Thank you, KZfaq, for sharing this with me - I love ancient critters!

Great video. Deserves more views.

Apparently Leptictidium are no longer considered as placental mammal, now placed as non-placental theria

Great video 🎉

If a hippopotamus had a baby with a warthog.

These where probably the last closest thing to dinosaurs.

In case everyone should know, all domestic animals are cladistically conspecific with wild ones, which makes all domestic animals either subspecies or populations For domestic animals that are officially subspecies, the Domestic Dog (Canis lupus familiaris), Domestic Ferret (Putorius putorius furo), Domestic Cat (Felis lybica catus), Domestic Donkey (Equus (Asinus) africanus domesticus), Domestic Horse (Equus (Equus) ferus caballus), Bali Cattle (Bibos javanicus domesticus), Gayal/Mithun (Bibos gaurus frontalis), Zebu (Bos namadicus indicus), Sanga (Bos namadicus africanus), Taurine Ox (Bos primigenius taurus), Mandarin Ox (Bos primigenius mandarinus), Domestic Sheep (Ovis gmelini aries), Domestic Goat (Capra aegagrus hircus), Domestic Pig (Sus scrofa domesticus), Domestic Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus domesticus), Domestic Guinea Pig (Cavia tschudii porcellus), Domestic Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo domestica), Domestic Chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus), Oriental Goose (Cygnopsis cygnoides domesticus), Occidental Goose (Anser anser domesticus), Domestic Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata domestica), Domestic Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos domestica), Koi (Cyprinus carpio pictus), and Goldfish (Carassius carassius auratus) are all cladistically subspecies of the Grey Wolf (Canis lupus), Common Ferret (Putorius putorius), African Wildcat (Felis lybica), Perdjie (Equus (Asinus) africanus), Tarpan (Equus (Equus) ferus), Banteng (Bibos javanicus), Gaur (Bibos gaurus), Paleotropical Aurochs (Bos namadicus), Palearctic Aurochs (Bos primigenius), Mouflon (Ovis gmelini), West Asian Ibex (Capra aegagrus), Wild Boar (Sus scrofa), Eurasian Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus), Montane Guinea Pig (Cavia tschudii), Mexican Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), Bankiva Chicken or Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus), Swan Goose (Cygnopsis cygnoides), Greylag Goose (Anser anser), Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata), Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio), and European Crucian Carp (Carassius carassius) respectively For domestic animals that are populations, the Asiatic Water Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis), Yak (Poephagus grunniens), and Bactrian Camel (Oreocamelus bactrianus) are all split into only two valid subspecies, the two valid subspecies of asiatic water buffalo are the Indian Water Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis bubalis) and the Southeast Asian Water Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis hosei) with the domestic water buffalo being a population of the indian water buffalo, the two valid subspecies of yak are the Himalayan Yak (Poephagus grunniens grunniens) and the Kunlun Shan Yak (Poephagus grunniens kunlunshanensis) with the domestic yak being a population of the himalayan yak, and the two valid subspecies of bactrian camel are the Gobi Camel (Oreocamelus bactrianus bactrianus) and the Kunlun Shan Camel (Oreocamelus bactrianus kunlunshanensis) with the domestic bactrian camel being a population of the gobi camel

no godzilla 😔😔

Feeding the algorithme for more exposure

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

I went extinct. I got better 👍

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

Time Stamps: Introduction - 0:00 Leptictidium - 0:42 Arsinotherium - 2:04 Juxia - 4:10 Uintatherium - 5:34 Rodhocetus - 8:13 Closing Thoughts - 11:01 Outro - 11:19

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.

Kevin moment

I dont understand why you havent got more views the info is well presented and interesting. The channel is great by the way

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

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

great video

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".

Moa mummy, moa mummy, moa mummy!

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So this is just a list of somewhat mammals medium/large mammals? Maybe you could do one for birds and insects.

Vers cool

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.

clone it

Koala synergy. Eucalyptme + Eucalyptyou = Eucalyptus!

Interesting and informative video! That dude standing on a mountain of skulls is truly some nightmare imagery.

Chapters Introduction - 0:00 The Arrivals - 0:53 The Earliest Evidence - 3:28 Bison Pounds and Jumps - 4:27 The Bison Spread - 6:26 Horses & Native Hunting - 7:46 Settlers Involvement - 9:24 The Comeback - 12:00 Outro - 14:53 P.S. I say that the modern bison population is around 500,000. This is the total population not just wild individuals.

Did he say it had n!ggér mints in it's legs? Wtf?

New Zealand was the last land to be discovered and colonized by humanity. They destroyed the ecosystem as soon as they settled on it. Then a few centuries later the colonists arrived. Destroyed the people who destroyed the ecosystem. Then introduced rats and stoats. Humans just break stuff.

2:35 Damn, which one is the fossil?

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

5000 years? This adds a new dimension to my private musings about how military art over the centuries would be very different if Archimedes or Heron or whomever invented the bicycle early enough to stifle horse-riding tech like saddles and stirrups.

I thought indigenous populations lived in perfect harmony with nature and only evil Europeans ruthlessly hunted things to extinction ?

Pronounced O-ta-go. Not ottergo

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

we’re the Māori people responsible for the extinction of these giant birds ? I am unclear about this aspect ?

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

Been enjoying your clips and videos, I always manage to learn something new and unique like "ichnoclasses" very cool! Looking forward to seeing your channel grow i love the biological and natural science theme!

Maori colonisation of New Zealand had devastating effects on the wildlife

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

TOP OF MY LIST FOR CLONING...

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

@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!

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.

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

Sucks the mori were such simple minded savages 😪 Would be an incredible animal to have on earth

Real bad pronunciation of places etc. Hahahehe

I wish there were moas, they seem sweet. 😢