I wish I had found you during my undergrad, these videos are becoming my morning ritual. Btw Saola captive breeding failed because they were kept in cramped, unsanitary conditions which led to them contracting diseases or developing injuries that led to their deaths. There's nothing about the animal itself that makes captive breeding impractical.
Shoutout to the Vaquita. As a cetacean, they are technically artiodactyls, even if they don’t look like it. It’s estimated that there are only about 10 vaquitas left in the wild. This means that they’re not just endangered, they’re functionally extinct. They’re such adorable and unique animals, being the smallest members of Cetacea. So it’s very sad to know that they’ll some day be gone, and thanks to us humans nonetheless.
@@flavlo so the Vaquita ate special fish called the totoaba, the Chinese realized they tasted really good and told fishermen to catch it for them in exchange for a good pay. So they started to place nets everywhere and ended up getting them caught in nets, and if they evaded the nets, they staved due to the fishes being so rare now
You're correct i totally forgot about the vaquita. It doesn't come up on most of the databases as it's so rare, it's impossible to estimate their wild population.
I really enjoy videos like this. So many animals are so rare and imo they dont receive enough love. People think rare endangered they think elephants or tigers. But so many are threatened that never get spoken about. Really learnt a lot from this video along side others.
It's very nice to see ungulates getting some representation as the focus rather than the food! I want to point out that predation from predators that occur naturally in the ecosystem will never drive a species to extinction.
The addax is so beautiful, it's a shame they were almost wiped out (like it's a shame for the others obviously) I was almost certain that the first one would have been the vaquita to be honest
I saw the oryx in the wild in the Ouadi Rime Ouadi Achim Reserve in Chad (OROA) in 2022, there are now over 600 of them there, leading the IUCN at the end of last year, to change their assessment from Extinct in the Wild to Endangered, a huge achievement as the reintroductions in Chad only started in 2016. Hopefully efforts to restore populations of both Dama Gazelles and Addax will eventually prove to be as successful, I saw both wild and captive Dama Gazelles in the OROA and also reintroduced Addax, the latter is still being reintroduced and now animals are being moved to the Ennedi Natural and Cultural Reserve in Chad where the habitat is likely better for them.
how about the rarest and most endangered species of canids and felids in the world like red wolves, Asian cheetahs, painted dogs, dholes, and south china tigers.
On a side note to the pygmy hog, there's also a species of louse, the pygmy hog-sucking louse - Haematopinus oliveri, which is only found on the hogs so in turn that's critically endangered from the small numbers of hogs left.
It’s a sad reality that these God’s creation, especially the saola are disappearing at an alarming rate because mostly of man’s greed and indifference.
I suppose that it's not surprising that some of these ungulates, confined as they are to small islands, are under threat. But that so many are still being hunted is beyond tragic. And habitat loss - in the Sahara? I would have thought the Sahara was one place that we've more or less left alone. I had no idea that cetaceans were related to ungulates. Evolution is so wonderful - which is yet another reason that so many astonishing creatures are disappearing off our planet. Millions of years to evolve: maybe a century to go from abundance to extinction. I'm afraid I don't share your optimism: for every captive breeding/reintroduction that's a success, there are numerous failures. But at least some succeed.
Dude how about the Kakapo and Spix's macaw(which I think is still considered extinct in the wild though an intense captive breeding program has led to some being rereleased into their former native range but I don’t think they've had time to successfully breed in the wild as their reintroduction has been so recent 2020-2021). The Hyacinth macaw, the burrowing owl and the Mariana fruit dove are also in pretty bad shape though breeding programs for the Mariana fruit dove do exist and unfortunately the pet trade does hold a gene pool for the Hyacinth macaw. The pet trade though taxing on wild populations did offer the Spix's macaw hope for a new life via captive populations(many surrendered by private owners and zoos) allowing for genetic testing to prevent inbreeding.
Great video, was very fun to watch, but I think you are wrong to imply that predation by native species can be a factor in these declines. They coevolve with them for millions of years, and whatever level of hunting occurs is guaranteed to be sustainable. Human activity alone is to blame for all of these cases, and it is really the only thing that could be I think it's also quite sad that dama gazelle and addax are being bred on farms, because they are only being used for rich Americans to hunt for pleasure on artificially enclosed "reserves". I don't think any have been released to the wild. I am glad you don't mention them at all rather than positively, but they are highly problematic. Hunting by rich westerners is literally the direct, documented sole cause of the near-extinction of both these species, and yet hunting will save them...
This is sad there are other rare antelopes that were almost hunted to extinction Giant eland Bongo Mountain nyala Bontebok Blackbuck Saiga Arabian oryx Persian gazelle
How about the rarest cave dwelling (troglodyte) animals? So many are endemic to even a single cave system that you end up with lots of troglodyte species with incredibly low populations. S/o to the olm
I wish I had found you during my undergrad, these videos are becoming my morning ritual.
Btw Saola captive breeding failed because they were kept in cramped, unsanitary conditions which led to them contracting diseases or developing injuries that led to their deaths. There's nothing about the animal itself that makes captive breeding impractical.
1:13 look at the one on the right. What a big fella :)
Shoutout to the Vaquita. As a cetacean, they are technically artiodactyls, even if they don’t look like it. It’s estimated that there are only about 10 vaquitas left in the wild. This means that they’re not just endangered, they’re functionally extinct. They’re such adorable and unique animals, being the smallest members of Cetacea. So it’s very sad to know that they’ll some day be gone, and thanks to us humans nonetheless.
And Maui's dolphin, in New Zealand, who are almost as rare.
thanks china for being such a wonderful population with a very logical thought...
@@crushedcan5378 what the hell are you yapping about
@@crushedcan5378You know that they are American species ?
@@flavlo so the Vaquita ate special fish called the totoaba, the Chinese realized they tasted really good and told fishermen to catch it for them in exchange for a good pay. So they started to place nets everywhere and ended up getting them caught in nets, and if they evaded the nets, they staved due to the fishes being so rare now
The Mindoro dwarf buffalo is a really cool species. I hope we can save it
Well, as you have said, cetaceans are ungulates too, so vaquita should be number one.
You're correct i totally forgot about the vaquita. It doesn't come up on most of the databases as it's so rare, it's impossible to estimate their wild population.
I was hoping to find a cetacean as well, maybe a revised version of the video would be cool, to emphasize cetaceans are artiodactyls
I hope we can save these guys
Fatty
Can you make a video about the rarest bird species?
yes i will do at some point :)
All such beautiful animals.
Always find your videos interesting, informative and thought provoking. Thank you!
I really enjoy videos like this. So many animals are so rare and imo they dont receive enough love. People think rare endangered they think elephants or tigers. But so many are threatened that never get spoken about. Really learnt a lot from this video along side others.
Excellent video 😊
Fantastic video as always!! :) 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 ❤️💖❤️💖
i hope to see the Capricornis crispus one day in your videos
It's very nice to see ungulates getting some representation as the focus rather than the food! I want to point out that predation from predators that occur naturally in the ecosystem will never drive a species to extinction.
Hi! I love your video and I was wondering if you can do a video on like the 5 rarest dog breeds.
I am always like your every video. That your video really support to consevation of wild animals.
Glad I made it here early for the first time
I watch every video you release. I love them. I'd like to ask you about Ernie. How is he now? He's a beautiful dog.
Tsuki is the 🐐
haha thanks i appreciate it :)
The addax is so beautiful, it's a shame they were almost wiped out (like it's a shame for the others obviously)
I was almost certain that the first one would have been the vaquita to be honest
Walia ibex are thankfully not that endangered,only wulnerable.This is actually a improvement,from 200 to around 600 individuals.
Can you do a video of the rarest squamates? Aka lizards and snakes!
Suprised the scimitar horned Oryx is not on the list. They even have been Extinct in the wild until rereleases
I saw the oryx in the wild in the Ouadi Rime Ouadi Achim Reserve in Chad (OROA) in 2022, there are now over 600 of them there, leading the IUCN at the end of last year, to change their assessment from Extinct in the Wild to Endangered, a huge achievement as the reintroductions in Chad only started in 2016. Hopefully efforts to restore populations of both Dama Gazelles and Addax will eventually prove to be as successful, I saw both wild and captive Dama Gazelles in the OROA and also reintroduced Addax, the latter is still being reintroduced and now animals are being moved to the Ennedi Natural and Cultural Reserve in Chad where the habitat is likely better for them.
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Amazing Video XD
how about the rarest and most endangered species of canids and felids in the world like red wolves, Asian cheetahs, painted dogs, dholes, and south china tigers.
The Vu Quang Ox or Saola is beautiful.
The world is such a cruel place
I think that since the vaquita is a kind of porpoise, so a even toe ungulate, they should be includes in this list
Can you make video about top 50 Africa antelope
On a side note to the pygmy hog, there's also a species of louse, the pygmy hog-sucking louse - Haematopinus oliveri, which is only found on the hogs so in turn that's critically endangered from the small numbers of hogs left.
Can we see a video about some of the rarest sharks species?!
If this list category was meant to also include cetaceans, then how did vaquita not make the list?
Yippee!!!
Do you know something about Huemul and Pudu , both endemic from Chile?
What about the vaquita? I think I read they only have 20 left.
Why are there no walia ibexes in captivity?
Breeding in captivity can help return to wildlife populations. Let’s hope someone can make that happen.
@@mtkoslowski ya
It’s a sad reality that these God’s creation, especially the saola are disappearing at an alarming rate because mostly of man’s greed and indifference.
Make for the Rarest Carnivore please
I suppose that it's not surprising that some of these ungulates, confined as they are to small islands, are under threat. But that so many are still being hunted is beyond tragic. And habitat loss - in the Sahara? I would have thought the Sahara was one place that we've more or less left alone. I had no idea that cetaceans were related to ungulates. Evolution is so wonderful - which is yet another reason that so many astonishing creatures are disappearing off our planet. Millions of years to evolve: maybe a century to go from abundance to extinction.
I'm afraid I don't share your optimism: for every captive breeding/reintroduction that's a success, there are numerous failures. But at least some succeed.
All of these except the Pygmy Hog were Bovidae as well
I mean zero is a even number.
Dude how about the Kakapo and Spix's macaw(which I think is still considered extinct in the wild though an intense captive breeding program has led to some being rereleased into their former native range but I don’t think they've had time to successfully breed in the wild as their reintroduction has been so recent 2020-2021). The Hyacinth macaw, the burrowing owl and the Mariana fruit dove are also in pretty bad shape though breeding programs for the Mariana fruit dove do exist and unfortunately the pet trade does hold a gene pool for the Hyacinth macaw. The pet trade though taxing on wild populations did offer the Spix's macaw hope for a new life via captive populations(many surrendered by private owners and zoos) allowing for genetic testing to prevent inbreeding.
Though I try to watch all your interesting and educational videos I may have missed you covering these birds.
The vaquita💀
Do cetaceans
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I wonder if they tried to domesticate the minoro Buffalo .
You should have mentioned persian cheetah to there is only 16 left
Kouprey, hirola
If this is all Artiodactyla combined, then the scimitar oryx should be in here because it's extinct in the wild
Great video, was very fun to watch, but I think you are wrong to imply that predation by native species can be a factor in these declines. They coevolve with them for millions of years, and whatever level of hunting occurs is guaranteed to be sustainable. Human activity alone is to blame for all of these cases, and it is really the only thing that could be
I think it's also quite sad that dama gazelle and addax are being bred on farms, because they are only being used for rich Americans to hunt for pleasure on artificially enclosed "reserves". I don't think any have been released to the wild. I am glad you don't mention them at all rather than positively, but they are highly problematic. Hunting by rich westerners is literally the direct, documented sole cause of the near-extinction of both these species, and yet hunting will save them...
0 is an even number.
This is sad there are other rare antelopes that were almost hunted to extinction
Giant eland
Bongo
Mountain nyala
Bontebok
Blackbuck
Saiga
Arabian oryx
Persian gazelle
saiga antelope has been buffed to near thertaned
@@mnkash2007 okay what about the European bison Arabian oryx did they buffed from extinction
@@johntodd3910 european bison have been near thertaned for like a decade now and i have no idea about the oryx
@@mnkash2007 also
Did the black wildebeest was almost wiped out before
@@johntodd3910 they're least concern also giant eland blackbuck are not rare nor endangered they're least concern too so you're wrong
How about the rarest cave dwelling (troglodyte) animals? So many are endemic to even a single cave system that you end up with lots of troglodyte species with incredibly low populations. S/o to the olm
Sorry but i clicked off as soon as I heard some dont even have toes