұрын

@@Quetzalcoatl_Feathered_Serpent Honey badgers are intelligent but not easy to tame.

@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache 4 жыл бұрын

Honey badgers are fascinating animals.

@Joaqimexists 3 жыл бұрын

and you are a fascinating human and wow i think no one recognised you here since no one replied that you are here too

@skinfan2806 3 жыл бұрын

Yes they are, one of my favorites

@Farid.K 3 жыл бұрын

"thanks" from my Honey Badger

@AurioDK 3 жыл бұрын

Stoffel for president, he has the intelligence needed.

@nelsonnong6985 3 жыл бұрын

I fully support

@AurioDK 3 жыл бұрын

@Tony McL But the question remains, will he build a wall around it? If so, who will pay for it?

@mijf1171 3 жыл бұрын

@@AurioDK The Bees of course, it will be a bigly Honey of a deal, because Badger knows more about deals - because of his giant ABrain- then anyone... ever.

@Hallands. 3 жыл бұрын

Isn't Kamala Biden smarter?

@mijf1171 3 жыл бұрын

@@Hallands. No, Stoffi for 3 terms.

@paulfrancis8836 3 жыл бұрын

damn he's smart. in another two million years, I might be working for him.

@edvic2 3 жыл бұрын

He has a couple of humans working for him already. Giving him food and interesting puzzles to solve.

@Quetzalcoatl_Feathered_Serpent 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah um as EDV said he already has people working for him so Evolution already got that covered :P

@lukespack Жыл бұрын

Sooner!

@capicuaaa 4 жыл бұрын

I just adore Stoffle!

@robba-c6974 3 жыл бұрын

What's r ally amazing is that Stoffel made mud balls to use as stepping stones to get out; so in essence he made tools to use

@greebo7857 3 жыл бұрын

So, Stoffel's many different ways of using rocks, rakes, mud balls, sticks etc, weren't evidence enough?

@IndomitableT 4 жыл бұрын

A fun fact that I somehow remember: Dr. Natalia Borrego was once a guest at The Lion Whisperer, Kevin Richardson, also in South Africa, to find out from his lions and hyenas how intelligent they may be. I believe at the time she was still doing research for her PHD. I suppose she succeeded, given the fact that she carries the doctor title now. Congratulations and nice to see that she is still involved in this utterly interesting field of ethology, which I love along with the wildlife🧐🤔🦡

@skullsaintdead 4 жыл бұрын

Omg thank you! I recognised her face but couldn't place it!

@megatron4477 3 жыл бұрын

She’s a just a parasite like all academics, literally doing tv entertainment, you can hear that’s she’s clearly a pleb smh

@Bubajumba 3 жыл бұрын

@@megatron4477 Sounds like someone failed school

@ryanw9122 2 жыл бұрын

@@megatron4477 lol you're def a dropout

@locklear7937 2 жыл бұрын

@@megatron4477 Sounds like somebody's got a case of the green-eyed monster.

@dougsignorovitch1493 4 жыл бұрын

Stoffel rocks😎

@OohsAndAhsBros 3 жыл бұрын

"They do these behaviours that indicate a high level of intelligence." *badger:"mm yes stick"*

@Quetzalcoatl_Feathered_Serpent 3 жыл бұрын

To be fair a large number of humans says that exact same mm yes stick when ecountered with no clue what to do with it.

@paytonjay287 3 жыл бұрын

When he jumped trying to get to the box🥰🥺 WHY IS THAT SO CUTE

@jacobsimardsicksack24 Жыл бұрын

"... this puts them up there with some of the smartest animals in the animal kingdom..."

@Wildicon19 3 жыл бұрын

Stoffel not only has the looks, braun, he has the brains also! That is some amazing problem solving!

@brabhamF1 3 жыл бұрын

The intelligence and the fact that for such a small animal they are almost indestrucible.

@ianhong9873 3 жыл бұрын

I love his intelligence, but I admire him more for his bravery.

@Max2coolmayur 3 жыл бұрын

Everybody is gansta until Stoffel arrives

@EshBBX 9 ай бұрын

Straight to the point and actually informative and valuable, oughta be 1000 more things like this with other animals in a super humane way and all in the wild! Gotta keep the difference in mind between solving it in 10 minutes or 10 weeks, butyeah.

@thealphanoid6160 3 жыл бұрын

Raven: hold my bird stick

@dankemo3169 3 жыл бұрын

1:23 the cage is a mile away 15 seconds later just 1 centimeter away. cool thing. Honey Badgers have telekinetic power.

@samtosh975 3 жыл бұрын

😂👍

@laurencew5220 3 жыл бұрын

it amazes me to see how they trot like a racehorse in the harness racing

@wiibbz 3 жыл бұрын

1:10 PARKOUR!!! 😂

@sonicbaseballzoodreams 4 жыл бұрын

Wow 😃 This is why I love intelligent animals, because they fascinate me. They know how to make it through that object by using their brains. That's what I called brain Power 💪

@zimikkachui5766 4 жыл бұрын

Honey Badger, thy name know no fears. I never imagined honey Badgers to be this fearless when I heard their name first.

@Afr1canQueen 2 жыл бұрын

They finally keeping Stofel busy to stop him from escaping.

@MrWaterbugdesign 2 жыл бұрын

Easy test for Stoffel. He pushed rocks to the wall of his enclosure to escape. When the rocks were removed he made a ball of hard mud to use instead. That's tool making.

@cambridgeratmom 2 жыл бұрын

Stoffel, I love you!! You are so smart and clever and can show all us humans how we're not the brightest animal on this earth.

@wheelman1324 3 жыл бұрын

They’re smart enough to have fears but ballsy enough to disregard them.

@DarkSektori 3 жыл бұрын

Seriously people who see animals as our inferiors should consider the fact that most children wouldn't be able to figure this problem out yet a badger (whose temperment has sometimes been compared to a wolverine's) managed this problem pretty quickly.

@afishynado6812 3 жыл бұрын

I've known this since I saw The Gods Must be Crazy back in the 80s.

@AP-ex6qz 2 жыл бұрын

Stoffel, Stombi and Julius 😍

@victoryfirst2878 3 жыл бұрын

Years ago my neighbor had a badger. This animal was into just about everything. His mind was always running at full speed. Neighbor finally got rid of the pain in the ass as he stated.

@IrresistibleCuteness 4 жыл бұрын

Stoffel!

@Asdasty Жыл бұрын

This is Stoffels son. Having said that, the tests need to be done with more honey badgers, as stoffels son could have inherited his intellect from his dad. (Meaning it could be an unusual level of problem solving ability compared to other honey badgers) This level of intellect might not be the same for all honey badgers.

@PACstove 3 жыл бұрын

If you play it backwards he looks like a really polite badger putting things away and tidying up.

@HulkVahkiin Жыл бұрын

Honey Badgers really up there in the animal kingdom, tough and intelligent

@AwesomeMetalBands 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely incredible intelligence and cuteness personified..

@edvic2 3 жыл бұрын

Yes dr Natalia is amazing.

@Romefeller_ 3 жыл бұрын

I would like to see more of Stoffel and his family please and thank you.

@tlgk7697 3 жыл бұрын

Stoffel was using tools when Chuck Norris was swallowing bananas.

@racheledwards2352 2 жыл бұрын

Honey Badger is my spirit animal

@ultimate_being 3 жыл бұрын

and now he is working as an undercover agent :)

@roybm3124 4 жыл бұрын

Stoffel ❤️😍

@robleyusuf2566 4 жыл бұрын

It is not Stoffel but his son Stompy

@Briggie 2 жыл бұрын

My man Stoffel makes a return!

@santaslittlehelper760 3 жыл бұрын

I was expecting Stoffel to come screaming through in a 4x4 and smash the food out of the tree

@jamestinsley3110 3 жыл бұрын

Can you imagine them evolving into upright creatures. Now that's scary!

@simonsilva5313 3 жыл бұрын

People often forget that Stoffel is also a great honey maker when he is not solving puzzles

@gsamanyika75 3 жыл бұрын

Stoffel is like my dog bloody naughty

@likelybased 3 жыл бұрын

home destroyed, kidnapped.... "rescued"

@MedievalFolkDance 3 жыл бұрын

I am astounded that they take the "three-part equation" to the level that they have. Instead of having Food/Threat/Mate, they included a fourth and fifth option - Assistant & None of the Above

@MrShoorf 3 жыл бұрын

Stoffel: click on one, two is binding..

@globe2555 10 ай бұрын

I guess, they have taken a look at a badger's brain.

@karlopasway5929 2 жыл бұрын

Great Video! Love it!

@carolyntalbot947 3 жыл бұрын

This is incredible. Go Stoffel!

@waakkeuppp 4 жыл бұрын

Now one of my favorite land animals 😍

@Netorius00 3 жыл бұрын

Stoffel : you want me to get that food ? Took the food using a tool Stoffel : f*ck u sheila ( ozzyman voice )

@Pamela._ 3 жыл бұрын

That's not Stoffel, it's his son, Stompy

@misshangingrice8505 4 жыл бұрын

Feisty and astonishingly intelligent! 😮👏

@marcosmota1094 3 жыл бұрын

Oh, my god! A new Stoffel video with a cameo by Brian! OK, maybe 2020 is not so bad after all! Thank you PBS!

@antonhuman8446 2 жыл бұрын

Stunning!

@Dino-ns9jx 3 жыл бұрын

Legend has it that Harry Houdini shares the same genes as Stoffel.

@AwesomeMetalBands 3 жыл бұрын

He's not doing it for the money he's doing it for the honey ;)

@JustinSmithPYRO 5 ай бұрын

The fact that is stoffel's kid, it doesn't surprise me one bit he figured it out 😂 wish I could have met stoffel. Still watch video's with him. Honey badgers are the best 🤘🤘

@rachelladouceur873 2 жыл бұрын

Just amazing

@delight7607 3 жыл бұрын

They aren't just smart, they are beautiful too.

@BadcatV Жыл бұрын

Smart, ferocious, fearless. They make the European badgers look like school professors who'd invite you in for tea!!!

@fgtgggjkk3440 3 жыл бұрын

they are just spicy doggos

@kimberlainodriscoll4781 3 жыл бұрын

I have a ferret that pushes things against the barrier to their playroom to climb out. He also saw how the cat takes a running start to jump out so he now does that too. He learns and is always scheming.

@StupidRalph 3 жыл бұрын

I don't get the purpose of the test to see if they use tools if his dad Stoffel CLEARLY used tools. Not even just using but creating tools. We've seen him use a rake, shovel, and tired. Digging up the rocks was genius. But rolling the mud ball up in order to climb out of the enclosure was a god level cheat code.

@barcelonabcn5606 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful Mr., honey badger, love you.

@leonelferreira_1 3 жыл бұрын

Honey Badgers are the Nokia 3310 of the animal kingdom

@DBCisco 3 жыл бұрын

Our ferrets would constantly drag items over to the bed to climb up on it.

@KewlKiddFranchize 3 жыл бұрын

I love honey badgers but that leap at 1:10 😆 looked like he was going to jump but then said “ah fuck it”.

@callumn187 3 жыл бұрын

i saw this documentray broadcasted on the tele

@kamotebanana5747 2 жыл бұрын

imagine a honey badger...doing your taxes 😂

@gunnerjohnson5445 3 жыл бұрын

Their camouflage is my favourite. I often felt that the humans I was most likely to miss in traffic were those who had a sharp line and contrast indicating that they were two slabs of concrete. Or the differienting line between the house and the cellar. So mainly camouflage should not necessarily try and blend in. It should just look like something else than it is.

@mathsdebater231 3 жыл бұрын

Oh dang honey badgers are smart

@goatbloat8233 3 жыл бұрын

Had they used Stoffel he would have fabricated a pyramid next to it and then just stared sardonically at the scientist.

@nikhilsabu430 3 жыл бұрын

Lion: I am King of Jungle Honey Badger:So what get out of my Way

@kmastanz 3 жыл бұрын

I absolutely adore Stoffel !

@billtwitty791 2 жыл бұрын

That is one Smart Badger.

@markedwards5000 3 жыл бұрын

I hope thay get to observe stoffel and family for many yrs .its good his in a free like environment as in the wild thay live only average 7yrs but in captivity known to live 30 yrs and as we know most species loves r shorter in captivity..such is the badgers harsh and dangerous environments lives are often short being less than 1000 left in the wild we need to learn what we can from this amazing and interesting and intelligent animal ..

@billkareth Жыл бұрын

Mother nature is so beautiful and majestic