Just remember, there were possibly millions of dinosaurs, and we've only discovered a mere 700 skeletal remains we've fully identified and studied. That number of species doesn't compare to all the species in the time periods before that, and the ones before that. The history of our planet is over 4 billion years old, plenty of time for evolutionary traits of all sorts -- and evolution and adaption still happen to this day. On top of discovering old deceased species, we find hundreds of new species every year; of course it doesn't amount to how many we have yet to find, and how many have gone extinct in today's time period before we caused a rampant decline in species. Anyhow, now imagine the vastness of infinite space, where we have discovered clusters of galaxies -- and we've only discovered a over a mere 10 thousand planets/stars. Just an interesting thought, and there's more to these ideas.
Hmm... Would be hard to improve upon one of the greatest movies of all time but, I think that would work. Maybe there could be a fight scene between man and rodent right after Murray takes of with the truck and just before he drives off the cliff. 😂
Mahnoor Naz Mahnoor Naz I have two snakes and there’s a cap for how large they can expand around prey. For example, neither of my snakes can swallow prey back-to-front because the limbs don’t bend down against the body. A horn would be much harder to deal with than limbs. Also, the snake would have to keep its body expanded around where the horn was until it got digested enough to no longer be a potential threat to their internal organs, which would be unusual for a snake since they sort of go back to being normal snake shaped as soon as their prey has passed through that specific part of their body. It would probably also hinder their movement, thus making eating a horned rodent an overall bad choice
Recognition of the indigenous groups is so great. People only know the few large names, forgetting the other groups that existed. I like learning who else lived there.
Of course I understand in the grand scheme of things, a few million years is nothing. But for a human being to comprehend the length of a million years is already challenging. Let's say a million years is around 50K human generations... I know who my great great grandfather was but earlier than this? No clue.....
I appreciate immensely that you have closed captions for deaf and hard of hearing subscribers; it would be really neat if your acknowledgement of Indigenous territories were audio narrated, for the sake of visually impaired people who otherwise enjoy the channel.
As one of said HoH subscribers, yes! I so much appreciate the captions, especially since so few people will actually include them. I also agree that the acknowledgement should have been narrated.
That's an excellent suggestion. I love the recent addition of the acknowledgement of the indigenous territories involved in an episode. Having it narrated would be an even better idea!
I'm always happy when indigenous territories and First Nations acknowledgements are included. It happens so rarely. I also agree that narration of it would have been educational for the visually impaired.
Right? By now I'm just sneering at my screen like "You're not so tough, Mr. I use this to appeal to women. You have a spike coming out of your head, use it!"
well, horned gophers will now haunt my dreams. quips aside, thank you for that acknowledgement of indigenous peoples and traditional lands. this keeps discussions and recognition going.
I feel like the horns may have evolved specifically for predation by snakes. It seems like a perfect defense for being swallowed head first! Just a guess though. 🤷🏽♂️🤔
A: that would be a real big snake. B: many would have to survive the attempt in order to pass on the genes, and AFAIK snakes dont generally try to swallow live prey because most rodents have sharp claws and teeth and could easily kill a snake from the inside.
Thank you for acknowledging that fossil hunting often occurred, and occurs, on the lands of indigenous people without those peoples’ consent or recognition.
Thanks for including the acknowledgement of native tribes and lands. It's a good step to include that. I'd appreciate it at the beginning of the videos too, so people see it going in.
Good work on acknowledging the traditional custodians of the land on which the fossils were found. That is both respectful and a step towards reconciliation. Thank you.
So this is where the idea of a horned rabbit (from fantasy worlds) came from. I truly enjoy learning about adaptation and evolution for storytelling's sake. There are so many crazy blueprints in the evolution lines. I love it.
Okay, I admit it, I actually laughed out loud with the 'gopher it' joke at the end! I really enjoy learning about all these animals that were such a mystery for so long, it's interesting to see how our understanding of adaptations has evolved over time.
What surprises me most, is to see this kind of accouterment with a burroughing animal - meaning, it had to move more soil to fit into its tunnels than as it would be the case with a slimmer hornless profile. So, the horns must have provided a noteworthy benefit to make that extra expense of energy appear justified for these little fellows.
These little guys, along with many other extinct species, look like they would be right at home on a Star Trek episode that has the human crew looking around at local fauna in awe.
Thank you guys for supporting native people at the end of these episodes. So much paleontological and anthropological evidence could never have been uncovered without the aid from native people and they are often left out of the history books. I appreciate you giving them credit.
Silly folks. They simply gained enough evolution points to spec into the horns traits. This was possibly to avoid getting bodied left and right by skunk and badger mains as well as raptor mains
Such a tragedy we no longer have real-life Nidorans.
Indeed
Truely we are in the darkest timeline.
You comment is the only Nidoran reference. This comment board disappoints me.
This guy gets it
Lolllll
If this channel has taught me anything: everything has had a giant version, or some crazy appendage.
Caleb Fairfield even humans?
Is a crocodile size (or nearly) ant been discovered yet? 😂🐜
Tommy's Woodpile Adventures And Tall Tales
Foot thumb
@@alformodoritos2076 Okay not everything, ants have appeared after the Carboniferous and the giant insects, so they're not gonna be this size ^^
Just remember, there were possibly millions of dinosaurs, and we've only discovered a mere 700 skeletal remains we've fully identified and studied. That number of species doesn't compare to all the species in the time periods before that, and the ones before that. The history of our planet is over 4 billion years old, plenty of time for evolutionary traits of all sorts -- and evolution and adaption still happen to this day. On top of discovering old deceased species, we find hundreds of new species every year; of course it doesn't amount to how many we have yet to find, and how many have gone extinct in today's time period before we caused a rampant decline in species. Anyhow, now imagine the vastness of infinite space, where we have discovered clusters of galaxies -- and we've only discovered a over a mere 10 thousand planets/stars. Just an interesting thought, and there's more to these ideas.
"What kind of geology joke is this, Holmes?"
"Sedimentary, my dear Watson."
My God, this one is amazing
My sediments exactly.
Metamorphicly perfect
Underrated comment!
They were the prehistoric equivolent of stray legos on the ground. Unweary predators and passersby would know true pain after stepping on this fellow.
Ah yes, the often overlooked Lego niche. Occupied today by sea urchins and hedgehogs.
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And they were mobile. They could intentionally move under the feet of predators.
@@epauletshark3793I just pictured Lego’s with that ability … the horror
If rodents still had horns it would have made Groundhog Day even more interesting.
They would be called hornhogs!
It it would become hornhog day!
Or Caddyshack.
Hahaha. U guys just made my day.
Hmm... Would be hard to improve upon one of the greatest movies of all time but, I think that would work. Maybe there could be a fight scene between man and rodent right after Murray takes of with the truck and just before he drives off the cliff. 😂
It also would have made it harder for snakes to swallow it.
dracdrum no because snakes can just avoid the horns while eating the by expanding there throats correct me if iam wrong
Mahnoor Naz how you gonna eat a horn
Noah Saiz snakes dont really eat there food they have acid that is way more potent then humans so they dont chew
That still would make a Dead Rodent
Mahnoor Naz Mahnoor Naz I have two snakes and there’s a cap for how large they can expand around prey. For example, neither of my snakes can swallow prey back-to-front because the limbs don’t bend down against the body. A horn would be much harder to deal with than limbs. Also, the snake would have to keep its body expanded around where the horn was until it got digested enough to no longer be a potential threat to their internal organs, which would be unusual for a snake since they sort of go back to being normal snake shaped as soon as their prey has passed through that specific part of their body. It would probably also hinder their movement, thus making eating a horned rodent an overall bad choice
Normal Folks: Rhino Rats
A Warhammer Fan: The Great Horned Rat!!
Yes-yes. More more horned rats!
Horns to kill Eagle-things. Yes-yes.
SKAVEN
GREAT HORNED RAT DAY!
Yes-yes! This pleases the council.
Recognition of the indigenous groups is so great. People only know the few large names, forgetting the other groups that existed. I like learning who else lived there.
"Just" a few million years ago.... Feels like yesterday hahaha!
kinkhoest “said earth”
I think modern humans already existed by then, but I might be wrong :P
Juan D'Marco Other Homo species would've. Anatomically modern humans, however, are commonly accepted to have risen just 250000 years ago.
Elijah Mikhail thanks for the scient
Of course I understand in the grand scheme of things, a few million years is nothing. But for a human being to comprehend the length of a million years is already challenging. Let's say a million years is around 50K human generations... I know who my great great grandfather was but earlier than this? No clue.....
I appreciate immensely that you have closed captions for deaf and hard of hearing subscribers; it would be really neat if your acknowledgement of Indigenous territories were audio narrated, for the sake of visually impaired people who otherwise enjoy the channel.
As one of said HoH subscribers, yes! I so much appreciate the captions, especially since so few people will actually include them. I also agree that the acknowledgement should have been narrated.
That's an excellent suggestion.
I love the recent addition of the acknowledgement of the indigenous territories involved in an episode. Having it narrated would be an even better idea!
I'm always happy when indigenous territories and First Nations acknowledgements are included. It happens so rarely. I also agree that narration of it would have been educational for the visually impaired.
WHAT?
Finally a creature that actually used its horns for defense
Right? By now I'm just sneering at my screen like "You're not so tough, Mr. I use this to appeal to women. You have a spike coming out of your head, use it!"
GLORY TO THE HORNED RAT!
Horned rat is greatest rat, yes yes.
Praise be!
yesyes
Yes-yes!
Hail to the horny rodents!!
Beautiful that you acknowledge the indigenous peoples that were and are still present in those fossil sites :)
Solutreans?
Hey, one time I was at that site, I should get an acknowledgment too!
Yes, you really are being that stupid
@@pimbu936 Yeh man, you really got him there, definitely didn’t make yourself look like an idiot.
well, horned gophers will now haunt my dreams. quips aside, thank you for that acknowledgement of indigenous peoples and traditional lands. this keeps discussions and recognition going.
Just think of them as horny rats. Then they aren't so scary.
DirtyBlastard
... um....
@@Thumbsupurbum hahahahaha.... now we're dealing with a whole other image!
She’s my favorite host. I love when she’s on an episode of Eons.
Great speaker. Knowledgable. And easy on the eyes.
same! I was going to say it if no one else had haha
her voice is so soothing
Her favorite movie is Tremors, which is cool.
"Gopher it"
Oh Kallie... 🤦🏻♀️
I feel like the horns may have evolved specifically for predation by snakes. It seems like a perfect defense for being swallowed head first! Just a guess though. 🤷🏽♂️🤔
A: that would be a real big snake.
B: many would have to survive the attempt in order to pass on the genes, and AFAIK snakes dont generally try to swallow live prey because most rodents have sharp claws and teeth and could easily kill a snake from the inside.
snakes swallow their prey head first. to be effective vs swallowing, horns would have to be facing away from the face rather than towards.
These prehistoric nature mood swings bring me such joy
The Great Horned Rat approves, yes-yes
You mean it's new alias, Mickey Mouse.
Ring the bell 13 times!!!
FOR THE VERMINTIDE
I love how silly you are - never change or dim to fit in, Kallie 💜💜💜
Gopher it! :-) love it
Aww come now, everyone knows natural history puns are the highest form of humor!
Minuteearth would like to know your location
It was funny and embarrassing at the same time.
Thank you for acknowledging that fossil hunting often occurred, and occurs, on the lands of indigenous people without those peoples’ consent or recognition.
Really appreciate the shout out at the end for all of the Native American Tribes. Please keep this up it is an amazing standard to set!
Thanks for including the acknowledgement of native tribes and lands. It's a good step to include that. I'd appreciate it at the beginning of the videos too, so people see it going in.
This show is so binge worthy!!! So amazing we can date things so far far far away in the past. Amazing things happened on this sphere of life.
Ceratogaulus: YOU WILL SUFFER THE PAIN OF A THOUSAND DEATHS BY MY HORNS
Bear-dog: steps on Ceratogaulus, then proceeds to Howie Scream
random trivia: rhinoceros literally means “nose horn”
"metamorphic rock -- under a lot of pressure." Ha ha; gneiss one.
I laughed way too hard at this
Good work on acknowledging the traditional custodians of the land on which the fossils were found. That is both respectful and a step towards reconciliation. Thank you.
It never ceases to amaze me how crazy evolution can get sometimes. Thanks for sharing the story of these very odd rodwnts.
The craziest mammal of them all - Chalicothere. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chalicothere
Thank you for telling us which native lands these fossils come from!
Largest contraction of their fossils are here in Nebraska
I love these paleontological detective stories!
I love how peaceful and relaxed so many of the gophers look in the art in this video
I'm really glad Eons is now acknowledging native peoples' lands now:)
Eveyone is an immigrant. It's just a matter of how early your family immigrated.
@Jordon Carlson It's why, even if the term is a little gaudy, I prefer first peoples. At least it's probably accurate.
Man, 24 seconds since upload I'm seeing gophers with horns. Hype.
Ohhh... I was hoping you were going to tell me that the Jackalope was real. :(
Jackalopes are lagomorphs, not rodents
@@SwayRod836 the jackalope isn’t real as well as the fact that rabbits are lagomorphs not rodents
Im a simple person
I see a new PBS eons video, I click
So this is where the idea of a horned rabbit (from fantasy worlds) came from. I truly enjoy learning about adaptation and evolution for storytelling's sake. There are so many crazy blueprints in the evolution lines. I love it.
Nature at some point went through a "slap horns on everything" phase.
One of my all time favorite paleo-creatures finally gets some much-deserved spotlight 🤟
Funny thing I was reading about this creatures last week
Okay, I admit it, I actually laughed out loud with the 'gopher it' joke at the end! I really enjoy learning about all these animals that were such a mystery for so long, it's interesting to see how our understanding of adaptations has evolved over time.
I was breathlessly waiting for it for so long that I almost ended my breathing career.
Nobody:
Eons: These cute ass guinea pig dudes had horns.
This meme is stupid.
@@Jajalaatmaar Let us have our fun jfc
Qoi Pond No fun allowed
Rodent , now: not stonks
Rodents, then: STONKS
Tongeria Thompson
Rats now: stonks
Rats before cities: HELP IM GETTING MAULED BY A CAILSUDKGFGJKCJXCGSHK
Hilarious
"Every weasel's got a plan, until they get gopher horned in the face"
- Mike Weasel
JACKALOPES WERE REAL?
you learn something new every day. Thanks, Eons!
Love this channel, PBS Eons can y'all do a video on the new tail of Spinosaurus?
Didn't you ask this on the last episode of Eons?
@@synthia8703 yep and gonna keep doin it till we get it lol
Agreed
I really love you guys. The stupid jokes at the end this time made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. Thanks for everything
I always am fascinated by these horned Gophers and learning more about their biology and history
Means that you can hold them easier while eating lunch
Eww lol
Apparently not, lol. 7:36
No one:
Earth:
Rino rodents!!!
Writer why didn’t I think of that
This meme is still stupid.
My mood right now, eons and something to drink
Every friday for me
Out of a horn?
My spouse, who is a gardener, has the answer to "why horns?" Gophers are the devil.
The puns somehow get better when one imagines Blake's face in the background - and I have a feeling Kallie is doing just that. ;)
Yes!! Thank you so much PBS EONS, these fascinating guys have waited to long for their own personal documentary. 🙏🙏
Whomever it is that does the editing, they find beautiful art. Excellent work as always!
I really like that card at the end talking about how natives have been mistreated, thank you
I love the acknowledgement at the end.
That drawing of the horned goafer looking out of his burrow is bloody terrifying
The Skaven were right all along. Hail the horned rat.
Yes-yes.
Always a treat when this channel releases a video
The great plains? :0 Maybe these guys bones inspired the "fearsome critter", the Jackalope.
It's so great to see a land acknowledgement at the end of this video! Kudos to everyone who made that happen.
Am I the only who's first instinct is to toss a Holy Hand Grenade
then run away at the speed of an African Swallow?
With or without the coconut?
Forever respecting this channel for the dedication to the Natives
That thumbnail will haunt my dreams tonight
I have never heard of this animal! I should watch this channel as often as I used to!
Clicked for the PBS Eons, stayed for the dad jokes. 😉
What surprises me most, is to see this kind of accouterment with a burroughing animal - meaning, it had to move more soil to fit into its tunnels than as it would be the case with a slimmer hornless profile. So, the horns must have provided a noteworthy benefit to make that extra expense of energy appear justified for these little fellows.
They’re so cute
why do u think prehistoric legos are cute
Take note jackalopes. This is how you use horns!
Oh dont worry, it's just the avatar of the great horned rat.
The skaven shall be pleased
Her voice is so satisfying. I can listen to horned rodents all day now
They're cute I think prairie dogs are absolutely adorable 😍😍
Even the ones that carry bubonic plague!
These little guys, along with many other extinct species, look like they would be right at home on a Star Trek episode that has the human crew looking around at local fauna in awe.
Thank you for acknowledging the desecration of Native American lands
"You think these might be Horned Gopher bones, but you cannot be sure. They are too weathered to make a final determination."
Sitting here with my pet rats, trying to imagine them with horns...
I love the addition of that "frontier" banjo music. Seems fitting when talking about the *realllly* old West.
Could you do prehistoric Japan?Pleaseeeeee
“The Croods” cover all the evolutionary nuttiness when mammals got started. In the cutest way possible.
You forgot the German horned squirrel: das Einhörnchen.
Also known as Das Letzte Einhorn;)
Also, not to forget the laziest of rodents: das Hörnchen (Flaezus croissantis).
This is my favorite pbs channel.
Imagine horned human
So demons ?
Happens with certain genetic mutations and anomalies actually!
In greek mythology they had goat people that had horns
DnD 100
@@alphanightfury1416 goat man
Love the content! Can the next video be about the evolution of horns and antlers in ungulates?
@Elizabeth Frantes If that's an insult it's an incredibly bizarre one.
Ugly and Cute- two words you don't often hear together in a sentence.
A beautiful lady with awesome humor, lovely tattoos and a catching laughter - I'm 100% hyped for this show!
GLORY TO THE HORNED RAT
YES-YES, YOU SAID THAT RIGHT-RIGHT!
Thank you guys for supporting native people at the end of these episodes. So much paleontological and anthropological evidence could never have been uncovered without the aid from native people and they are often left out of the history books. I appreciate you giving them credit.
Thank you for the message about acknowledging Indigenous people at the end of your videos. I hope this practice remains on your channel ❤
This was fascinating. It reminds me that I would really like to see something about the evolution history of the jackalope.
That's a Digimon.
Finally, horns used for defense and not mating.
beat the notification
that little Fellow in the pencil drawing just looks so happy...
Who else thought of the rabbit from Monty Python when they saw the thumbnail? 😂
Rabbits from Re: Dive...
Thanks for crediting at the end. I really appreciate that.
18 seconds ago, huh
I'm sure Blake just loves the jokes, make him do it. I love when he say "Kallie is making me say this..."
My Theory: There are the descendants of Triceratops 😅
Mammals are actually older than dinosaurs- but it would be cool to imagine an evolutionary line like that
@@Paper_Frogg true. It's crazy how different modern day mammals looks in comparison to the Synapsids.
Silly folks. They simply gained enough evolution points to spec into the horns traits. This was possibly to avoid getting bodied left and right by skunk and badger mains as well as raptor mains
I see your still still in the creature stage. Increase brain size to enter the tribal stage.