Yes but they also ravage other beautiful creatures as well especially if thier not native to the area they can be devastating to birds corn creeks and others. But they are a beautiful animal and good at keeping the rodant population in check
@@twincamGT this is true in UK .Some time ago stupid animal activists let loose many mink from a mink farm in the English countryside.The mink then went on to decimate the local wild life in the area.So these so called animal loves caused chaos to other native animals by doing what they did.
Theodur Nayne Not just swimming. Mink can climb trees and easily fit through holes much better than a ferret. People have said and confirmed that mink follow the phrase "jack of all trades, master of none." A.K.A they are from average to near perfect with almost EVERY hunting ability. Some people change the word "none" to "one" because of how professional mink are at hunting. I guess mink get their skills from their relatives. Such as the otter, wolverine, and honey badger. I'm Not MAKING THIS UP. They are related. Genius always seems to run in the family.
They are certainly not. Wild mink is not an original UK species, and is culled as it's wiping out our water voles. Trust me I know, as I'm involved with UK Wildlife Trust.
The whole freaking weasel-like family is crazy like that. Weasels, stoats, martens, fishers, badgers, wolverines..- no fear. Bloodthirsty bastards, too.
@@divorcedwhiteman1968 that's with every animal within the weasel family. Honey badgers only "take on" lions if they are confronted first. They don't just go around looking for lions to confront for funsies...
I think the advantage the mink has is dexterity and flexibility. The mink or sloat seems to out-maneuver every other creature even if they weigh more or have ferocious teeth.
Steven Torrey Saw a weasel outfight and outflank a bigger ( but brave) momma ground squirrel to get a baby. Absolutely relentless even though momma and baby were both larger.
Yep..its the extended vertebrae...even cats have more bones in their spine than dogs...and that makes them more flexible...than dogs..hence their agility....so you mix the flexibility with ferocious fangs and claws...and you got a killing machine....
Mink are very trainable and highly intelligent. They can be trained to work with dogs to catch vermin and work as a team listening to commands like a sheepdog.
The Weasel Family are pound for pound Kings. . . If there were a honeybadger or wolverine the size of a female lion it would probably destroy any large cat and would give the largest bears a run for their money!
Mustilidaes) are in a class of there own,there fast, super light and have a very savy way of killing more than they eat. They attack there prey much in a way that a cat attacks with that small compact head with powerful jaws. Only a cat attacks by the throat to suffocate it's prey. While the mink and all there kin attack from behind the head just below the skull to severe that spine into which in return there prey loses all motor functions to move or fight back.(They are insatible creatures.)I have worked with these animals,once they lock on to it's prey it's lock-jaw city they don't let go. They do have a powerful bite also.
That was a rat from a pet shop. Most likely the guy tossed it across the water to let his mink hunt it. A rear rat would have hauled ass. Y’all must have never seen real wild rats.
If I had an army of small predators, the Mink would be in it. Add the Honey Badger, Wolverine, and Tazmanian Devil to the mix and you have a formidable force
apparently you and 74 other people need to learn how to fuckin which is really fuckin scary cause i'm sure you voted along with the other 74 idiots that cant fuckin read.
@@Stadt101 And apparently you’re too fucking stupid to let your pet get more practice doing his job before you put it on RU-vid. Lucky he didn’t get killed. If you can’t handle comments, don’t post stupid videos.
i admire the rat a lot though i must say it was terrible fight iq on behalf of the rat. the rat was striking at least well enough to make distance and get away but then chose the water escape -- directly where the minc has the advantage. the minc found its victory from that point chasing the rat underwater with ease and where a rats only defense and attack is to suffocate from water inhalation. it is a unconventional finish in that its a backwards finish with the choke being sunk in first ~ then ~ the strikes finishing the job. great fight from two very adorable uWu fighters.
Animal rights groups in the seventies freed hundreds of mink from a fur farm. The resulting carnage of the surrounding areas made their good deed a double edged sword where nearly all bird and rodent species were either endagered or wiped out including the otter, which is being reintroduced into streams but there's only one outcome there.
Wtf? How cruel man! I wonder if the guy who owns the mink would mind if I told my 4 German shepherds to sick em or as he said to the mink weeshum weeshum weeshum weeshum?
Hi Theodor! I love your videos! I'm working on a facts video about minks and other mustelids. Would it be possible to use some clips from your videos? That would be so helpful in showcasing their unique behaviors.
I can't understand how -- in this world of God -- killing is so easy and get so many applause and admiration from everyone. And pain and suffering from the smaller animals, the weak ones, the pray, are not important. Ever. Everything is profit, loss, mechanical, legal, financial. There's no soul in any of those levels of considering reality. How can anyone intend to be saved, and/or to be the image of God, if compassion is not even close to their hearts and minds?
“By the way, you might notice that in spite of your numerous distinctive features, I never gave you a name like Scar or Stripe or Goliath. That's because, to me, you aren't special. You were special to rats. Now they're dead. I guess it was me you should have impressed.”
