Another interesting video which found a way to enrage me. A small group of humans decimated an entire otter population of 700 otters! And while Stellar contributed so much to understanding these animals, the group once again decimated their population prematurely. I hate that it took so long for humans the learn about conservation. Thank you for another informative video!
This was very well done. A lot of research and effort went into this and it shows. Really sad but interesting story showing how much we can change things in a very short amount of time. I know this hasn't gotten a lot of views but would love to see more content like this!
loved this video, such an interesting and sad story!! stellars sea cow are my roman empire, i think about but them all the time but this is the most in depth video ive watched on the topic. it’s so tragic that they’re all gone!!
It amazes me that the sea cow livrd it's whole life in the ocean, but didn't dive or submerge. It just floated, ate, and had the easiest life possible for a wild animal.
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It might not be your typical content, but I really enjoyed it! I knew bits and pieces about this species, but all the in-depth information was fascinating to learn, so thank you!
A monumental tragedy. It is very hard indeed not to judge the mariners of this time by our modern standards but, ignoring their need to eat, I feel their brutality towards sentient, social creatures was inexcusable. If they hadn't discovered this island and the sea cow had managed to hold on for a few more centuries then maybe modern technology might have found a way to save it. I imagine that even if de-extinction might be possible one day for species such as the thylacine, no viable sea cow tissue has survived up to the present as people were only interested in slaughtering and eating them. The loss of the cormorant is also terribly sad.
I feel like their approach towards nature is one of...colonial innocence. By that I mean, they still had terra incognitas, and unless you see the whole extent of something, you don't appreciate the finiteness of it. They kept killing because they didn't realise that was the end. Tragic.
Don't forget the Sirenians are related to elephants and hyraxes. I wonder if there were more cold adapted species of dugong and manatee elsewhere in the northern and southern hemispheres in the recent (1 million years ago) past?
With such a small, isolated population on the island it could be possible that Steller's accounts were from an inbred population that lost its ability to dive underwater. I wouldn't be surprised if the other sightings in more modern times are real and just accounting for a completely separate population that is struggling but still alive out there. It almost makes them seem more like the dugongs they're related to, more shy and hidden.
Have modern scientists tried to figure out if it could dive or not? Just because Steller never observed them diving doesn't mean they couldn't. It sounds like he mostly spotted them feeding off a very shallow coastline, perhaps he didn't witness them dive because they had no reason to in the places he saw them. While I (sadly) find it highly doubtful they still exist today, it seems somewhat probable that they could've held on elsewhere for a little while. Even more so if they actually could submerge, making later sightings more likely to actually be them
It's probably a moot point? They couldn't keto themselves completely submerged, so they'd be victims of boat strikes often, just like present-day manatees are. I'd bet next to impossible to manage in preserves or aquariums either if they spent that much time mowing down kelp. Plus, they'd struggle with biodiversity issues if only a few skeletons are remaining? Those are just my thoughts & guesses going off the (fabulous!) amount of information given in the video, though, so take it with a grain of salt!
From what I can gather, there's no viable DNA left for possible cloning, and no viable habitat to reintroduce them, they'd pretty much only be found in captivity and that would be a tall ask, considering the amount of kelp that would be needed to keep them alive
love these videos but make me so upset lmao i wish we realized like animals were more than food in a sense that they made our nature and world and to continue this wildlife and nature we need them idk i feel like we we’re stupid back then but still feel like what was a conclusion we could have come to
I feel like if they weren't so wasteful ( meaning when they killed the sea otters and left there meat out and gambled) or went back when barring told them to mightve at least had photos of the stellar's sea cow or spectacles cormorat only in a alternate universe I suppose we as a species have wiped out some incredible species and it's so unfortunate
@@ikaikaorkidtakarakatinafan2066 the first photos were taken in... somewhere between 1801 and 1815. Can't remember when exactly. Either way it's long. Long after the sea cow went extinct
Yeah, ignorance is not an excuse for lack of empathy, I don’t believe you need knowledge of population sizes and conservation of species to have compassion for other sentient beings
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Another interesting video which found a way to enrage me. A small group of humans decimated an entire otter population of 700 otters! And while Stellar contributed so much to understanding these animals, the group once again decimated their population prematurely. I hate that it took so long for humans the learn about conservation. Thank you for another informative video!
24:30 I'm a grown man and I still started tearing up.
I've noticed Steller come up in a lot of species names. Thank you for teaching me about him and one of the animals he discovered.
This was very well done. A lot of research and effort went into this and it shows. Really sad but interesting story showing how much we can change things in a very short amount of time. I know this hasn't gotten a lot of views but would love to see more content like this!
This channel is absolutely underrated
loved this video, such an interesting and sad story!! stellars sea cow are my roman empire, i think about but them all the time but this is the most in depth video ive watched on the topic. it’s so tragic that they’re all gone!!
It amazes me that the sea cow livrd it's whole life in the ocean, but didn't dive or submerge. It just floated, ate, and had the easiest life possible for a wild animal.
I love AAN and every video keeps getting better than the last! Keep up the good work dude!
Thanks Eric!
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Great video ! This old lady learned quite a bit.
Well done.👍
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I enjoyed the history in this video. It was nice to have the context of the expedition.
Absolutely amazing video!. The most in depth Stellar's Sea Cow video i've seen yet. Very impressed!👍
It might not be your typical content, but I really enjoyed it! I knew bits and pieces about this species, but all the in-depth information was fascinating to learn, so thank you!
linking the pdfs is AMAZING!! great video!!
This episode is amazing, I liked the first story about the expedition, please do more videos like this thx
Love this diffrent format. Appreciate your hard work. 🙏 🔥
Another well researched and presented episode, I learn things that I didn’t know I needed to know!
All the best Jules 💕
Thank you for a great content! God bless you
Woah! Thank you so much for the tip! God bless you too!
This is a sad story he studied them so well but slander them all for meat 😢
It's sad but he had almost no choice, it's a life or death situation and he needed food, but still it's sad
I could understand the meat, but letting it rot so that they could gamble for furs is just....
I love your videos. It helps me relax and it’s fun to learn about animals.
A monumental tragedy. It is very hard indeed not to judge the mariners of this time by our modern standards but, ignoring their need to eat, I feel their brutality towards sentient, social creatures was inexcusable. If they hadn't discovered this island and the sea cow had managed to hold on for a few more centuries then maybe modern technology might have found a way to save it. I imagine that even if de-extinction might be possible one day for species such as the thylacine, no viable sea cow tissue has survived up to the present as people were only interested in slaughtering and eating them. The loss of the cormorant is also terribly sad.
I feel like their approach towards nature is one of...colonial innocence. By that I mean, they still had terra incognitas, and unless you see the whole extent of something, you don't appreciate the finiteness of it.
They kept killing because they didn't realise that was the end. Tragic.
That's an intriguing perspective, thank you for sharing it@@thelayoffm965
What?
English?
You need to learn grammar and punctuation.
I love your wideos its so good do more wideos 🎉❤
I dunno why but "Stellar married his widow." Made me laugh.
She must have been a good cook.
hello! i love your channel, ive been watching for quite a while now, your vids are so entertaining!
Don't forget the Sirenians are related to elephants and hyraxes.
I wonder if there were more cold adapted species of dugong and manatee elsewhere in the northern and southern hemispheres in the recent (1 million years ago) past?
Mermaids
7:11 #9 feels personal 😂
It's a shame what happened to those animals
Nature always hold a lot of secrets because our world has countless unexplored areas.
I grew up in California and remember the Stellars jays there.
We have them in Washington
Always called them Pine Jays, they are dominant over Scrub Jays in the North & in the Sierra Nevadas.
Awesome video 🧊🧊
With such a small, isolated population on the island it could be possible that Steller's accounts were from an inbred population that lost its ability to dive underwater. I wouldn't be surprised if the other sightings in more modern times are real and just accounting for a completely separate population that is struggling but still alive out there. It almost makes them seem more like the dugongs they're related to, more shy and hidden.
this is an interesting theory!!
i really love this theory
It was heartbreaking hearing about male following his lost partner 💔💔😢😢
Have modern scientists tried to figure out if it could dive or not? Just because Steller never observed them diving doesn't mean they couldn't. It sounds like he mostly spotted them feeding off a very shallow coastline, perhaps he didn't witness them dive because they had no reason to in the places he saw them.
While I (sadly) find it highly doubtful they still exist today, it seems somewhat probable that they could've held on elsewhere for a little while. Even more so if they actually could submerge, making later sightings more likely to actually be them
They were presumably too buoyant. Its what made them so easy to kill cause they couldn’t escape hunters
Very sad story
Truly a shame that these big boys are no longer with us
Is there a way to clone them back?
It's probably a moot point? They couldn't keto themselves completely submerged, so they'd be victims of boat strikes often, just like present-day manatees are. I'd bet next to impossible to manage in preserves or aquariums either if they spent that much time mowing down kelp. Plus, they'd struggle with biodiversity issues if only a few skeletons are remaining?
Those are just my thoughts & guesses going off the (fabulous!) amount of information given in the video, though, so take it with a grain of salt!
From what I can gather, there's no viable DNA left for possible cloning, and no viable habitat to reintroduce them, they'd pretty much only be found in captivity and that would be a tall ask, considering the amount of kelp that would be needed to keep them alive
I’d be curious to know if any modern sirenians are large enough to carry a stellars sea cow to term…
There's a really enjoyable book about this called The Island of the Blue Foxes, it's about the original Russian expedition. Would recommend.
love these videos but make me so upset lmao i wish we realized like animals were more than food in a sense that they made our nature and world and to continue this wildlife and nature we need them idk i feel like we we’re stupid back then but still feel like what was a conclusion we could have come to
WOOO NEW VID
It's always the damn sailors ruining islands and destroying species for no reason.
i swear its like they did that shit on purpose half the time smh
Well, it’s not like it was going to be pilots or truck drivers doing these things
@@nckojita fr. What did the dodo even do to them? Exist?
I feel like if they weren't so wasteful ( meaning when they killed the sea otters and left there meat out and gambled) or went back when barring told them to mightve at least had photos of the stellar's sea cow or spectacles cormorat only in a alternate universe I suppose we as a species have wiped out some incredible species and it's so unfortunate
@@ikaikaorkidtakarakatinafan2066 the first photos were taken in... somewhere between 1801 and 1815. Can't remember when exactly. Either way it's long. Long after the sea cow went extinct
Its hard to judge people by our modern standard but by god, its not like they were completely ignorant
Yeah, ignorance is not an excuse for lack of empathy, I don’t believe you need knowledge of population sizes and conservation of species to have compassion for other sentient beings
@@squeen666Unless you’re shipwrecked in the winter 300 years ago.
NOOOOO 😭
Bloody damn explorers...
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ITS pronounced kITON Not CHITON!