Biologist Reacts to Animals Destroying Cars
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- Опубліковано 26 лип 2023
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Forrest is a biologist and an educator who specializes in evolutionary biology and bioanthropology.
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Yes, the male ant is the most obsolete, yet, is the primary giver. I fuckin love nature. Hell yeah. 👍😊💖
how do I get the 30 days for free-trial?
Say Forrest, I believe you misidentified the rodent. That animal looked like a nutria, not a beaver. Still a good sized aquatic rodent, but beavers are larger.
I may be mistaken, but I'm pretty sure it was a nutria. 😉
I'm making poo whilst watching this
The car with the hornets in it is an El Camino and was quite popular among rednecks about 40 years ago. You still them around occasionally.
We need more of Forrest watching things that are genuinely amusing and not creationists who don't understand middle school science.
I vote for both!!
For real!! Totally agree!
Same
We sadly also need to hear a lot more about climate crisis and habitat destruction.
We can still avert the worst, but not if everyone pretends everything is going swimmingly.
It’s a great brain cleanser
"...or maybe they're European Hornets because they're trying to take over a place that isn't theirs." I chuckled IRL
You chuckled "IRL"...
As opposed to WHAT?? Chuckling digitally in some way?
@@FortunePaybackcringe.
As opposed to just commenting "lol," I assume.
“… Or maybe European Hornets because they’re trying to take over a place that isn’t their’s.”
Holy crap can you hold the roasting? We don’t want another massacre.
Edit: Holy crap this is a joke. Calm yourselves. Europeans aren't the only ones that invade.
The UK has been very quiet since this dropped
I laughed out loud at that one.
@@Hexagons7 USA hasn't been quiet for ages, invading Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan and all the military bases over Europe
@@spaceli0n it was a joke, as in they were roasted into no rebuttal and I said UK not USA
@@spaceli0nall true, but the Europeans have been doing it for centuries
2:26 "or maybe european hornets because they're trying to take over a place that isn't theirs"
seems legit
Those dogs are lucky that moose was in a running mood instead of the extremely normal "Murder-o'clock" mood they are often in.
Yeah, startling an elk is very much a coin toss. Same as with bears, they can be skittish at times, but boy can they eff up your shit.
please do this again. i think there's a lot more car - animal interactions, also where the animal doesn't get hurt.
Agreed! Help educate kids to grow up with some empathy
The light fixture the bird was in has a hole in the back for each bulb that sticks through. One of the bulbs was not in, the bird saw a neat 2 inch hole and stuck his head in
And then the rest of the body accidentally came with the head lol
@@seighartmercury
Yeah, going towards the light is normally the way out.
It is only in the last split second of evolution glass has been around to confuse things :-)
@@seighartmercury A bird doesn't understand clear but solid materials. It saw light, so obviously there was a way through... Until it got trapped by some black magick force field.
@@madshorn5826 A bird flew into my shed a few weeks ago. Silly bugger could get out, didn't understand the concept of having to go down to get out the door. I eventually had to catch it with a fish landing net to release it...
@@Chris-hx3omYeah, that can be really frustrating, but I've seen too many confused people who've somehow managed to get past the overhead sensor left tapping and bewildered trying to get out of automatic doors to think less of animals who get confused about exits when all they're doing is running on ordinarily successful instincts in fear mode
This is the type of content I need in my life! Just Forrest geeking out about animals for 15 mins straight. His genuine excitement is contagious. Absolutely love it!!
I think we should be thankful that most animals are just existing and not looking for revenge.
Also, thanks possums. I love you
Except for orcas! They've been targeting boats recently.
@@csweezey18yeah, orcas definitely are vengeant. About time, too. They're too patient. Sonar, boats, plastic waste... the orcas more than deserve to have their revenge.
The one primarily suspected of teaching them to attack boats lost a calf to a boat strike before she started fighting back. Angry moms are scary. I hope we can find better ways to share the seas.
@@csweezey18 Sorry but the sea oreos are just psychopaths in general.
As a woods dwelling cat owner I openly feed the opossums we get out here SPECIFICALLY for their tick hunting. They're the reason I gotta pick ticks off my cats so rarely! ❤
@csweezy18 based orcas
I would love to see something along the lines of "Evolutionary Biologist reacts to speculative evolution", where you look at the creatures from some speculative evolution project like After Man or Serina and see how plausible they might be.
This video needs an Australian edition. 10 minutes straight of massive huntsman spiders in cars. Feel our reality.
I was thinking the video was rather US-centric. I wanted to see keas stripping the gaskets off windshields (or windscreens as you say in the commonwealth).
I think I'd rather take my chances with the bears in these parts. 😱
@@ValleyOakPaper The method shown in dealing with the problem is pretty similar.
@@exhumusImo, Australia-imported cars must be produced flame-resistant for such occasions.
@@sholahverassa8582 Why? Unless you burn the car to a shell you can't be sure the spider is dead.
Dude... You have to be my absolute favourite person I've found on UA-cam... Such a heartfelt and wholesome message you've got inside your meat body.
Love new podcast. Am a wildlife biologist in the eastern USA. A few corrections: a brown color morph of a black bear; not bald-faced hornets but European hornets; woodchuck not a beaver; possums: several species are known from North America but only one from USA. Love the facts about the animals
Thanks from another wildlife biologists.
Agreed on the not-beaver; it's a Marmota monax - Groundhog, woodchuck, or whistlepig. Marmots are giant ground squirrels, and fond of hidey-holes, so crawling into an unused car makes behavioral sense. I also think it's cool that many rodents have orange incisors because their bodies incorporate iron into them. Yep, they grow their own chisels.
@@bendrui That's cool about the teeth, did not know that! Dan
@@dandourson336 Thanks! I'm not a biologist, I just have a lifelong general interest in science. I think I researched that factoid about some rodent incisors because my dog had a vocal argument with a groundhog that was under my garage, and I saw the orange teeth.
We've had a few critters take up residence under the garage through the years. Worst - skunk, meh - groundhog, best - possum. The possum is my favorite for the reasons Forrest listed, plus it was hilarious to watch the possum outsmart my dog when I let him out at night. I put an LED collar on my dog so I can see where he is in the yard at night. My dog would be by the back fence, attempting to sniff out the possum, and I'd see the gray little buddy amble across the driveway in the light from the porch.
@@bendruiThe weird iron-armoured snail of the thermal vents still looks at rodents with disdain and calls them amateurs.
Forrest not knowing what an El Camino was made me love him even more.
His description of it was pure gold
I ONLY know what it is from my name is earl
jesse....
Must have had a sheltered childhood. Bill Clinton had one of those. Famous because the bed was lined with astroturf, which Clinton claimed you did not want to know what it was there for.
They kind of remind me of those caterpillars with tails adapted to look like their heads.
"maybe European hornets because they're trying to take over a place that isn't theirs."
Lines that keep me coming back..
Forrest's enthusiasm is so contagious! It's like watching a little boy playing with his absolutely favourite toy, just that he little boy is extremely knowledgeable.
I love how you genuinely adore every single living thing on the surface of this world and you ALWAYS have something good to say about every animal
The second he said "Cannus Lupus Familiarus," I was like, "you cheeky sob."
I'm a mechanic, sent over here by Real Mechanic Stuff. But I'm a science nerd at heart, and ya earned my subscribe with your knowledge and obvious passion for your field. Oh, and bonus points for Gleick on the bookshelf!
4:31 Didelphis virginiana is the only marsupial in the United States, but "North America" includes everything down to Panama and you can find another 3 or so opossum species just in Mexico. Including Central America gives you around a dozen I think. Of note, the common opossum (D. marsupialis) is pretty common, just not north of Mexico.
So while "The opossum is the only marsupial in North America" is kind of true, there are multiple opossum species from different genera (Didelphis, Marmosa, Philander, et al) involved. Using the singular might confuse people into thinking it's just one species.
South America is definitely opossum central though. Most of the 70+ species of didelphid can be found there. There's also the monito del monte, the only australidelphian found outside of Australia!
From what I can find the opossum species he mentioned does seem to be the only one native to North America outside of Mexico. There are however tons of other cool opossum species native to central and South America like you said. All of them are cute. So they aren’t the only opossum species but still a very cool one
@@itsmxtwist so people often don't include Central America as part of North America but it usually is considered to be. And even if you're not counting it, then "North America except Mexico" is only two countries :P
I'm not sure it was a sandwich those ants were after. They seemed to be congregated around the engine bay, and since that's where one keeps their hrsprs, I'd imagine they were after all the buff horses lodged in there.
And I think those hornets were taking "cars are pain" a little too literally.
Edit: Also, I think that may be a marmot/groundhog and not a beaver.
Funfact: Here in Germany rodents are called "Nagetiere" which literally translates to "gnaw animals".
How do you say "unethical euthanasia" in german?
There are certain German words that say everything that needs to be said in a single compound word.
I'm particularly fond of "baumwolle' or " tree wool" for the English "cotton", and " zahnradbahn" literally "toothy wheel car" for a cogwheel train.
"That's why I make fun of diapsids" Forrest just hating on an entire Clade 😂
Colonialist hornets joke had me on the floor 😂😂😂😂
How in the heck?! The greatest collab to happen in my life as of yet, followed close by Gutsick getting screentime. Good stuff, very good stuff!
Beaver was probably actually a groundhog.
That European hornet joke made me guffaw.
Your passion for animals is so wholesome and contagious 💕
There's a hole in the back of headlight assemblies where the electrical connections go in. The hole is closed off by a cap. If that cap is damaged or missing, it is about the perfect size for that bird to enter.
LOL "european hornets because they try to take over a place that isn't theirs" made me laugh out loud
Unrelated, but I’ve been rewatching a bunch of your videos lately and my son (6mos) sits in his swing and just laughs and smiles and shrieks at you. You have the tiniest fan!
Take a shot everytime Forrest says "Oh my glob"
I nearly died laughing when Forrest said “…or maybe European Hornets because they are trying to take over a place that isn’t theirs.” Its so dark, but so funny!!!
2:25 “Or maybe European hornets because they’re trying to take over a place that isn’t theirs”
IM DEAD 😂
Loved the El Camino, not the wasps though! But I need to know how many favorite animals you have 😅 Nature is awesome, like your videos and all those animals 😊
Doesn't "favorite" imply a singular instance by definition?
@@nicholashazel7049🤓
@@Sedge2I wasn't trying to be smart or silly. I'm autistic and got confused. It's an unfortunate reality that I rarely understand people.
@@nicholashazel7049A lot of us animal lovers have a tendency to say “oh! That’s my favorite animal!” almost every time we see an animal.
In my case, it’s just because I get so excited about an animal I love and know a lot about that in that moment it really does feel like it’s my favorite. But the next time I see an animal that gives me that same enthusiastic feeling, I feel like _that_ animal is my favorite.
So, to others it can seem like we’re constantly saying “Opossums are my favorite animal! …Oh! I love jaguarundis! They’re my favorite!… Look! How cute! I just adore jumping spiders! They’re my favorite! What a cute little guy!… I love roseate spoonbills! They’re fascinating! They’re probably my favorite.”
(Though I do try to be aware of it so I don’t do it as much as I used to. But sometimes it’s difficult.)
It’s fascinating they managed to build a hive that big. I say the car’s theirs now. Perhaps in a few decades the car could be subsumed into the hive, maybe some metal bits used for armor on the outside
I am so glad that this video has been out for 4 hours and has over 11k views been a sub on this channel since the first reacteria video and it really warms my hear to see Forrest be able to bring so many people to this kind of info
That thing about hornets not being able to digest their own food is like WHAT??! That's an insane kind of process to evolve! It is both a wonder to behold...but also seems incredibly stupid. But whatever, it's working for 'em!
Great video 😊 love how wholesome you are when it comes to animals ❤️❤️ been trying to watch all of your videos over the last few weeks and absolutely loving it!! Hope you keep doing more and more ❤️
"You wouldn't punish a baby for hurting a car."
You don't know me, Forrest. 😂 I jest, I jest...
I will never forget the clip of a dog chewing the bumper off a cop car. That happened right next to where I grew up in Chattanooga. Good times!
That message at 11:08 is so important. It may seem obvious for people who loves animals, but it’s not. I am a Brazilian and sometimes we see some videos of people killing giant anacondas for “safety” when they were actually in no danger at all… The situation could be handled with no casualties if the person just called the responsible public department. It’s just too sad…
Actually, I think those are actually a species of paper wasp known as yellow jackets. Their previous record for largest nest size was roughly the size of a bathtub. But thanks to global warming, the nests can continue to grow, as yellow jacket queens are the only part of their particular species that had antifreeze in their blood. If the winters don't get cold enough, the previous progeny will survive to the next one, exacerbating the size of the nest. The new record of largest nest before being dealt with is the size of a small volkswagon car. I am NOT making this stuff up, but by all means, check behind me.
I don’t think those were yellow jackets. While yes, the nests can grow to enormous sizes, the insects themselves were far too big to be yellow jackets.
European wasps! They do like building in slightly more open spaces.
Yeah, probably not yellow jackets. The thing about yellow jackets, a key distinctive feature, what yellow jackets are really *_known_* for is..
They're yellow.
Very, very yellow ..black stripes, but those just highlight how yellow they are .. highlighter yellow
When you see a yellow jacket your brain can only have two thoughts ..
1. God damn fkkin little bastard..
2. Yellow
Your legs and arms won't need your brain at this point, they'll be moving quite energetically all by themselves..
2:25 "or maybe European hornets because they're trying to take over a place that isn't theirs."
This joke is never not-underrated.
This is my favourite channel, by far. Forrest is so informative!
The light fixture has an openning inside the hood. At night, the underside of a car resembles a bush to a bird, and a hole going into a small cavern seems like a great place to rest, hide, set up a nest.
On that last video my brain added 'and there's Felis catus thanking itself with every bathed breathe that it didn't get domesticated the way its house friend Canis familiaris did.' 🤣
Awesome video. Love the humor and knowledge. Keep it up.
I want reactions to Casual Geographic. He's really good at keeping you hooked and he has the most creative ways of saying K*** and D**😂
Now THAT is a collab I did not see coming.
I've been watching you for a long time now, but I was super stoked to see you on RMS! Crazy to see one of my favorite science youtubers on one of my favorite car infotainment channels.
The fact that Forrest doesn't know what an el camino is made me feel old but the joke about the European hornets more than made up for it.
I click over as soon as Donut's real mechanic video ended.
Learned a few new, interesting facts about some animals.
You're never to old to learn new things.
Thanks.
5:48 I came across a beaver in a cave once. Pretty deep in too. It was a female with a bunch of babies. The cave had a little creek running through it. So I'm guessing she was just like "wow there's already this awesome giant stone dam for me!"
I live in the middle of the woods, we had an entourage of turkeys that started chillin around the area. One of the turkeys, without fail at 6 in the morning, would come to one of our cars and fight its own reflection. We had to buy tarps to put on the cars to keep him from scratching the car up lol
I just loved this. I always feel good after watching one of your videos, Forrest. Thank you for making me smile!
So, Forrest, that bear was almost certainly a red Black Bear (Ursus americanus), rather than a Brown Bear (Ursus arctos). The car is a Chevrolet El Camino, THE "truck" based on the frame of a station wagon. The El Camino is to cars what the mullet is to hair cuts.
Some of my fav youtubers doing a collab. Love it!!!
So in multiple areas actually bears learned how to open car door because sometimes people who go hiking in areas with bears and leave food for later in the car, but most of the times tge bear only knows how to open the door from the outside which is not sp funny with a canadian grizzly
Every time I watch one of Forests videos I have to continually remind myself that he’s married and that I’m happy not bitter that some wonderful lady found him😂
“The creature is known as canus lupus familiaris”
Me: “I KNOW THAT ONE, ITS A DOGGO, HES GONNA BE SUCH A GOOD BOY”
Hey Forrest, do you think sea turtles building their nests in a particular shape depending on the species is another example of extended phenotype???
I would count it 😊
that european hornet joke is under appreciated
I love everything you do. You're very intelligent and explain things in an easy to understand and relatable way. Your enthusiasm is infectious and I wish I could contribute to your cause. You make science fun and entertaining, much the way Mythbusters did for many years. You may not be blowing stuff up on the discovery channel, but you're definitely flying the same banner of advancing knowledge. For that and everything else you do, thank you.
At 1:38
Bears in cars....
Bears can break into cars quite easily. Sometimes even when the cars are locked, they can still break into the car....though that is usually by breaking a window. If the car is unlocked modern bears have learned how to open the doors. They actually have enough dexterity to do that.
As for the reason why, you may know better but I have been told that their sense of smell is approximately 700 times better than a human's.... And maybe a hundred or 200 times better than a bloodhounds. They generally go after your cooler....the Yogi Bear going after picnic baskets is actually a real thing!!
dude, I've always loved your videos for various reasons, but damn, this was just good fun, thanks a lot!
Totally a new Forrest subscriber because of this and the Real Mechanic Stuff. I don't know how I'm just now finding this but 2 thumbs up, great stuff.
I saw a meme once with what to do when you encounter different species of bear. It said like play dead or use bear spray and ring a bell, but for Polar Bear it just said "run as fast as you can and pray“ 😂
That human just jacked that bear's car.
"opossums be awesomes" wins the tag line contest
i've heard about these animal incidents from a mechanic's perspective and a biologist's perspective. all i need now is to hear from a business perspective and the trifecta will be complete
My mans didn't know what an El Camino was but is dropping terms like 'skid-plate.' I dont know why but that makes me a fan.
I did not anticipated that I would learn so many things with that video, thank you for that !
Please do this again! I came from donut media. This video was informative and fun! Your delivery when speaking was amazing!
yo same i came straight after
Take a shot every time Forrest says "look at him go!"
on the topic of beavers, they have another fascinating impact on the environment;
basically, because their dams saturate the local water table, not only do they act as a keystone species for the local ecology, but for parts of the local geology as well, due to the fact that their presence in a region replenishes the aquifers
in other words, we need to get out and repopulate the streams of america with beavers, cause their current population is a marginal fraction of it's original number, and they're only present in a few pieces of their original range
the depletion of the american aquifers is partially caused by the fact that they aren't being replenished by the presence of beaver dams everywhere anymore
(it's also being caused by irresponsible water use practices, but that's another story)
point being, beavers are important, and if there's any rewilding efforts in your region that are introducing them back into their former range, and you have the capacity to assist in their efforts, you'd be fighting climate change and environmental disruption at a local level.
Fun fact: bald faced hornets aren't true hornets. They're technically a yellow jacket.
“Oh my glob” I love it! Thank you for being awesome!
As somone who moon lights as a quail breeder, that quail in the headlight is amazing
I love that you said "oh my glob" 😂
"They're one of my favorite animals" says the guy whose favorite animals include ALL OF THEM 😂
The European hornet bit killed me
Thanks Forrest, I learned a lot from this fun video!
"Oh my glob!"
I love that! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Heartwarming video I love it, please do more like this!
"or European hornets because they are taking over a place that isn't theirs." I think my entire office thing I am insane for randomly bursting out into uncontrollable laughter for a solid 30 seconds
I've never heard the life cycle of a bee described. That was disturbing and I had no idea anything could possibly function like that.
I think the ant fertilisation thing is even more interesting as a method of regulating how many different sex ants are born. If there's not enough males to fertilise the eggs, the eggs hatch as males. If there's too many males fertilising all the eggs, the eggs will all hatch as females, reducing the number of males by percentage.
Now that was mind-blowing!
Great video! I'd love a part 2. We recently acquired a kitten because we found it in our engine. She's now named Ginny.
Whoa like _inside_ the engine? Or just under the hood?
@@w1nterdays Under the hood. Kind of stuck between the engine, & the hood. We'd adopted a kitten right before that, & took in a stray at the same time. We didn't plan to adopt a total of three cats in 2 months time, but they're here. We think she was dumped. She is sweet, & tame. We couldn't find anyone who'd claim her. She's a feisty little firecracker. We love them all, but they're a handful. 😅
@@zeusathena26 awww. Congrats you’ve been adopted by three beautiful kitties
@@w1nterdays thanks. Now they just have to get along. 😂
1:45 that would be an El Camino..."its spanish for the camino" 😁
3:45 I too am a lover of possums. I had a non-releasable little girl with one eye. She lived to be almost 4 years old (pretty old for a possum)!
It’s funny how excited I get when I see a new upload!
A new Forrest video is always a joy.
Forrest, you're such an animal! LOL PS - I think that beaver may have been a woodchuck.
I'd love to see more videos like this, it was so sweet and wholesome 😊
DUDE - You are amazing! You do so much good for science.
I want to see “Possums be awesomes” on a shirt asap! Haha
“They’re one of my favourite animals!”
I get the feeling this is a really long list. 😊
that whole life cycle of hornets was horrifying to me but then I got stung by a wasp and I think I'm biased!
Forrest you give me hope for this world man. Hard for me to not leave your videos smiling.
I would have never expected Donut Media and Forrest Valkai to intersect.