The Insane Biology of: The Axolotl

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References:
[1] www.mexicolore.co.uk/aztecs/f...
[2] www.researchgate.net/publicat...
[3] ambystoma.uky.edu/genetic-sto...
[4] www.nature.com/articles/104435b0
[5] sitn.hms.harvard.edu/flash/20...
[6] qbi.uq.edu.au/brain-basics/br...
[7] pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23327...
[8] www.pnas.org/content/110/23/9...
[9] journals.plos.org/plosone/art...
[10] www.nature.com/articles/natur...
[11] www.researchgate.net/figure/T...
[12] en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Xo...
[13] www.nature.com/articles/d4158...
[14] www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article...

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  • @davebartosh5
    @davebartosh52 жыл бұрын

    I had one as a pet when a kid. Didn't realize I had a god in my fishtank.

  • @AGMI9

    @AGMI9

    2 жыл бұрын

    All hail lord Axolotl!

  • @isuckatcomment9357

    @isuckatcomment9357

    2 жыл бұрын

    me too it never eats and decided to go out of water to continue its passion of...... being dead

  • @owo5869

    @owo5869

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hail

  • @sayedelghairb8640

    @sayedelghairb8640

    2 жыл бұрын

    Glory be to Allah , the Most High, the Great 🙏🙏🙏🤲🏻🤲🏻🤲🏻❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Creator of everything Allah Almighty who gave everything its creation and then guided

  • @HazyShayd

    @HazyShayd

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@sayedelghairb8640 lol.

  • @MKJNS7086
    @MKJNS70862 жыл бұрын

    Bought two as a present for my wife. They're interesting little animals and a lot more intelligent than I would have thought. They recognize my wife as the one who feeds them; when she walks in the room they come to the front of the tank and start swimming up and down to get her attention. If someone told me they do that never would have believed them.

  • @realscience

    @realscience

    2 жыл бұрын

    ones raised in the lab are often considered to be too "domesticated," which is another problem with lab-reared animals vs wild ones. They love people too much!! This can skew research and makes it so they don't wanna be released back into the wild

  • @MKJNS7086

    @MKJNS7086

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@realscience I could definitely see that with these. No fear, and I think they would have problems catching their own prey.

  • @KidzRuleStudios

    @KidzRuleStudios

    2 жыл бұрын

    Really? My Axolotl does that too!

  • @MKJNS7086

    @MKJNS7086

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@KidzRuleStudios That's interesting. Both of ours do it. It's not just a time of day thing, either. They do it when they want food. They also come to the front of the tank if we're in the room to watch the activity.

  • @KidzRuleStudios

    @KidzRuleStudios

    2 жыл бұрын

    @MKJNS7086 mine does literally the exact same thing

  • @nini8205
    @nini82052 жыл бұрын

    The narration and information were delivered so beautifully , it almost felt like that one friend explaining you a hard lesson you missed without making you feel stupid . Thank you for this beautiful documentary .

  • @MexicoDigDoctor

    @MexicoDigDoctor

    2 жыл бұрын

    Except for her pronunciation of the name. It should be pronounced “Ah-SHOW-lo-tl” (the TL is said somewhat like the “tle” in “little”). That is the original Nahuatl pronunciation. Today, we call them “axolote” (or “ajolote”). It’s pronounced “ah-ho-LO-te”…long O in LO. I don’t mean to be nitpicking, but when you speak both Nahuatl and Spanish, it grates on the nerves to hear it pronounced wrong over and over again.

  • @tinystar3010

    @tinystar3010

    Жыл бұрын

    Just think of it as the American dialect way of pronouncing it. You just said it yourself, it's pronounced two different ways in the two languages you said, so why is it invalid for her to pronounce it the way most Americans say it? It's obviously natural for it to be said different languages and that's just our way. No one is wrong. Only pronouns should be said identical across all languages such as a formal name. Generic words are up for dialectic pronunciation.

  • @uqbartlon1364

    @uqbartlon1364

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@MexicoDigDoctor😂🤣😂🤣😂

  • @imalreadyloved
    @imalreadyloved Жыл бұрын

    A friend from college had two axolotls, one was white/pink-ish, the other was black. I always thought they were so cute until one day the white one killed the black one and ate him, also lost a limb (in the fight I guess) but his limb grew back. I was so shocked, had no idea such animals existed. Absolutely amazing creatures, not so cute anymore for me though lol

  • @whinybritches

    @whinybritches

    Жыл бұрын

    I call mine my tiny pink alligator. Nature be brutal sometimes

  • @Hit_lericecream

    @Hit_lericecream

    9 ай бұрын

    Racism 😢

  • @Sceptonic

    @Sceptonic

    4 ай бұрын

    ​@@Hit_lericecreamwhite on black violence

  • @mikem4904

    @mikem4904

    4 ай бұрын

    @@whinybritches or maybe they trying to show us what white people do to the blacks

  • @cindyoden6391

    @cindyoden6391

    2 ай бұрын

    If they can eat each other that may be the reason they are becoming extinct..😮

  • @Derrick678
    @Derrick6782 жыл бұрын

    Axolotl in Aztecs: *scary water monster god* Axolotl in Minecraft: water wolf that squeaks Axolotl RL: i eat worm *nom*

  • @FallenAnvilForge

    @FallenAnvilForge

    2 жыл бұрын

    I never knew it was a real creature, thought it only existed in Minecraft. Now they are even cooler.

  • @Miglow

    @Miglow

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@FallenAnvilForge one of the reasons Minecraft added it was to increase awareness. The axolotl is endangered in the wild.

  • @prapanthebachelorette6803

    @prapanthebachelorette6803

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Miglow awww, so good of the developers

  • @okaygerepied5388

    @okaygerepied5388

    2 жыл бұрын

    Feels bad for the people who don't know what terraria is

  • @nighteule

    @nighteule

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Miglow Yes. I think they added parrots for the same reason. If people see endangered animals in a game that they never knew existed, they're much more likely to care are conserving them. :)

  • @_..---
    @_..---2 жыл бұрын

    ah yes, the insane biology of their cuteness

  • @nichoashinderer1335

    @nichoashinderer1335

    2 жыл бұрын

    Begone robothot

  • @fluentpiffle

    @fluentpiffle

    Жыл бұрын

    Why is a channel called 'real science' referring to a very natural biology of one of Earth's creatures as 'insane'?

  • @4lexxTV

    @4lexxTV

    Жыл бұрын

    @@fluentpiffle because it gets clicks duh

  • @mosesjoe3763

    @mosesjoe3763

    Ай бұрын

    LOL. Imagine you're age has Chronologically passed 25, BUT you're still Biologically 14... Is that what Axolotles are?

  • @tallibethau7713
    @tallibethau7713 Жыл бұрын

    I believe the dragons in "How to Train Your Own Dragon" were inspired by axolotyls LOL. They look so similar and so cute! Saddens me to know about the issues that this species is facing though. Feel sorry for the ones that had their regenerative ability taken away in the lab but I guess it's for the greater good...hard choice.

  • @jmk3110

    @jmk3110

    3 ай бұрын

    They were.

  • @cloe412
    @cloe4122 жыл бұрын

    It's crazy. A huge city before 1492 thrived along with nature. Imagine if we could go back, learn about their city planning, and improve upon it. We will have much more sustainable, clean, healthy, and beautiful cities. We think technology advances, but not necessarily. This video makes me tear up because there's a beautiful world that I want to live in, but I can't, because people are not working together.

  • @Promis_QS_Panda
    @Promis_QS_Panda2 жыл бұрын

    I'm from Mexico and it kills me to see that one of our national treasures is dying off. Also feel very much impotent at the fact that I can't do much about it. :c

  • @StrangerHappened

    @StrangerHappened

    2 жыл бұрын

    Such a cute animal.

  • @padreantonioraygozav.raygo9576

    @padreantonioraygozav.raygo9576

    2 жыл бұрын

    First. Stop crying about it. Second... Teach about it As Much as You Possible Can. Just by Shearing this So Important Documentary. Perhaps Many People in Our Magic México.. Will do Something Significant To Save and Preserve That Unique Living Creature.

  • @Tipping_Point-ir6mn

    @Tipping_Point-ir6mn

    2 жыл бұрын

    You can learn and help build back the population even if domestic

  • @sonorasgirl

    @sonorasgirl

    2 жыл бұрын

    Wooof, k to some of the comments. It’s like they didn’t watch the video…idk how you’re supposed to bring back a lake system. Sadly other than education there isn’t much we can do. Not your fault, but maybe look into local preservation groups? Maybe they’ll have donation or volunteer opportunities.

  • @Miglow

    @Miglow

    2 жыл бұрын

    There was a recent NPR short wave interview on the axolotl in September. One thing they talk about is a chanampa refugio program. Apparently some floating islands for farming are also great axolotl habitats?

  • @ZombieZobo
    @ZombieZobo2 жыл бұрын

    My 16 year old axolotl just passed away, she was such a pleasure and I learned so much from her 💔

  • @LifefulLife

    @LifefulLife

    2 жыл бұрын

    aw she lived such a good long life ❤

  • @lindadevoy4321

    @lindadevoy4321

    2 жыл бұрын

    16 years!! Wow

  • @MsFlamingFlamer

    @MsFlamingFlamer

    Жыл бұрын

    So sorry for your loss

  • @nesahid

    @nesahid

    Жыл бұрын

    what did you learn from her? 💜

  • @arkvsi8142

    @arkvsi8142

    Жыл бұрын

    @@nesahid how to be permanently young

  • @ALERIA441711
    @ALERIA441711 Жыл бұрын

    Axolotls are my favorite animals and it really saddens me to hear about their struggles in the wild. I don't know how a person like myself could help but I would if I could. Thank you for this wonderfully informative video

  • @RaggamuffinGirl420

    @RaggamuffinGirl420

    Жыл бұрын

    There are nonprofit organizations that you can donate to for research, help them find out how to help the species to not become extinct, etc. Just Google it.

  • @jonathanllewellyn5053

    @jonathanllewellyn5053

    11 ай бұрын

    ​@@RaggamuffinGirl420 Absolutely :) Also, if you spend a little (or a lot if you have ADHD/ASD brain like me) time researching into axolotl biology/ecology etc, you can talk to your friends and family (and other like minded individuals) about them, increasing information and awareness on these adorable little aztec gods. And that in itself, @Cari Nemia, is how a person like yourself can help, it's the little things that can make a BIG difference! Much love to @Real Science and everyone here! 💜

  • @profquad
    @profquad Жыл бұрын

    Really good video. Very informative and engaging, without being dramatically sensationalized. Thank you. Lots to think about..

  • @LaggingLeland
    @LaggingLeland2 жыл бұрын

    I spent 20 minutes watching a bunch of cute salamanders while learning about them you earned a sub

  • @slevinchannel7589

    @slevinchannel7589

    2 жыл бұрын

    This Channel is nice, but Anti-Science is on the Run AND Learning never ends, so that's at least 2 Reasons for me to recommend randomly good Education-Channel of various sorts (including Science-Channel)! In no particular order, i just spam them, if thats ok with you: -Oversimplified! -Doctor Dave Explains. -Veritasium. -Kosmo. -Legal Eagle -Sir Sic. -Cinema Therapy. -Viced Rhino. -Redditor. -ReddX. -Lockstin &. -Its ok to be smart. -Sci Man Dan (maybe that one first?) -Cosmic Sceptic. -Some More News. -SEA. -Practical Engineering. All of them have my stamp of approval. Check them all out and then tell me what 'direction' you want for Future-Recommendations. Have Fun! And Learn much!

  • @realscience

    @realscience

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@slevinchannel7589 check out Real Engineering too! That is the partner channel of Real Science. We work together!

  • @slevinchannel7589

    @slevinchannel7589

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@realscience I aleady know him and he's in my 'List to recommend stuff randomly to people, so they very likely call me BOT, lol...' Yes, thats the awefully long name of my List... it has this name for a reason... But aint gonna stop! I love recommending stuff!

  • @shivamverma9515

    @shivamverma9515

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@realscience I actually got to know your channel from real engineering.

  • @nichoashinderer1335

    @nichoashinderer1335

    2 жыл бұрын

    Axolotl:>{o_o}

  • @midgematic8659
    @midgematic86592 жыл бұрын

    Learning about scientists finding a new home literally made me choke up. Axolotls are my favorite animal and I try to support any conservation organization centered around them as much as I can. They are such beautiful and magnificent creatures, and Im so happy they have been in the limelight more often these days. I truly hope their wild population can begin flourishing again :,)

  • @phoenixfresh8681

    @phoenixfresh8681

    Жыл бұрын

    What you said here is beautiful. What are your feelings about keeping one as a pet? I'm interested but not sure if I could give it the enrichment it would want/need.

  • @teresacline6672

    @teresacline6672

    4 ай бұрын

    Thanks for sharing your poignant words. I also hold great hope that the new lake at the research center will provide an adequate to possibly thriving environment for the axolotl. I had a wild type and a leucistic, the pink one with the black eyes, and they were very social, intelligent, and amazing animals and pets. They were incredibly interactive with me and my family. I dearly love axolotls. Although they require much more special attention and care than a cat or dog, they're well worth the effort and dedication if you have the time and ability to maintain their living environment and meet their needs. They're such precious animals.

  • @ProductionStops
    @ProductionStops2 жыл бұрын

    I worked with these animals when I was in college at the University of Kentucky. Very spot on analysis about the origin, application and native habitats of this fascinating creature. 💚

  • @fluentpiffle

    @fluentpiffle

    Жыл бұрын

    Why is a channel called 'real science' referring to a very natural biology of one of Earth's creatures as 'insane'?

  • @vivanecrosis

    @vivanecrosis

    Жыл бұрын

    @@fluentpiffle science is the gathering of information and learning about things. The insane part is how different and amazing things are. The word insane here is just meaning something that is special.

  • @fluentpiffle

    @fluentpiffle

    Жыл бұрын

    @@vivanecrosis Nothing to do with accuracy, then?

  • @hunterzenger2023
    @hunterzenger20232 жыл бұрын

    Has it been proposed to fully artificially recreate an entire ecosystem that perfectly mimics their original ecosystem in a massive tank that mimics all of the other organisms and plant life down to the tiniest detail? Or is that unrealistic?

  • @YagamiKou

    @YagamiKou

    2 жыл бұрын

    probably unrealistic... but on the other hand; zoo's exist I recently went to a zoo with a whole amphibian section was actually bad ass as fuck, but I didnt spot this boi 😠

  • @jeannotario7384

    @jeannotario7384

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@YagamiKou theyre too cute to be kept there

  • @michelleyoga87

    @michelleyoga87

    2 ай бұрын

    Animals know the difference between synthetic nature and real nature…hence why animals like pandas no longer reproduce.

  • @dannymac6368
    @dannymac63682 жыл бұрын

    “…real life moon stone…” My goodness, I love this channel. 🥰

  • @slevinchannel7589

    @slevinchannel7589

    2 жыл бұрын

    This Channel is nice, but Anti-Science is on the Run AND Learning never ends, so that's at least 2 Reasons for me to recommend randomly good Education-Channel of various sorts (including Science-Channel)! In no particular order, i just spam them, if thats ok with you: -Oversimplified! -Doctor Dave Explains. -Veritasium. -Kosmo. -Legal Eagle -Sir Sic. -Cinema Therapy. -Viced Rhino. -Redditor. -ReddX. -Lockstin &. -Its ok to be smart. -Sci Man Dan (maybe that one first?) -SEA. -Practical Engineering. All of them have my stamp of approval. Check them all out and then tell me what 'direction' you want for Future-Recommendations. Have Fun! And Learn much!

  • @OninDynamics

    @OninDynamics

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@slevinchannel7589 To me, Astrum is one of the greatest space channels out there.

  • @slevinchannel7589

    @slevinchannel7589

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@OninDynamics Thanks! I like 'Hbomberguy' most of all on KZread.

  • @d-star491

    @d-star491

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@slevinchannel7589 I can't help but criticize the presence of many "argument" and "debate" channels on the list. I don't like them. These channels give exposure to the anti-science cults which is what they exactly want. The cranks don't care if they are right, they only care if they are loud enough.

  • @d-star491

    @d-star491

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@slevinchannel7589 In my opinion the true heroes are those who keep on publicizing science to those who are curious despite the attacks from bigots (without complaining about it). This channel is an excellent example

  • @davidcoronado3490
    @davidcoronado34902 жыл бұрын

    I have an axolotl currently and he’s been with me since 2000 or 2001. And he wasn’t a newborn when I received him. Believe it or not. He is definitely a god in the amphibian world at least.

  • @user-gd8xl8oj2z

    @user-gd8xl8oj2z

    2 жыл бұрын

    @David_Coronado I plan on buying one and since you are keeping one for a long time, I was wandering if you have some tips, I live in France and they are not that rare or expansive to buy but there is little information to keeping them.

  • @propio2957

    @propio2957

    2 жыл бұрын

    Dang, that is a very long-lived axolotl!

  • @brandondunn6345

    @brandondunn6345

    2 жыл бұрын

    Damn he’s 20 years old, ain’t that the longest they can live? Yours might actually be a god

  • @luchirimoya

    @luchirimoya

    2 жыл бұрын

    He must be really well cared for to live that long, I'm glad to hear he's still around :D

  • @MeBertosta

    @MeBertosta

    2 жыл бұрын

    Damn, 20 years is awesome. How big is your axolotl right now? Mine is only 6 months old and hearing that they could live longer than I expected, I could never live in fear of losing a pet because of age. Greetings from Indonesia!

  • @hugocarrera5765
    @hugocarrera57652 жыл бұрын

    The narration the tone of your voice everything you say everything you pronounce perfection I learned so much thank you so so much

  • @thiccpugg
    @thiccpugg2 жыл бұрын

    Ive had an axolotl for almost 8 months now such interesting creatures. He can recognize my face and come towards me and know where to go when its time to eat. Insanely smart.

  • @pazuzil
    @pazuzil2 жыл бұрын

    You have the best voice for narrating a science documentary!

  • @Mochu_s_Junkyard

    @Mochu_s_Junkyard

    2 жыл бұрын

    Well, you must don't know how crazy is people about Sir David Attemborough voice His fanbase is the big af and is justified to be honest

  • @PaulDozierZZoMBiE13
    @PaulDozierZZoMBiE132 жыл бұрын

    I was 40 years old before I ever even knew what an axolotl was. And, I only learned about this amazing creatures because they put one in Animal Crossing New Leaf. Tangential learning is real and wonderful. Such an amazing creature this is. Thanks for this interesting video. Great work!

  • @lindaescobedo-cruz3988

    @lindaescobedo-cruz3988

    2 жыл бұрын

    U i5

  • @monerinmoneron

    @monerinmoneron

    Жыл бұрын

    It's a great video indeed. There's a glaring geographical mistake, though, which makes the whole hypothesis of how axolotls evolved dubious: climate around Mexico city and the other lakes mentioned in the video is rather temperate, forest-like. The axolotl evolved in a climate similar to southern France or New Zeland, plus the extra sunlight.

  • @cosygracegames

    @cosygracegames

    Жыл бұрын

    I learned so many bugs and fish names from animal crossing funny enough 😂😂

  • @admiralspyro9722

    @admiralspyro9722

    8 ай бұрын

    Also in Minecraft

  • @imlonelypleasehelp5443

    @imlonelypleasehelp5443

    4 ай бұрын

    He has been in every game since 2005 with the exception of of the game before new horizons 🫡

  • @blu_223
    @blu_223 Жыл бұрын

    I guess you can say that the axolotl have axoLOTls of mysteries to unfold

  • @khusshisharma9815
    @khusshisharma9815 Жыл бұрын

    the speaker is so articulate and eloquent, very engaging

  • @Treksh
    @Treksh2 жыл бұрын

    Imagine, just imagine how many keys to immortality, keys to wondrous biological breakthroughs have been lost because of human caused extinctions.

  • @Treksh

    @Treksh

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@JozefLucifugeKorzeniowski The problem is that these extintions impact us far too much, those others are unreachable, nothing we can do about them, but the onces that were caused by humans were something we could have changed. Thats why it stings so much.

  • @Zyrock

    @Zyrock

    2 жыл бұрын

    I feel immortality wouldn’t be a good thing overall 😅

  • @animowany111

    @animowany111

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Zyrock This is not the kind of comic book immortality where you can be trapped in a steel box forever or vented somewhere into space. This is 'just' agelessness, which would be AMAZING to have. I don't think anyone actually wants to get old and have their body just start to malfunction. Fixing that would improve a lot of lives.

  • @wojak91

    @wojak91

    2 жыл бұрын

    Humans don't deserve to be immortal.

  • @EBTS-3

    @EBTS-3

    2 жыл бұрын

    You can have an immortal body, but an immortal mind should be first priority, ya might go mad !! You'd be a really young looking person with dementia

  • @alejandrofernandez4159
    @alejandrofernandez41592 жыл бұрын

    While really interesting, I can't help but feel bad for all the Axelotl that had to endure amputation and maybe worse for this to be researched. Especially the one that got their rejuvenation blocked.

  • @ld7207

    @ld7207

    2 жыл бұрын

    Nothing in your life that you enjoy now as a necessity was even available hundreds of years ago. Everything in your life has required human sacrifice. All medicine and technology has had a human cost. Men used to die building walls around cities to keep out beasts and invaders. Your clothes , jewelry , food, something you buy probably had human cost. If cutting up a lizard can help cure cancer and regrow limbs we should do it our lives are more important than animals especially small ones that only live a few years.

  • @ZyrTheMachineGodOfWar

    @ZyrTheMachineGodOfWar

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@ld7207 harsh but true

  • @iHasCaek

    @iHasCaek

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@ZyrTheMachineGodOfWar research how the germans used jewish prisoners during ww2 to develop a lot of our modern emergency life saving procedures like CPR

  • @someperson9998

    @someperson9998

    2 жыл бұрын

    It's what had to be done, at least they can regenerate.

  • @alejandrofernandez4159

    @alejandrofernandez4159

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@someperson9998 Yes, there is truth in your statement.

  • @davekash1
    @davekash1 Жыл бұрын

    I always learn a ton from these videos

  • @hectorechavarria4501
    @hectorechavarria45012 жыл бұрын

    Great production! Thank you for explaining the significance of these adorable guys

  • @pawned79
    @pawned792 жыл бұрын

    My 10yo daughter loves axolotls. I don’t know why I’m being particularly emotional from this video, but it has really made me cry. I’m going to look and see what digital adoptions there are for axolotls. My daughter has a birthday coming up and a good gift would be a sponsorship in her name. She’s just a bit too young to keep one herself; maybe in high school if she’s still into it.

  • @emmanuelezenwere

    @emmanuelezenwere

    2 жыл бұрын

    get one for her. Help her care for it

  • @Amfortas

    @Amfortas

    2 жыл бұрын

    "I don't know why I'm being particularly emotional" Welcome to fatherhood lol

  • @electronicbamboo6764

    @electronicbamboo6764

    2 жыл бұрын

    It’s a challenge to keep them though. They need a large tank and a lot of attention.

  • @pawned79

    @pawned79

    2 жыл бұрын

    I appreciate the encouragement. I’ve had experience with keeping live tanks and terrariums before, but I think in our particular situation, it is not the right time. I did contact a nearby zoo, and we’re making arrangements to gift our children with animal sponsorships which includes visits. The Axolotls exhibit is under renovation, so we’re doing sloths and giraffes, but I will definitely be keeping an eye on future opportunities to genuinely help axolotls repopulation and genetic diversification.

  • @ebonyobrien5895

    @ebonyobrien5895

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@pawned79 I think thats a wonderful idea and is safer then getting an animal you dont feel prepared for :)

  • @SoulDelSol
    @SoulDelSol2 жыл бұрын

    I cut off tip of my thumb and it regrew. I was told it was because i retained nail bed which produces stem cells. It was incredible process. There was nothing to stitch shut (no skin) and couldn't reattach tip so they used a special material on it for a while. Removing that was horrifying. But there isn't even any scar tissue and my finger print grew back too. However the nerves didn't fair quite as well. It has that asleep pins and needles feeling to it so i did physical therapy to get used to fine motor tasks, and it's pretty much normal now. I wonder if animals new limbs have less sensitivity too though 🤔

  • @starsfalldown1234567

    @starsfalldown1234567

    2 жыл бұрын

    Shut up

  • @imagineifyouwereaworm

    @imagineifyouwereaworm

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@starsfalldown1234567 why?

  • @imagineifyouwereaworm

    @imagineifyouwereaworm

    2 жыл бұрын

    I cut the tip of my left ring finger off and it too regrew. I also can’t feel much but pain with it.

  • @SoulDelSol

    @SoulDelSol

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@imagineifyouwereaworm i went to flowerpowers channel and read comments on latest video. Apparently they go around KZread sowing discord wherever they can. Probably an unhappy person trying to spread their misery. Anyway mine was about halfway through the nail, is that about how much you lost? How did you do it? I was cutting weeds with a machete

  • @luvbeinghiswife1148

    @luvbeinghiswife1148

    2 жыл бұрын

    The human body is absolutely incredible

  • @giorgiodanesi1444
    @giorgiodanesi14442 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much!! Best quality on yt! Hope you keep going. From italy with love ❤️

  • @alexanderolivo7433
    @alexanderolivo74332 жыл бұрын

    I haft to make an essay about my favourite animal and this video explains it so well best one I found

  • @thelonefedora
    @thelonefedora2 жыл бұрын

    Once again, fantastic work. I love this series and cannot wait until each episode releases. Best channel on the platform!

  • @realscience

    @realscience

    2 жыл бұрын

    thanks!!!!!!!

  • @theoarcher896

    @theoarcher896

    2 жыл бұрын

    This series truly is fantastic.

  • @sujalchopra.

    @sujalchopra.

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@realscience Please please please do an episode on the tardigrade

  • @exclusivecollector8839

    @exclusivecollector8839

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@realscience yeah tardigrade is totally one of the most complicated stuff on our planet, I too kinda wanna hear about it

  • @Izigurand

    @Izigurand

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@sujalchopra. they’re pretty lame

  • @unyieldingsovereign308
    @unyieldingsovereign3082 жыл бұрын

    Do the insane biology of the mantis shrimp next.

  • @realscience

    @realscience

    2 жыл бұрын

    its on the list :)

  • @edwardnewgate6583

    @edwardnewgate6583

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@realscience Thank you so much. When will be realised?

  • @rickyspanish492

    @rickyspanish492

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@realscience is the list really long?

  • @rickyspanish492

    @rickyspanish492

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@realscience one of my favorites is the archerfish

  • @RandomGuy0400

    @RandomGuy0400

    2 жыл бұрын

    Pistol shrimp

  • @kid_missive
    @kid_missive Жыл бұрын

    incredible script, narration & content. thx!

  • @nikkicat254
    @nikkicat254 Жыл бұрын

    I actually watched this because I have a virtual Axolotl on my phone as a pet, I got off of Google Play, I have had it for over 4 years as of May of this year, you have to feed it and clean up it's environment everyday, well that's what I do, you just push tabs to do both, so I do it every day! Anyway when I saw this I had to watch it, I mean I have seen videos that mention them, but not a video that is centered on them alone! This was nice!

  • @arvidassburg4500

    @arvidassburg4500

    Жыл бұрын

    😐

  • @yvainestelmack7196
    @yvainestelmack71962 жыл бұрын

    Xenopus: I am the most important amphibian to science. Axolotl: Hold my detached leg.

  • @GruppeSechs

    @GruppeSechs

    2 жыл бұрын

    Water bear: STEP ASIDE

  • @lotll
    @lotll2 жыл бұрын

    Axolotl: so you remember how our ancestors grew lungs just to get on land? Salamander: yeah Axolotl: well let's go back

  • @lotll

    @lotll

    2 жыл бұрын

    I love ax o lots they've been my favorite animal for 5 years

  • @streamerboss4673
    @streamerboss46739 ай бұрын

    when you press B while evolving...

  • @alexanderjefferies7740
    @alexanderjefferies77402 жыл бұрын

    Had one in our bio class in high school. His name was Gareth, who sadly died after the teachers forgot to feed him during the school holidays.

  • @arvidassburg4500

    @arvidassburg4500

    Жыл бұрын

    this why you dont keep fish as pets 🤦‍♀ it's just not the same as dogs or cats

  • @user-lt3vn5kd8g

    @user-lt3vn5kd8g

    Жыл бұрын

    Thx u helped me with my sieance project

  • @Seansfishingtales
    @Seansfishingtales2 жыл бұрын

    @12:05 when i was 14 i got my hand caught in a belt sander in shop class, the class before me had a jig set up and when they removed the jig they never put the plate back on correctly, this resulted in my left hand getting sucked in the belt along with my job i was sanding causing one finger to go down to the bone, two fingers with nails removed and a little skin and my pinky and thumb badly grazed, the doctors at the time said my fingers wouldn't grow back and i'd pretty much have a deformed hand for the rest of my life with permanent nerve damage, 6 months later i went back to the same doctor for an unrelated injury and i showed him my fully functional healed hand, you can still see scars around the nails and part of my pinky no longer has a finger print but after listening to this, it explains so much and is bloody awesome!

  • @houseoffrogsdogs6770
    @houseoffrogsdogs67702 жыл бұрын

    I love these little guys. I never had one as a pet because of fear of not being able to care for it properly. But they are so beautiful to look at.

  • @rubiesquivel4297
    @rubiesquivel42972 жыл бұрын

    This was so intriguing thank you for sharing and ILOVE curiosity stream thanks for showing it to me

  • @MrCool842
    @MrCool842 Жыл бұрын

    Your videos are so interesting and informative 💗🔥

  • @luigiboi4244
    @luigiboi42442 жыл бұрын

    Why the public isn’t saving this beautiful creature is beyond me.

  • @XxCherryT21xX

    @XxCherryT21xX

    3 күн бұрын

    Because humans are selfish and will cause harm to other living creatures for our own personal gain.

  • @benwilms3942
    @benwilms39422 жыл бұрын

    Well done. Another fantastic area of inquiry communicated to my otherwise uneducated lot and I. From my own first person perspective, it's like the world is getting bigger and more complex with each new video, and I feel like I'm becoming more mindful of both science and the environment as a natural consequence of watching them. Thankyou.

  • @fluentpiffle

    @fluentpiffle

    Жыл бұрын

    Why is a channel called 'real science' referring to a very natural biology of one of Earth's creatures as 'insane'?

  • @spungesquad6806
    @spungesquad68062 жыл бұрын

    Love your content! Great job! this explains how the tip of my pinky grew back when I was a kid

  • @beetorstevie
    @beetorstevie2 ай бұрын

    This is a very well made documentary.

  • @AifDaimon
    @AifDaimon2 жыл бұрын

    Axototls are the closest we have to a real-life Wolverine/Sabretooth/Deadpool/Mystique (or any other comic book character that has regenerative powers, for that matter)

  • @officersoulknight6321

    @officersoulknight6321

    2 жыл бұрын

    This lil guy is SCP-682 but not out for blood

  • @Shawn47
    @Shawn472 жыл бұрын

    An axolotl joined our family a few days ago. I knew a lot of the info in this video, but not in nearly this much detail! Thank you. This has been very informative.

  • @dragonflice
    @dragonflice2 жыл бұрын

    Now this is truly a fascinating video you made. I always tell people similar stories like here in the video.

  • @barkmeoweia
    @barkmeoweia Жыл бұрын

    First time i saw one I was so fascinated with them, never seen something like that in my life, they are an incredible and interesting creature

  • @sarahleavengood853
    @sarahleavengood8532 жыл бұрын

    your transition from one idea to another is always so smooth! very impressive writing :)

  • @RabbiPorkchop
    @RabbiPorkchop2 жыл бұрын

    I have 3! I feel lucky to have the opportunity to create an atmosphere for them to thrive. Don't think keeping them is easy, but it has been rewarding,

  • @Breal01

    @Breal01

    2 жыл бұрын

    Idk man my wife has two then decided to breed them. We now have over 100 not saying it’s super easy but definitely not insanely hard

  • @RabbiPorkchop

    @RabbiPorkchop

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Breal01 i could never...

  • @RabbiPorkchop

    @RabbiPorkchop

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Breal01 edit: the last two additions turned out to be female. So I figured out how that works. #fml

  • @PolarisCastillo
    @PolarisCastillo8 ай бұрын

    Despite the pronunciations of all the Aztec/Nahuatl names are incredibly wrong here, I do appreciate the detail and quality of this video. The editing, music and research is stellar!

  • @tomasgarciafunes5582
    @tomasgarciafunes55822 жыл бұрын

    smoothest ad transition I've ever seen, Amazing video btw

  • @ScottyHunter
    @ScottyHunter2 жыл бұрын

    Amazing narration, excellent information. Very very informative and even heart-wrenching to hear about the difficulty these awesome little creatures are facing. I have always wanted one as a pet, but have never had the right tank conditions to keep one happy and healthy. Maybe someday I will be so lucky.

  • @snakesonaframe2668

    @snakesonaframe2668

    2 жыл бұрын

    If heat is the issue, you can get a tank chiller, they aren’t expensive and work really well.

  • @Bsperry
    @Bsperry2 жыл бұрын

    Please do a ball python next! They can survive for up to a year without food as an adult (if they choose to) and someone once told me they eat the lining of their own intestines when in food strike. They're so interesting!

  • @vice.nor.virtue
    @vice.nor.virtue Жыл бұрын

    I cannot thank you enough for spending the precious time you have on earth to make this. I am in a terrible condition and learning about this God-like creature gave me something resembling hope for the first time in a long time. I am utterly beside myself with emotion right now and I just want to say thank you to you in every language on earth, but for now I will just go with english and german. Thank you! Danke schon!

  • @user-ft1eg4si5y
    @user-ft1eg4si5y11 ай бұрын

    I love the videos I learned so much.

  • @officersoulknight6321
    @officersoulknight63212 жыл бұрын

    So with the Regeneration, it’s SCP-682 but adorable, aquatic, and not out for blood

  • @missewe

    @missewe

    2 жыл бұрын

    Fact

  • @nightshade4873
    @nightshade48732 жыл бұрын

    there are more axolotls in minecraft than the known population of axolotls around the world especially after one vtuber tried so hard to get a blue axolotl....

  • @f2pislife663

    @f2pislife663

    2 жыл бұрын

    Kanata

  • @ash-

    @ash-

    2 жыл бұрын

    Sad

  • @pipebombmailer

    @pipebombmailer

    2 жыл бұрын

    casually expects everyone to know what they mean by ‘one vtuber’ on a science video

  • @shine6465

    @shine6465

    2 жыл бұрын

    I'll never forget Kanata's Axolotl black market

  • @roswellxo9214
    @roswellxo92148 ай бұрын

    The opening of this video is so strong!

  • @debuffxbaby
    @debuffxbaby2 жыл бұрын

    Stephanie you're an amazing narrator

  • @VtTraves
    @VtTraves2 жыл бұрын

    People should do an reaction videos for the maps, forests, lakes, rivers lost and pollution creation. This way there will be a diversity of videos and also brings awareness to others. At least 30% of people could use this to improve their future.

  • @coreyroberson4550
    @coreyroberson45502 жыл бұрын

    7:47 "But these animals all share something in common - they are all invertebrates. In vertebrates like us, regeneration is pretty much limited..." That's a really unfortunate and confusing juxtaposition of invertebrates and in vertebrates. Perhaps "For vertebrates like us..."

  • @ivantolosana5594

    @ivantolosana5594

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thought the same

  • @MythicBeanProductions
    @MythicBeanProductions2 жыл бұрын

    I love axolotls and it's really cool to watch this and learn more about them

  • @manofthenooch9910
    @manofthenooch9910 Жыл бұрын

    This video was amazing, thank you.

  • @fuckcorporati0ns
    @fuckcorporati0ns2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for your efforts and love that you've put into this work ❤️

  • @kenmurphy6792
    @kenmurphy67922 жыл бұрын

    Amazingly informative video. This idea of harnessing the power of the stem cell to devise a way to re-generate lost limbs as well as other tissues .. like brain tissue .. is truly ground breaking.

  • @caijon123
    @caijon123 Жыл бұрын

    that was the best ad transition I've ever seen

  • @ArtScienceWonder
    @ArtScienceWonder2 жыл бұрын

    Wait YOU made Nebula?! Did YOU start it? I want to know the detailed story behind Nebula! Love your content by the way and everyone you mentioned! ❤

  • @KalleVonEi
    @KalleVonEi2 жыл бұрын

    Got my axolotl for 9 years now and i even saw ma boi hatching I love u buddy

  • @unmeaninglessly143
    @unmeaninglessly1432 жыл бұрын

    As always, your production quality is amazing!

  • @randyfeliz8082
    @randyfeliz80822 жыл бұрын

    My neighborhood was featured on 19:07 (Co Op in NYC) love the content though !!!

  • @Zistheone2
    @Zistheone22 жыл бұрын

    "A-X-O-L-O-T-O-L, my time has come to burn! I invoke the ancient powers so that I may return!"

  • @the_fitness_doc
    @the_fitness_doc2 жыл бұрын

    Petition for the cutest thing of the animal kingdom? 😁

  • @swargpatel7634

    @swargpatel7634

    2 жыл бұрын

    I never found them cute honestly. For some reason they always freaked me out when I looked at them. Nonetheless, I appreciate their role in scientific breakthroughs.

  • @Snakue

    @Snakue

    2 жыл бұрын

    They are way cuter than dogs

  • @swatisri2409
    @swatisri24092 жыл бұрын

    O wow!! I never thought there’s anything left in this world that could capture my attention for more that 5-10 minutes… this video changed my opinion. Thanks for such an amazing informative video!

  • @kierankobaissi2396
    @kierankobaissi2396 Жыл бұрын

    i had no idea how incredible this animal was

  • @juliehobbs665
    @juliehobbs6652 жыл бұрын

    I honestly had no idea, until watching this very informative and intriguing video, that axolotls were only found in Mexico! I also had no idea about there conservation status.. What a loss! I truly hope the new rock quarry lake works to help reintroduce these amazing creatures into the wild! Thank you for yet another video full of nutritious brain food! 👏🏼 👏🏼 👏🏼 👏🏼 👏🏼 👏🏼 👏🏼 👏🏼 👏🏼 Bravo!

  • @crackedemerald4930
    @crackedemerald49302 жыл бұрын

    Sounds like a comic book origin story waiting to happen.

  • @iraqi3612
    @iraqi36122 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for all your hard work it's really an amazing information channel

  • @LeoHls
    @LeoHls10 ай бұрын

    Simply lovely

  • @masquerader101
    @masquerader101 Жыл бұрын

    Quetzalcoatl was for sure a mutated giant axolotl. Imagine how cool it would look

  • @atortoiseamongturtles4958
    @atortoiseamongturtles49582 жыл бұрын

    Axolotl's are awesome! I should've known you'd make a video about them

  • @16killjoy99
    @16killjoy992 жыл бұрын

    The axolotl is literally my favorite animap because of how amazing they are.

  • @natureandpeople199
    @natureandpeople1992 жыл бұрын

    To think of how many kinds of critters there are on the planet! I've subscribed.

  • @fasola183
    @fasola1832 жыл бұрын

    Amazing video thank you

  • @LoKom12
    @LoKom122 жыл бұрын

    I have had a couple axolotls. One of them passed last month (he got sick, rip my Remi) and my fiancé and I have another who’s about 3 years old and his name is Winston. He’s a good boy

  • @mariwinkler.r

    @mariwinkler.r

    Жыл бұрын

    Feeling very proud for having animals living in tanks

  • @izzymoon4436

    @izzymoon4436

    9 ай бұрын

    @@mariwinkler.ralso called prisons for entertainment filled with innocent animals and some water

  • @sapelesteve
    @sapelesteve2 жыл бұрын

    Great video & Axolotls are very interesting & unique Salamanders for sure. Let's hope that they don't go extinct.

  • @shaukatjahangir1396
    @shaukatjahangir1396 Жыл бұрын

    Grate work

  • @OliverAndLilyGillin
    @OliverAndLilyGillin Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this video

  • @Swnsasy
    @Swnsasy2 жыл бұрын

    I have wanted one of them for so many years.. They are the most adorable and one of the most amazing creatures on earth.. Glad I found this channel.. Definitely subbing!!

  • @AU-hs6zw
    @AU-hs6zw2 жыл бұрын

    An underrated channel😤 Deserves a lot more subs.

  • @therock41111
    @therock411112 жыл бұрын

    I love that they are constantly smiling

  • @squishykotetsu
    @squishykotetsu Жыл бұрын

    One caveat I have with this (otherwise absolutely brilliant) video, is that you're sort of understating human neuroplasticity. While we might not exactly form new brain tissue after injury, our brain is able to "re-map" or redistribute some of the lost functionality onto other areas, make new neural connections and so on. It was thought that this process ended with adulthood, but we now know that it basically never stops until we die. Although juvenile brains are a lot better at it.

  • @TigerKwan
    @TigerKwan2 жыл бұрын

    Imagine if they went through a metamorphosis normally and just became a god

  • @stoicdeicide2810
    @stoicdeicide28102 жыл бұрын

    Want to tell you I really appreciated the Pokémon reference. Also, you have risen to my top channel for my interesting documentary moments. Absolutely high quality video and research efforts. Thank you!

  • @williamkopko5775
    @williamkopko5775 Жыл бұрын

    Very interesting love your Chanel

  • @johnners911
    @johnners9119 ай бұрын

    "Paedomorph" is my new favourite insult

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