Are Honey Badgers Big-Brained? | Weasels: Feisty & Fearless

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They may have a reputation for violence, but are these misunderstood creatures smarter than we realise?
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@inevitableheatdeath Жыл бұрын

Stoffel is now 25 years old. A honebadger lives for around 24yrs so you may think he's a fragile old man on his deathbed. But it's Stoffel, he can escape death. And also he has a son, Stompy, to carry his legacy forward.

@CoreyMillionaire2029 Жыл бұрын

He's only two years younger than me!

@OAwesomeO Жыл бұрын

@@CoreyMillionaire2029 same haha

@gautam9896 5 ай бұрын

He's older than me😂

@kli9005 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for this update!!

@heavydarkmatter 3 ай бұрын

Stompy, son of Stoffel

@Jack-rp6zy 2 жыл бұрын

I see honey badgers, I click

@hansolowe19 2 жыл бұрын

I wanna know if this was an accident or if it is repeatable, then, if it is repeatable, whether they manage it faster than the first time. Also, combining a wooden bar and rope mechanism, both of them.

@lycaonpictus4433 2 жыл бұрын

@@hansolowe19 it's very much repeatable honey badgers are well recognized for not just being "smart" but also for using tools kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mZlmiLGE1LDJnn0.html Honey badger escaping *several* times

@Jack-rp6zy 2 жыл бұрын

@@hansolowe19 not only is it repeatable, it appears that they are also able to communicate to a degree. Stoffel managed to coordinate with a female to open two latches simultaneously in order to escape

@christhe2dprotogen511 2 жыл бұрын

I see big brain I click

@PennelopeWhitmore 2 жыл бұрын

@@hansolowe19 search stoffel the honey badger. That little guy escaped a 100 times and every time he solved the problem of breaking out like an 8 year old. Crazy.

@TheLochs 2 жыл бұрын

Its Stoffel, the honey badger who escapes his pen all the time just for fun. There's another video on him and his amazing methods of escape. He's truly a legend.

@mac.505 2 жыл бұрын

they clearly mentioned its stoffels son

@tommartinez62 2 жыл бұрын

@@mac.505 Its KZfaq, unless you're watching instructions on how to fix your dryer or change the horn on your widget, you walk away or are distracted big deal.

@VPB1970 Жыл бұрын

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mZlmiLGE1LDJnn0.html

@ctrodriguez111ent 3 ай бұрын

Go stoffel!

@F33DZxFUTR31 3 ай бұрын

They literally said its his son🤦‍♂️ stoffel is 26 now, and badgers live till 25 typically so he old old

@LadyhawksLairDotCom 2 жыл бұрын

These are scary-ass animals. They're tough as hell and smart as hell. Their skin is so flexible, it's almost impossible for other animals to bite vital organs. They have glands that produce a horrible smell. Pretty much every animal on the savannah leaves them the hell alone. It's been hypothesized that baby cheetahs' ridge of light-colored hair on top of darker hair is Batesian mimicry. From a distance, they look like honey badgers and predators are like, "Ah, hell naw!"

@DuchessofEarlGrey 2 жыл бұрын

I remember watching a doc on them and they showed footage of giraffes and lions running away from honey badgers. I wonder how rhino's like them...

@chrisest6715 2 жыл бұрын

You've got to be tough to survive in Africa

@in-ediblecheeseO64 2 жыл бұрын

except for crocodiles, that skin won't save them from being drowned or swallowed whole. but at the same time honey badgers rarely need to drink pure water so croc interactions aren't too common.

@eschwarz1003 2 жыл бұрын

thanks that's interesting

@OutlawOfTexas 2 жыл бұрын

I saw one where it fought a pack of lions for 6 hours! It eventually died ☹️ but still! Had the honeybadger had sharper teeth, and sharper claws, and if they were a bit bigger. Some lions would’ve gotten murdered.

@Basementjacks 2 жыл бұрын

Most memorable one was him and his partner that keeps escaping the enclosure until the guy didn't know what to do with them anymore because they are so smart

@ljmack3625 2 жыл бұрын

I think the badgers name was Stoffle

@TheGrumbliestPuppy 2 жыл бұрын

@@ljmack3625 Yes, these badgers are owned by the same guy. At the beginning of this video they mention that these are Stoffle's children.

@jaimedelgado7529 2 жыл бұрын

@@ljmack3625 yes stoffles was in this vid too

@markwhelan9887 2 жыл бұрын

@@ljmack3625 yes it stoffel and one of the two involved in this experiment was stoffels son and the man talking is stoffels owner.

@whyarewestillherejusttosuf5964 2 жыл бұрын

There was even a scene of a badger dancing in that episode

@traviskeeler4533 2 жыл бұрын

The absolute coolest thing I ever learned is that when baby Cheetahs are 1st born they have evolved to mimic the look of a Honey Badger. This is because the Mum is forced to leave them alone while she hunts for food. So the babies have a silver strip down their backs so that predators mistake them for H.B's and stay far, far away! Ain't nature the coolest shit ever!...lol...

@bari2883 2 жыл бұрын

Wow. I didn't know that. Nature is the best.

@johnmiller2447 2 жыл бұрын

Ya I'm with Ba. Didnt know.

@blacklight4720 2 жыл бұрын

I'm somewhat doubt that.

@dashoverton1963 2 жыл бұрын

God’s amazing isn’t He?

@derrekdevon2366 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it almost seems like nature is somehow intelligent

@breadman2983 2 жыл бұрын

4:30 he sounds unimpressed because he watched stoffel do this every single day to escape his cage.

@Jennifercox 2 жыл бұрын

When I first saw this I thought “is this stoffel?!” But it’s his son! Love those pesky honey badgers, stoffel’s lineage is going to take over the world!

@deeznutz8320 8 ай бұрын

Yeah i recognized it was the same owner

@Gow-13510 5 ай бұрын

It his som this time

@ummwhodidnt 3 ай бұрын

Hope I live to see it fr

@JuanWayTrips 2 жыл бұрын

3:47 that jump the honey badger does accurately describes my attempts to be successful at life

@rgbii2 2 жыл бұрын

yea, they can do a lot, but apparently jumping's not one of them :)

@Hyraladen 2 жыл бұрын

1:37 I just love how he stared at her and how she congratulated him on figuring it out 😂

@Tyronejizz 2 жыл бұрын

@@JNL37Dyxce5 shut up

@sylvia106 2 жыл бұрын

“Well done, Sir”… yeah that was funny!

@Scrrumy 2 жыл бұрын

Fun fact: Octopuses are known to use “tools” to aid them with avoiding predators. If the Octopus knows it’s going to an open area with little to know rocks/coral etc it knows it will be vulnerable and will bring an empty coconut shell with it to hide inside of like a portable shelter. This not only shows their ability to use tools, but proves they have foresight and actually think ahead about what they’re doing…crazy intelligent

@xirsixussien7303 2 жыл бұрын

If only they lived after reproducing and thus pass on what they have learned to their young ones.

@kyliewilson2280 2 жыл бұрын

Yes I have seen documentaries on octopuses intelligence they are amazing little creatures . It is sad when female octopuses are brooding their eggs they don't eat for 40 days ( 5 months ) she just sits there and guards them until they hatch and then she dies .

@rohanjoseph9829 2 жыл бұрын

@@xirsixussien7303 so all ocotopus dies after reproducing ?

@Bonobo1974 2 жыл бұрын

Crows drop nuts from traffic lights, car crushes nuts, crow waits for allclear sound for the blind and flies down to opened nuts.

@MarcoSuperNova2784 Жыл бұрын

Magpies crows and ravens can also use tools like sticks to get their grubs easily from a tree.

@SEVEN-gy3ub 2 жыл бұрын

I love the way they strut when they walk. Like they are saying "uh huh, that's right, I'm bad"

@Relax-ge2uf 2 жыл бұрын

Brian is secretly training a special team of honeybadgers 😂🤣😂

@LiamDCoughlan 2 жыл бұрын

These creatures are possibly my favourite of all animals. Their little canter when the trot along, so much confidence.

@SpaghettiRealm Жыл бұрын

Yeah me too, along the way with Orcas

@anitat9727 Жыл бұрын

Stoffel already solved those sort of problems on a regular basis escaping from his pen.....

@mrsimo7144 Жыл бұрын

This is stoffel? Legend. They're so fearless even death doesn't come near him.

@ilikedirtx22 Жыл бұрын

They are smart but it’s their sheer determination that makes them so successful

@benjaminbode 2 жыл бұрын

Honey Badger attempts jump 3:47 is my new favorite Honey Badger move. We can’t be great at everything.

@lockergr 2 жыл бұрын

This guy and his owner is my favorite nature show animal. I could watch this hot mess of a badger all day. So funny and cunning!

@RobertSmith-le8wp 2 жыл бұрын

Yea Stoffel. One of the Moholoholo volunteers said he was in his late 20’s. I was surprised they live so long

@martabachynsky8545 2 жыл бұрын

@@RobertSmith-le8wp They only live that long in captivity. They die pretty early in the wild.

@OAwesomeO 2 жыл бұрын

@@martabachynsky8545 yeah because they make decisions like choosing to attack a coalition of lions haha. those ballsy little guys are too ballsy for their own good

@hornyniggaluandarybasket4474 2 жыл бұрын

"Honeybagers are living, breathing black airforces" -A wise man

@Chid098 2 жыл бұрын

@plentyness they're the sneakers of choice for violent and questionable people/deeds so a walking, breathing air force is violence itself lol

@garretbrown3098 2 жыл бұрын

So hood nature.🤨

@dantesprophet9612 2 жыл бұрын

Stoffel: I would have already gotten all the food and broken into their homes by now.

@lenledwidge5367 Жыл бұрын

That is one smart Badger. Reminds me of the Wolverine who gave me that smile of theirs. teeth and claws. Northern Alberta 1980

@bluemoonpogo1833 2 жыл бұрын

Me thinking my dog is great for lying down for treats Honey badgers using tools🙀

@Daddyiscool450 2 жыл бұрын

Can ur dog use tools 🤔

@7ona 2 жыл бұрын

Trust me dogs know how to use things to their advantage. I've had a tray of deli slices out on the table, all the chairs were pushed in tight. My dog managed to get his butt under the table to push a chair out, climbed back out from underneath, jumped into the chair and snagged the whole tray. Deli slices all over the floor and a very happy boy proud of his accomplishment snacking away.

@Daddyiscool450 2 жыл бұрын

@@7ona that’s the goodest of boys

@misfitw9307 22 күн бұрын

He looks like a proud father watching his kid he loves that badger

@TraciPeteyforlife 2 жыл бұрын

Stoffel is the smarter than a lot of people I've seen. This legend can and shall continue to be a legend.

@cjuuljohnston 2 жыл бұрын

💯🤗👍 They think outside the box. (so to speak)

@IndomitableT 2 жыл бұрын

Literally 😉

@MrOx85 Жыл бұрын

No animal on planet earth has the swagger of the Honey badger, the embodiment of tenacity.

@user-sd1bm6hs2n Жыл бұрын

He was like " gimme something atleast challenging"

@jkljkl218 2 жыл бұрын

Stoffel wasn't used for the test probably because he knows all their tricks

@ryans3001 2 жыл бұрын

You can tell just how scientific these tests are by the exciting editing and musical stings.

@rebekahjeanperry1686 2 жыл бұрын

I love these little geniuses.. They are practically indestructible and very hardy little buggers!

@CanalTremocos 2 жыл бұрын

As it turns out honey badger does care. He does give a sh**! 🧡

@jaybonkersbonkers3613 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks pagan min 😉

@2hedz77 2 жыл бұрын

Was really hoping for a Randall quote!

@euphoricmayhem 2 жыл бұрын

But he still takes what he wants tho

@TucsonDude 2 жыл бұрын

You're underestimating them with this overused "cliche'".

@jaybonkersbonkers3613 2 жыл бұрын

@@TucsonDude its a joke. Lighten up

@Road_Rash Жыл бұрын

Stoffel proved all of these things a long time ago...he even enlisted Hammie into his schemes...they're not only problem solving, adaptive & tool using smart, they're capable of pre-planning & coordinating behavior between individuals...if these critters ever evolve opposable thumbs, we could be in serious trouble...

@rigohook1160 Жыл бұрын

Gotta love Stoffel, i've seen that docu about his escapes. Legendary....

@GabGotti3 2 жыл бұрын

This lady has CRAZY EYES

@Mr.Soberish 2 жыл бұрын

lmfao i thought the exact same things XD

@lordwallie24 3 ай бұрын

I love that his name is Stoffel

@westtex3675 2 жыл бұрын

“Using tools” is putting it a bit generously. They literally stationed the crate right next to the box.

@anthonymurrell5389 2 жыл бұрын

Give the lil fella a break what more do u want him to do lol

@AsifAAli 2 жыл бұрын

I don't know why, but I have a feeling that that male zookeeper has started thinking like a honey-badger. 🤣

@leosonbentley2770 2 жыл бұрын

I knew this was filmed in South Africa the second I saw those mountains

@AnyFactor 2 жыл бұрын

I was waiting for the honey badger to start box-surfing.

@KatherineUribe-1 2 жыл бұрын

Honey badgers are problem solvers! Stoffel is the smartest honey badger in history!💕

@OAwesomeO 2 жыл бұрын

you again haha

@OAwesomeO 2 жыл бұрын

its a true shock to see you anywhere other than our lion content :)

@sheldonk5747 2 жыл бұрын

Mr. Stoffel is that you? 👏

@haryogidanangb.9424 2 жыл бұрын

What a smart, and meanest creature!

@heavydarkmatter 3 ай бұрын

Stompy, son of Stoffel.The legend.

@craigcook6300 Жыл бұрын

his strut makes me lough so much.

@nickrider5220 2 жыл бұрын

Incredibly brave, very bright and a smart hair cut !! You've got to love the honey badger 🙂

@coloredpandas1993 2 жыл бұрын

Stoeffel is the OG honeybadger! He knows how to be a menace lol

@paulboro5278 4 ай бұрын

I feel the honey badger will complete the limbo game in a day.

@darcyphillips70 2 жыл бұрын

9 “dislikes” like WTAF… what’s not to love, let alone “like”? 👍👊💥

@morningwoodfarms713 2 жыл бұрын

👏👍 Great comment! Unfortunately, All we can do is pray for those who seek to spread hate, or as I like to call them, Satan's heroes.😔🙏🕊 God bless you, and Honey Badgers everywhere! ❤

@tempestive1 2 жыл бұрын

Probably people who don't understand evolution and are scared by the notion that there is no barrier between us and other animals besides the one we imagine. As much as a hint of a sound epistemologies that might risk showing them their deeply held beliefs are but comfortable delusions... Can be scary for some.

@TheLIRRFrenchie... 2 жыл бұрын

Plain and simple, F*cking idiots. Disliking a nature video when they clicked it 😂!! Those who dislike most likely support habitat loss.

@kinggenderman1874 2 жыл бұрын

@@tempestive1 perfectly said

@heneedsomemilk2877 2 жыл бұрын

Well maybe people were expecting Attenborough. Don’t get me wrong she’s doing a great job but Attenborough is just something different. Or they didn’t like the format with the interview segments in between and just wanted a nature video with simply the narrator in the background.

@yingle6027 2 жыл бұрын

Don't let them learn too much stuff... soon they'll be opening doors and raiding our kitchens!

@coolbeans7349 2 жыл бұрын

this lady looks constantly surprised

@antihero76 2 жыл бұрын

it already proved it could use tools escaping the pen

@nowaythishappened 5 ай бұрын

Someone hand that honeybadger a Rubic's Cube.

@teentraveler1790 2 жыл бұрын

You can tell Honey badgers are Dr. Natalia's' inner animal.

@SuperHurtman 2 жыл бұрын

No wonder it was so easy for Stoffel's son, Stoffel was a genius of honey badger, true legend =)

@rukahazuki6650 2 жыл бұрын

Like father, like son 👍 smart family

@stevenguevara2184 Жыл бұрын

Stoffel is a real deal Legend. No cage can hold him

@leonardosaenz9272 2 жыл бұрын

Every dog owner in the world is like so what,my doggo does all this and open deadbolts with no opposable thumbs

@suki757 9 ай бұрын

Hell, I’ve seen dogs do that kinda stuff. Those puzzles were child’s play for a Honey Badger.

@bellabear653 29 күн бұрын

I love honey badgers their never say die nature is amazing they really have amazing abilities.

@diazramon Жыл бұрын

1:54 ayo thats a BIG brain right there

@katheymann2334 2 жыл бұрын

I didn't realize how large these animals were. This was the first video I could see a size comparison to people and objects.

@DABEATBAKERZ 9 ай бұрын

You literally placed the cage and tire right next to the box im not sold 😂

@lynnleigha580 Жыл бұрын

I've seen a fish use tools, so if a fish can, I'm positive a honey badger can

@joecorrero6763 2 жыл бұрын

That honey badger might even teach Attenborough a thing or two....

@Ariyanasir 2 жыл бұрын

so happy you still have them by your side sir. by the way it was very funny how it got into the scene right before solving problems

@wojciechgrodnicki6302 Жыл бұрын

Stoffel is an internet content gold mine.

@marcusfranconium3392 8 ай бұрын

Mustelidae family members have the inteligence of a 2- 3 year old child . quite remarkable creatures as they look to have small heads but they have infact a huge elongated skull full of brians.

@matthewmann8969 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah they are and great for solving puzzles, riddles, cryptexes, and codes

@devrim-oguz Жыл бұрын

They also have this mad haircut

@onesharpsagittarius9377 2 жыл бұрын

Highly intelligent. They use tools. Learn by trial and error. Problem solve. My spirit animal.

@ktownpeels Жыл бұрын

This has to be Stoffel!! I know honey badger-Einstein when I see him

@IronChaLice 2 жыл бұрын

Stoffel intellectual Genius

@shashikantjadhav2562 2 жыл бұрын

Honey badger Most intelligence and Fearless in the world.

@shashikantjadhav2562 2 жыл бұрын

@@JNL37Dyxce5 Bird bath 👌

@webmoss 2 жыл бұрын

Honey badger doesn’t care, it doesn’t give a sh--. It takes what it wants

@henrythai6375 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing the video

@allisonjames2923 2 жыл бұрын

I love the facial expression after the first puzzle solved... “Cmon that deserves more than one treat!”

@wellingtonsboots4074 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you enjoyed this video. Really clever animals

@theenlightenedone1283 2 жыл бұрын

1:53 *Balls and brain sir*

@uglyorchestracraftsdowamat1637 Жыл бұрын

STOFFLE! The escape master

@leavesongrass Жыл бұрын

That loping gait seems to go perfectly with an animal that is smarter than the rest! He’s not worried about a thing!

@michaelmendillo7513 2 жыл бұрын

Next___The food is put inside of a safe,,, The Honey Badger then proceeded to put his ear to the door and within minutes,,,, cracks it. !!!! What an animal. !!!! 😁😁😁✌💕💕💕

@Reddoguk 5 ай бұрын

That's why they go for bigger preys balls. It's a secret attack which would scare anyone to death. When the family jewels are on the line it's flight not fight.

@solymi 7 ай бұрын

3:46 that jump though 😆

@rebekahjeanperry1686 2 жыл бұрын

I wonder if stoffle is still alive..that guy is my all time favourite

@MarcoSuperNova2784 Жыл бұрын

Fun Facts: all species members from Mustelidae familly are by far one of the most intelligent carnivorous mammals in the world, next to bears canids and felids.

@jeffj2495 2 жыл бұрын

Great vid. And good tests. They are some smart critters.

@JayBatters-uy7rq Жыл бұрын

I would say the scent of the human plays a key role for them to identify things

@mr.ajmeister5244 2 жыл бұрын

Baby honey badger: coot brain Normal honey badger: big brain Any badger under stoffle's lineage: galaxy brain

@knifefreak1234 2 жыл бұрын

If there was an animal army, honey badgers would be the Green Berets.

@wam44 2 жыл бұрын

Love the slo mo footage of it running....What a cutie....

@helpdeskjnp 2 жыл бұрын

My ferrets can do those tasks.. hell, they programmed me to clean up their poop and feed them, they’ll be driving tanks soon.

@Neloish Жыл бұрын

Stoffel! So glad he is doing well!

@davo-ju6er 2 жыл бұрын

Stofles has already shown crazy skills

@kenia5507 Жыл бұрын

Im like HELL YEAH GO STUFFLES

@wxb200 Жыл бұрын

She's got them "crazy eyes."

@kfl611 2 жыл бұрын

I've seen other videos on Honey badgers that were rescued. In one video, the honey badger was so anti-fearless and so loveable and sweet. They seem like really cool loving creatures, but I'm sure if they get mad or feel threatened they will go in for the kill, regardless of the size of the opponent. These videos always make me want to run out and get me a baby honey badger. BBC always has the best info and videos.

@morningwoodfarms713 2 жыл бұрын

EPIC! Honey Badgers are awesome! Great video! 👏🏆💖

@BigTymer56 2 жыл бұрын

Very cool video keep them coming

@aves4081 2 жыл бұрын

Incredible, honey badgers are really smart mammals!

@kirkkirkland7244 Жыл бұрын

They have that walk that's just like don't mess with me! I seen a lion actually kill a honey badger but it took him a long, long time to do it and he was completely exhausted after it!!!