The Whaler Shark: Megalodon of Kaimere
Үй жануарлары мен аңдар
Big shark is big.
Songs of the Inland Sea is the sequel to Tales of Kaimere! It is a nautical anthology, with all six short stories and novellas taking place in aquatic settings. There are heists on a ship, a desperate chase through a marsh, and a survival story from the perspective of a killer whale!
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Megalodon inadvertently helping limit Kaimeran whaling to strictly sustainable levels is so neat lol.
I'm imagining people from the Free States had a yearly spiritual events when the Megalodon came to give birth.
@TalesofKaimere
19 күн бұрын
I'd certainly attend! On a very large boat at a safe distance lol
@taiko1237
19 күн бұрын
@@TalesofKaimere 'You're gonna need a bigger boat' - overheard in a popular Free States tourist bar
@user-wy4fc6pn6e
15 күн бұрын
maiesophilia
@user-wy4fc6pn6e
3 сағат бұрын
I wanna be here
Now THIS is how you do shark week
@TalesofKaimere
19 күн бұрын
Heck yeah!
@anon9579
18 күн бұрын
Just need the Jaws theme
*young Megalodon trying to get some food in the meadows* Kurajaku: “Shut up, Meg!”
unironically salmon sharks look like modern day otedus sharks they look so cute
@TalesofKaimere
19 күн бұрын
They're fantastic
Now Kaimere needs it's own river monsters guy.
Finally, a Megalodon episode. All hail the king of the seas of Kaimere
@TalesofKaimere
20 күн бұрын
Heck yeah! Long overdue. Happy Shark Week!
@user-wy4fc6pn6e
15 күн бұрын
*Queen
Sharkweek returns in Tales of Kaimere!
@TalesofKaimere
19 күн бұрын
Heck yeah!
Finally The Megalodon episode I have been waiting for since I first saw them in Kaimere. Absolutely loved this episode. Sharks are my favorite animals of the seas.
@TalesofKaimere
20 күн бұрын
Love to hear it!
Didn't expect a Megalodon episode so soon
@TalesofKaimere
19 күн бұрын
Had to make it air during Shark Week
@delmerputnam1679
19 күн бұрын
@@TalesofKaimereI can’t wait for a sharks of Kaimere 2.0 episode some day
@Phishacro
19 күн бұрын
@@delmerputnam1679 same
What an excellent start to shark week, with the most charismatic of them all! I love how you emphasize the importance of ocean productivity in O. megalodon's evolution. Regarding the stockier v. lithe build debate, perhaps there was ontogenetic niche partitioning? My hypothesis is that smaller, younger megalodon had the more agile build for navigating shallow water and hunting smaller prey, while larger adults relied on stockier builds for more efficiency while traveling between food rich areas. Here's to the Grandmother Shark of Kaimere, and to all species of these incredible animals! My girlfriend loves sharks, so this episode was a real treat Keenan!
Legend of The Meg
We finally got to meet the legendary Mega Shark. It is a pleasure to see Shark week as it is probably the animal which is closest to yours truly. See you soon my friend.
I just thinking someone going down to the beach after a storm and finding one of these washed up along the shore. Would be quite the scare to the average kiamerian I believe.
I've heard mention here in the comments that the two builds could represent different life stages of Megalodon, and while that does sound plausible, I think there's also the possibility for regional variation among different Megalodon populations. With some being shorter and stockier prioritizing for better efficiency, and others being longer and sleeker prioritizing for greater agility.
I think the design for the Whaler Shark works. As you said about your litopterns, "After all, they've been in Kaimere for six million years." Even if Megalodon's build turns out to be long and lean, it could have evolved to become more robust to contend with the various competition in the oceans of Kaimere. I'm not stating that Megalodon is a combative species that goes out and seeks fights with other apex predators, but it could give it an advantage against species such as the Motamazor regarding niche partitioning. Of course, it's ultimately your choice since this is your project, and you can decide what works and what doesn't.
At Planet Objecia, while no Megalodon lives on Objecia, there are 3 species that descended from Megalodon: Killer Sharks, Snowman Sharks, and Emperor Sharks. Killer Sharks are basically a smaller version of Megalodon, as they are a little larger than an Orca from Earth. The reason is due to competition, with a much stronger, more intelligent marine mammal: Hyper Predatory Beaked Whales. But, Killer Sharks are still otodus sharks. Snowman Sharks are found only at Objecia's South Pole, and are one of only 4 species of shark found there. During the winter, Snowman Sharks slow down their metabolisms to ensure they last. During the summer, Snowman Sharks begin their hunt. They need to eat as much marine mammals as possible to survive the incoming winter. Snowman Sharks do still compete with predatory marine mammals like Hyper Predatory Beaked Whales and Southern Sperm Whales. But, Snowman Sharks have been known to paralyze prey, using venom glands in their teeth. Thus, making snowman sharks venomous. Emperor Sharks are pretty unique for Otodus sharks. Rather than hunting large prey, Emperor Sharks are filter feeders, a lot like Earth Whale sharks and Basking sharks. Just like the Killer Sharks, Emperor Sharks became filter feeders due to pressure from competition, and there was a lack of baleen whales in the Heral Sea when Emperor Sharks first evolved. So, these large sharks have tiny teeth, and other filter feeding shark adaptations. But, they are still Otodus Sharks. After all, you can't evolve out of a clade.
It was an interesting video. I would be glad if a video is released in the future that will tell in more detail about the cultural influence of megolodon on local cultures.
As always excellent music selection. And I really like the relationships you create between the Kimeran hunters and megs predators.
@TalesofKaimere
19 күн бұрын
Thank you very much!
A realm beyond the known world video on the eastern continent would be neat.
Well sssssshhhhhhheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeiiiitt! I wasnt expecting a megalodon episode! No complaints out of me though. You ever see chased by sea monsters? I think that megalodon segment was amazing!
@TalesofKaimere
19 күн бұрын
I've seen it indeed! Really liked the megalodon episode
What? I click thinking this is a old video, what a good surprise.
16 seconds ago is a new record for us !! Very excited for this one !!
We're gonna need a bigger boat !!
This is by far the best shark week video ive seen today question: has the kaimeran megalodon was ever been accidentally introduced to earth?(which might have caused the legends of 30ft great whites), and do you think they could survive on earth?
@TalesofKaimere
19 күн бұрын
Thank you! It has not been confirmed but some think sightings might reflect one. Would be hard to slip through the portal unnoticed though. They'd have a very hard time finding enough prey I imagine.
I wonder, has anyone tried to record and figure out if Great White Sharks make sounds? I threw a Uktan at my players last week. The amount of wide eyes at the table was hilarious! Instead of fighting this one that had been raised by the villain since chick, the players grabbed the loot and booked it! Rolls were in their favor so the Uktan lost them.
@NP3GA
20 күн бұрын
An appropriate response
@user-go7vl2lq3s
20 күн бұрын
Seeing an 6 to 7 ton megaraptoran is probably going to freak you out
Good to see Kaimere is still a thing, where else am I gonna see cool looking prehistoric speculative evolution?
@lifeintheseven1603
20 күн бұрын
Exactly!
YOOOO! We get the Whaler Shark on my B day. Thank you very much Keenan Taylor!!
@TalesofKaimere
19 күн бұрын
Happy birthday!!!
Nigel Marvin would love Kaimeran oceans. I do wonder though if I may ask if Megalodon is doing so well how is the clade it belongs to faring
Incredible episode, love this god of the sea
Thank you Keenan!
@TalesofKaimere
19 күн бұрын
My pleasure!
A surprise to be sure, but a welcomed one.
@TalesofKaimere
19 күн бұрын
*salute*
@NP3GA
19 күн бұрын
@@TalesofKaimere 🫡
Arguably the best and most nuanced megalodon video on KZread. Though I might be biased as your interpretation of it as a symbol of the high productivity of Miocene oceans has completely changed how I view megalodon (or really any prehistoric animal in general) in a way that no other video or documentary has. Also, petition to make "whaler shark" the official common name of O/C. megalodon. It's so simple yet so good.
@dudotolivier6363
20 күн бұрын
There no biased. How such a huge and heavy beast could even exist if there none enough in number and size preys to feed on and sustain itself ? Is Triceratops or Edmontosaurus weren't a thing, T-rex would just never evolved. Simple as things are.
@TalesofKaimere
19 күн бұрын
Thank you! I still like grandmother shark for some contexts but whaler shark is extremely fitting given their diet and I wouldn't be surprised if they lived at least into the years of whaling industry that's a name they may have gone with. That or blue/black whaler
Question, are motomazor still venomous? They were described as so in the original episode, but I don’t recall it ever being brought up again.
@TalesofKaimere
19 күн бұрын
Yup! They are indeed. It's mild but still present. Helps make their quick bites more effective
@gojitsar7505
19 күн бұрын
@@TalesofKaimere That’s what I thought! No wonder these guys crushed the grandfather whales!
1:19 in the immortalized words of Rita Repulsa: *MAGIC WAND, MAKE MY MONSTER GROW!!!!!!*
I thought I was seeing things but I clicked immediately when I fully perceived the video
GOD-SHARK GOD-SHARK GOD-SHARK yesssss
@TalesofKaimere
19 күн бұрын
There are many fitting names for this god of the sea
Also I swear I would love a video game kinda like RD2 meets Black flags sit in this universe, Hunting dinosaurs tracking down bounties.
Although the megalodon in Kaimere may simply be looked at as an actual prehistoric animal that you inserted into your world more or less as it was, its still great how you fitted it into the context. It was very interesting to learn how it deals with the greater abundance of worthy competitors some of which would definitely be more that a nuisance during it's juvenile stages. I also really enjoyed the insight on how a few of the cultures view and interact with this scary but awe-inspiring animal. A 10/10 Shark Week episode!
@TalesofKaimere
19 күн бұрын
Thank you!
I wonder what the native and incoming populations of Megs thought of each other upon arrival in Kaimere.
@TalesofKaimere
12 күн бұрын
Probably didn't think much different if theoretically it's all the same species with at most slight variation.
With world building like this you should have like 50M subscribers.
@TalesofKaimere
19 күн бұрын
Thank you! Doubt I'll ever hit a fraction of those numbers but it's thankfully only going up!
You wish to be a Megalodon in order to become the oceans top predator. I wish to become one because the females are bigger than the males. We are not the same. Great Video!!
@gojitsar7505
20 күн бұрын
I like tall women and face biting too.
@dariusrose9909
20 күн бұрын
@@gojitsar7505When your 6'5 it's hard to find though.
@TalesofKaimere
19 күн бұрын
lol love it
Is there anything in the northern arctic continent, or is it just a wasteland? I mean, if Kaishel can be so eco-diverse, surely there's something interesting going on in the North.
Wonderful piece!
@TalesofKaimere
19 күн бұрын
Thanks! Appreciate your insight in the initial redesign
The fact 100 ton mesopredators even existed is incredible.
Keep up the good work 👍
@TalesofKaimere
19 күн бұрын
Thanks!
Your world are much *Splendid,Amazing* and *Unusual!! :)* 😊😊😊😊😊
Darn we're gonna need a bigger boat
Happy that you was able to participate to this Shark Week of 2024, this year ! And what better to participate by giving a dedicate video about the sole, unique, wonderfull, scary, threatening undesputable king/emperor and largest of all sharks, and our good big boy, the Meg itself ! Which good given this creature is among the most famous icons of Kaimere (because well, it none other than THE Megalodon itself, the SAME one, same species than in our Earth, alive and still extant, which is already a good reason in itself), as a prehistoric creature, suriviving prehsitoric critter which for once litterally don't evolved and remained unchanged since prehsitoric time and when it was supposed to went extinct, a living fossil.... But also because it stand out a lot because it isn't a fictionnal species like, litterally, ALL the others icons such Uktan, Indrakai, Kurujaku, Silent Ones, etc... It's a real life one, that really existed. And yeah, on this side, Meg isn't as an effect extraodinary, as you state on the video. It's just the Meg, among a fauna cast composed of derived and fictionnal beasts. But the fact it is just a simple, giant shark and that all also kind made it everything what is attractive and amazing to it. There no need to be more and having extras when being simple is sufficient. One thing, the large size, is enough and no one is bothered or ask Meg to be something other than it already is. Meg is already perfect the way it is :)
HAPPY SHARK WEEK 🗣️🗣️🔥🔥
I love megalodon! They are my favorite prehistoric shark.
@TalesofKaimere
19 күн бұрын
It's pretty darn fantastic
When you compare megaladon to poisonous mousasours like mortamasaurs , kerajaku a literal sea dragon and great serpents like many elasamousaurs and plesiousaurs and tooth whales Megaladon is just a large shark But still cool
@TalesofKaimere
19 күн бұрын
Makes it peak in my opinion. Doesn't need anything flashy. Just big shark is all it takes to be on top.
I like that so much effort is made to keep the animals accurate, megalodon is a hard one though since sharks are famous for only leaving their teeth behind. I am curious about other sharks now though, like what about sleeper sharks and hammerheads? Or even just large fish in general like sturgeon which some species exceed 20 feet. One shark that i also wonder about is the bull shark, its a very adaptable shark so it would be surprising if they didnt exist on Kaimere or have a close relative that does.
@TalesofKaimere
19 күн бұрын
Thanks! I did a shark episode early in the channel (three years ago) that covered sleepers and hammerheads in brief. Someday I hope to do a more robust series but didn't have time this year
@Exquailibur
19 күн бұрын
@@TalesofKaimere ill have to find that
Hey Keenan, will we ever learn more about the Arctic Continent?
So what’s the arctic continent like? Is it like Kaishel with its own ecosystem, or is it barren like Antarctica
I have finally finished my “Priadese Mothman”!!!
Does the Megalodon prey on the larger whales species too? Like cachalot, Bilyuk, or even the Rorqual whales like butuktuk, Humpback, and the Sun Whale.
@TalesofKaimere
14 күн бұрын
Yes some do. Not every individual does there’s often a degree of personal preference. However the common whale is the favored target of most megs
I wonder if The Assembly ever investigated those nonsensical "MEGALODON IS STILL ALIVE" claims. After all, a Whaler Shark or two getting somehow Portal'd to Earth is at least conceivable in the world of Kaimere.
@TalesofKaimere
19 күн бұрын
There are megalodon in the area though would be quite hard to coincidently be in the gate as it opened and be unnoticed
Part of me is sad I forgot to suggest some sort of shark attack story when ideas for Tales of the Inland Sea were being pitched. Kaimere has plenty to choose from. Oh well. Nice to see the Megalodon again. I admit, I did enjoy watching the movie The Meg. The sequel? Not so much.
@TalesofKaimere
19 күн бұрын
There were certainly a lot of fun moments in those films!
@DavidGlenn-xl6yi
19 күн бұрын
@@TalesofKaimere Oh yeah
Thoughts on the new 2024 study that suggests that Megalodon was much skinnier than previously thought?
@Andrey.Ivanov
20 күн бұрын
He discusses it towards the end of the video (17:57)
@TalesofKaimere
19 күн бұрын
That is one interpretation but there's been pushback. As it's not consensus I'm at a bit of a loss since there are experts on both sides. At the moment either option is simply an informed possibility. We don't have anything conclusive.
So is there only one species of Megalodon on Kaimere, or might there be several species/subspecies, given how long they've existed there?
@TalesofKaimere
19 күн бұрын
Indeed. Problem is the Assembly can’t genetically compare their megalodon with ours throughout history, just do tooth comparison, which makes it hard to separate since they look the same as they have for 23 million years. Theoretically there could be different species but the Assembly hasn’t verified any. If there are two different species it would be between northern and southern hemisphere, though the fact that they freely interbreed throws a wrench in that.
I have question did fowl bird like quail, partridge,ptarmingan,tru pheasant and grouse present here in kaimere i wonder there is episode about them called "Fowl week".
Shark are the ancients of the oceans but megalodon is the ruler of the prehistoric seas
I wonder if Livaytan was smart enough to drown Megalodon by holding their tails? I figure a pod of adult Livaytan could kill a lone Megalodon. But the giants sharks tough thick, sand paper like skin would make an adult Megalodon a difficult kill for any social aquatic predator on Kaimere.
@TalesofKaimere
19 күн бұрын
Indeed it would be tough, and you certainly wouldn't want to get too close. If you bite for the tail and miss, one bite in retaliation could be lethal. Gotta handle with care
@Reyma777
19 күн бұрын
@@TalesofKaimere some would think Orcas could kill of other larger predators on Kaimere by mobbing them. However, Orcas have been known to flee from pilot whale pods, coalitions of humpback whales and big angry sperm whales bulls. An aside: you mentioned disputes about the size and build of Megalodon. I think the slimmer more efficient build might have been more likely, especially with small rorquals being a preferred prey item . Megalodon seemed to have declined once baleen whales became true giants. The modern giant rorquals, blue, fin, snd humpback seem to be outside of assumed preferred prey size of Megalodon, and are not only big, but are deceptively agile too.
nice video
DEEP PITCH ORCHESTRA JAWS THEME INTENSIFIES
Shark week!
I wonder if a large pod of Orcas could take a fully grown megaladon out. I would imagine so, since they do hunt larger predators here in earth, but maybe it’s too risky to play around with giant sharks.
@TalesofKaimere
19 күн бұрын
Almost certainly not. Orcas struggle to break the skin of sharks the size of average males much less a fully grown female. Orcas are also right in the size range of preferred megalodon prey and most of the pod could be reliably swallowed whole. I doubt orcas could latch on to stall it and it would only take one bite to kill an orca.
@fishyfishyfishy500akabs8
19 күн бұрын
Orcas stay the hell away from bull sperm whales unless they’re sick or wounded, mainly because unlike most animals in the sea a bull sperm whales response also includes charging the orcas and actively fighting back. Most other whales opt for flight or defensive formations, with those that fight back being unideal prey. A megalodon on the other hand would see orcas as food, especially considering orca sized whales during its time had growth patterns more like prey.
This man is single handily carrying shark week on his back while Discovery channel flops
@TalesofKaimere
19 күн бұрын
Haha I do what I can
Megalodon gets treated as an animal, rather than a monster people depict it as. A big predator loudly screams high ecological productivity.
How did the giant bugs amphibians and Dunkleosteus do I'm kind of curious if that ever entered your world forgot what Arrow was called sorry
And if any remnants survived forgot that part
Is there going to be a therapsids video in the near future?
@TalesofKaimere
19 күн бұрын
It's not on the agenda
@MarshalMarrs-eu9yh
19 күн бұрын
@TalesofKaimere when is that video coming then?
Shark week? More like Shark Peak.
@TalesofKaimere
19 күн бұрын
Amen
i thought it would be the warhogs
@TalesofKaimere
19 күн бұрын
Had to bump it because I got the dates of Shark Week wrong
If megafauna are a signal, what does that make generalists and extremophiles? 🤔
Wait a second hold up, Wa'Ayok?? Stellars sea cow confirmed for kaimere???
@TalesofKaimere
20 күн бұрын
Yes indeed! Or at least something similar
@RabidicusNollis
20 күн бұрын
@@TalesofKaimere phenomenal. Outstanding. I do know historically the sea cow was WAY more abundant and diverse, ranging from Japan to California, so maybe a population or an earlier species in the line got picked up at some point during a harvest?
How do megalodon interact with jormungandr?
@fishyfishyfishy500akabs8
19 күн бұрын
Jormungandr tend to avoid the open water which megalodon frequent. They’re most likely prey.
Top 4 favorite Sharks?
@TalesofKaimere
19 күн бұрын
1. megalodon 2. wobbegong 3. whale 4. porbeagle
@The_PokeSaurus
19 күн бұрын
@@TalesofKaimere EYY! Wobbegon is my number 1!
Happy Shark Week!
@TalesofKaimere
19 күн бұрын
Heck yeah!
Great portat to itself: Hey, y'know what would be really fucked up to see in Kaimere?
Kix in your door Screams I have an idea, Domesticated bears/ Bear dogs Like so domesticated we have different breeds, Like there's a grizzly bear equivalent of a pit bull Or Chihuahua,
Megalodont-astic🤩🦈
How are ichthyosaurus doing on kaymere?
@Andrey.Ivanov
20 күн бұрын
They are extinct but were doing well during the Mesozoic dynasties
@TalesofKaimere
19 күн бұрын
They had a good run but are now dead and gone
Would the whaler shark still be in the species megalodon even after spending so much time in kaimere?
@Andrey.Ivanov
20 күн бұрын
I've also wondered about that. On one hand what we identify as O.megalodon on Earth is present in the fossil record from 23 to 3.6 million years ago. On the other hand as you mentioned it has also been in Kaimere for a long time and the context there has been rather different in some ways. It's worth noting that in the fossil record we only have teeth and rare other fragments such as vertebrae to work with to figure out its exact phylogeny, whereas in Kaimere the Assembly has an access to actual full, living, breathing sharks. This must help a lot with making inferences about the megalodon from our own fossil record, but it probably also makes attempts to draw comparisons between them seem rather insufficient. The same may have been the case in real life as well. For all we know megalodon from the Early Miocene may have been quite distinct from megalodon from Early Pliocene if you put them next to each other, but we only have teeth and not much else, especially regarding external appearance. With all that in mind I won't be surprised at all if there are people in the Assembly who propose that the Kaimran meg should be given its owm species even if only for the sake of distinction.
@TalesofKaimere
19 күн бұрын
It is certainly a possibility as Andrey said. Not something easily verified. The teeth look the same, but other elements might well be different.
@dudotolivier6363
19 күн бұрын
@@liambrandley2716 It's a good worthnoting point and question. Indeed, many could argue that many fossils reffered as O/C. megalodon could refer to others, yet undescribed and named species of O/C and ancestral to the true species of Meg (which could be restricted to its holotype remains and unrelatted fossils we know belonging to the same species because they lived at the same time period and possess the same variation) and indeed, a given population of a species which is separated, isolated for so long from the rest (in the context of two different planets here) could become its own apart species overtime while its mother/ancestral species being still alive or having remained alive in parallel for a good time. And this latter scenario is something that Kaimere have even actually displayed already time to time even (recently, Keenan confirmed to me that the two leopard existing on Kaimere descend from the current extant Panthera pardus we have, but since they have been harvested, they evolved into their own species. Making P. speleaus and P. kaimeriensis). However, it's should bé also noted with importance that a species can display variations, even important, during its (even long) lifespan, from its birth to its death, or at the same time at differents areas of its range, without being two apart species we by mistake were merged together due to a lack or poor knowledge of their remains. If our own Homo sapiens species isn't a good example in itself. After all, there tons of notable and signification variations, even at skeletal level, within differents variety/population worldwide and at a given Era, or even either with a given variety/population across many centuries. (European/White Caucasian people from the Dark Ages Middle Age are much smaller and differents from current 2000's century people of the same variety/population, much taller. This due to the many factors defining the context of both sides). And yet, we are all the same species, with not yet subspecies that even appeared at that point. Even after 300,000 years after its apparition (which yes, it's ridiculousely short at geological times, but still long for many animals to evolved into new species as it have been displayed by some case.) Sure, it's is accepted that a genus/taxa can last for very long, but a species as well. Reasons why species stop to evolved significantly or don't produce new species can be numerous. Mainly that if they are able to face almost any obstacles or changes, due to being heavily adaptable or generalist, why to change and evolved in the first place to start with if you're already good as you are ? Many species last long because they just don't need to change and are able to face a problem from their environnement or climate even with their initial general form. Especially if the context/habitat it live in is stable, static and remain mostly unchange for a long time as also too that have been shown many times by Science. Even despite how it was, Meg was still shown to have been quite adaptable and generalist to face the differents changes which occured througout the Miocene. If this species wasn't adaptable or generalist enough to face these change, while an apex predator such big is always the most vulnerable species in an evosystem, enough to force it to change and give new species, so it would have undergo significant, clears and visible changes. Which so far isn't what the fossil records of this animal indicate. To end, it's also worth to note that if mammals are subject to evolved fast and give many species even within some millions years only (even in large low and slow strategy animals such Elephants)... others clades of animals as a whole tend to not undergo the same rate of evolution. Fishs, birds and reptiles for example, display a lot of long and slow species lifespan and evolution, with many extant species which were already alive as far than the middle Pleistocene, or even farer in time. Many extant sharks species themselves are studied to have evolved during the Miocene, and have survived to these days without problems. Even our placid Whale-Shark coexisted for quite a good time with Megalodon and survived it. So, at the end, I do believe that the shark we have on Kaimere is well the same O/C. megalodon of our fossil records, and not an apart species (which wouldn't and could be called Megalodon as this vernacular name is restricted only to O/C. megalodon itself, hence the species name). And its isn't far fercht to think/consider that the species didn't evolved at all since it was introduced to Kaimere for the first time.
Yo keenan!. When are we getting a dedicated video for the stegosaurs? Ive been wondering when we will learn about them in kaimere?. Or have i missed a video?
@NP3GA
20 күн бұрын
To my knowledge at least. There is no mention of any type of stegosaurus still alive in Kaimere. There were a few shown in the 'mesozoic dynasties' series.
@aquaspino2902
20 күн бұрын
@@NP3GA dam... stegosaurs always get the sort end of the stick don't thay😔
@NP3GA
20 күн бұрын
@@aquaspino2902 they were too great for both worlds it seems
@dudotolivier6363
20 күн бұрын
If one day it get a sponsor for them. So far, none have sponsorized a Stegosaurs video. But it would be even just extinct species as Keenan said it himself he just don't want Stegosaurs in his setting.
@aquaspino2902
20 күн бұрын
@dudotolivier6363 yeah true
Have there been anyone bold enough on Kaimere to keep baby Whaler Sharks in large aquariums, like Great Whites on Earth?
@TalesofKaimere
19 күн бұрын
If so they likely wouldn't last long
🦈👍👍👍
@TalesofKaimere
20 күн бұрын
Let’s go!
Say why did you choose to use charcarolcles instead of otodus, like what you did with the grandfather whale now being an acrophyster rather than the genus leviathan.
@dudotolivier6363
20 күн бұрын
He say it in the video. It's still a debate and technically, Keenan don't choose either names and just use the neutral way but using both. Also, there was a problem with Leviathan not being able to exist in modern times on Kaimere so it took another species as ancestor which convergently evolved like Leviathan to fit its role.
@TalesofKaimere
19 күн бұрын
I discuss it briefly but in short: experts have not agreed which genus is preferred and I'm an amateur and don't want to misinform.
@Horrendous347
19 күн бұрын
That’s ok
Livyatan next😊
@MegaRumia217
20 күн бұрын
I think you meant Grandfather Whale (No longer Livyatan)
@gojitsar7505
20 күн бұрын
Grandfather whales went extinct due to competition with motomazor.
My first encounter with Megalodon in media is the Sea Monsters special with Nigel Marven, where the Pliocene seas rank as the 3rd most dangerous of all time. Nigel embarks on a mission to learn about the lifestyle using a camera attached to the shark's dorsal fin, seeing a whale hunt in action. In this depiction, they basically treat Megalodon as a Great White Shark on steroids, similar in design, with a larger prey preference. To be completely honest, I prefer the stockier build as it makes the musculature and the girth of the animal stand out, making Megalodon actually look like it can take on a large whale and win.
@dudotolivier6363
20 күн бұрын
They even claimed back them (as an idea which had some supporters once) that Greta White was litterally is straigh descendant and Meg its ancestor, but of course, it completely outdated and not the truth. Not only the segment is among one of the very (very) few occassions WW.... original series franchise so far take place during the Pliocene, but it also actually take place when Meg was at its way end, as this species became extinct not very long after the beginning of this period. Aside, I LOVE the build up they did for this segment. First showing a young one the size of a Great White near coasts, then waiting some time and only displaying the famous iconic sail image above water, then after Nigel is in his underwate cage and the music is at its peak, the beast eveal itself in all its splendor ! Just beautifully orchetestrated in paste, music and visuals...
How the big whales mange to defend themselves against this?
@TalesofKaimere
19 күн бұрын
Social behavior and communicating and hugging the coast are surprisingly efficient defenses. If it can't set up an ambush, it's hard pressed to find success. Though they are fast, many whales are faster
Shark bait woohaha. If you understood the reference, you get a cookie.
wait i thought this month was supposed to be domestics
@transnewt
19 күн бұрын
are there domestic whalers?
@TalesofKaimere
19 күн бұрын
Absolutely not lol. This month is a trilogy of domesticates, a shark, and a spider.
@transnewt
18 күн бұрын
@@TalesofKaimere is that spider or Spider
How intelligent is "not particularly intelligent"?
@TalesofKaimere
12 күн бұрын
I cannot quantify it
FRICK YEAH MEG TIME! !!!! 🗣️ 🗣️ 🗣️ 🗣️ 🗣️ 🗣️ 🗣️ 🗣️ 🗣️
@TalesofKaimere
19 күн бұрын
Meg time best time
Sorry I'm late
What's this about whaling dogs? What's with those heckin large puppers in the water by the whale carcass? The one getting butchered by whalers?
@TalesofKaimere
20 күн бұрын
Thems are whale hounds! Can learn more about them in an episode called Best Of Friends Dogs of Kaimere!
@datpolakmike
19 күн бұрын
@@TalesofKaimere ah, fool that I am, i can't believe i forgot that part of that installment! On a tangent... It makes me wonder if skates and rays in kaimere have gotten up to any noteworthy evolutionary antics...
keirmir
To be honest I whoud probably pet a pup
@TalesofKaimere
19 күн бұрын
I would too. Won't claim wisdom there