Pandas Aren't Bears (They're Closer To Walruses)
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- Lions and tigers and bears and walruses! Oh my! If the Carnivora is not the coolest and most diverse clade of mammals on the planet, it is certainly the clade most likely to eat you! And the thing is that from the hyena to the skunk, the fossa to the seal, if there isn't something in this clade for you, you're on the wrong channel!
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Hey Clint Laidlaw, Why don't you get to think of a suggestion and creating a CZcams Videos all about the 🐭🐹🦫🐁🐀🐿️ Phylogeny Group Of Rodents 🐭🐹🦫🐁🐀🐿️ on the next Clint's Reptiles on the next Saturday coming up next?!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️👍👍👍👍👍
Hey Clint Laidlaw, Why don't you get to think of a suggestion and creating a CZcams Videos all about the 🦔 Phylogeny Group Of Insectivores 🦔 (Insectivora), such as Shrews, Moles, Hedgehogs, Solenodons, Gymnures, Moonrats, Desmans, the Extinct West Indian Shrews, Etc. on the next Clint's Reptiles on the next Saturday coming up next?!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️👍👍👍👍👍
Wait... so are you telling me that pinniped means "ear foot"⁉️ 👂🦶
It's even weirder that "true" seals are called earless in that case‼️ 🤔
GO WATERBEARS!
Can we start getting primary sources on the video comments for scientific videos? I'm not consistently able to find the sources with Google scholar searches the last few videos.
NOT ALL FOXES ARE FOXES!!!
You’re telling me flying foxes are actually bats????? Smh get outta here
@@napoleon6221wait, napoleon is a lama? Nah your more crazy get outta here!!1!!1
NOT ALL FOXES ARE FOXES!!!!!!!!!
Not all Foxes are Foxes! (I'm told this is a magic formula to make more cool content appear❤)
All foxes are a type of fish 🗣️🗣️🔥🔥
This entire group can be described as "if not friend, why friend shaped?"
:3
They simply need enough domestication.
We already did that to wolves, and are starting with foxes.
@@GygasDistruttore Good luck domesticating bears.
@@honourabledoctoredwinmoria3126 Russia
Can I preorder a teacup grizzly?
Years ago I literally made a meme of the taxonomy of canines saying " Fox's most distant relative another fox"
Take a drink every time "hagfish" is said and you will be waking up in the hospital 🤣
"High contrast Chinese bamboo Bears" is the best name ever!!
Yep, I laughed out loud at that 😂😂😂
Yes!!!
Oh wow I read it exactly as he said it! what are the chances for such a long video
Honestly I dislike high contrast Chinese bamboo bears even more after learning it's an imposter. With the true panda being way more cute.
bro got the casual geographic narration
“Not all foxes are foxes” because I’m in to that kinda thing!
Oh and “DAA WATERBEARS”
I'm also into that Kind of Thing
Yes!!! I'm into that kind of thing! Bring on the Foxes, and other things.....!
I dont get it.. is this a sexual thing??@@SmallTownAngel86
@kaviyaneskandari2316 lol if you make it to the point in the video, he says to comment that if you want a breakdown of all the fox/not fox members of the family. I'm into learning about all the mammals, especially Canines 😊
I love how Clint can talk about naming things based ears for 5 minutes and keep it interesting
And btw recent molecular analysis has shown that direwolves were more closely related to jackels than wolves, but convergently evolved with wolves.
NO! I WANT THEM TO BE WOLVES 😭😭😭 Why does this matter to me? Not 100% sure, but I do think dire wolves is cooler than dire jackels...
@@LouderThanLife7 It is, but we can make references to Anubis now, and that's also cool. We can call the American Anubis Wolf, or something
@TiggerIsMyCat, incorrect, the Aenocyon genus is not closely related to any extant member of the Canina subtribe, it is instead considered a basal offshoot of the subtribe.
Your abuse of the phrase "hagfish of (group)" to describe most species is hilarious
At any given time, some lineages will have been expanded and others will have collapsed back down into one species resulting in a constant presence of outliers species intermixed with lots of closely related species. Give it enough time in many of the ones that are expanded currently will collapse back down and the ones that are narrowed currently will expand back out.
He abused the phrase so much that it sent me to an ad break of _two_ unskippable ads. 😅
@@darcieclements4880 The quantum hagfish hypothesis: All species are in a perpetual superposition of being hagfish and not being hagfish.
I like the one I came up witg to describe the opposite of being the hagfish of something. Being the snakes of a group. Like Humans are the snakes of monkies. You can't create a phylogeny of monkies without humans being there as the same way you can't create a lizard phylogeny without snakes being there.
@@bigkirbyhj666monitors aren't lizards, you can't pull that one on me. Their similarities are mostly shared by reptiles as a whole. I would be happy to call the group drakes or dragons, though.
I am simultaneously more informed AND more confused than ever
this
That's what happens when you delve deeper into any of this subject, because living creatures can't be as neatly sorted into mutually exclusive boxes as the human mind would like it. But that's exactly what makes it fascinating!
This series is just Clint slowly going insane over confusing phylogeny. Quality content
One of the things that most impresses me about the caniforms is the amount of convergent evolution that has occurred within the group. You can see anteaters, apes, spitting cobras, pleisiosaurs, snakes monkeys, ground sloths and even tyranosaurs mirrored at least in part in the caniforms.
Take a look at Ambulocetus while you're at it. They look like a cross between a crocodile, a mosasaur, an otter and a wolf
Meanwhile, they're the ancestors of whales
_and the descendants of deer_
I always thought of seals as ‘walking seals’ and ‘not-walking seals’ because that felt like a more obvious difference in movement instead of ears.
Walking seals and flopping seals?
I want a supercut of when Clint says "We'll talk about that in another video", but then it plays the entire video that actually talks about it up until the point he says that he will talk about another thing in another video where the video will then cut to the video talking about that thing. I imagine it will eventually loop through every single video on the channel.
I’m just confused that none of these are actually reptiles.
@@Reuben.Aotearoahe's expanded to Clint's zoo(logy?) now basically
@@Reuben.Aotearoa They're the hagfish of reptiles.
I assume this is roughly the plan with the phylogeny "films" they're planning to make. Like the snake supercut they made but on a larger scale. Eventually we'll have an 100 hour movie on all animals.
I'm sure the YTPs are already brewing lol
I had a neighbor growing up in the 80's who had a kinkajou as a pet. It was awesome to get to meet something so exotic as a kid. My dad (the local veterinarian) made sure to study up on as much exotic medicine as he could for any just in case moment.
"not all bad smells smell bad to all things" LOL Best quote ever!
Not all Foxes are Foxes, Da water bear!
Not all "foxes" are 'foxes'
All will be one!
The fact we don't classify the pinnepeds as the flopping, the running, and the ornery Victorian gentlemen seals is criminal.
We also don't classify them as archaea
The seal classification discussion at 16:48 is positively unhinged and I love it haha.
Yes! Let's have a tardigrade vid.
My mate Dave first mentioned them to me.
He said they were an eight-legged mammal, blushed and said,
"Animal! I meant animal! It's 5:30 in the morning., I'm not awake yet."
Waterbears! Moss piglets! The cutest creature that can survive through exposure to the vacuum of space!
Poor Dave
Pinnaed pinnipeds and pinnaeless pinnipeds? Preposterous proposition, professor.
Perfectly pronounced, pinnipeds are pretty precise
@@noivernblast3366 Absolutely astonishing aliteration
I feel the urge to make a joke about a seal that couldn't afford to get into a circus because it was pinnae-less, without a pinna to its name.
**slow clap of respect**
Watching this at higher speeds only emphasizes how Clint-like Clint is...
Saying a panda is more closely related to a walrus than a bear is like saying a socket wrench is more closely related to a screwdriver than a hammer.
Yeah, what's wrong wit that analogy?
@@greensteve9307 It's deceptive
@@RipleySawzen But a socket wrench is more closely related to a screwdriver than a hammer. Also just because your mind reads panda and automatically assumes high contrast chinese bamboo bear doesn't mean that statement is deceptive.
The panda bear is a bear that resembles a panda. The red panda is, well, a red-colored panda.
All pandas are red 😉
@ClintsReptiles I disagree, an albino panda is a light brown colour.
Fair.
@@ClintsReptiles All extant ones; perhaps Simocyon was less vividly colored. ;)
@@ClintsReptilesIf you compare the Qinling Panda with the red panda I think the comparison makes more sense‼️
Since the Qinling panda used to be less rare than it is today, maybe that's the "panda" they originally thought looked like a red panda⁉️ 🤔
The end segment about mammals returning to the ocean was incredibly funny. I would highly recommend watching until the end.
I nearly clicked away until I saw this, glad I didn't 😂😂
Hey Clint.
My friend Ewan has a pet skunk. It "escaped" once (animal rights idiots cut through the skunks outdoor enclosure that was connected to the house).
While searching for the skunk he basically dive tackled a badger he mistook for his skunk.
It went as well as you would expect.
That seal speech was legendary. 😂
Badgers and coyotes working together is the cutest thing ever. But not for the prairie dogs 💀
Probably the scariest thing my ever for prairie dogs
For Prairie dogs it's like Alien working with Predator
Clint. I am begging you to put the "Blond Slim Shady" bit in a short. That part was HILARIOUS.
Yay more Clint! I love your channel b/c you're just so darn enthusiastic!
I want videos on so many of these groups! All the foxes and their fox-like relatives, the seals (including walruses), the skunks, the badgers, and the raccoon-relatives.
Zoologist here, phylogeny on nematodes would amaze/trigger a lot of people lmao
I second this!
Let me guess
They're technically speaking not even really todes
There should be a Hagfestival. Where all hagfishes of all clades come together and celebrate!
Dear Clint. You are the best, and I've learned so much from watching you. Sincerely, an ever curious fan
Hey Clint, I love your presentation style. It's very captivating because you obviously love the topics at hand.
Turns out Master Shifu is the main character of Kung Fu Panda
hahah nice!
@@rockfri Shifu is a panda. Po is a high contrast Chinese bamboo bear.
Well considering shifu means master, I wouldn't expect americans to get anything right where that franchise is concerned lmfao
Sea lions used to gather for breeding on the beach where I went to university (Vancouver Island). One thing everyone learns really quickly: they're a lot more agile on land than people generally give credit for. The bulls are huge, angry, and surprisingly mobile.
As a sea lion i aprove this comment
Dead male Sea Elephants are quite possibly the biggest stink created by decomposition ever created.
another great video Clint! and yes you should definitely do a video on badgers and the mustelids! such an underrated group i would love to see talked about more.
"High-contrast Chinese Bamboo Bears" what a perfect name. Perhaps we could shorten it to Bamboobears? 😂😂😂
The mustelid group fascinates me more than any mammal I can think of the american badger has been my favorite mammal since I was a child. Something about them amazes me.
Mustelids and corvids are mindblowingly special.
Man you had pretty good taste as a kid. My favorite mammal was probably a chicken
Ever since an 80s movie as a kid the ferret is my favorite animal the domesticated and the American Blackfooted Ferret. Mustelids are badass.
Mustelids are my favorite!! I have a pet mink and ferrets.
YAY! PUPPIES! Not all foxes are foxes!
“Grabbing it with your face” got me bro! 🤣👍 Thoroughly enjoyed it sir. Thank you
I'm really grateful to clint for his willingness to break frame.
We should classify by wetness, cuteness, and adorableness. All seals are wet, and many are cute, but all are adorable (such as the walrus). Pandas are dry, cute and adorable.
I think walruses fall under "we all know they are adorable but we call them 'cool' or the like instead so they can maintain their image, which is very important to them" *_walrus chest bump_*
Not all foxes are foxes.
Also, some seals in german are called "Seehund" which means Sea dog. Da water bears
See dog is still a term used for all of the members of that clade in English. It might not get used as often now but it's definitely a term that I've read before in reference to all three clades.
At least it's a little bit more systematic as the whole group is called "Robben", the group without the pinnae is called "Hundsrobben", because they include the "Seehund", the group with pinnae have the fitting name "Ohrenrobben" and the third group are the "Walrosse", so no discussion about the name of the group. ... although, I think that most Germans wouldn't name "Seelöwen/Seebären" as "Robben"...
they’re called sea wolves(atshikw) by the Innu/Naskapi of Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador, grey seals specifically(unuatshikw) are as when they call they look like they’re howling
edit: i found out grey seals will kill seals of other species and harbour porpoises, probably also why they’re called sea wolves then. brutal man.
Isn't the seal the "Robbe"? Same thing?😮
Isn't the seal the "Robbe"? Same thing?😮
In a few days, we plan on visiting your establishment in Utah. It would be great to meet you in person since so many of your videos have become a part of my family's life, but we understand you are often busy. Great stuff, man!
These videos always blow my mind, big ups 💥
“Hey Frank, you’re breedin’ a lot”
- Unsuccessful Seal Ancestor
Have you ever tried to grab a ground squirrel or prairie dog with your face? - Clint 2024
Clint! Your passion never senses to amaze me! It would be super epic if you did a deep dive into all of the Mustelidae. I adore them all so much and they’re all so incredible! Even ferrets are amazing little beings. I had two of them and they were the best pets ever! I wish I could get another pair of them. Maybe in the future! They made me fall in love with their entire family they were so adorable and fun. I loved watching them go through all my things and climb all over my couches chasing each other around and tumbling about. I couldn’t possibly rave about them enough!
So fun that i ended up here, this cladistics are so fun!!!
"All foxes are fish!"
Wait what was I supposed to shout again?
"Ironically, the walrus is the Yoko of the seals" ... I saw what you did there.
Goo goo g'job with the video indeed
here's another clue for you all
I know there is a lot to covered before you’re ever hurting for video ideas but I’d love to see an “outcast or outlier” episode where you talk about animals that have evolved either just bizarre features or traits that simply don’t fit in with there closest relatives. Even in a broad way like a video talking about carnivorous mammals that aren’t of the Carnivora family or something like that
A nice thorough video on Scarabaeidae would be most welcome! 😁
I need a skunk t-shirt that says "Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stink"
That might need to happen!
I think you should do a separate phylogeny video on the mustelids i.e. the “weasels” since the term “weasel” is often used as a polyphyletic term for the smaller mustelid species.
When I use my iPhone to take a picture of my ferrets if you go into the information panel it says Polecat lmao it’s always made me wonder about the phylogeny of mustelids and the domestication of ferrets.
@@davidgessin-mccully3919 I think that ferrets are actually a domesticated form of European Polecat and BTW I don't know about you, but I prefer considering *ALL* members of the Mustelidae clade "weasels" just like how all members of the Canidae clade are often considered "dogs" and all members of the Felidae clade are considered "cats" I mean "Mustelidae" literally means "weasel" in Latin after all.
Oh I use that term for the entire group. If I go multi phylogenetic, I say weasily type appearing things because there are other not very closely related groups that look similar in their body plan and behavior.
@@brfisher1123
So do you call all canines dogs? Like if you see a fox do you go “look it’s a dog” no you’re going to say “look it’s a fox” even though it’s a canine. The domesticated ferret is member of the weasel family yes but they aren’t actually a weasel neither is a polecat. A weasel is just one species of mustelid, polecats are another of which the domesticated ferret Mustela Putorious Furo (little thief in Latin) is a considered a subspecies of due to their ability to hybridize and survive in the wild.
@@davidgessin-mccully3919 What about lions and tigers? People often consider them a species of cat even though they are not domestic cats.
Very well laid out and informative. Learned a ton 😮
Amazing vídeos about clates and just damn funny scripts!!! Thanks!!
Frank, the ancestor of all Seals, Sea Lions, and Walruses.
Frank, harbinger of carnivorans
Frank, just Frank
I respect the work you put into these videos. The origins of the English word "panda" are fascinating and i appreciate that you included that. Good reminder that the concept of naming is really about language and not about pure objective science, especially when you remember that evolution doesn't really categorize things in the way we want it to.
I actually really like the idea of naming every even-numbered large clade after its hagfish subclade. It is a really easy system and makes subsetting very clear.
I love your enthusiasm.
The Dingo and it's place in the Australian biosphere is a matter of some controversy. Whilst it's true that they were brought over ~6000 years ago by the First Australians, it's also fair to say that they've naturalised to Australian ecosystems and that conversely, Australian ecosystems have adapted to their presence as well, which brings into question if they can be considered 'feral', at least in ecological terms. There's also evidence to suggest they can suppress invasive predators like cats and foxes.
On the other side of the fence, there's a lot of political pressure to classify Dingos as 'feral' due to allegations they attack sheep or cattle, which the evidence of this happening is mainly anecdotal and suspect unto itself. But, if Dingos are treated as 'native', then they get protection under Australian law, which because of the above concerns would be political dynamite. It's a bit like the debate over wolf re-introduction in the US.
And yet they're more likely the culprit of those sheep and cattle attacks (on the mainland) than the Thylacine which was subsequently driven to extinction.
Dingos have naturalized to Australian ecosystems because they and humans (mostly the latter) outcompeted and extincted the Thylacine. Then, with their niche wide open, the Dingos just fit in as a replacement.
It's like if you went to rob a mansion, killed the butler, and because you killed that butler the head of the mansion hires you to replace them. You're doing well because now you have a steady paying job, and the mansion is doing well because someone is still inside working as a butler, but 100% the original butler is punching the air in the afterlife.
@@zecuse That was far more likely to be roaming/feral domestic dogs, as there's never been dingos in Tasmania.
They are (Canis familiaris) and they are feral as they was owned by humans, feral being of domesticated ancestry that reverted back to a wild state, but i'd refer to them as being a feral native land breed, rather than just feral (referring to the more modern feral dogs).
@@malusignatius Which is why I specified in parentheses "on the mainland". News of Thylacines (mistakenly) being the culprit making its way to Tasmania isn't out of the question. The humans then running on that assumption then drives them to extinction on the island as well.
Was not expecting to get a colonoscopy cam of a skunk today but here we are
“Speak softly and carry a big stink” really got me. 😂
Thank you for giving skunks the love they deserve!
We only call Clint Slim Shady from now on. I need to hear a diss track on him!
Well, about earless seals, in Spanish you can easily say what you want, Clint: "focas sin orejas" means _exactly_ "pinnaless seals" (as opposed to "focas sin oído", "earless seals"). So there you have it: the deffective English language.
As a Spanish speaker, it still amazes me that English doesn't have a commonly used word for "oreja" and they have to resort to scientific terms like "pinnae".
"GET A HORSE!" had me rolling on the floor
It’s always insane to me that this channel doesn’t have a million
I was just researching canids for a worldbuilding project and it was such a pain to organize them because maned wolves aren't wolves and South American foxes aren't true foxes and then you have a bunch of animals called jackals... And trying to populate a fantasy world with real world animals, while finding a balance between sticking to how these animals are actually related and mapping their habitats onto my fantasy world, taking into account the climate, available food, and other competitors for similar niches, and making sure their distribution makes sense (as in, like, not having them on a continent that they couldn't conceivably have reached) is kinda tricky. But it's a lot of fun, and your videos always give me inspiration for my worldbuilding.
Do your world include dog mermaids a.k.a. seals?
I'm slowly building up a fantasy world as well and boy I am both dreading but also excited about making up little creatures and then putting them on a map. it's going to be difficult too bc a lot of them will be hybrids, so then I have to think about the habitat and habits of the creatures I'm putting into them, and I want to make sure I put creatures together that make sense.. so I won't have a gryphon-type creature made of a south american bird and a european mammal. though it could be fun trying to think of something to make that work... hmmmmm
my boyfriend tells me to just throw creatures together that look cool and not worry about it but I cannot!!
So won’t the real panda please stand up, please stand up, please stand up!!? I loved this part of the video. Well done Clint!😂❤️
Not all foxes are foxes
What i really appreciate about clints videos is that they are also a stealth history of biology lesson. So many of our names come from outdated classification methods.
At first glance, Clints seemingly semantic obsession over naming convention is just silly. But it actually walks you through how classification has changed with newer, better information.
Seriously, i hope kids who watch this rewatch the videos every couple years, its the same energy as a family show that gets deeper and more layerd the older you get!
Brilliant CTA's that don't sound like CTA's Clint in your video, I'm thoroughly impressed by how many you did, and it didn't feel like I was being sold at all.
Watching Clint go off about earless seals for like 5 minutes straight made my day ❤❤
I know this comparison is ridiculous, but Clint always reminds me of David Tennant's Doctor Who. A little bit in terms of looks, but especially when it comes to the enthusiasm for their fields of interests (astrophysics vs zoology). 😝🪐💫 🐍🦎😝
New to the channel. I like your presentation a lot, very cute and fun, and engaging!
They're bears. Stop messing with my mind, Clint.
Go tardigrades, go anythingforms, go Legos! Get my drift, Clint? Looking forward to all of it.
Speaking of walruses and their glory (because, agreed, who doesn't love a walrus?), I once saw one at a zoo during feeding time, and it came up to the glass, blasted all the masticated food in its mouth right against it, then sucked it back in. Big toddler "look what's in my mouth!" then opening wide to display a nauseating bolus of crackers and processed deli slices energy. And I loved it 🥰
Also I continue to be amazed that a (former) subscriber was not only shocked, but *appalled* to discover your weirdness?? I thought the adorkable charisma is why we're all here!! Aside from the high-tier educational content, of course. Nerds are weird! Either join us or get out of our way! 😤 we have hyperfocuses and/or special interests to attend to, and we've been looking forward to them all day. 'Scuse me, just gotta scootch on by ya, ope! Sorry, my controller is just right by ya, thanks. Gotta fight a dragon while listening to phylogeny videos.
I don't just _love_ walruses...
I AM THE WALRUS!
Goo goo g'joob
Clint fills the animal learning content hole that 12 year old me missed so much after losing Steve Irwin and then lost completely when we moved and didn't get Animal Planet anymore. I'm 30 now and this content makes both the child and adult me extremely happy 😁
The little impromptu dramatization of evolution in action at the end was peak Clint Blooper.
I had a skunk friend at my old house. He lived in the neighborhood and I almost had him with enough trust to touch him before I moved. I could kinda just sit n chill with him around.
Okay, I lost it at " The real panda please stand up" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Skunks are awesome! Happy to find a fellow fan! When I was a kid we were camping and the folks next to us had a German shepherd who annoyed a skunk. It was my first exposure to skunk warfare and the smell was quite incredible. Smelling the aftermath of a poor skunk killed by a car is mild compared to that of the freshly and thoroughly sprayed dog!
Clint you started to overload my brain and all I started to hear was “seal seal seal seal!”
I did try to look up why so many carnivorans have "mask patterns" on their faces and found a paper that concluded that warning colors were the most likely explanation, since the high contrast on their faces makes them stand out even at night.
Oh that's weird cuz the generally accepted reason is that it helps them see better in bright light which is why animals with eyes adapted to darker specially likely to have these masks as it adds some protection without needing to lose the eye working well at night. There's a reason why humans put the face mask on and it's probably the same reason why so many predators have face masks. The face mask is not unique to mammals either and I don't know that warning makes a lot of sense here because a lot of these animals are also prey items and completely defenseless against bigger critters. I can't imagine a paper saying that predators want to stand out at night would hold up very well to scientific scrutiny.
@@darcieclements4880 The paper addressed that and concluded it probably didn't fit since they weren't exclusively nocturnal or something like that. Smaller predators would want to be visible so that larger animals don't get too close to them.
I gotta say the clade explanations are some of my favorites from Clint. Just the amount of data and surprising stuff gives a really good overview of how all this stuff links together. And it breaks my brain.
5:55 this clips is so cute! The coyote getting excited waiting for his buddy
This was quite the journey!
The Dutch word for seal is zeehond. Means sea dog, seems appropriate!
20:06 Walruses are also documented hunting seals although it's definitely more rare than in leopard seals.
(Leopard seals are still the only seals that hunt other seals if the definition of seal applies only to members of the family Phocidae.)
Came here for that.
Also: Gray Seals out of all attack and kill Harbour Seals and Harbour Porpoises. Not regularly, but documented more than once.
@@davyjones2247 ah that’s probably why the innu and naskapi called them sea wolves then
The Mustelid Zoobook was my favorite issue,as a kid. Also, it included Skunks, as this was the 90s.
excellent video
I love how seals, sea lions, river otters and sea otters each have a different way of swimming. I live in Washington so we get to see all 4. It’s so cool.
I love the fact that raccoons have a relative that looks like a cat-monkey hybrid.
Okay... I wrote my piraty comment before I saw the 'bloopers'... I love the description of natural selection at the end... thanks. 😀