Animals We Thought Were Gone Forever | 7 Species That Almost Went Extinct

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  • Sometimes an animal long thought to be extinct reappears decades or centuries later, shocking scientists! Join Hank Green for a look at seven species that we thought were gone forever... but are back to (hopefully) stay for good!
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Komentáře • 2,4K

  • @connorbrown8743
    @connorbrown8743 Před 4 lety +1862

    Coelacanth: "Ah yes, I will live in the twilight zone of the ocean."
    Also coelacanth: "It's too bright out here. I'm going to a cave or something."

    • @FriedFreya
      @FriedFreya Před 3 lety +42

      Lmao basically.

    • @therealtophattom9530
      @therealtophattom9530 Před 3 lety +62

      is dark mode not enough!?

    • @poletooke4691
      @poletooke4691 Před 3 lety +17

      Mood

    • @Caninecancersucksrocks
      @Caninecancersucksrocks Před 2 lety +35

      Ok, I can’t stop laughing at your comment @Connor Brown.
      1) I’ve had to stay isolated in my home for the past couple of years due to being immunocompromised - which isn’t as horrible as it might sound. My husband was able to switch to working from home for the most part, and we have 3 dogs to keep me company on the rare occasion where he gets called out & has to be away for a few days. Plus I see & visit with the rest of the fam & friends online all the time. (Plus I’m not exactly an extroverted person normally anyhow).
      2). Not long after I had to start isolating, we converted the front room of our home into a studio for me to do my crafts in (sewing, painting, etc - I’m retired, but thankfully all my hobbies pay for themselves thanks to occasional commissions & online sale of my work). The whole reason we did this is due to having been born with severely impaired sight & my needing all of the natural light of that particular room to see by.
      My sight issues couldn’t be fixed at birth nor even today via corrective laser surgery. Then I began to develop cataracts in my 40’s, and found out they could implant a lens that could correct most of the issues I’ve struggled with. I was booked to have surgery Jan 2020, but it was understandably put off due to the pandemic, which is fine as it gave us time to save up for the rather pricey lenses. Finally was able to have the surgery (both eyes at once) 2 1/2 weeks ago & can now see clearer than I ever have in my life, which is beyond fantastic, except…
      I’m currently so light sensitive that I can’t see a dang thing in my studio, not even with the curtains drawn, so I’m now doing all my orders & projects at night. I’m well aware that this is totally a “first world problem” & please know I’m absolutely NOT complaining - just found it really funny to realize that I have so much in common with a Coelacanth 😂🤣
      Apologies for this stupidly long comment. Greatly appreciate the laugh - hope you’re having a great day.

    • @nekovannox
      @nekovannox Před 2 lety +3

      Me as a fish

  • @Tink00
    @Tink00 Před 3 lety +1144

    "Mom, I can't find the potentially extinct species!"
    "Have you checked the limestone?"
    "Oh! There it is"

    • @Lumberjack_king
      @Lumberjack_king Před 3 lety +18

      i love this coment

    • @JoeSmith-cn7ur
      @JoeSmith-cn7ur Před 3 lety +48

      “Mom, can we have a potentially extinct species?”
      Mom: We have a potentially extinct species at home!

    • @Noname-67
      @Noname-67 Před 2 lety +22

      @@JoeSmith-cn7ur as dinner

    • @stanley.3654
      @stanley.3654 Před 2 lety +11

      @@Noname-67 No no NO no NONO NNONONO NO NO N

    • @hyeeekim
      @hyeeekim Před 2 lety +6

      Thank you for making my stressful day better :)

  • @trumpeterjen
    @trumpeterjen Před 2 lety +879

    Scientists: "65 million years ago, we lost the dear Coelacanth."
    Coelacanth: "QUIT TELLING PEOPLE I'M DEAD"
    Scientists: "Sometimes we can still hear its voice!"

    • @ZesPak
      @ZesPak Před rokem +70

      "Reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated."

    • @sebastianthomsen2225
      @sebastianthomsen2225 Před rokem +9

      LOL!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @espiderhan
      @espiderhan Před rokem +8

      Oh LOL, is that a Brother Bear reference?😂

    • @trumpeterjen
      @trumpeterjen Před rokem +6

      @@espiderhan Indeed it is!

    • @Rahfael500
      @Rahfael500 Před rokem

      Yeah lol they didnt even explore the whole sea yet and they say its now extinct

  • @audacity1259
    @audacity1259 Před 5 lety +2477

    That moment when you realize that the stegosaurus was as ancient to the T-Rex as The T-Rex is to us...

    • @ghanig9948
      @ghanig9948 Před 3 lety +108

      So is Allosaurus and even more so for Dilophosaurus

    • @quan4383
      @quan4383 Před 3 lety +20

      I dont believe on dinosaurs honestly id rather believe in God

    • @sirblue5586
      @sirblue5586 Před 3 lety +277

      @@quan4383 Uhm ,okay? I believe in both. why choose just one.

    • @quan4383
      @quan4383 Před 3 lety +8

      @@sirblue5586 well cause i do believe in both but i just find it hard to believe in certain science materials

    • @FishStank
      @FishStank Před 3 lety +47

      The land before time lied to us

  • @gildalisboa4204
    @gildalisboa4204 Před 4 lety +425

    Scientists: Did you die?
    Coelacanth:Sadly,yes...
    Also Coelacanth:But i lived!!!

  • @MelodySharp.
    @MelodySharp. Před 3 lety +337

    I had a massive surgery last year in August. And afterwards I was so stressed out I kept having panic attacks. But I found laying there and focusing on listening to hank (specifically) talk about scientific things, really helped calm me. Thank you Sci Show, and thank you Hank!

    • @patrician3821
      @patrician3821 Před 2 lety +6

      Here I am down with COVID and bingewatching Hank’s videos…

    • @anyascelticcreations
      @anyascelticcreations Před 2 lety +6

      @@patrician3821 I hope you feel better now. Hugs

    • @neor1600
      @neor1600 Před 2 lety +2

      hope ur feeling better now

    • @WagwanHappyPappyHapPap
      @WagwanHappyPappyHapPap Před 2 lety +7

      Sci show has been a fantastic distraction for my anxiety and depression, especially while working and driving long distances. Thank you for providing us a plethora of content to binge, you are appreciated!

    • @anyascelticcreations
      @anyascelticcreations Před 2 lety +2

      @@WagwanHappyPappyHapPap I would agree. It helps me, too.

  • @tightsnotpants
    @tightsnotpants Před 5 lety +359

    I promise that if I ever become a musician, I'll name my first album "tadpole fannypack"

  • @expertoflizardcorrugation3967

    500 Million year old Mollusc: This is what peak performance looks like

    • @nenmaster5218
      @nenmaster5218 Před 2 lety

      I love recommending
      science-channel
      to science-fans. Silly hobby, some argue, but whatever! Interested?

  • @baileysutcliffe4617
    @baileysutcliffe4617 Před 6 lety +252

    THANK YOU THANK YOU FOR MENTIONING MARGERY!!! I have watched so many documentaries that never mention her, giving all credit to the fishermen for the discovery and identification!

    • @urmorph
      @urmorph Před 3 lety +4

      The genus name is Latimeria (2 species). That's enough recognition among the people who matter.

  • @MJ-cq6gz
    @MJ-cq6gz Před 6 lety +991

    When you said 10 km long Lord Howe Island... while showing the Lord Howe Island Stick Insect, I got really scared for a moment.

    • @lilaclizard4504
      @lilaclizard4504 Před 6 lety +50

      lol yeh I was thinking the same as he said it - 10kms long...... no he's not about to name a species surely?..... Island - ah ok then :)

    • @disorganizedorg
      @disorganizedorg Před 5 lety +21

      I'd initially assumed that he mispoke and meant centimeters rather than kilometers.

    • @KayleeCee
      @KayleeCee Před 5 lety +16

      Lol, that makes me think of those prehistoric centipedes and millipedes that were several feet long. It gives me the creeps just thinking about them. Hell, modern centipedes and millipedes kind of creep me out.

    • @HaydenX
      @HaydenX Před 5 lety +7

      So...giant bugs creep you out? I know of something that might make you "weta" yourself.

    • @michaelherrmann8323
      @michaelherrmann8323 Před 5 lety +3

      @@HaydenX "weta yourself" Lol clever, very clever! I like that!!! Smart!!!

  • @harshsinghal4342
    @harshsinghal4342 Před 5 lety +530

    Researchers: Yay, we found a supposedly extinct species😊.
    That species: You dickheads found me again😡.

  • @Azzarinne
    @Azzarinne Před 5 lety +56

    I have another fish for this list! The robust redhorse sucker, a freshwater suckerfish that lived in the Southeastern US, was thought to be extinct until a woman in Georgia found 2 big ones in a stream on her property. These are now my husband's favorite fish. 😊

  • @ahmedwael3824
    @ahmedwael3824 Před 6 lety +2008

    Now if only we could find a lost dinosaur colony

    • @sion8
      @sion8 Před 6 lety +215

      You mean a non-avian one, right?

    • @MicukoFelton
      @MicukoFelton Před 6 lety +40

      Ahmed Wael Hopefully not.

    • @tasniimbadani7717
      @tasniimbadani7717 Před 6 lety +13

      About time now.

    • @AngelRojasTV
      @AngelRojasTV Před 6 lety +16

      Mokèlé-mbèmbé look it up

    • @ahmedwael3824
      @ahmedwael3824 Před 6 lety +61

      wassim.sghaier I am aware so to clarify I mean non-Avian Dinosaurs. Besides it’s almost impossible barring a lost colony somehow surviving in the Antarctic

  • @davidbuschhorn6539
    @davidbuschhorn6539 Před 6 lety +2266

    They called it a Rock Rat when they could have named it the Laos Mouse?

    • @PiousMoltar
      @PiousMoltar Před 6 lety +79

      Haha I love this! Laos mouse!

    • @Hellheart
      @Hellheart Před 6 lety +30

      David Buschhorn
      Haha! Spot on, bro!

    • @ladykoiwolfe
      @ladykoiwolfe Před 5 lety +25

      David Buschhorn, great name. So fun to say.

    • @ToneyCrimson
      @ToneyCrimson Před 5 lety +41

      Should start a petition to change it..

    • @boufrops6845
      @boufrops6845 Před 5 lety +33

      Its a alola raticate

  • @theHedgex1
    @theHedgex1 Před 5 lety +113

    Speaking about extinct animals. I miss cows.-Futurama

    • @MUsICIsCOOLyo
      @MUsICIsCOOLyo Před 2 lety +1

      When I hear cow it made me won’t hear the polish cow idk why lol

  • @justinjacobs1501
    @justinjacobs1501 Před 5 lety +203

    "The ten kilometer long Lord Howe Island Stick Insect."
    Please tell me I'm not the only one who's brain made that jump...

    • @Eval0116
      @Eval0116 Před 4 lety +8

      I paused the video when I heard that to look for this comment

    • @Jow64
      @Jow64 Před 3 lety +5

      Brought to you by skull island

    • @prim4752
      @prim4752 Před 3 lety

      im not surprise because ive researched abt this before

    • @cat21860
      @cat21860 Před 3 lety +1

      I like big bigs and I cannot lie...

    • @daydreamer226
      @daydreamer226 Před 3 lety

      Nope, not me
      Okay, maybe me
      Yes me

  • @ffrreeddyy123456
    @ffrreeddyy123456 Před 6 lety +1461

    Please, please, please, show the pictures (of the animals) more often. I like to see it while I think about it. If I can’t picture it I don’t know what I’m learning! Haha merry Christmas!

    • @bobthecool56
      @bobthecool56 Před 5 lety +50

      They should show only pictures and videos. No one needs to see him talk. Happy Easter!

    • @theflowerhead
      @theflowerhead Před 4 lety +30

      @@bobthecool56 I like seeing him talk and more pics.

    • @alexspalding4945
      @alexspalding4945 Před 4 lety +10

      Yeah that’s what I was thinking just talk over the pictures in the video

    • @russellharrell2747
      @russellharrell2747 Před 4 lety +9

      I’ve seen dorks wearing glasses and talking enough, like when I look in the mirror. So let’s see more of these not-extinct animals!!!!
      Dork

    • @NuttyMongrel
      @NuttyMongrel Před 4 lety +14

      @@bobthecool56 I don't mind seeing him talk, but the parts where it just shows the words he's saying are useless.

  • @TheDerpyDunsparce
    @TheDerpyDunsparce Před 6 lety +466

    When a bug have a better house than you.

  • @gettinreel8122
    @gettinreel8122 Před 4 lety +50

    Coelacanths are Truly Amazing!! Crazy to think that they swam the oceans at the same time that T-Rex walked the earth!

  • @TheMosinCrate
    @TheMosinCrate Před 5 lety +34

    I encourage folks to look up #6 - For a bug these are extremely caring for each other. Such as the male will cradle/hug the female and so on. Especially worth reading for those that think bugs are all Eat/Mate/Die type animals.

    • @stephenhipp7859
      @stephenhipp7859 Před rokem +2

      I'm getting up there in age, even as a young boy I always wondered why we only thought humans were capable of emotion. If my dog can love its buddy, why can't a bug?

  • @kurussxcrad8857
    @kurussxcrad8857 Před 6 lety +55

    The coelacanth has always been my favorite ancient organism as a kid. I dunno if it is because of its anatomy or the fact that it was the first time I've heard of it being a living fossil back then, but it always fascinated me as a child.

    • @joelspringman523
      @joelspringman523 Před rokem

      'Cause they're a zillion jillian quadrillion years old! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @tinkerspell4850
    @tinkerspell4850 Před 6 lety +754

    I really really hope the Tasmanian Tiger is still alive. :) Some intense forest down there.

    • @captainngoose
      @captainngoose Před 5 lety +39

      @Afra The Fox Girl
      my favorite 'extinct' animal of all time. ever since I was a toddler.

    • @metthew1846
      @metthew1846 Před 5 lety +13

      you guys forgot the dodo lord

    • @harshbarj
      @harshbarj Před 4 lety +50

      Would be nice, but it's highly unlikely. Southern Australia and Tasmania are densely populated enough that an animal that large is simply not likely to go unnoticed for the last 90 years. Like the Lord Howe island stick bug, Thylacines best hope is if it still exists on an isolated island. With luck we have some DNA preserved and one day might be able to bring it back.

    • @edgarallanpoestheblackcat6613
      @edgarallanpoestheblackcat6613 Před 4 lety +3

      Bettie Turner and megalodon

    • @edgarallanpoestheblackcat6613
      @edgarallanpoestheblackcat6613 Před 4 lety +5

      bongo155 they said the same thing bout all the other animals in this video

  • @neonmangoz
    @neonmangoz Před 5 lety +127

    Well, if Coelacanths never really changed...
    *That would explain why Relicanth never evolves*

    • @EJ-vb5it
      @EJ-vb5it Před rokem +2

      Well they went from egg-laying to live young. But that's not big enough of a difference

  • @joelmaxwell06
    @joelmaxwell06 Před 4 lety +20

    2:50 "Hey what kinda meat is that" "I don't know. Just found it"

  • @jemmapellemma8185
    @jemmapellemma8185 Před 6 lety +488

    So... Coelacanth are literally prehistoric cave-fish? Man, that ROCKS! XD

  • @DysnomiaFilms
    @DysnomiaFilms Před 6 lety +71

    "Meanwhile, just East of Australia you'll find the 10 kilometre long Lord Howe Island Stick Insect."

    • @insertobject4002
      @insertobject4002 Před 5 lety +8

      Stickzilla

    • @nenmaster5218
      @nenmaster5218 Před 2 lety

      @@insertobject4002 I love recommending
      science-channel
      to science-fans. Silly hobby, some argue, but whatever! Interested?

  • @Sparrow_Bloodhunter
    @Sparrow_Bloodhunter Před 5 lety +31

    "hey baby, how you doing?" *wiggles nose seductively*

  • @perennials118
    @perennials118 Před 6 lety +13

    I had the absolute privilege of spending two weeks at Melbourne Zoo helping to look after the Lord Howe Island Stick Insects. They're absolutely amazing, bizarre creatures. They love to huddle in massive groups, and remind me a lot of spiders, in the way that they look and walk. The baby stick insects are bright green, and turn darker and darker into maturity when they are completely black. I didn't get to see Vanessa as she is in quarantine, although the glasshouse she resides in is incredibly impressive. I really hope one day these prehistoric stick insects can be returned to their home on Lord Howe Island. The Invert team at Melbourne Zoo do phenomenal job in caring for them and keeping the species alive.

  • @mallorymckinney7787
    @mallorymckinney7787 Před 4 lety +26

    The Jamaican Iguana (Cyclura collei) is a great example of this too! They were thought extinct until they were rediscovered in the Hillshire Hills. Captive breeding has increased species numbers and now the International Iguana Foundation is working to reclaim the Goat Islands for more reintroduction 🤗

  • @KiterTMK
    @KiterTMK Před 4 lety +56

    This will never be read but here goes. I love the way you present and talk. Please do more! I almost enjoy that more than the subject of the video!

  • @HBADGERBRAD
    @HBADGERBRAD Před rokem +4

    Due to my dyslexia I have a great deal of difficulty reading, so pages like yours are the best thing for me to discover and learn. Thank you 😊

  • @jacobnestle3805
    @jacobnestle3805 Před 5 lety +39

    When I heard "You'll find the ten-kilometer long--" I had a moment of irrational fear of a 10-km insect.

    • @nenmaster5218
      @nenmaster5218 Před 2 lety

      I love recommending
      science-channel
      to science-fans. Silly hobby, some argue, but whatever! Interested?

  • @ALAPINO
    @ALAPINO Před 6 lety +633

    $80,000 for real estate in Melbourne is a pretty good deal!

  • @katk5205
    @katk5205 Před 6 lety +13

    You should cover the Tuatara. They look like tiny little dragons and are the cutest reptile! They have changed a far bit since the dinosaur age but they were around in the Mesozoic Era. They live to around 100 and it takes 10-20 years for them to even start breeding, and then still they don't stop growing until they're 35.

  • @bernardedwards8461
    @bernardedwards8461 Před 3 lety +34

    You didn't mention the Takahae, which is a large rail resembling a giant UK waterhen. It is native to NZ, but was believed to have become extinct around the turn of the century. It caused much excitement when very small numbers were discovered on South Island in 1948. It is still a rare bird, but probably not quite as rare as it used to be.

  • @TheDarkestNothing
    @TheDarkestNothing Před 5 lety +9

    Getting ready for bed, and watched this to get some feel good news. I was not disappointed.

    • @urmorph
      @urmorph Před 3 lety

      Good news. I'm not extinct!

  • @cheaterman49
    @cheaterman49 Před 6 lety +129

    I love when Hank gets super excited about Eons :-D it's a super awesome channel!

    • @gameoflife9581
      @gameoflife9581 Před 6 lety +1

      The Cheaterman hank acts and looks like a pc rat goof

    • @ElpSmith
      @ElpSmith Před 4 lety +3

      It’s awesome! I actually found SciShow through Eons!

  • @rosiex2757
    @rosiex2757 Před 6 lety +800

    still waiting for the day that a thylacine with show up on these lists...

    • @i_bleed_makeup1187
      @i_bleed_makeup1187 Před 6 lety +14

      rosie x I just commented that!!!!! I think they're cute

    • @Keenakeen
      @Keenakeen Před 6 lety +66

      Or dodo, quagga, great auk, steller's sea cow, giant moa or Haast's Eagle.

    • @lecisteim_1945
      @lecisteim_1945 Před 6 lety +37

      I wish the Moa still existed.

    • @Liadara
      @Liadara Před 6 lety +43

      and the passenger pigeon

    • @LostSwiftpaw
      @LostSwiftpaw Před 6 lety +18

      rosie x
      D o n t f u c k i n g r e m i n d m e

  • @ZedKingsley
    @ZedKingsley Před 5 lety +15

    Great! I’m still waiting for the Tasmania Tiger to come back

  • @jerirasulo9543
    @jerirasulo9543 Před rokem +7

    I was surprised there were not many pictures of the almost Extinction animals mentioned here. Love the video/info they contain ❤️

  • @JBonzo12
    @JBonzo12 Před 6 lety +40

    Might be my new favorite Hank performance -- great job, everyone!
    Also, "TERRIBLE NOSE SWORDS" is the name of my indie-punk garage band, so thanks for the plug!

  • @arniecalang4583
    @arniecalang4583 Před 5 lety +32

    Oh my god when he said 10-kilometer long... and then showed a picture of an insect

  • @melledevries4685
    @melledevries4685 Před 5 lety +17

    4:08 I'm gonna start using Common Limpet as an insult
    -edit-
    Also Mallorcan Midwife Toad

  • @dragonfireartstudios8051
    @dragonfireartstudios8051 Před 5 lety +79

    Crested geckos were once believed to be extinct. My pet gecko, Flame, says otherwise. 😂

    • @FreedomAnderson
      @FreedomAnderson Před 5 lety +10

      My Treecko disagrees as well.

    • @dragonfireartstudios8051
      @dragonfireartstudios8051 Před 5 lety +5

      Freedom Anderson 😂

    • @ellienewcombe1708
      @ellienewcombe1708 Před 4 lety +3

      gary (my crestie) disagrees also

    • @herpermike_
      @herpermike_ Před 2 lety +1

      They were just looking on the wrong island lol. They literally just had to look over there and go to that one

    • @jadedsanctuary7318
      @jadedsanctuary7318 Před 2 lety +2

      I was hoping theyd talk about cresties!! They havent even been in captivity a long time. About 30 years, before that they were considered extinct.
      Mine likes sleeping on the glass door so she definitely wants to be seen. My gargoyle gecko is much harder to find

  • @shayn6091
    @shayn6091 Před 6 lety +324

    I thought he was going to say the stick insect was 10 km long

    • @Xapper0
      @Xapper0 Před 6 lety +15

      Tree insect

    • @shayn6091
      @shayn6091 Před 6 lety +6

      Xletricity small Grove insect

    • @hebneh
      @hebneh Před 6 lety +2

      I thought that too! And I was going to post a comment mocking him for saying that..but I was mistaken.

    • @hedgehog3180
      @hedgehog3180 Před 6 lety +6

      That would be a terrifying world.

    • @beastmaster0934
      @beastmaster0934 Před 5 lety

      Lord Terranovaa
      Forest insect

  • @jamespurks1694
    @jamespurks1694 Před 6 lety +5

    A very informative and interesting video. Thank you for posting it.

  • @PENNSYLVANIA5999
    @PENNSYLVANIA5999 Před 4 lety +28

    1:11
    Asteroid:ok I killed them time to check list
    Trex-DEAD
    velociraptor:DEAD
    other dinos:DEAD
    fish:???

  • @brittanyward1290
    @brittanyward1290 Před 5 lety +19

    I've actually heard about the Neptune's Rock Sponge, and how there were two found not that long ago. Random knowledge strikes again

  • @FernandoTakeshiSato
    @FernandoTakeshiSato Před 6 lety +1149

    I love the effort to go metric. Thumbs up all around!

    • @dysonsquared
      @dysonsquared Před 6 lety +64

      Fernando Sato I do too! As an American over 50, Im going to be driving myself crazy translating into English forever though. Wish we'd changed in the 70s when we had the opportunity.

    • @Appelsje
      @Appelsje Před 6 lety +21

      Well as most scientific articles will use metric, I'm sure it was less of effort to just use the native metric measurements, rather than turning it around into inches.
      -also: the Lord Howe's Island rat is being persecuted as we speak! And for what? Some panda bug that's perfectly happy on an adjacent isle!

    • @crackedemerald4930
      @crackedemerald4930 Před 6 lety +6

      Þankarat Aþalaþulf Sormr "perfectly happy"

    • @jaschabull2365
      @jaschabull2365 Před 6 lety +9

      Thumbs up, down with feet :P

    • @Gothead420
      @Gothead420 Před 6 lety +15

      Using the SI is just scientific. Thank you, Sci-Show!

  • @RS250Squid
    @RS250Squid Před 6 lety +23

    "Eat this?" "What animal is it?" "I dunno" Hahaha... Oh dear.

  • @ladykoiwolfe
    @ladykoiwolfe Před 5 lety +9

    Coelocanth are one of my favorite species of fish. They are so amazing to watch swim...not that there are many vids of them.

  • @irongollem
    @irongollem Před 5 lety +6

    I've actually studied the toads (5) and come up with some tactics to improve breeding them. Fun to see them in this program :-)

  • @keerthanasharma4831
    @keerthanasharma4831 Před 6 lety +9

    Sooo happy that list shows are a regular feature again!

  • @kelloggs5827
    @kelloggs5827 Před 6 lety +244

    So that's where relincanth comes from

    • @vianjelos
      @vianjelos Před 5 lety +64

      Kell Oggs probbaly also why it doesnt evolve.

    • @coolswag9629
      @coolswag9629 Před 4 lety +7

      Finally. Someone who thought of that too.

    • @AmeliaOak
      @AmeliaOak Před 4 lety +11

      Uh yeah? I thought everyone knew that

    • @coolswag9629
      @coolswag9629 Před 4 lety +3

      @@AmeliaOak Apparently not. :o

    • @FunnyMemes-dr3se
      @FunnyMemes-dr3se Před 4 lety +5

      Wow... I never thought anyone would actually remember relincanth... well, I remember it cuz I use it as my dive TM slave...

  • @DeinoSarcosuchus
    @DeinoSarcosuchus Před 5 lety +1

    Interesting stuff, sir!
    Glad to have learned about these mollusks!

  • @shockingshanegibson
    @shockingshanegibson Před 4 lety

    Just stumbled upon your channel and now you have a new subscriber keep up the awesome work

  • @monkman-gs7gi
    @monkman-gs7gi Před 6 lety +124

    Love being early, here's a question. All of the narrators you have, what are their favourite types of sciences?

    • @JosephDavies
      @JosephDavies Před 6 lety +53

      That would be a cool idea for a themed video! Each host in turn could briefly talk about a topic from their favorite subject.

    • @Albinojackrussel
      @Albinojackrussel Před 6 lety +11

      Hanks is definitely ecology

    • @inobodycaresanyway9781
      @inobodycaresanyway9781 Před 6 lety +6

      SCIENCE is their favorite science
      🌠the more you know🌠

  • @invisiblejaguar1
    @invisiblejaguar1 Před 6 lety +29

    This was well welcomed news :-)

  • @georgiawalker3012
    @georgiawalker3012 Před 5 lety +2

    Hank dude! I just saw you singing at your brother from Brotherhood 2.0 as part of the Digits documentary. Was an ace coincidence after starting to watch Sci Show via Veritasium!

  • @Articulate99
    @Articulate99 Před 2 lety

    Always interesting, thank you.

  • @pimpminya7131
    @pimpminya7131 Před 6 lety +32

    I’m still waiting for a living Thylacine to be captured..... any day now...... they’re still out there......I hope.

    • @sion8
      @sion8 Před 6 lety +3

      I want to believeeeeeee!!!

    • @lilaclizard4504
      @lilaclizard4504 Před 6 lety +8

      They're using motion sensor cameras in Qld (Cape York) looking for them now, fingers crossed! My money's sadly on the captured animals being seriously overgrown cats, but I'd love to think that they have somehow survived - and if so, that we'll actually have the maturity to care for them this time

    • @metthew1846
      @metthew1846 Před 5 lety

      ALL HAIL LORD DODO

  • @Master_Therion
    @Master_Therion Před 6 lety +479

    6:12 I'm happy that the Neptune Cup Sponge is being saved. But don't save Uranus Sponge, that would not be hygienic.

    • @marilynlucero9363
      @marilynlucero9363 Před 6 lety +16

      Mine already is being professionally preserved. They are even wearing their own fancy monocle.

    • @EnchantedCutieAJ
      @EnchantedCutieAJ Před 6 lety +2

      oh my god

    • @gangstashanksta
      @gangstashanksta Před 6 lety +2

      Trifling.

    • @Hellheart
      @Hellheart Před 6 lety +3

      Master Therion
      Wow, bud. That was so weak! I'm sincerely disappointed in you. This one warrants a big fat F!

    • @Hellheart
      @Hellheart Před 6 lety +2

      laser325
      Fanny is a reference to the ass in the US, too.

  • @starquant
    @starquant Před 4 lety

    Really interesting video. I enjoyed watching it. Thank you very much 👍👏

  • @philbyd
    @philbyd Před 5 lety

    Great information,subbed,cheers

  • @Otmjv
    @Otmjv Před 6 lety +14

    Okay that's bizzarre, I was literally JUST researching Lord Howe's Island (I'm a massive geography nerd if you must know), that's kinda uncanny.

  • @toni7575
    @toni7575 Před 6 lety +4

    from mallorca here! I have actually seen these frogs on the mountains and i am very proud of the work that is going on to preserve this species!

    • @carolinasuasi2121
      @carolinasuasi2121 Před 2 lety

      Same Here! No Matter how Many Times i Go to tramuntana i wont find Them

  • @WWTormentor
    @WWTormentor Před 4 lety

    Subscribed. Love this channel.

  • @mikeaskme3530
    @mikeaskme3530 Před 4 lety +5

    I love hearing about species found that were thought to be extinct.

  • @dysonsquared
    @dysonsquared Před 6 lety +20

    I wonder how long an individual coelacanth might live. I suspect they have long life cycles. Just a feeling.

  • @conechiwa7
    @conechiwa7 Před 6 lety +9

    My favorite Hank shirt :)

  • @AllyGFresh
    @AllyGFresh Před rokem +3

    my favorite one is crested geckos. They went from thought-to-be extinct to rediscovered in the 1990s and now are one of the most popular geckos in the pet trade since they breed so easily in captivity.

  • @calamusgladiofortior2814
    @calamusgladiofortior2814 Před 6 lety +5

    If you haven't done it yet, a video about some of the weird animals that co-existed with early humans would be cool. I'm thinking of species like diprotodon, the 3-ton wombat that lived in Australia until about 46,000 years ago.

  • @ElectricHelloKitty
    @ElectricHelloKitty Před 6 lety +12

    The laotian rock rat is so cute in a weird way

  • @geckomaniac3801
    @geckomaniac3801 Před 6 lety +151

    Merry christmas everyone!

    • @leafy1262
      @leafy1262 Před 6 lety +2

      Geckomaniac 3 merry Christmas

    • @amazedsatsuma
      @amazedsatsuma Před 6 lety +4

      merry christmas ya filthy (but not extinct) animals *sprays tommy gun* and a happy New Year

    • @adarshvijayan7664
      @adarshvijayan7664 Před 6 lety +2

      Merry Christmas all

    • @plzcallme4973
      @plzcallme4973 Před 6 lety +2

      I'm not a Christian but happy Christmas I guess

    • @Hellheart
      @Hellheart Před 6 lety

      Geckomaniac 3
      Merry X-Mas to you, too.

  • @mozismusic
    @mozismusic Před 4 lety

    If any CZcams video deserved a pt.2 its this one! this was awesome to watch

  • @Ciech_mate
    @Ciech_mate Před 5 lety

    Another good one cheers!

  • @xmadeinchinax
    @xmadeinchinax Před 6 lety +24

    Well now I know where the idea for relicanth comes from

    • @richardbonnette490
      @richardbonnette490 Před 5 lety

      Yeah, I know ...
      Actually, I did know ... after awhile, though, you just take it for granted.

  • @danielalexander6017
    @danielalexander6017 Před 6 lety +126

    So who else was amazed by the pronunciation of coelacanth after creating their own in their mind

    • @sion8
      @sion8 Před 6 lety +3

      I only know the pronunciation since I was little because I heard it on TV, otherwise who knows what I would say!

    • @ShadowAraun
      @ShadowAraun Před 6 lety +5

      me, no lie, i always actively said something more like Kelacanth or koalacanth, didn't even think to try a soft c. known the word since early childhood lel

    • @PiousMoltar
      @PiousMoltar Před 6 lety +2

      I think it should be spelt "ceo" not "coe", how the hell does "co" make a "s" sound?

    • @danielalexander6017
      @danielalexander6017 Před 6 lety +4

      I first saw the name in Ark so I started saying something along co-el-a-canth instead of see-luh-kanth

    • @Felixr2
      @Felixr2 Před 5 lety +3

      "co" doesn't make an "s" sound indeed.
      However, "oe" is, in this case, a combined vowel sound making coelacanth a similar case to cereal.

  • @ronpioggia4301
    @ronpioggia4301 Před 4 lety

    Hey Scishow! Love the videos I'm hooked!
    Video idea- " Strangest/most interesting sea creatures that inhabit the "twilight zone"
    Great hosts. Great content. Thank you!
    I will donate when I can.

  • @mafarmerga
    @mafarmerga Před 5 lety +5

    My vote is for the Bermuda Petrel. Thought to be extinct for 300+ years then found living on tiny islets within shouting distance of the Bermuda airport!

  • @KingOfTheBeyond23
    @KingOfTheBeyond23 Před 6 lety +109

    0:21 Omanyte
    0:40 Relicanth
    3:26 Sudowoodo

  • @ElpSmith
    @ElpSmith Před 4 lety +64

    It’s so weird how so many of these discoveries/revelations happened in my lifetime but I never heard about them. Instead, I know Kim K’s baby’s name 🙄

    • @zuttoaragi8349
      @zuttoaragi8349 Před 4 lety +10

      Shows what the news, and sadly the majority of people, really care about.

    • @ahyarhartanto1802
      @ahyarhartanto1802 Před 4 lety

      it's the opposite to me, I only know Kim K's name from people who talking about her, I don't even know what she looks like, in fact I don't know any celebrity's life, while I am still 20 😅

    • @mr.x2567
      @mr.x2567 Před 4 lety +1

      You have been brainwashed by the media

    • @amirarsalanganji8304
      @amirarsalanganji8304 Před 3 lety +6

      I hate what society wants us to care about. I dont care about any celebrities life or baby. I think stuff like this should always make the news. I mean think of it. Every day species go extinct and new ones are found. I think the world we live in views science as this collection of facts set in stone while its actually more of the story of everything. Scientists piece together that story of everything. Now people who dont like science will probably ask: why do we even do science .why do we bash things together when were toddlers? Curiosity. See those same ppl indicate that there is a major flaw in the way we think nowadays. Part of the problem being the education system. Science is the most human thing to do. Ppl usually only are interested in science if something new is discovered that can improve their day to day life in some way but sometimes... its just exiting to find a species we thought was extinct. In the grand scheme of the ever expanding cosmos knowing what kim kardashians babys name is is basically random information. Science on the other hand has long term effects. Whether a new species of microorganism is found or we figure out how to colonize mars, everything will be stored in the collective knowledge of the scientific community and those same discoveries can alter our lives drastically far beyond knowing what kim ks babys name is- me some geeky 12 year old

    • @urmorph
      @urmorph Před 3 lety +1

      Who?

  • @JaggedBird
    @JaggedBird Před 5 lety +4

    Coelacanth look like the inspiration for the Lavasloth from the Monster Hunter series...interesting.
    Monoplacophoran shells are also rather fascinating in their structure on an artistic and biological level. I’ve heard they’re rather textured naturally, more so than crab undersides.
    Also, Laotian Rock Rats look super adorable.

  • @michaelvolsky1851
    @michaelvolsky1851 Před 4 lety

    Great video..kudos!

  • @kayburcky7146
    @kayburcky7146 Před 2 lety +4

    The first animal (which I never managed to speak out correctly thanks Hank!) Is called "Quastenflosser" in German roughly "tassel fin" in English and i find that quiet a funny name

  • @Nhoj31neirbo47
    @Nhoj31neirbo47 Před 6 lety +314

    I hope they can survive the anthropocene.

    • @General12th
      @General12th Před 6 lety +9

      They won't.

    • @jameserickson3477
      @jameserickson3477 Před 6 lety +26

      John OBrien Gardener we won't

    • @oliver8928
      @oliver8928 Před 6 lety +4

      Nothing will survive the anthropocene haha

    • @Seethenhagen
      @Seethenhagen Před 6 lety +6

      I mean, by definition we can't survive the anthropocene unless we regress to a hunter-gatherer lifestyle.

    • @Felixr2
      @Felixr2 Před 5 lety +8

      Wrong, we CAN survive the anthropocene, without reversing our progress.
      If, at some point, humanity leaves earth altogether and heads for another planet.

  • @glenngilbert7389
    @glenngilbert7389 Před 2 lety

    Excellent factual presentation - as usual for this channel

  • @roxannsnyder1351
    @roxannsnyder1351 Před rokem

    This guy is a kick! Very good! He’s obviously quite smart & a jokester...! Fun to listen to.

  • @lilaclizard4504
    @lilaclizard4504 Před 6 lety +4

    Awesome video :) You missed out my favourite though, the mainland Tamar wallaby from South Australia, believed extinct until New Zealand did a survey of animals on one of their islands they wanted to clear of ferals to create a "noahs ark" for their endangered species & they found the "extinct" Aussie wallaby there (the critically endangered eastern brush tail rock wallabies from NSW were on the island too). Turned out a twit of a South Australian Governor 100 odd years ago had gone to NZ for another government posting & decided to create a zoo of exotic animals there & took everything from zebras to wallabies with him. Bad news for NZ's wildlife, but lucky for the tamar wallabies. The Australian government eventually went & collected some & brought them back to Australia for a breeding program

  • @seasong7655
    @seasong7655 Před 6 lety +6

    Apparently the coelacanth doesn't taste very good, and there are no reports on what the laotian rock rat tastes like, yet.

  • @arkham4156
    @arkham4156 Před 4 lety

    I took a break from my biology homework which was writing notes on a Crash Course video. Those videos are narrated by this guy. I can’t escape.

  • @MarianKofmann
    @MarianKofmann Před 5 lety +1

    Thanks for great video!
    Also heard about several types of apes, wich was considered to be gone forever, but not long ago, after the war in Vietnam. But they was found there alive:)

  • @michealflaithbheartaigh4139

    This video was worth it just for learning there's a place called Ball's Pyramid

  • @hest.
    @hest. Před 6 lety +8

    Sometimes it’s nice to know that, as a Singaporean, Singapore actually isn’t just about tall buildings and concrete walls, but also about cool animal species living off the coasts of our islands. (Also, all the cool looking sponges!! Why? Do? I? Not? Know? About? This? Time to go read up about cool sea creatures)

  • @blaisecherry2940
    @blaisecherry2940 Před 4 lety

    I really like this guy for some reason 😄 keep it up guys 👍

  • @arjitjere1559
    @arjitjere1559 Před 3 lety

    Big up hank such a fun sci communicator

  • @dustychamberlain9739
    @dustychamberlain9739 Před 3 lety +3

    You left out the black footed ferret. Thought to be extinct in the 1960s until a specimen was killed by a ranchers dog near Meeteetsee (spelling), Wyoming. This led to the discovery of a colony of 18 members in 1984

  • @thesparechannel6580
    @thesparechannel6580 Před 5 lety +4

    I love hearing about Aussie species that are doing alright, or at least better! For once, I’m rooting for an insect larger than any insect I’d want to find in my house!

  • @bharland85
    @bharland85 Před 5 lety

    Yo! I thought this was clickbait from the thumbnail and didn't even realize it was a legit source like scishow. Great video!

  • @Caninecancersucksrocks
    @Caninecancersucksrocks Před 2 lety +1

    Honestly? I needed this today. All of this is just such wonderful news - as the line Jeff Goldblum once famously recited in Jurassic Park; “Nature finds a way”. It’s actually comforting to know that these species either made a comeback, or that at least it’s possible that they might, despite we humans inherent ineptitude and stupidity when it comes to, well…most everything.
    The relationship between humans & nature is often not the greatest, but it’s good to know that when we occasionally get that rare opportunity to help actually fix our past horrible mistakes, we’ve done our part correctly (ie: the sponges). Fingers crossed all these amazing creatures & any others mistakenly believed to be extinct all manage to continue to survive & thrive (in spite of us).