ADORABLE Meerkat & Raccoon Cafe in Seoul South Korea
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- Опубликовано: 27 авг 2024
- Today is cute adorable animal day. I am going to some of the more unique cafes in Seoul, one of which is a meerkat cafe!
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The meerkat cafe:
Address: 364-3 Seogyo-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea
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"Do not hold or lift the raccoon"....puts raccoon on Mike's head lol
Ethan Letzer lol I know right
“Do Not Let The Racoons Climb On You”
Maybe they meant dont let them climb without supervision and let the workers pick them up.
i used to own a Raccoon. they will wash their food before they eat it
In Dutch they are actually called 'washing bears' because of this.
Rena Streetman correct they don’t clean their food they wet it before they eat it because they don’t have salvivary glands
@@lolalo6344 Washing bears sound so much better than "racoon"
It’s a myth that Racoons don’t have salivary glands. They actually do have salivary glands. They also don’t wash their food - it’s a sensory thing. They put their food in water as it’s a tactile thing, it increases their senses.
@@elizabeth3064 I wasn't meaning washing food like the way we do. What I was meaning is she would always take any food I gave her and "wash" it before she ate it. Everything I gave her
To those concerned about the animals, I just visited the meerkat cafe two days ago. Here are my observations:
THE GOOD THINGS:
- The very first thing guests are shown is the list of rules/regulations, which is quite thorough.
- The place had no odor. Potty messes were cleaned up immediately.
- There were numerous, knowledgeable attendants constantly circulating and ensuring guests were interacting safely with animals.
- Treats were given on a seemingly scheduled basis and consisted of a variety of vegetables, pellets, grains (for the herbivores), and kibble/training treats (for the carnivores).
- The foxes, genets, raccoon and coatimundi performed simple tricks for treats. Though it entertained the guests, the tricks were done carefully, and only intermittently, and seemed to be meant for mentally stimulating the animals.
- The animals were in prime physical condition... I observed no obesity whatsoever (which seems rare for meerkats and raccoons especially).
- The two foxes had a large, private run separate from the common area. They spent extended periods in the run and didn't have to be with guests all day.
- The meerkats also had two large pens with all sorts of toys and furniture for climbing and hiding in. One pen seemed to be the private chill-out pen, and the other pen was for interacting with guests. So the meerkats seemed to be rotated between the two pens so that no single meerkat was with guests all day.
- The cafe had very strict rules about guest behavior, including rules prohibiting loud noises and certain vocalizations (like clicking the tongue, which alarms meerkats), and also instructed how to properly touch animals.
- Although there were different species together, they seemed very accustomed to and comfortable with each other. I saw a genet (long-nosed cat-looking thing) climbing on top of a sleepy cat and the cat did not care. lol. And the wallabies were extraordinarily chill.
THE QUESTIONABLE THINGS:
- Where were these animals procured? I don't know. I suspect they were bred in captivity though.
- I don't know if the meerkats get time (after-hours) to dig in natural substrate like dirt or sand. I think they would benefit from this.
- I also don't know if the wallabies get access to textured floor surfaces so that they can hop more freely/naturally.
- I think the wallabies probably needed toenail trims.
- One wallaby had a baby in her pouch, and the baby emerged for a brief time. I noticed the tip of its tail was missing. This could have been a birth defect/natural accident or a preventable accident... I can't know for sure. But the mother voluntarily interacted with humans and was chill among the other animals... So if there was an accident, she showed NO signs of lingering fear. So I dunno.
I have a feeling that most of the animals are rescues from pretty awful shelters, they seem pretty happy and well cared
Yeah I've visited many animal cafes in the USA. I would much rather visit in counties like S Korea or Japan...most cafes in America don't even have rules posted. So people do what they please with the animals & aren't monitored. Grabbing animals out of their beds while they sleep, kids throwing the toys around often scaring the animals etc. Now THAT made me sad.
From what I've heard, the animals were all recuses (Raccoons were rescued from a Circus...I could be wrong though)
@@kaylazoe24 can I ask where you heard that please? I'd like to find out all I can before deciding if I'd want to visit
@@ttrocker89 Hey, I think I atually saw a video about it from the owners. Its easy to look up too :) Blind ally is the raccoon one...not sure of the others. I will be going this october so i can also let you know then
"She's totally ignoring me... Just like most girls do" Ey mikey, you need help with girls, bud?
Corporal Treyian He just needs to take them on a date to one of these cafes
You think you're some kind of Neil Strauss or something?
Sam B rdr2 reference
Hate to tell you, but the pacing is probably due to a common issue with many naturally wild captive animals. Animals who lack visual stimulation begin pacing from anxiety and lack of stimulation (i.e. imagery deprivation)
Madisen Matherly
You can't say that or even everyone will call you a vegan Peta butthurt person.
Please do not associate any vegan with Peta, Peta are assholes and don't deserve to even be associated with us Vegans.
That DoucheRobbingTheBankOnTheCornerOfThirdStreet trust me, meat eaters are just as annoying. I barely mention much but I would get lectures on why meat is better for me. Again I wouldn't mention much
Stephenie Bowen
Same! They are worse.
I never have lectured anyone about meat eating but every time I mention I'm vegan when talking about lunch options or ordering my food people say their feel bad for me and that I'm unhealthy and malnourished
Yog 'Sothoth exactly!! I get it from both family/friends and strangers both online and offline. It's horrible.
The moment where meerkat sniffs into your nose is priceless.
That's called "intimacy"
I want to Open a Rat Cafe. With Rats running all over. that 's gonna be a total hit, ...For the city health inspector
ey watcha doing here in 2019?
DO IT.... NOW.... Fancy rats are very clean....
Sproutssy exactly! I love rats! I have two boys
That would be amazing!
Domestic rats are actually rather clean.
6:00
This is how meerkats identify humans as they use the unique body smell from our breath to figure out exactly who we are! :)
You make me want to travel the world. Take me with you, mikey!
sure! you bring the sandwiches
Mikey Chen 👌👍
i have to say, the cutest of them all is Maggie no joke!
Jer Shawn haha thank you! My insta is seamags
How loving the animals are can be an indication to how they're treated.
That meerkat cafe was awesome, such a beautiful cat and little leopard looking animal was so pretty too as well as the fox
Raccoons are nocturnal. Maybe they should open a Raccoon bar and disco instead?
Audrey Lin yes to this comment hahaha
Or a capsule hotel. Petting raccoons sounds great while being wasted.
You can train raccoons to not be nocturnal
just put the cat food out in the morning, and they'll change their schedules. Thieving varmints.
Audrey Lin no the music and drink people are too loud
All of the animals at the first cafe looked like they'd rather be elsewhere. They didn't seem happy at all.
All these animals except the raccoon seemed pretty chill and happily relaxed
“Leave Dennis alone Mayweather”
"Do not hold or let raccoons climb on you" instantly proceeds to put raccoon on head
The cat is a Bengal. They are amazing cats, and definitely keeps your day interesting
Vicki Whiteley agreed 100%
That cat was not a bengal, that cat was only a lynx point cat, hence the pointed pattern and color of it's eyes, bengals are bigger and colored drastically different than this cat was.
Sorry to disagree but I happen to own and be extremely familiar with this specific breed. It is definitely not an EG(early generation) but definitely is a SBT Bengal.
It's A Siamese/ silver point tabby, (Siamese tabby mix) I have one, and I've seen them before, look up either of these names and you'll see
I am close friends with a bengal breeder, this cat is not bengal. First of all, Bengals don't carry the Siamese (partial albinism) gene, this gene takes a few generations to show as it is recessive. Second, this cat's body structure and head shape are all wrong for a bengal cat. This cat is not bengal in the slightest, even 6 and 7 generation bengal to dsh still present the bengal features because the features are an incomplete dominance gene, meaning only one parent needs to carry a gene to express the features in order for it to present. I really highly doubt this cat has bangle in it at all.
Awesome! Meerkats are the coolest little mammals in existence!
OMG, I LOVE IT!!! I'm such an animal lover.... And that cat was ABSOLUTELY stunning. Those little meerkats were freaking adorable. I really loved this video Mike. Thanks for taking us along! 🐾
Awww the meerkats! So cute! But then I hear a little voice in my ear: "animal exploitation". I just hope they are happy there.
That meerkat is cleaner than the average American
Meerkats are the coolest creatures, love them
2:30 (Poor Corgi) & 2 :35 (🐾 rare raccoon color & adorable 🐾)👌cool vid✌
The reason raccoons dip their food in water is because they don't produce saliva. I had one years ago. Mine was a little love bug.
9:21 Most contented cat in history
All these animals are precious. The meerkat 😍😍😍😍
Those raccoons are soo cute especially the white one
I am unconvinced that this is a healthy environment for these animals. No place to hide when stressed, always out in the open like that. That can't be good. Plus raccoons are mostly nocturnal.
That's it. I'm going to Seoul.
These creatures are as exotic as it gets!!! The sirucatas aren’t but the fact that they are
DOMESTICATED!!!!??😂
The meerkat cafe seems fine to me. The meerkats seemed happy and healthy, like the other animals there. The raccoons just looked sad and stressed.
I love animals
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If you love animals then why would you want to support this??
Unless these animals are rescues that can't be released back into the wild, this is, as cute as it is, absolutely not okay. And even if they're rescues, I hope those people actually only let people interact with those that aren't stressed out too easily, or better even, looking to interact with humans and being petted.
Omg, q wild cat thing, a fox, kangaroos, meerkats, cat! OMG SO MANY ANIMALS TOGETHER!!!
i LOL when the cat finally gave him some loving, his reaction is priceless
Chelsey Madrid I love cats mercurial attitudes.
Cat cafés and dog cafés are fine ,but meerkat ,kangaroo,fox,raccoons ??!! What is going on??? And they don't even have pit stops in the cafe for the animals to spend their energy on,this was heartbreaking
Jess's Life
Facts
He didn't highlight those, but you could ladders, railings,treats and toys of ALL kinds. Especially where I visited.
Only certain foxes can be kept as pets, they are bred a certain way.
Jess's Life the raccoons probably play on all the equipment when they close, plus they're nocturnal so they'd be docile anyways during the day. Kangaroos are questionable though.
Meerkats are very sociable, they don't care. Raccoons are just super scavengers, as long as you feed them they're happy. Foxes depends on the species/taming, but kangaroos are an issue. They won't stay too small forever, so they need somewhere to go to.
I'd like me some Mango Milk right now!
Often times baby wild animals are taken from their mothers in rather brutal fashion. I'm not sure what the full situation is for the meerkats, raccoons and kangaroo, but I'm very skeptical the animals are being appropriately cared for.
james pisano I saw something on a cat cafe and the cats there were shelter cats and were up for adoption
Redstone Rocket Yes. Cat cafés are often just like that. Raccoons are not generally domestic animals, they're wild. I'm hopeful all the non-domestic animals are well cared for, but after years of eye-opening information, I'm very skeptical.
james pisano most of these types of places are rescues so most of these animals have most likely been in abused situations and because they are used to humans they are now animal ambassadors.
Ardnael Willobee Yes, it's true some "wild" animals will always need the care of human families. I adopted a baby marmoset whose mother abandoned her due to a birth defect, and she wouldn't survive in the wild. But I've also cared for wild animals who can return to their natural environments once they're old enough and/or strong enough. With those ones, it's crucial to prevent them from bonding with us humans, or else they'll end up putting themselves in danger when they're back in the wild.
james pisano the white raccoon though, outdoor not have survived for very long in the wild. They are usually eaten at a young age or abandoned.
OMG WTF Google! I turned on subtitles and 2:50 OMG!!!
Matthew Schell LMAO
Matthew Schell see 3:11
Matthew Schell wtf😂😂
Matthew Schell people do that subtitle
lol, just checked
A baby kangaroo is called a joey.
N0616JC Productions Nah he definitely looked more like a Dave.
AsuranDiablo You are the real MVP. Lol
Or the joey is Dave.
N0616JC Productions I know a person called jo to maybe he's a kangaròoooooooooooo
Oh no.. You just made laugh out loud at my place of work.
Reminds me of the wild raccoon I made friends with when I was a kid. He was really aggressive to other raccoons but when it came to me and my family he was like butter
Also raccoons clean their food before they eat it
The meerkat sniffing mike's nose....😂😂😂😂😂 cuteness overloaded!
That was the funniest and cutest video I have ever watched!!!
I'm definitely skeptical of keeping these wild animals in cafes. I'd like to see studies on whether they're kept right. They're kept captive, but I'm curious if they're fed right and like other people said about the stress levels.
demissione that's why I'm not jumping on the hate train. I'm an animal lover but I'd like to see some info on how the animals are treated and cared for before I go judging these cafes. If they are treated well and they are happy I would love to visit!
When that meerkat went up his nose, i literally died!
I've learned it from Dolph C. Volker that meerkats sniff your mouth to remember your smell. That's what he does in his videos and every time he handles them, he opens his mouth for them to smell it. Digging is also in their nature, so that's why they're constantly scratching your pants. >_< And I love how one meerkat climbed on your shoulder and stood up to get a vantage point. They are adorable little animals!
Meerkats are perfect
Didn't you already go to the 9 stages of sea food place in the past? Because I remember watching that video.
The uploads are weird cause they are mixed up
I find this crazy how they have all these animals in a small cafe
4:52 Bundle of Sleeping Meer cats - Legendary Cursed Item: You are paralyzed until this bundle decides to leave your lap.
8:27 the cat's like ''You flatter me''
Its soooo cute but i hate to ignore the fact that they r not in their natural habitats, clearly they want to dig the sand but there r no sand for them to dig :(
I feel that as cool as it would be to go to a cafe with animals in it, i do question the welfare of said animals in those environments. While I am sure that there are some that have the animals' welfare and happiness as a top priority, there are others that are more concerned with making a buck off of the tourists at the cost of the animals' wellbeing. My advice? Do your research before you plunk down coin for one of these places. Be sure that the animals you came to see are not being treated like crap behind the scenes.
Honestly I would go and check if the animals are happy, I do animal management so I’ll probably learn the signs soon
Your right! The meerkat cafe was SOOOO much better💜🐾I love meerkats and the other animals were so sweet & friendly💜
I can’t believe the food actually looks like that! So cool.
Mikey love the vids you actually have good content and isn't akward when trying food with ppl keep up the good work😁😃
My phone has just exploded..
So has my brain. 🤯
I loved when he mentioned Meerkat Manor 😭💖
"she's totally ignoring me..like most girls do" all I can he's the sweetest.
It would have been nice for them to at least give the Meerkats a sandbox for them, it stimulates them, it's fun for them, and it actually pretty neat to watch them dig.
Meerkats are NOT supposed to be pets!!! My stepdad has a meerkat rescue and he often gets them from people who rescued them because they were thrown away by their priviouse owners (cound't handle them anymore) or from the owners themselve who thought they were so cute at first... but when they grow up they are mostly not and they even start biting theire owners (espacially when they become teens).
People bring these little fellas to my stepdads lodge (Namibia), where they can form new groups and get set free after a while. They even come around for a visit once in a time ^^
But it would be a good thing if that "meerkats are pets" thinking could be shut down! Because they are NOT!!!
PLEASE INFORM YOURSELF first and don't support these kind of cruel things!
Kind regards
Am I the only one that found it so funny when the fox screamed?
Idk about everyone else but this was so freaking cute!! The caaaaaaaat had beautifuuuuuuuul eyeeeeeeeeeees
Even in South Korea you cannot escape Ed Sheeran's music.
I would have a stroke
A guy with no name PLZ NO 😨
She'Myia That's the 3rd cat video I see you on lol
She'Myia Malone well it’s a good thing you aren’t there then I guess?
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Poice
South Korea and Japan both must love animals
I just love watching raccoons run away with something in their hands and that cat was so gorgeous
that's it... Mikey x Random Cat from Seoul Meerkat Cafe fanfiction starts now! XD
Raccoons tend to wash their food in water.
The meerkat was so adorable
Lmao "cats scratch you too, but they're more loving."
The types of cafes should NOT exist. Sure the animals are cute and everything, but for the Raccoons it’s absolute torture, they would rather be in the wild not kept up in a cafe having people all over them.
Actually these raccoon are rescue animals they're usually let go in a few years.
Dogs and cats would have also been in the wild if humans didn't domesticate them!
Oh my god if i could i would take my grandma to korea and go visit the meerkat café with her, they are her absolute favorite animals 😩😍
EDIT: i know this is not the right habitat for all those animals but duuuuude this is so adorable!!!
Aaaaaah!!!!! I am dead from cuteness
That cat was absolutely gorgeous
Mike Chen isnt a bad person for going. I like to think he didnt even realize its bad. He just wanted to see them and pet something fluffy.
Its just not a good idea to support establishments that have animals as entertainment.
Its not natural. They dont thrive
Wild animals should be kept wild.
If youre upset that ppl are telling the truth.. Youre the problem
I can't believe they have a raccoon café, I had a family of raccoons come up to my patio door and wouldn't leave, they looked fricking nasty and scary!
MEERKATS ARE MY FAVORITE ANIMAL
The other animals were fine but then there is a Capybara?! I'm am obsessed with them!
I hope the animals are treated well. She didn't seem very gentle with the racoon.
I agree, she didn't seem too gentle. However, the meerkat cafe seemed a lot better for the animals. They all looked well taken care of too. It honestly looks as though they are rescues/captivity bred.
Cute meerkats:)
3:41 I started screaming because there was a Red Panda on the wall behind him and Red Pandas for my favorite animals
Meerkat so cute. That was a beautiful Cat and really sweet.
poor things.. cruelty to animals. Meerkats need dirt to dig as well..
I seen alot of videos and people are so IGNORANT when it comes to animals as pets. A guy posts videos of gar he has In tubs with a crawdad and the crawdad has no dirt to build a den. So said to see them
aww is Maggie your g/friend?
Maggie is super hot.
lol
Catherine Halliday whos maggie? Dont think i saw her in the vid
8.50
The animals were so cute, I wish they had places like this in the U.S.
Adorable 😘😘😘
People shouldn't judge the cafes on the habitat of the animals. They could easily be rescues who were injured or something and were not fit to go back to the wild. Stop judging from what you see
Gfjfiygil Gkugflu yes I agree
but where the hell would they be rescued from? most of the animals in the cafes he visited are in No Way native to asia and even less to south korea
They're no native to that part of the world which means they were brought there, the illegal animal trade is worth billions of dollars, if you don't believe me then look it up.
Adrian which is where they are rescued from. As you said, "look it up".
Who is Maggie ? Tell us more about her , the girl with the cat with you
It isn't.
His girl is also chinese
She's gorgeous
Hello! That’s me haha. My insta is seamags. I’m not friends with him just met him by chance at the cafe!
that fox! oh.. and the animals were cute, too.
LOL. I love that you tell people to enter a contest from July 12 to August 3rd when you post the video on August 2nd.
Lol, the white raccoon looks like one of my ocs :p
Everyone being salty about the cafes and I'm just gawking at the desserts and praying for mikey to forget the haters
Bianca Bautista IKR. OSB on here.
Bianca Bautista Right? So many whiners. These cafes are awesome!
Animal capturing and exploiting for entertainment isn’t “awesome”.
Well, I'm not hating Mike for going there, I hate the cafè for their use of animals. In South Korea a cafè like that lasts six months total, if at all. What happens to the animals then? Doubt they're cared for the way the should be as they're not treat with the right care in the first place. They're used to bring in money before the "hype" is over and the shop closes. SK has such a low shelf life for any kind of restaurant at all that it's not right to use animals in that fashion. Especially more exotic animals like Meerkats, kangaroos who need special treatment because of their heritage. Even puppy and cat cafès dump the animals into a shelter soon the store closes. It's just not right. It's cute if you don't think deeper into the issue but just wrong.
It's not his fault. But these cafes are terrible! They shouldn't be keeping wild animals! The animals should be in the wild or in a sanctuary at least! Cat's and dogs are domesticated so it's okay for them to be in cafes as long as they're treated well.
Oh my goodness I started crying when I saw those Meerkats. So adorable!!! ;___;
In 6:05 the meercat was like u have something in there
leave Dennis alone mayweather 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Omg what breed of cat is that????😍😍😍😍 8:18
Rhea Kumar it's a snow bengal.
wow really calm for a bengal..
yoongs And small.
Rhea Kumar those types of cats cost money
Grandmama Spif no way I got ripped off then when I bought my cat
The raccoons dip their food into water to wash it off. Doesn't matter what it is, they dip it into the water if there is water available near them. It just helps clean off the bacteria and I believe raccoons do not produce saliva so it helps moisten it for them.
It's funny because when the raccoons were climbing, the other raccoon pushed the other one and the song was saying "don't lemme, don't lemme down" lmao