3 Animals That Came Back From the Dead | Lazarus Taxa

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  • @drveritystrange-fish4685
    @drveritystrange-fish4685 6 років тому +1865

    Still hoping the Tasmanian Wolf will turn out to bea LazarusTaxa.

    • @BenGThomas
      @BenGThomas  6 років тому +196

      It would be very cool if it did :)

    • @killbotunit4348
      @killbotunit4348 6 років тому +109

      A lot of Tasmania remains unexplored, it could be alive.

    • @killbotunit4348
      @killbotunit4348 6 років тому +110

      Tristan Halbert it is also referred to as the Tasmanian wolf, due to it's canine like appearance. Some call it the Tasmanian tiger because of the stripes, it depends on who you talk to.

    • @Apanther23
      @Apanther23 6 років тому +18

      C B it's accually called the Thylacinus cynocephalus

    • @killbotunit4348
      @killbotunit4348 6 років тому +22

      BLUE the raptor that is it's Latin name, I was just referring to another title it is associated with.

  • @edwhatshisname3562
    @edwhatshisname3562 6 років тому +930

    "The ocean is very good at keeping secrets"
    Yeah.. kinda makes you wonder what else could be out there.

    • @theholypopechodeii4367
      @theholypopechodeii4367 6 років тому +33

      Ed What's his name I remember reading that we have better maps of Mars and Venus than we do of the ocean floor, so yes, it still has many secrets.

    • @johnharuch8108
      @johnharuch8108 6 років тому +8

      AAaarghhh 🐙

    • @5nokli
      @5nokli 6 років тому +9

      Ed What's his name the Meg

    • @suntiki33
      @suntiki33 6 років тому +3

      Makes me curious to see your take on a video about the Mariana Trench. :) Unless you’ve made one and I haven’t gotten to it, yet.

    • @A.Mortem
      @A.Mortem 6 років тому +17

      Probably some fish

  • @tgrobbo7457
    @tgrobbo7457 6 років тому +1082

    ur like a watch mojo that im not embarrassed to watch and actually tell me something without shamelessly plugging yourself every 5 seconds

    • @BenGThomas
      @BenGThomas  6 років тому +147

      Sums us up pretty well yeah

    • @antonioamato3309
      @antonioamato3309 6 років тому +73

      And doesn’t do that obnoxious subscribe and like rant ...

    • @evolutiontecnologies
      @evolutiontecnologies 5 років тому +17

      YESSSSSS FINALLY SOMEONE SAID IT!!!!

    • @An_Average_Idiot
      @An_Average_Idiot 4 роки тому +13

      Little late but....
      *INSERT LOGO AFTER EVERY NUMBER AND EVERY FEW SECONDS*

    • @fyoloswaggins5203
      @fyoloswaggins5203 4 роки тому +23

      One time my mom walked in on me while im watching watch mojo and asked what is it that im watching. I lied and said it’s porn.

  • @koolnomi95
    @koolnomi95 6 років тому +454

    I'd heard of the coelacanth before but not the Bush Dog or False Killer Whale. I do hope these species are able to stick around for a long time to come because it would be heartbreaking for them to go extinct now.

    • @BenGThomas
      @BenGThomas  6 років тому +47

      Me too, it's always upsetting when any species goes extinct, but there seems to be some level of irony with a Lazarus Taxon dying out that would make it worse.

    • @theykilledjoel1496
      @theykilledjoel1496 4 роки тому +2

      @Trevor Tammen i don't see the guy u were replying to lol

    • @theykilledjoel1496
      @theykilledjoel1496 4 роки тому +1

      @Trevor Tammen that's funny

  • @myrnacaraig2681
    @myrnacaraig2681 4 роки тому +116

    Coelacanth: Guess who's back, back again. Fossil's back, tell a friend.

    • @jade5202
      @jade5202 3 роки тому +4

      they're in danger again. Threatened by collectors and Chinese traditional medicine .

    • @smuglumine4949
      @smuglumine4949 3 роки тому +5

      @@jade5202 I hate humans SO much.

    • @Jack-ki8ei
      @Jack-ki8ei 3 роки тому

      @@smuglumine4949 Humans are the worst thing that has ever happened to this planet.

  • @Bellthorian
    @Bellthorian 6 років тому +1165

    The bush dog is cute.

  • @Yesnog05
    @Yesnog05 5 років тому +391

    In my home country, Japan, the black kokanee (japanese salmon) was thought to be extinct since the 40s, but was recently discovered flourishing.

    • @FlippytheMasterofPie
      @FlippytheMasterofPie 4 роки тому +11

      Yesnog05 If I recall correctly, there was even a chapter of the fishing manga Tsurikichi Sanpei dedicated to this. Or maybe it was another fish? I don’t remember. It was great, whatever it was!

    • @twaynewade2544
      @twaynewade2544 4 роки тому +17

      So yall are gonna eat it huh

    • @twaynewade2544
      @twaynewade2544 4 роки тому +20

      @FRED THE THOT SLAYER its not racist its reality. Japan has poor enforcement of protecting marine life. They still do whaling and eat dolphins. Why do you think the salmon was presumed to be extinct?

    • @Yesnog05
      @Yesnog05 4 роки тому +1

      @FRED THE THOT SLAYER aww thx!

    • @infernaldaedra
      @infernaldaedra 4 роки тому +4

      @@twaynewade2544 Yeah it's actually endangered from overfishing and unless they do a diligence as a people to protect their wildlife it will go extinct like 1000s of other species have in the region in the last couple hundred years.

  • @CosplayCore
    @CosplayCore 6 років тому +355

    False killer whales seem really cute, too... This news of endangerment is depressing. :(

    • @yournopatriot3704
      @yournopatriot3704 5 років тому +17

      I think they love humans for some reason i mean what predator offers its food like that its amazing

    • @briannyamosi7406
      @briannyamosi7406 5 років тому +9

      Really sad what we humans are doing. Just in a few years of industrialization we kill off millions of years of evolution.

    • @jackhartford521
      @jackhartford521 5 років тому +8

      The most beautiful part of us humans destroying every aspect of our environment, is that once we wipe each other out, there will be a huge opening for new species to thrive.

    • @hmmmmmmmmgood
      @hmmmmmmmmgood 5 років тому +1

      Cute? No deadly yes

    • @HueghMungus
      @HueghMungus 5 років тому +1

      @LN Let's return the favor by reducing human species >:D . . . Or help reduce and stop the pollution!

  • @maxgreece1
    @maxgreece1 6 років тому +514

    Another good one Ben. Keep them coming. Now, about this T-Rex living at the bottom of my garden....

    • @BenGThomas
      @BenGThomas  6 років тому +62

      Thanks Max :D And you may have just discovered another Lazarus Taxon!

    • @olimthomas6515
      @olimthomas6515 6 років тому +32

      You may want to call an exterminator, they have been known to bite in the past

    • @kingcosworth2643
      @kingcosworth2643 6 років тому +13

      Have you eaten anything labelled L.S.D?

    • @117steveng
      @117steveng 4 роки тому +8

      Does it eat goats. Asking for a friend.

    • @a2pabmb2
      @a2pabmb2 4 роки тому +9

      @@kingcosworth2643 Who labels their LSD?

  • @homiedodobird2725
    @homiedodobird2725 4 роки тому +561

    Random fish: did you die?!
    Coelacanth: sadly yes...
    Random fish: D:
    Coelacanth: *BUT I LIVED!!*

    • @robertdevito5001
      @robertdevito5001 4 роки тому +27

      Random fish: phew
      Random clam: *sigh*

    • @drakesmith471
      @drakesmith471 4 роки тому +18

      Coelacanth: Then the unthinkable happened. Some guy just takes me onto his boat and he’s probing and prodding and I’m just wanting to get back in the water.

    • @LookingGlass69
      @LookingGlass69 4 роки тому +11

      Should have known that he wouldn't die even if you killed him.

    • @reecemills9259
      @reecemills9259 4 роки тому +5

      Ceolacanth are still alive that’s whether you believe it or not there’s only between 400-900 of them recorded being alive and depending if they have breeding an the numbers double or if they haven’t been breeding and slowly dying out, you’ll find them in west coast of Africa or in the Indian Ocean you have to travel down an deep to find one

    • @drakesmith471
      @drakesmith471 4 роки тому +3

      Reece Mills beautiful creatures standing almost to be a living example of a past long since diverged.

  • @philosiraptorjr4912
    @philosiraptorjr4912 6 років тому +177

    I would love the Stellar Sea cow or Dodo be back alive, those poor guys went extinct from humanities habit of killing friendly creatures, the Dodo was very friendly from what I have read and Sea Cows are literally unable to harm you in any way or form, also it was the size of an Orca. Also I know peeps want to see the Tasmanian tiger again and I do too but it seems like they are gone for good.

    • @dawnbr8k
      @dawnbr8k 5 років тому +19

      Apparently the Stellar Sea Cows were already critically endangered when we first encountered them. Still really sad to think they sill never be seen.

    • @lsswappedcessna
      @lsswappedcessna 5 років тому +5

      Was the stellar sea cow a massive manatee? One of those the size of an orca is huge!

    • @omgitsjoetime
      @omgitsjoetime 4 роки тому +2

      Eric VandenAvond dodo were easy pray to catch nice dumb island chicken

    • @Popebug
      @Popebug 4 роки тому +11

      It's Steller's Sea Cow, not "stellar". Do you think they're some kind of space manatees or something?

    • @faronomus1589
      @faronomus1589 4 роки тому +3

      BugPope it’ll be awesome tho if the stellar one exists

  • @theautisticcomedian
    @theautisticcomedian 4 роки тому +183

    No one:
    False Killer Whales: Might I interest you in some fish and chips.

    • @slappy8941
      @slappy8941 4 роки тому +6

      Did you just try to meme?

    • @tuckrex2038
      @tuckrex2038 4 роки тому

      @Slappy He’s named “The Autistic Comedian“ for a reason

  • @Spongebrain97
    @Spongebrain97 6 років тому +221

    The one I hope they find alive is the Tasmanian tiger since another search expedition was launched last year

    • @BenGThomas
      @BenGThomas  6 років тому +32

      Oh I didn't know they were doing another one, it would be really amazing if the Thylacine was found to still be alive.

    • @Spongebrain97
      @Spongebrain97 6 років тому +15

      Ben G Thomas yeah because there had been some reported sightings at a national park in Queensland Australia with one being made by a park ranger who said something along the lines of " I know what dingos are and what I saw wasnt one of them " so a scientist led an expedition

    • @skabaltlol8678
      @skabaltlol8678 6 років тому +5

      Creepy Closet The thing is Dingoes Literally outcompeted the thylacine which is why they went extinct on the Australian mainland

    • @razorransom1795
      @razorransom1795 5 років тому +2

      @tan j maz that's what I'm wondering

    • @razorransom1795
      @razorransom1795 5 років тому +4

      Well the Zanzibar leapord is also one as well. So here's a fourth one.

  • @timjung640
    @timjung640 6 років тому +184

    7:21 The bottom--and possibly also the specimen above--is a bottlenose dolphin hanging out with a pod of false killer whales!! Is it known that at least some species of dolphins and/or whales sometimes swim with other species as an inter-species pod?

    • @BenGThomas
      @BenGThomas  6 років тому +73

      I know that that False Killer Whales and Bottlenose Dolphins regularly meet up and hunt together, it was even recorded for Blue Planet 2, which was incredible to see. Here's a good article about this behaviour: www.scientificamerican.com/article/false-killer-whales-and-bottlenose-dolphins-swim-together-for-years/

    • @HelixMaster12
      @HelixMaster12 6 років тому +9

      Tim Jung Bottlenose dolphins also have been seen with sperm whales as a pod member as well, if you could call it that.

    • @DISTurbedwaffle918
      @DISTurbedwaffle918 6 років тому +30

      Well, seeing as early humans and the progenitors of domestic dogs ended up hunting together, it makes sense that one might see interspecies cooperation in other communal animals.

    • @johannageisel5390
      @johannageisel5390 6 років тому +17

      I can imagine the practice of offering fish might be a request for joining the pod.
      I hope divers and people in boats let the false kille whales join!

    • @benoitbvg2888
      @benoitbvg2888 6 років тому +11

      I saw something once about a "handicapped" dolphin (his spine was completely deformed) that got adopted by a bunch of sperm whale.
      (found it ua-cam.com/video/7iFzIMZRsoI/v-deo.html)

  • @zachvanarsdale7065
    @zachvanarsdale7065 5 років тому +26

    another good example, crested geckos! Nowadays, theyre incredibly popular in the pet trade and are bred extremely readily, so much so that color and pattern variants are often produced. But there was at one point the gecko was thought to be extinct, until it was rediscovered

  • @dimetrodon2250
    @dimetrodon2250 5 років тому +67

    7:20 "day 35: I have successfully infiltrated the pod, the suspect nothing"

  • @pandahsykes602
    @pandahsykes602 5 років тому +41

    If we can find Coelacanth after years of thinking it was extinct for millions of years , think of what else is hiding down there - identified previously with fossils or not .

  • @dadevol1094
    @dadevol1094 4 роки тому +18

    I forgot the actual taxon's name, but there's a bird that literally evolved itself back to existence

  • @gerard7997
    @gerard7997 4 роки тому +28

    The guy living across the street where I live is also a Lazarus Taxa....

    • @midnightmonroe2522
      @midnightmonroe2522 4 роки тому +1

      Nice one

    • @Crowlo17
      @Crowlo17 3 роки тому

      I don’t get it

    • @louisemckinney1021
      @louisemckinney1021 3 роки тому +1

      That's a good. One, I'll have to remember that one the next time I get into an argument with my neighbor's!!!! 👍

  • @miskatonic763
    @miskatonic763 6 років тому +42

    A very good and we'll researched and illustrated article. Thank you for you effort Mr.Thomas.

    • @BenGThomas
      @BenGThomas  6 років тому +1

      Thank you very much for watching it! Happy to know you thought it was good :)

  • @evodolka
    @evodolka 6 років тому +66

    great work
    i never even heard of bush dogs before seeing this video and i honestly never knew false killer whales were Lazarus taxa

    • @BenGThomas
      @BenGThomas  6 років тому +4

      Thanks :D And yeah I didn't know that Bush Dogs existed either until I started researching for this video, they're really cool animals though :)

  • @snapslingpeavine1371
    @snapslingpeavine1371 5 років тому +57

    7:21 Somehow, a dolphin managed to sneak its way into that pod of false killer whales. Just look at the bottom of that picture, you’ll see that crazy dolphin right there.

    • @stanpines9011
      @stanpines9011 5 років тому +16

      Sometimes dolphins and false killer whales also mate, producing a kind of very large dark grey dolphin

    • @snapslingpeavine1371
      @snapslingpeavine1371 5 років тому +9

      Stan Pines Wow, I would never had thought they could mate. Very interesting, thanks for telling me that.

  • @eddie-roo
    @eddie-roo 4 роки тому +18

    What about the aldabra rail? That bird that keeps evolving itself back from extinction

  • @doktordiklegz
    @doktordiklegz 4 роки тому +12

    That clip at the end was sad :( I remember going to the aquarium to see that false killer whale in particular before it died. When I was a kid he was my favourite.

  • @alexzerimar2075
    @alexzerimar2075 6 років тому +71

    The coelacanth is actually a real life pokemon (Relicanth)

    • @yeleoh
      @yeleoh 6 років тому +26

      Relicanth is actually a real life fish

    • @cckl1995
      @cckl1995 5 років тому +4

      Ditto

    • @pengen_gantinama
      @pengen_gantinama 5 років тому

      Callichimaera is an Anorith

    • @lsswappedcessna
      @lsswappedcessna 5 років тому +12

      Pokemon are based on many real life creatures. It's odd, really. Pokemon are basically real, switch some genes around and add some extra genes and there you have it. Then again, making pokemon actually real and not just appear real would fuck with the food chain quite a bit because a foot tall mouse that can electrocute things would be pretty dangerous.

    • @Airuz1
      @Airuz1 5 років тому +1

      @@lsswappedcessna so your telling me we could get a lizard fly and breath fire and a mousr pproducing endless amount of electricity just by doing some gene editing?

  • @Cat-tastrophee
    @Cat-tastrophee 4 роки тому +9

    I saw Chester when I visited the Vancouver aquarium!! I watched him swim around for awhile through an underwater viewing portal and is eyes were eerily expressive, like a dog's or human's. It was a bit "uncanny valley" but an amazing and memorable experience. I'm sad to hear he passed away and to hear that false killer whales are so endangered.
    Side note, their name is terrible! I would hate to have the name for my actual species be "false chimp" instead of "human."
    ...Actually, that sounds pretty funny. But still, taxonomists, please give the false killer whale a more dignified and unique name! they deserve it.

    • @storytellingsnek5255
      @storytellingsnek5255 2 роки тому +1

      Never mind that Killer Whales are already false whales... they're actually a kind of dolphin if I remember correctly.

    • @willow7610
      @willow7610 2 роки тому

      @@storytellingsnek5255 yeah they are

  • @R.Lennartz
    @R.Lennartz 6 років тому +28

    You should have way more subs man, these vids are high quality.

  • @HoshikawaHikari
    @HoshikawaHikari 5 років тому +10

    I learned about the coelacanth from an anime and it's funny when I think about it because that fish had nothing to do at all with the storyline

  • @dafiltafish
    @dafiltafish 4 роки тому +3

    Coelacanths have such big toothy grins when you look at them head on, I love them.

  • @Reptiliomorph
    @Reptiliomorph 4 роки тому +6

    Man I'd love to see a species of trilobite. They were so wide spread for so long, I keep hoping one turns up alive one day.

    • @juanjoyaborja.3054
      @juanjoyaborja.3054 2 роки тому +5

      Horseshoe crabs are chelicerates, just like trilobites, and would have coexisted with them. Not to mention that their body shape is a little similar. I think you’d like them as a substitute.

    • @Reptiliomorph
      @Reptiliomorph 2 роки тому +1

      @@juanjoyaborja.3054 I'm actually a huge fan of horseshoe crabs! You hit the nail on the head my friend.

  • @flexibleatheist
    @flexibleatheist 6 років тому +38

    The coelacanth evolved, never going extinct, just different.

    • @omgitsjoetime
      @omgitsjoetime 4 роки тому +1

      FlexibleAtheist 696 it didn’t really evolve tho it’s the same as it was millions of years ago

    • @aaronlepcha4768
      @aaronlepcha4768 4 роки тому +5

      @@omgitsjoetime events like these really make me question the theory of evolution.

    • @LokiToxtrocity
      @LokiToxtrocity 4 роки тому +1

      Its because it's already the perfect life form.

    • @greatninja2590
      @greatninja2590 4 роки тому

      Aaron Lepcha they probably have different colors or thinner armor scales. Assuming water in the past was harsher and had a different color requiring them to have thicker armor and different colors

    • @mame9562
      @mame9562 4 роки тому +4

      @@aaronlepcha4768 the reason they haven't changed is because they didn't need to. They live deep in the ocean without much predators and other threats. Evolution usually only occurs when animals need to evolve to either fill in a niche for the environment to be more effective or need to change to fit the changed environment and survive. Also like it's said in the video, the Ceolacanth has changed a bit, albeit very slightly.
      TLDR: the Ceolacanth didn't change too much because it had no real threats and didn't need to change as it was already effective in its environment.

  • @UnapologeticallyEboni
    @UnapologeticallyEboni 6 років тому +10

    Ok Mr. Thomas...
    I am currently binge watching your channel... It's been a while since I've seen videos so well put together

    • @BenGThomas
      @BenGThomas  6 років тому +2

      Thanks so much! I'm happy to hear you like our videos :)

  • @robertfletcher3421
    @robertfletcher3421 6 років тому +12

    Thank you for this very informative and well produced video, it was so interesting.

    • @BenGThomas
      @BenGThomas  6 років тому

      Thank you for watching it! I'm glad you enjoyed :)

  • @DenterNu
    @DenterNu 4 роки тому +4

    OMG! I didnt know that Coelacanths are still alive, how did I miss that? I am so suprised and happy right now.

  • @kevinkenny8739
    @kevinkenny8739 4 роки тому +3

    Great stuff, thanks. I hope one day the Thylacine is rediscovered.

  • @AGermanFencer
    @AGermanFencer 6 років тому +1

    All you paleontologist youtubers, as literate and brilliant as you are, always seem to have problem with the singular. Its PHENOMENON goddamnit! :D
    Keep up the awesome work.

  • @athing7543
    @athing7543 6 років тому +7

    "Seems like it would only happen in books (insert 'Lost World' photo) or films (insert another 'Lost World' photo)"

  • @RaulEdu33
    @RaulEdu33 4 роки тому +6

    Petition to rename the "false killer whale" to the "true compassionate sharing whale" 🐟🎁👐🐋

  • @silkworm6861
    @silkworm6861 6 років тому +6

    Great video! Very professionally done.

  • @Lumberjack_king
    @Lumberjack_king 4 роки тому +2

    I love that you used the official term and didn't call them "living fossils" and you pointed out why it's a misleading and unscientific term

  • @lorriechicamarti1370
    @lorriechicamarti1370 6 років тому +24

    Love this video

  • @buckfutter99
    @buckfutter99 Рік тому

    I’ve watched a few of your videos and this one has me sub. Your delivery it outstanding and calm. Great channel sir.

  • @antoinecantin1780
    @antoinecantin1780 5 років тому +5

    Coelacanth are one of my favourite specimen

  • @jacklefebvre6530
    @jacklefebvre6530 6 років тому +2

    Ur vids need more recognition

    • @BenGThomas
      @BenGThomas  6 років тому +1

      Thanks, I'm happy to know you think that :)

  • @chriswalsh6140
    @chriswalsh6140 5 років тому +9

    There is always the tuatara, has been around for about 220 million years 😉

  • @halg3625
    @halg3625 2 роки тому

    What a delightful young gentleman! I love the content from this channel because it's informative, without being condescending or patronizing. Not only that, I feel confident that the information provided is accurate. But most importantly, the thumbnails for these videos aren't photoshopped click bait. I'm talking about you, WATOP! Your content is already interesting, you don't need to haphazardly Photoshop your thumbnails! Be more like Ben! Be honest about it from the get go, WATOP.

  • @TehAntiSpammer
    @TehAntiSpammer 5 років тому +48

    I actually quite dislike the "Came back from the dead" claim each time. It implies the species was in fact 100% gone and then just wasnt....

    • @a2pabmb2
      @a2pabmb2 4 роки тому +5

      @cosmicVox13
      People are stupid
      So is your argument

  • @lookitup7246
    @lookitup7246 6 років тому +2

    Great pictures, great voice work, and
    educational video

  • @whatshouldido.3027
    @whatshouldido.3027 5 років тому +5

    I hope those species will survive longer than we can expect :).

  • @calebjosef6248
    @calebjosef6248 4 роки тому

    appreciate the thoughtful ad timing 🙌🏻🙌🏻✌🏻

  • @goddammitalana
    @goddammitalana 6 років тому +7

    awesome channel.

  • @crazycatlady39
    @crazycatlady39 4 роки тому +2

    Random scientist finds species thought to be long lost -- "It's alive!!!" Then discovers that the find location is now a parking lot --- "Well, it was...... "

  • @earthscrust9092
    @earthscrust9092 5 років тому +19

    The title should've been "3 times people didn't know what they were talking about"

    • @Tibovl
      @Tibovl 5 років тому +6

      Not really. When there is no evidence of a living specimen of a species it makes sense to declare the animal extinct.

    • @floepiejane
      @floepiejane 4 роки тому

      @@Tibovl Sure, but let's be real. The scientists were wrong. The whole Lazarus schtick is condescending.

    • @janjamesramos247
      @janjamesramos247 4 роки тому +1

      Actually I believe that scientific dating is *all* wrong... Red blood cells and still an intact tissue of Trex has been found by scientists... Obviously RBCs and tissues cannot survive the hundreds of millions of years...

    • @JoshDoVids
      @JoshDoVids 4 роки тому +3

      That is not true, my man. They werent surviving red blood cells. That’s your good old creationist propaganda misconstruing scientific literature again. Even the researcher who discovered this find deplores how creationists have used her find to hark their narrative. Science isnt perfect. Its an iterative process. But its the most successful process we have in order to understand the world we live in.

    • @JoshDoVids
      @JoshDoVids 4 роки тому +2

      They were remnants of proteins of red blood cells. Perfectly concordant with an old earth. The scientific dating methodology is actually quite accurate as of today. With the use of several disparate methods use simultaneously based on different isotopes in order to get a precise reading call Radiometric Dating. So no, scientific dating is not “all wrong”.

  • @razorransom1795
    @razorransom1795 5 років тому +1

    Don't forget about the Zanzibar leapord that also was classified as extinct but recently was caught on camera.

  • @Saiyan_Goku
    @Saiyan_Goku 5 років тому +9

    I love how God just trolls us by making animals disappear then reappear when we proclaim their extinction

    • @Saiyan_Goku
      @Saiyan_Goku 5 років тому +3

      Viggen lmao
      Words of wisdom from an edgy teen who can't get a girl

  • @kvarnerinfoTV
    @kvarnerinfoTV 4 роки тому

    Wow - rare video where I hear "when NON AVIAN DINOSAURS....extinct, died of, were annihilated...etc." - respect. Many other channels whose owners are full of knowledge and data on first sight appear ignorant at the end. Ignorant about well known facts. Thumbs up for you. You got yourself subscriber.

  • @turbotreehouse9780
    @turbotreehouse9780 6 років тому +4

    There's that one dolphin in the false killer whale pod just chillin'

  • @davidmeyers3603
    @davidmeyers3603 5 років тому +1

    Once again Governor this was entertaining mate !!!

  • @DettmannS
    @DettmannS 6 років тому +3

    Are you in general against keeping animals in captivity or just when it comes to cetaceans? Don't take this the wrong way, I'm just curious, since I'm interested how some people give greater value to some animal groups than others and how those ideas come to be. For example how in many "western" countries deem animals like apes, cetaceans and dogs almost untouchable, whilst pigs, corvids and parrots with similar intelligence or social behavior are ok to be killed for food, seen as pests or being kept as pets in rather bad conditions.
    From a scientific point I'll have to say that according from what has been gathered in data, there's nothing wrong with modern aquaria keeping cetaceans in captivity, especially if they focus on studying the species to further knowledge about how they can be protected in the wild, whilst providing adequate home for animals that can't be released due to handicap or young age and would otherwise have to be euthanized. Studies on stress levels and overall health have shown that captive cetaceans live less stressful and more "happy" lives than their wild counterparts, same as most animals in modern zoos. So according to science it's fine, though there's always room to do better for the animals, but I can understand people that don't like animals in captivity in general and therefor aren't particularly thrilled to see cetaceans in captivity.
    I have to say though that there are aquaria and zoos that haven't updated in decades and keep their animals in bad conditions. I'm all for drastically updating those facilities or rehousing the animals to more adequate aquaria/zoos in those cases.

    • @ReptilesandResearch
      @ReptilesandResearch 6 років тому +2

      Agree entirely, keeping cetaceans like orca in captivity cave researches access to blood samples, behavioral research (especially social interactions and calf rearing), growth rates and the list goes on. My point being that many of the data obtained over the years is vital for use in the field in conservation strategies/plans.
      The issues facing captive breeding in facilities like Seaworld has lead to a lack of genetic material in captivity and, as such many wild orcas are now being caught in Russian waters. China has a large amount of Russian caught orcas now in captivity.
      This is the issue with many animal rights groups, pure anthropomorphism causing more harm to the orcas than good. If the issues raised where regarding welfare, then sure.

    • @irkendragon
      @irkendragon 5 років тому +2

      @@ReptilesandResearch I mostly agree, however I would say the issues being raised are primarily regarding animal welfare. Orcas for example pretty much live with a tight knit family group their whole lives, taking such animals from the wild away from their families is extremely traumatic for them. It's also pretty much impossible to replicate the amount of space they'd normally swim in within an aquarium. Stress injuries within captivity for large transient cetaceans seem pretty common. It's a difficult decision to choose the good of the whole species over the individual. Ultimately I agree with whatever allows us to keep the species alive in the wild, though I do wish aquariums would do all they can to focus on improving the situations of those in captivity.

  • @metemercan1147
    @metemercan1147 2 роки тому

    6:07 "the ocean is good at keeping sea-crits"
    A rather acurate assessment

  • @red_fixer
    @red_fixer 4 роки тому +5

    It's so damn sad that the False Killer Whale is such a good boy to us, offering fish and all, and we're just slowly killing them.

  • @thelonelystankmuncher8879
    @thelonelystankmuncher8879 3 роки тому +2

    These animals really said: Our deaths were greatly, exaggerated

  • @uwillnevernoewhoiam
    @uwillnevernoewhoiam 5 років тому +3

    ] would love to pet that bush doggo

  • @GiffysChannel
    @GiffysChannel 5 років тому +1

    Again, I love these videos!

  • @ifureadthis_urgay
    @ifureadthis_urgay 6 років тому +11

    Is Mokele Mobembe a Lazarus Taxa?

    • @BenGThomas
      @BenGThomas  6 років тому +7

      If it turned out to exist, and to be a sauropod dinosaur, then I suppose that would make sauropods a Lazarus Taxon.

    • @tristanhalbert5813
      @tristanhalbert5813 6 років тому +7

      No, it's a cryptid, and most likely a hoax.

    • @xxXthekevXxx
      @xxXthekevXxx 6 років тому +5

      It’s a myth/hoax

    • @Gunners_Mate_Guns
      @Gunners_Mate_Guns 6 років тому

      Only if there were hard proof that it was alive instead of just another hoax.
      Pssst...it's a hoax.

  • @andreidelacruz3381
    @andreidelacruz3381 6 років тому +2

    Nice vids and channel...subbed

  • @cristianvillanueva8782
    @cristianvillanueva8782 4 роки тому +3

    Can we rename the false killer whale to the good boi killer whale 😤

  • @ethanperez2325
    @ethanperez2325 4 роки тому +2

    Thumbnail fish smirking: “Back from the dead assholes.”

  • @userbosco
    @userbosco 5 років тому +3

    @6:02 Evidence of Cookie Cutter Shark bite :-]

  • @ivyfalcon5664
    @ivyfalcon5664 5 років тому +1

    Good video. I had never even heard of the bush dog or false killer whale before watching this video. I hope we can keep these animals safe from extinction. Thanks for the information.

  • @crevice5369
    @crevice5369 5 років тому +3

    i love how ignorant most of these commenters are

  • @snaggiz
    @snaggiz 6 років тому

    The fact that the False Killer Whale is friendly towards humans and wants to share its food is just so awesome! Makes me hope we can actively save species from dying out!

  • @birdwatchingwithdrrajasaur4410
    @birdwatchingwithdrrajasaur4410 5 років тому +3

    8:10 *CHESTER* died in 2017
    Me: *CRAWWWWLING IN MY SKIN* again 😭

  • @p5eudo883
    @p5eudo883 6 років тому

    Great video. I've gotta show this to family.

  • @Preuen-zs1fz
    @Preuen-zs1fz 6 років тому +5

    Coelocanths look delicious

    • @BenGThomas
      @BenGThomas  6 років тому +1

      Apparently they taste really bad. So probably not a good idea to eat one haha

    • @Preuen-zs1fz
      @Preuen-zs1fz 6 років тому +1

      Ben G Thomas lol I made it my dream to eat one but now you destroyed it

    • @aeronlangheim3462
      @aeronlangheim3462 6 років тому +2

      Isn't their flesh poisonous?

    • @Preuen-zs1fz
      @Preuen-zs1fz 6 років тому

      Erin Langheim I dont think so but ill look it up (Ben G Thomas probably already said it)

    • @Preuen-zs1fz
      @Preuen-zs1fz 6 років тому

      No they are not poisonous

  • @pronkerpronker6708
    @pronkerpronker6708 6 років тому

    Thx for posting!

  • @scotty4437
    @scotty4437 6 років тому

    Just stumbled upon your channel and I truly love it. Very informative

  • @johnharuch8108
    @johnharuch8108 6 років тому

    Amazed,and Joyed.
    God Bless, CONTINUE!
    Your Endeavor reminds me of Captain Cook's

  • @philbyd
    @philbyd 6 років тому

    Always interesting, thanks for posting

  • @toby772
    @toby772 4 роки тому +1

    Never knew about the false killer whale. Your channel is very educational. Thanks

  • @TheMrSarcastic
    @TheMrSarcastic 5 років тому +1

    The weird thing about the bush dog is it’s closest genetic relative is the maned wolf, which looks nothing like the bush dog, resembling a fox on stilts.

    • @juanjoyaborja.3054
      @juanjoyaborja.3054 2 роки тому

      It must have had a lot of other closer relatives in the past, which may have actually gone extinct unlike this one. Nobody would believe that a chihuahua and Doberman would be the same species if all the other dog breeds went extinct, transitional forms are important.

  • @SomeFreakingCactus
    @SomeFreakingCactus 5 років тому

    False Killer Whales are like big, friendly relatives that gives you gifts even though they can’t afford much.

  • @SenorTucano
    @SenorTucano 4 роки тому +1

    Used to see bush dogs all the time when I worked in the jungles of Guyana 🇬🇾. The locals call them ‘crab daahgs (dogs)’ as they love snacking on land crabs.

  • @ristotenno6438
    @ristotenno6438 6 років тому +1

    Thank you!

  • @greenisbetterthanred6416
    @greenisbetterthanred6416 4 роки тому +1

    I love how it’s smiling in the thumbnail

  • @tacticaljukesgaming1177
    @tacticaljukesgaming1177 6 років тому

    Awesome love your work

  • @Teen_Drama
    @Teen_Drama 5 років тому +2

    Relicanth was a pokemon based on coelacanths. They do look very alike!

    • @Mngalahad
      @Mngalahad 5 років тому +1

      Choice band rock head head smash OP

  • @SquirrelASMR
    @SquirrelASMR 2 роки тому +1

    How far off were the estimates for ceolocanth from fossils to the discovered extant species

  • @maricruzgarcia7680
    @maricruzgarcia7680 6 років тому

    Coelacanth was actually found in the Cenozoic fossil record. We've found Oligocene and Pliocene coelacanth fossils. Though millions of years apart, they didn't die out at the end of the Mesozoic.

  • @kenm2709
    @kenm2709 Рік тому +1

    The coelacanth story is actually more interesting, you see they didn't catch one they saw them being sold in a fish market in Africa, the locales said "there are tons of these fish here" and the rest is history.

  • @jurassicpark3spinosaurus645
    @jurassicpark3spinosaurus645 4 роки тому +1

    So Coelacanths whitnesed the rise of the Placoderms, Ichthyosaurs, Plesiosaurs, Mosasaurs, Megalodon and Raptorial Whales; and also their extinction ?!

  • @peterstangl8295
    @peterstangl8295 3 роки тому

    That bushdog is the cutest thing i've seen in quite a while

  • @CW56
    @CW56 4 роки тому

    The frilled shark has existed for 80 million years and scientists have been unable to study any specimens without them dying. Both species of coelocanth that exist today are endangered and I don’t know if the frilled shark is endangered as well, but I hope they don’t go extinct, same with the animals you talked about in this video.

  • @chickentea7346
    @chickentea7346 4 роки тому

    Great and interesting video

  • @southernhurricane2283
    @southernhurricane2283 4 роки тому +1

    Queen Elizabeth: who the fuck wants to fight?!
    Turtles: ...
    Jellyfish: ...
    Coral: ...
    Coelacanth: Me BiTcH!

  • @Frenchylikeshikes
    @Frenchylikeshikes 5 років тому

    Honestly, it happens more often to discover a new extinct animal, than re-discovering "disapeared" animals.

  • @KURDinEXILE
    @KURDinEXILE 5 років тому

    That was absolutely amazing

  • @Mydarkarts23
    @Mydarkarts23 5 років тому +1

    WOW!!! It is so cool to hove animals back from the dead,
    Thank you teacher me.

  • @pistolpetepeterson
    @pistolpetepeterson 5 років тому +1

    Bush dogs look like a cross between a corgy and a bear cub.Lol so cute.

  • @ohkabomb917
    @ohkabomb917 4 роки тому +1

    _I thought you were extinct?_
    Coelacanth: *Well yes, but actually no*