What was your favorite predator that we saw?

"He knows a lot about cougars that young man right there" I'm dead 😂

That black bear had quite the personality 😂

I use to have a bobcat that love to bring food into my hay barn. Always left me presents. Rabbit ears, intestines etc.

"For a guy with no balls, you're pretty ballsy." I spit out my water all over my keyboard, man XD

Love the battle against misinformation and misconceptions surrounding wildlife. Being well informed allows people to fully enjoy wildlife in a way that doesn’t harm them.

Love Love LOVE Busch Wildlife! Their Junior Naturalist program is the best. My animal loving son lives his best life during their classes ❤️❤️

The way he pulled out the rattlesnake and just let it slither around looked sketchy as hell lmao

"He knows a lot about cougars" Calling out the camera man 🤣

That sneeze at 20:30 (the timestamp a second early so you won't miss it) was adorable. At first, I thought he was hissing at Forest, LOL.

I saw a Florida panther a few years ago. I was driving at night on route 41 headed to Miami. I saw was a large black thing in the road as I got closer I realized it was a baby cat (it was too big to be a domestic cat). I drove my car around it and slammed the breaks. On the shoulder was the Mama panther pacing back and forth making a loud whinny sound. It was amazing to see one so close, but sad because she was morning the loss of her baby. My favorite Florida animal is the Gopher Tortoise, I live on an acre in North Florida and have two tortoises calling my yard home. It is the best feeling knowing these tortoises are safe with me.

I’ve got a pair of gray foxes that their moms had been ran over but they’ve never been kept in captivity. They run free and stay around the house and get their protection. I’m a hunter, fisherman and trapper but I do have a heart for wildlife and when I see something wild in distress I can’t stop myself from helping.

This video reminded me of when I was about 4 years old and I fed a full size black bear a peanut out of my mouth. My grandpa kept all kinds of dangerous animals but he always said the bears were his favorite because of how gentle they are when tame.

I've always been in favor of zoos for exactly the reason that Forest talks about. In a perfect world, these animals do belong in the wild but because they are so misunderstood, we need places that keep them responsibly like Busch Wildlife Sanctuary to educate the general public about how amazing and worth protecting they are! This looks like an amazing place, and the next time I'm in Florida I'm going to make a point to visit.

Cougar joke didn’t land as expected

That bobcat is basicaly a domestic kitten😂

Such a great facility and I'm glad you showcased so many special keepers and animals.

frogs with teeth is a steve erwin quote. loved him too man. keep up the awesome vids.

Beautiful critters, especially the lovey bobcat

So glad you give to wild life in Florida! Florida gets so much bs on the internet about being crazy. which is it, but so is everywhere else. And Florida has a ton of cool wildlife, it’s great to see someone as knowledgeable and popular as you show positivity to Florida.

19:20 made me crack up lmao, she didn't even bother acknowledging it :D

As a native of northwestern Florida. They are out there those big cats. I’ve seen two, one jumped over a fence and then my sisters hood of her car and disappeared into the bush on the other side of the road instantly. They are amazing creatures.

Let’s be honest, all of us were a bit shook with the rattle snake, no matter how chilled it was 😅

I loved the Grey fox and the unique personalities of that deer & turkey. Those antlers were cool & how he was play fighting with you.

Such a great video. Best dude since Steve Irwin. Always full of great information and the love for what he does bleeds through the internet. Thank you Forrest.

Awesome Thank you folks For being so loving to the creatures ❤

Great video Forrest! In my humble opinion, animals in captivity don’t know anything else. It’s not like they think to themselves “oh I should be out there in the wild, it would be so much better.” They simply live in the moment and that’s all they know.

Forrestus Galantus. top notch predator with no amygdala and huge balls is my favorite animal

Another great upload from Forrest keep doin what you do man, love watchin the videos

I live in the suburb of a large city and several yeqrs ago a coyote would come visit me just to "hang out". Often when I returned home in the evening, when I parked my car she would pop up out of the bushes and be sitting in the headlights. I got concerned for her well-being... and the well-being of neighborhood lets... because of her lack of fear of people. Much as I tried to discourage her, she would come sit nearby and sometimes even nod off. She was young and probably just leaving her family to strike out on her own. Sometimes she was silly. One day she found a tennis ball and was tossing it around playing fetch by herself. Another time all I could see of her was four paws sticking up out of tall grass. She had made herself a nice, shady bed and was fast asleep. After two or three months of nearly daily visits, she stopped coming around. I was hopeful that she had wandered off into the nearby hills and was living a proper coyote life.

I do agree that coyotes get a bad rep, but here in north Texas we’ve had a couple coyotes that deliberately attacked people on walks on a regular basis😂😂

You know it’s a good day when forest uploads

i had a diamond back this size cross in front of me on a dirt road in Florida in the early ‘90’s on my way to work at a new rural Seminole County tennis center one morning ~ absolutely beautiful

- It feels *illegal* to be this early. 😮

Her excitement while talking about the animals is so tangible

come to india and explore the animal of india one .explore our zoo and explore our native animal .i guss you will be happy to see bengal tiger and gharial only found in india i guss .

Lmao forest "can I kiss the bear" 😂😂

the cougar joke hahaha lmao

This was a badass video thanks for doing this Forrest

Yes, don’t over hype bears, especially black bears the grizzly probably shouldn’t be playing around that but the black bear does prefer fruit and veggies but if they’re hungry, they will eat you. You have to have a healthy caution.

The content is a cut above the rest. Keep setting the bar high!

14:11 that joke was NUTS

No sir fear of big cats is not unwarranted he is not just a big old house kitty that’s ridiculous. I’m not saying that you need to be violent towards them but you need to have a healthy fear of what they can do if they want to.

I love your stuff! found out about you thru Rogan pod but I always look for your vids now I appreciate your work sir!!

Super awesome. Please consider visiting Everglades Outpost in Homestead, Florida by the Everglades main entrance road if you’re around the area. Your audience viewership bolsters visitors and many great locations don’t have the same excellent access to resources like this place does. If I’m not mistaken, they have a lion on sight as well but it’s a secret because it has epilepsy and they don’t want visitors taking photos and activating an episode with flash photography. Great people, could use some more funding and visitors

I saw 3 gray foxes in my yard at the same time one morning. I didn't know we even had them here in East Tennessee. So cool to see.

Great video!

Great stuff. I would watch everything you put out. Please do more. Love it. Good stuff

Love these educational videos Forrest. Definitely going to visit this sanctuary

FL native here. I've definitely see one of the "black" ones in the wild. I will never forget the way it moved and how it was the only time I've seen one after being in that location over a year.

there are still a few large Easter Diamondbacks in Massachusetts just south of Boston in the area called the Blue Hills you should come check them out if you're interested and see if you can find a big one.

I lived in the foothills when I was in junior high school. We had a 1/4 to 1/2 mile walk from the bus stop to the house. One afternoon I stayed down at a friend's house until the evening . On the way home I encountered mountain lion tracks on top of my siblings tracks on the trail we used to get home. Talk about being hyper aware and observant on the way home that day

love this guys videos fr he should have more recognition

I've never seen a mountain lion here in Colorado either, but I see tracks a lot.

This was very informational and impressive. I respect what yall do. Imma huge hunter and live in the panhandle of idaho. I do enjoy learning from yall. Keep up the good work and making these types of videos.

ima be honest the amount of times he looked away from the rattlesnake while handling it/crouching down next to it was scaring me lmao

you should do Canada's Disgusting Predators which would be Drake and all of OVO 🤣🤣

A bobcat once pissed at me through a fence at the zoo lol

In 2001 I saw a black panther jump across the highway in Florida. I was driving through the Myakka state forest outside of Englewood. Not many people believe me but I know what I saw.

I am so jealous of getting to hold the baby gator. They are so freaking cute!

Love the video, wish the music was lowered a tad bit more in some sections as it was hard to distinguish what people were saying

love ur work and wish u can continue your show

"i took you straight through the back-door"

That was a pleasure to watch. Mad respect to that conservation center.

Great video Forrest! I live in Florida and will check out this facility .

Your cougar joke bombed. I liked it tbh.

I love BOBCATS! Beautiful creatures

Amy is a force to be reckoned with thanks for sharing this trip.

There are plenty of big diamond rattle snakes in crocket Texas by the Trinity River

you were really trying NOT to get peed on lol

Beautiful animals.

That slap from the black bear would've really hurt ... but she was not trying to hurt Forrest. THAT'S why you don't go in. If she did that to another bear, it wouldn't been nothing.

Time to do something about the numbers of Florida panthers in the wild. Would be devastating seeing another amazing animal go extinct specially in a country with great amount of resource and with people so educated and aware of the issue.

I watched a Cougar (“Mountain Lion”) cross in front of me, heading to the ocean. It was longer than than the “Lane” was,wide. Comox, Vancouver Island, Canada

Hey love your videos. I live on the Yukon river in Alaska, you might be interested in looking into the salmon population since 2020 the population has dropped by about 80%

I grew up watching Steve Irwin, I'm so happy my son gets to grow up watching you. Incredible role model.

I have a big scar on my ankle from a rabid coyote. I still hate how some people stack them up and smile about it.

I never realized how endangered aligators were thats awesome how conservation has helped them thrive now. I knew the saltwater crocodiles here in australia were in a similar situation in the 80s and now the population is through the roof.

Two SERIOUS animal lovers here that's awesome lol

"this guy knows a lot about cougars" haha ZINGER!

This is soo informative! You can tell these people really care about the animals ❤

I absolutely love all the content and work you do Forrest, keep it up man. I hope my zoo plans help contribute.

Great bit of education , thank you !!

Charlie brought back memories. As a kid the movie Charlie the lonesome cougar was one of my favorite movies.

I do think that usually coyotes get a bad rap as well but I must say some 12 or so years ago I went coyote hunting with a group of people.(Pause there for a moment so I can give some background.) There was an overpopulation of coyotes in the area. They were so bold when we had fires they would pace just around the firelight sometimes as many as a dozen or even more. Also they were extremely large for coyotes with one in particular having footprints as large or larger than our Newfie cross. I'm inclined to believe they were coy-wolves or even just wolves but the ones I saw in daylight always looked like coyotes. Anyway they were overpopulated and eating local livestock and the deer population was plummetting.This was in the Midwest btw. So we go hunting one winter evening out in a 300 acre field surrounded by woods on two sides. There's maybe 8-10 of us. 4-5 with guns, 2 with walkies and calls and 2 with massive lights. I was holding one of the spotlights. We split into two groups sitting a ways apart sitting back to back to cover both wooded areas. Taking turns calling. We saw nothing. We gave up and headed back. I'd never been hunting coyotes before. It was a very crisp winter night and we walked around a mile from the house to the middle of the field. I was wearing my boyfriend's boots because I forgot my own. I doubled the socks trying to help them fit better. They didn't. On the way back I would feel the blisters on top of blisters. I also began to have an asthma attack brought on by the bitter cold air. As we walked I fell further behind the main group and then behind everyone. I was gasping and just trying to make it back for my inhaler. I had a funny feeling and shined the woods closest to me. I saw no less than 10 pairs of eyes. Following me. They were hunting me. I was scared. I began to wonder if they'd attack and kill me or would they wait for me to die from asthma. I knew in that moment I was weak. Injured and struggling to breathe. Ahead of me I heard my boyfriend ask where I was and a friend of mine asked too. They turned and saw me and came running back. I told them what I saw between deep breaths. They rushed me to the house for my inhaler. My heels took probably two months to fully heal. My inhaler worked. I've never been coyote hunting again. I don't underestimate coyotes. I don't fear them but I do respect them. When you have something growling at you from the firelight and then you become the hunted it gives you a different perspective.

I’m not getting the cannon bud. Lmao

"All birds hate Kyle" 😂

Someone knew what they were doing with that thumbnail.

There are bobcats, mountain lions and coyote in my neighborhood which is so cool because I live two blocks from the beach in residential Orange County. It's super rad to see them.

You should do a video on endangered or rare animals in Florida, they receive no awareness and have so many threats

I appreciate the cougar joke

This woman is an encyclopedia! Awesome!

Nick 🦃 was like "what's going on over here?"

I was thinking the video was about Justin trudeau coz of the title !hahaha Nice vidéo anyway :p

Animals are so awesome

I live in Florida and have seen many bobcat. We do have bear, rattle snakes, pigmy rattlers, fox, coyote, panthers, and gators in our area. Leave them alone. They will leave you alone.

Go to Gresham Oregon. Those coyotes are used to people and give NO f's 😆

3:05 old people say the darndest things

Forest you should give kisses like that to the alligator!

There’s a deer with antlers like that I use to see all the time in an area I use to deliver to a few years ago