Saving the World's Rarest Bear | National Geographic
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- Fewer than three dozen Gobi bears survive in the Gobi Desert, a harsh landscape that stretches from Mongolia into China. Journalist and wildlife biologist Douglas Chadwick describes the efforts under way to save the bears-likely the closest link to brown bears' distant ancestors-in cooperation with Mongolia's scientists, rangers, and government.
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this is my first time to hear about Gobi grizzly
And your last.
It’s not Gobi grizzly it’s Mazaalai bear
That’s what we Mongolians name them
Reaper Genji it’s a Gobi grizzly
It is brown bear. Grizzly is a bit bigger and different right?
@@enkhzayazundui1063 a brown bear is not a bear. It is a family or classification of a bear
man I really respect these guys for doing things that not many ppl appreciate.
Wish I had a bunch of money I could help save these precious bears, they deserve to live also, why more aren't helping depresses me 😢 mankind not so kind 😢
I really wonder what a bear feeds on in such a desert.
Anything that moves and doesn't move.
5mnz7fg dat is main problem
bcz of global warming the they are starving to death
Probably mostly insects, roots, plants and small rodents.
@Erdenechimeg Baterdene they eat bugs not vegetarian
We must stop slaughtering them for sport. Animals have
relationships. Hope they can be saved. We have black bears where I live. Do not bother them and they will not bother you
In Mongolia, we call them "mazaalai" bears.
Yeah ik
Ok
Hopefully we can find a way for this beautiful animal to continue to exist.
bokeflo - they haven't been able to 'save' tigers elephants, rhinos, and on and on, and those aren't living in barely accessible areas and have had billions of dollars poured into their 'salvation'. Good luck with these bears.
Gathering No Moss - Yes they have. The Siberian tiger, Amur leopard, and Asiatic lion were all critically endangered but bounced back greatly. The South China tiger is about to be rewilded after being extinct in the wild. The Bengal tiger numbers are increasing every year in India.
Sarban asiatic lion is still endangered
They’re population is slowly rising I think
🙏
Amazing! I didn't know this bear even existed ;)
It almost doesnt😞
Its basically considered extinct considering that the gene pool is small as three dozen.
Katie Robison The coolest bear, Has to be the Spirit Bear, a recessive gene in grizzlies that cause a small percentage to be born with white furr. there awsome
uhwut Same thing the American Buffalo
What The Heck
Gobi bear is the only bear of any kind that dwells exclusively in desert habitat. Also known as Mazaalai bear .Gobi desert located in Mongolia
An interesting fact about these bears is that they don’t prey on large mammals and usually target smaller ones like rodents and they eat a lot of vegetation
I feel so ashamed of myself that I did not realize that they were Bears and the Gobi desert of Mongolia. And makes me wonder all the other animals out there. I do not know about that are going extinct.
That feeling is natural when we GAF about things greater than us
It's not your fault for not knowing. How were you supposed to know if no one told you?
There is only 22 mazaalai right now
Literally, Gobi - is the original Mongolian word Govi, spread through world back to Mongol empire time. :D Yes we have Gobi.
Save them all
OMG Bears in Gobi Desert! O_O
Known as Mazaalai bear
SonyaForest
Well.. It will drown in a lake
Wow. I'm awe struck, I will personally aid my time in increasing awareness to this problem they face, and how to help. Tbh, I would love to be in this program myself.
Bear is my favorite animal.
until you get eaten alive by it
@@strix8534 that is the best part!
@@strix8534 mongolian bear mazaalai is almost vegetarian.
Amazing! May God Bless them and protect them. Those men are angels on earth.
Can u guys come and take look at mazaalai bear once again ?
This is my first time hearing about this bear as well. Hopefully we can save them.
finally the stuff i subscribed for love this stuf
That hedgehog. Too cute!
They'll comeback soon👍
Bravo!!! NG!!! Good men doing good things!!! So proud.
Lets go guys! Last year Gobi bears were around 22-25 but this year it's 31 now! Woohoo! As a Mongolia myself i hope they increase even more in 2024!!!
We call it mazaalai in mongolia it's smaller than a grizzly thogh
Im from mongolia.Mongolian bear is mazaarai
fun fact: gobi bears or mazaalai bears, are terrible parents. they will leave out their cubs for a few days, sometimes even weeks. they sit onto their cubs and won't even get up despite the cubs screaming in agony. they also don't let them have milk, the cubs only get access in secret.
but they do teach them survival skills when they grow up tho.
This bear only lives in Mongolian Gobi desert so not many people have heard of it. Their numbers were always very low. First found around 1920 ,there were less than 50 during 60s, 30 in early 90s. Last update from 2018,there were 28. But only 3 out of that 28 are female!!! Compare it to 22000 polar bears and 1400 pandas. At least polar bears and pandas have some chance but this bear is probably gonna go extinct in coming 12 years. I mean only 3 females left. Not much chance to survive.
5:07 the way hes holding his paw hes so caring to this bear and hope the bear picked up on that
They don't usually attack humans cause they mostly eat berries and plants. They only eat meats when they're on special diet. I lived in Gobi for 2 years and i have seen lots of Gobi's.
GOOD LUCK AND GOD BLESS.
..and what about the double hump 🐫. Can we save them too?😞
People need to start talking about this bear. Literally desert bear.
In the late eighties l spent 22 months in that same location, we had to shoot 3 bears during are time there because they would invade are camp, 2 colleagues and myself were there studying the desert beetle.
This Bear Is A Smallest Brown Bear Or 2nd Smallest Brown Bear In The World?
Nice footage.
Wat a wonderful creature.
*Why do people persecute bears so much? Just leave these beautiful creatures alone!*
The Mongolian Gobi bear is almost vegetarian. They can withstand the cold nights and hot days of the Gobi.
Is 36 animals even enough to keep the species going? Or can they crossbreed with other types of bears?
It's an uphill battle... The closest success story, that I can think of, is the whooping crane. It had a population around 21 in 1938, and now it has 599 in 2011.
keep in mind there is a genetic cliff moment. but there is a way out of it. given careful husbandry . the problem with beers, cats, and a lot of predator species is they learn a lot from there parents it isnt all instinctive survival
Yes but they will probably see some issues from having a such a small gene pool. There was a species of bird that survived from just one pregnant female.
The California Condor were able to make a comeback after having only 28 living members.
There were only 18 Asiatic lions in 1982. Now there are nearly a thousand of them. So yes, its enough. It would probably be tougher for these bears to survive though as they live in a desert where food is scarce.
I hope no more animals go endangered or extinct ):
Animals have been going extinct for millions of years, species will always go extinct. Although humans increase the number of animals that are becoming extinct.
have they tried introducing more food sources?
that hedgehog though SECUTEEE ❤️❤️
I thought the same ahahah!
Not until when its under your bed waiting you to sleep.
They are so huggable
@@rollothewalker5535 compared to other bears, they don't seem to be so aggressive but yes wild animal is wild animal and will harm you if you take it for granted.
Wow didn't know about these ! Hope they don't become extinct !
Gobi bear only live in mongolia
I’m from Mongolia and uhm.....yeah it’s about to go extinct idk what to do with that ;-;
No its not. China is helping you guys. 3 weeks ago they helped fund the bear preservation program. How well known is the Gobi bear among Mongol people?
Sarban it's well known in Mongolia i known this bear from 2004 and is so sad that it's going to extinct
Today there are only 22 bears left alive.
@@dashever7345 That's terrible. Even worse is that most are probably closely related.
I cant imagine a bear in a desert
Where is the animal located?
Mongolia.
what i would like to know is how gobi bears handle this heat. usually, bears dislike heat and always seek for water to cool down themselves a little. i know that in the gobi desert there are no really deep waters, moreso some tiny rivers and from humans already used oasis. so, what does this bear do? is there a way for them to get to water still? or to cool down overall?
They travel 30-40km to drink water. They are almost vegetarian. They eat mongolian medicinal plant. They are very important to ecosystem. They are very kind. They protect other animals.
Yes. How🤔
Just amazing
who composed the music piece in the beginning ? can anyone tell me please ? it's so beautiful (:
Never thought wildlife exist in Gobi desert
Ursus Arctos Gobiensis
Heard mazaalai is going extinct 😢 please save them! 🙏🏻
China must do efforts to save the species. Instead of doing agression & disputes cross border.
These bears are called "Mazaalai Grizzy" and there are only 26 of them left on THIS WHOLE PLANET and they are cute
im a mongolian tho (edit)
How the government and local ppl helping to save them?
@@aishwaryasingh6859 they usually take care of injured ones. And they don't actually keep those bears, they keep them in the wild. Sometimes the locals give them berries or meats
Thanks for trying so hard, you saved some bears. Great heroes
Beautiful!
so lonely ლ(T㉨Tლ)
Save Mazaalai. Twenty-seven in the world.
Poor bear 🐻
Who came from istealth ?
There is only 22 mazaalai right now in Mongolia
Poor mazaalai (Gobi bear) I hope they live and become a normal animal
They are normal only it's us humans who are the abnormal ones
I would prefer much less uploads of shitty content and instead good documentaries once in a ehile in the channel
You're right, i skip most of the videos they upload, about "human" documentaries. They can save money of 10 of these documentaries to produce 1 quality episode of animals wild life.
please save this mazaalai bear they are last 23 mazaalais
They are now less than 100. That makes me sad
Time to clone them.
Right.
Mazaalai
How are the bears doing now?
They travel 30-40km to drink water. They are almost vegetarian. They eat mongolian medicinal plant. They are very important to ecosystem.
great but very short video.
yeah i agree too.
Now there is only less than 30
is that uaz hes driving
yeah, that's uaz 452
One of the reason why they are still rare is because there food-source is not enough if more bears show up
good luck
Hi, Do you know how to contact the Mazaalai Foundation to raise money and donate to the foundation?
Awesomesauce!
Mongol mazaalai baavgaigaa hamgaaltsgaay
Protect our mazaalai bear 🐻
Gg
Mongolian gobi bear 20-31 bear in the gobi
OK, so what's the plan?
He/she beautiful🤩🤩
Probably over for these bears. 30 bears, probably related... So sad.
Naahhh!! Gene variations happen naturally but it takes some time
Only 28 left :(
Desert bear?
mind expanding
If they are so rare and they look just like any grizzly then why not build up the population by bringing more bears in this one they caught doesnt look any different then a north American brown bear, its the same spiecies, so maybe to add to the gene pool they could bring in bears from North America.
just a suggestion, that may be the answer to saving them, its like I said, they dont look any different, and inbreeding is not good for a limited population it can create genetic problems that could hasten their demise.
Mazaalai bear 30 < panda bear1600
It's all funding and making them the mascot
im a mongolia
no one cares bro but i am also mongolian
Is the existence of the Gobi bear common knowledge among Mongol people?
yes
Sarban yes
who cares about ur mongolia or not
mope io brought me here
Same
This video didn't explain how capturing the bears in traps aids in the preservation of the species. Could someone at NatGeo please elaborate?
There's multiple things that go on after trapping. Take its measurements, tag and/or collar it for future use (mostly used on dominate males and healthy females), and finally make sure it's in good overall health. After you're done you leave it and remain in the area till the sedative wears off to guarantee its safety.
+jodie mclay no they definitely don't. Scientists capture wild animals like this to collect data on the species, get genetic samples ect.
jodie mclay I They don't put them in zoos, If they wrre captureing them to keep them species protected , they would put into some kind of Sanctuary,
Louisa Rutherford - I think he's talking about captive breeding programs.
exactly
aww :)
if they are so rare why not build up the population by bringing more bears new blood? this will help alot. I agree with msbiblebeliever
Sounds sensible, but bears who haven't been acclimated to that environment would not survive. The North American Grizzly is a forest animal and a good part of it's diet is fish. European brown bears are similar in habitat and diet.
They're genetically distinct from other subspecies of grizzlies. And grizzly bears with different genetics to them won't survive in that habitat. Introducing their genes to the gene pool of the Gobi bear will hurt the genetic pool of the Gobi bear that was specifically adapted to the desert environment.
@@sarban1653 let's make Gobi a forest
hi i am mongolian
So what? What is your point?
Bitgii tenegteed bai l daa. Busad humuus ooriihoo ulsiin bichlegnuud deer be yapon be oros geed baihgui l baigaa biz dee.
what is dozen?
Dozen means twelve. Thus, 3 dozens are 36.
5mnz7fg ty dude, allways wondered about that.
emil buland
It comes from a time where 12 was the basic number, and not 10 (as it is today).
5mnz7fg
never heard of donuts?
صسيي
God damn it tell me what u doing to save the bears cos all I seen so far is you capturing one even though is highly endangered. What are u doing to them ?
Yeah, I wish they explained more on what they're doing. They may just be getting data about the bears. Like length, sex, or even tagging some? I only know of this because I used to do that sort of thing with coast horned lizards. I'm pretty sure after getting information, they release them.
Sharing this !! Muck-Wa !!
Mongolian mazaalai bear
Good job i love tis Tings
awww
Basically, this bear has survived all this time in the Gobi desert just to end up caged by humans eventually? Wow, seriously.