pretty much true, only thing tougher than a wolverine is a honey badger, those fuckers are bullet proff. You realize this animal isn't meant to be a pet when you see him playing and does injure the guide. gotta be tough and love the animal to not retaliate and/or keep working on that.
Its kinda ironic being labeled wacky, considering how outright mad things have gone in the "Ordinary" world. If anything, being called wacky by the same people embracing the societal madness likely means you're doing something right with your life.
@@MoultrieGeek He is pretty normal though, he just has a different life experience. You guys are acting like it's a crime to be normal Please don't be one of those people that blames society for not fitting in, i hate seeing people doing the stupidest thing imaginable and calling it "empowerment" as much as anyone else but that shit is on us.
To give you an idea of how insanely mindblowing the trainer/wolverine relationship is, wolverines are one of the few (if not only) that Grizzly Bears will run away from.
I never saw the video but I have heard that a Wolverine has killed a polar bear from videos I’ve watched on wolverines. Who knows if it’s true but they are killers. Once it latched on to its throat it didn’t let go til the bear was dead.
He still has all his skin, which is surprising. I think it’s really good that he screams everytime he gets a bite because it can tell the animals (sometimes) that they’re hurt them
Them animals need it, their skin is thicker than ours, they bite/scratch and make you bleed all on accident if you don't show (or in this case, tell) them it hurts!
I think it’s the opposite. If you scream all the time, they might think that’s just a sound you make, but if you scream occasionally, they realize something is wrong. Just like with every animal (or even amongst humans as well, if a generally calm person gets mad, one might respect that and take it more seriously than a person who is constantly “screaming”).
@@whengrapespop5728 you think, that thought isn’t the case though. you have to do it with puppies too, and no they don’t think it’s just a sound they realize you are reacting to their bites.
Even being nippy, that wolverine is being surprisingly gentle. Unfortunately I don’t think the nippiness can be avoided and they can only get so gentle. Our poor human skin can’t quite take it. But it’s sweet to see the wolverine be so caring!
"Those animals are totally harmless but apparently I'm the only one that's ever worked this close with wolverines" proceeds to get bitten and scratched every 5 seconds
I've worked in the forests of Northern BC, NWT and Yukon for almost 30 years. I've seen all these animals up close and personal. Ive come across, lonewolf, wolfpacks, one with 31 wolves. My husky came face to face with a wolf once. (they just sniffed each others parts like 2 dogs in the city would. Luckily my dog came back to me before anything happened. I've seen maybe 7 wolverines in that whole time. I've been within feet of lynx, even snuck up on a family of lynx kittens playing in a siesmic line jnc (accidently). Stood within 30 ft of 2 lynx about to get it on (got video of it on my channel) Survived 2 black bear attacks, encountered 100s of them, 99.99% they take off. I got a picture of a blackbear hanging out and grazing alongside bison. One time I made friends with a raven and he would fly within a foot of my drivers window for 20 km and eat out of my hand at 60 km/h everyday for 3 weeks. I could go on forever so i'll shut up. Is it just me or is the guy in the video Ted Nugents twin brother?
It's very unusual for a wolverine to be so docile. I could tell it really had a lot of affection for its trainer. It wanted to hug him and be next to him the whole time he was with him. It reminds me of my cat chasing me and nibbling on me after I got home being away all day.
I'm 71 now. I spent many months living in the back countries over the years. I always completely enjoyed interacting with the local wildlife. I am fortunate that in all my encounters, I have never been attacked by any of them. There have been a couple of scary encounters. A puma stalking me & a bear pissed off I was eating berries on his bush. Wolverines & badgers were never bothered. They are all magnificent out in the wild.
Much respect, Glenn. Those moments in the back country are indelible and magic and soul-affirming. All of life is wild life...some folks have just forgot. Cheers man.
Haha. Wolverines are so cool. They're like small, compact bears with cute faces and full of energy. The latter makes them remind me of otters but they are actually related. If you think about it though, pretty much all mammals from the weasel family are full of energy.
@@ghostmaster1734 Hard to tell from the video but it looks like it had a black tail tip, meaning it's Mustela erminea, the stoat, which is a bit different than the "proper" weasel Mustela nivalis
This guys energy is absolutely unmatched. Makes me so happy to see you treat people, and the animals so well. I worked at the Omaha Zoo which a lot of you I’m sure are familiar with one of the top zoos, but due the treatment of the animals and humans is absolutely terrible. Couldn’t stand workin with people who could go to sleep knowing they didn’t feed or properly do their jobs. Man I’ll be laying in bed stressing if I shut the lights off, did something. Disgusts me
Teaches pple about them? Well. We should not cuddle wild animal. I wish we all could respect their nature as well. A wolf, for example, can rearly be trusted. Pple who have hand fed wolf from puppy to grown have been killed when messed up. It is very important to respect animals wild side/instinct. And that those animal not are for human's entertainment. Anyway, i get that a lot of pple love working like this. It can barely feels like a job, i guess. I would have loved to work with rescue animals. The one who can't live in nature anymore. And of course, pet's who need help. It has to be awarding .
Tone Gand bro, why’d you spell people as plle and pple? And rearly, what is that? And why did you say “Told respect to nature”? You can’t say to nature “Hey bud, you need to drop your branches” like houdini dropped birds out of his hat
@@delliriant I spell'ed it horrible. That is why. And, i still have a lot to learn. A lot of the people at youtube, are from other parts of the world, you know... I got to learn english at the early years of school, but i have forgotten some of it... I have tryed to edit my spelling. Hi from Norway 🇧🇻
The wolverine is giving love bites. I have ferrets, who also are part of the mustelinae subfamily, just like the wolverine, weasel, and mink. They nibble you when they want to play or just cuddling sometimes (the classic lick, lick...chomp!). I love all the wild mustelids here. They’re all badass but very intelligent and super sweet once they bond with you.
I don't think he's so much yelling out in pain, but trying to communicate to the wolverine he doesn't like being bitten. Sounds like he's trying to sound like he's a wolverine himself.
+Jefari H.-Probably a bit of both. When my cat bites me, enough when it is just in play, it hurts so bad, like a tiny little trap digging into my hands, :*), and wolverines are much bigger than cats and have bigger jaws. Even though this wolverine fella is clearly playing with his handler and most of them are just "love bites," it still hurts but the handler is also making his cries resemble a wolverine's to signal to the fella to stop. It's clear the wolverine is just playing around and doesn't mean any real harm, if he did, it would be a lot more clear and the wolverine would be highly more aggressive. It seems to be pretty comfortable with being around so many humans as well to where if it was scared of anyone, it would've made that very clear from the beginning. It was just far more interested in having some playtime :D.
Justin Germeroth He's communicating with it. Go watch coyote Peterson's video with it. He explains to him and the viewers that's how he communicates because that's how the wolverine talks.
The man: "I love wolverines, I know how to treat them and they won't hurt me". The wolverine: "This creature cuddles me, feeds me, one time it'll stop I will eat it".
I saw a mated pair of wolverines once when I was hiking part of the Pacific Crest Trail in Washington, at a volcanic lake called Round Lake. I had looked up at a cliff face when I saw movement, and at first thought the cliff was much closer than it was and thought I was looking at two weasels (they pretty much are lol just ten times bigger). Then I realised that cliff was 500 yards away. It was amazing how fast they were scaling the cliff face, I've never seen anything like it. If those things wanted me dead they could probably pull it off (if I was unarmed, which I wasn't, I always carry when hiking), they are truly terrifying creatures. It's really cool to see one up close like this and so affectionate. Beautiful creatures too. I really hope their numbers bounce back, they have been pushed out of a lot of their habitat since we moved in...
When I was backpacking/hiking the Northern Cascades it was pretty cool when we got on the PCT for a bit, gonna have to add Round Lake to my places to visit. The Washington/Pacific Northwest will always be home 🌲
@@KimKardashiUn889 It's a _gorgeous_ lake, I guarantee you will love it. There is a trailhead to PCT accessible from the Mountain Loop Highway between Darrington and Granite Falls, it's about a 6 mile hike up from there, and Round Lake is on the way to the actual PCT. And be aware, the trail leading down from the top of the crest into the crater is fairly treacherous, you'll want boots with excellent traction, some strap on cleats would be ideal and a good walking stick, and maybe bring a lightweight folding trench shovel in case you need to fix any bad spots. I haven't been up there in a while (a decade actually) but the last time I went the trail was about a foot wide on a 40-something degree slope of clay, it was both narrow, steep and slippery, and a fall will without exception be fatal, it goes about 300 feet down at the 40-ish degree slope then steepens even further into a cliff with large boulders at the bottom. Maybe the forest service has cut it again recently but I wouldn't count on it. Totally worth it though, the water in that lake is as clear as diamonds, and the night sky view on a clear night is amazing, the crater blocks out a lot of the glare from city lights so you can really see the milky way. And who knows, maybe you'll see my wolverine friends or their offspring lol.
He isn't being serious. He's doing it for the wolverine's benefit. People do that with their dogs (and even babies too sometimes) where they act like they're getting hurt while playing. It was pretty funny, but it isn't real lol.
Adult lions act as if they're injured when their cubs play-fight with them because it boosts their instinctual confidence in their ability to protect themselves and their pride. It's much the same with other mammal species in most cases.
I dunno man, those scratches on his forearm look pretty painful, and with fangs like those I'm pretty sure even a playful bite would elicit an "OW!" from the best of us. Sure it's nothing to really freak out about, but I wouldn't doubt that yell has some genuine pain behind it.
Dogs, cats, ferrets, and every other carnivore in the world knows very well how hard to bite so as not to draw blood. They're not psychopaths: they're not deliberately going to hurt the creature (human) that provides their food, are they? They're not stupid. Give them a bit of credit, will you?
Living the dream. Never really had pets but later in life I dated a woman who had a bunch of cats and dogs and it was the most joyous time I had. I spent every available minute with them and interracting and to think some people can get paid to do this is insane. I wished I would have pursued it as a young man.
That wolverine is so pretty and love the handler so much and all who see it must want to take it home with them due to it's sweet personality. The other animals look great too and the cat was so adorable as well.
The guy playing with wolverine, should have his own tv program. He knows the animals, and he’s tamed and domesticated them well. And he has a likable camera personality.
Bobcats are pretty built as well. Check out the video where some Russian chick has one in her house as a pet - thick ass legs and _huge_ paws. Could probably go toe to toe with this wolverine.
@Brucie Skyflower man, honey badgers are even bullet prof I've heard, Wolverines could be killed by a bear theres no doubt about it, but not without pulling a fight, so while the bear knows he could kill the wolverine also knows it won't be a walk in the park
That's awesome! It's really cool seeing a wolverine be so affectionate w a human. Bc we always here about how tenacious and tough they can be. Gr8 stuff!
Any human who is kind, loving and respectful of animals is my type of humans. That man is very knowledgeable you can tell he knows their behaviour. Wolverines are gorgeous.
medexamtoolsdotcom Have you taken the test for psychopathy? Your annoyance isn't normal. But I can tell you one reason: it's a small, intimate theatrical performance. Professional storytellers do this, too.
Phill Huddleston There are city kids who don't even know how a living cow or chicken looks like, so yeah, this is neat. I like those wildlife parks, in my region is a big one dedicated to wolves. The guy in charge is part of the pack, it's amazing how the wolves interact with him. Edit: found the site www.wolfspark-wernerfreund.de/98language/01englisch/index.html
ich meiner That seriously depends on what city because you see drawings of cows all over school milk cartons. (Unless that changed within the past 5 years.)
This is the guy who is on Dr. Oakley's show on NatGeo Wild all the time!!!! He is such a unique character and loves those animals sooo much. Such an awesome dude!
Steve Kroschel is amazing. He has a unique way with animals, and is so incredibly passionate. If you ever get the chance to visit his facility, I definitely reccomend it
I'm like, "Wait, whaaaaat?" when I saw your comment. You're very lucky and it would be cool if I at least petted it. That wolverine can still be a bit aggressive even when trying to be cute and cuddly, but I can't lie that I would hug it back if I'm careful enough by any chance.
In the wild wolverines are notoriously bad tempered and will attack anything including bears. That wolverine has to really love people or it would be going all Freddy Kruger on them.
It's crazy to randomly run across this video. I met that guy 30 years ago in Alaska and held two 4 month old wolverines that he was raising. I think he was wearing the same outfit . Lol. His name is Steve, if I remember correctly. Definitely a memorable moment in my life.
The reason he yells like that is to let the animal know it hurts so it won't bite any harder. If it wanted to, the wolverine could tear him up very quickly
Xx_Bolbi_xX yeah man wolverines are known for taking on bears. So what's ripping apart one man to fighting off a full grown grizzly? That's nothing but a cakewalk to a wolverine. It's one of the reasons seeing someone actually handle a wolverine like this is so rare. The most obvious being they're hard to find. They're real aggressive, and territorial. Meaning they attack most creatures on sight. If you're lucky it might growl or hiss at you. Thus letting you know that you have fucked up, before ripping into your leg. Truly the Wolverine whisperer truly has a gift. Which is not being mauled by his wolverines or any of his other carnivores animals.
That's to teach wolverine to control it's bite force, that works well for social animals, but wolverine, they're solitary animal and they crack bones, so.....good luck.
3:25 --> Talking about how amazing this guy is for taming wolverines The guy, meanwhile "AOOW! AiiY!!" - "Appearantly, I'm the only guy who's worked this closely with wolverines- AOWW!!!!!"😂😂😂 I wonder why🤣
Damn I’d never leave this place . It’s my only real reason for winning a lottery , so I could buy a forest and fill it with animals in need of help in the Uk . Who could ask for more of life than seeing a species thrive
ironicly chernobyl is now a place without humans where wildlife thrives and adapts more and more to the increased radiation with every generation. tells you a lot about human influence on nature.
@@Genesis23OPB Desperately sad that that is now changing and humans are now increasingly being allowed back. You are so right and wish they would leave that area to the wolves, bears, deer and many other critters who have made it their home.
@@SmileyBlue69 agreed. i read today that the same thing is happening in fukushima, the wildlife gets back into the radiation zone where there are no humans.
I truly wish we could see/visit animals such as these lovelies. But unfortunately we live in wheatbelt in West Australia. Thankyou for sharing these lovelies with the world.🙂🤗
FOR EVERYONE WHO CAME FROM BRAVE WILDERNESS: This wolverine is named Jasper, and Steve has raised him from the day it was born. VICE did a great video on it. Brave Wilderness is an amazing channel, but they play up the drama for production value. Jasper is not as scary as they made him out to be. He's basically Steves dog.
Goran Brandon as I said, it's a wolverine. I never said Jasper was a dog. And I also never said that the wolverine's wild instincts wouldn't come out all of a sudden.
I have heard Wolverines can tear, just about any thing, to pieces... The enemy doesn't come too big.... We have pack of ferrets; talk about not having a chance.... I open the gate, when Daddy comes home---those little guys climb my husband, as if he were a tree...... Sharp little teeth, sharp little claws, and able to hang upside down, and sideways..... Absolutely darling...!!!
@@forestdweller5581 I think a lot of these people use the Steve Irwin persona as a way to legitimatize their desire to touch animals that are better left alone. "Oh i have to grab this animal to examine it...for my work you know."
Wolverines show affection by only attacking you a little bit.
pretty much true, only thing tougher than a wolverine is a honey badger, those fuckers are bullet proff.
You realize this animal isn't meant to be a pet when you see him playing and does injure the guide. gotta be tough and love the animal to not retaliate and/or keep working on that.
Like a puppy
I worked out in the rural area that had a pair of wolverines and they were nasty piece of work that you learned to stay away from.
Whatever it has to do to get attention.
Honestly it reminded me of my german shepard when he was a playful puppy.
"I'm the only one who's ever worked this closely with wolverines."
'OW!!"
Now we know why.
OWWWWW
His leg skin must be like leather by now.
The wolverine liked the guide so much it wanted to take one of his fingers for itself.
He's not really hurt it just let's the animal know to stop
Yeah I've heard they have a really strong bite - can scare grizzlies from a kill.
From personal experience, guys like him being labelled by people as kind of “whacky” and definitely out of the ordinary are phenomenal with animals
Yup, same experience here. They seem to connect at a different level than "normal" people but I'd much rather hang out with him and his critters.
You know how sociopaths usually don't care about hurting animals? Maybe the opposite is true as well
Its kinda ironic being labeled wacky, considering how outright mad things have gone in the "Ordinary" world.
If anything, being called wacky by the same people embracing the societal madness likely means you're doing something right with your life.
@@MoultrieGeek He is pretty normal though, he just has a different life experience. You guys are acting like it's a crime to be normal
Please don't be one of those people that blames society for not fitting in, i hate seeing people doing the stupidest thing imaginable and calling it "empowerment" as much as anyone else but that shit is on us.
Yea they said the same thing about Steve Irwin and look what happened to him
To have a wolverine hug him instead of chewing his face off means he's doing something right.
Animals are not stupid. Mr. Wolverine knows where the food comes from.
To give you an idea of how insanely mindblowing the trainer/wolverine relationship is, wolverines are one of the few (if not only) that Grizzly Bears will run away from.
I just saw a video of five different clips of black bears being chased away by house cats. 😁😁😁
@@JPMJPM A black bear is not a grizzly bear.
Rory Gentry Yes, I know. I realize now that I should have begun the sentence with the word, conversely. Sorry for the misunderstanding.
Bears run away from ANYTHING.... even lil chihuahua
I never saw the video but I have heard that a Wolverine has killed a polar bear from videos I’ve watched on wolverines. Who knows if it’s true but they are killers. Once it latched on to its throat it didn’t let go til the bear was dead.
The fact that he tamed a Wolverine is astounding to me.
no it tamed them
Honestly, anything can be tamed if you know the right techniques and nurture it at birth.
Nooo. I think Wolverine tamed that guy. :D
He didn’t. Wild animals aren’t tamed, they are trained.
This is a joke Sorry Animal Expert. Didn’t mean to offend.
He still has all his skin, which is surprising.
I think it’s really good that he screams everytime he gets a bite because it can tell the animals (sometimes) that they’re hurt them
Communication is important, just like with a cat who plays too rough.
Them animals need it, their skin is thicker than ours, they bite/scratch and make you bleed all on accident if you don't show (or in this case, tell) them it hurts!
I think it’s the opposite. If you scream all the time, they might think that’s just a sound you make, but if you scream occasionally, they realize something is wrong. Just like with every animal (or even amongst humans as well, if a generally calm person gets mad, one might respect that and take it more seriously than a person who is constantly “screaming”).
@@whengrapespop5728 you think, that thought isn’t the case though. you have to do it with puppies too, and no they don’t think it’s just a sound they realize you are reacting to their bites.
@@notchs0son Well, some people like a bit of bite in their dog or cat, so we don't scream all the time, just when they go too far.
Even being nippy, that wolverine is being surprisingly gentle. Unfortunately I don’t think the nippiness can be avoided and they can only get so gentle. Our poor human skin can’t quite take it. But it’s sweet to see the wolverine be so caring!
"Those animals are totally harmless but apparently I'm the only one that's ever worked this close with wolverines"
proceeds to get bitten and scratched every 5 seconds
I mean, most people would already be on the ground with their throats torn out or worse.
Lol "I'm the only one that's ev...YYEEEEEOOOOOWWWW!!!!"
It's was just playing
He's putting on a show mate, presentation is important to keep the spectators feeling safe when they see something funny like that
It's playing
Wolverines, the most vicious animal in the world, enjoying being pet and loved like a dog. That just made my day.
A dog that bites
@Erin Tyers a Wolverine is actually in the Mustelidae species, which is the same species as weasels and otters.
@Erin Tyers you're quite welcome. :)
@Erin Tyers they sure are. :)
@Erin Tyers me too. :)
I've worked in the forests of Northern BC, NWT and Yukon for almost 30 years. I've seen all these animals up close and personal. Ive come across, lonewolf, wolfpacks, one with 31 wolves. My husky came face to face with a wolf once. (they just sniffed each others parts like 2 dogs in the city would. Luckily my dog came back to me before anything happened. I've seen maybe 7 wolverines in that whole time. I've been within feet of lynx, even snuck up on a family of lynx kittens playing in a siesmic line jnc (accidently). Stood within 30 ft of 2 lynx about to get it on (got video of it on my channel) Survived 2 black bear attacks, encountered 100s of them, 99.99% they take off. I got a picture of a blackbear hanging out and grazing alongside bison. One time I made friends with a raven and he would fly within a foot of my drivers window for 20 km and eat out of my hand at 60 km/h everyday for 3 weeks. I could go on forever so i'll shut up.
Is it just me or is the guy in the video Ted Nugents twin brother?
Cool and respect but what Is the point of all this?
you sir have riches billionaires can only dream about.
Ever thought about doing your own show? Your exploits sound fascinating!
Omg! Spot on with the Ted Nugent association!
@@cesaremarianopasqui7535he's got a much better point than your dumb ass
It's very unusual for a wolverine to be so docile. I could tell it really had a lot of affection for its trainer. It wanted to hug him and be next to him the whole time he was with him. It reminds me of my cat chasing me and nibbling on me after I got home being away all day.
"it wanted to hug him" dont know which video you watched, but clearly not this one
@@vipr1142 .
This guy is clearly legit......but those feathers on the knit hat give him that "I argue with trashcans in parking lots" vibe.
Lol!
He's funny too. An entertainer!
You can tell he relates better to animals than people. Animals let him be who he is.
Michael 😂
Lmao 🤣🤣🤣
Wolverine like a mini bear on energy drinks
With some meth thrown in for variety.
Game fuel
300th like. I agree. XD
more like a badger than bear
Bears won't get into it with a wolverine if they can avoid it.
I'm 71 now. I spent many months living in the back countries over the years.
I always completely enjoyed interacting with the local wildlife. I am fortunate that in all my encounters, I have never been attacked by any of them.
There have been a couple of scary encounters. A puma stalking me & a bear pissed off I was eating berries on his bush. Wolverines & badgers were never bothered. They are all magnificent out in the wild.
Much respect, Glenn. Those moments in the back country are indelible and magic and soul-affirming. All of life is wild life...some folks have just forgot. Cheers man.
Man where do you live, I would love to have that kind of life, besides the scary parts of course
Haha. Wolverines are so cool. They're like small, compact bears with cute faces and full of energy. The latter makes them remind me of otters but they are actually related. If you think about it though, pretty much all mammals from the weasel family are full of energy.
X men wolverine
@@j.g7006 That wolverine is much more full of anger and hostility than energy LOL.
The wolverine is actually part of the weasel family. So just think of that nasty little weasel and how tough they are, then supersize that by a 100.
@@craig7350 Precisely.
5:30 *zooms in on the weasel*
"And guess what, that's my grandma"
I was just about to say!
lol I was looking for this
Yea but what's the actual scientific name of that weasel
Yes!
@@ghostmaster1734 Hard to tell from the video but it looks like it had a black tail tip, meaning it's Mustela erminea, the stoat, which is a bit different than the "proper" weasel Mustela nivalis
"She's adorable isn't she-- AUUUUGHHH-- She bites pretty hard."
lol
It was amazing to see an affectionate and playful Wolverine.
This guys energy is absolutely unmatched. Makes me so happy to see you treat people, and the animals so well. I worked at the Omaha Zoo which a lot of you I’m sure are familiar with one of the top zoos, but due the treatment of the animals and humans is absolutely terrible. Couldn’t stand workin with people who could go to sleep knowing they didn’t feed or properly do their jobs. Man I’ll be laying in bed stressing if I shut the lights off, did something. Disgusts me
Dude loves his job. Spends all day with animals and teaches people about them, that be a good job to retire to
Retire to? A lot of these guys work their whole lives to get into these positions
Then i want to retire now lol
Teaches pple about them?
Well. We should not cuddle wild animal.
I wish we all could respect their nature as well.
A wolf, for example, can rearly be trusted. Pple who have hand fed wolf from puppy to grown have been killed when messed up.
It is very important to respect animals wild side/instinct.
And that those animal not are for human's entertainment.
Anyway, i get that a lot of pple love working like this. It can barely feels like a job, i guess.
I would have loved to work with rescue animals. The one who can't live in nature anymore. And of course, pet's who need help.
It has to be awarding .
Tone Gand bro, why’d you spell people as plle and pple? And rearly, what is that? And why did you say “Told respect to nature”? You can’t say to nature “Hey bud, you need to drop your branches” like houdini dropped birds out of his hat
@@delliriant
I spell'ed it horrible. That is why.
And, i still have a lot to learn.
A lot of the people at youtube, are from other parts of the world, you know...
I got to learn english at the early years of school, but i have forgotten some of it...
I have tryed to edit my spelling.
Hi from Norway 🇧🇻
“With Cuddles”
Yeah. Very painful cuddles, lol.
I H U R T Y O U C A U S E I L O V E Y O U
Ow!
smartacus it’s like a cat kneading you with its paws. It’s a sign of affection, but the claws can sting XD
Tough love
That guy has to be one of the coolest people on planet earth. So awesome seeing someone who loves their job with all their heart.
I've never seen or heard of a wolverine that would do this, pretty incredible
If somebody tried to hurt that Guy or came at him sideways, They'd get Edward Scissorhandsed by that wolverine.
Steve Stiffler They woyld probably get Edward sissorhanded by every one of the animals in his care not just the wolverines.
That wolverine would turn a person into bloody mushy bits of organs.
Or they could shoot or stab it?
@@shak9558 You seem fun at parties lmao
@@dinob8736 Lol any well prepared person would kick that Wolverine and send him flying... It just takes some mental and physical preparation
The wolverine is giving love bites. I have ferrets, who also are part of the mustelinae subfamily, just like the wolverine, weasel, and mink. They nibble you when they want to play or just cuddling sometimes (the classic lick, lick...chomp!). I love all the wild mustelids here. They’re all badass but very intelligent and super sweet once they bond with you.
That's cute. I had a feeling it was just being friendly cause it it WANTED to hurt him, we'd notice. XD
My cat nibbles and wrestles me to the ground
@@fnc5369 yeah?
@@fnc5369, My cat Lola does the same thing lick lick lick nip. Its a love bite. ❤
What an absolutely rare soul that man is... on many, MANY levels. I can see it in just this clip. Just a gorgeous soul
Steve Kroschel is such a treasure to this world. Truly an artist that is connected to the subject matter of his art.
This is unbelievable. I never knew that there was ever a documented wolverine and human interaction.
Jason 56 this is the only man in the world to interact with a wolverine without dying!
wow. hope he stays safe
There's docu on this guy that's pretty cool - they go to his house and hang out with wolverines. I remembered because Jasper is one of their names.
It's on their website(duh) I saw it on TV though
you should watch the wolverine episode by Brave Wilderness, they visit this exact place and its more in-depth about it, really cool
I love how he's the best wolverine handler and he's still constantly yelling in pain.
have you ever been play bitten by a cat? even that can hurt a lot, so a play bite from a wolverine must be so much worse
I don't think he's so much yelling out in pain, but trying to communicate to the wolverine he doesn't like being bitten. Sounds like he's trying to sound like he's a wolverine himself.
+Jefari H.-Probably a bit of both. When my cat bites me, enough when it is just in play, it hurts so bad, like a tiny little trap digging into my hands, :*), and wolverines are much bigger than cats and have bigger jaws. Even though this wolverine fella is clearly playing with his handler and most of them are just "love bites," it still hurts but the handler is also making his cries resemble a wolverine's to signal to the fella to stop. It's clear the wolverine is just playing around and doesn't mean any real harm, if he did, it would be a lot more clear and the wolverine would be highly more aggressive. It seems to be pretty comfortable with being around so many humans as well to where if it was scared of anyone, it would've made that very clear from the beginning. It was just far more interested in having some playtime :D.
Justin Germeroth He's communicating with it. Go watch coyote Peterson's video with it. He explains to him and the viewers that's how he communicates because that's how the wolverine talks.
Justin Germeroth wolverines are rude, dude.
The man: "I love wolverines, I know how to treat them and they won't hurt me".
The wolverine: "This creature cuddles me, feeds me, one time it'll stop I will eat it".
"Freedom! So important"
Best line ever.
"and guess what?"
*zooms in on weasel*
"that's my grandma"
These guys are tripping balls 😂
We don't choose family.
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That mink leaping into the guy's hands was freaking precious
Ruth Richardson ikr!
IKR
That was not Minerva, was it?
Incredible display of restraint and humility from wolvie. He walked in and decided everyone in the area can leave with their lives.
Dear God the Wolverine is even bigger then I thought! That is actually terrifying
These people are wonderful. And the Wolverine being tamed is totally remarkable.
not tamed, trained the premise is same with house cats lol
@@adains8819 You're mixing tamed with domesticated
I want a job where I get to say "If it comes charging out, don't run"
Same dude, petting those creatures has to be a rush every fucking time man
Become a doctor
He learned the language of the Wolverines. That’s amazing. ❤️
All animals in this video are happy and well cared for. A good man
I saw a mated pair of wolverines once when I was hiking part of the Pacific Crest Trail in Washington, at a volcanic lake called Round Lake. I had looked up at a cliff face when I saw movement, and at first thought the cliff was much closer than it was and thought I was looking at two weasels (they pretty much are lol just ten times bigger). Then I realised that cliff was 500 yards away. It was amazing how fast they were scaling the cliff face, I've never seen anything like it. If those things wanted me dead they could probably pull it off (if I was unarmed, which I wasn't, I always carry when hiking), they are truly terrifying creatures. It's really cool to see one up close like this and so affectionate. Beautiful creatures too. I really hope their numbers bounce back, they have been pushed out of a lot of their habitat since we moved in...
Well, if I see one, we shall make a protection pact. He keeps my house safe, I keep him safe.
When I was backpacking/hiking the Northern Cascades it was pretty cool when we got on the PCT for a bit, gonna have to add Round Lake to my places to visit. The Washington/Pacific Northwest will always be home 🌲
@@KimKardashiUn889 It's a _gorgeous_ lake, I guarantee you will love it. There is a trailhead to PCT accessible from the Mountain Loop Highway between Darrington and Granite Falls, it's about a 6 mile hike up from there, and Round Lake is on the way to the actual PCT.
And be aware, the trail leading down from the top of the crest into the crater is fairly treacherous, you'll want boots with excellent traction, some strap on cleats would be ideal and a good walking stick, and maybe bring a lightweight folding trench shovel in case you need to fix any bad spots. I haven't been up there in a while (a decade actually) but the last time I went the trail was about a foot wide on a 40-something degree slope of clay, it was both narrow, steep and slippery, and a fall will without exception be fatal, it goes about 300 feet down at the 40-ish degree slope then steepens even further into a cliff with large boulders at the bottom. Maybe the forest service has cut it again recently but I wouldn't count on it. Totally worth it though, the water in that lake is as clear as diamonds, and the night sky view on a clear night is amazing, the crater blocks out a lot of the glare from city lights so you can really see the milky way. And who knows, maybe you'll see my wolverine friends or their offspring lol.
@@KimKardashiUn889 WA State (and Pac NW in general) backwoods, the deep, dark green areas, and mountain-folk for the win(s). ;) Cheers.
"apparently I'm the only one that works this close with wolverines OWWWWWWW" LMAO
Oh man... I can't stop cracking up 😅
He isn't being serious. He's doing it for the wolverine's benefit. People do that with their dogs (and even babies too sometimes) where they act like they're getting hurt while playing. It was pretty funny, but it isn't real lol.
Adult lions act as if they're injured when their cubs play-fight with them because it boosts their instinctual confidence in their ability to protect themselves and their pride.
It's much the same with other mammal species in most cases.
I dunno man, those scratches on his forearm look pretty painful, and with fangs like those I'm pretty sure even a playful bite would elicit an "OW!" from the best of us.
Sure it's nothing to really freak out about, but I wouldn't doubt that yell has some genuine pain behind it.
Dogs, cats, ferrets, and every other carnivore in the world knows very well how hard to bite so as not to draw blood. They're not psychopaths: they're not deliberately going to hurt the creature (human) that provides their food, are they? They're not stupid. Give them a bit of credit, will you?
Living the dream. Never really had pets but later in life I dated a woman who had a bunch of cats and dogs and it was the most joyous time I had. I spent every available minute with them and interracting and to think some people can get paid to do this is insane. I wished I would have pursued it as a young man.
All those animals are so beautiful! And so are the people taking care of them ❤️
"I'm the only one who has worked with wolverines." "OUCH!!!" 3:45 haha! Epic!
Lol
Sometimes it's good to pay attention to animal nature programs.
“I’m the only one that’s ever worked this closely with a wolverine...OWWWW!!!!”
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Really cool, especially the Wolverine knowing that such a demonstration is so rare.
That wolverine is so pretty and love the handler so much and all who see it must want to take it home with them due to it's sweet personality. The other animals look great too and the cat was so adorable as well.
The guy playing with wolverine, should have his own tv program. He knows the animals, and he’s tamed and domesticated them well. And he has a likable camera personality.
That Wolverine is built like a tank jesus christ what a beast, no wonder they fear no other animal no matter the size...
They fear no other animal because they're dumb enough to do so. You really think a bear has no chance against this?
TheShermanTanker A bear would rarely choose to even stay 5 feet from a wolverine, and 9/10 times they would run away from the wolverine
Bobcats are pretty built as well. Check out the video where some Russian chick has one in her house as a pet - thick ass legs and _huge_ paws. Could probably go toe to toe with this wolverine.
@Brucie Skyflower man, honey badgers are even bullet prof I've heard, Wolverines could be killed by a bear theres no doubt about it, but not without pulling a fight, so while the bear knows he could kill the wolverine also knows it won't be a walk in the park
@@rsuriyop But what about the Bobcat?
That's awesome! It's really cool seeing a wolverine be so affectionate w a human. Bc we always here about how tenacious and tough they can be. Gr8 stuff!
OMG…I love this video!!!🥰…thank you for what you do for these beautiful animals!!!🙏🙏🙏
I love this quirky guy, full of love and kindness for creatures Even when the wolverine chews his hands.
That wolverine's got some serious claws.
Claws, paws, and jaws. And they are badasses.
TotalMishap - Logan sure does
Fantastic video..the animals sense this guys calm and confidence thus the inter reaction..this is SO special..petting a wolverine..hold on Nellie!!!
Any human who is kind, loving and respectful of animals is my type of humans. That man is very knowledgeable you can tell he knows their behaviour. Wolverines are gorgeous.
"Apparently I'm the only one who has worked this close with wolverines."
"OW!!!"
*hand bleeding*
Yea I definitely believe him lmao
Jerod Powell
I wonder why that's the reason
Maybe he screams that loud on purpose because it makes it easier for the wolverine to understand that he doesnt like what its doing?
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3:38 "Apparently I am the only one who has worked with wolverines...OUCH!!!!"
I can see why 😑
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I don't get his annoying exaggerated reactions to the critter's affection.
Steve Irwin cough cough
medexamtoolsdotcom Have you taken the test for psychopathy? Your annoyance isn't normal. But I can tell you one reason: it's a small, intimate theatrical performance. Professional storytellers do this, too.
Not a fan of zoos but this park seems legit. You can see the animals are comfortable and loving which is a very good sign of well being.
EXCEPTIONAL animals for sure! Impressive the relationship WITH EACH..WOW.
Them kids are so lucky to see all those animals up close in the same place. That's the type of education that they will remember all their lives.
Phill Huddleston indeed 💗
Phill Huddleston There are city kids who don't even know how a living cow or chicken looks like, so yeah, this is neat. I like those wildlife parks, in my region is a big one dedicated to wolves. The guy in charge is part of the pack, it's amazing how the wolves interact with him.
Edit: found the site www.wolfspark-wernerfreund.de/98language/01englisch/index.html
lol Nah most will forget
Those kids* Learn English.
ich meiner That seriously depends on what city because you see drawings of cows all over school milk cartons. (Unless that changed within the past 5 years.)
"And guess what. That's my grandma-"
ABitInsane always cracks me up
The weasle was his grandma
😸 Ermines are so cute
I died at that part lol
What is the scientific name of that weasel?
This is the guy who is on Dr. Oakley's show on NatGeo Wild all the time!!!! He is such a unique character and loves those animals sooo much. Such an awesome dude!
The fact that he still had all of his fingers and toes is PROOF that the wolverine loves him.
Steve Kroschel is amazing. He has a unique way with animals, and is so incredibly passionate. If you ever get the chance to visit his facility, I definitely reccomend it
Modern day beast master ..
Love when he screams "Owww!" Usually these trainers speak so quietly and gently lol
Kendall Nissley You try being quiet with a wolverine's claws stuck in your ass! 🤣
It's how they teach the animals not to bite.
Alex Daniels True. Thats how i teach dogs not to bite when theyre playing. Works every time.
This guy is the best !! He can pet (almost) all his animals and has a cool hat
I've never seen wolverines get that playful. I always thought they were more vicious.
"Apparently I'm the only one that works this closely with wolverines--OW!" xD ....gee, I wonder why. Keep up the good work though.
That part cracked me up.
ahahaha ya that was so funny, its like you know hes so pro too. What can you do its a wolverine lmao
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L'Epouvantail The only smart logical comment...intelligence is becoming very rare now....
There’s another OWWW!,,,
>reaches in and gets bitten
>"Owwww!"
>reaches in again
I don't think it's very painful, he's just trying to train the animal not to nip at him and that's how he's doing it.
@@medexamtoolsdotcom Shutup nerd
@@rickytrevino8281 noob
Dogs will nip the hands with excitement maybe the wolverine is the same way
@@Mei-em4qk noob isn't a very good insult....
I'd use ignorant moron .... uneducated child .... stuff like that
The wolverine must’ve smelled those hidden treats in his pocket!!!😂😂😂
This doc was amazing. Love this dude.
I petted that wolverine; just outside of Haines Alaska.
I want to go here... do you know who this man is or where this place is?
Did you bother to Google it?
@@kentwithers5751 you're lucky.
I'm like, "Wait, whaaaaat?" when I saw your comment. You're very lucky and it would be cool if I at least petted it. That wolverine can still be a bit aggressive even when trying to be cute and cuddly, but I can't lie that I would hug it back if I'm careful enough by any chance.
Do you still have both hands?
Lucky man, the trust those animals have given him is priceless
As someone who played Far Cry Primal and tamed a wolverine, I hereby approve this video
Nice video with a once in a lifetime up-close view of a wolverine.
If you are a fan of Carl Hiaasen novels, then this guy brings the character Skink immediately to mind! IMO this is a compliment.
I have never heard of this author before, but I am looking him up now because of you 😆😆
Stormy weather was my favorite in high school.
Loved that book!
5:32 “And guess what? ThAtS My GrADmA”
In the wild wolverines are notoriously bad tempered and will attack anything including bears. That wolverine has to really love people or it would be going all Freddy Kruger on them.
It's crazy to randomly run across this video. I met that guy 30 years ago in Alaska and held two 4 month old wolverines that he was raising. I think he was wearing the same outfit . Lol. His name is Steve, if I remember correctly. Definitely a memorable moment in my life.
OW. I'm, the only one who works this close with Wolverines.... There's anothe- OW!
Cole Knowles hey man he had a wolverine claw up his ass
The reason he yells like that is to let the animal know it hurts so it won't bite any harder. If it wanted to, the wolverine could tear him up very quickly
joelendurance really?
Xx_Bolbi_xX yeah man wolverines are known for taking on bears. So what's ripping apart one man to fighting off a full grown grizzly? That's nothing but a cakewalk to a wolverine. It's one of the reasons seeing someone actually handle a wolverine like this is so rare. The most obvious being they're hard to find. They're real aggressive, and territorial. Meaning they attack most creatures on sight. If you're lucky it might growl or hiss at you. Thus letting you know that you have fucked up, before ripping into your leg. Truly the Wolverine whisperer truly has a gift. Which is not being mauled by his wolverines or any of his other carnivores animals.
That's to teach wolverine to control it's bite force, that works well for social animals, but wolverine, they're solitary animal and they crack bones, so.....good luck.
This dude must LOVE his job 👍😁
OW
Trap Mason oh no no no no not job its his life he lives there no shoes and living with many family members aka the animals
I think he also loves meth
3:25 --> Talking about how amazing this guy is for taming wolverines
The guy, meanwhile "AOOW! AiiY!!" - "Appearantly, I'm the only guy who's worked this closely with wolverines- AOWW!!!!!"😂😂😂 I wonder why🤣
what a wonderful sanctuary! LOVE it!!
In the Brave wilderness steve was acting like this is an alien but here its letting him bite him...
yeah its all hype in there lol
Damn I’d never leave this place . It’s my only real reason for winning a lottery , so I could buy a forest and fill it with animals in need of help in the Uk . Who could ask for more of life than seeing a species thrive
Me too.
ironicly chernobyl is now a place without humans where wildlife thrives and adapts more and more to the increased radiation with every generation. tells you a lot about human influence on nature.
@@Genesis23OPB Desperately sad that that is now changing and humans are now increasingly being allowed back. You are so right and wish they would leave that area to the wolves, bears, deer and many other critters who have made it their home.
@@SmileyBlue69 agreed. i read today that the same thing is happening in fukushima, the wildlife gets back into the radiation zone where there are no humans.
@@Genesis23OPB Oh yes, of course. So obvious but hadn't thought about it. I will Google search that.
Truly an amazing collection of notoriously shy/dangerous animals.
It's so cute how the wolverine squeezes squeaky "OW!" sounds from the handler.... 😂😂😂😂
"Apparently im the only one thats worked this close with wolverines, OWWW!!!"
This literally just happened as I read this post and I was dying lmao that's hilarious
And lived to tell about it.
This video was perfect, Love how everyone spoke and wasn't just a slideshow
I truly wish we could see/visit animals such as these lovelies. But unfortunately we live in wheatbelt in West Australia. Thankyou for sharing these lovelies with the world.🙂🤗
I like how the wolverine is jumping like a toddler wanting to get picked up
FOR EVERYONE WHO CAME FROM BRAVE WILDERNESS:
This wolverine is named Jasper, and Steve has raised him from the day it was born. VICE did a great video on it. Brave Wilderness is an amazing channel, but they play up the drama for production value. Jasper is not as scary as they made him out to be. He's basically Steves dog.
That one's name is Bamf. He said so in the vid. Jasper is the brother.
Goran Brandon Steve Kroschel is Steve Kroschel. Kroschel isn't your average anthropologist. And as Keana said, Jasper is like Steve's dog.
Goran Brandon as I said, it's a wolverine. I never said Jasper was a dog. And I also never said that the wolverine's wild instincts wouldn't come out all of a sudden.
Goran Brandon what? What the fuck? I am speaking English right now. I can comprehend it perfectly, I'm not a goddamn Mexican, for fucks sake.
Wolverine?....
Did You Mean:
*D E L U X F E R R E T.*
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I think you mean *B A T T L E B A D G E R*
Would you like a forested ferret, extra *thic?*
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What a great guide that guy is- mine of information and shares it with the group mixed with humour making it memorable.
This is the most friendly bite from a wolverine still results in a loud "OW!"
I'm glad all the animals look so happy
I have heard Wolverines can tear, just about any thing, to pieces... The enemy doesn't come too big....
We have pack of ferrets; talk about not having a chance.... I open the gate, when Daddy comes home---those little guys climb my husband, as if he were a tree...... Sharp little teeth, sharp little claws, and able to hang upside down, and sideways..... Absolutely darling...!!!
"I'm the only one to work this closely with Wolverines......OWWW !!"
Thats reason why you shouldnt
And he isn't. Mabe the only one in the U.S.A.
I laughed so hard at that! Lol.
Pure selfish behavior. "I am the big frikking wolverine dude". No, you have a wild animal captured that belongs in nature...
@@forestdweller5581 I think a lot of these people use the Steve Irwin persona as a way to legitimatize their desire to touch animals that are better left alone. "Oh i have to grab this animal to examine it...for my work you know."
Wolverine: "Hey bub want a hug?"