The Survival of the Fattest
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ย. 2024
- Succulent plants are mostly found in deserts and semi-deserts. They have devised an amazing number of strategies to survive the extremes of typical desert conditions. About half the succulent plants on earth occur in Southern Africa. Follow three succulent enthusiasts in Namaqualand as they look at how some of these plants survive.
I'm a tropical ecology university professor, working in East Africa. This is one of the best or the best, dryland movies I have seen. Thank you for posting it!
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University professor eh? What are your credentials
@@macysondheim At Sokoine University. And you Ms Macy? What do you do and why do you ask?
Hello Professor 👋
Wow! It's so hard to find cactus and succulent documentaries! This is GREAT! Anyone know any other documentaries similar to this or plants in general?
th-cam.com/video/r9RL9ISACTs/w-d-xo.html
Use that as a search term as well as Cactus and succulents wild in habitat, there's some gems out there like this one
If you're into aquarium fish same thing
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On of the best documentary About succulent I’ve ever seen 👍🏼
Without a doubt.
I wish documentaries like this were the videos that got millions of views
We're the select few
Darwin has written in one of his quotes that all travelers should be botanist, as plants were so common. (paraphrased). Sad there are not more botanists.
Excellent, excellent video. I had the grand pleasure to tour these areas back in 2002 with some of the most knowledgeable succulent experts of their day. A trip I will never forget. The whole experience was life changing for me, and I ultimately moved to New Mexico since so much of the landscape was so simular to South Africa, although the plants are quite different. If you get the chance, take the trip, its well worth it in so many ways.
That's deep
A fantastic introduction to South African semi-desert and the types of succulents... Thank you!
What a great educational video on succulents, their habitat and evolution. The production was superb! All succulent fans should watch to better understand the origin of their plants now in cultivation. Thank you.
My favorite ecosystem just featured more in depth. Wish I could visit those places. Very good video loved it
hi dude
I enjoyed this film so much and I’m grateful to see from afar so many plants that will never grace my windowsills or local plant shops or botanical gardens. Just wonderful. Wonder Full.
Vielen lieben Dank für euren wunderschönen Ausflug ins Land der wundervollen Succulenten ,eine Artenvielfalt sonders gleichen die einem den Atem verschlägt , unsere Erde bringt so viele Schönheiten zum Vorschein was uns das Herz erwärmen lässt,wir sollten wissen das die Natur nicht den Menschen braucht ,aber der Mensch ohne Natur nicht leben kann.
With climate change upon us succulents have become very popular for water wise gardening.it is wonderful to see a documentary on these fascinating plants in their native habitat.
I have no idea why, but when I accidentally clicked your comment, it took me to a medical supplies vendor.
Loved it. Thank you for sharing all of this with the world.
What an outstanding presentation! Thanks!!!
Enjoyed the sass from the narrator.
Thank you very much !👏👏👏 I love succullents ! 🌵❤
Amazing video and nicely done. The pictures of the plants and landscapes are amazing!
I am just a curious person who wants to know about succulent life in the wild. This documentary gave me more than just an answer. Thank you so much. Best Regards from Singapore ❤
Thank you so much for this. I enjoyed every minute.
Lovely plants, beautiful music and humorous wit, best video about succulents I have seen yet, thank you.
Excellent documentary on succulents; commentary delivery is awesome 👌
Absolutely fantastic! Thank you for this.
Thank you very mutch!!!! 🌵🇵🇹🌸
Awesome documentary. I love succulants. Thank you.
This one of the most entertaining, educational and fun natural habitat documentary! Love your sense of humour and passion about fat succulents 😍
Wow what a wonderful and beautiful video the succulents are brilliant I grow succulents in England
thank you every one for this outstanding documentary .from bangladesh
THANK YOU for uploading this. Very informative & beautifully made.
Superb experience for a succulent freak like myself; thank you for all your efforts.
Evolution in action. What a fascinating video and sight of succulents, including Conophytum, Dinteranthus ( or Pleiospilos?) and Haworthia in habitat.
I’m preparing to try and germinate seed of Dinteranthus pole-evansii, which I’m told requires a large day-night temperature difference. It’s my first foray into this “extreme” environment change, so am excited and a bit anxious too.
This was so fun and entertaining. My friends willl absolutely love them. They love succulents
Amazing documentay! Thank you
Marvelous documentary!!
Thanks 💚💚
EXCELLENT presentation...really outstanding!
Is a marvelous video about these super special plants
Thanks a lot for sharing your wonderful work !
wonderful documentation! gorgeous plants! the variety of species is simply breathtaking! I would have liked the names of the species shown, but that is purely subjective. i know what kind of work it is to produce films. Many thanks from Germany for showing. greetings Helge
Wow it's beautiful & adventurous!
How I wished I could visit once in a life time!
What an exceptional library of information, and what an incredible journey attaining all this knowledge, Thank u Sir's, please may i come carry Your camera bags and bottles of refreshment next expedition:)
Allahuekber😍
Kayalardan ot bitiren Rabbim🤲
So beautiful cactus…..
Thank you .
An excellent and enjoyable presentation. I love Frans Noltee’s blog, ‘enjoy succulents’. ~ For those interested in this topic I would recommend a book by Florent Grenier, ‘Secrets of Namaqualand Succulents’. ~ I have two playlists on my channel titled ‘The Plants of South Africa #1 and #2’.
Very informative and interesting. Has stimulated in me the desire to find out more about my environment in the Klein Karoo. Totally fascinating.
I've never seen such wonderful, amazingly positive yt comments in my life! You are all awesome viewers indeed. I also love this highly informative documentary.
Великолепный фильм! Огромное спасибо! :)
This video needs more appreciation!
Nice and instructive video thanks for sharing
Couldn't take my eyes off the screen.
Look at all those quartz crystals too!
Wow, the lithops is amazing
Wow I wish I can grow this kind of plants
Excellent video
Que maravilha que lindo lugar maravilhoso parabéns pelo trabalho 😎 👍 ❣️ 💕 😎 👍 ❣️ 💕 😎 👍 ❣️
Fantastic
Excelente video gracias por compartir tanta belleza un gran trabajo
Fascinante, Existen plantas que parecieran de otro plano, increíbles, hermosas, extrañas ... Pero simplemente se adaptan a las condiciones, Extremas del terreno, del clima y desarrollan un sin fin de características únicas en cada una de ellas para existir. Gracias a todos esos hombres y mujeres que trabajaron y siguen trabajando para dar a conocer ese mundo viviente infinito que habita en el Gran Desierto de Sur África. Gracias, saludos desde Venezuela
Fascinating, There are plants that seem from another plane, incredible, beautiful, strange... But they simply adapt to the extreme conditions of the terrain, the climate and develop endless unique characteristics in each of them to exist. Thanks to all those men and women who worked and continue to work to make known that infinite living world that inhabits the Great Desert of South Africa. Thank you, greetings from Venezuela.
Semi desert? Dang! I'd hate to see what your idea of a full desert is like!
The Sahara and Gobi come to mind.
A “Fenestraria” só é encontrada na Namíbia? No Brasil 🇧🇷 existem algumas espécies de suculentas que eu não estou conseguindo identificar.
Very cool
two succulents enter,
one succelent leaves.
It is unfortunate that these people were unable to identify the plants they filmed to the people watching this video. Less prestigious people have done this successfully.
can someone tell me what the plants are at:
8:15, 11:13 and 26:05
please!
Since you brought it up, how much of a carbon foot print does your little trips cause.
I wonder what South African desert honey tastes like.
"being a succulent is definitely not for sissies.." ok... :D
Does anyone know the name of that lily pad looking succulent at 19:45?
That's a plant under the genus of ERIOSPERMUM
Wow
Wait till these guys find out about Asia… They’re gonna freak out! lol
no names! no infos!
Amazing. Just amazing what god creates
I like the title, survival of the fattest nyahahahahaha
this must be on smithsonian or something, is so great!
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What a wonderful program, thank you. I've been a avid collector of cacti and Succulents since I had my first greenhouse at 15 yrs old. I'm now 77. I've been fortunate enough to visit many species in their natural habitat in the South West USA and Mexico. Nothing beats finding plants in their natural home, so exciting. I'm and oldtimer Englishman from Shropshire who has never lost the fascination of these genera.
Wow
Another group no one talks about but exists are the Nicolettias. These are succulents, which can move to follow trace water. Plants like Echeveria, Titanopsis, Crassula Ovata, ect. All send out aerial roots. These roots allow for these plants, to detach from the base of the main stem and set roots in another location. This allows the plant to slowly move, to a more preferred location. Taking advantage of light, water, shelter. It us more complicated than this, these are the basics.
Beautifully executed and presented. A wonderful viewing journey, I was sad when it ended.
How beautiful South Africa is; the terrain and plant life are so magnificent . It’s no wonder I seek out these marvelous species of succulents for my home here in Texas .
This is an absolutely fabulous documentary! Thank you so much for producing and sharing it!
Thank you so much for this highly informative, inspirational, entertaining, and even calming documentary on South African succulents. You showcased one of my favorite parts of the world that I’d love to visit at least once in my lifetime. Hope to see you, gentlemen, some day on those desert trails or who knows I might even become your neighbor. Greeting from Seattle.
I love this documentary as a succulant plant enthusiast. ❤ I always come back here every once in a while. ❤ There's not a lot of documentaries that feature beautiful upclose images and videos of succulents in the wild. 🎉❤
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Just fascinating, I’ve watched this many times and keep picking up more information, wish you three guys would make more of these videos, a lot of people will never visit this area, plus not a lot of succulent videos out there, thanks again for making this video
This is the best succulent documentary I've seen showcasing natural habitat. Thank you.
thank you for that's great interesting video
¡Fascinante! Me encantan las suculentas y la naturaleza. Gracias.
This was fun to watch, been repotting and learning about my plants that I grow in pots growing in nature from around the world, was fun getting about an 80% naming rate as I watched.
Thanks for your video. Such a beautiful world of succulents. It’s eye opening for me. So much to see and so much to learn. I started knowing a little more about succulents through a vendor I met a few years ago. Love succulents.
A really great film about the faszinating world of succulents - many thanks for that!
240 like 107 subs........ Very sad... This channel is need more support from us...
thank you for this documentary 🙏🏽 ❤️ this helped me understand how to read and understand their needs
Very exellent video. I love
such a beautiful documentary and the narration is perfect, thank you so much... makes me want to live a year in the karoo too.
Really enjoyed this doco. Pretty hard to find stuff like this online.
Sou Andreia, do Rio de Janeiro. Amei a reportagem, adoro cactos e suculentas. Parabéns pelo documentário.
It amazes me how South Africa looks strikingly similar to parts of Montana in summertime. The succulent at 24:08 looks nearly identical to our state flower the Bitterroot Lewisia Rediviva, which is itself a succulent.
I do really really enjoy this video ! It has brought me a new fresh idea of succulents in South Africa this beautiful country . Thanks for sharing your wonderful experience with us again ! 🥰🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🙏
Beautiful documentary, I love these plants so much, to see them in their natural habitat is incredibly enlightening. Seeing their design to survive these harsh conditions and beautifying arid landscapes, all praise and thanks to my dear Heavenly Father, creator of these beauties.
Brilliant film. Beautiful!
The music in this documentary kept on ringing familiar in my ears, most of which I couldn’t remember what it reminded me of.
22:30 is definitely close to the Starship Troopers main score.