Cuscus: The Weirdest Animal You've Never Heard Of

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  • čas přidán 18. 05. 2023
  • Half sloth, half koala, all weird. This is the Cuscus.
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    Examining the nature of the beast.

Komentáře • 425

  • @watchmecatchpike7145
    @watchmecatchpike7145 Před rokem +355

    "Because of this the bear cuscus is very slow, very lethargic and slothlike." Me too Cuscus. Me too

  • @gavinlamp5426
    @gavinlamp5426 Před rokem +15

    "Okay, what do you want to be?'
    Cuscus: "I want to be a lemur. No, a sloth. No wait! An opossum! No wait, a binturong!"

  • @isaacthemonke233
    @isaacthemonke233 Před rokem +18

    This looks like somebody tried to draw a monkey from memory, then made it a marsupial

  • @wormworm580
    @wormworm580 Před rokem +56

    I got scratched by a cuscus once and so I went and put neon coloured bandaids on but when I came back to see the cuscus again it got really invested in my neon bandaids and scratched me even more. The moral of the story: don’t wear neon pink and green bandaids into cuscus territory.

  • @darhaha3391
    @darhaha3391 Před rokem +118

    There are some others marsupials that are also rare and few know about them. I'd really like to know more about the water possum. World's only semi-aquatic marsupial. I think in a few million years they could evolve into marsupial whales 😂 imagine that

    • @siggyvdz8213
      @siggyvdz8213 Před rokem +4

      Amazing ! Thanks for this discovery !

    • @juritudi57yearsago59
      @juritudi57yearsago59 Před rokem

      Thatd be so cool having a marsupial whale, it probably give birth on the surface tho

    • @plasmarine5781
      @plasmarine5781 Před rokem +1

      Wow they are so cool! I had never heard of them before this. Absolutely love them

    • @SoulDelSol
      @SoulDelSol Před rokem +1

      Can't happen bc how is it going to breath stuck in a pouch

    • @darhaha3391
      @darhaha3391 Před rokem +2

      @@SoulDelSol lol 😂🤣

  • @TheAnimalKingdom-tq3sz
    @TheAnimalKingdom-tq3sz Před rokem +12

    Spotted Cuscus: "It's a miracle! It's an Australian Christmas bloody miracle!"

  • @tristenallen6693
    @tristenallen6693 Před rokem +45

    Finally, leaser known animals are getting the spot, can you do bee flies next most people have never even seen one and when they do they are often terrified and try to swat them despite their ecological importance and being completely harmless to humans and animals in general they also look cute and weird like if a humming birds and bumble bee had a baby only down side is that their larva are parasitoid for other insects

  • @casbot71
    @casbot71 Před rokem +26

    For some reason calling someone a _"Cuscus"_ was a insult in a school I went to in Sydney Australia (pre internet), with full awareness of what it was.

    • @facewrinkles3886
      @facewrinkles3886 Před rokem +5

      Well people use sloth as a derogatory term and I could totally see a similar characteristic animal being thrown around like that. Australia moment!

  • @Nondualstandpoint01
    @Nondualstandpoint01 Před rokem +90

    I’d love to see a video of the super rare giant japanese salamander! Love your videos💚

    • @isaiahmcguire1822
      @isaiahmcguire1822 Před rokem +2

      They did a video on the giant salamanders.

    • @obamessiah
      @obamessiah Před rokem +1

      There's probably a video of one on CZcams. Do a search for it. It's real easy.

  • @Semirotta
    @Semirotta Před rokem +9

    Adorable little critter.

  • @ToxicWyvern1
    @ToxicWyvern1 Před rokem +10

    Cuscus, the creature so nice, they named it twice

  • @quayevano
    @quayevano Před rokem +8

    I'm 51 years old and from the Philippines, but it's my first time to hear and know about these beautiful creatures.

  • @gerryhouska2859
    @gerryhouska2859 Před rokem +4

    Never heard of? Bought one from Koki market, Port Moresby, sold as food, bought as a pet for my children. Nice, gentle creature.

  • @DanGamingFan2846
    @DanGamingFan2846 Před rokem +40

    I had heard of this animal, but didn't know anything about them. Now that I do, they're one of my favorite marsupials. Thank you.

  • @sassa82
    @sassa82 Před rokem +4

    Its so fascinsting that there are so many different mammals on this planet.

  • @TheVeritas1
    @TheVeritas1 Před rokem +23

    Danielle,
    Don't feel bad. I'm older than you and had never heard of the cuscus until one appeared in a CZcams video. What a fascinating creature.

  • @zaidnail3544
    @zaidnail3544 Před rokem +29

    I've never heard of a cuscus, what a beautiful animal.
    You think you can talk about the blue spix's macaw next, please.

  • @3r3bu5x9
    @3r3bu5x9 Před rokem +30

    this animal used to be abundant in my locality 20years ago. Fascinating creatures.

  • @agerven
    @agerven Před rokem +18

    You are right, never heard of these nice animals before!
    Learned a lot in this video, especially about how cute and special they are :) Diversity and evolution of nature seem almost endless!

  • @elNathNY
    @elNathNY Před rokem +10

    Very cute. They look similar to strepsirhini primates.

  • @fullscorpion5285
    @fullscorpion5285 Před rokem +1

    "Big...round...(zooms away from balls)...spots! " Got me! 😂

  • @ToastedTater420
    @ToastedTater420 Před rokem +3

    They looks somewhere between a possum and a lemur. Very cute

  • @estervillafane
    @estervillafane Před rokem +45

    Que maravilla de programa.
    No tenía idea de que existía este animal con estos bellos colores 😮

  • @Turdfergusen382
    @Turdfergusen382 Před rokem +4

    You’re a beautiful human. Thanks for all the cool content

  • @fish-champ
    @fish-champ Před rokem +76

    Can you do the livestreams of drawing the animals weekly? It’s really relaxing to watch them

  • @rivaljunior6369
    @rivaljunior6369 Před rokem +3

    I'm majoring Biology Education now, and one of my task is to research Marsupials and from that task i learned about this species and suprisingly i found this animal actually from my country 😂😂😂

  • @rickkwitkoski1976
    @rickkwitkoski1976 Před rokem +4

    And these sweeties are EAST of "The Wallace Line", so within the Australian fauna area. It makes sense that they are marsupials.

  • @Nikki0417
    @Nikki0417 Před rokem +3

    They really are like a mash-up of all the other marsupials. 😂

  • @DestroyerOfWeebs
    @DestroyerOfWeebs Před rokem +5

    Cuscus is also the name of one brazilian food, you don't know how scared i get when i saw that exist an animal called cuscus

    • @e.s.lavall9219
      @e.s.lavall9219 Před rokem

      Isn't the food spelled couscous?

    • @DestroyerOfWeebs
      @DestroyerOfWeebs Před rokem

      @@e.s.lavall9219 None of my parents or friends spelled like that, so idk

  • @obidean3964
    @obidean3964 Před rokem +2

    "Cuscus"
    Adorably exotic name, just like itself

  • @farhanatoerien3437
    @farhanatoerien3437 Před rokem +2

    I have never heard of or seen of this creature- THANK YOU 🙏🏾

  • @sharendonnelly7770
    @sharendonnelly7770 Před rokem +3

    The cuscus is truly and enigma, fascinating and truly an excellent example of convergent evolution, i.e. monkeys, sloths, marsupials. Every video I watch I grow to appreciate the incredibly intricate artwork that represents the animal discussed. Wow factor 10+. Great video!

  • @marymccluer1630
    @marymccluer1630 Před rokem +2

    Hey, you asked for suggestions on other animals to cover. I grew up in a swamp on the East coast of central Florida in the 70s. There were these amazing large grasshoppers in our area that were bright yellow with large red and green spots. They moved very slowly, at a crawl or would else sit still, and avoided jumping. I thought they must be poisonous, but I wasn't sure. Over the years, I've looked for information on these grasshoppers but have never found mention of them. I'm not sure if they even still exist. Thanks.

    • @oliviapriest8986
      @oliviapriest8986 Před 9 měsíci

      you may be thinking of lubber grasshoppers! they're amazing!

  • @canis2020
    @canis2020 Před rokem +1

    These things look like a possum and a lemur did the forbidden dance

  • @Numbskulli
    @Numbskulli Před rokem +5

    Excited to watch this!! I just recently learned about these fellows.

  • @Astrapionte
    @Astrapionte Před rokem +5

    I just love marsupials. Oddly, my favorite feature of theirs are their hands.
    Koalas and cuscuses, for example, have those amazing fingers and bird like claws 😊

  • @sdizzy3863
    @sdizzy3863 Před rokem +1

    Love you Danielle! You make me smile and your love for animals is commendable!

  • @AlainaLindsay
    @AlainaLindsay Před rokem +4

    This was so cool!! Thank you for the great video

  • @NWforager
    @NWforager Před rokem +5

    its a cute slothy gecko cat monkey 💖 Hi Danielle

  • @hihigh9627
    @hihigh9627 Před rokem +1

    I used to love the cuscus in like 3rd grade when I was obsessed with animals. I’m so happy they finally have their own video!

  • @greenserenity
    @greenserenity Před rokem +2

    I really appreciate this channel. I love how you add a tad of humor and how you offer the information. And then all those cuuuuute animals! Amazing!! Thank you for being such a great inspiration!!

  • @rarefarera6946
    @rarefarera6946 Před rokem +3

    Thank you for consistently expanding my knowledge or animals with lovely entertaining videos

  • @JackieMatthews610318
    @JackieMatthews610318 Před rokem +3

    Due to their arboreal life, cuscus seems to have evolved somewhat in a similar direction to primates, especially lemurs and other primitive monkeys.

  • @yallimsorry5983
    @yallimsorry5983 Před rokem +2

    Wanna say I love these videos, and so does one of my cats! He comes in and watches the entire thing! Or we watch them together in the bed, lol. Thanks so much for making these.

  • @edchanful
    @edchanful Před rokem +3

    Aahhh yess cuscus from my country
    Hopefully Animalogic can make a video about a red cat from Kalimantan, the cat is almost extinct n not a lot of people know bout this creature

  • @TeethToothman
    @TeethToothman Před rokem +2

    Danielle and I are pretty much the same age and I learned about Cuscus' from Jack Hanna when I was little. I think around 6 years old or so. I never forgot because of how much he talked about them smelling like popcorn.

  • @TopFix
    @TopFix Před měsícem +1

    New drinking game, take a shot every time she says cuscus

  • @rakshithprajwal5069
    @rakshithprajwal5069 Před rokem

    Clicked on Animalogic Video after Years. Happy to see Danielle still with the Team!

  • @escanorpride9652
    @escanorpride9652 Před 4 měsíci

    Cuscus: The weirdest animal.
    Platypus: Hold my beer.

  • @Boogie_the_cat
    @Boogie_the_cat Před rokem +1

    Very cute.
    Here was me thinking there was only one noun in the world pronounced like "cooscoos"
    Yet here is this cutie, and there is the couscous in the supermarket!

  • @stefandurbaba
    @stefandurbaba Před rokem +2

    Yes! I have been waiting for this one for a while.

  • @omiNITROUS
    @omiNITROUS Před rokem

    That one chair everyone's grandma had but its been animated by a warlock.

  • @salejrei3564
    @salejrei3564 Před rokem +2

    As a kid I used to collect sticker albums, one of the very first I had was about wildlife, the cuscus was there, it seemed pretty interesting but I never searched about it until 25 years later I came across your video, it's amazing to actually see it 😍 it feels like going back in time, great job 🙌🏿

  • @dmedina6835
    @dmedina6835 Před rokem +4

    Always a great video and 34 - I was thinking 22 - rock on and keep sending that awesome content

  • @theburningman5047
    @theburningman5047 Před rokem +1

    Damn… the Illustration at the beginning is breathtaking 👍🏼 Really well done

  • @chermal7311
    @chermal7311 Před rokem +2

    Imagine discovering a brand new type of animal that shares similarities to sloths and koalas but looks like it could be more related to our distant relatives.
    Even Charles Darwin would be amazed!

  • @robcouncil1592
    @robcouncil1592 Před rokem +1

    Hi Danielle! 👋🏿😎 Your illustrations and presentations are always awesome!!!! Thank you for sharing the vids. #Cuscus! 👏🏿🙌🏿👍🏿

  • @tutubism
    @tutubism Před rokem +3

    i thought they were some type of lemurs at first. their existence reminds me that marsupials are incredibly diverse & adaptable animals. thank you for sharing! :)

  • @Chaos89P
    @Chaos89P Před rokem +1

    Heard of the cuscus back in the 90's. I forget what the commercial was about, but one of the things the announcer said was to the effect of "Ever have a cuscus on your head?" There was a cuscus clinging to the guy's head, probably just hanging around.

  • @erickj.933
    @erickj.933 Před rokem +12

    Make a video about mandrials, those monkeys with colorful faces😮 pleaseee🥲

  • @emm6064
    @emm6064 Před rokem +4

    I knew about them but somehow keep forgetting they are marsupials. (no idea why). Bit of a marsupial sloth/monkey combo.

  • @crimsonfirelily
    @crimsonfirelily Před rokem +3

    I love these Cuscus! I had no idea we had so manu Opussum species. I absolutely love learning this! Thank you 💜 this is a new favorite! ✌🥰

  • @chimz1310
    @chimz1310 Před rokem

    no because this is the realest channel on yt sometimes love y’all!!!

  • @tessat338
    @tessat338 Před rokem +3

    I have never heard of this animal before!

  • @dwightehowell8179
    @dwightehowell8179 Před rokem +1

    Did she really say these things can jump between branches? Yes she did!!😆😆😂😂🤣🤣

  • @luzmarinavillafane8779

    Espectacularrrrrr. Gracias Animalogic.

  • @lovenature
    @lovenature Před rokem +3

    Awesome!!

  • @Grrrr3FKAGrrrrGrrrrGrrrr

    I’ve heard of them, but when I ate one at a Moroccan restaurant I assumed it was some kind of cereal. How do they turn them into those little granules?

    • @Remissio712
      @Remissio712 Před rokem +1

      Has more like a rice like texture or bulgur texture 🤣

  • @microwaveoven9170
    @microwaveoven9170 Před rokem +1

    As big of an animal nerd that I am, I was also surprised when I didn't know what a cuscus was

  • @golfgrabu
    @golfgrabu Před rokem +1

    Soo cuuute! But for me the weirdest animal will always remain the platypus.

  • @aggrotits.thunderbelch

    Fuzzy tree goblin. I love him.

  • @jwanaavery9599
    @jwanaavery9599 Před rokem +1

    Looks beautiful and slow, but really scary at night

  • @EATSxBABIES
    @EATSxBABIES Před rokem +2

    My favorite Disney character. David Spade did such a good job voicing him. :)

  • @nicolasmarkovic922
    @nicolasmarkovic922 Před rokem

    I was waiting for a cuscus video since I discovered your channel

  • @zain1smith
    @zain1smith Před rokem +1

    Awesome. I heard this animal before since I used to live in that large island

  • @tuliko8678
    @tuliko8678 Před rokem

    I love these guys and have done since I was a kid!

  • @roryasrorri701
    @roryasrorri701 Před rokem +1

    as an Indonesian, the first time i heard a dish called couscous, i was like: "they eat cuscus? why? why?? oh. not that cuscus. my bad."

  • @francosalinas4459
    @francosalinas4459 Před rokem

    Bahahah! “Big round…spots” nicely done

  • @SkunkySpinda
    @SkunkySpinda Před rokem +1

    wow! a new scruggly to add to the collection! I love them~ Maybe for an episode you could do fish with funny names like BoopsBoops or the fat innkeeper worm?

  • @rickybryan1759
    @rickybryan1759 Před rokem +1

    I had them in an animal book as a kid I loved them!

  • @SherpaQueen420
    @SherpaQueen420 Před rokem +1

    Me, an animal nerd since I was old enough to read:
    "Yeah I know the cuscus. Spotted is my favorite."

  • @Crakinator
    @Crakinator Před rokem +2

    Amazing! I can’t believe I’ve never heard of these. They really remind me of the marsupial lion Thylacoleo, if it were turned into a teddy bear.

  • @noonda7
    @noonda7 Před rokem +1

    Hi @animalogic! Love you and your videos! Can you please cover a Colugo next?!

  • @papasmoke89
    @papasmoke89 Před rokem

    I've known about the Cuscus because of Jack Hanna. When I was a kid I loved my Zoo Life with Jack Hanna VHS tapes.

  • @e.s.lavall9219
    @e.s.lavall9219 Před rokem +1

    I knew cuscuses existed but didn't realise there were more than one species! (I'm Australian)
    One thing hasn't changed- I LOVE THEM

  • @dmanthetiger7179
    @dmanthetiger7179 Před rokem

    thank ya for the video!

  • @leost152
    @leost152 Před rokem +1

    They look like a tree marmot. Once I scared a marmot and he climbed a tree. He was hanging from a branch with one hand and a friend from Brazil called him a Canadian sloth.

  • @brendanhoffmann8402
    @brendanhoffmann8402 Před rokem +1

    Good animal! I've been intrigued by cuscus for a long time... being close to Australia

  • @theitineranthistorian2024

    i have learned, somewhere. the name, personalities, appearance and behavior is delightful. they move in stages.

  • @braendyn
    @braendyn Před rokem +2

    oh a panther-monkey. They seem like they would be friends with Yapoks, Kinkajous, and Binturongs.

  • @sauraplay2095
    @sauraplay2095 Před rokem +1

    Never heard of them, but thank you for telling us about them.

  • @shlingusdingus4174
    @shlingusdingus4174 Před rokem +2

    This animal looks like a gecko if it was a mammal.

  • @JugheadJones03
    @JugheadJones03 Před rokem

    Thank you for posting. Those eyes I tell yah!

  • @ReeveProductions
    @ReeveProductions Před rokem +1

    I love learning about all these weird and interesting animals. Can we do the Kenyan sand boa next? So cute and derpy!

  • @naturegirl92584
    @naturegirl92584 Před rokem

    Wow. You win. It has been a good long time since I've seen an animal I haven't been acquainted with

  • @crystalheart9
    @crystalheart9 Před měsícem

    I was trying to remember this animal's name for days. Thank you for the video.

  • @TaraMolohon-lb1zn
    @TaraMolohon-lb1zn Před 7 měsíci

    I found this to be one of the critters that wouldn't leave us without losing all the terrible things we did over time. Yup, you can kinda see why when you watch this crazy entertainment on the sidewalk right in front of us. I'm glad they decided to just be nice and hope for the best with this wild behavior and hope for the future.

  • @Vico649
    @Vico649 Před rokem +1

    The title sound like the worst animal you never saw in your wildest dreams.

  • @lakhanshahi3637
    @lakhanshahi3637 Před měsícem

    Whaooo ! a very wonderful information. Thanks....from Kathmandu

  • @kodoklengket
    @kodoklengket Před rokem +2

    Come to Sulawesi. Go to Tangkoko National Park. Last time I was visited, there were are home-stays near the park. Get a day time and night time tour from the rangers there, you will find tarsiers, kuskus, and macaques. Manado has an international airport, so easier to access worldwide.