Having been obsessed with elephants when I was little, I found it absolutely bonkers how these little dudes were some of their closest living relatives. At least with manatees I could sorta see the family resemblance. I remember being very confused how some weird little hamster things could be related to elephants. But now being older, I can see the smaller details they share in common
(Afrotheria family reunion) Elephants: "They're here! Welcome brethren!" (shocked face) Hyraxes and Manatees: "Hey, look everybody! It's cousin proboscidean!" Elephants: "I've been away from home longer than I thought."
Great episode. I'm a wildlife volunteer from Israel. A week ago, I actually rescued a sick hyrex and drove it to wildlife rehabilitation center. They are amazing animals, very flexible, tough for their size, and have a nasty bite with those tasks.
Some people who were born on that continent likely also decided to become biologists? Being native to a landmass does not preclude scientific investigation, friend.
Not to be rude but I'm not 100% on board with the sloth-hyrax diveristy comparassion. During the Late Pleistocene they were literal dozens of species of ground sloths that showed significant ecological variation, and honestly they may had been just as diverse as they were in the Miocene, just more skewed towards megafaunal forms, their decline was incredibly abrupt and occured in a geological blink of an eye. Meanwhile hyrax declined through a span of millions of years. IMO the situation for hyraxes is more comparable to what happened to Litopternans or Notoungulates, except the very small ones were gone by the Latest Pleistocene, and so, none of them made it.
I wonder what the extinct relatives sounded like. I hope Apple TV or some studio produce documentaries similar to Prehistoric Planet. And the extant species today doesn't become endangered.
Island Contient Africa is such a strange and intresting world, with so little information aviable. Just like South America in the past and modern Australia. Despite loving paleontology since childhood only realy understand South America's strange fauna only a few years ago, yet Africas is still so strange and unkown to me.
Hey Dr. Polaris, right after the evolution and the history of the Litopterns, why don't you get to think of a suggestion and creating a UA-cam Videos all about the about the evolution and the history of the Prehistoric Marine Reptiles called the Palaeophiidae (Palaeophis), the Extinct Marine Serpentes (Snakes) that are the relatives to the Extant File Snakes, such as Archaeophis, Palaeophis, and Pterosphenus, in the next couple of weeks to think about that one coming up next?!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️👍👍👍👍👍
I think there were artiodacyls in Africa during the Oligocene, namely the hippo-like (and presumably hippo-related) Anthracotheridae. Or did they, too, only arrive in the Early Miocene? If yes, then I'll have to rethink all of Africa in my Spec project...
Another excellent presentation! I wish I could get my time machine to work so I could go see all these extinct relatives in person. (and maybe have a barbeque.)
Them as well as the golden mole are all in Afroinsectiphilla the sister group to the Paenungulta (aka the group Hyraxes, Manatees and Elephants are in)
No, no, no.According to Kent Hovind( former " science teacher", and US government certified huckster) a Hyrax is the same thing as a hyracotherium, and thus, a horse ancestor).
Their most prominent trait was that they looked nothing like Spinosaurs. There is a reason why Spinosaurs went extinct. Just saying. UPDATE: Yay! Litopterns! The most anti-Spinosaur formed animals that ever existed.
Have I mentioned the two discovered ancient sharks species the jaws, in the walls of the mammoth caves in Kentucky and North Alabama, yes it's true I tried to someone last time and was shut down by the people in the comment section and no word yet from the two yet because they haven't been discovered in exotic place yet I guess North America isn't as exotic as Africa or Germany is. 😡 🙄🤦🏻♀️ Go online for more details.
Having been obsessed with elephants when I was little, I found it absolutely bonkers how these little dudes were some of their closest living relatives. At least with manatees I could sorta see the family resemblance.
I remember being very confused how some weird little hamster things could be related to elephants. But now being older, I can see the smaller details they share in common
This is an April's fool video
@@RaffyART1995 … today is Easter not April fools. And all the information here seems to check out.
@@jurassicswine
Well then, let it be an Easter Fool's Day prank! Besides, today's April Fool's Day, here, in New Zealand.
@@RaffyART1995 Huh? In what sense?
@@RaffyART1995It's not I would recommend reading more 😂
(Afrotheria family reunion)
Elephants: "They're here! Welcome brethren!"
(shocked face)
Hyraxes and Manatees: "Hey, look everybody! It's cousin proboscidean!"
Elephants: "I've been away from home longer than I thought."
Mammoths: How long have I been asleep?
(It may happen if mammoths' revival experiment succeeds)
SpongeBob reference
The Easter Hyrax came today!!!!!! :D
Interestingly, and I'll bet you didn't know, just like chocolate, Hyrax have both white and dark meat.
I, too, have been described as superficially hippo-like.
Great episode.
I'm a wildlife volunteer from Israel. A week ago, I actually rescued a sick hyrex and drove it to wildlife rehabilitation center. They are amazing animals, very flexible, tough for their size, and have a nasty bite with those tasks.
Titanohyrax would be so proud of this video
The saber toothed tiny elephant. What a discovery.
I once heared that some African natives call the hyrax the elephant's little brother. How did they figure that out?
I guess the toes and the fangies (despite their diet).
And their face structure is somehow similar if you ignore the lack of trunk
Some people who were born on that continent likely also decided to become biologists? Being native to a landmass does not preclude scientific investigation, friend.
When will you make a video about cryptids again?
In South Africa we call them "Dassies"
Make Hyraxes Great Again !!!
Thanks for this informative and interesting video.
They have the cutest toe beans.
Channels like yours replaced cable TV. Thanks for the cool shows to watch!
6:10 Pooh Bear's ancestor, silly old Afrotherian.
Not to be rude but I'm not 100% on board with the sloth-hyrax diveristy comparassion. During the Late Pleistocene they were literal dozens of species of ground sloths that showed significant ecological variation, and honestly they may had been just as diverse as they were in the Miocene, just more skewed towards megafaunal forms, their decline was incredibly abrupt and occured in a geological blink of an eye. Meanwhile hyrax declined through a span of millions of years.
IMO the situation for hyraxes is more comparable to what happened to Litopternans or Notoungulates, except the very small ones were gone by the Latest Pleistocene, and so, none of them made it.
Another wonderful Nature surprise 👍
Thank you, I knew so little about hyraxes
I wonder what the extinct relatives sounded like. I hope Apple TV or some studio produce documentaries similar to Prehistoric Planet. And the extant species today doesn't become endangered.
Don't worry hyrax are incredibly common and widespread especially the rock variety.
When you visit Cape Town, in South Africa, and go on Table Mountain you see a lot of these cute little guys there
Island Contient Africa is such a strange and intresting world, with so little information aviable. Just like South America in the past and modern Australia. Despite loving paleontology since childhood only realy understand South America's strange fauna only a few years ago, yet Africas is still so strange and unkown to me.
did hyraxes and pikas ever coexisted in the wild since they often live on similar environments
Hey Dr. Polaris, right after the evolution and the history of the Litopterns, why don't you get to think of a suggestion and creating a UA-cam Videos all about the about the evolution and the history of the Prehistoric Marine Reptiles called the Palaeophiidae (Palaeophis), the Extinct Marine Serpentes (Snakes) that are the relatives to the Extant File Snakes, such as Archaeophis, Palaeophis, and Pterosphenus, in the next couple of weeks to think about that one coming up next?!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️👍👍👍👍👍
I think there were artiodacyls in Africa during the Oligocene, namely the hippo-like (and presumably hippo-related) Anthracotheridae. Or did they, too, only arrive in the Early Miocene? If yes, then I'll have to rethink all of Africa in my Spec project...
It is incredible that hyraxes managed to maintain their diversity for so long after Africa connected with Eurasia (even retaining their large forms).
So interesting
They are really cute
Nice marmot
I knew hyraxes are cool!
I first heard about this relationship in a book on prehistoric mammals.
hey polaris can you do a video on barbourofelids
Dendrohyrax sounds like a brand of dandruff shampoo
I live for your cuteness ratings🥰
Another excellent presentation! I wish I could get my time machine to work so I could go see all these extinct relatives in person. (and maybe have a barbeque.)
hello
Did the Afrotheres not produce any carnivorous members?
The poorly understood Ptolemaiida were carnivors
Make a vídeo about the kagu
Bharatherium is related to this genara?
No, Bharattherium is a gondwanathere - and lived during, not after, the time of non-avian dinosaurs.
I wonder how the aardvark, Tenrecs, Otter shrews and elephant shrews are related to the elephant.
Same nose
Them as well as the golden mole are all in Afroinsectiphilla the sister group to the Paenungulta (aka the group Hyraxes, Manatees and Elephants are in)
not that they exist but i wonder if any member of afrotheria ever had the top predicter niche
Hyrax of Cortex
Let’s get them to mate.
Micro elephants they are. (Yoda sez)
No, no, no.According to Kent Hovind( former " science teacher", and US government certified huckster) a Hyrax is the same thing as a hyracotherium, and thus, a horse ancestor).
ok
Their most prominent trait was that they looked nothing like Spinosaurs. There is a reason why Spinosaurs went extinct. Just saying. UPDATE: Yay! Litopterns! The most anti-Spinosaur formed animals that ever existed.
Have I mentioned the two discovered ancient sharks species the jaws, in the walls of the mammoth caves in Kentucky and North Alabama, yes it's true I tried to someone last time and was shut down by the people in the comment section and no word yet from the two yet because they haven't been discovered in exotic place yet I guess North America isn't as exotic as Africa or Germany is. 😡 🙄🤦🏻♀️ Go online for more details.
_" two discovered ancient sharks species the jaws, in the walls of the mammoth caves"_
Old news.
@@AlbertaGeek it was news to me.
We really need more ice age videos for real please 🥺🙏🏻