I read a very convincing hypothesis that Africa and South-Asia still have megafauna because, as well as having a more stable climate, those are the places where humans have been present for the longest, thus allowing large animals to adapt to and co-evolve with human predation. To think that we missed out on these magnificent creatures by just a couple of 10,000 years... Anyway, great, in-depth series. Love it!
@@mothlightmedia1936 No, I'm sorry, I read that in a book on paleo-zoology years and years ago, I don't remember the title nor the author unfortunately, but it was actually about North-Americas megafauna and how it was very analogous to e.g. the Serengeti fauna. The book's main topic was on how North-America, due to it's geographical shape and position and to it's climate, served as a catalyst for mammalian evolution, because so many common species of the Pleistocene originated there. The other topic was the proposition that climate change had little to do with the extinction of the megafauna and human predation was the main factor here. And I think the author was an Australian paleontologist. That's about all I can remember, hope that helps. But the hypothesis makes complete sense though, if you ask me...
The megafauna survived because they were furthest from the comet collision that took place in the Younger Dryas period. It had nothing to do with human predation.
@@regardedvelociraptor "the furthest" what do you even mean. -south america is close to north america -africa had the least big mammals extinctions -climate change is a global phenomenom not only that, humans occupy the niche of large megafauna, that's the reason the earth can support 8 billion humans eating every day, the planet used to be full of large animals that consumed lots of food until humans came
You are absolutely right. Elephants are even self aware of themselves, but they don't wreck things around them. Elephants know previous elephants from their skeletons. That's big intelligence.
@@aquamanerik What to thrust into a land that has changed drastically over 10,000 years? The big idiots that support de-extinction for mammoths simply want to play god and not actually helping present day animals from going extinct.
@@soudino2723 No. Most of their Pleistocene habitats are now gone, and can’t support them anymore. The only extinct group of animals that would be ethical to bring back are ground sloths, since a lot of modern day plant species are struggling because ground sloths were key dispersing agents of their fruits. But, while the resurrection of mammoths can be done with an Asian elephant as a host, it’s outright impossible to bring back ground sloths. Think about it, the offspring of megatherium were more than 3 times bigger than the adults of their closest living relatives, the Bradypus species. So, it remains impossible to bring them back as of now.
Just binge watched all of your videos, my only disappointment is that there aren't more. Keep up the amazing work! I've never done Patreon for anyone before, but I think that's about to change...
I found this channel because of a reddit post about the previous video, but I just wanted to say, keep up the great work! I’m sure to keep watching, and I’m sure more will come with time.
Just want to say that I think your presentations are some of the very best, if not the very best, in paleo-education. The whole style, the gentleness of delivery, the soundtrack choice, the graphics all combine beautifully and are a work of art in my opinion. In a field of delivery, RUclips, where we are bombarded by people speaking at machine gun pace with false urgency and narratives which try to sensationalise, your balanced, reasoned and deeply informative presentations are just a joy. I am sharing them as much as I can. Thankyou.
Years ago I found a molar and part of the skull of a mammoth in the riverbank near my house. My friends found part of a spinal column and a couple of foot bones. Hard to believe those things lived here, but they sure did.
love your videos!! the detail you get in to really depicts a clear picture on all the relations live has and how animals are related in different ways!!
I don’t understand any of the numbers in measurement. I only understand how big it is if someone says “it is as small as a paper clip” or something like that
@@MisterK9739 why are people always so toxic towards Americans for using imperial? I’m not American and I like imperial measurements for stuff like body height/weight.
just a clarification, the dry climate doesn't come from water being locked up in glaciers, it comes from the fact that cooler air holds less water vapor. also once the deep oceans became very cold due to bottom water formation at the icecapped poles, the water that upwelled at lower latitudes was colder and so less evapotranspiration occurs (and also this serves to soak up heat).
I hope you get much bigger. I dont know how you have so little subs and views. Maybe you can do a collab with the channel Ben G Thomas and try to get some of their audience
Elephants are useful friends, Equipped with handles at both ends. They have wrinkled, moth-proof hide; Their teeth are upside-down, outside. (Ogden Nash)
Deinotherium was a fascinating looking member of the elephant family. A completely different branch of evolution from modern elephants that didn’t even make it to the beginning of the ice age.
it is a wonder elephants survived this long through natural disasters of all kinds. their massive caloric need daily is probably their weakest point against them. Miss a few meals and its over.
they travel in closely knit herds and have massive brains, territorial awareness that can match humans and they have even been known to teach their young . . . theyre probably better suited for natural disasters than we are
This video was packed with so much information, it was more difficult to follow than your other videos. Just guessing, but did you do some research on the origins of elephants for academic purposes?
Great insight video...I remember when I visited a museum for animals in South Africa I read that African Elephants may have survived climate change because they were able to change the habitats they entered, in the same way, they do today, by destroying trees and turning woodland into grassland
As of March 1st, this video has 204 down votes. This makes me wonder who could watch such an informative video like this and say to themselves "this sucks, I have to give this a downvote"? Is it people who are just prejudiced against elephants?
You forgot to mention the Palaeoloxodons, which were ancient straight-tusked elephants. One species, Palaeoloxodon namadicus is believed to have been the largest land mammal of all time.
some of the history you refer to is of the old school that have a very self-confident tone that it have got everything right the first time it took a try at interpreting how things have happened in the past and it is often feeling easily threatened by other ways of interpreting times past, i have heard explanations that is much more fascinating and much more sharp then the old school explanations to why large mammals died out.
There was a great RUclips channel with only music and no dialogue. It had some of the best videos on earth about extinct animals. Does anybody know where it disappeared into? It had a name starting with the word extinction or extinct.
Didnt know elephants and dinosaurs lived amongst each other. T-rex must have ate elephant steaks like we eat cattle just a big hunk of meat on 4 legs with little to no protection. Thanks for the upload I love youtube I learned more on here than all of school
Too many people saying "I wish so and so wasn't extinct" but they went extinct for a reason and pretending they could be here today ignores everything we know about evolution
I read a very convincing hypothesis that Africa and South-Asia still have megafauna because, as well as having a more stable climate, those are the places where humans have been present for the longest, thus allowing large animals to adapt to and co-evolve with human predation. To think that we missed out on these magnificent creatures by just a couple of 10,000 years... Anyway, great, in-depth series. Love it!
Do you have a link for that because I am actually hoping to do a video why the African megafauna survived soon
@@mothlightmedia1936 No, I'm sorry, I read that in a book on paleo-zoology years and years ago, I don't remember the title nor the author unfortunately, but it was actually about North-Americas megafauna and how it was very analogous to e.g. the Serengeti fauna. The book's main topic was on how North-America, due to it's geographical shape and position and to it's climate, served as a catalyst for mammalian evolution, because so many common species of the Pleistocene originated there. The other topic was the proposition that climate change had little to do with the extinction of the megafauna and human predation was the main factor here. And I think the author was an Australian paleontologist. That's about all I can remember, hope that helps.
But the hypothesis makes complete sense though, if you ask me...
@@kristofwynants it also explains why south america's megafauna was the last to be lost
The megafauna survived because they were furthest from the comet collision that took place in the Younger Dryas period. It had nothing to do with human predation.
@@regardedvelociraptor "the furthest" what do you even mean.
-south america is close to north america
-africa had the least big mammals extinctions
-climate change is a global phenomenom
not only that, humans occupy the niche of large megafauna, that's the reason the earth can support 8 billion humans eating every day, the planet used to be full of large animals that consumed lots of food until humans came
This is the kinda of content RUclips was originally made for.
yes so very very much
dating, really.
Exactly. The very first video on RUclips was about elephants.
@@xfodude8511 she was your mom
@Sasori Man Hey thats a nice shirt you got on now!
elephants are special creatures. they have an isolated gene pool and are very emotional and very intelligent.
You are absolutely right. Elephants are even self aware of themselves, but they don't wreck things around them. Elephants know previous elephants from their skeletons. That's big intelligence.
@@Ceres4S2D1 hahaha gun goes boom boom
Yes elephants are a really special and dangerous animals they make for great trophies if you are lucky enough to get a chance to hunt them
@@killintime8431 why the fuck would you want to hunt an elephant? So you can shoot them from far away and hang their tusks on your wall?
@@carlsmith4568 because it’s Killin time
I had no idea that Asian elephants are more closely related to mammoths than to African elephants. It’s a shame mammoths died out really.
Hopefully we can bring them back.
@@aquamanerik should we bring them back? Is the question
@@aquamanerik What to thrust into a land that has changed drastically over 10,000 years? The big idiots that support de-extinction for mammoths simply want to play god and not actually helping present day animals from going extinct.
@@soudino2723 Yeah. Just keep them in a zoo with high security and make sure shit doesn't go jurassic world.
@@soudino2723 No. Most of their Pleistocene habitats are now gone, and can’t support them anymore. The only extinct group of animals that would be ethical to bring back are ground sloths, since a lot of modern day plant species are struggling because ground sloths were key dispersing agents of their fruits. But, while the resurrection of mammoths can be done with an Asian elephant as a host, it’s outright impossible to bring back ground sloths. Think about it, the offspring of megatherium were more than 3 times bigger than the adults of their closest living relatives, the Bradypus species. So, it remains impossible to bring them back as of now.
Just binge watched all of your videos, my only disappointment is that there aren't more. Keep up the amazing work! I've never done Patreon for anyone before, but I think that's about to change...
Thank you, it means a lot to hear
things like this and that is great to hear.
I found this channel because of a reddit post about the previous video, but I just wanted to say, keep up the great work! I’m sure to keep watching, and I’m sure more will come with time.
Me too haha
I love the music on this one. Ethereal, evoking a sense of wonder... like stepping back in time into an eocene jungle.
Me too
Your videos are pretty gangster
Ong
I love gangster stuff but I’m catholic!
@@christophern7921 did I ask?
@@airi3222 airi shucho ass hes a nice catholic gangster
@haitipi it was a year ago and honestly I don't use it now, idk man
I came across this channel by sheer chance- I love it. You've earned a subscriber!
Thank you that's nice to hear
Another great video, Moth Light Media! Channels like this are a nice, calm, educative haven on RUclips!
Just want to say that I think your presentations are some of the very best, if not the very best, in paleo-education. The whole style, the gentleness of delivery, the soundtrack choice, the graphics all combine beautifully and are a work of art in my opinion. In a field of delivery, RUclips, where we are bombarded by people speaking at machine gun pace with false urgency and narratives which try to sensationalise, your balanced, reasoned and deeply informative presentations are just a joy. I am sharing them as much as I can. Thankyou.
Thank you that means a lot
@@mothlightmedia1936 👍👍😎😎
I loved this vid. And I appreciate all the information you've given us. We'll put together and really awesome images.
Incredible, i am lucky to found your channel. That Cyclop connection amazed me!
I just recently discovered your channel, and I'm stunned by the quality of your content. I subbed and shared a link to your channel on Facebook.
Since I last commented, your subscriber count has doubled. I plan to be a long time subscriber!
You better still be subscribed
Years ago I found a molar and part of the skull of a mammoth in the riverbank near my house. My friends found part of a spinal column and a couple of foot bones. Hard to believe those things lived here, but they sure did.
There are probably bones of these creatures buried underneath your neighborhood 711 you never know.
@@cesar-lf1jw They are and also their spirits haunt peoples houses.
love your videos!! the detail you get in to really depicts a clear picture on all the relations live has and how animals are related in different ways!!
This guy: uses the metric scale to weigh and measure things
Me, an American: uh oh
Replace „this guy“ with „the rest of the world“ and you‘ll get the whole picture
He used the right form of measurement.
I don’t understand any of the numbers in measurement. I only understand how big it is if someone says “it is as small as a paper clip” or something like that
@@MisterK9739 why are people always so toxic towards Americans for using imperial? I’m not American and I like imperial measurements for stuff like body height/weight.
@@quartzking3997 but.. why. where is the upside of the imperial system?
just a clarification, the dry climate doesn't come from water being locked up in glaciers, it comes from the fact that cooler air holds less water vapor. also once the deep oceans became very cold due to bottom water formation at the icecapped poles, the water that upwelled at lower latitudes was colder and so less evapotranspiration occurs (and also this serves to soak up heat).
Excellent!
🐐Here's my little sacrifice to the engagement algorithm.
It's 3am and i have test tommorow but here i am watching evolution of elephants.
Good luck
Is it just me or is the Narrator’s voice super ASMR?
Relaxing 😌
hope you get a lot more subs in the future
Wonderful. I’m prepping for a new AMNH exhibit. Many thanks. Background so clearly explained for mysterious Afrotheres Well done.
Elephants are such beautiful creatures. Mammoths are one of the animals I really wish didn't go extinct. ono
Bro dude, this is my shit. thank you so much. keep em coming.
I love you informative and calming your videos are. Your voice and background music is very soothing. :)
No mention of the oliphants seen by Frodo and Samwise. One star! Jk, your videos are awesome.
Fascinating, educational, and an allround useful video. Keep up the good work.
Not sure if it's your thing but a vid like this on homonin evolution would be great
i was looking for dinotherium link , i searched a lot but was not getting clear answer , but your video has cleared it . Good Job
I hope you get much bigger. I dont know how you have so little subs and views. Maybe you can do a collab with the channel Ben G Thomas and try to get some of their audience
Kinda what I thought, they would compliment each other on a video
This RUclips channel is one of the best recommendations ever!!!😁😎
That thumbnail was SUPER poggers.
Asian Elephants are closer related to Mammoths than they are to African elephants? That's pretty cool.
Please start working on increasing your playlist library-love your work!
Animals are very interesting animals
Animals are very interesting animals
@@dr.kodeen1705 😂
What the fudge
Animals are very intresting animals
People are very boring people
This is the best video on the evolution of elephants. Thank you so much.
Thank you I appreciate it
Moth light media your a legend
This is a high quality video well done 👍
Pretty good video, also very calming. Keep up the good work.
Good video and Clear information. Will subscribe for more
I watched this video instead of washing dishes.
Typical woman Haha
Get back in the kitchen you dishwasher
Go back to kitchen you dishwasher.
like most animals in history, sexistic comments like these, should have gone extinct
Elephants are useful friends,
Equipped with handles at both ends.
They have wrinkled, moth-proof hide;
Their teeth are upside-down, outside.
(Ogden Nash)
This video has harder words than the dictionary
This is so amazing!
Please do make video on How Human and Dogs Evolved Together.
ruclips.net/video/Vp2Wp6UI5lA/видео.html
Why
Protect the elephants. Don't let em' go extinct.
@PEDRO SERGIO Valdivia Thanks for reminding me. I totally needed that reminder.
Fantastic video
I love this channel
Cool video dude
this is far superior than big budget production, keep it going one day it will payoff
You’re videos are amazing!
You are videos are amazing? Your maybe?
TRIGGERED RELIGOUS COMMENTS INCOMING...
Lol as a Christian I’m sitting with popcorn waiting for them with you
Also Christian, and same. How people think things don't evolve is insane. Coexisting, baby
The BGM : simply love it ❤
So elephant can be brown,hairy and grown horns
Tusks*
Watching the evolution of elephants, what a time to be alive
Quality content
Thank you
Why can't i stop thinking about Ganster paradise with the song on the background
Deinotherium was a fascinating looking member of the elephant family. A completely different branch of evolution from modern elephants that didn’t even make it to the beginning of the ice age.
Damn u didnt have to roast my boy like that
it is a wonder elephants survived this long through natural disasters of all kinds. their massive caloric need daily is probably their weakest point against them. Miss a few meals and its over.
they travel in closely knit herds and have massive brains, territorial awareness that can match humans and they have even been known to teach their young . . .
theyre probably better suited for natural disasters than we are
This video was packed with so much information, it was more difficult to follow than your other videos. Just guessing, but did you do some research on the origins of elephants for academic purposes?
Very nice video so I subscribe
So informative THANK YOU
Great insight video...I remember when I visited a museum for animals in South Africa I read that African Elephants may have survived climate change because they were able to change the habitats they entered, in the same way, they do today, by destroying trees and turning woodland into grassland
Killer background music 👌
Awesome stuff.
I just love elephants they are amazing! 🐘
You’re so good
This video is pretty N E A T
Where is this music from?
Great profile pic
I really like to learn from these videos
As of March 1st, this video has 204 down votes. This makes me wonder who could watch such an informative video like this and say to themselves "this sucks, I have to give this a downvote"? Is it people who are just prejudiced against elephants?
or just religious zealots. like i'm a religious man myself. but i like the idea of how animals evolved or extinct species.
nice
I like this video
Love you bb keep up the good work!
Can you make a video on the Muskox
You deserve more subs
very nice video animal history so nice
you are great here is a sub
I hoppe tis chanel become a mainstream. Good job. I am shock to hear tht asian elephant are closer to mamoth than african elephay
Thank you
The Platybelodon likely died out of embarrassment. Goofiest looking critter EVER!
But I like goofiness ;(
You need more subs
Love your contents.
Epic.
You forgot to mention the Palaeoloxodons, which were ancient straight-tusked elephants. One species, Palaeoloxodon namadicus is believed to have been the largest land mammal of all time.
the elephant thing on the thumbnail looks soooooooooooooooooooooo happy!
The video was a mammoth of information and curiousity !
Can u make a video about evolution of phytosaurs and who they are related to
some of the history you refer to is of the old school that have a very self-confident tone that it have got everything right the first time it took a try at interpreting how things have happened in the past
and it is often feeling easily threatened by other ways of interpreting times past,
i have heard explanations that is much more fascinating and much more sharp then the old school explanations to why large mammals died out.
Care to share them?
I saw this comment before the other one
@@mothlightmedia1936 hi nice to chat with the creator of this video!
6:54 overhunting an issue since 10000 years ago?!
Ancestor of human😥
I like elephants!🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘
@4:06 I have a hunch that deinotheriidae are more closely related to elephants than the close relatives that swam the Tethys you mentioned at @1:58
Can you elaborate on the latter taxa?
There was a great RUclips channel with only music and no dialogue. It had some of the best videos on earth about extinct animals. Does anybody know where it disappeared into? It had a name starting with the word extinction or extinct.
ExtinctZoo.
Didnt know elephants and dinosaurs lived amongst each other. T-rex must have ate elephant steaks like we eat cattle just a big hunk of meat on 4 legs with little to no protection. Thanks for the upload I love youtube I learned more on here than all of school
They didn't, you whackjob.
who knows maybe tapirs with become like elephants that would be insane
If You Haven't existed It was Unfortunate missing the Knowledge 🙏🏵️🌸💮
Loved the video? What next for the channel?
Too many people saying "I wish so and so wasn't extinct" but they went extinct for a reason and pretending they could be here today ignores everything we know about evolution
Top 10 people that didn't understand a single word he said: number 1 me