Why do people think Megalodon is alive?

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  • A deep dive into Megalodon reports and sightings. Why do so many people think the Megalodon is still alive?
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 2 тис.

  • @ESL-O.G.
    @ESL-O.G. 2 роки тому +2282

    Maybe the real megalodons are the friends we met along the way.

    • @joeschook792
      @joeschook792 2 роки тому +165

      Such a stupid ass comment but so underrated and hilarious my friend lol

    • @JoMcD21
      @JoMcD21 Рік тому +15

      🤣

    • @KyriToe
      @KyriToe Рік тому +33

      How one piece will end

    • @anonally4704
      @anonally4704 Рік тому +28

      I'm using this line everyday of my life

    • @knightdriven4202
      @knightdriven4202 Рік тому +18

      I like to think everyone has that one megalodon they need

  • @jangofresh1019
    @jangofresh1019 2 роки тому +956

    I've actually been asked the "why megalodon" thing before. I answered with "Sharks are cool. Big things are cool. Big sharks are super cool."

    • @jareddakid2
      @jareddakid2 2 роки тому +56

      I have a big thing. My wife thinks it's cool.

    • @joethomas8640
      @joethomas8640 2 роки тому +54

      @@jareddakid2 yh but is it big shark cool

    • @sheba389
      @sheba389 2 роки тому +20

      I quote the "warm shallow waters" bit to others who want megalodon to be alive today.

    • @Cramblit
      @Cramblit 2 роки тому +21

      It's goes into more logic than that..
      1) several years ago a fish was caught that we thought was instinct for the last 20 million years.
      2) We've found whales, and other large dead sea creatures with bite marks that equal that to a megalodon.
      3) Only something like 15% of our ocean has been actually explored. The amount of area, and depth Megalodons could be be is extremely vast.
      4) We've heard underwater sounds from creatures, that based on the frequency, type of sound, and depth of the sound came from a creature as big as the megalodon. Not saying that particular creature was one, but it shows there ARE creatures out there that big, that are not whales or known sea creatures.

    • @xyro3633
      @xyro3633 2 роки тому +9

      @@jareddakid2 Yooo, she thought mine was cool too

  • @Speeda-Guy
    @Speeda-Guy Рік тому +146

    Bro you’ve got my utmost respect for presenting this logically and without the annoying bias people have that it’s alive still

    • @kool4209
      @kool4209 8 місяців тому +1

      you live with the bias that its not..........................................................

    • @theoneandgreat654
      @theoneandgreat654 8 місяців тому +4

      @@kool4209because it isn’t

    • @kool4209
      @kool4209 8 місяців тому

      Says the one who knows USA bombed themselves on 9/11 and blamed Afghan. Same ones that claim its not alive lmfao @@theoneandgreat654

    • @liamx6636
      @liamx6636 6 місяців тому +4

      ​@kool4209 Scientifically provable fact is not bias. Your ignorance and niavity regarding extant marine ecosystems, bioavailability, coastal predation, etc. is no one's fault but your own. If you were to spend only TEN minutes educating yourself on the restraints of ecosystems and their dependent organisms, you would be embarassed by your current train of thought. Happy reading, champ.

  • @NaiyaBladesinger
    @NaiyaBladesinger Рік тому +159

    I clicked on this video because I needed to give my brain a break from the day. what I got in exchange was a well thought out, well presented video that made me smile at the end - and a much needed brain break. Thank you. For the effort, the information, the entertainment, and the wise insight.

  • @WalkingN3rd713
    @WalkingN3rd713 2 роки тому +1461

    This sir, is what creating good content supposed to be. Full of information, engaging and unbiased. No clickbait, just fact and narrative of creator. Kudos to you sir.

    • @wildworld6264
      @wildworld6264  2 роки тому +66

      Thank you very much.

    • @frankperino4215
      @frankperino4215 2 роки тому +21

      @@wildworld6264 ….love your content! Im a retired marine biologist and i have dived to swim with whale sharks…that was in my thirties…i am 71 now so i dont do that anymore…i miss the work! I have been in a cage to observe great whites and makos, but i was really afraid! The great whites i observed were off the coast of California and they were huge! I didn’t try to touch them …i was terrified! They were very curious but those test bites can take your arm off! There were two men in the cage with me and they were trying to be macho! They were putting their hands and arms out of safety to pet the 15 foot fish! Dumb! Keep up the good work…cheers from Toronto 🇨🇦🇨🇦❤️🇺🇸🇺🇸

    • @artizzy2k2k
      @artizzy2k2k 2 роки тому +1

      I used to watch AVNJ but he was getting way to clickbaity and trying to justify it

    • @SharkdYGO
      @SharkdYGO 2 роки тому +2

      Why? Cuz orcas exist

    • @frankperino4215
      @frankperino4215 2 роки тому +2

      @@SharkdYGO ….who said they didnt exist?

  • @Gemini540
    @Gemini540 2 роки тому +95

    Legitimately expected this channel to have a million subscribers before I scrolled down. This was essentially a perfectly edited, brilliantly scripted, comprehensive in depth study focussed entirely on answering the titular question.
    This is how you do start a UA-cam channel. I can't wait to see more of your work, Wild World!

  • @obsidianthegamingzorua116
    @obsidianthegamingzorua116 Рік тому +92

    That ending genuinely struck me. I am a huge megalodon fan, and while I am in the boat that believes meg is extinct, I can't say I'd be disappointed if it turned out it was alive. Fantastic video.

    • @tomjackson4374
      @tomjackson4374 8 місяців тому +1

      I don't see what difference whether a 20 foot shark eats you or a 60 foot shark eats you. You are just as eaten.

    • @wheresthebeef1761
      @wheresthebeef1761 8 місяців тому +2

      ​@@tomjackson4374it's cooler

  • @shittyshow
    @shittyshow 2 роки тому +437

    I really didn't expect such a wise conclusion for a video like this.
    You did a pretty good job gathering the facts. And the way you presented them somehow, almost poetically, takes the viewer to an understanding of the truly fascinating essence of this phenomenon in human history.
    Your empathy towards all views, assertiveness to communicate and undeniable researching abilities, tell me you might have a bright future in Documentary Filming.
    Wish you the best my friend.

    • @wildworld6264
      @wildworld6264  2 роки тому +28

      Wow. Thank you so much.

    • @jenniferholt4475
      @jenniferholt4475 2 роки тому +10

      WELL SAID!! You stated, word for word, what I was thinking! I learned more from this 30 minute video than I have from any documentary I’ve seen on this topic.

    • @mixedpapi9020
      @mixedpapi9020 Рік тому +3

      You must’ve had straight A’s in English class😩🔥

    • @whynottalklikeapirat
      @whynottalklikeapirat Рік тому +1

      Its not a documentary film

    • @shittyshow
      @shittyshow Рік тому +2

      @@whynottalklikeapirat "😮 Blimey! ... no shit, captain"
      🙄

  • @kevinellis3081
    @kevinellis3081 2 роки тому +35

    You might be one of the most underrated channels I've ever seen. Great work. Thank you for not giving into the popular tropes and selling out on reality. I salute you sir

  • @ThatGuy182545
    @ThatGuy182545 2 роки тому +73

    The fact that it was “the biggest shark that ever existed” may have played a role in what killed it off.

    • @HkFinn83
      @HkFinn83 2 роки тому +23

      Are you seriously suggesting it was depressed about it’s weight?

    • @blacktemplarbrotherlucius1935
      @blacktemplarbrotherlucius1935 2 роки тому +31

      @@HkFinn83 i think he means because of it's size it needed ALOT of food to survive. As the ocean temp changed its regular food source would have died out. So the meg slowly starved to death.

    • @ThatGuy182545
      @ThatGuy182545 2 роки тому +8

      @@HkFinn83Large predators require a lot of food. When prey animals evolve to be smaller, and prey becomes more sparse, it becomes extremely difficult for larger predators to survive and thrive.

    • @slmped8598
      @slmped8598 2 роки тому +1

      @@HkFinn83 *LMFAOOOO* you sound special in the head

    • @ChoppersRevenge
      @ChoppersRevenge 2 роки тому +1

      @@slmped8598 Funny to say that while missing the joke lol

  • @simonwyndham
    @simonwyndham Рік тому +114

    It is extremely unlikely that Megalodon would have survived. It's food sources alone would mean we would have encountered one by now. However, very large shark species can go undetected. Remember that the Megamouth shark, a species that can grow to 18ft, was only first discovered in 1976 by pure accident when one got caught up in a ship anchor. And we rarely see them alive even now.

    • @giga_chad9
      @giga_chad9 Рік тому +5

      Your comment is like this video, facts

    • @michaelanderson7715
      @michaelanderson7715 Рік тому

      its, not it's

    • @astralclub5964
      @astralclub5964 Рік тому +45

      The megamouth isn’t an apex predator and lives in the deep sea. Megalodon hunted whales in comparatively shallow water and was an apex predator. If there were thousands of megs (breeding population) hunting whales would be hard to miss by our massive fishing fleets. Not to mention no one has found teeth younger than 2 million years. In addition, we’d see whale carcasses washing up on shores occasionally around the world with enormous bite marks - but no show.

    • @openingshift7070
      @openingshift7070 Рік тому +20

      @@astralclub5964 Not only that but the Megalodons hunted small whales, the only reason whales were able to get super big to begin with was due to the Meg’s extinction. So if it were alive today it would have to go after young undersized whales and Sperm Whales or Blue Whales would be too large

    • @simonwyndham
      @simonwyndham Рік тому +10

      @@michaelanderson7715 Thank you Mr Grammar Police, but have you heard of auto spell correct errors?

  • @orcareqiuem4894
    @orcareqiuem4894 2 роки тому +223

    A very calm, yet straight forward take on a megalodon video. I like how you brought up that only megalodon gets attention because its special to us, thats actually a very important point to make, the psychological aspect that such a creature has on us, despite the fact its been extinct from millions of years.
    This is probably my favorite meg video on the internet, its informative and also brings up things that any other video doesn't really pay mind to.

    • @wildworld6264
      @wildworld6264  2 роки тому +9

      Wow, thank you so much.

    • @marlonacostaordonez8814
      @marlonacostaordonez8814 Рік тому +1

      True

    • @CHRB-nn6qp
      @CHRB-nn6qp Рік тому +3

      very true, people only believe that megalodon is still around because they want it to be still around. it's quite sad considering the plenty of other extinct creatures that would fare better in the modern ocean than a giant predatory shark, but they get no attention because they aren't in movies.

    • @lalehiandeity1649
      @lalehiandeity1649 Рік тому

      Not a fact until it’s proven. We need to drain the oceans, but until then, that wiggle room for doubt is fine to have. Let people have their harmless fun imagining what’s out there.

    • @orcareqiuem4894
      @orcareqiuem4894 Рік тому +3

      @@lalehiandeity1649 Your insistence to comment on only this small comment thread with bringing up a completely irrelevant line of thinking is shockingly amusing.
      We were talking about the psychological impact of the megalodon, so don't go telling us that we need to "drain then ocean" to have anything we were talking about make sense.
      Also, why just this thread? Like, I don't get it? It's not like we were making fun of people for believing in it, we were talking about the impact it has because of its status.
      Also believing what you want to believe is only harmless to a certain extent, when you start to block out reason for the sake of believing in something, that is not always healthy.
      Megalodon is a psychological disease at this point, it's practically become nothing more than a joke, let alone a giant prehistoric shark.

  • @1492tomato
    @1492tomato Рік тому +17

    Finally! A balanced, well-researched presentation on the meg... What a nugget to be found in the sea of swill purporting these animals to still be alive that are nothing but clickbait, photoshops, and bullshit. Well done sir!!!

  • @kararit6851
    @kararit6851 Рік тому +43

    Without a doubt the best documentary I've ever seen. Your commentary is what made it so good, you just have a way with words. I hope you are spotted and picked up or do great things with your talent on your own. Well done and I wish you well.

    • @wildworld6264
      @wildworld6264  Рік тому +4

      Wow, thank you! I really appreciate the support, it means a lot :).

    • @kararit6851
      @kararit6851 Рік тому +3

      @@wildworld6264 seriously you have a talent and it should be recognised, I wish you well 👍👍🙏🌟

  • @jimmcnair5843
    @jimmcnair5843 9 місяців тому +6

    Thank you for a great documentary!! So nice to see things put in perfect perspective

  • @sofiacorvidaee
    @sofiacorvidaee Рік тому +65

    This video was an emotional rollercoaster. The way the information was delivered kept me in anticipation, the satire had me laughing, the ending had me crying. All that's left to say is this: Thank you 😢

  • @sunslastphase
    @sunslastphase 2 роки тому +60

    a very, very excellent video. thank you for creating such thought provoking, considerate, and well-made content.

  • @utoob7361
    @utoob7361 9 місяців тому +8

    Megalodon IS alive! It is rarely seen because it lives in the deepest ocean. Megalodon is approximately three feet long, with one giant tooth which it uses to dig for clams.

  • @Hippic
    @Hippic 2 роки тому +5

    Your channel is criminally underrated!! This is the best UA-cam content I’ve seen in a long time!!! 👊🏻

  • @FlashDAH
    @FlashDAH 2 роки тому +7

    This video if far better and well constructed that the dozens of discovery channel style "Is it still out there" documentaries.
    Fantastic work, you've got a talent !

  • @GrouchyRaccoon
    @GrouchyRaccoon Рік тому +51

    I think the theory of Megalodon adapting to living in the abyss focuses on the wrong question. Suppose it did adapt and evolve to live in the deep water, would it even really be what we think of as Megalodon anymore? I feel like it would either become drastically smaller or adapt to some alternative food source like filter feeding.

    • @PortmanRd
      @PortmanRd 10 місяців тому +1

      If it did adapt to living in the Marina trench it'd be flat.

    • @elliottoneill785
      @elliottoneill785 10 місяців тому +1

      @@PortmanRd please be joking

    • @MegCazalet
      @MegCazalet 10 місяців тому +2

      This is an awesome comment. Believers in several cryptozoological creatures should be asked this.

    • @Tarheelsrule
      @Tarheelsrule 10 місяців тому

      Great video the question at hand what happened to the megalodon ? My Guess Is At The Time There Was A Super predator that Maybe Worked The Way Killer Whales Do today In pods Killing Great Whites.or there was just one super predator that used them for food as big as the ocean is not likely that the megalodon ran out of food that's highly unlikely the ocean back then had ten times more sea life then it does today only officially back then where the predator fish chain reaction I eat you . someone eats me . then someone bigger comes along and eats him

    • @audreychayenne4780
      @audreychayenne4780 10 місяців тому

      Thye now think whales who went their size actually do eat seaweed just like the gigantic animals on land where herbivores. Both whales and whalesharks where known to eat plant material but not digest it. Now they have discovered whale starts actually digest the seaweed it eats and whales are also expected to be able to digest seaweed.

  • @rgeraldalexander4278
    @rgeraldalexander4278 2 роки тому +19

    Finally a decent video program about Megalodon. Thanks!

    • @wildworld6264
      @wildworld6264  2 роки тому +2

      Thank you so much.

    • @patrickwentzell4638
      @patrickwentzell4638 2 роки тому

      @@wildworld6264 let's think about this if Megladon sharks were still around then lots of cruise ships wouldn't be.
      I like these videos keep em coming and don't eat a live Octopus just trust me on this I wouldn't recommend it.

    • @thekillerjohn2558
      @thekillerjohn2558 2 роки тому

      @@patrickwentzell4638 no worries they exist still

  • @adambowling1831
    @adambowling1831 10 місяців тому +7

    I love the conclusion of this video, I found it very touching. I actually wear a megalodon tooth pendant sometimes as a way of showing respect to the things that are long gone. A way of saying “as long as I’m here, you’ll never be forgotten”. Maybe it’s weird to honor a dead fish but it makes me so sad that so much life is gone forever.

  • @baronvonfaust
    @baronvonfaust Рік тому +7

    This was very well presented indeed. Your attention to detail and sympathy toward differing perspectives and the reasons for them really stands out, magnificent work.

  • @chriscavy
    @chriscavy 2 роки тому +10

    The video was really good, the ending was GREAT. It was very touching, very well written and narrated. Thank you.

  • @prelog333
    @prelog333 2 роки тому +15

    Really enjoy your style, great editing & nice progression to a well thought out conclusion. I think you've got the makings of something special here!

  • @coryjohnson2486
    @coryjohnson2486 5 місяців тому +3

    An amateur documentary of the absolute HIGHEST regard 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻

  • @BinroWasRight
    @BinroWasRight Рік тому +3

    This is brilliant. You've said everything I tend to about this subject much more eloquently than I could manage. Well done!

  • @SirSSau
    @SirSSau 2 роки тому +11

    The unknown is more interesting then what we already know.
    Life can feel a bit repetitive and limited at times, so anything that’s food for thought is welcomed.
    I watch so much random stuff on UA-cam just to escape what I think about day after day.
    Anyway, this video was awesome, it’s interesting, informative and well put together. 👍🏻

    • @Bsfnelz20
      @Bsfnelz20 2 роки тому

      This reminds me of the quote
      " THE DEVIL YOU KNOW IS BETTER THAN THE DEVIL YOU DON'T KNOW "
      SO MUCH HISTORY PACKED IN THIS WORLD 🌍🌍 IT'S SCARY

  • @mortenhyvejle
    @mortenhyvejle 2 роки тому +4

    Best video on megalodon I have ever seen 👍..And very proff editing..the presentation is on point, your voice is not annoying and you are very logical in your thinking.. I just subbed..btw sorry for the english spelling, I'm danish.

  • @aydannewyski4580
    @aydannewyski4580 Рік тому +5

    I can't explain how much good content came out of this video, I mean other comments pretty much said all of it. It very wise words you spoke, and ngl i had hope but I loved the facts you gave throughout the video. Great vid this deserves a follow.

  • @christopherr3676
    @christopherr3676 Рік тому +21

    Stumbled across this video and as a proud owner of a fossilised megalodon tooth I was intrigued. Excellent video . Full of facts and no sensationalism. You gained a sub

    • @thomfisher4926
      @thomfisher4926 Рік тому

      Same! I got mine from the natural history museum in Vienna Austria 😁

    • @christopherr3676
      @christopherr3676 Рік тому

      @@thomfisher4926 Is it an adult tooth ?

  • @pohidie94
    @pohidie94 2 роки тому +27

    Excellent way of showing how UA-cam can be; this video is critical, informative, incredibly engaging, and somehow manages to be original even when discussing a much talked about topic. The music was a touch I enjoyed a ton. But really, the passion behind this is tangible. It is not so much that I love this one video, its the fact that it made me wish for more content to have this much soul in it. Cheers

  • @jamestoops7228
    @jamestoops7228 2 роки тому +27

    This was the most informative information on the Meg I've seen. Good job! I wish the Meg was still alive but I wouldn't want to meet it. It really is a special kind of monster that adds some mystery and excitment to our everyday routines

    • @edbrown6985
      @edbrown6985 2 роки тому

      I agree

    • @chrisbrown8640
      @chrisbrown8640 2 роки тому

      Alive..? er noo.....but then again you might see one after too many drinks....

    • @chrismccolm9341
      @chrismccolm9341 2 роки тому +2

      Well with more 90% of our oceans still needing exploring, you never know 😄

    • @carlosvillanueva8530
      @carlosvillanueva8530 2 роки тому

      Science only says it is unlikely and they will continue saying that until the day they find it, just like they did with the giant squid. Then they will talk about it just like they do the giant squid which they once repeatedly said was a myth. Think of how many times science has reversed course on the COVID-19 virus and what should be done about it.

  • @didogobiusbentuvii
    @didogobiusbentuvii Рік тому +10

    How in the hell do you only have 13 k Subscribers?
    I hope many more people get to enjoy your content and theorize about it because it's really scientific (in a sense that there is 0 bias) and intellectually provocative.
    Thank you for your efforts my friend!They are much appreciated❤❤

    • @wildworld6264
      @wildworld6264  Рік тому +2

      Thank you so much.

    • @nickcharles1284
      @nickcharles1284 Рік тому +1

      The presentation is good, and the author loves his subject. That said - and for feedback purposes - the reasons this channel is less popular than some similar is that the video is easily 15 minutes too long. The information is doled out by the narrator too slowly. Also; the use of stock footage undermines the gravitas of the presentation, and breaks the spell that the narrator is creatiiung. Better simply to use a line drawing of a shark, or some other static graphic. Hope that helps. Nice work.

    • @wildworld6264
      @wildworld6264  Рік тому

      @@nickcharles1284 I appreciate the advice, I'll keep it in mind. Thanks

    • @nickcharles1284
      @nickcharles1284 Рік тому +1

      @@wildworld6264 I stress that you have a unique 'voice' and I enjoyed the presentation, and agree with the praise here. I refer to the usual viewer, who might be put off by its length. EONS and Ben G. et al have success with a briefer format, that still informs. That said: don't sacrifice your art for commercial brevity, if you are satisfied with it. (I would drop the stock footage, in any case.) All the best.

  • @GilbertCarrizales
    @GilbertCarrizales 2 роки тому +5

    Can't believe you only have 2.4k subscribers my friend. This video popped on my recommended feed and I sat through the entire video greatly entertained and informed. You get a sub from me man. Great work and great ending to this video!

  • @shadnacyto6163
    @shadnacyto6163 2 роки тому +5

    You got me man, almost had a few tears at the end. This was inspiring and creative!

  • @chcivic
    @chcivic 2 роки тому +14

    Had to subscribe ! As much work went into this video and only 32 subscribers? Crazy

  • @Aaronborrmann
    @Aaronborrmann 2 роки тому +6

    Only 2k subscribers?! Someone get this man some viewership this is genuine content right here! Honestly loved this video and the effort it feels like it was given! Excellent music to set the mood and fun editing! Keep it up! I want to see what you can do!

  • @MadMax-et6ql
    @MadMax-et6ql Рік тому +1

    The end gave me chills like listening to your favorite song in a car for the first time, awesome video bro, good luck

  • @debbieharding4850
    @debbieharding4850 2 роки тому +4

    This is the most true and non-clickbait info I have EVER found on youtube this is so interesting and I am defo gonna keep watching your channel! I just love to facts!

  • @joshuaburke5725
    @joshuaburke5725 2 роки тому +7

    That was Awesome! You do such a fantastic job!!! Easily one of my new favorite channels! Thanks for all your hard work!

    • @wildworld6264
      @wildworld6264  2 роки тому

      Thank you for watching and commenting .

  • @thementallywell7897
    @thementallywell7897 2 роки тому +3

    I always think back to the quote from the novel of the Lost World.
    "Absence of proof isn't proof of absence."

  • @vanessapelayo7932
    @vanessapelayo7932 2 роки тому +4

    Wow, that was a beautiful way to end the video! I did nearly expect a generic "the world may never know" ending, but that was so nicely wrapped up with a hopeful and accepting approach. Well done!

  • @jasonallen1532
    @jasonallen1532 2 роки тому +21

    Wow, really good program. I subscribed. I remember reading about a U.S. Naval destroyer hitting something in the gulf of Mexico. They later removed teeth(?) from its hull they claimed was from a giant squid. That might be interesting to look into.

    • @curious5887
      @curious5887 2 роки тому +6

      It’s actually from a cookiecutter shark, not a kraken

    • @torakunoichi
      @torakunoichi 2 роки тому +2

      Squid don’t have teeth just a singular beak

  • @chrismccolm9341
    @chrismccolm9341 2 роки тому +30

    Great video! Easy to listen to, had humor and very informative!
    Would you be able to make a video on the big Great White named Submarine? It's supposedly a huge shark that's crazy smart. I would watch that!

    • @wildworld6264
      @wildworld6264  2 роки тому +7

      Thank you. If I do a follow up video I'll talk about Submarine.

    • @chrismccolm9341
      @chrismccolm9341 2 роки тому +3

      @Wild World thanks!

  • @roscoepettigrew3737
    @roscoepettigrew3737 Рік тому +3

    Awesome, unbiased, well researched. Thank you for posting exactly what was described 👊🏽👊🏽

  • @nuw5396
    @nuw5396 2 роки тому +1

    Solid channel, Wild World! Subbed.

  • @michaelfox2433
    @michaelfox2433 2 роки тому +11

    Well presented and thought provoking. Just remember....99% of all life forms that have ever existed on earth since the first one have gone extinct.....and all that exist right now will eventually be replaced as well.

    • @dragons0914
      @dragons0914 2 роки тому

      Ofc it will. Nothing lasts forever. Except the nokia. That mf is immortal.

  • @WhatTheColour
    @WhatTheColour 2 роки тому +3

    Love the last part. So sober and beautifully delivered. You've got a new subscriber!

  • @jmarshal
    @jmarshal Рік тому +1

    An oddly tender and poetic documentary about the Meg. Wasn’t expecting that but a welcome surprise. Awesome work!

  • @michaelbanko451
    @michaelbanko451 Рік тому

    Just found this channel. Really not sure how you don’t have more subs! Keep up the good work!

  • @deus0rcinus889
    @deus0rcinus889 2 роки тому +15

    I have throughly enjoyed this. Would definitely recommend to people.
    Really well written and narrated with precise information about reports and sightings.
    Well done man, I hope you continue making videos like this in the future

  • @michaelschwarz5907
    @michaelschwarz5907 2 роки тому +5

    this was very well put together! thank you!

  • @jsmith1871
    @jsmith1871 Рік тому +1

    Great work on the vid. Thoroughly enjoyed it, keep up the good work!

  • @johnodaz1273
    @johnodaz1273 Рік тому +1

    Awesome video man.
    That Ending got me Choked Up, not sure why tho lol.

  • @SidBonkers51
    @SidBonkers51 2 роки тому +7

    13:32 "he spotted a shark larger than his 30 to 40 foot boat" I cant believe someone's first hand experience who doesnt know how long his own boat is!!

    • @Cramblit
      @Cramblit 2 роки тому +1

      He probably does. It's probably the people who have been passing down the story who got confused, and thus added the 30-40.

  • @hephaestus6365
    @hephaestus6365 2 роки тому +10

    We have no idea what swims in the depths of our oceans. That said, I think a living Meg would carry with it undeniable evidence. It's neat to think about, though! And I do believe there are massive creatures lurking of which we are clueless.

  • @RashaanB310
    @RashaanB310 2 роки тому +1

    The part about why sharks are dark on top and light on the bottom blew my mind. I had no idea but it makes so much sense.
    Great video

  • @mr.manpants9460
    @mr.manpants9460 2 роки тому +10

    This was FANTASTIC! Thank you so much for the effort you put into this video. I've sent this to friends, this is the only time I've done that. Look forward to more!

  • @happyandblessed5640
    @happyandblessed5640 2 роки тому +7

    Excellent research and a very good documentary.
    Thanks.

  • @davidponseigo8811
    @davidponseigo8811 2 роки тому +7

    This was a great video. Very informative.

  • @wilzwalkabout
    @wilzwalkabout Рік тому +6

    As a dive instructor and captain, I have seen many things in and on the seas that are confusing in the moment and time does not make the event any clearer. I have megalodon teeth I have found diving off the gulf waters of Florida, so I know these thing existed at one time. The time table for the existence of human beings keeps changing to earlier dates & we discover new species of fauna all the time, so I try to keep an open mind. But like so many fabled creatures, I'm from Missouri: show me. Great video and I liked and subscribed. Namaste. W

  • @deborahschwartz6029
    @deborahschwartz6029 Рік тому +2

    Excellent job leading the viewer through sound reasoning, excellent voice and very well done. Great job & thank you!

  • @StormyPeak
    @StormyPeak 2 роки тому +17

    Megalodons were very rarely heard of or talked about until the book JAWS became a best seller, followed by the movie. In the book, the shark is a great white, but megalodon's were talked about. I was a teen when Jaws came and and I read everything I could about ancient animals and had heard of them before, but very few around me did...Until the book and movie happened...then a lot of people were talking about them.

    • @neo-filthyfrank1347
      @neo-filthyfrank1347 2 роки тому +1

      I don't think jaws had anything to do with it, Steve Alten's novel was probably a bigger influence. He's a terrible writer his only claim to fame is basically knowing what a megalodon was before it entered the public consensus.

    • @StormyPeak
      @StormyPeak 2 роки тому +1

      @@neo-filthyfrank1347 Alten's Meg series came out a few decades after Jaws...and in the book Jaws, megalodons was talked about...and I Know it had a big impact upon people because everyone in my high school was reading the book and talking about megalodons back then.
      Jaws, the book, was a huge best seller back then and as there were hardly any books or movies about sharks, it focused a lot of attention on them, and more specifically the Great White and the megalodon.
      Since then there have been hundreds of books and movies about sharks, and the meg has already been a part of the public conscience, especially back when t.v. channels had major documentaries about them and dinosaurs using 'new fangled' computer graphics. Again all that before The Meg books were ever published.

    • @neo-filthyfrank1347
      @neo-filthyfrank1347 2 роки тому

      @@StormyPeak I doubt it, JAWS definitely had a huge impact on sharks becoming more familiarized but your average joe didn't know what the hell a megalodon was back then because of that. What media even featured a megalodon like, at all before the Meg book? There aren't any.

    • @StormyPeak
      @StormyPeak 2 роки тому

      @@neo-filthyfrank1347 Anyone who read Jaws which was millions of people KNEW about them. Again, I was a teen back then and I know what 'popular' culture was interested in, and megalodons had almost as much attention as great whites.
      FACT: First year of publication JAWS sold 5.5 million copies Yeah... just 1 year, and it was a popular book for many years after that.
      I don't know how old you are but you seemed to have a very low estimate on how that book and movie was received by the public and what was discussed back then as far as megalodons

    • @neo-filthyfrank1347
      @neo-filthyfrank1347 2 роки тому

      @@StormyPeak It is not JAWS' influence I deny but rather that that influence significantly extended to the megalodon in any sense. If you follow the publications of Steve Alten's book you can very logically see the megalodon slowly start to become more and more well known, first through crappy films like shark attack 3 and megalodon 2002 and then through documentaries etc. Between Jaws and Steve Alten's book megalodon basically shows up nowhere in culture, so Jaws cannot be said to be a significant influence on the megalodon's growing impact.

  • @Im.A1ex
    @Im.A1ex Рік тому +16

    I appreciate your restraint when showing videos or photos of sharks. I have a huge phobia of them and open water in general, but there were only a few moments that got me tense, and the whole thing in general was actually very calming to listen to.

    • @bleulotus
      @bleulotus Рік тому +14

      Then why click on the video 🙄

    • @bethlikespizza
      @bethlikespizza Рік тому +6

      @@bleulotus I'm afraid of the deep sea but I still clicked. I'm allowed to want to learn about things I'm scared of. That's how you address your fears in a healthy matter. We didn't need the snide remark with it.

    • @thomfisher4926
      @thomfisher4926 Рік тому

      @@bethlikespizza I have thalassophobia and terrified of open water. The shots where it drops beneath the sure nearly give me a panic attack.
      I have a great white tattooed to my arm and find the Meg fascinating. Crazy how that person doesn't get you can be scared and interested in something.

    • @MisanthropicOcellus
      @MisanthropicOcellus Рік тому +2

      clowns

    • @MrAjking808
      @MrAjking808 Рік тому +2

      Lmao come on now 😂

  • @kristenwilliams3632
    @kristenwilliams3632 Рік тому +1

    New sub, and I don't know why you don't have hundreds of thousands more! Love your videos!!

    • @wildworld6264
      @wildworld6264  Рік тому +1

      Thank you so much!! I really appreciate it :).

  • @thejuliusnow9754
    @thejuliusnow9754 Рік тому +1

    This was such an amazing and well put video, u got yourself a new sub, imma watch some more

    • @wildworld6264
      @wildworld6264  Рік тому

      Thank you so much. I really appreciate your support.

  • @maureenlockridge9656
    @maureenlockridge9656 2 роки тому +5

    Love this.video.
    And the narrator ❤...informative, as well, as, entertaining❤🌟❤...THANK YOU

  • @lalehiandeity1649
    @lalehiandeity1649 Рік тому +3

    I think a big reason why people zero in on Megalodon as possibly still being alive, as opposed to other prehistoric creatures, is that the time of its supposed extinction is very recent relative to the Earth’s lifespan. 3 million years is to the Earth what one hour is to us. And extinctions don’t happen instantaneously, so the idea that maybe a very small number of Megs has held out long enough to reach us in modern times isn’t impossible. But even if that was true, the species would be critically endangered by this point.

  • @chintanacharya8132
    @chintanacharya8132 Рік тому +1

    What a wonderful video you have made. Briefly analysing all the facts and videos, photos. Keep up the good work 👍

  • @Vickieb0621
    @Vickieb0621 Рік тому

    Dunno how this was served to me by YT, but yay! This was fantastically done. I love the sarcastic tone.

  • @wilhelmkurtz3891
    @wilhelmkurtz3891 Рік тому +3

    The end of the video was so emotional. I love that you said. As long as there is humans we won't forget the sharks that have past on. Great video you have a new sub

  • @smoxen
    @smoxen 2 роки тому +5

    Well writen - Good narrator - As factual as possible...Good Video - Thank You !!!

  • @FelixstoweFoamForge
    @FelixstoweFoamForge Рік тому +1

    Very very good content. Balanced, sane and informative. and also intelligently done. Got a sub on the strength of this.

  • @danielamspaugh7519
    @danielamspaugh7519 Рік тому +1

    I love this. I'm a new sub and fan. Thank you for the work put into this!

  • @datboi9539
    @datboi9539 Рік тому +3

    Something that big wouldn't go unnoticed....

  • @MrGreensweightHist
    @MrGreensweightHist 2 роки тому +6

    "Why do people think Megalodon is alive?"
    Because they are gullible

    • @Cramblit
      @Cramblit 2 роки тому +1

      Or are intelligent, and scientific people. The same ones that brought you flight, computers, energy, and everything you take for granted.. Because at one time "why do people think flight is possible? Because they're gullible/stupid" could of been used too, or even "Why do people think the world is round? Because they're gullible".. And now look where we are.
      1) several years ago a fish was caught that we thought was instinct for the last 20 million years. By your own logic I would be gullible and stupid for believing one could exist.. And here we are...
      2) We've found whales, and other large dead sea creatures with bite marks that equal that to a megalodon. But by your own ignorant and closed minded logic, that shouldn't be the case.. yet here we are..
      3) Only something like 5% of our ocean has been actually explored. The amount of area, and depth Megalodons could be be is extremely vast. Yet by your glorious ignorance, there's absolutely no fathomable way it coudl exist, because "no reason, I just don't want it too"
      4) We've heard underwater sounds from creatures, that based on the frequency, type of sound, and depth of the sound came from a creature as big as the megalodon. Not saying that particular creature was one, but it shows there ARE creatures out there that big, that are not whales or known sea creatures. Yet again, by your own glorious ignorance.. That should never be the case...
      So who's the gullible one? It's not the person looking at facts, and asking questions. It's the person who writes stuff off, without thinking, like you.

  • @seankeane769
    @seankeane769 2 роки тому

    This was an amazing video… easily the best Meg video I’ve ever seen… loved all of the info, I hope u have more videos like this

  • @DarthPump
    @DarthPump Рік тому +1

    Amazing content ! Just liked and subscribed ❤️

  • @David-yf5fo
    @David-yf5fo Рік тому +6

    With enough liquor involved, I suppose the neighbor's morbidly obese German Shepard may also be mistaken for a giant ground sloth or short face bear. My favorite claim about these huge and supposedly robust sharks is that they thrive at the bottom of the deep trenches while the little snail fish and rat tails have been seen slowly wiggling their way around on bottoms perhaps 26000 feet below the surface max. The entire biochemistry of living organisms as we know it begins to change in the Hadal zone. Good video!

  • @angelokoljenovic6767
    @angelokoljenovic6767 2 роки тому +3

    I enjoy the way you present the story Thanks .

  • @trippie-gone
    @trippie-gone Рік тому +2

    Excellent video! Informative, entertaining but not sensationalized. Going to watch all videos and look forward to next ones.

  • @personalpigeon6851
    @personalpigeon6851 2 роки тому

    Love this content, very surprised you dont have more subs

  • @griffinbrock9077
    @griffinbrock9077 2 роки тому +3

    When he hit that walking with beasts quote at the end I could just hear the theme and remember the carved mamoth statue damn that brings me back

  • @princessrikku51
    @princessrikku51 2 роки тому +29

    This is a really thought provoking video and I love all the facts thrown in. As a bit of a "tin-foil hat" girl I live in hope (for some reason) that meg still exists, but this video made even my hardcore brain think "eugh you're being ridiculous, look at the facts". Really awesome job dude. Also - you have a really nice voice.

    • @wildworld6264
      @wildworld6264  2 роки тому +2

      Thanks so much.

    • @GatCat
      @GatCat 2 роки тому +1

      If you take the hat off, you’ll look much better. :)

    • @carlosvillanueva8530
      @carlosvillanueva8530 2 роки тому

      Those are called theories, not facts, there is a difference.

    • @Cramblit
      @Cramblit 2 роки тому +1

      It's goes into more logic than that..
      1) several years ago a fish was caught that we thought was instinct for the last 20 million years.
      2) We've found whales, and other large dead sea creatures with bite marks that equal that to a megalodon.
      3) Only something like 15% of our ocean has been actually explored. The amount of area, and depth Megalodons could be be is extremely vast.
      4) We've heard underwater sounds from creatures, that based on the frequency, type of sound, and depth of the sound came from a creature as big as the megalodon. Not saying that particular creature was one, but it shows there ARE creatures out there that big, that are not whales or known sea creatures.
      It's not as crazy as you think, and while this video was good, much of it was bias propaganda for the mainstream. The chances Megalodon could still be alive, and real is actually much higher.

    • @davelister2961
      @davelister2961 Рік тому +1

      @@carlosvillanueva8530 In English, or the vernacular, maybe. In science that word would be more like a 'hypothesis'. In science, a theory is a well established (has heaps of evidence backing it up) model of reality that gives us a basis for research predictions that we can test.

  • @Travar1410
    @Travar1410 2 роки тому +2

    Great, great video. Good stuff my guy. Thanks alot :) keep it up

  • @Niedfyr
    @Niedfyr Рік тому +1

    Great video with a good balance between editing, scientific sources and entertainment. I kinda missed the part about the marriana trench and deep see gigantism, but still great job!

  • @sarahgomez9727
    @sarahgomez9727 Рік тому +6

    I enjoyed watching all 3 Megaldon videos. For me you did probably the best video on Megladon video out there on taking lots of info from all sides. For me if Megalodon was alive it must of have changed drastically mentioned in one of your videos. I would love a full video of a perfect Megladon idea of it surviving if you came back to it. Also, I think there is studies on when species diverge to make it easier to tell when it's different species, but no clue if it would really count in this situation since it's not splitting in my opinion but changing overtime. The species I do think is still alive is the Trilubite since other creators have said evidence of fossils being found in even earlier times than expected and had such wide amount of species. Maybe atleast one could technically survive in that sense since it survived a lot of huge periods of life. I would love a video on the Trilbite life evolving into many species and how it could still be alive. Also, I think recently related species to us humans have may been found to be younger than people thought or may be a new species since I think some are still debated on. Finally, I would absolutely love a video on Bigfoot/Saskatchewan and the Yeti on its evidence of being alive. I think there are some very evidence for some Yeti stuff, but way more likely evidence Bigfoot/Sasqautch. There was also a popular show that got people's stories to help find their own way of trying finding Bigfoots and even discreeted the accounts that seemed off. If you do, would love to see all their ways they did to find Bugfoot could be way to actually work to if you did a video like that. One of the people on that show even didn't belive in Bigfoot but wanted to help find Bigfoots with people who did believe. Thanks again for all your time and I have subbed since I have seen other video work and seems very much top tier content. I very much like how its setup and done.

    • @wildworld6264
      @wildworld6264  Рік тому +2

      Thank you for all your kind words and suggestions. I think bigfoot and yeti are topics I'd like to make videos about in the future.

  • @cajunshine
    @cajunshine 2 роки тому +7

    Very good video. You're explanation of the Meg basically living on because we keep the memory going. Thanks for a great video!!

  • @markwoolman784
    @markwoolman784 Рік тому +1

    Loving these videos, keep em coming 👍👌

  • @robertotrevino9125
    @robertotrevino9125 Рік тому +1

    This is one of the best, no, is the best video I have seen about this topic.

  • @susie9893
    @susie9893 Рік тому +8

    I've only heard about megalodons in the last few years. So glad I DIDN'T know about them when I was young and impressionable. I'm paranoid about sharks enough as it is (and no, I've never watched Jaws).
    Good to hear they lived in warm waters, that pretty much seals it for me.
    Not to say they couldn't still exist (that report from Mexico is interesting), but highly unlikely yes (and unlike a few commentators here, I think that's a good thing - for the planet's current creatures)

    • @natsohigh5552
      @natsohigh5552 Рік тому +1

      I've seen Jaws, but I didn't need a film to be scared of sharks.
      All I did was open a book on marine life and was like "NOPE".

    • @madridistasejati5358
      @madridistasejati5358 Рік тому +1

      Nah, I don't think the Mexican report was even a thing. They probably seeing a basking shark from above and think it was a Meg.

  • @Keff170882
    @Keff170882 2 роки тому +4

    About the 115 ft shark reported by australian fishermen : Never ask a fisherman for the size of a fish, and if you do, divide it by at least three.

    • @BugsandBiology
      @BugsandBiology 2 роки тому +1

      The fact that they're Australian probably makes the size exaggeration even bigger.

  • @Mossromantic
    @Mossromantic Рік тому +1

    Super enjoyable video! And the dialogue at the end was excellent. Very interesting

  • @lsd358
    @lsd358 Рік тому

    😮 Got yourself a sub keep up with the brilliant work 👊

  • @ytherenounicorns5077
    @ytherenounicorns5077 2 роки тому +11

    Being an Australian, and knowing quite a few fishermen they where probably pissed as a parrot and seen a whale 🤣

    • @no.step.on.snek.2423
      @no.step.on.snek.2423 2 роки тому +5

      Lol pissed as a parrot... I love aussies

    • @kariissmol9172
      @kariissmol9172 2 роки тому +2

      I need to keep this phrase in my mind to use it one day, thank you!!

    • @kyleellis1825
      @kyleellis1825 Рік тому +1

      Sailors thought Manatees to be mermaids. So yeah, don't trust anything they say.

  • @davidponseigo8811
    @davidponseigo8811 2 роки тому +23

    I do believe some very large Great White sharks exist but not Megalodon. It would effect the ecosystem enough it would be obvious. We would notice a decline in Whales and other sea life. I have seen a 18 foot Great White myself last year fishing off Pensacola, Florida right next to the boat we were on so we could determine its length.

    • @helluvatime4562
      @helluvatime4562 2 роки тому

      Holy crap I grew up on the gulf coast as a kid in Gulf Shores and spent plenty of time on the water and never saw a White Shark out there. How far out were you?

    • @manzac112
      @manzac112 2 роки тому +5

      There can't be a lot of large great white sharks because of orcas, false killer whales, and dolphins.

    • @Magneticlaw
      @Magneticlaw Рік тому

      You think that pods of orcas would let Megalodon swim about the ocean unharrassed? Nope - they'd corral and toy with that big, dumb fish and eat its liver.

  • @Eluneara1
    @Eluneara1 10 місяців тому

    OMG, I just found your channel and i love it! That final conclusion was so beautiful and very true! By far this is the one video talking about the Meg that a i really love!

  • @TheGameChangers
    @TheGameChangers Рік тому +1

    Man I loved your closer!! Great content