The Insane Biology of: The Axolotl

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  • @davebartosh5
    @davebartosh5 Před 2 lety +11514

    I had one as a pet when a kid. Didn't realize I had a god in my fishtank.

    • @AGMI9
      @AGMI9 Před 2 lety +541

      All hail lord Axolotl!

    • @isuckatcomment9357
      @isuckatcomment9357 Před 2 lety +363

      me too it never eats and decided to go out of water to continue its passion of......
      being dead

    • @owo5869
      @owo5869 Před 2 lety +36

      Hail

    • @sayedelghairb8640
      @sayedelghairb8640 Před 2 lety +77

      Glory be to Allah , the Most High, the Great 🙏🙏🙏🤲🏻🤲🏻🤲🏻❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Creator of everything
      Allah Almighty who gave everything its creation and then guided

    • @HazyShayd
      @HazyShayd Před 2 lety +184

      @@sayedelghairb8640 lol.

  • @Derrick678
    @Derrick678 Před 2 lety +3713

    Axolotl in Aztecs: *scary water monster god*
    Axolotl in Minecraft: water wolf that squeaks
    Axolotl RL: i eat worm *nom*

    • @FallenAnvilForge
      @FallenAnvilForge Před 2 lety +92

      I never knew it was a real creature, thought it only existed in Minecraft. Now they are even cooler.

    • @Miglow
      @Miglow Před 2 lety +253

      @@FallenAnvilForge one of the reasons Minecraft added it was to increase awareness. The axolotl is endangered in the wild.

    • @prapanthebachelorette6803
      @prapanthebachelorette6803 Před 2 lety +59

      @@Miglow awww, so good of the developers

    • @okaygerepied5388
      @okaygerepied5388 Před 2 lety +13

      Feels bad for the people who don't know what terraria is

    • @nighteule
      @nighteule Před 2 lety +28

      @@Miglow Yes. I think they added parrots for the same reason. If people see endangered animals in a game that they never knew existed, they're much more likely to care are conserving them. :)

  • @nini8205
    @nini8205 Před 2 lety +197

    The narration and information were delivered so beautifully , it almost felt like that one friend explaining you a hard lesson you missed without making you feel stupid . Thank you for this beautiful documentary .

    • @MexicoDigDoctor
      @MexicoDigDoctor Před 2 lety +2

      Except for her pronunciation of the name. It should be pronounced “Ah-SHOW-lo-tl” (the TL is said somewhat like the “tle” in “little”). That is the original Nahuatl pronunciation. Today, we call them “axolote” (or “ajolote”). It’s pronounced “ah-ho-LO-te”…long O in LO. I don’t mean to be nitpicking, but when you speak both Nahuatl and Spanish, it grates on the nerves to hear it pronounced wrong over and over again.

    • @tinystar3010
      @tinystar3010 Před rokem +6

      Just think of it as the American dialect way of pronouncing it. You just said it yourself, it's pronounced two different ways in the two languages you said, so why is it invalid for her to pronounce it the way most Americans say it? It's obviously natural for it to be said different languages and that's just our way. No one is wrong. Only pronouns should be said identical across all languages such as a formal name. Generic words are up for dialectic pronunciation.

    • @uqbartlon1364
      @uqbartlon1364 Před rokem

      ​@@MexicoDigDoctor😂🤣😂🤣😂

  • @imalreadyloved
    @imalreadyloved Před rokem +325

    A friend from college had two axolotls, one was white/pink-ish, the other was black.
    I always thought they were so cute until one day the white one killed the black one and ate him, also lost a limb (in the fight I guess) but his limb grew back. I was so shocked, had no idea such animals existed.
    Absolutely amazing creatures, not so cute anymore for me though lol

    • @whinybritches
      @whinybritches Před rokem +34

      I call mine my tiny pink alligator. Nature be brutal sometimes

    • @Hit_lericecream
      @Hit_lericecream Před 9 měsíci +18

      Racism 😢

    • @Sceptonic
      @Sceptonic Před 4 měsíci

      ​@@Hit_lericecreamwhite on black violence

    • @mikem4904
      @mikem4904 Před 4 měsíci

      @@whinybritches or maybe they trying to show us what white people do to the blacks

    • @cindyoden6391
      @cindyoden6391 Před 3 měsíci +6

      If they can eat each other that may be the reason they are becoming extinct..😮

  • @MKJNS7086
    @MKJNS7086 Před 2 lety +5219

    Bought two as a present for my wife. They're interesting little animals and a lot more intelligent than I would have thought. They recognize my wife as the one who feeds them; when she walks in the room they come to the front of the tank and start swimming up and down to get her attention. If someone told me they do that never would have believed them.

    • @realscience
      @realscience  Před 2 lety +1206

      ones raised in the lab are often considered to be too "domesticated," which is another problem with lab-reared animals vs wild ones. They love people too much!! This can skew research and makes it so they don't wanna be released back into the wild

    • @MKJNS7086
      @MKJNS7086 Před 2 lety +270

      @@realscience I could definitely see that with these. No fear, and I think they would have problems catching their own prey.

    • @KidzRuleStudios
      @KidzRuleStudios Před 2 lety +42

      Really? My Axolotl does that too!

    • @MKJNS7086
      @MKJNS7086 Před 2 lety +125

      @@KidzRuleStudios That's interesting. Both of ours do it. It's not just a time of day thing, either. They do it when they want food. They also come to the front of the tank if we're in the room to watch the activity.

    • @KidzRuleStudios
      @KidzRuleStudios Před 2 lety +24

      @MKJNS7086 mine does literally the exact same thing

  • @_..---
    @_..--- Před 2 lety +1330

    ah yes, the insane biology of their cuteness

    • @nichoashinderer1335
      @nichoashinderer1335 Před 2 lety +12

      Begone robothot

    • @fluentpiffle
      @fluentpiffle Před rokem +1

      Why is a channel called 'real science' referring to a very natural biology of one of Earth's creatures as 'insane'?

    • @4lexxTV
      @4lexxTV Před rokem +10

      @@fluentpiffle because it gets clicks duh

    • @mosesjoe3763
      @mosesjoe3763 Před měsícem +1

      LOL. Imagine you're age has Chronologically passed 25,
      BUT you're still Biologically 14... Is that what Axolotles are?

  • @tallibethau7713
    @tallibethau7713 Před rokem +65

    I believe the dragons in "How to Train Your Own Dragon" were inspired by axolotyls LOL. They look so similar and so cute! Saddens me to know about the issues that this species is facing though. Feel sorry for the ones that had their regenerative ability taken away in the lab but I guess it's for the greater good...hard choice.

  • @cloe412
    @cloe412 Před 2 lety +27

    It's crazy. A huge city before 1492 thrived along with nature. Imagine if we could go back, learn about their city planning, and improve upon it. We will have much more sustainable, clean, healthy, and beautiful cities. We think technology advances, but not necessarily. This video makes me tear up because there's a beautiful world that I want to live in, but I can't, because people are not working together.

  • @Promis_QS_Panda
    @Promis_QS_Panda Před 2 lety +2889

    I'm from Mexico and it kills me to see that one of our national treasures is dying off. Also feel very much impotent at the fact that I can't do much about it. :c

    • @StrangerHappened
      @StrangerHappened Před 2 lety +26

      Such a cute animal.

    • @padreantonioraygozav.raygo9576
      @padreantonioraygozav.raygo9576 Před 2 lety +80

      First. Stop crying about it.
      Second... Teach about it As Much as You Possible Can.
      Just by Shearing this So Important Documentary.
      Perhaps Many People in Our Magic México.. Will do Something Significant To Save and Preserve That Unique Living Creature.

    • @Tipping_Point-ir6mn
      @Tipping_Point-ir6mn Před 2 lety +24

      You can learn and help build back the population even if domestic

    • @sonorasgirl
      @sonorasgirl Před 2 lety +111

      Wooof, k to some of the comments. It’s like they didn’t watch the video…idk how you’re supposed to bring back a lake system. Sadly other than education there isn’t much we can do. Not your fault, but maybe look into local preservation groups? Maybe they’ll have donation or volunteer opportunities.

    • @Miglow
      @Miglow Před 2 lety +17

      There was a recent NPR short wave interview on the axolotl in September.
      One thing they talk about is a chanampa refugio program. Apparently some floating islands for farming are also great axolotl habitats?

  • @ZombieZobo
    @ZombieZobo Před 2 lety +1276

    My 16 year old axolotl just passed away, she was such a pleasure and I learned so much from her 💔

  • @profquad
    @profquad Před rokem +86

    Really good video. Very informative and engaging, without being dramatically sensationalized. Thank you. Lots to think about..

  • @ALERIA441711
    @ALERIA441711 Před rokem +23

    Axolotls are my favorite animals and it really saddens me to hear about their struggles in the wild. I don't know how a person like myself could help but I would if I could. Thank you for this wonderfully informative video

    • @RaggamuffinGirl420
      @RaggamuffinGirl420 Před rokem +1

      There are nonprofit organizations that you can donate to for research, help them find out how to help the species to not become extinct, etc. Just Google it.

    • @jonathanllewellyn5053
      @jonathanllewellyn5053 Před 11 měsíci

      ​@@RaggamuffinGirl420 Absolutely :) Also, if you spend a little (or a lot if you have ADHD/ASD brain like me) time researching into axolotl biology/ecology etc, you can talk to your friends and family (and other like minded individuals) about them, increasing information and awareness on these adorable little aztec gods. And that in itself, @Cari Nemia, is how a person like yourself can help, it's the little things that can make a BIG difference! Much love to @Real Science and everyone here! 💜

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    @dannymac6368 Před 2 lety +1124

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  • @davidcoronado3490
    @davidcoronado3490 Před 2 lety +1521

    I have an axolotl currently and he’s been with me since 2000 or 2001. And he wasn’t a newborn when I received him. Believe it or not. He is definitely a god in the amphibian world at least.

    • @user-gd8xl8oj2z
      @user-gd8xl8oj2z Před 2 lety +29

      @David_Coronado I plan on buying one and since you are keeping one for a long time, I was wandering if you have some tips, I live in France and they are not that rare or expansive to buy but there is little information to keeping them.

    • @propio2957
      @propio2957 Před 2 lety +33

      Dang, that is a very long-lived axolotl!

    • @brandondunn6345
      @brandondunn6345 Před 2 lety +56

      Damn he’s 20 years old, ain’t that the longest they can live? Yours might actually be a god

    • @luchirimoya
      @luchirimoya Před 2 lety +16

      He must be really well cared for to live that long, I'm glad to hear he's still around :D

    • @MeBertosta
      @MeBertosta Před 2 lety +12

      Damn, 20 years is awesome.
      How big is your axolotl right now? Mine is only 6 months old and hearing that they could live longer than I expected, I could never live in fear of losing a pet because of age.
      Greetings from Indonesia!

  • @thiccpugg
    @thiccpugg Před 2 lety +24

    Ive had an axolotl for almost 8 months now such interesting creatures. He can recognize my face and come towards me and know where to go when its time to eat. Insanely smart.

  • @ProductionStops
    @ProductionStops Před 2 lety +13

    I worked with these animals when I was in college at the University of Kentucky. Very spot on analysis about the origin, application and native habitats of this fascinating creature. 💚

    • @fluentpiffle
      @fluentpiffle Před rokem

      Why is a channel called 'real science' referring to a very natural biology of one of Earth's creatures as 'insane'?

    • @vivanecrosis
      @vivanecrosis Před rokem

      @@fluentpiffle science is the gathering of information and learning about things. The insane part is how different and amazing things are. The word insane here is just meaning something that is special.

    • @fluentpiffle
      @fluentpiffle Před rokem

      @@vivanecrosis Nothing to do with accuracy, then?

  • @midgematic8659
    @midgematic8659 Před 2 lety +407

    Learning about scientists finding a new home literally made me choke up. Axolotls are my favorite animal and I try to support any conservation organization centered around them as much as I can. They are such beautiful and magnificent creatures, and Im so happy they have been in the limelight more often these days. I truly hope their wild population can begin flourishing again :,)

    • @phoenixfresh8681
      @phoenixfresh8681 Před rokem +1

      What you said here is beautiful. What are your feelings about keeping one as a pet? I'm interested but not sure if I could give it the enrichment it would want/need.

    • @teresacline6672
      @teresacline6672 Před 4 měsíci

      Thanks for sharing your poignant words. I also hold great hope that the new lake at the research center will provide an adequate to possibly thriving environment for the axolotl. I had a wild type and a leucistic, the pink one with the black eyes, and they were very social, intelligent, and amazing animals and pets. They were incredibly interactive with me and my family. I dearly love axolotls. Although they require much more special attention and care than a cat or dog, they're well worth the effort and dedication if you have the time and ability to maintain their living environment and meet their needs. They're such precious animals.

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    @LaggingLeland Před 2 lety +832

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      Education-Channel of various sorts (including Science-Channel)!
      In no particular order, i just spam them, if thats ok with you:
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      -Doctor Dave Explains.
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    • @nichoashinderer1335
      @nichoashinderer1335 Před 2 lety +2

      Axolotl:>{o_o}

  • @hunterzenger2023
    @hunterzenger2023 Před 2 lety +40

    Has it been proposed to fully artificially recreate an entire ecosystem that perfectly mimics their original ecosystem in a massive tank that mimics all of the other organisms and plant life down to the tiniest detail? Or is that unrealistic?

    • @YagamiKou
      @YagamiKou Před 2 lety +6

      probably unrealistic...
      but on the other hand; zoo's exist
      I recently went to a zoo with a whole amphibian section
      was actually bad ass as fuck, but I didnt spot this boi 😠

    • @jeannotario7384
      @jeannotario7384 Před 2 lety +1

      @@YagamiKou theyre too cute to be kept there

    • @michelleyoga87
      @michelleyoga87 Před 3 měsíci

      Animals know the difference between synthetic nature and real nature…hence why animals like pandas no longer reproduce.

  • @hugocarrera5765
    @hugocarrera5765 Před 2 lety +4

    The narration the tone of your voice everything you say everything you pronounce perfection I learned so much thank you so so much

  • @alejandrofernandez4159
    @alejandrofernandez4159 Před 2 lety +1812

    While really interesting, I can't help but feel bad for all the Axelotl that had to endure amputation and maybe worse for this to be researched. Especially the one that got their rejuvenation blocked.

    • @ld7207
      @ld7207 Před 2 lety +38

      Nothing in your life that you enjoy now as a necessity was even available hundreds of years ago. Everything in your life has required human sacrifice. All medicine and technology has had a human cost. Men used to die building walls around cities to keep out beasts and invaders. Your clothes , jewelry , food, something you buy probably had human cost.
      If cutting up a lizard can help cure cancer and regrow limbs we should do it our lives are more important than animals especially small ones that only live a few years.

    • @ZyrTheMachineGodOfWar
      @ZyrTheMachineGodOfWar Před 2 lety +49

      @@ld7207 harsh but true

    • @iHasCaek
      @iHasCaek Před 2 lety +5

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    • @someperson9998
      @someperson9998 Před 2 lety +71

      It's what had to be done, at least they can regenerate.

    • @alejandrofernandez4159
      @alejandrofernandez4159 Před 2 lety +13

      @@someperson9998 Yes, there is truth in your statement.

  • @pawned79
    @pawned79 Před 2 lety +1119

    My 10yo daughter loves axolotls. I don’t know why I’m being particularly emotional from this video, but it has really made me cry. I’m going to look and see what digital adoptions there are for axolotls. My daughter has a birthday coming up and a good gift would be a sponsorship in her name. She’s just a bit too young to keep one herself; maybe in high school if she’s still into it.

    • @emmanuelezenwere
      @emmanuelezenwere Před 2 lety +43

      get one for her. Help her care for it

    • @Amfortas
      @Amfortas Před 2 lety +110

      "I don't know why I'm being particularly emotional"
      Welcome to fatherhood lol

    • @electronicbamboo6764
      @electronicbamboo6764 Před 2 lety +41

      It’s a challenge to keep them though. They need a large tank and a lot of attention.

    • @pawned79
      @pawned79 Před 2 lety +90

      I appreciate the encouragement. I’ve had experience with keeping live tanks and terrariums before, but I think in our particular situation, it is not the right time. I did contact a nearby zoo, and we’re making arrangements to gift our children with animal sponsorships which includes visits. The Axolotls exhibit is under renovation, so we’re doing sloths and giraffes, but I will definitely be keeping an eye on future opportunities to genuinely help axolotls repopulation and genetic diversification.

    • @ebonyobrien5895
      @ebonyobrien5895 Před 2 lety +84

      @@pawned79 I think thats a wonderful idea and is safer then getting an animal you dont feel prepared for :)

  • @giorgiodanesi1444
    @giorgiodanesi1444 Před 2 lety

    Thank you so much!! Best quality on yt! Hope you keep going. From italy with love ❤️

  • @davekash1
    @davekash1 Před rokem +15

    I always learn a ton from these videos

  • @pazuzil
    @pazuzil Před 2 lety +162

    You have the best voice for narrating a science documentary!

    • @Mochu_s_Junkyard
      @Mochu_s_Junkyard Před 2 lety

      Well, you must don't know how crazy is people about Sir David Attemborough voice
      His fanbase is the big af
      and is justified to be honest

  • @PaulDozierZZoMBiE13
    @PaulDozierZZoMBiE13 Před 2 lety +458

    I was 40 years old before I ever even knew what an axolotl was. And, I only learned about this amazing creatures because they put one in Animal Crossing New Leaf. Tangential learning is real and wonderful. Such an amazing creature this is. Thanks for this interesting video. Great work!

    • @lindaescobedo-cruz3988
      @lindaescobedo-cruz3988 Před 2 lety +7

      U i5

    • @monerinmoneron
      @monerinmoneron Před rokem

      It's a great video indeed. There's a glaring geographical mistake, though, which makes the whole hypothesis of how axolotls evolved dubious: climate around Mexico city and the other lakes mentioned in the video is rather temperate, forest-like. The axolotl evolved in a climate similar to southern France or New Zeland, plus the extra sunlight.

    • @cosygracegames
      @cosygracegames Před rokem +4

      I learned so many bugs and fish names from animal crossing funny enough 😂😂

    • @admiralspyro9722
      @admiralspyro9722 Před 8 měsíci +2

      Also in Minecraft

    • @imlonelypleasehelp5443
      @imlonelypleasehelp5443 Před 4 měsíci +2

      He has been in every game since 2005 with the exception of of the game before new horizons 🫡

  • @hectorechavarria4501
    @hectorechavarria4501 Před 2 lety

    Great production! Thank you for explaining the significance of these adorable guys

  • @alexanderjefferies7740
    @alexanderjefferies7740 Před 2 lety +35

    Had one in our bio class in high school. His name was Gareth, who sadly died after the teachers forgot to feed him during the school holidays.

    • @arvidassburg4500
      @arvidassburg4500 Před rokem +8

      this why you dont keep fish as pets 🤦‍♀ it's just not the same as dogs or cats

    • @user-lt3vn5kd8g
      @user-lt3vn5kd8g Před rokem

      Thx u helped me with my sieance project

  • @SoulDelSol
    @SoulDelSol Před 2 lety +577

    I cut off tip of my thumb and it regrew. I was told it was because i retained nail bed which produces stem cells. It was incredible process. There was nothing to stitch shut (no skin) and couldn't reattach tip so they used a special material on it for a while. Removing that was horrifying. But there isn't even any scar tissue and my finger print grew back too. However the nerves didn't fair quite as well. It has that asleep pins and needles feeling to it so i did physical therapy to get used to fine motor tasks, and it's pretty much normal now. I wonder if animals new limbs have less sensitivity too though 🤔

    • @starsfalldown1234567
      @starsfalldown1234567 Před 2 lety +4

      Shut up

    • @imagineifyouwereaworm
      @imagineifyouwereaworm Před 2 lety +44

      @@starsfalldown1234567 why?

    • @imagineifyouwereaworm
      @imagineifyouwereaworm Před 2 lety +25

      I cut the tip of my left ring finger off and it too regrew. I also can’t feel much but pain with it.

    • @SoulDelSol
      @SoulDelSol Před 2 lety +39

      @@imagineifyouwereaworm i went to flowerpowers channel and read comments on latest video. Apparently they go around CZcams sowing discord wherever they can. Probably an unhappy person trying to spread their misery.
      Anyway mine was about halfway through the nail, is that about how much you lost? How did you do it? I was cutting weeds with a machete

    • @luvbeinghiswife1148
      @luvbeinghiswife1148 Před 2 lety +17

      The human body is absolutely incredible

  • @Treksh
    @Treksh Před 2 lety +512

    Imagine, just imagine how many keys to immortality, keys to wondrous biological breakthroughs have been lost because of human caused extinctions.

    • @Treksh
      @Treksh Před 2 lety +30

      @@JozefLucifugeKorzeniowski The problem is that these extintions impact us far too much, those others are unreachable, nothing we can do about them, but the onces that were caused by humans were something we could have changed. Thats why it stings so much.

    • @Zyrock
      @Zyrock Před 2 lety +31

      I feel immortality wouldn’t be a good thing overall 😅

    • @animowany111
      @animowany111 Před 2 lety +36

      @@Zyrock This is not the kind of comic book immortality where you can be trapped in a steel box forever or vented somewhere into space. This is 'just' agelessness, which would be AMAZING to have. I don't think anyone actually wants to get old and have their body just start to malfunction. Fixing that would improve a lot of lives.

    • @wojak91
      @wojak91 Před 2 lety +17

      Humans don't deserve to be immortal.

    • @EBTS-3
      @EBTS-3 Před 2 lety +11

      You can have an immortal body, but an immortal mind should be first priority, ya might go mad !! You'd be a really young looking person with dementia

  • @khusshisharma9815
    @khusshisharma9815 Před rokem +1

    the speaker is so articulate and eloquent, very engaging

  • @alexanderolivo7433
    @alexanderolivo7433 Před 2 lety +3

    I haft to make an essay about my favourite animal and this video explains it so well best one I found

  • @thelonefedora
    @thelonefedora Před 2 lety +845

    Once again, fantastic work. I love this series and cannot wait until each episode releases. Best channel on the platform!

    • @realscience
      @realscience  Před 2 lety +54

      thanks!!!!!!!

    • @theoarcher896
      @theoarcher896 Před 2 lety +14

      This series truly is fantastic.

    • @sujalchopra.
      @sujalchopra. Před 2 lety +4

      @@realscience Please please please do an episode on the tardigrade

    • @exclusivecollector8839
      @exclusivecollector8839 Před 2 lety

      @@realscience yeah tardigrade is totally one of the most complicated stuff on our planet, I too kinda wanna hear about it

    • @Izigurand
      @Izigurand Před 2 lety

      @@sujalchopra. they’re pretty lame

  • @unyieldingsovereign308
    @unyieldingsovereign308 Před 2 lety +308

    Do the insane biology of the mantis shrimp next.

  • @vice.nor.virtue
    @vice.nor.virtue Před rokem +1

    I cannot thank you enough for spending the precious time you have on earth to make this. I am in a terrible condition and learning about this God-like creature gave me something resembling hope for the first time in a long time. I am utterly beside myself with emotion right now and I just want to say thank you to you in every language on earth, but for now I will just go with english and german. Thank you! Danke schon!

  • @kid_missive
    @kid_missive Před rokem

    incredible script, narration & content. thx!

  • @lotll
    @lotll Před 2 lety +23

    Axolotl: so you remember how our ancestors grew lungs just to get on land?
    Salamander: yeah
    Axolotl: well let's go back

    • @lotll
      @lotll Před 2 lety +1

      I love ax o lots they've been my favorite animal for 5 years

  • @Seansfishingtales
    @Seansfishingtales Před 2 lety +23

    @12:05 when i was 14 i got my hand caught in a belt sander in shop class, the class before me had a jig set up and when they removed the jig they never put the plate back on correctly, this resulted in my left hand getting sucked in the belt along with my job i was sanding causing one finger to go down to the bone, two fingers with nails removed and a little skin and my pinky and thumb badly grazed, the doctors at the time said my fingers wouldn't grow back and i'd pretty much have a deformed hand for the rest of my life with permanent nerve damage, 6 months later i went back to the same doctor for an unrelated injury and i showed him my fully functional healed hand, you can still see scars around the nails and part of my pinky no longer has a finger print but after listening to this, it explains so much and is bloody awesome!

  • @streamerboss4673
    @streamerboss4673 Před 9 měsíci +2

    when you press B while evolving...

  • @nikkicat254
    @nikkicat254 Před rokem +4

    I actually watched this because I have a virtual Axolotl on my phone as a pet, I got off of Google Play, I have had it for over 4 years as of May of this year, you have to feed it and clean up it's environment everyday, well that's what I do, you just push tabs to do both, so I do it every day!
    Anyway when I saw this I had to watch it, I mean I have seen videos that mention them, but not a video that is centered on them alone! This was nice!

  • @yvainestelmack7196
    @yvainestelmack7196 Před 2 lety +23

    Xenopus: I am the most important amphibian to science.
    Axolotl: Hold my detached leg.

  • @AifDaimon
    @AifDaimon Před 2 lety +154

    Axototls are the closest we have to a real-life Wolverine/Sabretooth/Deadpool/Mystique (or any other comic book character that has regenerative powers, for that matter)

  • @dragonflice
    @dragonflice Před 2 lety

    Now this is truly a fascinating video you made. I always tell people similar stories like here in the video.

  • @spungesquad6806
    @spungesquad6806 Před 2 lety

    Love your content! Great job! this explains how the tip of my pinky grew back when I was a kid

  • @houseoffrogsdogs6770
    @houseoffrogsdogs6770 Před 2 lety +15

    I love these little guys. I never had one as a pet because of fear of not being able to care for it properly. But they are so beautiful to look at.

  • @benwilms3942
    @benwilms3942 Před 2 lety +71

    Well done. Another fantastic area of inquiry communicated to my otherwise uneducated lot and I. From my own first person perspective, it's like the world is getting bigger and more complex with each new video, and I feel like I'm becoming more mindful of both science and the environment as a natural consequence of watching them. Thankyou.

    • @fluentpiffle
      @fluentpiffle Před rokem

      Why is a channel called 'real science' referring to a very natural biology of one of Earth's creatures as 'insane'?

  • @rubiesquivel4297
    @rubiesquivel4297 Před 2 lety

    This was so intriguing thank you for sharing and ILOVE curiosity stream thanks for showing it to me

  • @barkmeoweia
    @barkmeoweia Před rokem +2

    First time i saw one I was so fascinated with them, never seen something like that in my life, they are an incredible and interesting creature

  • @luigiboi4244
    @luigiboi4244 Před 2 lety +27

    Why the public isn’t saving this beautiful creature is beyond me.

    • @XxCherryT21xX
      @XxCherryT21xX Před 7 dny

      Because humans are selfish and will cause harm to other living creatures for our own personal gain.

  • @RabbiPorkchop
    @RabbiPorkchop Před 2 lety +67

    I have 3! I feel lucky to have the opportunity to create an atmosphere for them to thrive.
    Don't think keeping them is easy, but it has been rewarding,

    • @Breal01
      @Breal01 Před 2 lety +4

      Idk man my wife has two then decided to breed them. We now have over 100 not saying it’s super easy but definitely not insanely hard

    • @RabbiPorkchop
      @RabbiPorkchop Před 2 lety +3

      @@Breal01 i could never...

    • @RabbiPorkchop
      @RabbiPorkchop Před 2 lety

      @@Breal01 edit: the last two additions turned out to be female. So I figured out how that works. #fml

  • @MrCool842
    @MrCool842 Před rokem

    Your videos are so interesting and informative 💗🔥

  • @MythicBeanProductions
    @MythicBeanProductions Před 2 lety +1

    I love axolotls and it's really cool to watch this and learn more about them

  • @Shawn47
    @Shawn47 Před 2 lety +42

    An axolotl joined our family a few days ago. I knew a lot of the info in this video, but not in nearly this much detail! Thank you. This has been very informative.

  • @ScottyHunter
    @ScottyHunter Před 2 lety +65

    Amazing narration, excellent information. Very very informative and even heart-wrenching to hear about the difficulty these awesome little creatures are facing. I have always wanted one as a pet, but have never had the right tank conditions to keep one happy and healthy. Maybe someday I will be so lucky.

    • @snakesonaframe2668
      @snakesonaframe2668 Před 2 lety

      If heat is the issue, you can get a tank chiller, they aren’t expensive and work really well.

  • @PolarisCastillo
    @PolarisCastillo Před 8 měsíci

    Despite the pronunciations of all the Aztec/Nahuatl names are incredibly wrong here, I do appreciate the detail and quality of this video. The editing, music and research is stellar!

  • @tomasgarciafunes5582
    @tomasgarciafunes5582 Před 2 lety

    smoothest ad transition I've ever seen, Amazing video btw

  • @sarahleavengood853
    @sarahleavengood853 Před 2 lety +7

    your transition from one idea to another is always so smooth! very impressive writing :)

  • @nightshade4873
    @nightshade4873 Před 2 lety +115

    there are more axolotls in minecraft than the known population of axolotls around the world
    especially after one vtuber tried so hard to get a blue axolotl....

    • @f2pislife663
      @f2pislife663 Před 2 lety +5

      Kanata

    • @ash-
      @ash- Před 2 lety

      Sad

    • @pipebombmailer
      @pipebombmailer Před 2 lety +16

      casually expects everyone to know what they mean by ‘one vtuber’ on a science video

    • @shine6465
      @shine6465 Před 2 lety +3

      I'll never forget Kanata's Axolotl black market

  • @user-ft1eg4si5y
    @user-ft1eg4si5y Před rokem +1

    I love the videos I learned so much.

  • @beetorstevie
    @beetorstevie Před 3 měsíci +1

    This is a very well made documentary.

  • @fuckcorporati0ns
    @fuckcorporati0ns Před 2 lety +6

    Thank you so much for your efforts and love that you've put into this work ❤️

  • @coreyroberson4550
    @coreyroberson4550 Před 2 lety +10

    7:47 "But these animals all share something in common - they are all invertebrates. In vertebrates like us, regeneration is pretty much limited..." That's a really unfortunate and confusing juxtaposition of invertebrates and in vertebrates. Perhaps "For vertebrates like us..."

  • @juliehobbs665
    @juliehobbs665 Před 2 lety +10

    I honestly had no idea, until watching this very informative and intriguing video, that axolotls were only found in Mexico! I also had no idea about there conservation status.. What a loss! I truly hope the new rock quarry lake works to help reintroduce these amazing creatures into the wild! Thank you for yet another video full of nutritious brain food! 👏🏼 👏🏼 👏🏼 👏🏼 👏🏼 👏🏼 👏🏼 👏🏼 👏🏼 Bravo!

  • @blu_223
    @blu_223 Před rokem +2

    I guess you can say that the axolotl have axoLOTls of mysteries to unfold

  • @Bsperry
    @Bsperry Před 2 lety +30

    Please do a ball python next! They can survive for up to a year without food as an adult (if they choose to) and someone once told me they eat the lining of their own intestines when in food strike. They're so interesting!

  • @kenmurphy6792
    @kenmurphy6792 Před 2 lety +13

    Amazingly informative video. This idea of harnessing the power of the stem cell to devise a way to re-generate lost limbs as well as other tissues .. like brain tissue .. is truly ground breaking.

  • @roswellxo9214
    @roswellxo9214 Před 8 měsíci +1

    The opening of this video is so strong!

  • @ArtScienceWonder
    @ArtScienceWonder Před 2 lety

    Wait YOU made Nebula?! Did YOU start it? I want to know the detailed story behind Nebula! Love your content by the way and everyone you mentioned! ❤

  • @VtTraves
    @VtTraves Před 2 lety +19

    People should do an reaction videos for the maps, forests, lakes, rivers lost and pollution creation. This way there will be a diversity of videos and also brings awareness to others. At least 30% of people could use this to improve their future.

  • @unmeaninglessly143
    @unmeaninglessly143 Před 2 lety +3

    As always, your production quality is amazing!

  • @manofthenooch9910
    @manofthenooch9910 Před rokem

    This video was amazing, thank you.

  • @debuffxbaby
    @debuffxbaby Před 2 lety

    Stephanie you're an amazing narrator

  • @LoKom12
    @LoKom12 Před 2 lety +47

    I have had a couple axolotls. One of them passed last month (he got sick, rip my Remi) and my fiancé and I have another who’s about 3 years old and his name is Winston. He’s a good boy

    • @mariwinkler.r
      @mariwinkler.r Před rokem +4

      Feeling very proud for having animals living in tanks

    • @izzymoon4436
      @izzymoon4436 Před 9 měsíci

      @@mariwinkler.ralso called prisons for entertainment filled with innocent animals and some water

  • @officersoulknight6321
    @officersoulknight6321 Před 2 lety +16

    So with the Regeneration, it’s SCP-682 but adorable, aquatic, and not out for blood

  • @andresmora5192
    @andresmora5192 Před 6 měsíci +2

    The Axolotl (Ajolote) is an amphibian endemic to Mexico 🇲🇽 its natural habitat is Lake Xochimilco in Mexico City.
    The Axolotl has had great influence on Mexican culture.

  • @squishykotetsu
    @squishykotetsu Před rokem +1

    One caveat I have with this (otherwise absolutely brilliant) video, is that you're sort of understating human neuroplasticity. While we might not exactly form new brain tissue after injury, our brain is able to "re-map" or redistribute some of the lost functionality onto other areas, make new neural connections and so on. It was thought that this process ended with adulthood, but we now know that it basically never stops until we die. Although juvenile brains are a lot better at it.

  • @iraqi3612
    @iraqi3612 Před 2 lety +3

    Thank you so much for all your hard work it's really an amazing information channel

  • @KalleVonEi
    @KalleVonEi Před 2 lety +8

    Got my axolotl for 9 years now and i even saw ma boi hatching
    I love u buddy

  • @randyfeliz8082
    @randyfeliz8082 Před 2 lety

    My neighborhood was featured on 19:07 (Co Op in NYC) love the content though !!!

  • @duktrilfromsouthafrica

    Super interesting when you study the hermetic history, in part, it talks about a time when humans were plant like, organic creatures. Able to reproduce by ourselves and able to regenerate lost or damaged body parts.
    If you look at the huge affect something small can have on the growth of axolotls, i would say it is very possible that we ourselves came from something similar, diet, conditions, etc. could have forced our bodies to change & adapt

  • @swatisri2409
    @swatisri2409 Před 2 lety +4

    O wow!! I never thought there’s anything left in this world that could capture my attention for more that 5-10 minutes… this video changed my opinion. Thanks for such an amazing informative video!

  • @atortoiseamongturtles4958
    @atortoiseamongturtles4958 Před 2 lety +13

    Axolotl's are awesome! I should've known you'd make a video about them

  • @MrSrele95
    @MrSrele95 Před 2 lety

    In Croatia lives oxy's cousin, the olm (Proteus anguinus) which is also fascinating. It also exhibits neoteny, gives birth to live offspring or eggs, depending on ambient temperature. It has no pigment and can live for months or even years without food.

  • @caijon123
    @caijon123 Před rokem

    that was the best ad transition I've ever seen

  • @sapelesteve
    @sapelesteve Před 2 lety +7

    Great video & Axolotls are very interesting & unique Salamanders for sure. Let's hope that they don't go extinct.

  • @16killjoy99
    @16killjoy99 Před 2 lety +6

    The axolotl is literally my favorite animap because of how amazing they are.

  • @natureandpeople199
    @natureandpeople199 Před 2 lety

    To think of how many kinds of critters there are on the planet! I've subscribed.

  • @jamesveritas8886
    @jamesveritas8886 Před rokem

    my friend griffin loves axolotls thank you for this awesome video.

  • @Swnsasy
    @Swnsasy Před 2 lety +28

    I have wanted one of them for so many years.. They are the most adorable and one of the most amazing creatures on earth..
    Glad I found this channel.. Definitely subbing!!

  • @thefirstbloom7289
    @thefirstbloom7289 Před 2 lety +6

    this is an amazingly interesting and informative video! Love Axolotls so much!

  • @ralphralpherson9441
    @ralphralpherson9441 Před 8 měsíci

    The Quetzalcoatl pronunciation was off but still a cool video. The best I can do to help would be to try and spell it phonetically. [ KWEHT - zehl - COAT- ul ]
    Many English-speakers (and speakers of many other languages too) have a really hard time with meso-american consonant combinations like "TL" and "TZ" which is funny because she can say "Axolotl" with very little difficulty. Quetzalcoatl is quite difficult. Some of my favorite Aztec/Maya/Olmec gods to pronounce are Chalchiuhtecolotl, "the sacred Owl", Huitzilopochtli, "Hummingbird of the South", and Tzitzimime "the star demons" (likely associated with eclipses and possibly an interpretation of meteorites)

  • @therandomchannel9226
    @therandomchannel9226 Před rokem +2

    I was super mesmerized at 25 years of age, when I first saw an Axilotl. It still makes me wonder how wonderful this creature is. But I would not have it at my place coz who knows what it can transform into lol

  • @AU-hs6zw
    @AU-hs6zw Před 2 lety +17

    An underrated channel😤
    Deserves a lot more subs.

  • @the_fitness_doc
    @the_fitness_doc Před 2 lety +33

    Petition for the cutest thing of the animal kingdom? 😁

    • @swargpatel7634
      @swargpatel7634 Před 2 lety +7

      I never found them cute honestly. For some reason they always freaked me out when I looked at them. Nonetheless, I appreciate their role in scientific breakthroughs.

    • @Snakue
      @Snakue Před 2 lety +4

      They are way cuter than dogs

  • @davidbintliff2852
    @davidbintliff2852 Před rokem +8

    I'm glad she mentioned the Ph levels in the water as well as temperature and altitude that make the difference almost as much as predator to pretty ratios. I grew up being an avid lover of salamanders and mud puppies. They are truly one of the most marvellous of God's creation.

  • @LeoHls
    @LeoHls Před 10 měsíci

    Simply lovely

  • @purpledevilr7463
    @purpledevilr7463 Před 2 lety +42

    I know someone who had a stroke or seizure or something.
    Apparently their brain was torn, and was able to rewire itself back together. I’m not sure if it was neurogenesis but it certainly helps the hope that we have a partial regeneration locked away inside us.
    She also was classified as brain dead, when they took her off life support she demanded help. She ended up being studied because of all this.

    • @kavuela4422
      @kavuela4422 Před 2 lety

      What’s her name? I’d like to look up her story.

    • @purpledevilr7463
      @purpledevilr7463 Před 2 lety +5

      @@kavuela4422I’m not particularly comfortable with sharing names on the internet.
      That and it happened quite a while ago and the NHS (British health service) doesn’t keep any centralised records so the whole thing has minimal recordings that you can easily access; I’ve tried googling it before but little came up.
      So sorry. I can also tell you that after she recovered, she had significant behavioural changes, and between us we say she acts quite like an autistic person now (I’m autistic), so that’s another interesting thing.

    • @purpledevilr7463
      @purpledevilr7463 Před 2 lety

      @@telepathicmagicshop I just can’t remember what it was. Probably the more serious one.

    • @_tonyvera
      @_tonyvera Před 2 lety +2

      Can’t say I believe you, but I can’t prove you wrong so…

    • @purpledevilr7463
      @purpledevilr7463 Před 2 lety +2

      @@_tonyvera probably a reasonable response. Technically I don’t even know for certain, I’m just trusting what themselves and their family said, and they take a serious enough tone.

  • @stoicdeicide2810
    @stoicdeicide2810 Před 2 lety +6

    Want to tell you I really appreciated the Pokémon reference. Also, you have risen to my top channel for my interesting documentary moments. Absolutely high quality video and research efforts. Thank you!

  • @OliverAndLilyGillin
    @OliverAndLilyGillin Před rokem

    Thank you for this video

  • @zhaneranger
    @zhaneranger Před 7 měsíci

    Wow they can morph! That’s wild