I would love to see the Kaua'i 'o'o covered in a future episode if you haven't done them already in the past! The recorded mating call of the last male is very beautiful yet haunting.
I love all of your videos, but I especially love the way you present the stories of extinct species. You provide such detailed descriptions of the circumstances that led to extinction, but your voice has so much empathy for every creature, whether it is a mammal, a bird, a reptile, a fish, an insect, or a plant. I feel like I'm at a memorial service for each species. It's lovely and so sad.
@@SirClawedfrog i wonder how the last xenophobic/anti-homo sapiens neanderthal was like. "just saw a neanderthal girl with a homo sapien guy. the west has fallen. thousands must die."
As always, loved it! I definitely prefer these videos that are not simply rapid fire and go into depth about each, lets us get to know the species we are learning about. Good decision to split the videos up! Several Endlings that come to mind are Martha (Passenger Pigeon), Inca (Carolina Parakeet), and Lonesome George (Pinta Island Tortoise). Unnamed are the video recorded Kauaʻi ʻōʻō from 1987, the Po'o-uli from 2004 (albeit technically two of them). I could probably find more, but was more fun to go off the top of my head.
I wonder if an endling ever realized at some point that it was the last of its kind or if it went to sleep the final time still wondering where everyone else went.
@@leticiarodrigues1780I always like to imagine that they passed on surrounded by a loving family of H. sapiens and their own hybrid descendants. I hope they experienced the very best of our species, but a video like this definitely makes me question that. ✌️
I appreciate that people at least TRIED to save the sparrow mentioned in this video. Accredited zoos and similar facilities are so important for keeping wild animal "lines" going and for preparing them to be released back into the wild.
We have a tree in NZ called Three Kings Kaikōmako which is nicknamed the loneliest tree in the world as well due to there being one wild specimen on the side of a cliff.
*Cloned, unlike Hyophorbe amaricaulis. Same with the Three Kings Vine (Tecomanthe speciosa) which he covered previously. You're referring to Pennantia baylisiana, right?
Zoologist here. I also have professional experience with botany as well. You have done an excellent job with the videos I've seen so far as I just found this channel today. I should point out that you should've mentioned that Hyophorbe americaulis is dioecious, so while it does produce male and and female "parts", it's only during different times of the year, meaning self pollination is (essentially but necessarily) entirely impossible. Also you may want to fix the spelling in the little chapters part of the youtube video when you look at the timebar to see the different species.
@@maumee22 Hey thanks for the comment. I generally avoid going too deep into the specific science of the species I cover. For one, I'm not a scientist so I'm far more likely to make a mistake. For two, getting too detailed sometimes deters casual watchers from sticking around. Also sadly the chapter titles are automatically generated by UA-cam and I'm not sure I have any control over what they say or how the words there are spelled. Thanks for all your feedback though.
Kauai oo Bird and Toughie the rabbs frog both sings for a female that will never come. That last call for their species not knowing he was the last one of his kind is so depressing
I've been developing this what if scenario about how conservation efforts would've happened much sooner and many of these recently extinct species would have persisted & continued in secluded areas & nature preserves (sorta inspired by Darren Naish's Cryptozoologicon book and the film, Hunt for the Wilderpeople).
@@robrice7246 you’re right, Its habitat was severely affected by land development, including the construction of the Kennedy Space Center and other nearby infrastructure. The loss of habitat due to these developments, combined with other factors such as environmental changes and limited range, led to a dramatic decline in the sparrow population.
Anyone else think about the Kaua'i 'o'o while listening to the frog call for a mate that would never come. This is more of a next video issue but the Thylacine should become the mascot of this channel because you talk about it a lot.
I remember "Orange Band" dying. I know it was in the paper, I'd some notion it was on the local news too. I vaguely recall on a trip to Discovery Island as a young child, one of the bird people talking about breeding programs. Fortunately these beautiful birds were among those immortalized by Audubon.
The closest relative of the aurochs are Chillingham cattle, they are extremely rare only about a hundred of them that live on the grounds of Chillingham Castle in England but they are the most ancient and genetically isolated domesticated cows
If anyone is interested in more information, there is a really good book about the Dusky Seaside Sparrow - A Shadow and a Song by Mark Jerome Walters. Spraying for mosquitos, building Cape Canaveral property, and Disney involvement were all factors in the complicated tale. I have birded Merrit Island NWR for many years, and I always think about this bird's absence. Very sad.
If the escaped dusky sparrows were on Disney’s discovery island when they escaped then it’s possible that there is a small population on the island because since it was abandoned it was reclaimed by nature and became a breeding ground for several endangered bird species
I feel so sad for the endlings. They are all alone with no one like them, destined to bring an end to their species. This is so upsetting. The cloned ibex made me cry because there was hope when she was born, and then she couldn’t live for more than a few minutes and experience life whatsoever.
I've heard the thylacine story is insane (iirc a curator made up the whole benjamin thing) tho my source is like a singular discord conversation. Hyped for the next video!
From what I've heard it wasn't even a curator, it was a guy who never even worked at the zoo, he not only made up the benjamin thing but also claimed they fed the thylacine live rabbits as a show for the public. When the daughter of the zoo's owner was contacted later, she was horrified at what he was saying and disproved it all.
A co-worker at my job site returned from a trip to an area of Southern Saskatchewan and Alberta, Canada called "Cypress Hills" which was spared from being covered with ice during the ice age. Probably doesn't Have any endlings in it's known history though. Heard that some rare orchids as well as other flora and fauna live there. Would like if there was any videos that could cover anything regarding an area of northern Alberta called "McClelland Lake Wetland Complex". An area currently undergoing massive development by an oil sands company. Also an area that harbours many rare flora and fauna (also including orchids) Both areas are ecological gems, one of which isn't being bulldozed, other one is being bulldozed. Big money and politics likely reason for contrast in stewardship of these areas. One of these areas might be on the course for creating more endlings.
I’ve been wondering if you’d make a video about endlings.. it’s so depressing when you’re in the shoes of an endling, imagine being the last of your kind and there’s nothing else anyone can do about it… that is true loneliness
Ok I’m glad I came to the comment section!! I almost started crying for a damn frog lol and felt so weird because he’s just a frog but Jesus that’s so heartbreaking! I started talking out loud to myself (cause I’m home alone with my cat 💀) I CANT BELIEVE HOW SAD THIS IS! And my cat was starring at me in confusion lmao But yeah I’m glad to know I’m not the only one! These things can truly be devastating!
A good book about this kind of thing is Douglass Adams's "Last Chance To See" by the author of The Hitchhikers' Guide To The Galaxy. He traveled all around the world writing about animals close to extinction, lightened by his wonderful sense of humour.
I thought the bird story was going to be about the Kauai o'o. The endling of that species was recorded calling desperately for anyone else of his species. The o'o's mating call is a song that's supposed to be performed as a duet. He sang his part, but no matter how long he waited, no one answered. He died the same year he was filmed. I assume of depression.
I never knew the backstory of the dusky seaside sparrow. As popular as it is nowadays to say that we humans are just another animal, the present reality is that we are living in the anthropocene. The only geological era named after a single species. Whether we like it or not, we have power far beyond that of any other species, and we need to stay mindful of what we do with it.
Could you make a part 2 with more species? My suggestions are Partula clarkei (first extinction by parasite, unfortunately most information is mislabeled as P. turgida) and Achatinella apexfulva. EDIT: Partula labrusca would be interesting if you could find enough information about it to make a part of a video.
I am sure the videos are all done already, but if you still need suggestions, the ivory-billed woodpecker is a good candidate. The last _supposed_ sighting was, I believe, in 2008, though it is disputed.
Gah, I feel so guilty when I watch this stuff, even though it's certainly not my fault ... I'm glad that people are working hard to save the creatures we do have. (The California Condor is a good example.)
Ok im sorry, its literally only 30 Seconds in... But why did someone think that the word for the last of a species should have any sort of positive twist anyways?
But we should never give up hope on these species hopefully someday in the not far away future, we could be able to clone and resurrect these recently extinct modern day animals!!!
Thanks for recommending this one. It's the only comment I got that informed me of an endling I hadn't come across in my research. I'll be covering it in part 3 which is coming out this Saturday.
what if they try the thing they did for ibexes by taking a cell from one of them and trying to like manually shuffle some of the chromosones? then putting it into a unfertilized seed if possible?
I pray that all animals still alive somewhere that God has them shield some safe and isolates form humanity until right souls can come to help repopulate the world .
Nature will always find a way, and i hate how humans are not allowed to live and change their environment with the same impunity as the animals around them. WE DESERVE TO BE ANIMALS TOO!!
I agree but also we can’t just ignore the impact our species has had on this planet. We’ve caused more harm than good and we’ve developed more mentally and cognitively. Now, if somehow we had stayed humble and connected to our roots and nature, things would be different. But no, our species craved more and more. So here we are.
I can't believe I nearly shed a tear for a frog... Poor Toughie
Me too
Reminds me of the last Kauai O’o
Don’t ever question your empathy for animals. It’s a sign that you’re a good person.
It’s like the Hawaii O’os last call
It got me when I heard his song
Hearing Toughie calling for a mate was a punch in the gut.
"A fir tree fell on her and killed her." What a strange way for a species to go extinct.
Ik I accidentally laughed when that happened lol that's just so uncommon and such a slime chance of happening
Reminds me of that species of Siberian goose that went extinct because of the Tunguska meteor event
The Last speaker of the Dalmatian language died from a landmine
I would love to see the Kaua'i 'o'o covered in a future episode if you haven't done them already in the past! The recorded mating call of the last male is very beautiful yet haunting.
I was about to say this...❤
That recording haunts me
That beautiful, eerie song and story are the reason I searched for these videos. Kind stranger in the Reddit comments recommended them
I love all of your videos, but I especially love the way you present the stories of extinct species. You provide such detailed descriptions of the circumstances that led to extinction, but your voice has so much empathy for every creature, whether it is a mammal, a bird, a reptile, a fish, an insect, or a plant. I feel like I'm at a memorial service for each species. It's lovely and so sad.
I know its not the accepted term but “terminarch” for the last of a species sounds so badass
Because endling -had no reference to rulership- was easier to understand.
yeah man...
Someone should use it for a video game boss thats the queen of a clan of vicious monsters.
@@HomuraAkemiHQ Can be used to describe MV Godzilla
R.I.P. Toughie ✊
Sometimes I wonder if the last Neanderthal knew that they were the last.
I think they knew and that make it disturbing
There's always the chance the last Neanderthals were part of homo sapiens communities and families. Might not have been terribly sad.
@@SirClawedfrog especially since we know we interbred alot
@@SirClawedfrog i wonder how the last xenophobic/anti-homo sapiens neanderthal was like.
"just saw a neanderthal girl with a homo sapien guy. the west has fallen. thousands must die."
Bro maybe you right if you think about it
As always, loved it! I definitely prefer these videos that are not simply rapid fire and go into depth about each, lets us get to know the species we are learning about. Good decision to split the videos up!
Several Endlings that come to mind are Martha (Passenger Pigeon), Inca (Carolina Parakeet), and Lonesome George (Pinta Island Tortoise). Unnamed are the video recorded Kauaʻi ʻōʻō from 1987, the Po'o-uli from 2004 (albeit technically two of them). I could probably find more, but was more fun to go off the top of my head.
How did you comment this one day ago?
@@MasoNictemple-f9cpatreon lol
Every time your videos come out they make me excited but depressed that I have to wait a whole week for another😭
I wonder if an endling ever realized at some point that it was the last of its kind or if it went to sleep the final time still wondering where everyone else went.
probably neandertals
@@leticiarodrigues1780I always like to imagine that they passed on surrounded by a loving family of H. sapiens and their own hybrid descendants. I hope they experienced the very best of our species, but a video like this definitely makes me question that. ✌️
Encephalartos woodii cycad here in South Africa is also down to just one. Very close to the end for him as well :( Nice video!
*Cloned, unlike Hyophorbe amaricaulis.
Another gem of a video. Thanks so much for posting. John. UK.
The kauia’oo,golden toad, and pinta island tortoise are some really good endlings you should talk about.
Lonesome George was probably the most well known endling
@@funnywelshman6380 easily the most famous.
You always manage to teach me about fascinating things I had no idea were a thing
The Iberian ibex is by far my favourite animal. I saw a small group of them in Malaga about a decade ago, they are such a majestic animal.
Even better, let's not let this happen anymore.
I appreciate that people at least TRIED to save the sparrow mentioned in this video. Accredited zoos and similar facilities are so important for keeping wild animal "lines" going and for preparing them to be released back into the wild.
We have a tree in NZ called Three Kings Kaikōmako which is nicknamed the loneliest tree in the world as well due to there being one wild specimen on the side of a cliff.
*Cloned, unlike Hyophorbe amaricaulis. Same with the Three Kings Vine (Tecomanthe speciosa) which he covered previously. You're referring to Pennantia baylisiana, right?
Zoologist here. I also have professional experience with botany as well. You have done an excellent job with the videos I've seen so far as I just found this channel today. I should point out that you should've mentioned that Hyophorbe americaulis is dioecious, so while it does produce male and and female "parts", it's only during different times of the year, meaning self pollination is (essentially but necessarily) entirely impossible. Also you may want to fix the spelling in the little chapters part of the youtube video when you look at the timebar to see the different species.
@@maumee22 Hey thanks for the comment. I generally avoid going too deep into the specific science of the species I cover. For one, I'm not a scientist so I'm far more likely to make a mistake. For two, getting too detailed sometimes deters casual watchers from sticking around.
Also sadly the chapter titles are automatically generated by UA-cam and I'm not sure I have any control over what they say or how the words there are spelled.
Thanks for all your feedback though.
Your videos are sad but heart-warming at the same time.
Toughie's call literally made me cry ;-; I remember reading about when he died.
damn i feel bad and also amazement how the last one is recorded
Kauai oo Bird and Toughie the rabbs frog both sings for a female that will never come. That last call for their species not knowing he was the last one of his kind is so depressing
I always admire your works & research on this channel, hope you doing well
I've been developing this what if scenario about how conservation efforts would've happened much sooner and many of these recently extinct species would have persisted & continued in secluded areas & nature preserves (sorta inspired by Darren Naish's Cryptozoologicon book and the film, Hunt for the Wilderpeople).
And wasn't the construction of the Kennedy Space Center partially responsible for aiding the Dusky Seaside Sparrow's demise?
@@robrice7246Yeah…I wonder…
@@robrice7246 you’re right, Its habitat was severely affected by land development, including the construction of the Kennedy Space Center and other nearby infrastructure. The loss of habitat due to these developments, combined with other factors such as environmental changes and limited range, led to a dramatic decline in the sparrow population.
Anyone else think about the Kaua'i 'o'o while listening to the frog call for a mate that would never come.
This is more of a next video issue but the Thylacine should become the mascot of this channel because you talk about it a lot.
I remember "Orange Band" dying. I know it was in the paper, I'd some notion it was on the local news too. I vaguely recall on a trip to Discovery Island as a young child, one of the bird people talking about breeding programs. Fortunately these beautiful birds were among those immortalized by Audubon.
The closest relative of the aurochs are Chillingham cattle, they are extremely rare only about a hundred of them that live on the grounds of Chillingham Castle in England but they are the most ancient and genetically isolated domesticated cows
2:00 Why do I feel like I've heard this before at night
Commenting here as the video is 11 hours old . Nice work .
I love you Orange Band!
Excelente trabajo.
Great Education Tool!
If anyone is interested in more information, there is a really good book about the Dusky Seaside Sparrow - A Shadow and a Song by Mark Jerome Walters. Spraying for mosquitos, building Cape Canaveral property, and Disney involvement were all factors in the complicated tale. I have birded Merrit Island NWR for many years, and I always think about this bird's absence. Very sad.
Gosh, it would be awesome if you could find some! I'm sure they're definitely all gone, but maybe there's hope ...
This was a good video idea
Nice video, sad subject, important information, 💕
If the escaped dusky sparrows were on Disney’s discovery island when they escaped then it’s possible that there is a small population on the island because since it was abandoned it was reclaimed by nature and became a breeding ground for several endangered bird species
Great video
I feel so sad for the endlings. They are all alone with no one like them, destined to bring an end to their species. This is so upsetting. The cloned ibex made me cry because there was hope when she was born, and then she couldn’t live for more than a few minutes and experience life whatsoever.
I've heard the thylacine story is insane (iirc a curator made up the whole benjamin thing) tho my source is like a singular discord conversation. Hyped for the next video!
From what I've heard it wasn't even a curator, it was a guy who never even worked at the zoo, he not only made up the benjamin thing but also claimed they fed the thylacine live rabbits as a show for the public. When the daughter of the zoo's owner was contacted later, she was horrified at what he was saying and disproved it all.
Your vids slap !
Why are these hitting so hard? I need a pint of Häagen-Dazs! 😢
A co-worker at my job site returned from a trip to an area of Southern Saskatchewan and Alberta, Canada called "Cypress Hills" which was spared from being covered with ice during the ice age. Probably doesn't Have any endlings in it's known history though. Heard that some rare orchids as well as other flora and fauna live there.
Would like if there was any videos that could cover anything regarding an area of northern Alberta called "McClelland Lake Wetland Complex". An area currently undergoing massive development by an oil sands company. Also an area that harbours many rare flora and fauna (also including orchids)
Both areas are ecological gems, one of which isn't being bulldozed, other one is being bulldozed. Big money and politics likely reason for contrast in stewardship of these areas. One of these areas might be on the course for creating more endlings.
I’ve been wondering if you’d make a video about endlings.. it’s so depressing when you’re in the shoes of an endling, imagine being the last of your kind and there’s nothing else anyone can do about it… that is true loneliness
Ok I’m glad I came to the comment section!! I almost started crying for a damn frog lol and felt so weird because he’s just a frog but Jesus that’s so heartbreaking!
I started talking out loud to myself (cause I’m home alone with my cat 💀) I CANT BELIEVE HOW SAD THIS IS! And my cat was starring at me in confusion lmao
But yeah I’m glad to know I’m not the only one! These things can truly be devastating!
I was just wondering when you’d cover endings.
A good book about this kind of thing is Douglass Adams's "Last Chance To See" by the author of The Hitchhikers' Guide To The Galaxy.
He traveled all around the world writing about animals close to extinction, lightened by his wonderful sense of humour.
How did I call orange band being the endling for the first species-
Anyways, nice vid! Keep up the good work
Sweet Celia’s little clone. So sad she passed almost immediately.
I thought the bird story was going to be about the Kauai o'o. The endling of that species was recorded calling desperately for anyone else of his species. The o'o's mating call is a song that's supposed to be performed as a duet. He sang his part, but no matter how long he waited, no one answered. He died the same year he was filmed. I assume of depression.
I never knew the backstory of the dusky seaside sparrow.
As popular as it is nowadays to say that we humans are just another animal, the present reality is that we are living in the anthropocene. The only geological era named after a single species. Whether we like it or not, we have power far beyond that of any other species, and we need to stay mindful of what we do with it.
Could you make a part 2 with more species? My suggestions are Partula clarkei (first extinction by parasite, unfortunately most information is mislabeled as P. turgida) and Achatinella apexfulva.
EDIT: Partula labrusca would be interesting if you could find enough information about it to make a part of a video.
Or better yet, make a video about the huge amount of recent island-endemic mollusc extinctions.
I am sure the videos are all done already, but if you still need suggestions, the ivory-billed woodpecker is a good candidate. The last _supposed_ sighting was, I believe, in 2008, though it is disputed.
Oh dear me this is so sad and depressing
Gah, I feel so guilty when I watch this stuff, even though it's certainly not my fault ... I'm glad that people are working hard to save the creatures we do have. (The California Condor is a good example.)
Endlings are super depressing
Dying Breed by Colby Acuff would be a good song to have in the background
Under 15 minutes gang
You should have the baiji aka yangzte river dolphin in one of these videos
This is so sad 😢
Terminarch is an interesting name
Ok im sorry, its literally only 30 Seconds in... But why did someone think that the word for the last of a species should have any sort of positive twist anyways?
I just find it unfair that the pyrenean ibex being de-extinct for once doesnt get that much press coverage
A lot on species have gone extinct without help from humans.
Get this man a nobel prize
Don't tell the libs that. It's all from humans and global warming!
What about Tuone Udaina, the endling of Dalmatian?
Endlings are so endless sad but so natural, even when humans fault
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HOW DARE YOU MOSQUITOS!!!!!
AND YOU SERBIAN SNIPER AND HITLER!!!!!!
But we should never give up hope on these species hopefully someday in the not far away future, we could be able to clone and resurrect these recently extinct modern day animals!!!
Can you fix your playlist so the videos are in order please?
Done. I'm also releasing a compilation video of all 17 endlings I covered in just a few hours.
@@all.about.nature1987 thank you and that will be very cool!
Maybe try some famous ones like Benjamin boomin Ben lonesome George incas or martha
Toughie deserved better! F
Aurochs
DISCOVERY ISLAND MENTIONED
I bet if there were any aurochs left they'd be deep inside the Russian wilderness
i wonder why they haven't tried to tissue culture the plant
Hmm the only endling I could think of us Norfolk island Kākā😅
Thanks for recommending this one. It's the only comment I got that informed me of an endling I hadn't come across in my research. I'll be covering it in part 3 which is coming out this Saturday.
Anodorhynchus glaucus
what if they try the thing they did for ibexes by taking a cell from one of them and trying to like manually shuffle some of the chromosones? then putting it into a unfertilized seed if possible?
I pray that all animals still alive somewhere that God has them shield some safe and isolates form humanity until right souls can come to help repopulate the world .
Sad
Seelia.
It's a Spanish name. Pronounced Seh-lee-ah. He said it right.
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Nature will always find a way, and i hate how humans are not allowed to live and change their environment with the same impunity as the animals around them. WE DESERVE TO BE ANIMALS TOO!!
I agree but also we can’t just ignore the impact our species has had on this planet.
We’ve caused more harm than good and we’ve developed more mentally and cognitively. Now, if somehow we had stayed humble and connected to our roots and nature, things would be different. But no, our species craved more and more.
So here we are.
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