Is this the most valuable thing in the ocean? - David Biello

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  • @martinserrano1959
    @martinserrano1959 4 місяці тому +276

    Whoever made the animation NEEDS to be known and have their pay raised

    • @ohstudio8192
      @ohstudio8192 4 місяці тому +3

      RIGHT?!

    • @Maxibot101
      @Maxibot101 4 місяці тому +3

      THEYRE SO CUTEEE

    • @tchuryanimations
      @tchuryanimations 4 місяці тому +1

      Who made this animation?

    • @LizzieZips
      @LizzieZips 3 місяці тому +1

      The animators website is linked in the description:3

    • @lookout4design
      @lookout4design 3 місяці тому +1

      @@Maxibot101 ❤❤❤🐳🐋

  • @markmunroe-hz8rf
    @markmunroe-hz8rf 4 місяці тому +491

    Granddson: Grandpa, how did you get out the whale's 🐳 belly?
    Grandpa: I don't want to talk about it..

    • @Itsywitsyspider
      @Itsywitsyspider 4 місяці тому +3

      ​@SamTech-t2v things dora never explored

  • @CryptoPiranha101
    @CryptoPiranha101 4 місяці тому +156

    Summary:
    Whale poop plays an important role in the marine ecosystem. It contains nutrients that support the growth of phytoplankton, which are crucial for the ocean's food chain and play a significant role in carbon absorption, helping to regulate the Earth's climate.
    Absolutely the best video I have seen in a while.❤️

    • @fritagonia
      @fritagonia 4 місяці тому +2

      One way to help whale populations is to not consume seafood since a lot of bycatch kill other non-target species likek dolphins, sea turtles shark and some whales :)

    • @kyleandrewbaguio3878
      @kyleandrewbaguio3878 4 місяці тому +1

      And they also make good perfume.

    • @opia1883
      @opia1883 4 місяці тому

      you mean in a whale ;)

  • @KevinDSaputra
    @KevinDSaputra 4 місяці тому +743

    That last shot before credits is suprisingly gruesome.

    • @athinati55
      @athinati55 4 місяці тому +28

      Fr poor whale

    • @hyangyeelim32
      @hyangyeelim32 4 місяці тому +8

      true

    • @Becky_Cooling
      @Becky_Cooling 4 місяці тому +18

      I know what my nightmare is gonna be tonight now

    • @executive
      @executive 4 місяці тому +11

      right? eels and crabs munching on the still living whale

    • @brixiu5
      @brixiu5 4 місяці тому +5

      that's nature for you.

  • @walterblackbill7833
    @walterblackbill7833 4 місяці тому +36

    This art style scratches my head the right way and makes me happy

  • @germanjimenez5336
    @germanjimenez5336 4 місяці тому +277

    Our survival depends on every single type of life, as we are all bound together by the mysteries of nature.

    • @TroyQwert
      @TroyQwert 4 місяці тому +8

      Yep, and every type of life consumes some other type of life.

    • @Rando_Shyte
      @Rando_Shyte 4 місяці тому +6

      Even wasps and mosquitoes are a vital part of the ecosystem.

    • @TroyQwert
      @TroyQwert 4 місяці тому +4

      @@Rando_Shyte , no waaaaay! 😄 Don't say even microbes and bacteria are vital too.

    • @j100j
      @j100j 4 місяці тому +2

      Yeah, if specifically screwworms didn't exist, we'd all die.

    • @executive
      @executive 4 місяці тому +1

      OUR survival depends mostly on one type of life ... human life

  • @TerrenciaVlogs
    @TerrenciaVlogs 4 місяці тому +125

    All I can remember is Shark Tale when Skyes the pufferfish told Oscar, “There’s whale poop, and then there’s you” 😭😭

  • @ThrillSeeker3524
    @ThrillSeeker3524 4 місяці тому +147

    To clarify, whale feces feed phytoplankton, but a bile substance called ambergris, also expelled as such, is commercially valuable because of how it stabilizes perfume

    • @ClovetheClover
      @ClovetheClover 4 місяці тому +20

      Saving the world is more important than smelling good

    • @ThrillSeeker3524
      @ThrillSeeker3524 4 місяці тому +34

      @ClovetheClover True, but no one hunts whales just for ambergris. It's very rare, and can only be found after it's expelled, so preserving whales is good for both purposes.

    • @JClover2
      @JClover2 4 місяці тому +4

      I honestly thought this video was going to be about ambergris 😂 that stuff is ridiculously expensive

    • @Stierenkloot
      @Stierenkloot 4 місяці тому

      Think about the WHALES people. Think about the WHALES. Let’s SIMPLIFY everything as much as possible to talk about MEMORABLE and CUTE animals.

    • @Loaferess
      @Loaferess 3 місяці тому

      I thought that was what this video would be about!

  • @Rjfgafzgfhnkl6266
    @Rjfgafzgfhnkl6266 4 місяці тому +91

    the character avoiding the poop like in the matrix, in 4:25 left me in tears😂

  • @aminaelo
    @aminaelo 4 місяці тому +3

    سبحان الخالق العلي العظيم ❤ 2:51
    Life is so beautifully and perfectly made, thank you for this informative content.

  • @l.n.3372
    @l.n.3372 4 місяці тому +103

    When I saw the title of the video in my notifications, my brain immediately said "is this about ambergris?"

    • @protondium_8927
      @protondium_8927 4 місяці тому +5

      I thought it was going to be about the platinum dumped by the Spanish Empire!

    • @l.n.3372
      @l.n.3372 4 місяці тому +4

      @ThrillSeeker3524
      I mentioned my first thoughts when I read the title in my notification. But I watched the video lol you don't need to tell me about the video itself.

    • @HellOnWheel
      @HellOnWheel 4 місяці тому +1

      Me too!

    • @simonmeadows7961
      @simonmeadows7961 4 місяці тому +1

      Was going to comment the same, but thought I'd read if anyone got there first. You did.

    • @FelipeKana1
      @FelipeKana1 4 місяці тому

      I thought it would be about those mineral "balls" full of rare elements that people want to scoop from the ocean floor

  • @Fe2nyanThebfdiAndIIfan2k10
    @Fe2nyanThebfdiAndIIfan2k10 4 місяці тому +14

    0:53 that "plop" got me 💀

  • @crystalz-h1d
    @crystalz-h1d 4 місяці тому +32

    There's a material in it called Ambergris which is used in luxury fragrances. Small bottle of that material costs 200k dollars.

    • @butter-biscuit2248
      @butter-biscuit2248 4 місяці тому

      Interesting, what does it smell like??

    • @crystalz-h1d
      @crystalz-h1d 4 місяці тому

      @@butter-biscuit2248 nothing else really compares to it and it smells amazing actually 😅

    • @sorin_markov
      @sorin_markov 4 місяці тому

      @@butter-biscuit2248 It's not about the smell, it stabilizes perfumes so they don't decay

  • @thegamingsystem2771
    @thegamingsystem2771 4 місяці тому +53

    1:14 bro sank in it and was smiling

  • @1.2.1.0.R.I.O
    @1.2.1.0.R.I.O 4 місяці тому +55

    It's always nice to learn something new before going to sleep...
    Whale poop is awesome! Good night!

  • @NimaayVyas
    @NimaayVyas 4 місяці тому +13

    4:23 using the Matrix reference got me

  • @lobstervortex
    @lobstervortex 4 місяці тому +4

    i love the whimsical animation and sound effects. kudos to the production team at oh studio.

  • @outanowhere2614
    @outanowhere2614 4 місяці тому +37

    Plant trees ❌
    Poop in seas ✅

  • @HelloWorld-en5di
    @HelloWorld-en5di 4 місяці тому +7

    The iron cycle animation just made my day

  • @pritamkundu2779
    @pritamkundu2779 4 місяці тому +46

    It just meant that whale is as much important as a sandworm in dune

  • @CuongNguyen-hc6py
    @CuongNguyen-hc6py 4 місяці тому +2

    The first time i got so awed by how talented the animation team for this vid are. Omg i love it to my very cell 😊

  • @LizziesLukas
    @LizziesLukas 3 місяці тому +1

    Ted-Ed animation team should be paid generously for their seemless sense of humor while educating us

  • @poulomi__hari
    @poulomi__hari 4 місяці тому +15

    Love Ted Ed. You guys always come up with fascinating information.

    • @AnayaThakral-m8j
      @AnayaThakral-m8j Місяць тому

      babes theyre talking about whale poop what do you mean

  • @PHOTON.thief.
    @PHOTON.thief. 4 місяці тому +5

    that bell sfx got me 💀 2:13

  • @avanthapolwatte5641
    @avanthapolwatte5641 2 місяці тому

    I am happy that the quote at the beginning was said a fellow Sri Lankan. Thank you Ted Ed
    Avantha from Sri Lanka

  • @cameronschyuder9034
    @cameronschyuder9034 4 місяці тому +39

    This sounds like it's even more important to speak out against commercial whaling. It's illegal in most countries, but there are three known ones that actively hunt whales for profit: Iceland, Norway, and Japan

    • @com1695
      @com1695 4 місяці тому +2

      Japan’s whaling tradition dates back to the 17th century, where hunting was conducted to obtain valuable protein as food. Today, strict quotas are in place, confirming that whaling is a sustainable industry.
      In contrast, Western countries, particularly the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and the United States, engaged in whaling not for meat, but for whale products such as oil. The impact of the overhunting that occurred during that time still lingers today.
      It is quite arrogant to criticize whaling now, after Western nations were the ones who depleted whale populations for profit. When whales were no longer needed, you turned against whaling. Wasn’t it you who hunted whales for profit in the first place?

    • @smurfraper1
      @smurfraper1 4 місяці тому

      They should all be sanctioned heavily thrown out of the alliance and NATO

  • @berry_bush6099
    @berry_bush6099 4 місяці тому +1

    AAAAAAAA THE ART AND MUSIC IS SO GOOD. THE ART: TOO CUTE AND FUNNY. THE MUSIC: IT FITS AND..... i love this good job👍

  • @busyatamolecularlevel
    @busyatamolecularlevel 4 місяці тому +4

    Love the Animation!!! and the phytoplanktons are so cute!!

  • @rebecalescano8209
    @rebecalescano8209 3 місяці тому

    I used to watch these videos daily back when my kiddo was 2 years old. Now that she's 4 we've gone back to watching them and I think she appreciates them more.
    I wonder if there is any content creator site for kids like TED-Ed. Good animation, no mascot, good narrators without "talk to kids voices", not talking down to kids either... but without heavy videos about masacres and complex logic/mathematical riddles.

    • @AnayaThakral-m8j
      @AnayaThakral-m8j Місяць тому +1

      im sure your kiddo loves to watch whale poop

    • @rebecalescano8209
      @rebecalescano8209 Місяць тому

      @AnayaThakral-m8j she certainly does!!! 😂 Kids are awesome 😁

  • @sunbeam7921
    @sunbeam7921 4 місяці тому +1

    Love the animation on this episode. It was really smooth.

  • @sitsiritsitalibangbang9697
    @sitsiritsitalibangbang9697 4 місяці тому +4

    sound design is awesome

  • @HananSaleh-y7l
    @HananSaleh-y7l 4 місяці тому +3

    Its amazing how every living organism contributes to its environment even when it dies.

  • @songerie846
    @songerie846 4 місяці тому +2

    This animation was on another level

  • @markadriane6482
    @markadriane6482 4 місяці тому +1

    This is so informative and such a cutie graphics. 😊😊🙌🏼

  • @SshhhX7
    @SshhhX7 4 місяці тому +137

    Babe wake up Ted-ed posted

  • @jyusatsu
    @jyusatsu 4 місяці тому +1

    Love the animation and the topic on whales. They are such a great majestic creatures! 🐳

  • @rigwire
    @rigwire 4 місяці тому +7

    Can someone tell me who animated this video? I’d love to watch more of they’re stuff

    • @silvesta5027
      @silvesta5027 4 місяці тому +3

      They’re mentioned in the description. It’s a company called ‘Oh studio.’

  • @FabianoSeixasFernandes
    @FabianoSeixasFernandes 4 місяці тому +2

    Were animators instructed to be unsettling, or was the Holy Ghost just particularly inspiring that day?

  • @ronalieandoy2862
    @ronalieandoy2862 4 місяці тому

    Now i understand why scientists love whales❤ thanks for educating us ur a hero🎉

  • @waffleisnice
    @waffleisnice Місяць тому

    This scratch the itch in my brain in a good way

  • @Mir_Aakib
    @Mir_Aakib 4 місяці тому +1

    "Real strength never impairs beauty or harmony, but it often bestows it; and in everything imposingly beautiful, strength has much to do with the magic."
    -Herman Melville

  • @cgortz89
    @cgortz89 4 місяці тому

    This is important stuff. Everybody should know how important whales are! Thank you for sharing and informing.

  • @ThrillSeeker3524
    @ThrillSeeker3524 4 місяці тому +19

    "Ambergris, mhm. Ambergris is a fatty substance, produced in the whale intestine. It's used to make...*inhales*...ladies' perfume, mhm, and other cosmetics. I hope that will satisfy all your, mhm, ambergris-related inquiries."
    - Dr. Barber

    • @meowlink7673
      @meowlink7673 4 місяці тому +1

      oh yeah, flapjack exist. think im gonna rewatch it.

    • @JohnSmith-qn3ob
      @JohnSmith-qn3ob 4 місяці тому

      Precious hamburgers?
      -Kif

  • @crazzzyakash
    @crazzzyakash 3 місяці тому +1

    Mind Blown........ ♥♥♥

  • @CuriosityIgnited
    @CuriosityIgnited 4 місяці тому +2

    Imagine telling your grandkids that we saved the planet because of some seriously productive whale poop. What a time to be alive.

  • @andrewderiugin8428
    @andrewderiugin8428 4 місяці тому +2

    Wonderful animation style

  • @coolstar7819
    @coolstar7819 4 місяці тому

    Wow! This makes me hopeful! Thanks, it was very informative

  • @gohamorgohome
    @gohamorgohome 4 місяці тому +1

    This animation makes me happy.

  • @brijesh0808
    @brijesh0808 4 місяці тому +1

    Amazing video. Amazing funny animation. Just quality of video can be better, in 1080p i thought its 240p :p.
    I didnt know if whales extinct, it will affect global warming...

  • @fritagonia
    @fritagonia 4 місяці тому +1

    Another reason why we need to move towards eating more plant-based diets like kelp, seaweed or spirulina.
    And help the oceans to recover from decades of whaling, over-fishing and pollution.

  • @inebri8ed
    @inebri8ed 3 місяці тому

    the animation is so whimsical

  • @thelocalgoose
    @thelocalgoose 4 місяці тому +1

    Amazing animation!!!!!

  • @ModiPooja
    @ModiPooja 4 місяці тому

    Learned something new, thank you!

  • @Radical_Dreamer
    @Radical_Dreamer 4 місяці тому

    more videos of animals importance to its eco systems PLEASE!

  • @anuenue0814
    @anuenue0814 4 місяці тому +1

    I love love love the animation!!!

  • @auro1986
    @auro1986 4 місяці тому +4

    ocean and all things from it are valuable

  • @byteatatime
    @byteatatime 4 місяці тому +2

    okay but the phytoplankton was really cute

  • @Weskool1
    @Weskool1 4 місяці тому

    I learnt something but this is one of their darkest videos but still educational

  • @tekken4granted913
    @tekken4granted913 4 місяці тому +2

    Addison's voice is so 😌

  • @moonstoneuniverse8516
    @moonstoneuniverse8516 4 місяці тому

    Whales are wonderful creatures and we need them almost just as much as we need trees!!! 💙💙💙🐳🐋

  • @saurovfayzulla
    @saurovfayzulla 4 місяці тому

    There are many unknown creatures in the ocean that serve as the main food source for life. I believe we need more research on ocean pollution, cleaning up ocean waste, and protecting our ecosystem.

  • @ItsRaio7
    @ItsRaio7 3 місяці тому +1

    The Japanese government definitely need to watch this video

  • @pakyuho6316
    @pakyuho6316 4 місяці тому +2

    those animation are super cute

  • @fauxvier8519
    @fauxvier8519 4 місяці тому +1

    LOVE THE ANIMATION

  • @Pops_Gambit
    @Pops_Gambit 4 місяці тому +1

    1:08 he’s with the shits. Literally

  • @withny1234
    @withny1234 4 місяці тому +1

    How fascinating!

  • @anupamkatiyar9770
    @anupamkatiyar9770 4 місяці тому

    I truly admire the mighty Whales' beneficence.

  • @ninahouse1209
    @ninahouse1209 4 місяці тому

    Thanks for the video!!That's a perfect clip!!!:))))))))))))

  • @Oioioioioioi-
    @Oioioioioioi- 4 місяці тому +3

    Its hard to understand why people kill whales even today.

  • @Agrim_raj7
    @Agrim_raj7 4 місяці тому +1

    And Japan Netherlands still do whaling. For Japan, the main culprit is, that kyodo senpaku company. I consider Japan as a very good country but, this act of whaling at a huge scale brings down Japan value in my eyes

  • @Suhurth
    @Suhurth 4 місяці тому +1

    The fart noises are hilarious and overused 😂😂

  • @ジヤンスニヨ
    @ジヤンスニヨ 4 місяці тому

    Awesome video

  • @user-cs8sj6wb9n
    @user-cs8sj6wb9n 4 місяці тому

    thanks for this informative clip about ecosystems in the oceans!
    I just want to point out one thing:
    there is no such thing as sustainable fishing, at least not in any industrial scale. local fisher people (i.e. from indigenous peoples) are absolutely not the problem, but fishing at an industrial level never is nor can be sustainable. we are currently actively destroying our oceans with that. (if anyone would like more info on that, sea shepherd is a good source)

  • @saiful4244
    @saiful4244 4 місяці тому

    I REALLY NEED THE MUSIC STARTING 3:08 TILL THE END!!!

  • @judasthepious1499
    @judasthepious1499 4 місяці тому +2

    Feeding Frenzy new DLC : that precious whale's poop

  • @thituannhanguyen2056
    @thituannhanguyen2056 4 місяці тому

    I clicked on this video expecting a video about how whale is valuable it turned out that it was actually about whale 💩

  • @1.4142
    @1.4142 4 місяці тому +8

    If you are just looking at total value, water is probably the most valuable thing in the ocean.

  • @Balendula
    @Balendula 4 місяці тому

    Ambergris comes from whale poop and it's one of the most expensive substances on the planet. I'm surprised this video did not bring it up.

  • @sproutmole326
    @sproutmole326 4 місяці тому +4

    i need a phytoplankton plush

  • @pamelanadel3787
    @pamelanadel3787 4 місяці тому

    Love my Ted-Ed

  • @12roses8
    @12roses8 4 місяці тому

    Amazing 🤩

  • @arthurcampomanes2219
    @arthurcampomanes2219 4 місяці тому +1

    Damn… I want to share this with everyone in the world

  • @natheriver8910
    @natheriver8910 4 місяці тому

    Very interesting

  • @Clock_Man_2763
    @Clock_Man_2763 4 місяці тому

    I’ve heard that whale vomit is an essential ingredient for making perfumes

  • @saiful4244
    @saiful4244 4 місяці тому

    does anyone know what are the names of the music played in this video?

    • @ooanbato3865
      @ooanbato3865 4 місяці тому +1

      It's made especially for this animation I guess

  • @EccentricGentelman
    @EccentricGentelman 4 місяці тому +2

    I guess Oscar shouldn't be so sad he was raked below whale poo.*
    * See Shark Tale.

  • @Aquillyne
    @Aquillyne 4 місяці тому +1

    I watched this while eating lunch…

  • @MinhLe-qw2mj
    @MinhLe-qw2mj 4 місяці тому

    I thought Ted-ed was going to talk about ambergris at first

  • @pramodsingh7569
    @pramodsingh7569 4 місяці тому

    Thanks

  • @Potatinized
    @Potatinized 4 місяці тому

    Whale be like: eat what's ejected out of my body, little krills, for soon I will eat you too and you'll blend with the food for your cousins, that will become my food too.

  • @alikachmar2208
    @alikachmar2208 4 місяці тому +1

    music is too loud

  • @awesomehpt8938
    @awesomehpt8938 4 місяці тому +28

    Does it taste nice?

  • @toolbaggers
    @toolbaggers 4 місяці тому +3

    The water itself and then blue-green algae is the most important thing in the ocean.

  • @HamHamDude
    @HamHamDude 4 місяці тому

    I thought this was going to be about constipated whale poop perfume

  • @Aviator27J
    @Aviator27J 4 місяці тому +1

    4:21 😆🤣

  • @LegoCookieDoggie
    @LegoCookieDoggie 4 місяці тому

    3:00 *does whaling is still alive and well in so many countries with extensive lobbying powers

  • @codingwithsatyam
    @codingwithsatyam 4 місяці тому

    5:15 R.I.P

  • @عبدالعزيزألأزرق-و5ي
    @عبدالعزيزألأزرق-و5ي 4 місяці тому

    💛magnanimous💛

  • @oezzimix
    @oezzimix 4 місяці тому +1

    Whales are really young, historically speaking. How did the earth survive before them?

    • @Huy3hb4jehd
      @Huy3hb4jehd 4 місяці тому

      Well sea reptiles did their job

  • @robertzakaria8526
    @robertzakaria8526 4 місяці тому +1

    Is there a creator behind this creation or is it nothing that created everything?