Cannibalism in the animal kingdom - Bill Schutt

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  • Опубліковано 18 бер 2018
  • Check out Bill Schutt's "Cannibalism: A Perfectly Natural History": bit.ly/2HLWjrU
    View full lesson: ed.ted.com/lessons/cannibalis...
    Until recently, scientists thought cannibalism was a rare response to starvation or other extreme stress. Well-known cannibals like the praying mantis and black widow were considered bizarre exceptions. But now, we know they more or less represent the rule. Bill Schutt shows how cannibalism can promote the survival of a species by reducing competition, culling the weak, and bolstering the strong.
    Lesson by Bill Schutt, animation by Compote Collective.
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  • @TEDEd
    @TEDEd  6 років тому +1796

    Sink your teeth into this fascinating subject by reading, "Cannibalism: A Perfectly Natural History" by the author of this lesson, Bill Schutt. Learn more on our TED-Ed Book Recs page: bit.ly/2HLWjrU

    • @angelmainaccount2507
      @angelmainaccount2507 6 років тому +11

      TED-Ed this is sou dark ;-;

    • @neelamsingh7733
      @neelamsingh7733 6 років тому +6

      I thought only the praying mantis and crabs ate their young. I learn something new every time you guys upload. Thank you for this and many other interesting lessons!

    • @krismerilles7959
      @krismerilles7959 6 років тому +3

      🐻🐱🐰🌸🌺🌰🌷🌹🌷🍁🍏🍎🍐🍈🍈🍑🍒🍒🍒🌽🍚

    • @Madhattersinjeans
      @Madhattersinjeans 6 років тому +11

      @Derek fisher
      If you think this video is some kind of endorsement of cannibalism among humans then you're jumping the gun a bit. Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.

    • @autismcenteral7306
      @autismcenteral7306 6 років тому +2

      TED-Ed 0:00 the trooper by iron maiden

  • @pussinjordans8800
    @pussinjordans8800 4 роки тому +5036

    Baby tadpole: When I grow up, I wanna be...
    Big tadpole: *No.*

    • @doodle0_
      @doodle0_ 4 роки тому +160

      Antivax moms be like

    • @Em_XD599
      @Em_XD599 3 роки тому +10

      @@idiosyncraticlawyer3400 how the h*ll did you do dat

    • @aniket0902
      @aniket0902 3 роки тому +6

      @@Em_XD599 by making them 101

    • @Em_XD599
      @Em_XD599 3 роки тому +2

      @@aniket0902 AAAAAAA

    • @Niiue
      @Niiue 3 роки тому +4

      it's the tadpole destiny

  • @tdmgaming4388
    @tdmgaming4388 5 років тому +10704

    Gotta give props to the male spider,half its body is gone and he goes for another round.😂

    • @warrockenjoyer2170
      @warrockenjoyer2170 5 років тому +1026

      The power of the Spider puss-puss is stronger than his wish to die.

    • @raiezy
      @raiezy 5 років тому +258

      TDM Gaming what a legend

    • @Nathan_Bunga
      @Nathan_Bunga 5 років тому +423

      The power of boners is stronger

    • @CutsiePie_
      @CutsiePie_ 5 років тому +19

      +

    • @JohnnytNatural
      @JohnnytNatural 5 років тому +292

      he has no other option, will die regardless so why not

  • @oicirbaf239
    @oicirbaf239 4 роки тому +5093

    I love how every animal is smiling while eating its offspring

  • @SplittingProductions
    @SplittingProductions 2 роки тому +343

    Before watching this I was pretty scared of spiders actually. But now that I'm more educated about them, my fears have gotten worse.

    • @dominicguye8058
      @dominicguye8058 Рік тому +7

      😆😆😆

    • @learn-O-life
      @learn-O-life Рік тому +5

      Yes same thing the more I know the more I'm disgusted with thoughts of them they seem like ridiculous creatures ...

    • @Alex-ft1df
      @Alex-ft1df Рік тому

      same here my arachnophobia fear of spiders just skyrocketed through the roof.

    • @Xkbtbox
      @Xkbtbox 3 місяці тому

      You guys have arachnophobia?

  • @jalensmith9181
    @jalensmith9181 5 років тому +3561

    Why weren’t cinnamon toast crunch in this video

    • @MiyukiYuki
      @MiyukiYuki 5 років тому +54

      omg true!!

    • @jackpez
      @jackpez 5 років тому +82

      this actually deserves wayyy more likes

    • @Olschoolvidz
      @Olschoolvidz 5 років тому +18

      jalen smith u are a genius

    • @filthyweebs759
      @filthyweebs759 5 років тому +37

      THEYRE GRRRRRRREEEATTTT !!! oops wrong sponsor

    • @cazzi_drawz7680
      @cazzi_drawz7680 5 років тому +5

      😂😂😂😂😂

  • @ladabe4979
    @ladabe4979 6 років тому +2687

    So the Red-back spider sacrifices his abdomen and his life after impregnanting the female, just so his children are well nourished and can live a full life. That's some quality Shakespeare level tragic love story right there.

    • @lrn5152
      @lrn5152 6 років тому +104

      LaDabe that's a true father right there 😂 #ChildSupport

    • @ladabe4979
      @ladabe4979 6 років тому +80

      KB H!!! If I ever end up getting some chick pregnant and it doesn't work out, and I'm forced to pay child support, I won't even complain knowing I won't have to give up any limbs to feed my kid. Lmao

    • @BillSchutt-uj1uo
      @BillSchutt-uj1uo 6 років тому +36

      Shakespeare used cannibalism in one of his most seriously violent plays. Can you guess which one?

    • @jamieyakimets839
      @jamieyakimets839 6 років тому +16

      Bill Schutt I want to say , in order: 1) King Lear 2) Hamlet 3) MacBeth

    • @marydominguez6033
      @marydominguez6033 6 років тому +9

      Jamie Yakimets Feminists: Male privilige.

  • @gabbi6152
    @gabbi6152 4 роки тому +943

    For some reason I thought this said “cannibalism in the United Kingdom” and got really intrigued and nervous at the same time about what was happening in the UK

    • @minicyan2716
      @minicyan2716 3 роки тому +46

      So....what if it actually read CANNIBALISM IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

    • @vasudev8957
      @vasudev8957 3 роки тому +52

      Lol what if i tell u that british have actually been doing that, they made powder of mummies and ate it for medicinal purposes

    • @beahgg
      @beahgg 3 роки тому +4

      @@puvanendraarasaratnam6129 life is crazy... no exceptions

    • @lilypads3033
      @lilypads3033 3 роки тому +4

      @@vasudev8957 I'm sorry...W H A T

    • @vasudev8957
      @vasudev8957 3 роки тому +8

      @@lilypads3033 why are you so shocked? That's how mummy smuggling started idk where i watched this but it was either a ted-ed or vsauce video you can search if you wanna know more

  • @Liuhuayue
    @Liuhuayue 4 роки тому +575

    "Experienced predators" The sand tiger shark pups started working on their resumes before they were even born.

    • @mandymom2800
      @mandymom2800 3 роки тому +35

      You have to have a good resume to survive in the ocean.

    • @megapiglatin2574
      @megapiglatin2574 2 роки тому +52

      This is what they mean when you have to have 5 years of experience for an entry-level position.

    • @wordzmyth
      @wordzmyth 2 роки тому +5

      @@megapiglatin2574 😂😂🙄😭

    • @darkhelmet12e47
      @darkhelmet12e47 2 роки тому +16

      Must be 18 years old with 20 year of experience

    • @dominicguye8058
      @dominicguye8058 Рік тому +2

      @@megapiglatin2574 LOL 😆😆😆 🤣 🤣🤣🤣

  • @henalpatel5621
    @henalpatel5621 5 років тому +5786

    Baby shark has left the chat

    • @cats2537
      @cats2537 5 років тому +107

      Doo doo doo doo doo doo

    • @v4ni114citi3s
      @v4ni114citi3s 5 років тому +103

      Baby shark doo doo doo doo doo
      Mommy shark doo doo doo doo doo
      dAdDy ShArK dOo DoO dOo DoO dOo

    • @tasertag7513
      @tasertag7513 5 років тому +53

      **Darude-Sandstorm plays**

    • @MegaKazooRider
      @MegaKazooRider 5 років тому +16

      Plankton shark (from tasty blue) has entered the chat

    • @henryxi5511
      @henryxi5511 5 років тому +3

      Henal Patel dodododo

  • @verminlordsoulberry8823
    @verminlordsoulberry8823 5 років тому +744

    The beginning of FINDING NEMO WAS A LIE😿

    • @crazytidy2426
      @crazytidy2426 4 роки тому +53

      Verminlord Soulberry88 marlin ate everyone

    • @naimamim4203
      @naimamim4203 4 роки тому +3

      😱

    • @whitewolf8090
      @whitewolf8090 4 роки тому +11

      Not really. It could have happened with a different kind of fish.

    • @Bruh-bc1gc
      @Bruh-bc1gc 4 роки тому +4

      You just ruin my childhood

    • @michaelesposito2629
      @michaelesposito2629 4 роки тому +35

      Don’t forget, Male clown fish turn into female clown fish, when the mom dies.

  • @daireenignacio1175
    @daireenignacio1175 4 роки тому +518

    Mom: Where's your brother?
    Me: it's complicated

  • @justanotherhooman
    @justanotherhooman 4 роки тому +341

    1:25 “By reducing competition, culling the weak and bolstering the strong”
    Me: Doesn’t that sound something like the hunger games

    • @doggoalliance7284
      @doggoalliance7284 3 роки тому +2

      I ive got a few examples of that from games i know first up:Jacob seed from farcry 5,Apollyon from For honour

    • @annychest718
      @annychest718 3 роки тому +1

      UN Agenda 21
      Happy new year 21 !

    • @annychest718
      @annychest718 3 роки тому +1

      @@doggoalliance7284
      So that's Israel and the 😈 lol

    • @beahgg
      @beahgg 3 роки тому +1

      god is like snow comfirmed

    • @melkor9121
      @melkor9121 2 роки тому

      It's mostly different. I get what you mean. But the Hunger Games was to check the threats from growing in size and just staying in power.

  • @TI-84_games
    @TI-84_games 5 років тому +1986

    Nah them spiders just kinky af

  • @DarkZerol
    @DarkZerol 5 років тому +3308

    My girlfriend like to spit on my abdomen, should I be worried?

  • @xenophanessonic821
    @xenophanessonic821 4 роки тому +704

    Rodent mom: sorry, but I'm gonna have to eat most of you. I'm not dealing with 15 children.
    Children: but mommmmm!!!!!!!!!!

    • @neffrymendez8024
      @neffrymendez8024 4 роки тому +22

      But MEEEM!!

    • @dontspikemydrink9382
      @dontspikemydrink9382 3 роки тому +4

      @@neffrymendez8024 my name is not meeeem

    • @Ejaz100
      @Ejaz100 3 роки тому +4

      Meeeeeeeeemmmmmm

    • @irimac1806
      @irimac1806 3 роки тому +4

      Is it weird that I read that in my head the voices of the partner from carl the carnivorus lama?

    • @beahgg
      @beahgg 3 роки тому +1

      @@irimac1806 me too jfcbehc omg, does this have a deeper meaning?

  • @deathsonggaming
    @deathsonggaming 4 роки тому +436

    3:02 - 3:20 spoilers
    So that’s why scar tried to kill Simba, to try and get in love with the queen, which he does try to get her to be his queen in the movie.

    • @arandombard1197
      @arandombard1197 4 роки тому +92

      It's actually quite accurate in that sense. He kills the Alpha Male and attempts to remove the cub. If the cub is strong enough, it can just run away where it grows up on its own until it is strong enough to challenge another pride for leadership.

    • @eatingcereal5646
      @eatingcereal5646 3 роки тому +15

      Oh so male lions don't want step-children!

    • @annychest718
      @annychest718 3 роки тому +6

      That's soo sad 😭

    • @annychest718
      @annychest718 3 роки тому +5

      @@arandombard1197
      Sounds like mafia

    • @annychest718
      @annychest718 3 роки тому +6

      @@eatingcereal5646
      They eat the step children to be replaced by his own

  • @chrissim4115
    @chrissim4115 6 років тому +3843

    Oh I see so less competition...well time to eat my sister.

    • @ender691
      @ender691 6 років тому +162

      K- potato omg *grabs gun*

    • @dualmizssubscribingaccount1062
      @dualmizssubscribingaccount1062 6 років тому +117

      which part of her do you,as her brother eat first dho

    • @manik0w4t1
      @manik0w4t1 6 років тому +16

      Pikachu

    • @christopherg2347
      @christopherg2347 6 років тому +58

      @K- potato: The problem is that the Human Social Structures will penalize that behavior. So it would be a net-penalty to your competitiveness.
      That and we are a bit beyond animals, so "Animals do it" is not really an excuse. Because even they do not do it all the time.

    • @johnninjafish6297
      @johnninjafish6297 6 років тому +3

      XD LOL

  • @johnbagel2560
    @johnbagel2560 6 років тому +2733

    Indeed, if you as a human believe cannibalism is strange you are in good company my friends.

    • @Bastogne1944
      @Bastogne1944 6 років тому +71

      But CNN said to understand cannibalism I need to know cultural relativisim.

    • @pranavlimaye
      @pranavlimaye 6 років тому +10

      Get in line

    • @Monochromicornicopia
      @Monochromicornicopia 6 років тому +30

      @General S. Patton
      At least CNN is real news as opposed to Faux News

    • @alfajorcin
      @alfajorcin 6 років тому +38

      good friends can be good food

    • @BlueEyes-WhiteDrag0n
      @BlueEyes-WhiteDrag0n 6 років тому +3

      +jordan zagier Lmao😹😹😹

  • @thenerdbeast7375
    @thenerdbeast7375 4 роки тому +201

    I remember reading recently that the "fact" that cannibalism is a regular part of praying mantis mating is incorrect. Yes the female will eat the male if she is hungry enough, but more often then not the male is able to live and mate another day. This myth comes from studies on captive specimens, where they were kept in close proximity to each other and the male was unable to escape due to the confines of their container. So yes, praying mantises are cannibals but it isn't a normal part of their courting behavior like the australian red-backed spider.

    • @critterfreek83
      @critterfreek83 Рік тому +13

      Thank you! It’s always so, so important to keep in mind that what we see happen between individual animals in captivity may not always be the case for other, free-roaming individuals-If I remember correctly, one Portuguese study found that under natural, wild conditions, a mere 25-30% of male European mantids are eaten by their partners.

  • @giaxlonewolf8703
    @giaxlonewolf8703 2 роки тому +15

    2:23
    I love how the little one just pops out and smiles like nothing happened

  • @MirandaDance
    @MirandaDance 5 років тому +1216

    "What else have we missed by applying human standards to the natural world"

    • @fredboyish
      @fredboyish 4 роки тому +103

      They wanna eat people so bad

    • @tomatoheadfd
      @tomatoheadfd 4 роки тому +42

      Weird to just quote a line from the video

    • @laphyreazul2625
      @laphyreazul2625 4 роки тому +12

      Oh, no...

    • @brianjodwischat8759
      @brianjodwischat8759 4 роки тому +18

      No they’re asking what else in the animal kingdom they have missed

    • @denimahmood7524
      @denimahmood7524 4 роки тому +14

      I have an idea of How Donald Trump became president

  • @czpiaor
    @czpiaor 5 років тому +860

    Cannibalism, the original battle Royale

  • @Gdf353bgy
    @Gdf353bgy 4 роки тому +249

    Yeah i watch ted ed, it's very educational and helps me learn
    .
    Ted Ed : *enzyme rich gut juice*

  • @arneia3689
    @arneia3689 4 роки тому +95

    imagine being in a battle royale before you’re even born

  • @nikolaydemi7164
    @nikolaydemi7164 5 років тому +4690

    Me: Eats child
    Police:WTF
    Me:It is a part of nature

  • @mariapaulac2794
    @mariapaulac2794 6 років тому +1514

    Those animations were so cute! Even if they were depicting cannibalism lol

    • @clintxu3674
      @clintxu3674 6 років тому +13

      Maria Paula Camelo Botero I know! Especially the bear and the lion.

    • @ender691
      @ender691 6 років тому +1

      Maria Paula Camelo Botero yah

    • @Jobe-13
      @Jobe-13 5 років тому

      Ikr

    • @psycheai7346
      @psycheai7346 5 років тому +1

      I'll make this 1K 🤣

    • @alexrowe7063
      @alexrowe7063 5 років тому +2

      The art of cute drawings

  • @SparkTFS
    @SparkTFS 3 роки тому +92

    Some people: "Humans don't have parental instincts like other animals do"
    Other animals: *Eat their children*
    I'm grateful that at least our society hasn't degenerated to the point of cannibalism being a common thing again. And I hope it continues like this.

    • @astranix0198
      @astranix0198 2 роки тому +9

      Eating someone in a different sense is popular these days.

    • @dominicguye8058
      @dominicguye8058 Рік тому +6

      @@astranix0198 🤦🏿‍♂️

    • @nadersaid2215
      @nadersaid2215 Рік тому +2

      @@astranix0198 sir what the f--

    • @Graphomite
      @Graphomite Рік тому +3

      @@astranix0198 🤦

    • @flyingstonemon3564
      @flyingstonemon3564 Рік тому +2

      @@astranix0198 Bro got the whole genepool facepalming

  • @franciesderickluya5734
    @franciesderickluya5734 4 роки тому +49

    That toad eating the other toad while smiling made me so uncomfortablee

  • @SciencewithKatie
    @SciencewithKatie 6 років тому +2454

    How do you guys make something like cannibalism so nice to watch! 🙈

    • @xatyl
      @xatyl 6 років тому +25

      Cannibalism is nice regardless. you apply human standards, human standards!

    • @alfajorcin
      @alfajorcin 6 років тому +14

      cannibalism is the most beautifull concept iIhave ever studied. And i like concepts

    • @blugaledoh2669
      @blugaledoh2669 6 років тому +3

      What?

    • @zerorocks2671
      @zerorocks2671 6 років тому +10

      Science with Katie You must be sick, ‘cause that was not nice to watch for me.

    • @notmyname3556
      @notmyname3556 6 років тому

      Cant relate

  • @bl6973
    @bl6973 5 років тому +623

    The mothers just be like
    hmm should I eat Tina or Timmy?
    I’ll eat both.
    Oh. Tina ate Timmy.
    Dang it.

    • @58847436
      @58847436 4 роки тому

      Benjamin Liang 111 👍 but no comments

    • @yeng1855
      @yeng1855 4 роки тому

      Best scenario.

    • @heidi.jacobson3823
      @heidi.jacobson3823 4 роки тому +3

      Why? Eat Tina! Grubby Brat!

    • @galuxistar1615
      @galuxistar1615 4 роки тому +1

      Omg lmfao 😭😂

    • @smc0718
      @smc0718 4 роки тому

      And then the puppy ate *Everyone*

  • @ChBrahm
    @ChBrahm 3 роки тому +93

    Spider: [crawls back half-eaten to mate again]
    Me: ...Simp

    • @carolinahernandez627
      @carolinahernandez627 2 роки тому +3

      I was looking for this comment lmao

    • @joemorgan2390
      @joemorgan2390 2 роки тому +9

      Hey, my man's getting some. Better than most simps

    • @Mate_Antal_Zoltan
      @Mate_Antal_Zoltan 2 роки тому +3

      I mean, if it's the last moments of your life, and you have the chance...

  • @oakenshadow6763
    @oakenshadow6763 4 роки тому +71

    "What else have we missed by applying human standards to the animal world?"
    We thought no life could be at the bottom of ocean because of how defendant WE are on light. We were very wrong.

    • @lwmaynard5180
      @lwmaynard5180 2 роки тому +1

      Cannibalism has been around for millions of years, part of the EVOLUTION REVOLUTION theory ? ? ? 😀😁😁

    • @dominicguye8058
      @dominicguye8058 Рік тому

      *dependent

  • @frigusavis
    @frigusavis 5 років тому +344

    I was eating goddamnit.

  • @joksizantos7520
    @joksizantos7520 5 років тому +251

    Purge: Animal edition.

  • @apersonontheinternet7994
    @apersonontheinternet7994 4 роки тому +40

    Baby Shark: Finally I almost ready to leave!
    Bigger Baby Shark: *stomach growls*

  • @Unnecessarilylongexplanations
    @Unnecessarilylongexplanations 4 роки тому +119

    "Aww yes, I remember eating like 5 of my siblings"

    • @crweewrc1388
      @crweewrc1388 3 роки тому +4

      Your profile name really suits this comment xD

    • @mrssweens
      @mrssweens 3 роки тому +1

      Aw yes i ate my pet human!!

  • @mysterio952
    @mysterio952 6 років тому +196

    The last summersault :,(

  • @own4801
    @own4801 5 років тому +5348

    Try to guess what this comment originally said based on the replies.

  • @smallw1991
    @smallw1991 3 роки тому +15

    Imagine being born with three hundred siblings, and trying to eat your own brothers and sisters, but ending up inside your big brother's stomach.

    • @moudura2448
      @moudura2448 2 роки тому

      The magic of Battle Royale

  • @berengerdietiker22
    @berengerdietiker22 3 роки тому +7

    Absolutely nothing short of informative and educational. Great video!

  • @GameplayandTalk
    @GameplayandTalk 6 років тому +147

    Sheesh. The animal kingdom is absolutely brutal.

    • @critterfreek83
      @critterfreek83 5 років тому +10

      At times, yes. But that’s as wrong as saying that nature or humans are brutal, like it’s a defining attribute.

    • @andrew-paulclements1502
      @andrew-paulclements1502 5 років тому +17

      ITS THE CIIIIRCLE OF LIFE

    • @Dragonmongamer
      @Dragonmongamer 5 років тому +3

      Gameplay and Talk that’s life kid

    • @shifuarena901
      @shifuarena901 2 роки тому

      This Earth is nothing but a parasitic rotting corpse process😹😈

  • @sarangheloveu
    @sarangheloveu 6 років тому +305

    This is cute and unexpectedly disturbing and uncomfortable at the same time

    • @sarangheloveu
      @sarangheloveu 6 років тому +1

      vazquezmonserrat for knowledge

    • @penguiano
      @penguiano 5 років тому

      what a wonderful number of likes

    • @stevetate9351
      @stevetate9351 5 років тому

      Ammar Kil the art style is the cute probably the cannibalism is the disturbing probably the mating is the uncomfortable part right?

    • @cavanshlr
      @cavanshlr 5 років тому +1

      Ammar Kil I don’t see anything cute here

  • @ponyempiresunite9702
    @ponyempiresunite9702 4 роки тому +49

    "The weak have their purpose. You'll understand that soon enough."
    -Jacob Seed

  • @justalbedowithadrip6574
    @justalbedowithadrip6574 3 роки тому +3

    I love how the animation makes it less morbid

  • @musicsketcher7887
    @musicsketcher7887 5 років тому +682

    Me: *immediately thinks of hamsters and its horrifying ways in eating their young*
    Flashbacc to when i cleaned my hamster cage and found a baby hamster's skeleton

  • @jibreelahmed6833
    @jibreelahmed6833 5 років тому +50

    "If that surprises you ,
    You are in a good company"
    😂😂😂

  • @sneharanjan668
    @sneharanjan668 4 роки тому +3

    Hi there ! I just love watching all these videos. Very informative and interesting.... You guys are doing a great job ... All the best to all the educators ,animators and team
    ...

  • @mediumfast
    @mediumfast 3 роки тому

    The tone of this presentation is just infinitesimally different than you're usual presentation and it's brilliant XD

  • @bigmannn2443
    @bigmannn2443 5 років тому +620

    How people see sand tiger shark babies grow
    Scientists : Its a way of survival.
    Gamers : Battle Royale.

    • @shtuffs
      @shtuffs 5 років тому +20

      stop

    • @sincewhen9752
      @sincewhen9752 5 років тому +3

      Mr. FreeZee
      Book geeks(like me): THE HUNGER GAMES!!!
      THE MAZE RUNNER!!!!finding out the weak and picking them off first *maniac laugh* sorry I just really love reading...

    • @grimjowjaggerjak
      @grimjowjaggerjak 5 років тому +9

      *12yo kid : Battle royale

    • @siregg8528
      @siregg8528 5 років тому +4

      Me: the hunger games

    • @shtuffs
      @shtuffs 5 років тому +1

      @@grimjowjaggerjak
      Accurate

  • @theshyestant6961
    @theshyestant6961 5 років тому +61

    1:10 they are both mcu (marvel) characters

  • @jamepix
    @jamepix 4 роки тому +34

    If I was apart of any of these groups I would die instantly lol.

  • @Jurassicparkatmospheres
    @Jurassicparkatmospheres 2 роки тому +4

    4:29 "we might ask ourselves…"
    Woah dude, where’s this going?

  • @Chuzz1
    @Chuzz1 6 років тому +748

    instructions unclear, ate my brother

  • @lxehearts1599
    @lxehearts1599 5 років тому +515

    PETA: *Sees this video*
    PETA: *Tears fall from eyes*

    • @EduardoHerrera-fr6bd
      @EduardoHerrera-fr6bd 4 роки тому +8

      cringe

    • @yesno8273
      @yesno8273 3 роки тому +58

      Also peta:steals dog and kills it, puts saltwater crabs into normal water, thus killing them etc etc

    • @ChadetteIsDead
      @ChadetteIsDead 3 роки тому

      @@EduardoHerrera-fr6bd bruh

    • @EduardoHerrera-fr6bd
      @EduardoHerrera-fr6bd 3 роки тому +9

      @@ChadetteIsDead what i was saying cringe cuz peta is cringe

    • @ChadetteIsDead
      @ChadetteIsDead 3 роки тому

      @@EduardoHerrera-fr6bd who is peta-

  • @Alertchase
    @Alertchase 2 роки тому

    I m hooked by animation..Cant stop watching.

  • @carlxyruzfrias6289
    @carlxyruzfrias6289 4 роки тому +13

    Now this explains why only half of my fries (baby fish) makes it even when I seperate them from their parents. The siblings eat each other!!! And not just the parents...

  • @campermak3155
    @campermak3155 5 років тому +66

    Baby praying mantis: "Mommy, why don't I have a daddy?"
    Mom praying mantis: "Oh, that's because I ate him."

  • @escholavenus1446
    @escholavenus1446 4 роки тому +7

    1:52 Thanos : i will be damned

  • @luomasterclass1351
    @luomasterclass1351 3 роки тому +13

    I love how they talk about such a dark topic with childish animations

  • @rohanmalik90
    @rohanmalik90 6 років тому +517

    So the big foot may have eaten his siblings...

    • @BlueEyes-WhiteDrag0n
      @BlueEyes-WhiteDrag0n 6 років тому +24

      I think he ate his Foot and the other foot by default became the Only and Big Foot

    • @MaelZack
      @MaelZack 6 років тому +3

      No that makes Differenc ehumans from animals... we rather nurture weak ones and care of them if we able. they survive and sometimes even become stronger.. and more resistant toward things in certain ways. ofc the polution and over things reduces the protection we develope... since we have medicin we can cure heal nurture things...

    • @christopherg2347
      @christopherg2347 6 років тому +1

      @Ashubel Sam: Except this is no difference. Several Animals exhibit the same behavior. Even across species. Including ones that *also* do Cannibalism.

    • @MaelZack
      @MaelZack 6 років тому

      it just behaviour they have . only similarities toward humans.. No one else has complete everything what humans has..

    • @blackhawkentertainment11
      @blackhawkentertainment11 5 років тому

      No he crushed the smaller foots

  • @2490debrick
    @2490debrick 5 років тому +150

    What you left out is the fact unlike humans when cannibalism takes place disease is not contracted! For us to eat each other all sorts of problems are passed on including neurodegenerative disorders! This happens because socially it has never been the norm within our species so we have evolved differently!

    • @pigeonlove
      @pigeonlove 5 років тому +22

      Not so, in many places around the world it was the norm up until fairly recently. Including eating your elders.

    • @grimjowjaggerjak
      @grimjowjaggerjak 5 років тому +7

      It was the norm during the paleolitic

    • @endless_ocean7987
      @endless_ocean7987 5 років тому +19

      Many animals can also experience disease from cannibalism if they aren’t carful, just avoid the prion rich brain

    • @keiahnigbruder1453
      @keiahnigbruder1453 5 років тому

      pitchfork in a few places*

    • @CherokeeMoor
      @CherokeeMoor 5 років тому +1

      That's right my Lord

  • @bobaroni5788
    @bobaroni5788 Рік тому

    man this is always a good channel to watch when your bored

  • @purfektliflawed
    @purfektliflawed 4 роки тому +3

    "What else have we missed by applying human standards to the natural world?". Powerful!

  • @maruf16khan
    @maruf16khan 6 років тому +375

    TedEd book recs are awesome!

  • @kashkennyy
    @kashkennyy 5 років тому +104

    “Crawls back half eaten to mate again” yeah hes thirsty af

    • @SouthwoodLex
      @SouthwoodLex 3 роки тому +8

      S I M P

    • @Gaz_42069
      @Gaz_42069 3 роки тому +9

      Hes already dead let him get one last go.

  • @Somebody02594
    @Somebody02594 4 роки тому +1

    i genuinely love you guys content!!! ^.^

  • @Whkixsbukb
    @Whkixsbukb 2 роки тому

    My #1 favorite video on this channel

  • @wantonsimone312
    @wantonsimone312 6 років тому +78

    Why are they still cute while they are eating their siblings,cubs,mates, etc. this is such a WTF Video HAHAAHAHAHA I LOVE YOU TED ED

  • @pondererofpointlessdreams5029
    @pondererofpointlessdreams5029 5 років тому +44

    1 Level Tadpole
    *_Cannibalism - $5,000_*
    100 Level Frog
    _That's how survival of the fittest works_

  • @pengil3
    @pengil3 2 роки тому +2

    I remember in science class, we had some rainbow trout. Over the weekend, one trout ate another because nobody was there to feed them. On Monday, we noticed a trout looking bigger and a fish tail sticking out of it's mouth.

  • @isabellegrayson9134
    @isabellegrayson9134 3 роки тому

    Such cute animations. I had to watch this video 3 times. I can’t stop.

  • @thwipthwap8870
    @thwipthwap8870 6 років тому +99

    You may think your safe, but some fish can walk.

    • @mikeramos5709
      @mikeramos5709 6 років тому +11

      I found the weeb.

    • @alfajorcin
      @alfajorcin 6 років тому +10

      i found mike ramos

    • @mikeramos5709
      @mikeramos5709 6 років тому +5

      jordan zagier Watsup!

    • @alfajorcin
      @alfajorcin 6 років тому +4

      all good, wasting my life in youtube, how bout you dude?

    • @mikeramos5709
      @mikeramos5709 6 років тому +4

      jordan zagier Not much. I have to work in 2 hours. :p

  • @lijan_xtha
    @lijan_xtha 6 років тому +129

    If our body is made up to 60% of water then are we 60% cannibal if we drink water???

  • @pranavprabhakar9
    @pranavprabhakar9 3 роки тому +12

    When two humans are put in cage without food for days, there are higher possibilities they can turn cannibal. Part of survival instincts.

    • @pussydestroyer69285
      @pussydestroyer69285 2 роки тому +2

      Cannibalism is actually very very natural. Lmao. But like…morally, it’s pretty wrong so ya.

  • @shanna-kaycarter451
    @shanna-kaycarter451 4 роки тому +4

    I just thought about this and it came up in my recommended

  • @karentjuhh101
    @karentjuhh101 6 років тому +19

    Wow after listening to biology lectures for 4 years this is the most mind blowing biology thing I've ever heard... and it makes complete sense! Thank you!

  • @jasewatson4702
    @jasewatson4702 5 років тому +66

    wait storks are supposed to deliver babies not eat them

  • @Fatima-rs6bv
    @Fatima-rs6bv 4 роки тому +18

    what else have we missed by applying human standards to the natural world? *existential crisis*

  • @DNG12900
    @DNG12900 2 роки тому +2

    Really makes you realize that the animal kingdom is harsher than you think.

  • @FFGaming-cx7bz
    @FFGaming-cx7bz 5 років тому +94

    2:24 _siblings eat each other too._
    *SWEET HOME MARIANAAA*

  • @thalespro9995
    @thalespro9995 5 років тому +337

    Wife: hi honey
    *honey = food*
    *animal wife’s eat animal males like they’re food*
    *my wife just called me food*
    Me: *runs*
    Wife:

  • @SherlockHolmesBS
    @SherlockHolmesBS 4 роки тому

    The last sentence gave me chills oh go

  • @Ayumu2898
    @Ayumu2898 4 роки тому +4

    "If you're surprised, then you're in good company" haha

  • @hamzas6406
    @hamzas6406 6 років тому +1620

    I sometimes eat raging fortnite players
    But their a bit too salty

    • @johnil8969
      @johnil8969 6 років тому +12

      Suleman Jaro lol😂😂😂 made my day

    • @ericfranklyn4968
      @ericfranklyn4968 5 років тому +10

      Suleman Jaro ohhhhh ohhhhhh no way nooooooo way

    • @atron_1
      @atron_1 5 років тому +7

      Suleman Jaro Mhhhhh Clogged arteries...

    • @doctorscalling9479
      @doctorscalling9479 5 років тому +3

      Oh, Really? That doesn’t make any sense.

    • @atron_1
      @atron_1 5 років тому +8

      Cobasho Supremo Medical Jokes. School stay in kids.

  • @pujanshah7868
    @pujanshah7868 6 років тому +12

    Keep it up TED-Ed.Love learning new stuff from ur videos

  • @travissekutt
    @travissekutt 2 роки тому +1

    3:00 I love how you can the existential crisis in the mother’s eyes

  • @Nathanielim64
    @Nathanielim64 3 роки тому +6

    "Ah yes this is relatable, eating my babies carelesy will staring at them"

  • @alondraramirez4668
    @alondraramirez4668 5 років тому +11

    4:11
    Now that’s true love 💕

  • @killox3371
    @killox3371 5 років тому +7

    1:37 i legit cried.

  • @Tabby_CatMeow
    @Tabby_CatMeow 3 роки тому +1

    Yes, I watch ONE video about cannibalisim and now its all over my recommended

  • @darkmoon4135
    @darkmoon4135 4 роки тому +11

    I cannibalize to inherit my enemies strength.

  • @hellatze
    @hellatze 6 років тому +45

    Man. The way you animate animal eating animal are cute.

  • @apothecurio
    @apothecurio 5 років тому +4

    Toadlets is one of the cutest words I’ve ever heard

  • @MercurialMoon
    @MercurialMoon Рік тому

    Redback spiders' mating process is crazy man

  • @TheShaibTube
    @TheShaibTube Рік тому

    Interesting this video comes on my feed during Thanksgiving

  • @AMcGrath82
    @AMcGrath82 6 років тому +7

    This was really informative and well-presented. Thank you.

  • @Kirayamatobiggestfan
    @Kirayamatobiggestfan 5 років тому +14

    I remember one time, in fifth grade we had to make an “environment bottle” and one of my friends had lady bugs in them, and we weren’t allowed to feed them, the ladybugs started eating eachother

    • @Jobe-13
      @Jobe-13 5 років тому +1

      Zalar Df Wow

    • @zareffarhaan6106
      @zareffarhaan6106 5 років тому +1

      That must've been interesting to see

    • @darion1728
      @darion1728 5 років тому

      "Weren't allowed to feed them" so murder by starvation

    • @zareffarhaan6106
      @zareffarhaan6106 5 років тому +1

      @@darion1728 they probably put plants in it before the ladybugs were in. They probably meant they weren't allowed to give extra foods.

  • @chelseawhite7117
    @chelseawhite7117 3 роки тому +4

    2:05 OH GOD NO, MARLIN WHAT HAVE YOU DONE 😭 no wonder Nemo was the last one

  • @webby3109
    @webby3109 3 роки тому

    Woah!!! I’m going to school studying wildlife!!! I needed to know this!!