Cute Elephant Shrew Becomes a Zoo's Superstar

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From obscurity to stardom, witness the heartwarming journey of an adorable Elephant Shrew as it captures the spotlight at the zoo.
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@Madamegato Жыл бұрын

LMAO, the zookeeper's disappointment is absolutely hilarious. Cracked me up.

@momo52679 11 ай бұрын

😂 Like a disapproving father

@anfboi08 11 ай бұрын

I know imagine that he makes his wife have children

@julian.galenziok 11 ай бұрын

it was like watching a episode of "the office" xD

@Pyovali 11 ай бұрын

"What a useless male"

@atmosphericentry0 11 ай бұрын

"He's scared of locusts which I..... that tells you everything."

@suzmac1526 11 ай бұрын

Son of the stud…..is a dud. This was a lovely story, the keeper is unintentionally hilarious and it just brightened my day.

@cobytaylor2097 11 ай бұрын

I think his humor is just deadpan

@hithere4719 11 ай бұрын

@@cobytaylor2097it could be a That Mitchell & Webb Look skit

@anomonyous 11 ай бұрын

He's just British.

@suzmac1526 11 ай бұрын

@@hithere4719 Yes 👍🏼

@suzmac1526 11 ай бұрын

@@anomonyous Well aware of that.

@tatsusama3192 Жыл бұрын

Peter has a very dry sense of comedy, and I love it, haha

@FearIsAScaryGame 6 ай бұрын

Nice try peter

@nancytestani1470 3 күн бұрын

Really, omg so cute.

@nancytestani1470 3 күн бұрын

Me too…so good.son of the stud..hilarious

@kaileymo 11 ай бұрын

“He’s sharing his food with her. He knows what he’s doing.”

@skeptiwolf5654 Жыл бұрын

The zookeeper lives vicariously through the stud.

@joelt7869 11 ай бұрын

lol

@MsMtheory 11 ай бұрын

😂

@cooperhough7583 11 ай бұрын

When he was describing how to court a partner that's definitely how it felt.

@hypnohypnohypno97 11 ай бұрын

As do we all.

@englishatheart 11 ай бұрын

@@cooperhough7583Mate* Bad enough humans want to equate relationships to a business arrangement. Don't put that stuff on nonhumans.

@kayleighgroenendal8473 11 ай бұрын

Poor guy has to go on a date with his dad's mistress 😂

@susansusan6612 11 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂 He took one look at her, threw sand at her and took off…. That told me a LOT !!!!

@HisWordisLife4U 11 ай бұрын

Don't forget he is afraid of his major food source--the locust. Natural selection at work.

@catmousepad7342 11 ай бұрын

"Basically, he's terrified that a whole 'nother world has just appeared on the other side." Sounds like me graduating college.

@spazzinvader9083 11 ай бұрын

Not really, everyday are same.

@Leto_0 11 ай бұрын

Living in modern life does kinda feel like you're in a cage doesn't it. No wonder everyone wants to escape to the internet

@matronarules 11 ай бұрын

Came for the stud, stayed for the zookeeper. 😂 Cute creatures both of them!

@tagelharpist 11 ай бұрын

Stop.

@wouter1327 9 ай бұрын

Give me babies daddy!

@lendial 11 ай бұрын

the zookeeper's energy and devotion to the little shrews is absolutely delightful

@dumbitcngh4824 11 ай бұрын

they could make a whole reality tv / drama out of this and i'd be way too invested.

@PaperMario64 11 ай бұрын

Aww. He’s not “useless”… just a bit shy 😊

@kellawiki 11 ай бұрын

Raised in captivity with a human voyeur looming over him, I’d be shy too 😅

@akumayoxiruma 11 ай бұрын

...or not interested in girls.

@neepsmcfly4176 11 ай бұрын

... and scared of his own food. That's fine. The stud's got 15 more opportunities to find a proper heir.

@rofufoja 11 ай бұрын

⁠@@akumayoxiruma pretty sure it's gender dysphoria. They should have made a rainbow crosswalk between the two habitats and dyed their hair purple and green. Everything would have been okay

@ॐIo 11 ай бұрын

@@akumayoxirumauseless then it is

@louisehelgesson5471 11 ай бұрын

Lol, the zookeeper is so invested in this

@kored8688 11 ай бұрын

"digging a hole won't help" just as true when it comes to human dating.

@catpoke9557 Жыл бұрын

The way it shows the text "The stud" and it proceeds to show this little fuzzy thing rolling in sand lol It looks so dramatic for something so not dramatic

@robinmccoy9710 Жыл бұрын

What a curious and adorable little creature!!!

@user-oc1np9ck5e 11 ай бұрын

Yes, Peter is fantastic! :)

@tisbutascratch2045 11 ай бұрын

The noses: ⬆️↗️➡️↘️⬇️↙️⬅️🔄↩️↪️⤴️⤵️

@YuliJade Жыл бұрын

"Digging a hole isn't going to help" 😂😂

@songgioi-thetwain849 11 ай бұрын

1:08 instant replay of the stud’s thunderous roar and battle stance. you’re welcome

@sharonkaczorowski8690 Жыл бұрын

Evolution clearly has a sense of humor. What a cute little critter. Scared of locusts…too funny. I can see why they have to weigh her…she’s so round.

@stephenbrand5661 Жыл бұрын

They weigh her to see if she's pregnant, not because of her shape or possible obesity!!

@hazelrobertson9415 11 ай бұрын

@@stephenbrand5661I think op meant it would be too difficult to judge by eye that she was pregnant because these animals are so round so they have to weigh her to make sure. Since the keepers are responsible for feeding them they wouldn't have to worry about obesity.

@Sassysaxxy23 11 ай бұрын

You mean God.

@stephenbrand5661 11 ай бұрын

@@Sassysaxxy23 Praise the Sky Man!!!

@Sassysaxxy23 11 ай бұрын

@@stephenbrand5661 not a man but it’s good to praise God ☺️

@steamedbuns7806 11 ай бұрын

this zookeeper is absolutely hilarious 🤣 his commentary made this one of my favorite videos on youtube

@SxSxG666 11 ай бұрын

"He's scared of locusts" together with his expression in his face made me giggle.

@robinmccoy9710 Жыл бұрын

Everyone knows it can be impossible to perform under pressure....😊😊😊

@hansolowe19 Жыл бұрын

The melty man.

@bimapringgo 11 ай бұрын

not if you're The Stud

@V0YAG3R 11 ай бұрын

@@bimapringgo Not what your mom said! 👌🏻

@carlwide6594 11 ай бұрын

That's why they say you have to rise to the occasion.

@treystephens6166 11 ай бұрын

Girls have never liked me.

@lyric8006 Жыл бұрын

This was a delightful story. I wish we could have more videos about the life of these unusual critters.

@toriladybird511 11 ай бұрын

No wonder we have the old saying Elephants are scared of mice.. It's cause they didn't want to hurt their cousins 😂

@kaliltama 11 ай бұрын

I just discovered this animal today, its going to my favorite animal list. Like a mix between a kanguru, a hamster, and an elephant. So cute

@chlorophyllheart 11 ай бұрын

Kangaroo :)

@kaliltama 11 ай бұрын

@@chlorophyllheart oh yeah lol, i forgot

@chlorophyllheart 11 ай бұрын

@@kaliltama no worries :)

@hamishfox 11 ай бұрын

Omg Kanguru 💀

@kaliltama 11 ай бұрын

@@hamishfox dude i forgot to change my language okay 😭 kangaroo is kanguru in Indonesian

@urmomsh0use 11 ай бұрын

This is the definition of a video I didn't ask for, but loved 😂

@hollum1648 11 ай бұрын

“TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THAT SNOUT”

@hhunstad2011 11 ай бұрын

Zoo keeper, "I don't think I've ever seen a more wimpy sangie". 😂😂😂😂😂

@SoberOKMoments 11 ай бұрын

Can we see the babies in the next video please? With parents of maximum cuteness, they can only be amazing.

@darkestpriestess 11 ай бұрын

Ikr 😊❤️⭐️🎉

@polarlol 11 ай бұрын

ngl they might be pink little hairless aliens lol

@brownmonkey86 11 ай бұрын

Follow Chester Zoo UK xx

@ninoska.noe. 11 ай бұрын

@@polarlolyeah that seems to be the default for newborns. Let us see some week old babies with fur pls tho!

@KevinOnEarth_ 11 ай бұрын

@@brownmonkey86- Found some videos with that name in the title, but no channel with that name. What gives?

@thatcherrycat1198 11 ай бұрын

Bro Peter is killing me he’s so funny

@the-secrettutorials Жыл бұрын

How cute was that! I want to see the babies now o__o

@einienj3281 Жыл бұрын

Me too! I need to see the babies! 🥺

@thejwvariety 11 ай бұрын

@@einienj3281 NO! no babies for u 😠🙅‍♀️

@petanilapar7599 11 ай бұрын

its fat not babies

@the-secrettutorials 11 ай бұрын

@@petanilapar7599 That sounds even cuter 🥺

@feuerling 2 ай бұрын

Just imagine the adult but smaller and even rounder

@stefankristoffersen9349 7 ай бұрын

Came for the shrew, stayed for the zookeeper ❤

@orlandorocha6390 11 ай бұрын

The son of the stud is such a vibe 😂

@dontknowdontcare2531 8 ай бұрын

"The Stud has stepped in to make up for his Son" absolutely brutal

@Skyebright1 7 ай бұрын

Move aside boy and watch how it’s done ;)

@altair4849 11 ай бұрын

Never have I been soo invested in a Shrewsbury life

@bo-dine7971 11 ай бұрын

Also, an important note: he didn't JUST run away from the chick, he actually KICKED SAND at her with his left from paw too, lol.

@mixey01 11 ай бұрын

Just like Elephant Shrews some guys are "STUDS", some guys are "SONS OF STUDS"

@sloanekuria3249 4 ай бұрын

weird

@catherine_404 11 ай бұрын

Me and my mom, we noticed and liked them since we saw an elephant shrew in an encyclopedia. And just imagine how thrilled we were when they got them in our local zoo! And later we saw a baby, so they bred these guys successfully.

@HERBJ77 7 ай бұрын

This video is Hilarious 😂!..when he said he was scared of a locust and I saw him run I was busting gut.

@victrola2007 11 ай бұрын

Dad's a real "Mighty Mouse" and Casanova rolled into one. Naturally, he's a gent and offers his dates a meal first. 😂❤ The son is just more shy. That first encounter with Saucy Sally is too much pressure 😢

@toriam15 11 ай бұрын

That yawn and stretch was so cute! Poor son of the stud, lots of pressure on the little guy.

@adrienebailey9010 11 ай бұрын

I never seen this little animal before. It's amazing how these little animals go unnoticed.

@aryabolton2949 11 ай бұрын

Awwww!!! Sooo cute!!! I love them so much!!!! That stretch was the sweetest thing ever!!!

@anastasiafalcon4637 11 ай бұрын

Peter is absolutely hilarious

@tegan8523 10 ай бұрын

The zookeepers made this video 10x more entertaining

@1imbAl33t 7 ай бұрын

Unintentionally hilarious bit. Bless this keeper.

@lareinalinda3515 11 ай бұрын

LMAOOO He’s so wimpy and scared of locusts!!!! 3:44 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂priceless ❤❤❤

@cuddlepaws4423 8 ай бұрын

Give the boy a chance. He's never seen a female before especially an experienced one. On the other hand, maybe he bats for the other team???? That was just so funny. They are so cute and silly that you can't help but laugh, but equally the zoo keeper commentary is hilarious. We have had several dwarf Russian hamsters and these little souls are like them just faster with longer noses and legs. Super cute.🐹🐹🐾🐾🐭🐭😍😍

@mspears_bobobuddytheseniorcat 11 ай бұрын

1:10 They are so strangely adorable and sound just like a baby kitten! ❤

@Onslaught17 11 ай бұрын

What’s a “baby kitten”?

@nkm08 7 ай бұрын

@@Onslaught17 …. a baby kitten

@amaruqlonewolf3350 6 ай бұрын

@@nkm08 Yes, a "kitten" is a baby, so... the actual crap is a "baby kitten"?

@kharmachaos667 11 ай бұрын

Zookeeper: it was an instant connection. My eyes: drifts towards his nose (Hey, this guy is awesome. He's just down to earth in an entertaining way)

@ryukoros 11 ай бұрын

Omg! So cute and that squeak (or roar 😂 1:09)

@sheilamore3261 11 ай бұрын

🤣 I love the little noses they’re so adorable🥰😁💕

@mcjs8640 Жыл бұрын

Now THIS is what the internet is for! Best video I have seen in months! 💚

@kemix1006 11 ай бұрын

Oh goodness they're so adorable, they deserve all the loves.

@0328320 11 ай бұрын

How they run so fast with those tiny lil legs relative to their body size is beyond me.

@ranaevalentine 11 ай бұрын

'nyooooooom' - elephant shrew

@Ricardowieringa 11 ай бұрын

Its a lot floof

@nextworldaction8828 Жыл бұрын

"the Stud" is my new spirit animal. 😆 Such an inspiration.

@babayega1717 11 ай бұрын

'Ma boy' he says DLDDLD Im dyung with this zookeeper guy 🤣🤣

@Lightistheway 11 ай бұрын

I love these cute little creatures! They have so much personality ❤

@kalean9503 11 ай бұрын

A True Super Star, cuteness overload 💯👍

@marta_na_moto 11 ай бұрын

Considering that those are kept to prevent extinction I am not sure about breeding Wimpy. Would you like to release a whole bloodline of Wimpys into the wild one day? Locusts will eat them alive..

@alezot6141 11 ай бұрын

Wimpy doesn't inherit the boldness of his father, so who's to say that his offspring will inherit Wimpy's timidity?

@marta_na_moto 11 ай бұрын

@@alezot6141 good point, but the whole problem my solve itself - Wimpy might not get the pu.. mousy? in case he is too wimpy to appraoch a female ;DDD

@einienj3281 Жыл бұрын

Omg! Soo cute! Those lil stick legs and the trunk! 😂❤❤

@peacelove7706 11 ай бұрын

Omg these creatures are ADORABLE! NEBER heard of them before …I’m in Love 🥰

@XUrbanSimsX 11 ай бұрын

There needs to be a whole channel dedicated t these cuties!

@estieramie 11 ай бұрын

The son is just creative lol

@amaark 11 ай бұрын

The way he smiled.. I just saw them and there was an instant connection..

@kaileymo 11 ай бұрын

So cute that their mating ritual is having fun

@suzmaca650 Жыл бұрын

He’s aptly named! ❤

@Nina_Sophia 11 ай бұрын

What cute little snoot wigglers! 😍

@prodbybrain5632 11 ай бұрын

So interesting to hear someone explain it in such a human way, really makes you understand the animals and why theyre doing what theyre doing a bit more, its also hilarious 😂😂

@Mica-24 11 ай бұрын

This was so cute and funny. And i cant believe they are related to elephants. Evolution is so wild

@DarkPrincessOfLight 7 ай бұрын

Please do a follow up video ! Love the zoo keepers passion for these tiny creatures

@purpleeggplantemoji8659 11 ай бұрын

SOS did his best! How can anyone live up to the stud?

@KxNOxUTA 11 ай бұрын

Also how did they expect him to be anything but timid after giving him a name loaded with pressure. It's such an infamous story that famous parents tend to have children with a specific subset of issues!

@chloesibilla8199 11 ай бұрын

Boy you might not like it but this is what peak proformance looks like. 0roof what lady's really want is a soft tiny lil guy that will share his crickets and play tag.

@wsnt Жыл бұрын

OMG I’m so happy more people are making videos on the elephant shrews! I have a tattoo of them, my favorite animal 🖤 Great video! Thank you for this 😊🙌🏽

@robbieburns3564 11 ай бұрын

I'm quite certain you are the only person in the whole world who decided to put a tatoo of an elephent shrew on their body. Well done!

@jujunita12345 11 ай бұрын

Wow youre cool. tHE only reason i know about their existence is because once, i was searching up for what other animals have a menstrual cycle like humans, and elephant shrews came up.

@wsnt 11 ай бұрын

@@robbieburns3564 Yay! I hope I one day run into someone else that also has one 😁

@wsnt 11 ай бұрын

@@jujunita12345 Thank you and you are cool too for knowing them!! And yes! Isn’t that beautiful?

@twinflowerfioretta Жыл бұрын

i didn`t know such a cute looking little animal exists, and is familiar to elephants? ! Thanks a lot for surprising me ! 🤩❤

@BLOODKINGbro 11 ай бұрын

Cousins twice removed on the mother's side.

@raptorskilltor4554 11 ай бұрын

When your cousin is also afraid of you

@sunny_muffins 6 ай бұрын

_And what was your job again?_ he: "I`m a professional wingman for Elephant Shrews" 😎

@arina_lovely 11 ай бұрын

When i was in first grade, i did a mini report on these shrews. I remember thinking that they looked so cute, and I've never forgotten.

@TheMightyN 11 ай бұрын

Goes to show you how nurturing builds up character.

@youaredednotbigsouprice5692 11 ай бұрын

Maybe being called son of the stud is just too much pressure for the little guy. The shoes he had to fill were not that big but still big enough for him to not deliver

@avalonjustin 6 ай бұрын

What a silly and cute little animal!

@user-vm3im3yv1f Жыл бұрын

Take a closer look at that snout!

@whade62000 11 ай бұрын

"It's important for these females to keep breeding, so you don't want to leave them for too long with a useless male" That's just what my ex told me

@youpoop177 11 ай бұрын

this hits way too close to home lol

@rhifunke6664 8 ай бұрын

Those things are so cute ! I don’t know if I’ve ever seen them before ! 💜💜💜

@pyotrpustota1053 8 ай бұрын

Son of the Stud drama is comedy gold.

@sheilamore3261 11 ай бұрын

I think maybe he needs to be around more often to get used to her he’s just scared but More his sees her and More gets around her he’ll probably get use to her I think they’re absolutely cute as can be a little noses makes them so adorable 🥰💕

@kellybiddulph421 11 ай бұрын

Omg I’m obsessed with these little guys 🥰🥰🥰

@KobeeVance 11 ай бұрын

Narrator: Just look at that snout! Shrew: AAAAAAAAAAH

@Drew791 11 ай бұрын

Legs like a miniature giraffe with a mini elephant’s trunk? Incredible!

@Contraltissimo 11 ай бұрын

Very Genuinely Curious: We hear about distant cousins to elephants appearing in the weirdest places, and some of them so small they look like rodents. My question is: Are they actual rodents? As in, do they have incisors that never stop growing throughout their lifetimes? Or do they only _look_ like rodents?

@LolUGotBusted 11 ай бұрын

Not a rodent

@MaiasauraMia 11 ай бұрын

I think its a case of convergent evolution, kinda like how everything turns into a crab eventually (evolution joke)

@feuerling 11 ай бұрын

It's not really that they look like rodents, it's a common shape for small mammals, but we mostly see rodents that look like it because mice are everywhere and hamsters and gerbils are common pets, so we associate small+round mammals with rodents.

@michaelwardle7633 11 ай бұрын

They have teeth more similar to ungulates.

@TOPTEXTTOPTEXT 6 ай бұрын

Their noses made me laugh way more than it should. They're so cute lmao.

@lindseybirmingham4447 11 ай бұрын

I love it he’s playing sims but with shrews hehehehehe

@jimbob3030 11 ай бұрын

The stud was inspirational.

@IHateWearingBra 11 ай бұрын

I can watch this for yearsss! I love it!!! 😆😆😆

@jinnybikini 11 ай бұрын

The cute little elongated nose wiggling.🤗🥰🥰🥰

@robinmccoy9710 Жыл бұрын

Looks as of it's running around on tippy toes!!

@sissyfuss 10 ай бұрын

This is adorable, and Peter is hilarious. Would the son would have a better chance if he was socialized and got to observe and learn from other shrews? Or are elephant shrews too territorial to hang out together?