Baby beaver has uncanny object recognition 

Not literally...

Sorrry. I don't know what you are referencing.@@JeffC-fq1be

sure, physically, they may have been fine but their emotional health matters too. It would be wrong to say it doesn't. Some wild animals are fine to go. Some can't wait to go. Before we domesticated dogs and cats, they lived their hard scrabble lives..."wild and free"...surviving. Now, it's considered cruel to abandon them. (I agree) People have pigs as pets. Unheard of-ish 30-ish years ago. Release them, sure, eventually they'll Have to do what they Have to do to survive. Live creatures enjoy comfort. Homeless people aren't "wild and free" and beavers are doing their best with their little hands to actually build homes. This in no way means that I think regular people should start grabbing wildlife. Absolutely not. I can't stand people that try to keep them as pets but a real rehabber that questions whether or not they should release an animal, because they feel the animal would be better off should be able give themselves and the animals some leeway.

I couldn't agree more. In fact, after raising hundreds of animals over fifty years, I have reached the conclusion that "imprinting" is NOT a thing, anymore than they imprint on all of their own species in the wild. They may have imprinted on ME, but they certainly didn't imprint on ALL humans by any stretch of the imagination. So I never bothered to distance myself from them as babies. They needed all the nurturing and comfort I could give them. As far as releasing them, if you want to know if they want to go free. Allow them to come and go as they please. That's what I did with most of mine. Not one ever stayed. Some stayed for a year or two. Some established populations in the area, but none maintained a relationship with me. Wild aimals never CHOOSE to be domesticated. I don't just drive out and throw out the animals willy nilly and say, "live free". I spend many, many hours choosing an ideal place for them to be as safe as possible and to thrive. I'm lucky that that place just happens to be my land many times, depending on the species, and I have many people who believe in what I am doing that offer their lands. Even so, the wilderness is not a safe place. I'm under no illusion that many of them live to a ripe old age. I do know, however, that they certainly lived longer, happier lives than they would have had I not intervened. I REAL rehabber does what is best for the animal, not what makes themselves feel better. FYI, many homeless people DO consider themselves "wild and free". I've worked with our local population for over three decades. We have programs in place to get them housing, food and jobs. More turn me down than accept the help. They will tell you straight up that they prefer to go and do what they choose even if it means not knowing where their next meal is coming from or whether they have a roof over their heads. I've learned not to make assumptions about people or animals and not to force my beliefs on them. Love them where they are and let them choose their own path.@@t181920c

@@penopio Wow, you are so lovely and loving and kind! 🥰

😍 You're right! 😄 Just tooo sweet!! haha

@Lucy in the Sky Exactly! There's a time for everything, and she knows her priorities lol

we could all learn from Nibi!

@@rroscop I'd attend her seminars tbh.

I thought the same! She could teach humans a thing or two ;)

Agreed...seems like a lot of humans would rather kill and destroy.

I think that's how it used to be for most traditional peoples that lived in close contact with nature. Even if they did hunt, they did it respectfully.

@@beatrizbecker3728So Europeans. Kind of like, the exact same race who are the ones taking care of animals to this day, unlike the rest of the world.

This video gives me hope for humanity especially when I think that human are the most cruel and destructive creatures on earth

What a beautiful comment.🌺💖🌺

Do you know what the word 'instinct' means?

It's like how birds make nests or spiders make webs. They don't learn, they're just born capable of doing it. That's the power of nature my friend.

It's in their genes!!

@@solomonmendonca3223 It doesn't mean programed genes...

@@solomonmendonca3223 Plenty of animals need to be taught necessary things. Don't denigrate.

well duh

Where’d you get a wild idea like that from a specific spot in the video that played twice?

Instincts are part of the brain's base development. They don't go away.

Yep. It's hard wired into her.

Gestalt response it’s called. Other animals have if too for various things.

😂❤❤

HAHAHAHAJAHAHA

Perhaps she's getting ready for the zombies. _"Gotta block these doors... NOW!!"_

@@hlcepeda We had a Labrador who would always sleep by the front or back doors. When we went on holiday he would do the same thing. Gotta block those doors indeed!

🤣 🤣 🤣

Beavers don’t inhabit the whole world.

MUST... PUT... STICK... ooh a toy i put that here now... MUST... PUT... STICK...

@@parkman29 That's why we dont let boys and girls sleep in the same room

Other rescue beavers wont do that. You can find videos of them building dams out of toys, pillows, shoes, phones .... this one seems to have amore solid instinct doing so even though she was rescued at a very low age. They commonly build dams where they hear running water though. Around the washing machine, on bathroom door, on walls with pipes in them. Beaver specialists even mislead wild beavers by setting up speakers with water noise, so they will dam the speaker instead of damming the brook and flooding nearby human cellars.

Beaver art. if some human did it badly, it would be worth millions. Nibi does it, like a pro and it has no value?

It's called Inner Intelligence. Unfortunately, most humans don't have it (also known as instinct or common sense)

Yes!

It really takes a special someone to do this type of thing. Like you said it's a real treat being able to have a glimpse into their lives. Huge love to all the rescuers and fosterers out there 🥰

Was just thinking that as well. She's a badass, because there's just no way I'd be able to do that. Thankfully there's people like her on this planet.

Among us.

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Yup

Chinchilla too! Popcorning!

Bunny binkies... Never heard of that.. Most adorable phrase in the English lexicon.

Or popcorning guinea pigs.

Like watching a boxer get the zoomies

I was thinking that too! Reminds me of the binkying rabbits do too 🥰🥰 I love seeing them all ecstatic and hyper! 🥹🥹

I thought the same!

these videos make me sad because most of the animals released end up dying. survival rate for these rehabbed animals is very low, they should just reach out to sanctuaries when applicable.

@@jp-sn6si I think she won’t last very long in the wild because of predators that she is not familiar with…that she is not prepared to fight or evade. I think she should stay in a mostly overseen(governed) by humans sanctuary.

​@@jp-sn6si Yes, I was thinking the same. I highly doubt the wild is a better place than the care of humans. The threat of predation, parasites, physical injuries, infectious diseases, starvation, etc. is much greater in the wild. She could very well end up being eaten alive by a predator, which is a horrible fate that many animals are left to suffer. I'm highly skeptical that she'd be better off in the wild as compared to human captivity.

@@PiecefulKaos Same. And what a complete horrible shock it must be for the animal. Maybe the caretakers have practiced some emotional distance but how can we be sure that the beaver isn't completely attached like a pet dog would be? I just can't imagine how traumatic that would be, but I can only hope they're very good at rehabilitation and transitioning these animals to the wild.

@lucyinthesky444 I don't know why we'd assume her life would be happier in the wild. Again, with the threats I mentioned that cause suffering which could be alleviated or prevented with human help, that's not clear to me at all. It's also the case that threats like predation could increase stress and anxiety.

She belongs with me

@@elmalloc yeh i think if she is so tamed she should be a pet. its too risky to let her back out to the wild and unfair to her and the people looking after her. i would keep her for sure for her own safety. its not cheating them of a life its protecting them once they have been tamed .

@Lucy in the Sky i don't agree with you.

@Lucy in the Sky lucy stop stalking me for having a different opinion to yours. i don't like your picture and bullying and threatening me. for some people never get much freedom so why should an animal need the evils of the wild, if mostly some of us are locked up and never allowed to have life. i just don't like your name or look.

this has to be a robot attacking me. for fun drama for some freak. just stop stalking and attacking.

@Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?

Played a baseball tournament in beaverton many years ago, I'm from Canada and we had to stay at houses of residence there. We were very lucky to get a well off person, he paid for are whole team to go white water raftting it was awesome, never forget it. You actually may or may not know him but he was the designer of MLB logos.

Yes, she makes most humans look like lazy slobs with no work ethic.

🥰 I was thinking the exact same thing!

Is it "popcorning"? Just checking if you missed a letter out because you were happy and excited? 🙂

Check out Holley Muraco (also here on youtube) for another person who rehabs beavers. She currently has 3 that each came in separately and they do this too! Wood stays in the pool, toys get thrown outside of the pool. They're SO cute.

@@Kalyahna Actually she has 6 beavers, 3 older and 3 younger ones 🙂

@@Daniel-rd6st7 if you count the one in her pants

Go Nibi!😊

You must've been brave to try to pick up a Canadian Goose. One hissed at me when I was a kid and I'm still skittish around them! Beautiful animals, though.

Why not eat him like all the animals you eat in the name of God?

bless HER

leave religion out of it

@@The-Cat Just a well-wish. Nothing wrong with that. Feel free to substitute (or not) whatever you wish! Have a nice day.

@Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?

I believe this is instrumental in the development of personalities and traits to include mental disorders.

I'm doing same thing right now! I'm on watch #5; that little face is just adorable! You can see the intelligence in her face!

😍

We here in Canada have them as our national symbol for a reason! 🦫🥢🇨🇦

I'm not sure a North American beaver would work with our European beavers. They're not the same.

@@realhorrorshow8547 When I initially read about the DWT project years ago (at it's inception), they were looking to source the beavers for reintroduction from North America as, apparently, they were genetically more sturdy (something to do with resistance to disease and a wider gene pool, if memory serves). They were still Eurasian, but apparently North America has a stock of them, alongside their native species (no idea if this is purely in captivity or...?). For that reason, whilst I completely understand (& agree with) your point about a species mix, I'm unsure as to whether she would fit the criteria or not. I'm no expert, so I don't know which she is, but I'm aware that she could be either North American or Eurasian. Am writing this in a hurry, so hope it makes sense!

@@t-and-p It does and you do. Thanks for the info. So far as I know, European beaver projects are using European beavers.

@@realhorrorshow8547 Thank you - it makes a really nice change to have a positive discussion online 👍 Looking at the last DWT bulletin I read on the reintroduction projects, they are definitely using the Eurasian beaver, I'm just not clear on where they sourced them from. If I find the answer, though, I'll pop it on here. Wishing you a great weekend 😎

That's easy, just replace "love" with "admire" and you've got yourself a proper use of terminology. "love" is an often abused/misused word. It's too powerful to be used the way it is.

​@@The-Cat Well Ackchyually!

@@FatMax420 but... straight up faxuals!

@@The-Cat oh good grief . Do you spend all your waking hours looking for comments to correct ? Does it make you feel better about yourself ? Or superior ? As far as I'm concerned people don't Love enough . So if I think this beautiful animal is worth loving , then that's entirely up to me . And you you can jog on , and try judging the person in the mirror for a change .

@@Actingskint Please forgive me, I was wrong in nmy comment. "Love" was used in the correct context and my statements were incorrect. Now in terms of your questions. Q: " Do you spend all your waking hours looking for comments to correct ?" A: Most of my waking hours is spent on working (full time job) Q: "Does it make you feel better about yourself ? Or superior ? " A: Assuming this question is a follow-up to the first question. I am lucky to have a job that happens to involve a big portion of what I love doing as a hobby. It makes me feel grateful, not superior. Software Engineering to me is all about creativity, not competition. I agree that people don't love enough. People online can't even have an interesting discussion without being perceived as judgemental/hateful. Just straight up assuming the worst out of everyone that comes up with some different perspective to a subject seems to be enough to bring up a wall of unintended animosity. (sigh) I hope you have a better day. Disclaimer: No animosity intended. ( i feel i need to add this disclaimer now in every comment I guess). FUN NOTICE: I used the word "love" too. ❤❤👍

That's so funny! I have guinea pigs, but I've never heard that one. It's a very accurate description.😊

Another fail

Thanks for watching!

@Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?