Great video. A asterisk: Vancouver island is the *second* most populated island in canada. In #1 by quite a lot is Île de Montréal with over 2 million souls, more than Manhattan.
This man is revolutionizing RUclips. the honest commentary, the humour , the almost lovecraftian knowledge, is something that this platform is missing, among swathes of low effort forced content, Sylvs videos provide such a personal and memorable experience. My favourite animal is of course the Vancouver Island marmot, its so cute uwu.. I love canadian wildlife
@lefroste6370 this represents a hipsters acidic, postmodern designs on one of the industry's hoariest, most spine-tingling staples... or something, idk I don't speak IMDB
It’s like old RUclips but also like…new RUclips. So it’s like post modern RUclips nouveau. I am finding more awesome channels like this lately, having to do with my special interests, so…is there actually hope for the algorithm?!
As someone who worked with the Small Mouthed Salamander research on Pelee Island you did a fantastic job at explaining how they reproduce and why they're interesting. Super cool 👍
They dont tell you this but the vancouver island marmots are free i took a bunch of them ovrr the last couple decades and no ones done a thing. I have over 44 docile marmots.
Im sad you didnt include the rat map. As an albertan its one thing we are very proud of. Also, we got salamanders in central alberta, rattle snakes in the south, and ive seen what look like snow ferrits but idk what species it actually is lol
Hey surprised not to see the Vancouver Sea Wolf! They are a sub-popular gray wolf that has adapted to living on the coast! If you make a part 2 id love to see them included !
Interesting timing. I had just updated my caribou observation on iNat today to more specifically reflect the island endemism of their caribou subspecies. And now here's a video on island endemics of Canada, which included Newfoundland.
You should check out the fresh water harbor seals in Northern Quebec. Small population of 300-3000 trapped in the lakes by water falls since the Ice age.
16:51 My uncle runs a school in Spain where he teaches children English; it's named Kermode after this bear! The mascot is also a little white bear with a hockey stick :) My family moved to BC when he was young and he thought the bear was just so neat!
@bwanaugonjwa2445 I have been wanting to make a video about the different geographic regions of Canada, so that would definitely go into talking about the wildlife of each area
I would like to point out that Newfoundland moose are the largest in the country and that the eastern coyote is a cross breed between wolf and coyote . The only know human fatality to coyote was an adult female taken by some in the 1990's.
i live very close to pelee island and occasional visit it try and find not so strange but rare species of snake only found in canada the blue racer (Coluber constrictor foxii.) i've actually never heard of this odd salamander but i'll try searching for some next time i go.
I've talked to a few older men who lived in small towns in Newfoundland for 70+ years and i've heard the Newfoundland wolf is not only still alive, but they've been seeing wolf coyote hybrids. I believe they said on average, the hybrids are bigger and smarter than the parents. The wolves avoid humans and have so much land to hide with wilderness so dense it's very likely people don't see them often.
@andremoore810 so basically a Newfoundland cryptid.... that's really interesting actually, is there anything else they told you? I'm planning on making a Canada cryptid video for Halloween this year, and sightings of a supposedly extinct wolf would be cool to add
I’m so glad you included some plants! Animals are always the star, for good reason, but plants can be just as cool :) Fantastic video by the way, bold choice to start off with that sperm snatcher. Jokes aside that’s wild to learn about. I know there’s a female only species of lizard, and that’s what it reminded me of. I think the salamander is much more unique for some reason, though I’m hard pressed to rank the natural world like that, it’s all wonderful and unique.
Newfoundland also has the Newfoundland Pony, a genetically distinct subspecies, although I can see it being a bit boring to cover after Sable Island. It also had the Newfoundland Wolf, also a genetically distinct subspecies, but they went extinct in the 1930s.
While a subspecies, the Sea Wolf(Canis lupus crassodon), also called the Vancouver Island Wolf, is rather interesting. They are at least somewhat similar to the recently extinct Sea Mink in that they have a primarily marine diet, though in the case of Sea Wolves they are smaller then their close relatives which is the opposite of the Sea Mink. Always seemed a little odd that Sea Minks weren't high up on the cloning list, they feel like the perfect candidates.
Them Lamprays and Slugs are some of the weirdest creatures I've seen man. At least ya ain't got rats the size of cats and roaches that look like pre Cambrian insects. New Yorker in da house, yo.
@@SylvainsRamblings Oh man, Earwigs are scary. Man, you gotta be careful. Them earwigs got inside my Uncle Tim's ear once. Man, he got larvae inside his ear canel.
I had a pet salamander that looked like the looked just like the black with blue spots, A. laterale. It was found by my patents neighbour in his basement. Mine lived in a terrarium for years, until I found it dead one day.
Hey, another Canadian named Sylvain. I feel less alone. Cool video - love biology! Edit: I wondered if you'd mention Morrison Creek lampreys! I live right by there, so I know them well. I hope I get to see a marmot someday though...
@@SylvainsRamblings well yea its probably crack heads but the way he put it he was in some of the deepest forest he had seen and he had lived on the island his whole life and out there he saw tents, there were people just living their daily lives away from society
@Afrologist invasive species and stuff like that I probably should have given a brief mention to in the script, but one thing I cut out for time was the theory that their population decline triggered a snowball effect in Marmot social behaviour cuz of the lack of experienced individuals in this normal social animal... basically not enough Marmots to teach other Marmots about things like avoiding predators/looking out for them
@The_Jovian it's not, that's just a green sweat bee nest You can see more of it from the site I found it on www.wildbeeproject.com/blog/2016/7/7/green-sweat-bees
Great video. A asterisk: Vancouver island is the *second* most populated island in canada. In #1 by quite a lot is Île de Montréal with over 2 million souls, more than Manhattan.
@@appa609 I forgot Montréal was on an island lol
@@SylvainsRamblings Montreal is the island and the city! And the borough. We like the name.
HOLY SHIT this is awesome
You are a good homi for Repping a friend, great work both of ya
This man is revolutionizing RUclips. the honest commentary, the humour , the almost lovecraftian knowledge, is something that this platform is missing, among swathes of low effort forced content, Sylvs videos provide such a personal and memorable experience.
My favourite animal is of course the Vancouver Island marmot, its so cute uwu.. I love canadian wildlife
@lefroste6370 this represents a hipsters acidic, postmodern designs on one of the industry's hoariest, most spine-tingling staples... or something, idk I don't speak IMDB
@@SylvainsRamblingstruly this video is the Mario Kart 64 of youtube
It’s like old RUclips but also like…new RUclips. So it’s like post modern RUclips nouveau.
I am finding more awesome channels like this lately, having to do with my special interests, so…is there actually hope for the algorithm?!
@@SylvainsRamblings LMFAOO
As someone who worked with the Small Mouthed Salamander research on Pelee Island you did a fantastic job at explaining how they reproduce and why they're interesting. Super cool 👍
Are they edible?
This was really insightful and engaging. Thank you for teaching me about my habitat 😺
Absolutely marvellous presentation! You’ve got a new subscriber! Thank you so much! You made my day. 🇨🇦🖖🏻🇨🇦
They dont tell you this but the vancouver island marmots are free i took a bunch of them ovrr the last couple decades and no ones done a thing. I have over 44 docile marmots.
The elites don’t tell us this either!?.. well dang.
Born and raised in Victoria BC. This was awesome
I’ve been going to cowichan lake my whole life and only found out there were lampreys there a few years ago, was quite surprising lol
11:37 Oh!!! Wasn't this little guy the mascot sidekick for the Olympics when they came to Vancouver?? Mukmuk!!
As a German, it BLEW MY MIND when I first learned that Canada has hummingbirds, it just sounds so wrong. But the best animals here are the chipmunks
@alphakakcmeddlakadoofahkii3362 really? I never really associated hummingbirds with any specific region, I just assumed they're everywhere lol
They stay year round too, at least on the west coast
I live in NS, I get a lot in my yard in summer. Some evenings there are no less than ten "fighting" over the garden. Had them in the house twice.
Came for animal facts, stayed for the provincial slander.
Im sad you didnt include the rat map. As an albertan its one thing we are very proud of. Also, we got salamanders in central alberta, rattle snakes in the south, and ive seen what look like snow ferrits but idk what species it actually is lol
RUclips recommended me this outta nowhere. I hope it blows up, this was good!
This was a great video! I loved learning about my countries unique animals! I never knew these existed even!
3:37 as someone whose from Alt. Canada, there are times when even we don't know what we're saying, though the example you used is one the easier ones.
Hey surprised not to see the Vancouver Sea Wolf! They are a sub-popular gray wolf that has adapted to living on the coast! If you make a part 2 id love to see them included !
Interesting timing. I had just updated my caribou observation on iNat today to more specifically reflect the island endemism of their caribou subspecies. And now here's a video on island endemics of Canada, which included Newfoundland.
@@KendrickMan google is listening lol
I loved this video!! More Canadian Wildlife videos would be much appreciated :D
The actual population of Sea Wolves is pretty cool too
7:25
"Let's ignore Labrador for now" said every Newfie ever when talking about their province.
You could have also mentioned our extinct wolf species
You should check out the fresh water harbor seals in Northern Quebec. Small population of 300-3000 trapped in the lakes by water falls since the Ice age.
@rupy098 if I make a video about mainland animals then that seal is definitely being added lol
I’ve lived in Haida Gwaii my whole life and it’s pretty cool to see it pop up in a random RUclips video!
I hope you continue to make more animal-related videos, this was great to watch!
Prehistoric animals and paleontology is a topic you may see here in the future lol
16:51 My uncle runs a school in Spain where he teaches children English; it's named Kermode after this bear! The mascot is also a little white bear with a hockey stick :) My family moved to BC when he was young and he thought the bear was just so neat!
Great video. I’d really enjoy to see more videos about the bio-geography of Canada, Alaska, plus something about life in the Great Lakes
@bwanaugonjwa2445 I have been wanting to make a video about the different geographic regions of Canada, so that would definitely go into talking about the wildlife of each area
I would like to point out that Newfoundland moose are the largest in the country and that the eastern coyote is a cross breed between wolf and coyote . The only know human fatality to coyote was an adult female taken by some in the 1990's.
A lady lost her life to coyotes in cape Breton national park 15 years ago
53 seconds in and I've already upvoted. Fantastic. 👌
i live very close to pelee island and occasional visit it try and find not so strange but rare species of snake only found in canada the blue racer (Coluber constrictor foxii.) i've actually never heard of this odd salamander but i'll try searching for some next time i go.
A Sylvain to another Sylvain, '' Love the video keep up the great work. :) ''
I've talked to a few older men who lived in small towns in Newfoundland for 70+ years and i've heard the Newfoundland wolf is not only still alive, but they've been seeing wolf coyote hybrids. I believe they said on average, the hybrids are bigger and smarter than the parents. The wolves avoid humans and have so much land to hide with wilderness so dense it's very likely people don't see them often.
@andremoore810 so basically a Newfoundland cryptid.... that's really interesting actually, is there anything else they told you?
I'm planning on making a Canada cryptid video for Halloween this year, and sightings of a supposedly extinct wolf would be cool to add
LETS FCKING GOOOOOOOOOO
I’m so glad you included some plants! Animals are always the star, for good reason, but plants can be just as cool :)
Fantastic video by the way, bold choice to start off with that sperm snatcher. Jokes aside that’s wild to learn about. I know there’s a female only species of lizard, and that’s what it reminded me of. I think the salamander is much more unique for some reason, though I’m hard pressed to rank the natural world like that, it’s all wonderful and unique.
Newfoundland also has the Newfoundland Pony, a genetically distinct subspecies, although I can see it being a bit boring to cover after Sable Island.
It also had the Newfoundland Wolf, also a genetically distinct subspecies, but they went extinct in the 1930s.
@AsmodeanEmpire Newfoundland also has that dog breed that drools a lot lol
@@SylvainsRamblings if we're talking dogs, the Labrador Retriever is also from the island part of the province, and not Labrador itself.
More animal related videos please!
Really hit when he said "we've all had enough if southern ontario for this lifetime"
Thanks you Mr. Algorithm for correctly identifying that I want to hear about some weird funny creatures
While a subspecies, the Sea Wolf(Canis lupus crassodon), also called the Vancouver Island Wolf, is rather interesting. They are at least somewhat similar to the recently extinct Sea Mink in that they have a primarily marine diet, though in the case of Sea Wolves they are smaller then their close relatives which is the opposite of the Sea Mink.
Always seemed a little odd that Sea Minks weren't high up on the cloning list, they feel like the perfect candidates.
@bazzboda4785 never heard of the sea mink, looks interesting
The blandings Turtle is another one. Very small range, only 3 subspecies in southern nova scotia, southern Ontario and some parts of Eastern USA
@CromulonCrumbus if I make a video about mainland creatures then they make an appearance
Them Lamprays and Slugs are some of the weirdest creatures I've seen man.
At least ya ain't got rats the size of cats and roaches that look like pre Cambrian insects. New Yorker in da house, yo.
@@No_G00Nz_Recordz I don't see giant bugs much, but my childhood home was regularly infested with earwigs, fate worse than death
@@SylvainsRamblings We do have norweigan ship rats in Canada. The largest rats.
@@NexVoidGaming I thought those were just ordinary brown rats?
@@SylvainsRamblings
Oh man, Earwigs are scary. Man, you gotta be careful. Them earwigs got inside my Uncle Tim's ear once. Man, he got larvae inside his ear canel.
My understanding of Spirit Bears is that only the yellow Kermode Bears are Spirit Bears.
Me Canadian I saw a sprit bear on television once
I had a pet salamander that looked like the looked just like the black with blue spots, A. laterale. It was found by my patents neighbour in his basement. Mine lived in a terrarium for years, until I found it dead one day.
Most slept on country in the world
You missed the white racoons on Newcastle island by Nanaimo BC
Urban atlas has been doing a series on Canadian islands too. Great videos
Hey, another Canadian named Sylvain. I feel less alone. Cool video - love biology!
Edit: I wondered if you'd mention Morrison Creek lampreys! I live right by there, so I know them well. I hope I get to see a marmot someday though...
ONTARIO MENTIONED RAHHHHH 🍁🍁🍁🦫🦫🦫🦫🫎🫎🫎
I’m interested in the potential speciation of those horses, I wonder what they’ll become if they don’t die off in the next century.
Newfoundland had its own species of wolf until the 1930s when they were hunted to extinction. The Newfoundland wolf
Well done, humanity has been fighting wars against wolf packs for millennia. Good to hear the newfie's won their's.
Dude I pray we get a part 2
@austinlee4156 one day I could do one about strange mainland animals
Awesome video
Gooning to death 16:03 😂😂
In Halifax harbour is Georges island, on there you can find a subspecies of garder snake.
theres feral people on the north of vancouver island, friend told me while i attended university in kamloops
@@jamieevans3666 like an urban legend or like crackheads?
@@SylvainsRamblings well yea its probably crack heads but the way he put it he was in some of the deepest forest he had seen and he had lived on the island his whole life and out there he saw tents, there were people just living their daily lives away from society
16:00 why that lamprey have the USA flag in its mouth if it’s a Canadian?
Specializes in drinking Yankee blood
The Marmot population also likely crashed due to disease, particularly from introduced rodents.
@Afrologist invasive species and stuff like that I probably should have given a brief mention to in the script, but one thing I cut out for time was the theory that their population decline triggered a snowball effect in Marmot social behaviour cuz of the lack of experienced individuals in this normal social animal... basically not enough Marmots to teach other Marmots about things like avoiding predators/looking out for them
Pelee island referenced!!! Yeaaaa!!!
Welcome to Canada, where “slightly larger” and “boring” are our specialty.
Wait, is Vancouver BC not the capital of BC??? It’s Victoria BC????
@@Jane_8319 yes lol
@3:23 ...🤣🤣🤣
When you make video on Islamic empires my habibi?
I like the marmot. Too bad no camels in the Canada.
There used to be 😢
It’s pronounced Gwy like sky
You may know already but the insects at 4:29 are bee mimics, not real bees. They're a type of fly called hoverflies
Fuck yea bro!!
Montreal is the most populous island in Canada
@@Patrick-wv5wp I forgor they're an island oops
@@SylvainsRamblingsI live like 20 minutes from the Québec border in Ontario and even I didn't know that lmao. You're all good.
You used a picture of hoverflies to represent sweat bees 🤨
@The_Jovian those are sweat bees, they're all in the Halictidae family... hoverflies are in the Syrphidae family, they just look similar
@@SylvainsRamblingsnah man, at 4:28 those are hoverflies. They only have 2 wings and I think you can see the spurious vein.
They're also lacking mandibles and have different eye shapes
@The_Jovian it's not, that's just a green sweat bee nest
You can see more of it from the site I found it on
www.wildbeeproject.com/blog/2016/7/7/green-sweat-bees
@@SylvainsRamblings no I mean the picture immediately after the green sweat bee
That background fiddle is stupendously annoying
Yeah? Well your comment is stupendously annoying
Welcome to the union Canada bro
you look just like chudjak
That's a syrphidae fly
@@dangil125 they're very similar looking, but sweat bees are in the halictidae family