Micro and Megabats seem to be swapped at ~2:20

"Human Data Miners" The Best Term for scientist I've Heard so Far

There's this one bat who's like six feet tall, fights crime, and has a strange obession with robins

This channel is Peak KZfaq creativity. I learn. I’m entertained. It isn’t forced. I always want more videos. It’s ridiculous

Vampire bats are the only mammals that can sense body heat in much the same way a snake does. They're also insanely strong for their size, and are the only bats that can run.

Please make an ant tier list, they have lots of cool strategies and species!

Don’t eat em

Every body gangsta until TierZoo says there’s a new balance patch coming to the game.

Everyone else: use this channel to learn zoology Me: use this channel to learn gaming terms

Things which never change at TierZoo in 2020: Offend the amphibous player base: check✔

The bat has become the meta defining build countering the ridiculously OP Humans

Bats got tired of getting their spawn points raided by humans and said: “raid this modded flu lmao”

You forgot to state, however that the bat is a really meta defining build - since it is the only thing keeping the insect player base from skyrocketing and taking down almost the entire server.I feel like thats why bats are really important for the current state of the game 💜💜💜

"They aren't very stealthy and make much more noise than other nocturnal builds" Glad my upstairs neighbours finally made it into a TierZoo vid

Surprised you didn't mention how some bats have a surprising predator- Scolopendra gigantea, a species of centipede native to Peru has been known to hang upside down (yeah I know ironic right) in caves and catch bats mid-flight.

Imagine being this guys friend, and getting asked "How's your stats doing?"

You should do a "Are bisons OP?" because I think they are always overlooked in the power department, despite only effectively fearing humans, and can put up a good fight against wolves and even bears

Octopus: Stealth Dolphin: Intelligence Bats: REEEEEEE

TierZoo: Gives bats credit for 2020 Pangolins: We stand here amidst my achievements!

I love that 2020 is a faction in the age graph.

Plot Twist: Everything and everyone is really just a character in a videogame, and TierZoo is the only guy aware that each of our lives is basically being played by some unseen gamers.

As a bat PhD, I’d say really nice overview of their natural history. Worth noting that they really dont need defenses as all examples of bat predation are relatively rare. Also, with over 1400 species they are the second most successful group of mammals and probably functionally the most diverse. Also some of the most beneficial animals to have around, consuming tons of insects, pollinating many flowers and dispersing seeds to regenerate tropical rains forests. Finally, their wings are surprisingly strong and they routinely survive crashes in flight without injury. Punctures also heal over time, so I’d say this weakness is overblown. The heavy weight of their wings is also a unique feature that allows them their extraordinary maneuvering abilities.

See while most animals perfected the arts of sight, bat's have mastered the art of screaming.

Small correction since the video came up, but micro and mega are no longer the correct terminology for these two classes of bat. They are now Yinpterochiroptera and Yangochiroptera. This is mostly because there were some species of microbat that turned out to be closer related to megabats than any other microbats despite still using echolocation and being insectovorious. Therefore, the micro and mega distinctions are no longer useful or correct. Another thing to mention about the viability of the Yinpterochiroptera that you also left out that may alter the standings. The first being that beetles (while having better armor) are a major food source for Yinpterochiroptera, so while they might be a good build, they are the prey of these bats. Secondly, their wing structure makes them exceptionally nimble and manueverable in the air, more so than birds would ever be. Third, bat wings are more durable than you may think. Their membranes can heal over time if punctured. Finally, is that while bats are resistant to disease, they are currently highly threatened by fungus players Pseudogymnoascus destructans, which cases a status effect called "White Nose Syndrome". These fungus players attack bats while they are hibernating over the winter, damaging their skin and forcing them to warm up, thus spending their stamina during a time when they need to conserve it. This can lead to almost 90% of colonies being wiped out in a single winter. This is a very serious danger for the player base, and needs to be addressed. Sincerely, A Bat Dataminer

God those megabats are freaking adorable

We need an “Ant Tier List” because ants have a wide variety of strategies for attack, defense, utility, and nest construction. They also have very large party sizes ranging from 1,000 players and an astonishing 1,000,000,000 players. They respawn very quickly, so it is very difficult to completely eradicate a nest.

**Reads title** Batman: “...Y e s”

Bats be like “enemy spotted”.

The fact you used the black ops II menu theme while explaining echolocation cracks me up

I love how TierZoo makes it seem like the world is a video game by making everything have stats and such, while at the same time teaching us about the animals in a more fun way than just an educational channel.

I wouldn't call COVID a nerf to humans, I prefer to think of it as a raid performed by the virus mains.

Just an interesting fact: In New Zealand, there are only 2 species of native land mammals which both are bats. They are also the only two bat species on the whole planet who can actually run on land because they barely had any natural enemies (I believe only the New Zealand falcon is it's natural enemy before humans started introducing a lot of possums/weasels, cats, dogs etc).

You should really add a sensory stat in addition to the others, like how a player can detect their surroundings. For example, sharks would have a high sensory stat because they can sweep for prey, smell blood, and have okay eyesight, whereas humans have low sensory stats because we only have average sight and low hearing and smell compared to other animals.

TierZoo a few years ago: Humans kinda deserve a nerf. TierZoo after 2020: "I shouldn't have said that. I should *NOT* have said that."

Dude I used to HATE Crobat

yo recently ive really started to notice that nerf on intelligence on like 40% of humans

The bats have decent matchups, incredible immune systems and echo location. Surely they’d lie on B tier at least

Bats: land in C tier Batman: *angrily grumbles and walks off*

"I see everything you see. But i don't see the way you do. I release a sonic wave from my mouth. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA" -bat, probably

Love the RuneScape references in animations/music 😂

This game is unfair I didn’t pick my role i was just a human sadly

Devs: So, how are you doing during the Viral Extinction Event? Human mains: The... WHAT

Bat class: where Robins learn to deal with Bruce's cold temperament and extremely high expectations.

The bat played that used the covid ability was a legend, probably the highest K D ratio of any player

The bat that made COVID has the highest kill count in bat history

Can't stop here, this is bat country!

*Slaps top of Batcave* : This badboy can fit so many megabats in it.

Some megabats actually do have a rudimentary echolocation ability, but these are limited to fruit bats in a specific genus (Rousettus)

Tierzoo is so OP that I love watching and listening even when he’s just thanking his sponsors. They’re placed at the end and can easily be ignored (not like with other channels that have to sneak them into the intro and/or the middle), but are still so wonderfully creative that I stay for all of it. I just literally look forward to every second of every video, even spending up to 50% longer than the run time, rewinding often to consume every aspect (the game sounds, kill confirms, etc). I’d probably watch that same video entirely right away, or very soon afterwards. Thank you so much and I can’t wait to have my new player watch it as soon as she reaches the right level! ❤

"the huge nerfs the human players had to deal with in 2020" no nerfs here, just the virus playerbase gatherinhg up to the once-in-every-century megaconvention

It would be cool to see biome meta breakdowns, like covering dominant builds, playstyles and environmental effects in a bunch of different locations around the world

Just stumbled across this channel just wanted to say these are so beautifully put together a lot of great footage and music and lingo used it’s very immersive and I love it . Thank you

Interesting fact: Melbourne, Australia used to be called Batmania.

Have you rejected your humanity and switched to being a bat main?

Why has it taken me this long to finally give this channel a try? It's insanely entertaining to refer to real-life things using gaming terms, it's one of my favorite things.

The reason TierZoo hasn't posted yet is not because it takes a long time to make videos, it's because he wants to keep his video count as 69 as long as he can.

To be fair to bat mains, birds and bugs have had access to the flight ability for much longer and have had time to adjust their playstyles accordingly.

The dude called 2020 a series of nerfs at the end, but isn't it more of a World Event? I mean it's not a one-and-done kind of thing, more of a Questline for the Healer factions. I even heard that just after the cure quest item was finally made, a new strain of the illness was found. That has to be the beginning of the second chapter of the story, right?

Has tierzoo ever done a micro tier list? Like ranking microorganisms as their own set, I think that would be a cool idea, and potentially could shine a light on some of the abilities of microorganisms less known by us in the macro world

This is literally my favorite channel on YT right now!

My wife and I just made it to end game this year and our new player(10mo) just started watching your videos today. She is already on her way to making the best builds!

Bats: **op** Humans: **op** Batman: it's free real estate

4:30 that looks exactly like a dog.

4:58 what a good dog.

Bats to peregrine falcon: "That's not flying! That's falling with style!"

There actually is an S tier bat, a hybrid build called the Batman. With his special ability 'prep time', he's unbeatable.

I really like your unique style of videos, and every time I watch one of these videos I have the urge to play Runescape again :p

Notice how this was the first playerbase to actually nerf the op humans

Imagine once we die a character select menu pops up

“Are bats op?” Everyone: **gestures broadly on everything**

Love your videos and I'd actually love to see a follow up to your dinosaur and prehistoric videos in terms of the aquatic meta of that with creatures like Mosasaur, Lioplerudon, Basilosaurus, Leedsichtys, Dunkleosteous, etc.

7:36 - lol, I love that the 2020 lifespan is the longest.

I personally like playing Ants just for the unique RTS gameplay they provide.

A beetle Tierlist would be awesome, there are so many with a lot of strategies

This is the first video I've seen, a friend referred me. This is some great shit. I'm someone who has much more of a biology than gaming background but love me some good gaming memes, what a crossover. Really impressed by the work going into this, and the presentation; I'm definitely going to recommend to more people! Sadly I cannot afford any Patreons at the moment, but you definitely deserve it.

I just discovered your channel. It's awesome! I'd love to see an episode comparing the best birds of prey builds (owls, eagles, falcons, seagulls, etc) Or just owls. Owls are pretty OP.

I kinda wish there was a “Animal Kingdom” mmo now, that runs just like this. Choose a server, a time period and start the round. The players evolve their species over the course of months and the round ends, the best records are displayed and you try again to optimize yourself. It’d be interesting to not only watch people try to imitate existing animals but potentially make new ones

0:22 who else thought they accidentally started a chess game

I really needed this. Haven't been the biggest fan of bats lately, and I really needed something to remind myself how cool they are.

every song choice you use is amazing please never change it

Me: *sees thumbnail* "Enemy spotted" Video: "Enemy spotted" Glad we're on the same page

I don’t know if you’ll see this, but in a previous video you mentioned something about hooves, and it got me thinking- what are the advantages and disadvantages of each appendage (Hands, Paws, Hooves, Claws etc.) and maybe a mini tier list of each? I dunno, I just think it’d be pretty cool!

8:00 I didn't know Ladybirds fly like Superman. It's like: \o/

I’m waiting for the day that the flying fox mains gather enough points to spec into more size and begin turning on the raptor mains that keep destroying them. Some day we’ll have flying wolf mains

So I know you probably won't see this, but as a teen that has previously hated zoology/biology these videos have really helped to open my mind towards these two subjects. You do an excellent job appealing to the younger generation by presenting this subject matter as if it were a video game. I am super interested in animals and living organisms now and god damn you managed to make TREES interesting. You took quite possibly (in my opinion) one of the most boring topics and managed to make me watch a 10 minute video on it. I am now seriously considering getting a degree in zoology (I think I would want to specialize in mammals, but reptiles and amphibians are also cool) because of how much passion I have for this stuff. You are awesome dude, and I am 100% positive you are inspiring a good amount of people to become zoologists when they grow up just like me. You are my favourite youtube channel, keep it up dude.

Scientists: The miracle of evolution, the mystery of the Universe TierZoo: Evolution points

5:48 omg did that snake just yawn? That’s so cute

i like using that bat build either way , it has the flying ability and i find that better than the ground mobility , especially the disease carrying ability gives you the poison effect which is great when you put the right xp points in the right skills

To be fair, Curiositystream and Tierzoo is a matchup made in heaven.

You’re missing out on some thing pterosaurs used all four of their limbs to fly just like bats who knows maybe in another balance patch we can get bats the size of pterosaurs

"The huge nerfs the human player base had to deal with" lol priceless!

I wish this channel uploaded more. I love this animal content and how they have video game themes and undertones.

When he called doctors as data miners I literally spit out water on my screen while trying to laugh

Everyone: Scientists TierZoo: ＤＡＴＡＭＩＮＥＲＳ

I just did a college entomology paper on Grote's bertholdia, the moth that has spec'd into sonar to jam the brown bats. Using your videos as a base, I related how the moth could be developed into a Pokemon so people can learn more about them.

2:30 i watched a dozen vids of tierzoo and today suddenly I noticed there is something called evolution points

You're the only KZfaqr who's managed to make me gasp with glea whenever they upload

As a bat player, I would like to say that I regret my decision, I am blind and living in a cave,

I love these videos man

Yoo man loving the vids. I especially love the way you excecuted the concept and how much attention to detail you include in your vids (though at times I would also appreciate being able to spot all of your comedic genius without having to pause the vid xD) Was wondering if you'd be at all interested in creating a vid that focuses on the desert biome and the classes that are available there, how/where they get their exp sources and how they are specialized to deal with the harsh and dry environment (like how they can stand getting sand everywhere). Special bonus points if you take the time to distinguish between the desert biome on the American server and the African server. Also (and I suspect you will probably enjoy researching this last part the most) the potental expansion of these (African) classes to the European server through desertification in South-East Spain and how they would (be forced to?) adapt to the other classes they'll have to deal with on that server. Hell, if it interests you personally, I can see you make a whole mini-series out of this subject. But even just one vid would be very, very much appreciated. And if you don't, no biggy, not like I'm gonna stop watching these brilliants vids lol