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@HassanMohamed-rm1cb

2 ай бұрын

Hey Clint Laidlaw, Why don't you get to think of a suggestion and creating a KZread Videos all about the 🐭🐹🦫🐁🐀🐿️ Phylogeny Group Of Rodents 🐭🐹🦫🐁🐀🐿️ on the next Clint's Reptiles on the next Saturday coming up next?!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️👍👍👍👍👍

@HassanMohamed-rm1cb

2 ай бұрын

Hey Clint Laidlaw, Why don't you get to think of a suggestion and creating a KZread Videos all about the 🦔 Phylogeny Group Of Insectivores 🦔 (Insectivora), such as Shrews, Moles, Hedgehogs, Solenodons, Gymnures, Moonrats, Desmans, the Extinct West Indian Shrews, Etc. on the next Clint's Reptiles on the next Saturday coming up next?!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️👍👍👍👍👍

@EmpressOfExile206

2 ай бұрын

Wait... so are you telling me that pinniped means "ear foot"⁉️ 👂🦶 It's even weirder that "true" seals are called earless in that case‼️ 🤔

@momobongo4977

2 ай бұрын

GO WATERBEARS!

@darcieclements4880

2 ай бұрын

Can we start getting primary sources on the video comments for scientific videos? I'm not consistently able to find the sources with Google scholar searches the last few videos.

NOT ALL FOXES ARE FOXES!!!

@napoleon6221

2 ай бұрын

You’re telling me flying foxes are actually bats????? Smh get outta here

@cstan868

2 ай бұрын

@@napoleon6221wait, napoleon is a lama? Nah your more crazy get outta here!!1!!1

@Hobbesnake5

2 ай бұрын

NOT ALL FOXES ARE FOXES!!!!!!!!!

@egyptomaniac6453

2 ай бұрын

Not all Foxes are Foxes! (I'm told this is a magic formula to make more cool content appear❤)

@BuIIy_Maguire

2 ай бұрын

All foxes are a type of fish 🗣️🗣️🔥🔥

This entire group can be described as "if not friend, why friend shaped?"

@gabiu2429

Ай бұрын

:3

@GygasDistruttore

Ай бұрын

They simply need enough domestication. We already did that to wolves, and are starting with foxes.

@honourabledoctoredwinmoria3126

Ай бұрын

@@GygasDistruttore Good luck domesticating bears.

@PrimordialRoseberryBush

Ай бұрын

​@@honourabledoctoredwinmoria3126 Russia

@MWSin1

Ай бұрын

Can I preorder a teacup grizzly?

Years ago I literally made a meme of the taxonomy of canines saying " Fox's most distant relative another fox"

Take a drink every time "hagfish" is said and you will be waking up in the hospital 🤣

"High contrast Chinese bamboo Bears" is the best name ever!!

@StefyB5

2 ай бұрын

Yep, I laughed out loud at that 😂😂😂

@101094coolio

Ай бұрын

Yes!!!

@ilcavaliereoscusa6758

Ай бұрын

Oh wow I read it exactly as he said it! what are the chances for such a long video

@bigkirbyhj666

Ай бұрын

Honestly I dislike high contrast Chinese bamboo bears even more after learning it's an imposter. With the true panda being way more cute.

@Spindinglous_Glingle

Ай бұрын

bro got the casual geographic narration

Your abuse of the phrase "hagfish of (group)" to describe most species is hilarious

@darcieclements4880

2 ай бұрын

At any given time, some lineages will have been expanded and others will have collapsed back down into one species resulting in a constant presence of outliers species intermixed with lots of closely related species. Give it enough time in many of the ones that are expanded currently will collapse back down and the ones that are narrowed currently will expand back out.

@AnnoyingNewsletters

2 ай бұрын

He abused the phrase so much that it sent me to an ad break of _two_ unskippable ads. 😅

@Morat48

2 ай бұрын

@@darcieclements4880 The quantum hagfish hypothesis: All species are in a perpetual superposition of being hagfish and not being hagfish.

@bigkirbyhj666

2 ай бұрын

I like the one I came up witg to describe the opposite of being the hagfish of something. Being the snakes of a group. Like Humans are the snakes of monkies. You can't create a phylogeny of monkies without humans being there as the same way you can't create a lizard phylogeny without snakes being there.

@mandowarrior123

2 ай бұрын

​@@bigkirbyhj666monitors aren't lizards, you can't pull that one on me. Their similarities are mostly shared by reptiles as a whole. I would be happy to call the group drakes or dragons, though.

I love how Clint can talk about naming things based ears for 5 minutes and keep it interesting

And btw recent molecular analysis has shown that direwolves were more closely related to jackels than wolves, but convergently evolved with wolves.

@LouderThanLife7

25 күн бұрын

NO! I WANT THEM TO BE WOLVES 😭😭😭 Why does this matter to me? Not 100% sure, but I do think dire wolves is cooler than dire jackels...

@TiggerIsMyCat

24 күн бұрын

@@LouderThanLife7 It is, but we can make references to Anubis now, and that's also cool. We can call the American Anubis Wolf, or something

“Not all foxes are foxes” because I’m in to that kinda thing!

@GreatDinkino1

2 ай бұрын

Oh and “DAA WATERBEARS”

@FranziskaNagel445

2 ай бұрын

I'm also into that Kind of Thing

@SmallTownAngel86

2 ай бұрын

Yes!!! I'm into that kind of thing! Bring on the Foxes, and other things.....!

@kaviyaneskandari2316

2 ай бұрын

I dont get it.. is this a sexual thing??​@@SmallTownAngel86

@SmallTownAngel86

2 ай бұрын

@kaviyaneskandari2316 lol if you make it to the point in the video, he says to comment that if you want a breakdown of all the fox/not fox members of the family. I'm into learning about all the mammals, especially Canines 😊

I am simultaneously more informed AND more confused than ever

@dorianr4770

Ай бұрын

this

@diarmuidkuhle8181

Күн бұрын

That's what happens when you delve deeper into any of this subject, because living creatures can't be as neatly sorted into mutually exclusive boxes as the human mind would like it. But that's exactly what makes it fascinating!

This series is just Clint slowly going insane over confusing phylogeny. Quality content

One of the things that most impresses me about the caniforms is the amount of convergent evolution that has occurred within the group. You can see anteaters, apes, spitting cobras, pleisiosaurs, snakes monkeys, ground sloths and even tyranosaurs mirrored at least in part in the caniforms.

Not all Foxes are Foxes, Da water bear!

@GilGTG

Ай бұрын

Not all "foxes" are 'foxes'

@ShrkyMrk

Ай бұрын

All will be one!

I want a supercut of when Clint says "We'll talk about that in another video", but then it plays the entire video that actually talks about it up until the point he says that he will talk about another thing in another video where the video will then cut to the video talking about that thing. I imagine it will eventually loop through every single video on the channel.

@Reuben.Aotearoa

Ай бұрын

I’m just confused that none of these are actually reptiles.

@himitsu_tokusketch

Ай бұрын

​@@Reuben.Aotearoahe's expanded to Clint's zoo(logy?) now basically

@sniperdubey

Ай бұрын

@@Reuben.Aotearoa They're the hagfish of reptiles.

@DJFracus

Ай бұрын

I assume this is roughly the plan with the phylogeny "films" they're planning to make. Like the snake supercut they made but on a larger scale. Eventually we'll have an 100 hour movie on all animals.

@AntiquatedApe

Ай бұрын

I'm sure the YTPs are already brewing lol

I had a neighbor growing up in the 80's who had a kinkajou as a pet. It was awesome to get to meet something so exotic as a kid. My dad (the local veterinarian) made sure to study up on as much exotic medicine as he could for any just in case moment.

Saying a panda is more closely related to a walrus than a bear is like saying a socket wrench is more closely related to a screwdriver than a hammer.

@greensteve9307

Ай бұрын

Yeah, what's wrong wit that analogy?

@RipleySawzen

Ай бұрын

@@greensteve9307 It's deceptive

I always thought of seals as ‘walking seals’ and ‘not-walking seals’ because that felt like a more obvious difference in movement instead of ears.

The fact we don't classify the pinnepeds as the flopping, the running, and the ornery Victorian gentlemen seals is criminal.

@metal_pipe9764

Ай бұрын

We also don't classify them as archaea

The seal classification discussion at 16:48 is positively unhinged and I love it haha.

Yes! Let's have a tardigrade vid. My mate Dave first mentioned them to me. He said they were an eight-legged mammal, blushed and said, "Animal! I meant animal! It's 5:30 in the morning., I'm not awake yet."

@JonathanAwesomepants

Ай бұрын

Waterbears! Moss piglets! The cutest creature that can survive through exposure to the vacuum of space!

@Eloraurora

Күн бұрын

Poor Dave

Pinnaed pinnipeds and pinnaeless pinnipeds? Preposterous proposition, professor.

@noivernblast3366

Ай бұрын

Perfectly pronounced, pinnipeds are pretty precise

@Hurricayne92

Ай бұрын

@@noivernblast3366 Absolutely astonishing aliteration

I feel the urge to make a joke about a seal that couldn't afford to get into a circus because it was pinnae-less, without a pinna to its name.

@Gildedmuse

Ай бұрын

**slow clap of respect**

"not all bad smells smell bad to all things" LOL Best quote ever!

That seal speech was legendary. 😂

Zoologist here, phylogeny on nematodes would amaze/trigger a lot of people lmao

@AtractaspisSp

2 ай бұрын

I second this!

Ай бұрын

Let me guess They're technically speaking not even really todes

The panda bear is a bear that resembles a panda. The red panda is, well, a red-colored panda.

@ClintsReptiles

2 ай бұрын

All pandas are red 😉

@TheBT

2 ай бұрын

​@ClintsReptiles I disagree, an albino panda is a light brown colour.

@ClintsReptiles

2 ай бұрын

Fair.

@Eriorguez

2 ай бұрын

@@ClintsReptiles All extant ones; perhaps Simocyon was less vividly colored. ;)

@EmpressOfExile206

2 ай бұрын

​@@ClintsReptilesIf you compare the Qinling Panda with the red panda I think the comparison makes more sense‼️ Since the Qinling panda used to be less rare than it is today, maybe that's the "panda" they originally thought looked like a red panda⁉️ 🤔

Watching this at higher speeds only emphasizes how Clint-like Clint is...

Yay more Clint! I love your channel b/c you're just so darn enthusiastic!

Badgers and coyotes working together is the cutest thing ever. But not for the prairie dogs 💀

@Charlie-Charlot

Ай бұрын

Probably the scariest thing my ever for prairie dogs

@dapeach06

Ай бұрын

For Prairie dogs it's like Alien working with Predator

The end segment about mammals returning to the ocean was incredibly funny. I would highly recommend watching until the end.

@KalebPeters99

Ай бұрын

I nearly clicked away until I saw this, glad I didn't 😂😂

Hey Clint, I love your presentation style. It's very captivating because you obviously love the topics at hand.

A nice thorough video on Scarabaeidae would be most welcome! 😁

Clint. I am begging you to put the "Blond Slim Shady" bit in a short. That part was HILARIOUS.

Turns out Master Shifu is the main character of Kung Fu Panda

@rockfri

25 күн бұрын

hahah nice!

@sydhenderson6753

10 күн бұрын

@@rockfri Shifu is a panda. Po is a high contrast Chinese bamboo bear.

It’s always insane to me that this channel doesn’t have a million

I want videos on so many of these groups! All the foxes and their fox-like relatives, the seals (including walruses), the skunks, the badgers, and the raccoon-relatives.

There should be a Hagfestival. Where all hagfishes of all clades come together and celebrate!

Sea lions used to gather for breeding on the beach where I went to university (Vancouver Island). One thing everyone learns really quickly: they're a lot more agile on land than people generally give credit for. The bulls are huge, angry, and surprisingly mobile.

@mrpeddlethesealion

2 ай бұрын

As a sea lion i aprove this comment

@tauncfester3022

Ай бұрын

Dead male Sea Elephants are quite possibly the biggest stink created by decomposition ever created.

I'm really grateful to clint for his willingness to break frame.

Dear Clint. You are the best, and I've learned so much from watching you. Sincerely, an ever curious fan

The mustelid group fascinates me more than any mammal I can think of the american badger has been my favorite mammal since I was a child. Something about them amazes me. Mustelids and corvids are mindblowingly special.

@wtbanation6268

2 ай бұрын

Man you had pretty good taste as a kid. My favorite mammal was probably a chicken

@davidgessin-mccully3919

2 ай бұрын

Ever since an 80s movie as a kid the ferret is my favorite animal the domesticated and the American Blackfooted Ferret. Mustelids are badass.

@circuitRx

Ай бұрын

Mustelids are my favorite!! I have a pet mink and ferrets.

Have you ever tried to grab a ground squirrel or prairie dog with your face? - Clint 2024

another great video Clint! and yes you should definitely do a video on badgers and the mustelids! such an underrated group i would love to see talked about more.

This was a ride. I thought I was gonna watch an an answer to why pandas are more related to walruses and I somehow came out extremelly informed about Carnivora, and inmensely confused at the same time.

YAY! PUPPIES! Not all foxes are foxes!

We should classify by wetness, cuteness, and adorableness. All seals are wet, and many are cute, but all are adorable (such as the walrus). Pandas are dry, cute and adorable.

@samarnadra

2 ай бұрын

I think walruses fall under "we all know they are adorable but we call them 'cool' or the like instead so they can maintain their image, which is very important to them" *_walrus chest bump_*

I know there is a lot to covered before you’re ever hurting for video ideas but I’d love to see an “outcast or outlier” episode where you talk about animals that have evolved either just bizarre features or traits that simply don’t fit in with there closest relatives. Even in a broad way like a video talking about carnivorous mammals that aren’t of the Carnivora family or something like that

I actually really like the idea of naming every even-numbered large clade after its hagfish subclade. It is a really easy system and makes subsetting very clear.

"Ironically, the walrus is the Yoko of the seals" ... I saw what you did there.

@jose.montojah

Ай бұрын

Goo goo g'job with the video indeed

@MattMcIrvin

Ай бұрын

here's another clue for you all

Not all foxes are foxes. Also, some seals in german are called "Seehund" which means Sea dog. Da water bears

@darcieclements4880

2 ай бұрын

See dog is still a term used for all of the members of that clade in English. It might not get used as often now but it's definitely a term that I've read before in reference to all three clades.

@red.aries1444

Ай бұрын

At least it's a little bit more systematic as the whole group is called "Robben", the group without the pinnae is called "Hundsrobben", because they include the "Seehund", the group with pinnae have the fitting name "Ohrenrobben" and the third group are the "Walrosse", so no discussion about the name of the group. ... although, I think that most Germans wouldn't name "Seelöwen/Seebären" as "Robben"...

@S3lkie-Gutz

Ай бұрын

they’re called sea wolves(atshikw) by the Innu/Naskapi of Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador, grey seals specifically(unuatshikw) are as when they call they look like they’re howling edit: i found out grey seals will kill seals of other species and harbour porpoises, probably also why they’re called sea wolves then. brutal man.

@actionmarco8556

Ай бұрын

Isn't the seal the "Robbe"? Same thing?😮

@actionmarco8556

Ай бұрын

Isn't the seal the "Robbe"? Same thing?😮

Very well laid out and informative. Learned a ton 😮

In a few days, we plan on visiting your establishment in Utah. It would be great to meet you in person since so many of your videos have become a part of my family's life, but we understand you are often busy. Great stuff, man!

"All foxes are fish!" Wait what was I supposed to shout again?

I need a skunk t-shirt that says "Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stink"

@ClintsReptiles

Ай бұрын

That might need to happen!

These videos always blow my mind, big ups 💥

"GET A HORSE!" had me rolling on the floor

“Hey Frank, you’re breedin’ a lot” - Unsuccessful Seal Ancestor

Frank, the ancestor of all Seals, Sea Lions, and Walruses.

@bhuggins6059

2 ай бұрын

Frank, harbinger of carnivorans

@rat_dragon

2 ай бұрын

Frank, just Frank

“Grabbing it with your face” got me bro! 🤣👍 Thoroughly enjoyed it sir. Thank you

Amazing vídeos about clates and just damn funny scripts!!! Thanks!!

I think you should do a separate phylogeny video on the mustelids i.e. the “weasels” since the term “weasel” is often used as a polyphyletic term for the smaller mustelid species.

@davidgessin-mccully3919

2 ай бұрын

When I use my iPhone to take a picture of my ferrets if you go into the information panel it says Polecat lmao it’s always made me wonder about the phylogeny of mustelids and the domestication of ferrets.

@brfisher1123

2 ай бұрын

@@davidgessin-mccully3919 I think that ferrets are actually a domesticated form of European Polecat and BTW I don't know about you, but I prefer considering *ALL* members of the Mustelidae clade "weasels" just like how all members of the Canidae clade are often considered "dogs" and all members of the Felidae clade are considered "cats" I mean "Mustelidae" literally means "weasel" in Latin after all.

@darcieclements4880

2 ай бұрын

Oh I use that term for the entire group. If I go multi phylogenetic, I say weasily type appearing things because there are other not very closely related groups that look similar in their body plan and behavior.

@davidgessin-mccully3919

2 ай бұрын

@@brfisher1123 So do you call all canines dogs? Like if you see a fox do you go “look it’s a dog” no you’re going to say “look it’s a fox” even though it’s a canine. The domesticated ferret is member of the weasel family yes but they aren’t actually a weasel neither is a polecat. A weasel is just one species of mustelid, polecats are another of which the domesticated ferret Mustela Putorious Furo (little thief in Latin) is a considered a subspecies of due to their ability to hybridize and survive in the wild.

@brfisher1123

2 ай бұрын

@@davidgessin-mccully3919 What about lions and tigers? People often consider them a species of cat even though they are not domestic cats.

I was just researching canids for a worldbuilding project and it was such a pain to organize them because maned wolves aren't wolves and South American foxes aren't true foxes and then you have a bunch of animals called jackals... And trying to populate a fantasy world with real world animals, while finding a balance between sticking to how these animals are actually related and mapping their habitats onto my fantasy world, taking into account the climate, available food, and other competitors for similar niches, and making sure their distribution makes sense (as in, like, not having them on a continent that they couldn't conceivably have reached) is kinda tricky. But it's a lot of fun, and your videos always give me inspiration for my worldbuilding.

@sendmorerum8241

Ай бұрын

Do your world include dog mermaids a.k.a. seals?

@iniminimoshimo

Ай бұрын

I'm slowly building up a fantasy world as well and boy I am both dreading but also excited about making up little creatures and then putting them on a map. it's going to be difficult too bc a lot of them will be hybrids, so then I have to think about the habitat and habits of the creatures I'm putting into them, and I want to make sure I put creatures together that make sense.. so I won't have a gryphon-type creature made of a south american bird and a european mammal. though it could be fun trying to think of something to make that work... hmmmmm

@iniminimoshimo

Ай бұрын

my boyfriend tells me to just throw creatures together that look cool and not worry about it but I cannot!!

So fun that i ended up here, this cladistics are so fun!!!

I love your enthusiasm.

The Dingo and it's place in the Australian biosphere is a matter of some controversy. Whilst it's true that they were brought over ~6000 years ago by the First Australians, it's also fair to say that they've naturalised to Australian ecosystems and that conversely, Australian ecosystems have adapted to their presence as well, which brings into question if they can be considered 'feral', at least in ecological terms. There's also evidence to suggest they can suppress invasive predators like cats and foxes. On the other side of the fence, there's a lot of political pressure to classify Dingos as 'feral' due to allegations they attack sheep or cattle, which the evidence of this happening is mainly anecdotal and suspect unto itself. But, if Dingos are treated as 'native', then they get protection under Australian law, which because of the above concerns would be political dynamite. It's a bit like the debate over wolf re-introduction in the US.

@zecuse

2 ай бұрын

And yet they're more likely the culprit of those sheep and cattle attacks (on the mainland) than the Thylacine which was subsequently driven to extinction.

@christiancinnabars1402

2 ай бұрын

Dingos have naturalized to Australian ecosystems because they and humans (mostly the latter) outcompeted and extincted the Thylacine. Then, with their niche wide open, the Dingos just fit in as a replacement. It's like if you went to rob a mansion, killed the butler, and because you killed that butler the head of the mansion hires you to replace them. You're doing well because now you have a steady paying job, and the mansion is doing well because someone is still inside working as a butler, but 100% the original butler is punching the air in the afterlife.

@malusignatius

2 ай бұрын

@@zecuse That was far more likely to be roaming/feral domestic dogs, as there's never been dingos in Tasmania.

@zebedeemadness2672

2 ай бұрын

They are (Canis familiaris) and they are feral as they was owned by humans, feral being of domesticated ancestry that reverted back to a wild state, but i'd refer to them as being a feral native land breed, rather than just feral (referring to the more modern feral dogs).

@zecuse

2 ай бұрын

@@malusignatius Which is why I specified in parentheses "on the mainland". News of Thylacines (mistakenly) being the culprit making its way to Tasmania isn't out of the question. The humans then running on that assumption then drives them to extinction on the island as well.

Was not expecting to get a colonoscopy cam of a skunk today but here we are

Thank you for giving skunks the love they deserve!

Hey Clint. My friend Ewan has a pet skunk. It "escaped" once (animal rights idiots cut through the skunks outdoor enclosure that was connected to the house). While searching for the skunk he basically dive tackled a badger he mistook for his skunk. It went as well as you would expect.

I respect the work you put into these videos. The origins of the English word "panda" are fascinating and i appreciate that you included that. Good reminder that the concept of naming is really about language and not about pure objective science, especially when you remember that evolution doesn't really categorize things in the way we want it to.

Watching Clint go off about earless seals for like 5 minutes straight made my day ❤❤

The little impromptu dramatization of evolution in action at the end was peak Clint Blooper.

Clint fills the animal learning content hole that 12 year old me missed so much after losing Steve Irwin and then lost completely when we moved and didn't get Animal Planet anymore. I'm 30 now and this content makes both the child and adult me extremely happy 😁

We only call Clint Slim Shady from now on. I need to hear a diss track on him!

So won’t the real panda please stand up, please stand up, please stand up!!? I loved this part of the video. Well done Clint!😂❤️ Not all foxes are foxes

Clint! Your passion never senses to amaze me! It would be super epic if you did a deep dive into all of the Mustelidae. I adore them all so much and they’re all so incredible! Even ferrets are amazing little beings. I had two of them and they were the best pets ever! I wish I could get another pair of them. Maybe in the future! They made me fall in love with their entire family they were so adorable and fun. I loved watching them go through all my things and climb all over my couches chasing each other around and tumbling about. I couldn’t possibly rave about them enough!

Clint you started to overload my brain and all I started to hear was “seal seal seal seal!”

Go tardigrades, go anythingforms, go Legos! Get my drift, Clint? Looking forward to all of it.

Well, about earless seals, in Spanish you can easily say what you want, Clint: "focas sin orejas" means _exactly_ "pinnaless seals" (as opposed to "focas sin oído", "earless seals"). So there you have it: the deffective English language.

@haitike

Ай бұрын

As a Spanish speaker, it still amazes me that English doesn't have a commonly used word for "oreja" and they have to resort to scientific terms like "pinnae".

New to the channel. I like your presentation a lot, very cute and fun, and engaging!

What i really appreciate about clints videos is that they are also a stealth history of biology lesson. So many of our names come from outdated classification methods. At first glance, Clints seemingly semantic obsession over naming convention is just silly. But it actually walks you through how classification has changed with newer, better information. Seriously, i hope kids who watch this rewatch the videos every couple years, its the same energy as a family show that gets deeper and more layerd the older you get!

Okay, I lost it at " The real panda please stand up" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

I know this comparison is ridiculous, but Clint always reminds me of David Tennant's Doctor Who. A little bit in terms of looks, but especially when it comes to the enthusiasm for their fields of interests (astrophysics vs zoology). 😝🪐💫 🐍🦎😝

“Speak softly and carry a big stink” really got me. 😂

Okay... I wrote my piraty comment before I saw the 'bloopers'... I love the description of natural selection at the end... thanks. 😀

Speaking of walruses and their glory (because, agreed, who doesn't love a walrus?), I once saw one at a zoo during feeding time, and it came up to the glass, blasted all the masticated food in its mouth right against it, then sucked it back in. Big toddler "look what's in my mouth!" then opening wide to display a nauseating bolus of crackers and processed deli slices energy. And I loved it 🥰 Also I continue to be amazed that a (former) subscriber was not only shocked, but *appalled* to discover your weirdness?? I thought the adorkable charisma is why we're all here!! Aside from the high-tier educational content, of course. Nerds are weird! Either join us or get out of our way! 😤 we have hyperfocuses and/or special interests to attend to, and we've been looking forward to them all day. 'Scuse me, just gotta scootch on by ya, ope! Sorry, my controller is just right by ya, thanks. Gotta fight a dragon while listening to phylogeny videos.

@jose.montojah

Ай бұрын

I don't just _love_ walruses... I AM THE WALRUS! Goo goo g'joob

I had a skunk friend at my old house. He lived in the neighborhood and I almost had him with enough trust to touch him before I moved. I could kinda just sit n chill with him around.

"High-contrast Chinese Bamboo Bears" what a perfect name. Perhaps we could shorten it to Bamboobears? 😂😂😂

Holy cow that whole breakdown of possible ways to describe seals was HILARIOUS! Not all foxes are foxes, da waterbears, and all those---yes please!

I did try to look up why so many carnivorans have "mask patterns" on their faces and found a paper that concluded that warning colors were the most likely explanation, since the high contrast on their faces makes them stand out even at night.

@darcieclements4880

2 ай бұрын

Oh that's weird cuz the generally accepted reason is that it helps them see better in bright light which is why animals with eyes adapted to darker specially likely to have these masks as it adds some protection without needing to lose the eye working well at night. There's a reason why humans put the face mask on and it's probably the same reason why so many predators have face masks. The face mask is not unique to mammals either and I don't know that warning makes a lot of sense here because a lot of these animals are also prey items and completely defenseless against bigger critters. I can't imagine a paper saying that predators want to stand out at night would hold up very well to scientific scrutiny.

@TheAlexSchmidt

2 ай бұрын

@@darcieclements4880 The paper addressed that and concluded it probably didn't fit since they weren't exclusively nocturnal or something like that. Smaller predators would want to be visible so that larger animals don't get too close to them.

I love the fact that raccoons have a relative that looks like a cat-monkey hybrid.

I like it when Clint gets extremely nerdy about taxonomy.

Brilliant CTA's that don't sound like CTA's Clint in your video, I'm thoroughly impressed by how many you did, and it didn't feel like I was being sold at all.

I gotta say the clade explanations are some of my favorites from Clint. Just the amount of data and surprising stuff gives a really good overview of how all this stuff links together. And it breaks my brain.

The Dutch word for seal is zeehond. Means sea dog, seems appropriate!

5:55 this clips is so cute! The coyote getting excited waiting for his buddy

I have never heard the word SEALS more in my 22 years of living than in that 7 minute segment💀💀

20:06 Walruses are also documented hunting seals although it's definitely more rare than in leopard seals. (Leopard seals are still the only seals that hunt other seals if the definition of seal applies only to members of the family Phocidae.)

@davyjones2247

2 ай бұрын

Came here for that. Also: Gray Seals out of all attack and kill Harbour Seals and Harbour Porpoises. Not regularly, but documented more than once.

@S3lkie-Gutz

Ай бұрын

@@davyjones2247 ah that’s probably why the innu and naskapi called them sea wolves then

I didn't realize I would be seeing a high def skunk prolapse today lmao

Skunks are awesome! Happy to find a fellow fan! When I was a kid we were camping and the folks next to us had a German shepherd who annoyed a skunk. It was my first exposure to skunk warfare and the smell was quite incredible. Smelling the aftermath of a poor skunk killed by a car is mild compared to that of the freshly and thoroughly sprayed dog!