Moa Mummies

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Ай бұрын

The Moa was a truly unique bird that once roamed New Zealand, but despite its disappearance we still know a lot about it. Thanks to some truly amazing specimens.
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@NaturalSCK Ай бұрын

Time Stamps 0:00 Introduction 1:35 What Is A Moa? 3:29 What Is A Mummy? 4:32 South Island Giant Moa 5:23 Eastern Moa 5:58 Bush Moa 6:48 Upland Moa 8:05 Why The Moa Has So Many 9:09 How The Moa Ended Up In Caves

@howaboutataste Ай бұрын

The explanation for moa remains being found in caves can be as simple as, Dying moa seek cover in the darkest, quietest, most isolated shelter they can find. It's pretty common behavior in injured mammals. I don't know about sick birds, but makes sense.

@MalawisLilleKanal Ай бұрын

Another simple explanation could be hunters storing them in the cool caves to make them last longer when dead.

@bluebadger8811 8 күн бұрын

Older animals seek out cooler conditions too

@nathangamble125 Ай бұрын

Moas aren't extinct, there is one species that's still very common: the lawn moa. They eat grass and weeds.

@andreagriffiths3512 Ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣

@Normalhowaboutyou Ай бұрын

They were once very active in the Comedy World Moa, Larry and Curley

@nancycurtis7315 Ай бұрын

That's beautiful!

@nancycurtis7315 Ай бұрын

Quick wit. Congratulations!

@jessewru6425 Ай бұрын

You’ll get Moa for your money if your mummy is a moa...that died strangely in a cave on a pile of fossilized chicks

@trishapellis Ай бұрын

The Moa could've been in the caves for a large variety of reasons. Maybe they took shelter from the weather and just died - due to disease or old age. Maybe, as has been proposed here already, they actively sought out a dark, quiet place where they'd be unlikely to be found because they knew they were going to die. Maybe they were brought there by human hunters. It's also very possible that it was not at all in the habits of moa to go into caves at all, and what we see here is confirmation bias. If out of 1000 moa, only 10 ever ended up in caves - just passing through, seeking shelter, or whatever - and then 4 of them died in the caves, we may wonder "what were all these moa doing in caves", but the truth is those 990 moa who never even entered a cave just died elsewhere and their bodies ended up in wetter, warmer circumstances and didn't fossilize or mummify.

@YochevedDesigns Ай бұрын

The most important question - is there enough DNA to bring them back?

@uncletiggermclaren7592 12 күн бұрын

If there was, it would be forbidden or at least made extremely difficult, by two very powerful groups in New Zealand, the Maori tribes, and DOC (Department of Conservation)

@dmr6640 8 күн бұрын

Fair question. Should be one of the highest priorities for de-extinction.

@flamencoprof Ай бұрын

A silly old poem: - No moa, no moa in old Aotearoa Can’t get ’em They’ve eat ‘em They’ve gone and there ain’t no moa. -W. Chamberlain

@maybehesbornwithitmaybeits9318 Ай бұрын

Damn bro you really went allout on this to even breakout the mummified microphone

@ewasomeerewa2316 Ай бұрын

Damn brow really went out of your way to put a brother down, you got a studio or something yourself?

@maybehesbornwithitmaybeits9318 Ай бұрын

@@ewasomeerewa2316 no offense intended i just think its funny he picked a mic made 2 decades ago over a 10 new walmart mic

@ewasomeerewa2316 Ай бұрын

@@maybehesbornwithitmaybeits9318 You're all good bro. Fellas got a small channel so he deserves a bit of a break. If it was like a big channel different story. I did laugh at you comment too, so don't feel bad. Just don't pick on the little guy, or just make sure he knows you enjoyed the content regardless. Anyways you have a good day fella. Sorry to call you out!

@peterashby-saracen3681 Ай бұрын

In this politically correct world we are all supposed to tiptoe delicately around those referred to as indigenous people, not to mention revere them as somehow being the guardians of the natural world. The truth is that the Maori rapidly munched their way through not just every Moa species but countless other species of New Zealand birds (adzebills to name just one entire group of birds whose remains are mainly found in Maori middens) . What the Maori didn't destroy, the Europeans almost finished off, until what we see today of the NZ avian fauna is barely a pale echo of what it once was. If "de-extinction" is someday possible, it would be wonderful if usable DNA could be extracted from some of these mummified moa remains (along with other more recently extinct NZ birds like the huia) but I don't hold out much hope for this. Man has destroyed a priceless natural treasure in the uniquely bird-dominated world that was pre-human New Zealand, and very sadly that can never be replaced.

@LindaGrey-wm9uc 17 күн бұрын

Well put! Maybe one day new tech DNA.

@atomcraft4067 10 күн бұрын

I don't know how I would feel about the Haast eagle flying around.

@carlorielmendez6505 Ай бұрын

The dinosaurs that completed the arm degeneration carnotaurus and tyrannosaurus aimed for a long time ago.

@sirderpsalot Ай бұрын

I remember learning about this in undergrad biol in NZ. A lot of the caves contain limestone deposits which erode over time and as a result often have cave-ins or pit falls on the surface. It's thought that moa occasionally fell into these caves and fractured their leg and/or became stuck and died from starvation.

@uncletiggermclaren7592 12 күн бұрын

Anyone who has seen an Emu dealing with a dog, knows that the Moa would have been a tough nut to handle. Also, in the 1820s, before New Zealand was Established, and before there was anything more than Maori legends of Moa, a British trader and amateur explorer, who was trading with a couple of young Maori guys, was invited by them to explore up a river in the south island. He had been trading in birds and they were trustworthy he felt, so he went. To his shock, they met up with a much larger party of men, who were armed, and he writes in his journal entry that he was worried to start with. The newcomers were excited about something, and his two guides also, one tried to tell him, but the communication wasn't perfect, and he got the idea that they were hunting. And they all ran off up the hill and left him there. He followed along as well as he could, and was on the track for hours until finally his two guides came back, having eaten. And told him they had caught a large bird, described it as half the size of a man, everyone had been very excited because you almost never saw them now, and they ate it. He asked after the feathers or beak, or feet, and was told the other party had taken it all away with them, as it was so rare that it was special. He got one to describe it in detail, and wrote it down. Pretty much a description of an upland moa. I forget exactly what part of the island it was, but he does have a hill named after him, in Maori, because he was a bit of a comical figure to the local Maori ( which would have been one of the Ngai Tahu iwi ) and there was a story-name about him climbing that hill to survey and his bald head covered in sweat after the climb was so funny they gave the hill another name, something like "Baldy was horribly sweaty here".

@dessertstorm7476 Ай бұрын

Maori colonisation of New Zealand had devastating effects on the wildlife

@EyeSeeThruYou Күн бұрын

Haast's Eagle and many others their victims, too. Tired of the romanticized version of "perfect nature people" first arrivals. Never, ever the case.

@bluebadger8811 Ай бұрын

These birds just look so cool to me, wish they'd made it to the age of film, lol

@screenPhiles Ай бұрын

'Why does this bird have so many well-preserved specimens?' I'm sure there are plenty of reasons (climate, geography, etc) though off the top of my head I'd have to include that it was driven to extinction approximately 700 years ago, which is relatively speaking, fairly recent.

@weshard1 Ай бұрын

1446 is around 600 years ago, unless I’ve woken up in the 23rd century.

@Stinkymoe Ай бұрын

Mistake

@howaboutataste Ай бұрын

"The modern time" hasn't started yet. We still live in the dark ages.

@jussts Ай бұрын

I'm afraid I have some bad news... you've been unconscious for 200 years. I'm sorry that you had to find out this way.

@hawkbartril3016 Ай бұрын

Did he butcher the names or what. That was funny

@MermaidMakes 21 күн бұрын

Welcome , brother time traveler.

@cw4608 29 күн бұрын

The moa mummies you have, the better the study into the species will be.

@barrybarlowe5640 Ай бұрын

Caves are shelters for humans. Humans kill a moa or two, retreat to their cave, eat, discard the scraps, and move on. The scraps are in a cool dry place where preservation is likely.

@flamencoprof Ай бұрын

The Maori people were not "cavemen". I think a possibility is stashing a kill, but not making it back to retrieve it for whatever reason.

@turbotreehouse9780 Ай бұрын

Thank you for this. Very informative 😁. Truly amazing birds and i had no clue we had such mummies prior to today. Thanks 🙏

@Dinoramascuplts-Tyrex Ай бұрын

Now for an “ErM AcShuAlLY” Paleognath or ratite- more later- fathers generally have the heaviest hand in child rearing. As evidenced in -Cassowaries -Emus -*Most rheas -*ostriches- kinda? Not kiwis, kiwis have parental equality. Except the fact the mother has to pop that out, that’s gotta be worse than pregnancy. Not that I would know. Anyway I typed this because even though for the unknowledgeable of Paleognaths parenting habits, momma bird would be a reasonable assumption, but with Paleognaths specifically. That’s not a safe bet, it’s at best a 33

@Dinoramascuplts-Tyrex Ай бұрын

Also I don’t know why they were renamed to Paleognaths, but it is more accurate I guess.

@prasetyodwikuncorojati2434 Ай бұрын

Clearly paleognanth was a clade of good daddy bird, child earing mostly done by dad (although some shorebirds also have similar practice)

@Dinoramascuplts-Tyrex Ай бұрын

@@prasetyodwikuncorojati2434 I mean no disrespect by this but I cannot phrase it nicely, why’d did you comment this? Like are you agreeing with me or are you rallying behind me? So sorry I know those sound mean but I am just curious. Sorry

@alexsetterington3142 17 күн бұрын

Well anyone with experience in matters of N.Z could easily make this mistake. It's not often males in N.Z are involved with raising their children.

@Eidolon1andOnly Ай бұрын

Birds are taxonomocally avian dinosaurs, so any bird mummy is a dinosaur mummy.

@itzakpoelzig330 Ай бұрын

So the Egyptians mummified dinosaurs? Very cool.

@tell-me-a-story- Ай бұрын

You know what he meant.

@aleisterlavey9716 Ай бұрын

Now I look different at Dino nuggets

@alexsetterington3142 17 күн бұрын

Some Moa still alive in Fiordland. If you have family in that area, and they know the right people and they trust you, you may get a little bit more info. Otherwise all I can way here is local hunters found them about 10 years ago and decided no one should know where they are, so they stay safe.

@user-cs2en4wl4f Ай бұрын

You forgot the most common one, the lawn moa.

@bensullivan9478 Ай бұрын

hahah read this just before bed, im stil crackn up 😅

@cherrysalmon5108 Ай бұрын

really interesting video! i never knew about the moa so it’s nice to learn something new about such a unique creature :)

@DaddyBlueJay3207 Ай бұрын

I wish they still existed

@cocoapuffaddict Ай бұрын

Me too, alongside Haast’s eagle, which relied on the moa as a primary food source. Wish I could’ve seen these enormous birds in person.

@Firestar-TV Ай бұрын

Thanks for the great Video. Didn't know about the preserved Head, the Knowledge about Feather Density and Color

@Hate_wagon Ай бұрын

Ive seen most oh these...the foot in dunedin museum is the most impressive thats for sure

@imdeaded 8 күн бұрын

These where probably the last closest thing to dinosaurs.

@napalmholocaust9093 Ай бұрын

Pretty good. Mic is kinda 🥔 Reduce the volume on the stand-by tone (headphones 🙉) you'll do alright 👍

@ImZyker Ай бұрын

good video man

@MiltonRoe Ай бұрын

Good icon man

@suggiethames9870 Ай бұрын

Do you know what the Maori version of Oliver Twist said? “Please, sir, may I have some Moa.”

@alexsetterington3142 17 күн бұрын

More like chur cuzz gizz s'moa

@user-md9yv7jx2c Ай бұрын

Is there enough DNA to bring back the Moa?

@Ozraptor4 Ай бұрын

We have the complete genome of at least 2 moa species = but it's pointless since we can't even clone living birds, much less extinct ones.

@anthonyenriquez6309 Ай бұрын

@@Ozraptor4so you’re saying maybe one day! 😮

@frankward3794 Ай бұрын

@anthonyenriquez6309 there are groups working on the technology needed, so yes, I personality think we will one day live in a world with not just living moas walking around, but likey mammoths and possibly other megafauna that humanity has caused to go extinct. I would love to see a sabertooth cat cone back :)

@CarnivorousCowMan Ай бұрын

Very interesting, thank you!

@al145 Ай бұрын

I had no idea there were so many different ones, that's wild. Shame they died out, such a cool bird

@raymondjjohnsonjr363 Ай бұрын

They didn't just die out humans killed them off

@benny_lemon5123 28 күн бұрын

Birds! We! Could! Ride! Weve been robbed 😭

@jointcerulean3350 24 күн бұрын

A moa action figure would be cool, also cloning Moas as well

@PaleoNerd44 12 күн бұрын

great video

@tell-me-a-story- Ай бұрын

I wish there were moas, they seem sweet. 😢

@sandsmoker Ай бұрын

awesome video

@capt.bart.roberts4975 Ай бұрын

More than I ever knew I needed to know about Moas.

@injunsun Ай бұрын

@NaturalSCK, saw your low subs so far, so I did that. My own YT vids are few, and not professional, at all. If you want to know how to navigate being a widower, or hear a couple-few songs, see a few Vegan product ratings, or see a few of my now dead dogs frolicking... Not exactly thrilling content. @4:25 or so, your observation of "fossils of mummies" was an EXCELLENT point of analysis! Thank you. My only negative criticism is. your volume is a bit low. I have my YT video and Chromebook volumes both maxed, and it's a bit quiet with just my refrigerator running. Otherwise, dude, I envy your ability to create, and look forward to views, and possibly sharing. Your occasional 'f' with the 'th' words is kind of endearing. Reminds me of Cockney, or related. I'm American, so my hearing of dialects is limited to what I have seen over here of BritComs, etc.. For framing my appreciation of your explanatory abilities: One of my minors is Bio, where the emphasis was on understanding and maintaining Native ecosystems, versus those with foreign invasives disrupting them. My yard is literally a NWF-Certified Wildlife Habitat, since 2005. I have two Bachelors of Arts (Psychology and Religious Studies), and two minors (Bio and Anth), so I know from good instructors. If you want suggestions on follow-ups, I follow many science providers, so you can check out my subs list to find them. Many have done related vids on the evolution and potential de-extinction of flightless birds, for example. I would like to hear your opinion on doing that, using these mummies. So, to close, good on you! Be well!

@codyhaddican7325 10 күн бұрын

A lot of dinosaur fossil still have soft tissue in them…

@johnhickman8391 Ай бұрын

The middle toe is stronger because thats the foots center of balance, as well as the primary digit used in running.

@timothygreer188 Ай бұрын

The muscular middle toe was used to flip off/give the finger to the hunters, which is why they went extinct.

@eldritchangel4058 Ай бұрын

One wonders what happened to the Maori shortly after the moa went extinct. Did they just switch diets immediately, or were the consequences deeper?

@user-ii1iy8fz1d Ай бұрын

❤❤ thanks, speaking as a new Zealander, it's nice to have a succinct peek at moa stuff without any politics nonsense about them. If you know you know... 😂😢❤

@user-qd5bp4yf4v Ай бұрын

They need to be cloned. Place the DNA into the egg cell of their closest relative, Tinamou. This egg will hatch into a moa.

@SoonGone 11 күн бұрын

Whats the SCK stand for my dude. Edit; Just subbed, you got yourself a new mic yet?

@gilvillamor5066 Ай бұрын

ore reason to revive them

@C3Voyage Ай бұрын

Is there a reason why some UK English folks say "F" or "V" sound instead of the "TH" sounds like "wif" instead of "with" or "feavers" instead of "feathers"? I've heard it many times from you guys. Is it culture or a speech impediment? Not making fun. Just curious.

@brancaleone8895 Ай бұрын

the moa you know

@ahobimo732 12 күн бұрын

Moa mummy, moa mummy, moa mummy!

@reme7903 Ай бұрын

I had no idea what this video was about but it looked so strange i had to click and was delighted to learn more dead bird facts!

@markthomas3730 Ай бұрын

TOP OF MY LIST FOR CLONING...

@CheapSushi 10 күн бұрын

Imagine if these would have still existed and we would have farmed them like cattle. Maybe it would be like Premium Chicken or something, lol.

@aacallison1535 Ай бұрын

Bring back the moas!

@ZaMadLad Ай бұрын

One could say that the moa are no moa

@ZaMadLad Ай бұрын

*Badum tss*

@skidmarkscar9082 9 күн бұрын

Another possibility for them being found in caves “ maybe to escape from the Haast eagle,

@LarsonPetty 22 күн бұрын

2:35 Damn, which one is the fossil?

@dock6457 Ай бұрын

Some one should suggest bringing these back to Colossal

@SodaiGoku Ай бұрын

With all these soft tissue remains, it makes me wonder if we can bring them back from extinction

@3Kiwiana 11 күн бұрын

Bit of a mistake with the illustration, Nz Maori did not have bows and arrows.

@lucienarcos-palma3834 Ай бұрын

Imagine if maoris farmed moas ?

@sarantissporidis391 Ай бұрын

I think it would be better for both the Maori people and us if they could somehow domesticated the moa. It would be easier for them to get food and the moa would still be around for us to see.

@daisypage9394 Ай бұрын

4:26 well technically there are dinosaur mummies because of the penguin and the Moa (and other birds) I’m also not sure do this counts but we also have both bird wings and a dinosaur tail preserved in amber! (I believe what’s in the amber is the soft tissue itself but I could be wrong, feel free to correct me if I am!)

@EyeSeeThruYou Күн бұрын

But they are no moa because of humans. Again.😢

@GodOfChicken 10 күн бұрын

Kevin moment

@OddNumber1524 Ай бұрын

>talks about moa mummies > says no Dinosaurs mummies have been found something doesn't add up

@dergus8833 Ай бұрын

122nd sub

@user-McGiver Ай бұрын

let's clone, bread and eat them again...!

@isaiahwall3689 Ай бұрын

Clone it!

@timrudd3318 28 күн бұрын

Pronounced O-ta-go. Not ottergo

@firecracka94 Ай бұрын

The pic at 1:10 is a fake dragon foot from a fake nature documentary

@Stothehighest Ай бұрын

No, that's a real moa foot, called a preserved dragon foot.

@Eidolon1andOnly Ай бұрын

It's a real moa foot used by a fake nature documentary as a dragon foot.

@phrayzar Ай бұрын

Is "on accident" the replacement for "by accident" ?

@hawkbartril3016 Ай бұрын

Real bad pronunciation of places etc. Hahahehe

@gilvillamor5066 Ай бұрын

now maori people complaining about european settlers! what about the fauna and this moa felt like when u arrive! the Irony

@trishapellis Ай бұрын

Yeah man it's so dumb, after having one extinction, why complain about a second one? The animals were already dying right? Who cares if the extinction rate ends up being 70% instead of 30%? Of course the newer settlers didn't bring more diseases and invasive species that the local flora and fauna had no defenses against. Of course the new settlers didn't have more efficient tools and greater plans to deforest the place. The maori also wanted to plunk down industrial-sized plantations of non-native plants for the sake of global trade and profit. The European settlers weren't worse than the Maori in any way, shape, or form!

@prasetyodwikuncorojati2434 Ай бұрын

@@trishapellis apparently Holocene extinction won't appear if human never developed into superior tool making creatures and stayed in Africa and southern part of Eurasia and tropical Asia, place where most of the animals already coexist with early hominid therefore have less pressure from human's antic as long as the habitat always present

@HuSiaCat 9 күн бұрын

I went extinct. I got better 👍

@George_M_ Ай бұрын

Reminder to all, before judging the natives for wiping out megafauna, remember that wherever you're from, your ancestors wiped out cool animals too. Except Africa, where the ecosystem coevolved with us.