Baby manatee: Potato Adult manatee: Giant potato

@TanYihua-ge4yd

Ай бұрын

fertilizing potato

@MorganDeacetis

Ай бұрын

This is very accurate

@white_isnt_a_race2338

Ай бұрын

Christopher Columbus F’ed a manatee because he thought it was a mermaid because “their womanly knees’

@white_isnt_a_race2338

Ай бұрын

Christopher Columbus, sexually violated a manatee

@wika1117

Ай бұрын

Do potatoes float ?

Sometimes I forget Maya is a legit animal conservation pro and not just some streamer with a sanctuary

@noridesleft

Ай бұрын

Is that a degree or?

@RedEarth20XDX

Ай бұрын

I think she's both

@gubgub3275

Ай бұрын

​@@noridesleftYou can be a good driver without a degree in driving

@RobertDoornbosF1

Ай бұрын

​@@gubgub3275 Fairly sure he just wanted to know if it's like a degree you can follow

@Everyone_Dies

Ай бұрын

I wouldn't be so sure...

Maya I can't thank you enough, my uncle gave his whole life to this Manatees. He worked at this association and studied them in Manaus his whole life and gave so much for these animals. This whole series is incredible, as a Brazilian thank you for shining a light on the Amazon and showing how incredibly important it is for the whole world to be able to function!

@quackicloudy373

Ай бұрын

Wow, your uncle sounds like an amazing man!

@ariolagranola3842

Ай бұрын

That sounds so cool !!!

@helixxia9320

Ай бұрын

bless your uncle and the manatees🩵

Manatees fill the same cuteness nische as cows in my mind! Big and such an ADORABLE face!

@chemoheterotroph

Ай бұрын

Yes, they are the cows of the sea!

@MigARFX

Ай бұрын

the portguese name is quite literally bull fish so that makes sense haha

@linrobinson6578

Ай бұрын

so true!!! I literally heard them called sea cow before I ever heard the word manatee lol

@white_isnt_a_race2338

Ай бұрын

Fun Fact: Christopher Columbus, sexually violated a manatee, because he thought it was a mermaid, because in his opinion they had “womanly knees’

@CuteCrafting101

Ай бұрын

In danish, their name directly translates to sea-cow (sø-ko)

Can't say quite what it is, but the giant river otter's face even looks a bit more fierce than other otters.

@solarcupid2583

Ай бұрын

That makes sense as giant river otters are known to gang up and bully other animals including caiman and even jaguars

@DUKE_of_RAMBLE

Ай бұрын

Yea, as Solar pointed out, I was about to say that they have to legitimately be fierce given they cohabitate with the likes of jaguars and multiple species of caiman! Which I figure at some point in history, the multiple piranha species also must've played a part in natural selection, leading to only the biggest otters surviving. _(some species get to be multiple pounds in size, not like the tiny pet store ones we see)_ Our NA counterparts would no doubt become fish food in those waters lol

@catlover301

Ай бұрын

Their faces look similar to an anaconda to me, like a big short flat head and beady eyes. They're unsettling in the same predator way.

@wirelesmike73

Ай бұрын

@@DUKE_of_RAMBLE , yeah, but sea otters cohabitate with sharks and orcas. How do they not get bigger? Especially out in the open ocean?🤯

@CuteCrafting101

Ай бұрын

At "Givskud Zoo" in Denmark, I used to work and their conservation program of giant river otters is very cool. Some of the otters from that zoo are being set out in Brazil actually. But they are fucking scary! Like, all of the people at the zoo agree they'd rather be in a cage with a rhino than with a gang of those otters. They destroy anything and everything

“They actually give them human milk.” “I… what?” 😂 I lost it

@PurpleMartinConservation

Ай бұрын

LOL got her

Maya is for sure one of my favorite creators rn, just yesterday I watched a live stream of her playing basketball and now I’m watching a video on manatee conservation

@Stolens87

Ай бұрын

Agree, she does basically everything...

@Lara-vo6rp

Ай бұрын

@@Stolens87 shes basically barbie at this point

@RichardStrong86

Ай бұрын

It's almost like she's capable of being interested in more than one thing.

@hanac5586

Ай бұрын

Yup! Her animal videos make my days, they're calming.

@chase9450

6 күн бұрын

​@@RichardStrong86why did you feel the need to get defensive

i'm losing my mind at how cool this is omg. what an awesome and hugely important job they do! i knew manatees were important to conserve but didn't know the specifics of Why, so i'm really glad to have learned that today! thank you Maya for the vlog!! :)

@surfingthedarkness

Ай бұрын

Right?!!! I'm also losing my mind

Manatees are majestic creatures and seeing tons of them in Florida was a fantastic sight. It’s vital we protect them and spread awareness about them so that they are safe from other people who have desire to hunt!!!

@white_isnt_a_race2338

Ай бұрын

Fun Fact: Christopher Columbus, sexually violated a manatee, because he thought it was a mermaid, because in his opinion “they had womanly knees”

@white_isnt_a_race2338

Ай бұрын

Fun Fact: Christopher Columbus violated sexually a manatee because he thought it was a mermaid because his opinion they had “womanly knees”

hey maya, brazilian biology student here!! im so glad that u were able to go there and share with your public more about brazilian species and projects who are often forgotten by our own people. their job protecting and helping these animals are so amazing and yours too for sharing this with many more people

the fact that there's only FOUR species of manatees in the entire world is crazy to me, though there also aren't many species of elephants either. I guess they're just at the top of their evolutionary game

@MatthewTheWanderer

Ай бұрын

There are actually only THREE species of manatees and ONE species of dugong.

@ashleyjohnson9651

23 күн бұрын

we used to have at least one other, the stellars sea cow. then humans figured out they were slow and not afraid of humans, and had a lot of meat because they were 3x the size of manatees today 🥺 they went out the same way as the dodo bird...

Thank you so much AMPA for letting us see apart of your journey! And thank you to Maya for showing us all of the bb sea cows. :)

You’re the coolest person I know

@alysonlima5709

Ай бұрын

Hey Peach, love from Brazil 🫶🏽

Maya’s work has had such a huge impact on my own relationship with conservation and giving back. 30+ year old paramedic who’d never been “into” animals/wildlife/nature but now it’s become a big passion of mine, and even lead to me becoming a volunteer with several of my local animal shelters. Not trying to pay myself on the back, just illustrating how big of an impact the work Maya does can have on people. P.S. Shoutout to her whole team, especially the editor who through in the fallout institute reference. But really, y’all are all doing great work.

@nehakhanom2293

Ай бұрын

im the exact same! i never thought about animal conservation before her, but im genuinely considering a career in it now. she’s amazing!

BRAZIL VIDS FINALLY

@Alex83418

Ай бұрын

Title should of had Brazil in it

@jaspuhh.

Ай бұрын

​@@Alex83418I was thinking that. VIEWS!!

@marsjade-rr6sv

Ай бұрын

she said there would be like 4/5 videos, this was in brazil yest but its mainly about the manatees so people would probably hate on her if she put brazil vlog in every title for like 6 vlogs in a row @@Alex83418

@tahunuva4254

Ай бұрын

​@@Alex83418 It does now, mustave bean chain'jd

It’s funny that Maya mentions being sacred of the giant river otters. In the Amazon survivorman episode, one of the waorani guides told Les to stay away from the giant river otters, citing that other than a jaguar they may be the most dangerous thing you run into

@henriquesoares2343

28 күн бұрын

Well, the natives call the giant otters "river jaguar", so yeah, they are indeed dangerous. Just to put things into perspective of their game, they usually feed on anacondas and caymans, which is fair to say not many other species are capable of doing.

Maya being distracted by cool bugs is so on brand. 😅

IM SO EXCITED FOR ALL THE BRAZIL VIDEOS OMG

The ant in the start of the video is a Saúva or leaf-cutter ant. They are very common in most of Brazil. You often see perfect little trails in the ground of fields or forests made by them. They are farmers, using the vegetation that they gather to feed the fungus in their colonies, which is their actual food. Also, the winged male is called Tanajura and it's butt is a delicacy, often cooked with rice or farofa, a coarse flour made from cassava

Places like this restore my faith in humanatee ❤

I love that everyone at the facility seemed so welcoming to have you there, everyone's smiling and happy. Seems like a super cool experience and super cool to watch

VAMOS BRASIL 🇧🇷❤️ love the video so much we all appreciate the lengths you and your coworkers go through to make us aware of the animals we have to cherish :)

I was like "Oh, look, a group of swimming black panthers..."

oh my god you were in Brazil!!!! that's soooo cool, here in brazil we basically call them bull-fish (peixe-boi)♥

Manatees sound like aquatic goats. We all love cute little lawnmowers.

@white_isnt_a_race2338

Ай бұрын

Fun Fact: Christopher Columbus, sexually violated a manatee, because he thought it was a mermaid due to their “womanly knees”

Joe looks fun to travel with, something about his upbeat attitude can't be bad on a trip 😂

I'm heartbroken that the Steller's Sea Cow was hunted into extinction, it must have been a spectacular animal

My brain: "How do you bottle feed Manta Rays?"

@chrisgullett4332

17 күн бұрын

You would not bottle feed a manta ray, because it is not a mammal. Only mammals breastfeed. Whales, dolphins, otters etc all breastfeed, because they're mammals. Yes that is correct, whales and dolphins do breastfeed. Fish do not breastfeed, marine mammals do. Polar bears and otters are also marine animals. Polar bears and otters are the only two marine mammals that are usually born on land, but spend most of their time in water. Yes a polar bear is a marine mammal, not a land mammal. Polar bears are not like other bears. Other bears are land mammals and eat very little meat, polar bears are marine mammals and eat only meat. You did read that correctly, bears besides polar bears eat very little meat. Bears eat around 5% meat, and 95% fruit and insects. They eat so little meat that they just barely meet the requirements to be classified as omnivores. Bears mostly eat fruit and plants, and they only eat meat to fatten up for hibernation. The average bear eats like 30 thousand berries per day, and will only eat meat during a small period of the year.

They’re JUST LITTLE GUYS OMG 😭

WAKE UP YOUR FAVORITE ANIMAL CONSERVATIONIST JUST UPLOADED 🥳 also happy almost 2nd B-DAY FOR WINNIE THE MOO ❤

There is a news story from the 70's where a kid fell in an Ariranha(giant river otter) enclosure and a man was mauled to death while saving the kid. So yeah they're scary.

One time years and years ago I saw a Giant River Otter on one of those "my pet can do tricks!" shows. They had to remove all dogs from the area while the otter was out because, uh, he was... let's say he was a threat.

@Cyrribrae

Ай бұрын

Lol holy crap.. That's crazy. I can't imagine what it'd be like to have one up close. Definitely one of those "not a pet" situations

great vid! super informative. Loved his answer to why manatee conservation is so important

Brazil: nuts! Also, I loved the explanation of why the manatee is important to the Rio Negro system: It's basically a much more chill elephant of the river :D

Wow, your trip to Brazil was amazing! Loved seeing those adorable manatees and giant otters. Thanks for sharing this awesome experience with us!

Manatees are one of the most adorable animals in the world they look like squishy water potatoes

One time me and my family were doing a shallow diving thing around the delta where the amazon river meets the sea and a pair of manatees just rocked up to us. We were scared at first, but it turns out they're just chill as fuck and just swam with us for like half an hour. It specially liked the children and would even carry them around and stuff. Dope animal, 10/10

THEY"RE SO LITTLE 😭😇OMGGGG MAYA

Love what you do Maya, keep spreading that awareness for animal care.

All the love from Brazil!❤️🇧🇷 Te amamos!

its not even fair how cute those lil dudes are

Been waiting for the Brazil content and it didnt disappoint, cant wait for the Amazon rainforest content

I am simply just very happy for Maya. You can tell she has found contentment and meaning in her life. That's all you can ask for + big cute manatees :)))

Those manatees are very pretty, I like their darker colors. The otters are definitely creatures I wouldn't want to encounter without a barrier between us

This is so incredible Maya! So happy you got to go on this trip and thank you so much for sharing it with us and teaching us about these beautiful creatures! Even your little bug friends at the beginning 😊

Bug girl looks at water cows aka water winnes

this was amazing! thank you for showing this. i love the manatees and the otters

I’m ready for Maya to go main-stream media mogul with an education and conservation program, not just at Alveus but visiting other locations like this!

ahh the hexagonal tilings, the trees, the colors, the vibes, everything, reminds me so much of brasil. I hope you enjoyed your time there to the fullest

Maya’s enthusiasm in this video is contagious 😊.

im so excited for the brasil content!! im brazilian but i live abroad and work as a zookeeper so it's really cool to see the crossover of so many things i like, all tied together by maya hehe

For years, I’ve always wanted to see a manatee in person, it’s been on my bucket list. And I finally got the chance to see a bunch in a National Park in Florida in January. I never knew the Amazon had its own species of manatee.

One time I was swimming in Florida and saw a giant shadow swim right past me 😭 it was a manatee but my life flashed before my eyes thinking it was a shark. They are the cutest 💘

Much love from brazil

Thank you for coming here and show the world our beautiful nature

4:14 Maya discovering new languages

YAY, GREAT VLOG!!! Can't wait for the next one!

This was an awesome intro to your Brazil trip!

shout out to the editor for that Fallout 4 reference

Recommend this video to ur mom, dad, brother, sister to get Maya to 1milion subs

I've only encountered their cousins the Dugongs of the Philippines, but man those Amazonian Manatees are also gorgeous!! I'm gonna love all these Brazil Vlogs for sure!❤

Really great video, it was interesting to learn a bit about animals outside of Alveus. Looking forward to more.

so hyped for all the brasil content! this one might be informal but it was great. also loved the bugs at the start!

This was amazing to watch and learn so much. Thank you Maya and team xoxo Your mission is so important.

This was so cool! Hearing about the manatees was a little sad but so informative! And man the otters were like sea panthers or something crazy. Vlog made me so happy! Looking forward to the rest

Thank you so much for doing this! I love seeing and learning about rehabilitated and rescued animals. I hope you get to travel to more cool places soon.

natural control, love that! learned so much and they are so cute!! gotta feed the babies!

GOTTTTTTEEEEEEEEEEMMMMM

With so many bad things that happen in my country, I'm happy to see that there are still good things happening

Manatees is my favorite animal of all time, that video is a good motive to this, manatees are amazing

omg im brazilian and i really appreciate you bringing that association to your audience! thank you and i hope my country treated you well!

LET'S GOOO, finally bro, I was so anxious for this videos

She ACTUALLY came to Brazil, caralho!

Amazing video. Love the animal content.

Awww, this was so fun and incredibly sweet. I so admire all of you good people for what you do for these babies and all the other animals there. You are good people!

So cool! I can't wait for the other Brazil videos to come out!

im so thankful my algo is feeding me wholesome content like this now. it took me a while to get the toxic stuff to get hidden.

i´m from brazil and live near a beach where a manatee(Peixe BOi) sometimes swins around, its so cool seing him free in nature

Giant otters are such a legitimate fear, they're like the size of Ludwig and they move ridiculously fast and go buck wild at all times. It's so freaky to see an otter, moving like an otter, who's the size of a full grown man.

I have waited for so long and now i can calm down my hype YEAAAAAHHHHH

Manatees have been my favorite animal since I was a kid. Im so stoked for this

Literally the prettiest and kindest girl in the world 💜😂 thank you for sharing Maya 🥰

Oh my god Maya! I've been here! We did a 3 week biodiversity research trip during my 3rd year of Zoology! I got to spend days in the dry specimen rooms, and got to bottle feed these Manatees!!! Its so crazy seeing you go to INPA, if Dr. Mario hoft is still there, he was the senior ornithologist who ended up coming along with us to stay in Reserva Ducké and to sail up and down the Rio Negro for a week! This is so so so cool to see this years calf's!

manatees are my favorite animaaalll 😭its on my bucket list to feed a manatee and i will be using this video as a sign to do it so thank you maya

Another amazing video Maya - I always think of otters as cute fun pool party animals but these big guys take it to another level !

Manatees are my fav animal I love them so much 😆😭

The best intro to Brazil trip!

Hope you can travel to more countries for similar purposes in the future! Looking forward to the rest of the series. :)

loving the brazil content!!!

Who COULDN'T be frends with manatees, even the babies have moustaches! 😍

@white_isnt_a_race2338

Ай бұрын

Fun Fact: Christopher Columbus, sexually violated a manatee, because he thought they were mermaids due to their “womanly, knees”

this is like so off topic but ive been struggling with anxiety and i've been watching your videos all day today and i feel so relaxed and this brought me back to my love of animals from childhood

Awesome video Maya. Bravo!

It's kinda sad we need to ask why conserving these animals is good and have there be reasons like 'they eat seagrass so rivers stay traversable' and the reason can't just be 'they deserve to exist because we don't own this planet and everything on it'.

The fact that I was researching about these guys are crazy, these giant water dogs are so goofy and cute.

Awesome video, can't wait to see more of Brazil (and bugs)!

BRASIL!!! The video is amazing, im glad you enjoyed your travel and thank you so much for sharing it. Im excited for more! Hugs from brazil 💚💛

yooo, you came to Brazil?! that's awesome! I'm looking forward to the next videos you recorded here

I remember doing your hair when you were in college, and you told me that your goal was to work with hawks. And now look at all the animals you’re working with! Love to see you thriving ❤

I remember having the opportunity to swim with manatees but they required I swim with dolphins too, and then I wasn't interested

I fucking love manatees