What Happens to a Pile of Bananas in the Woods? (Trail Camera)

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  • Опубликовано: 3 дек 2022
  • Leaving a pile of bananas in the middle of the woods to see what kind of animals came along turned out crazier than I expected! I could not believe they ignored the bananas and only wanted the apples at first. I love making these trail camera videos of deer, raccoons, ground hogs and squirrels. I hope you guys enjoy watching them as much as I enjoy making them!
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  • @23ofSeptember
    @23ofSeptember Год назад +985

    I wanted to ask the deer, “ How do you like them apples?”

    • @AceTrailCamera
      @AceTrailCamera  Год назад +76

      I don’t know why but that literally made me laugh out loud.

    • @louiserawle8999
      @louiserawle8999 Год назад +6

      Garrett Graf...lol that is really 😁 😂 😀 🤣

    • @galenbywater2936
      @galenbywater2936 Год назад +3

      Is this in Pennsylvania.?

    • @craftycrafter1960
      @craftycrafter1960 Год назад +3

      😂

    • @Daniel_0778
      @Daniel_0778 Год назад +3

      Where you live? It pretty weird if you live in UK and expect some animal in the forest know what banana is..

  • @Sybil_Detard
    @Sybil_Detard Год назад +3269

    Poor squirrels developed a banana habit quickly. They can regale their grandchildren about the time in the woods when an exotic fruit appeared, how delicious it was, and how they wait and hope . . .

    • @charles6952
      @charles6952 Год назад +77

      If Eve was only a squirrel......

    • @ladywolfwolf
      @ladywolfwolf Год назад +154

      And pray to the banana god

    • @chaplainmattsanders4884
      @chaplainmattsanders4884 Год назад +10

      😅

    • @raebridges4021
      @raebridges4021 Год назад +22

      That was great! 😄

    • @baronesselsavonfreytag-lor1134
      @baronesselsavonfreytag-lor1134 Год назад

      A diet of bananas will kill them before they breed. This pile of high sugar content is not healthy at all. Typical American thoughtless behavior - all you care about is your selfish entertainment without considering the damage it does to others, especially animals.

  • @DanaidhB
    @DanaidhB 9 месяцев назад +90

    When the banana turns brown it becomes sweeter smelling and tasting so attracts the animals as a last chance to spread its seed like a symbiotic relationship pre-tuned into them. The smell of a browning banana is much stronger than green or yellow for sure.
    Great video my friend :) 👌🏼

    • @theirishslyeyes
      @theirishslyeyes 4 месяца назад +4

      That's what I thought, the sweeter smelling banana was more attractive to snack on

  • @nathan3252
    @nathan3252 4 месяца назад +43

    Some animals prefer things to be a little more fermented. The fermentation brings out flavors that are typically not present when they are still fresh. Fermented bananas are particularly good for making banana bread as only in their fermented state do you get that really good banana flavor.

    • @oBuLLzEyEo1013
      @oBuLLzEyEo1013 2 месяца назад

      I wouldn't go as far as calling a brown banana fermented because if it was I sure as heck wouldn't be eating them...

  • @yahwehskid4819
    @yahwehskid4819 Год назад +527

    I think they're getting slightly drunk off the fermented bananas. Squirrels are notorious for that.😂

    • @nelliethursday1812
      @nelliethursday1812 Год назад +38

      There is a movie called Animals are Beautiful People it is both heartbreaking and funny there is a part where a variety of animals get drunk off of fermented fruit the movie is filled on the Serengeti plain in Africa parts of it is available on RUclips it is worth your time but those with a sensitive soul please have a box of Kleenex standing by

    • @tammywitcombe7627
      @tammywitcombe7627 Год назад +3

      🤣🤣🤣

    • @bennym5244
      @bennym5244 Год назад +16

      Like hooch. Maybe early humans saw these squirrels and thought about fermented fruit to get dazzled.

    • @Cybertruck1000
      @Cybertruck1000 Год назад +3

      @@geogmz8277 I used to have one of those locks🤣

    • @helenamcginty4920
      @helenamcginty4920 Год назад

      Bananas arent ripe until the skin is going brown. Animals arent stupid enough to eat half ripe fruit like humans do.

  • @kareninalabama
    @kareninalabama Год назад +1237

    My sister used to have a loquat tree, and rabbits would show up at night to eat the rotting loquats and then proceed to stagger around the tree, seemingly intoxicated from the fermented fruit. So my sister had drunken bunnies dancing around her loquat tree each night!
    My point (and I do have one) is that perhaps the animals were waiting for fermentation before enjoying the fruit. It's 5 o'clock somewhere - even in the woods! 🍌🍎🥂

    • @sonhopson1
      @sonhopson1 Год назад +59

      Great comment!! ❤❤❤

    • @spark5012
      @spark5012 Год назад +117

      Mynah birds did that with Mangos in my yard. They were squawking and staggering. It was a Mynah bird night club.

    • @AllUserNamesAreUsed
      @AllUserNamesAreUsed Год назад +13

      😅☺️😇

    • @klatubaradanikto
      @klatubaradanikto Год назад +61

      “In the open glade between the tree trunks the wild rabbits danced with their shadows on velvet grass”

    • @tatchik77
      @tatchik77 Год назад +8

      That was my theory too ☺

  • @panspermiapancakes
    @panspermiapancakes Год назад +770

    I think the bananas were ignored because they don't give off much of an aroma until they ripen. Once they ripe, they have chemicals known as 'esters' which give off a stronger fruity smell. It was at that point they identified it as food. Plus it wasn't a fruit they are familiar with. I think if you tried it again a few weeks later in the same spot, they'd identify them quicker and not be willing to wait for them to ripen.

    • @williamchoi6561
      @williamchoi6561 Год назад +25

      That would make for a good experiment. And scattering them at slightly different locations with and without apples next to the bananas.

    • @visceraeyes525
      @visceraeyes525 Год назад +33

      theyre eating the maggots in the bananas

    • @mellowyellow2022
      @mellowyellow2022 Год назад +16

      @@visceraeyes525 That's what I was thinking.

    • @harveyhotdog5085
      @harveyhotdog5085 Год назад +8

      Maybe it has something to do with the sugar content of the ripe bananas.

    • @Divinegamer456Alt
      @Divinegamer456Alt Год назад

      Monkeys would've gotten it if they were there

  • @irishkazolotse
    @irishkazolotse 7 месяцев назад +30

    Albino racoon, pretty awesome 5:27😊 thank you for sharing, this was fun!

    • @Paul1958R
      @Paul1958R 3 месяца назад +2

      More likely the raccoon was _leucistic_

  • @johnsgirl62
    @johnsgirl62 7 месяцев назад +58

    The two fawns grooming one another is adorable. So fun watching the juvenile raccoons using all 4 paws to get a good grip on the apples. Thank you so much for creating this video!

  • @Derek_Wyld
    @Derek_Wyld Год назад +243

    A small raccoon with all 4 paws on an apple struggling to munch it is therapeutically adorable! 😃😊

  • @nancyjones6949
    @nancyjones6949 Год назад +182

    I fed 5 deer , 4 foxes , racoons and a possum and nobody ever got into a fight.They all seem to respect each others space. Loved watching them !!

    • @emcooper3031
      @emcooper3031 Год назад +12

      Us too! We had 5 deer, 2 foxes (mates), 2 raccoons, and 1-2 possum! It was really cool watching them, occasionally a fox might get close to a raccoon, but they'd just keep eating, enough for everyone.

    • @79klkw
      @79klkw Год назад +5

      ❤isn't that beautiful?

    • @peterphilstacey4698
      @peterphilstacey4698 Год назад +3

      I fed 6 dodo's 8 flamingos and an orangutan, they played together too

    • @iceswallow7717
      @iceswallow7717 Год назад +2

      ive fed an orange to squirrels

    • @nancyjones6949
      @nancyjones6949 Год назад +1

      Surprising !

  • @TomatoFettuccini
    @TomatoFettuccini 5 месяцев назад +17

    I've been putting out nuts and birdseed for the past couple of years and I've had some of the best laughs from the squirrels that visit. Those little beasts have tons of character.

  • @keilana6
    @keilana6 5 месяцев назад +16

    Love the elegant, polite actions of the deer while tasting & eating.

  • @tetsushatarii2108
    @tetsushatarii2108 Год назад +570

    The fact that you captured a white raccoon on your trail cam is incredible.

    • @circuslionsrabbitry
      @circuslionsrabbitry Год назад +87

      I think it's a leucistic raccoon, lacking some pigment but not all, like an albino.

    • @tetsushatarii2108
      @tetsushatarii2108 Год назад +47

      @@circuslionsrabbitry I think that’s correct. I tend to use albino as a catch all for animals that aren’t normally white. Bad habits.

    • @jaycahow4667
      @jaycahow4667 Год назад +10

      There are many raccoons that feed around my house. Last year I had two different mothers with cubs that all or some were light colored compared to normal. I am guessing it is a pigment issue gen carried by the same father raccoon.

    • @ericdpeerik3928
      @ericdpeerik3928 Год назад +8

      Apparently, blond animals are not completely uncommon..... but I've never seen one in person.

    • @zzzcocopepe
      @zzzcocopepe Год назад +3

      It looks kind of similar to a kinkajou, which is a raccoon cousin in South America

  • @user-kt3zv1cm5j
    @user-kt3zv1cm5j Год назад +200

    Manners are important in the wild! Think about how easily an animal could get a nasty infection from the smallest cut - even if they win the fight that gave them it. Most of the time, they really do not want to fight unless they have to. I can't get enough of videos like these, I don't know what it is but watching animals get the most insane snack of their lives is just joy 😂

    • @hauntedshadowslegacy2826
      @hauntedshadowslegacy2826 Год назад +16

      That's something that (fortunate or unfortunate, you decide) a lot of people tend to forget. Our species has had medicine and cleanliness for so long that we often overlook the problems a cut can cause. We can make bandages, but a deer cannot.

    • @ShiftingCloudsYT
      @ShiftingCloudsYT Год назад +6

      @@hauntedshadowslegacy2826 True enough. But most animals have an immune system we could only dream of. Some animals also do use natural solutions to help themselves heal. However, just like us; they also don’t have all the solutions. Interestingly enough, we have our own inherent problems with sanitation and medicine that can actually cause WORSE outcomes than more natural ones in some cases I.e adverse drug effects and lowered immunity due to high sanitation.

    • @periechontology
      @periechontology Год назад +1

      You think animals understand infection?

    • @ShiftingCloudsYT
      @ShiftingCloudsYT Год назад +8

      @@periechontology Yes. They can even know if they’ve been poisoned. All the studies done on animals and people still think they are so inferior. It keeps getting shown more and more some have very high cognitive abilities.

    • @user-kt3zv1cm5j
      @user-kt3zv1cm5j Год назад +3

      @@periechontology they absolutely don't 😂 but the ones that are more inclined to fight are more inclined to die and so the ones that fight less survive more and pass on their behaviours to their offspring

  • @knowledgeispowermediaprodu7094
    @knowledgeispowermediaprodu7094 9 месяцев назад +8

    Seeing those deer, the babies....I was having a real bad day, until I saw those deer. Wow. That was so amazing. I have a soft spot for deer.

  • @xDiananas
    @xDiananas 4 месяца назад +5

    YT just recommended me this video.
    I love reading comments, and many of them are just people enjoying them.
    It’s so refreshing to see 🙏🏻
    Keep enjoying!

  • @roxyrainbow
    @roxyrainbow Год назад +359

    The older the bananas get, the sweeter they get. They might have been waiting for them to mature.

    • @bennym5244
      @bennym5244 Год назад +33

      These animals maybe waited to see if the spot was safe. Humans to them are like the Predator to us, with all his lasers and nets.

    • @bamf6603
      @bamf6603 Год назад +5

      yea but later they ate raw banans too

    • @VENENOSEASON
      @VENENOSEASON Год назад +12

      Do you seriously believe that? You really think animals wait for fruits to sweeten instead of just eating them? That’s laughable.

    • @deltaepsilon2983
      @deltaepsilon2983 Год назад +21

      The older they get their smell spreads more faster,alerting these squirrels.

    • @Cybertruck1000
      @Cybertruck1000 Год назад +28

      @@VENENOSEASON We are animals and wait for banana to mature. Troops of primates in the rain forest constantly go through the canopy checking ripeness of fruit. They know the exact time when the fruit is "right" for them.

  • @lakedog7313
    @lakedog7313 Год назад +123

    Yes, I enjoyed this very much. The deer are so beautiful. I love your narration as well.

    • @ladywolfwolf
      @ladywolfwolf Год назад +1

      They caught deer on a body farm chowing down on human bones.

    • @evgenyzak2035
      @evgenyzak2035 Год назад

      It's a Bambi.

  • @rosethehat2073
    @rosethehat2073 11 месяцев назад +52

    The baby deer grooming each other were so cute!

  • @scitsalcoryp
    @scitsalcoryp 6 месяцев назад +5

    This has gotta be the funnest channel on YT . Thanks a lot !

  • @ernaanspach473
    @ernaanspach473 Год назад +69

    The little deer family is so sweet it brings tears to my eyes. Thankyou for the lovely images. 🙏❤️🙏

  • @BklynBeth
    @BklynBeth Год назад +9

    I fed a squirrel the first pineapple of her life and she was ECSTATIC and kept looking at me as she enjoyed this wondrous new fruit

  • @bratyihu
    @bratyihu 4 месяца назад +2

    Ex-zookeeper here. Worked in a zoo for 7 years with small and mid-sized primates and used to study wildlife management. The matter of exotic fruits always boiled down to the species of animals. Bananas and oranges met with general distrust among traditionally European or North American species. While pears, apples, berries were all around accepted and loved.
    Sure you can adjust the diet of almost every animal with the right technique but they usually leave the exotic fruits for last.
    In my knowledge every animal imprints something from the mother's milk taste and consistency. Whatever he or she was sucking out of the tats have a taste which reminds him or her of what they have to seek in the 'wild'. Plus they also mimic the parent animal. So if the parent animal is eating carrots and apples they will do just that. However they may partake in other food items as well. As kids - including juvenile animals - are curious by nature.
    Otherwise a really good idea for a video and quality content. Respect.

  • @janadogan-qy7ci
    @janadogan-qy7ci 8 месяцев назад +3

    The deer I feed love bananas, watermelon, cantaloupe and lettuce. Animals are wonderful. The raccoons eat everything. Thank You for the video, I enjoyed it so much.

  • @jillmillington3900
    @jillmillington3900 Год назад +136

    That light colored raccoon is pretty cool, I think it could be a blonde raccoon which is pretty rare. Love the vids keep up the great work btw

    • @AceTrailCamera
      @AceTrailCamera  Год назад +27

      I did not want to say it was an albino one raccoon because I did not see it in the daytime but I was wondering about that!

    • @joshuahinners3823
      @joshuahinners3823 Год назад +4

      Cool beans

    • @interdimensionalsloth6981
      @interdimensionalsloth6981 Год назад +2

      Albino*

    • @jillmillington3900
      @jillmillington3900 Год назад +1

      @@interdimensionalsloth6981 Definitely not albino

    • @hauntedshadowslegacy2826
      @hauntedshadowslegacy2826 Год назад +17

      @@interdimensionalsloth6981 Albinism results in no markings and red eyes. Leucism results in very pale markings and normal eyes. Blonde coloration results in noticeable yet light markings. There's more to color variance than just melanism, albinism, and typical.

  • @AceTrailCamera
    @AceTrailCamera  Год назад +242

    I think the one thing we all learned from this: groundhogs are the real gangsters...
    If you want to watch more of these videos, check out the list here: ruclips.net/p/PLRmKdclZ7tWyAQS_XfEPqwigrko8IEMO2

    • @AydnLuy
      @AydnLuy Год назад +6

      Bahahahahahahah na ace raccoons are straight up Gangsters ahahahahaha 😂😂🍻🍻

    • @justintcm3369
      @justintcm3369 Год назад +3

      yo whats up bro

    • @kimkemeys9563
      @kimkemeys9563 Год назад +4

      They love soy beans and figured out the wires on our vehicles are coated with it an can and will destroy it.

    • @LazyMode21
      @LazyMode21 Год назад +4

      I think they choose banana because it's easier way to eat

    • @kimkemeys9563
      @kimkemeys9563 Год назад +3

      This is very interesting stuff.

  • @aslmad1
    @aslmad1 Год назад +2

    Aww the two fawns together 💕

  • @paulagwhyte1720
    @paulagwhyte1720 11 месяцев назад +79

    Raccoons seem very well-mannered. I had a family of tame ones, a mummy and daddy who grew up with me feeding them and then their babies and they would always show respect for my three cats and the pair of skunks that would show up to have some treats. Everyone got along. One night a wild cat came and she just walked along the verandah railing and lay down on top and just swished her tail and watched the cats, the skunks, me and the raccoons. Everyone was sweet as can be! I had so much fun with them. The skunks would stomp and growl at times which made the raccoons timid but didn't stop them. I loved it all! Animals are the best. By the way, I have never heard of a groundhog being called a "rockchuck" before! Something new!

    • @TheOleHermit
      @TheOleHermit 10 месяцев назад +1

      My older brothers had pet raccoons, raised from young.
      A raccoon that was nesting in our hay barn ripped my pet cat's eyeball out of the socket.

    • @juliasantosmoura1298
      @juliasantosmoura1298 9 месяцев назад +1

      The rockchuck is a specific type of groundhog, it's fur is yellow over the belly

    • @mysterymac38
      @mysterymac38 9 месяцев назад

      Three raccoons attacked a rabbit that we caught in a cage, and ripped it apart. the only thing they left was the head and the tail.

    • @pkassies
      @pkassies 6 месяцев назад

      Thanks for sharing you story!

    • @Taydrum
      @Taydrum 6 месяцев назад +3

      They're absolutely not, life isn't a disney movie

  • @lpschick7237
    @lpschick7237 Год назад +39

    I think you are correct. These animals had no idea what to think about the bananas at first. Plus they get way sweeter as they get ripe. I love watching these videos. To see how these wild animals react to the foods you put out for them. Even watching crabs & fish eat bait you set out. Thanks for another awesome video.

    • @hauntedshadowslegacy2826
      @hauntedshadowslegacy2826 Год назад +3

      After a while, that sugar will start to ferment. I'm wondering how much of it was alcohol by the time the critters finally dared to nibble.

    • @mariaofarrell7tsavororite12-7
      @mariaofarrell7tsavororite12-7 Год назад +1

      They also loose the chemical spray smell on the fruits especially bananas .

    • @ladywolfwolf
      @ladywolfwolf Год назад +1

      @@hauntedshadowslegacy2826 Right there. They were just waiting for that oh so alcoholic adult banana beverage.

    • @laurelcaccivio6651
      @laurelcaccivio6651 Год назад

      That pile of goodies wouldn't last 24 hours where I live. Foxes and black bears feast on my compost.

  • @cynthiajohns0n442
    @cynthiajohns0n442 Год назад +63

    That was very cool! It was so sweet seeing the 2 deer grooming each other. Thank you for sharing 😁

    • @Ama-Elaini
      @Ama-Elaini Год назад +1

      Yeah, that was really cute. How animals behave when there's no hunger or danger to worry them.

  • @jillholder1868
    @jillholder1868 3 месяца назад

    Such wonderful fun you had with a few bunches of bananas and some apples. I loved this. Refreshingly real. Thank you.

  • @MommaDuck7
    @MommaDuck7 10 месяцев назад +1

    Aww the two fawns were just darling.

  • @pattyyuraitis1459
    @pattyyuraitis1459 Год назад +31

    The fawn’s melted my Heart … what a sight to see ❤

  • @ramonar6180
    @ramonar6180 Год назад +16

    That was so sweet when the mom & baby greeted each other & licked around their faces. It's like they were seeing what they ate.

  • @ytuser392
    @ytuser392 Год назад +5

    Beautiful deers ❤

  • @ritadighent
    @ritadighent 4 месяца назад +3

    This is lovely. And I love that your soundtrack is classical music.

  • @jodeming5088
    @jodeming5088 Год назад +23

    The squirrels and deer are my favorite. Deer’s love watermelon as well. Thanks for the video and for treating all the animals.

  • @sciguyjeff
    @sciguyjeff Год назад +84

    Couple comments. I noticed that the animals pretty much left stuff alone for a day or two. This actually makes sense. Bananas really do not have much odor until very ripe, same with apples. Most animals do not get "fresh" fruit either but have to wait for tree drop. After a day or two, the fruit softens and gets sweeter, perhaps even a little fermented (hic). If you had the native fruit tree called a paw paw, the ripe bananas probably would have disappeared quickly.

    • @KibyNykraft
      @KibyNykraft 8 месяцев назад +1

      And the deer aren't "polite" like he claims.
      They are cautious. Their position is predator to the plants but a prey for human hunters, bears etc.
      Some will stand around the one eater and make warning sounds if a danger approaches. Then they switch turns.

    • @MontgomeryWenis
      @MontgomeryWenis 6 месяцев назад +5

      ​@@KibyNykraftThat's true for all prey animals. But there is also a certain respect animals have for one another around resources. You can see this in a lot of photos of watering holes in Africa. A pride of lions drinking right next to a herd of antelope while hippos and cattle wade in the deeper areas, with no one trying to kill anyone else.

    • @catherineharris4746
      @catherineharris4746 5 месяцев назад

      Yep getting high off those fermented bananas😂😂👍

    • @Tonatar
      @Tonatar 4 месяца назад

      They are also easier to digest then fresh fruits.

  • @It-is-me...Melsie
    @It-is-me...Melsie 6 месяцев назад +3

    That was so beautiful to watch! Thank you so much ❤

  • @callibea
    @callibea 7 месяцев назад +1

    Love this, wonderful distraction on a busy day. Thank you.

  • @OreadNYC
    @OreadNYC Год назад +129

    I suspect that you're correct about the critters ignoring the bananas at first simply because most of them would never have had any reason to be familiar with bananas and wouldn't realize that they can be eaten. While the bananas might smell good to them, they might not be able to connect that smell to something which also tastes good because it's so very different from anything they recognize.

    • @zendoll1
      @zendoll1 Год назад +4

      I remember squirrels eating Paw Paws. We called them Indiana Bananas.

    • @shwiftygames7964
      @shwiftygames7964 Год назад +6

      Fermentation. Many wild animals get drunk on fermented fruits and nuts

    • @Cybertruck1000
      @Cybertruck1000 Год назад

      Imagine what that sugar rush does to a squirrel.

    • @LauRa-re9un
      @LauRa-re9un Год назад +1

      I gave a piece of banana to my rabbit, she never saw one in her life, and inmediately ate it. The smell is so strong, that I pick one banana and she asks me for, inmediately smells it even though I can be far from her with the banana without peeling. Doesn´t happen the same with strawberry. She rejects it. So banana has volatile esters that smell very well and animals trust first in their smell, then in their sight.

    • @OreadNYC
      @OreadNYC Год назад +2

      @@LauRa-re9un In all fairness, a pet rabbit is a little different from a wild one in the sense that your rabbit is used to receiving food from you with the result that she trusts you and understands that anything you give her is not only safe to eat but something she potentially might like. This is a relevant variable which you're rather conveniently ignoring when you shouldn't. Any wild animal which chooses to eat something with which it is unfamiliar, no matter how good the food might smell, risks possibly becoming poisoned -- especially since not all mammals react the same way to all the same plants or foods.

  • @TheWendybird123
    @TheWendybird123 Год назад +21

    I think you're right - they don't recognize the bananas as food at first. But I think they prefer the bananas over the apples due to the higher sugars in the very ripe bananas!

  • @herrunsinn774
    @herrunsinn774 8 месяцев назад +2

    Well thank goodness... we finally can lay THAT question to rest. 😅🤣😂

  • @maxwellspeedwell2585
    @maxwellspeedwell2585 6 месяцев назад +1

    Rock chuck?
    Ground hog?
    Squeal pig!😁

  • @TKCTSTN
    @TKCTSTN Год назад +15

    I live in a rural area& my neighbors have an apple tree I can easily see. The deer love those apples & will stand up to get the ones higher up. They will come check it out for over a week once they're gone.

  • @southsidecarly7427
    @southsidecarly7427 Год назад +85

    This was so fun to watch, thanks! I loved how all the animals were respectful of each other. It was so cool seeing the fawns groom each other 🥰

  • @gem3614
    @gem3614 10 месяцев назад

    Love this footage! Fascinating. Thank you for sharing 😊

  • @Minyassa
    @Minyassa 6 месяцев назад +2

    So, bananas will actually ripen other fruits just by sitting near them, and this is because they give off a lot more of a hydrocarbon gas called ethylene. All fruits give off ethylene as they ripen. The more ripe a fruit is, the more ethylene it gives off. Ethylene actually causes ripening, and in the process of ripening it softens the fruit and converts starches to sugars. So the more ethylene a fruit is giving off, the more sugars it contains and the easier it is to eat. Animals that eat fruit will associate a strong ethylene smell with the BEST fruit--soft and containing those precious precious sugar calories. So the banana pile, as it got overripe, finally gave off such a strong ethylene smell that it overcame the unfamiliarity with "banana" and just projected "great sugar source". With the bananas still there, they smelled like more sugar than the apples did, so they were the first choice.

  • @meg2831
    @meg2831 Год назад +19

    The mama deer face coming down from above startled me lol and those twin baby deer were just so cute!

  • @79klkw
    @79klkw Год назад +10

    Adorable white racoon! Super interesting when they have mutations like that.
    I had a melanistic rabbit who used to eat under my bird feeder. I started leaving other stuff for her. She was not a domestic rabbit, as I thought, just what they call , "melanistic", or black. We had to move away, but before we left, she would literally take carrots from my hand. She had babies under my deck, and had a mate who visited all the time.
    Loved the trail cam, have fun.

  • @Holly-xn2qz
    @Holly-xn2qz 9 дней назад

    Awe cute baby deers. I loved this video. Very interesting 😊

  • @alexandrastoica6639
    @alexandrastoica6639 Месяц назад

    Very beautiful, thank you .

  • @barbarafogarty4802
    @barbarafogarty4802 Год назад +24

    Wonderful to be able to see what goes on in the woods when humans aren’t around. Thanks so much for this treat.

  • @penboyasgod6103
    @penboyasgod6103 Год назад +147

    *This is wonderful. Thank you* for 1) providing natural food for beautiful animals, and 2) making this video for all of us to watch and learn how they behave. I never tire of watching nature videos.

    • @duhseanymon6560
      @duhseanymon6560 Год назад

      Animals can find the food themselves. LNT is a thing for a reason.

    • @penboyasgod6103
      @penboyasgod6103 Год назад +3

      @@duhseanymon6560
      Duh! Ya think? When I said, NATURAL, I easily meant, UNPROCESSED. And wtf is "lnt"?

    • @duhseanymon6560
      @duhseanymon6560 Год назад

      @@penboyasgod6103 it means leave no trace. When you leave food out in nature it disrupts the natural cycle by adding more biomass to the local ecosystem. Too much biomass can lead to certain species becoming out of balance, affecting the rest of the ecosystem.

    • @duhseanymon6560
      @duhseanymon6560 Год назад +2

      @SunniCalifornia leave no trace.

    • @duhseanymon6560
      @duhseanymon6560 Год назад +1

      @SunniCalifornia no problem! Check out the importance of LNT in my other comment or online. Oftentimes people believe that just because it's biodegradable means it's good for the environment. Unfortunately, that's not the case.

  • @tammaramills8364
    @tammaramills8364 11 месяцев назад +1

    So awesome! Love your trail cam footage!
    Gangster Groundhog! Who knew?!? 😆

  • @JaiKaalika
    @JaiKaalika 6 месяцев назад

    Feeding the animal is the best feeling in the world ♥️🩵

  • @amymbeauty8765
    @amymbeauty8765 Год назад +44

    Don't know why this was so fun to watch, but well, it was haha. Can we get a million more of these wholesome videos please and thank you!

  • @maryhenderson1529
    @maryhenderson1529 Год назад +23

    Amazing video! I wonder if the bananas are more fragrant and softer as they decay, and that’s why they ate them instead of the apples. Yes groundhogs are gangsters, my cousin was chased by one when she was playing in the barn.

  • @jenniferjenniferr8391
    @jenniferjenniferr8391 9 месяцев назад

    That was awesome. Thank you.

  • @ellietobe
    @ellietobe 6 месяцев назад +4

    It really depends upon what kind of animals normally wander through that part of the forest. Find a game trail that the wildlife normally travels on. They do make their own routes through the forest. Bananas really are not good for wildlife of North America. Too much sugar and once they go bad they can make an animal sick.
    We live in a forest and a game trail runs through part of our land. When what was once fresh fruit or vegetables start to get near their expiration date we put it out for the critters. Possums, squirrels and chipmunks, woodchucks, bears at certain times of year, deer, etc., will grab what is out there. Depends on who comes first. We do not put foot out regularly. I always cut up the apples and larger fruit or veggies for the smaller animals. Many like to grab and run. Don’t give the wildlife canned food. It is heavily salted and their bodies cannot properly assimilate things like that. Preservatives and other chemicals are in a lot of grocery stores foods. Not good for wildlife. Processed food are slowly killing enough humans and their pets. It is fine to give wildlife some organic food sometimes but they should not come to depend upon it. People are not consistent. Winter comes and they can’t make it out to the woods or they go on vacation. If those animals have become dependent upon a feeding place they can suffer greatly when it is taken away.
    We do put out food for deer if we have a very bad winter with snow covering the ground for long lengths of time. There are a few good brands of deer feed available. Some of them are garbage though. Corn is not good for them during the winter.

  • @Gina-G
    @Gina-G Год назад +16

    This is so cool! I love these videos. My Dad has a trail cam out. He buys apples and corn and puts it out almost every night. I always think it's neat to see all the animals that come through overnight.

  • @crossgrainwoodproductsltd9230
    @crossgrainwoodproductsltd9230 Год назад +5

    I feed 3 raccoons on my deck one year and their favorite was the dryer papaya. It was candy for them. But for an all-around favorite, the bananas. A few months of the nightly raccoon entertainment was awesome. But then one evening they each brought with them baby raccoons! They could fit in my hand and so adorable. I also put out a dish basin of water to keep them out of the bird bath, and that was the favorite item for the babies. They splashed the water, washed their hands like their mommas, and two actually sat down in it and played as a human baby would. My spouse and I would sit right in front of the two glass doors each night and we sat for an hour at a time, until the food was gone. That was the year before my spouses death. It's been 7 years and I just started feeding them again. I also have a ground hog, and a beautiful skunk that comes by for the dinner scraps I put out with a banana for him. I miss those nights of sitting in front of the glass doors with my spouse and chuckling over those babies.
    Thank you for this video. You put a big smile on my face this morning. I feed the squirrels and bird and sat down for my first cup of coffee when I came across this. Thanks😊

    • @tinchen.
      @tinchen. 7 месяцев назад

      ❤😊

  • @ritajayne
    @ritajayne 9 месяцев назад

    Too cool! Thank you!

  • @brendagroff8478
    @brendagroff8478 9 месяцев назад

    Super fun! Thank you

  • @tracybroschak4467
    @tracybroschak4467 Год назад +27

    The part with the 2 deer was absolutely adorable. I love watching your videos and love that you love watching the animals do their thing. I love animals. This is why I'm a vegetarian.

    • @ES11777
      @ES11777 Год назад +1

      I’m vegetarian too, wish I could be vegan but it’s unfortunately too expensive for my situation

  • @rockreader4298
    @rockreader4298 Год назад +10

    The sweetness comes out in bananas as they ripen up. In other words, the riper they are, the sweeter. ( : Interesting and thoroughly enjoyable to watch this. Great narration too. ( : Many years ago, lived out on a ranch and threw some garden greens and all food leftovers out in a clearing in a big circle (for wild birds). A couple horses, a couple cows, a few geese and chickens, along with some barn cats and the cow dog would all chow down together, and when they were done, the wild birds feasted. They left no trace of their smorgy-board. It was like watching a nature show from the kitchen window in the evenings. ( :

  • @cabilgibbs
    @cabilgibbs Год назад

    Youre Awesome!!! Thank Youuuu!!

  • @BrutalHips
    @BrutalHips Год назад +43

    You are sitting on a goldmine with these videos, man. Hope you post more frequently, keep up the good work! :)

    • @luxurycardstore
      @luxurycardstore Год назад +3

      I agree. If I were you I'd sign up for Amazon's affiliate program and add links to every type of hunting, camping, and fishing gear they have. You would make a fortune of the Amazon links alone.

  • @geraldfellers5348
    @geraldfellers5348 Год назад +12

    This is soooooo nice too watch. With all the BS going on in life, and I being from upstate NY, now living in AZ, were there is NO animals as such, my mind is peacfull. THANK YOU!!!! Keep up the vids my brother!!!

    • @terywetherlow7970
      @terywetherlow7970 Год назад

      New Mexico here.....orig.from N.E. and South.....

    • @b.a.erlebacher1139
      @b.a.erlebacher1139 Год назад

      There may be more wild animals than you think! A pan of water in front of a trail cam may show a lot of nocturnal activity.

  • @jenstacey7743
    @jenstacey7743 4 месяца назад +1

    So freaking cool! I’m binge watching all of them! I love the raccoons, they’re my favorites ❤

  • @Crowhillgal
    @Crowhillgal 8 месяцев назад

    love this! Beautiful nature. It never fails to impress.

  • @kerriefearby9542
    @kerriefearby9542 Год назад +8

    Thoroughly enjoyed this video. It as great watching animals in the wild that we don't have here in Australia. Thank you for sharing.

  • @victoriawilliams2786
    @victoriawilliams2786 Год назад +167

    Bananas don't typically grow in north America so the animals don't recognize them as food.
    This was absolutely adorable! Thank-you so much for sharing!

    • @peedscum
      @peedscum Год назад

      Central America is part of North America

    • @mynameisworld
      @mynameisworld Год назад +6

      🤦Your comment is so ridiculous, I just don't know where to begin. I'll have to wait until I stop laughing.

    • @anonymous96181
      @anonymous96181 Год назад +9

      @@mynameisworld like your username?

    • @user-wl4qs8xl3r
      @user-wl4qs8xl3r 11 месяцев назад +3

      @@mynameisworld whats wrong with the commeny?

    • @xbb88fx
      @xbb88fx 9 месяцев назад +5

      Bananas grow all over central America, the Caribbean, and the southern US. All pf which are part of North America.

  • @Puggalug
    @Puggalug 6 месяцев назад +1

    So glad RUclips recommended this video to you. I was entertained the whole way through with your narration of the footage. Subscribed.

  • @TabithaJones-rg9ig
    @TabithaJones-rg9ig 6 месяцев назад +2

    Thank you for this lovely video. My favorite are the beautiful deer. I feed squirrels every day on my window 8" from where I work....They are very very spoiled . I buy them unsalted walnuts. They grew tired of the peanuts.

    • @joydarling314
      @joydarling314 4 месяца назад

      Have you ever tried feeding them pecans?

  • @KristenHH
    @KristenHH Год назад +4

    That machete on Apple action was impressive! 👏

    • @kgilliagorilla2761
      @kgilliagorilla2761 Год назад +1

      Didn’t have to cut them up, but you know, gotta bust out the giant blade.

  • @dianaf1669
    @dianaf1669 Год назад +19

    I've just discovered your channel and am very happy I have! To see animals in the wild, eating these 'surprises' bit by bit. You have a unique way to show them and your narratives are outstanding. Keeps me watching with much interest! I'm a new subscriber now!

  • @mikemoore1800
    @mikemoore1800 Год назад +1

    😭😭 those squirrels addicted to the banana now haha i swear its the same squirrel

  • @lisac.9393
    @lisac.9393 6 месяцев назад

    Very cute!

  • @louiserawle8999
    @louiserawle8999 Год назад +10

    The deer really are beautiful creatures 😍 💕

    • @rogeranderson5578
      @rogeranderson5578 Год назад

      And the best “fast food” on the planet! 😋

    • @louiserawle8999
      @louiserawle8999 Год назад

      @@rogeranderson5578 I was talking about before they were slaughtered,you trigger happy fool!!!

    • @-M0LE
      @-M0LE Год назад

      @@rogeranderson5578 your evil

  • @theneighborhood2280
    @theneighborhood2280 Год назад +3

    Groundhogs are aggressive. I was told that the groundhogs at Groundhog Day Ceremonies (Feb. 2nd) are sedated to keep them calm. Great video to watch. Thank you for making and posting it.

  • @sarahbernhardt5752
    @sarahbernhardt5752 6 месяцев назад +5

    I love this content much more than all the content about fishing.

  • @godblessamerica7048
    @godblessamerica7048 Год назад +4

    It's called a woodchuck in Minnesota. Awesome video. I grew up in the middle of the Chippewa National Forest so I'm used to all kinds of animals.

  • @s.morris4099
    @s.morris4099 Год назад +3

    Now you know those squirrels are following you home cause they can't find bananas on their own, so when they come knocking on you windows you better have bananas ready. 😍

  • @rachelphelps6347
    @rachelphelps6347 Год назад +5

    Love seeing the critters! If I put a banana or apple out below my house it will be gone by morning. Raccoons and opossums usually!! Opossums love apples and usually ground hogs love apples too! Deer are so pretty and those young ones with their spots - adorable! Stumbled on this video and enjoyed it!!

  • @CatSchrodingers
    @CatSchrodingers 6 месяцев назад

    Well finally! Someone is answering some real questions!

  • @ieatcaribou7852
    @ieatcaribou7852 6 месяцев назад +3

    You might already know that, but the fawns that showed up were a doe and buck. Bucks have spots in a line where does spots are in more of a zig zag/scattered pattern. Very cool video!

  • @trailcameratexaswildlife9526
    @trailcameratexaswildlife9526 Год назад +3

    Enjoyed seeing the Fawns and the Squirrels and Groundhog interaction. Even though Raccoons are fierce fighters they avoid conflict when possible as we see here! Wonderful video capture! Have a great day, Char 😊🦌☀️🦝👍

  • @MrsJones-di8lg
    @MrsJones-di8lg Год назад +6

    Love to see these trail cams. The baby deer are precious!

  • @maliabryngelson5581
    @maliabryngelson5581 Год назад +12

    These trail camera videos showing the food treasures left for the forest animals are hysterical! We’d love to see more! Great footage of the animals too.

  • @cindycrawford2072
    @cindycrawford2072 7 месяцев назад

    That was a great watch.

  • @AdventuresMadeFromScratch
    @AdventuresMadeFromScratch Год назад +7

    It’s interesting how different animals interact with each other. But if you think about it, it would definitely be weird to go to the buffet and be sitting one table over from a family of horses 😆

  • @kristieingram2039
    @kristieingram2039 Год назад +4

    I love trail cam videos.....
    This is the first one I have watched with narration and I loved it.....
    You just have that whimsical tone to your voice and that made it even better....
    Great video hope to see more

  • @DANIEL_eltravieso
    @DANIEL_eltravieso 10 месяцев назад

    Perfect music for deer scenes👍

  • @DorisDay-lw4xs
    @DorisDay-lw4xs 5 месяцев назад

    Should leave out a big pile of Reeces. Watch the bears queuing up 😂
    Thought that was interesting with the squirrels. We’ve got apple trees and squirrels down the lane from us, and the squirrels here love those apples! Everywhere you look there are cores and fat squirrels 😊

  • @TheJollyBanana
    @TheJollyBanana Год назад +6

    We the people require more of this content. ❤

  • @Gator-357
    @Gator-357 8 месяцев назад +1

    Animals are naturally attracted to fermented fruits because of the extra sweetness and mild alcohol content. That's why they weren't interested for a few days.It's not an aquired taste, it's the increased sugar and slight alcohol content that they like

  • @TJswan007
    @TJswan007 6 месяцев назад

    🙏 Thank you for sharing

  • @101mylo
    @101mylo Год назад +17

    I feel like maybe the bananas have a sweeter smell as they get older? Or they taste better? Plus I don't think they can smell the bananas too much while they're still pilled maybe idk