The Evolutionary History of Whales - Cetacean Evolution Part 1

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  • The millions of years that led to the modern-day assemblage of whale, dolphin, and porpoise species encapsulates a truly incredible period of mammalian evolution. In this video, we will be reviewing what is currently known about the evolutionary history of Cetacea, as well as examining the relationships this clade has to other, closely related mammals.
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  • @CheeseCakes11944
    @CheeseCakes11944 3 ปีที่แล้ว +372

    I love these drawings, it's like there's only one guy who makes drawings of prehistoric extinct animals, and he lived in the 70s and 80s and only had faber castel colouring pencils . God bless him.

    • @2msvalkyrie529
      @2msvalkyrie529 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Top comment !

    • @jackrobinson1073
      @jackrobinson1073 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Might’ve been James Gurney. He has a TH-cam channel where he goes through some of his prehistoric life illustrations

    • @jamesbentonticer4706
      @jamesbentonticer4706 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      It's called paleo art. It is beautiful isn't it?

    • @CheeseCakes11944
      @CheeseCakes11944 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@jamesbentonticer4706 Yes, there's always something uncanny and F'd up about these animals. Like some john carpenter movie esk. It makes the animals extra terrifying.

    • @blue9445
      @blue9445 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Its not art- well actually yeah it is my bad bad of real animals

  • @bkjeong4302
    @bkjeong4302 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1512

    Fun fact;
    When an orca eats a seal, it’s an artiodactyl eating a carnivoran.
    The exact opposite of what usually happens.

    • @ksoundkaiju9256
      @ksoundkaiju9256 6 ปีที่แล้ว +279

      It's like a camel eating a dog?

    • @bkjeong4302
      @bkjeong4302 6 ปีที่แล้ว +96

      Yep.

    • @seankennedy5074
      @seankennedy5074 6 ปีที่แล้ว +252

      And when an orca eats a penguin, it's like a goat eating a Trex.

    • @bkjeong4302
      @bkjeong4302 6 ปีที่แล้ว +131

      Sean Kennedy
      That too. It’s an artiodactyl eating a theropod

    • @seankennedy5074
      @seankennedy5074 6 ปีที่แล้ว +102

      Bird eating spider? Arthropod eating a theropod.
      Octopus eating a seagull? Mollusc eating a theropod.
      Man eating a chicken? Hominid eating a theropod.
      What a world, what a world!

  • @matthiasfloren2610
    @matthiasfloren2610 6 ปีที่แล้ว +815

    These animals always fascinated me. From tiny hoofted critters to oceanic giants. Evolution is a beautifull thing

    • @seankennedy5074
      @seankennedy5074 6 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Wow, you are pathologically desperate. Maybe this goes beyond mere personality disorders?

    • @matthiasfloren2610
      @matthiasfloren2610 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@seankennedy5074 exuse me?

    • @seankennedy5074
      @seankennedy5074 6 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Da Gourami Was responding to the try hard, low quality troll, Mullerornis, not you.

    • @matthiasfloren2610
      @matthiasfloren2610 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@seankennedy5074 okay my bad exuse me

    • @seankennedy5074
      @seankennedy5074 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Da Gourami Not at all. I've just been having fun trolling his weak attempts at trolling all over the comments on this video. He has made over 30 cut and paste troll comments all about Ambulocetus, of all things to troll about.
      What is really sad is how he thumbs up his own comments, and displays no shame or humility when he is caught doing it. It's the same story across many biology videos on youtube, Mullerornis shows up ranting about irrelevant and inconsequential bullshit and having 3 year old's screaming tantrums when nobody takes him seriously. And then there is this pathological hatred for those he deems as 'conservative', meaning anyone who is not a fan of Karl Marx, and ranting about his blind hatred of Donald Trump, and projecting all of that hot headmess of his onto anyone he deems his intellectual inferior. All on videos about evolutionary biology!! He is real case, that one.
      My guess is that he suffers from a cluster B personality disorder, possibly cluster C. Poor kid, I would almost feel sad for him if he wasn't such an utter cunt and annoying prick all the time...

  • @mr.grizzly_builds6505
    @mr.grizzly_builds6505 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1151

    Evolution of a whale:
    -Hooved wolf
    -Then it looked like a big rat/wolf hybrid
    -then it’s in the water
    -then it’s slimy(but still hairy?)
    -now it’s a whale

    • @tictac3207
      @tictac3207 4 ปีที่แล้ว +129

      Well, at least we're not being coerced into believing some bearded dude in a toga snapped his fingers and it just appeared.

    • @peterdavies137
      @peterdavies137 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Hence why this is utterly ridiculous and nonsense

    • @peterdavies137
      @peterdavies137 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@tictac3207 so you'd rather believe in a theory that's proven to be false? Yeah, showing your superior intelligence there aren't you 😂

    • @tictac3207
      @tictac3207 4 ปีที่แล้ว +94

      @@peterdavies137 prove n to be false? Who said that? Another fool who believes in sky fairies? No, this time, it's a Christian who found it. His name is Philip D. Gingerich. I suggest contacting him and discussing it, rather than whine silly BS at me.

    • @peterdavies137
      @peterdavies137 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@tictac3207 who said it was false? How about the very man who put forward the theory of evolution to begin with? Not to mention the fact that Darwin stated that at the current rate of fossil discovery in 1859 that within 100 years we should find the irrefutable fossil evidence to prove the theory as fact and if we haven't fount the proof by that time then his theory is wrong, we haven't found that evidence and it's been 161 years, 61 years past the 100 year timetable given by Darwin himself.
      So now do you see how utterly stupid you look when you argue and defend a theory that not only was denounced by Darwin himself but has also long since passed the exploration date set in it by him as well 😂 you sir are just a narrow minded and sad individual

  • @mfroggy1819
    @mfroggy1819 4 ปีที่แล้ว +758

    Fish finally evolving to be able to walk on land: Yes, finally we get to see what's on the surface.
    Millions of years later...
    Whale ancestor: *I WANT TO GO BACK*

    • @Szgerle
      @Szgerle 4 ปีที่แล้ว +74

      Even better, the ancestors of elephants and hyraxes came back out again

    • @altaccount9903
      @altaccount9903 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@Szgerle but dugongs and manatees don't

    • @gwendolynstata3775
      @gwendolynstata3775 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      What an Entire Mood.

    • @ZACHaDN
      @ZACHaDN 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      KATE!! WE HAVE TO GO BAAACK!

    • @pauls5745
      @pauls5745 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      he missed eating his favorite food, fish

  • @pluto1310
    @pluto1310 6 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    One of the few times youtube recommendations has actually taken me to a video I'm genuinely interested in.

  • @organicdinosaur5259
    @organicdinosaur5259 6 ปีที่แล้ว +299

    Starting from complete land mammals, Cetaceans are amazing!

    • @BenGThomas
      @BenGThomas  6 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Agreed!

    • @organicdinosaur5259
      @organicdinosaur5259 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @ Mulleronis Huh?

    • @organicdinosaur5259
      @organicdinosaur5259 6 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      You gonna give us the cliffs notes? Or are you just gonna keep vaguebooking your opinion? Basically this paper says Ambulocetus and two Desmostylians were obligated marine mammals based on thoracic strength, there was also one inconclusive result on another Desmostylian. Your point is?

    • @organicdinosaur5259
      @organicdinosaur5259 6 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      @Mullerornis Thought so. Yikes. Maybe next time state what you mean instead of having people assume? Maybe get a discussion going like normal people would ?

    • @seankennedy5074
      @seankennedy5074 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      OrganicDinosaur You will never get a discussion like normal people, from abnormal people like Mullerornis, the well known troll and cluster B personality disorder sufferer.

  • @DotDotDotDashDashDashDotDotDot
    @DotDotDotDashDashDashDotDotDot 5 ปีที่แล้ว +199

    When scientist discovered whales are actually related to Hippos
    10:47 **Surprised whale face**

    • @iliveinsideyourhouse3943
      @iliveinsideyourhouse3943 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Eventually, the whales stopped thinking

    • @nicholasduca5221
      @nicholasduca5221 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@iliveinsideyourhouse3943 is that a mother f****** JOJO reference ?!?!?!?!?!?

    • @spareid6862
      @spareid6862 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@nicholasduca5221
      No

    • @nicholasduca5221
      @nicholasduca5221 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@spareid6862 YESSSS

    • @ThomasBomb45
      @ThomasBomb45 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Hippos are great underwater, it makes sense tbh

  • @SephonDK
    @SephonDK 4 ปีที่แล้ว +156

    That first wolf thing really has a skull that looks like a whale skull. It's so weird, but makes sense of course.

    • @pauls5745
      @pauls5745 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      it's a wonder; the primitive morphs that were tried and all the half whale otter looking rat things. only a very very few made it to adapt and morph further

    • @zawas4889
      @zawas4889 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      00

  • @sendmorerum8241
    @sendmorerum8241 4 ปีที่แล้ว +275

    Narration: ancient cetaceans
    Auto sub: ancient sea turds
    Me: ok

  • @emsmnms3507
    @emsmnms3507 5 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    i love that all the illustrations if ancient whales seem so happy you go you funky little ungulates

  • @Suusleepy
    @Suusleepy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    You guys ever think about how, at some point this creature's evaluation, there was the first of its kind to never go back onto land after it was born

  • @moonblast1647
    @moonblast1647 6 ปีที่แล้ว +229

    Dolphins are just Whale echo fighters

    • @velimirmisanovic8647
      @velimirmisanovic8647 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Dolphins are just whales that don't take shit from anyone and together attack sharks that attack them :D

    • @telsonater
      @telsonater 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Now you got me thinking about that Sega Genesis game, Echo

    • @joshuadaltilia8480
      @joshuadaltilia8480 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yeah they are, they're part of a group known as smaller toothed whales

    • @MesserTAMU
      @MesserTAMU 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      They are Simi clones at worst. They offer much faster rush down gameplay.

    • @skizzik121
      @skizzik121 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Dolphins are dodgy cunts

  • @presidenttogekiss635
    @presidenttogekiss635 6 ปีที่แล้ว +355

    Lol, that whale looks so out of place next to to all those herbivores.

    • @JanetStarChild
      @JanetStarChild 6 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Some of those "herbavores" are actually more like omnivores.

    • @samuelmatheson9655
      @samuelmatheson9655 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@JanetStarChild Well, technically, everything eats sun if u follow the chain back far enough

    • @dgray3771
      @dgray3771 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Because it is actually a lot smarter than the rest of its cousins. And it eats meat. So guess what will happen if humans diverse in 2 groups, meat-eaters and vegetarians.

    • @tubbyqueen
      @tubbyqueen 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      FunkYeah you can’t even spell “herbivores”..

    • @ghoultooth
      @ghoultooth 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      D Gray Careful, you’ll start a flamewar lmao

  • @Whatever94-i4u
    @Whatever94-i4u 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    We had mammal-like crocodiles, then crocodile-like mammals... Nature is so fascinating and weird at the same time.

  • @Noone-of-your-Business
    @Noone-of-your-Business 5 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    You really should point out the confusion about the Basil"saurus" name, as the animal was initially believed to be a reptile, and only later found out to be a marine _mammal_ .

    • @mortimertobarius9484
      @mortimertobarius9484 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Its kind of funny that Basileus is not even the modern Greek word for king; it is a medieval Greek spelling of that word.

  • @jabby6709
    @jabby6709 4 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    Fish: finally! after millions of years we have evolved TO WALK ON LAND! no more swimming for us at last!
    Whales: lmao dude watch this **evolves back into an aquatic animal**
    Fish: bruh

    • @hornytable1295
      @hornytable1295 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @AllSeeingEye ofGod Can't tell if this is a troll or your actually being serious

    • @aceambling7685
      @aceambling7685 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@hornytable1295 its a schizo, dont engage

    • @seanmorgan2356
      @seanmorgan2356 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @AllSeeingEye ofGod Oh my Good God, your wall of text (too long didn't read) is so full of error and so full of shit that no right minded person is going to bother to point out and explain all the multitudes of errors out to you. You are just making a fool out of yourself on this comment thread, a perpetuating the stereotype that christians are ignorant. You are not going to convince a single person here with that claptrap.

    • @seanmorgan2356
      @seanmorgan2356 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @AllSeeingEye ofGod Okay, you're not a christian. But the Intelligent Design proponents that you are posting are Christians. Don't be fooled into thinking any of them believe Aliens did it, or any God other than the Christian God did it.
      Random mutations having all the time, that's why they're called Random. It can be de novo (in the sperm or egg DNA, also called the germ-line) which then becomes hereditary. We also know that retroviruses can insert themselves into a cell's DNA. The vast majority of DNA mutations have more to do with 'switches' that decide when to turn on or off a certain development or function (ie, not making a crucial enzyme, or autoimmune diseases).
      Even something as simple as blood types (ABO and RH Pos/Neg) are mutations. The vast majority of mutations are benign (not causing any benefit or problem). But I'm sure you know that a problem happens when an Rh Neg mother gives birth to an RH positive child?
      So mutations are random, and can be either benign, beneficial, or detrimental. However, Natural Selection is NOT random. The environment, the habitat, the predator/prey dichotomy...all of these natural forces act upon the phenotype, the physical expression of the genotype. An individual that lives long enough to have offspring, who then may carry beneficial mutations, then live long enough to have offspring of their own. And so forth.
      You mentioned Eagles soaring to catch prey, yet we know that birds are very different from each other in shape, abilities, predator/prey scenarios, breeding/birthing behaviors. All birds that we have today diverged from one common bird ancestor, who was a descendant of one type of dinosaur, and that all dinosaurs types evolved from one common reptile ancestor.
      btw, DNA had not been discovered at the time Darwin was writing his books. But the field of genetics in every possible way has demonstrated the facts of Evolution by Natural Selection.
      We don't believe in evolution because Darwin wrote about it. That would be an argument from Authority which is how conservatives think. We accept Evolution as the best model for the explanation of the diversity of life on earth because we have about 150 years of evidence from multiple fields of study (biology, genetics, geology, immunology, even cosmology). Darwin simply gets credit for being (mostly) right.
      You have almost zero evidence that a God did it. And how peculiar to post multiple links to so-called scientists to try to dispute science...you don't know enough about the subject to do anything other than accept their word for it. THAT's an argument from Authority. You don't understand the science, or the math, or the statistics...you are just regurgitating what creationists have convinced you of, because it resonates with you and you want to believe them.

    • @jadesmith8653
      @jadesmith8653 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @AllSeeingEye ofGod Sir, this is a Wendy's

  • @johncolasont6195
    @johncolasont6195 5 ปีที่แล้ว +96

    Can you imagine swimming by the beach and one of these bastards bumps up against you? 13:43

    • @rumuelnathanael8043
      @rumuelnathanael8043 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      "Eey mate, do you have the goods?"

    • @brianjensen5661
      @brianjensen5661 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Pants will be shat

    • @samyrandome425
      @samyrandome425 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Looks like what Dolphins should look like if looks matched behavior

    • @SxCAceYT
      @SxCAceYT 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      not it face is cute

  • @prschuster
    @prschuster 5 ปีที่แล้ว +147

    So much for the creationist claim that "there are no whale transitional forms".

    • @michelguevara151
      @michelguevara151 5 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      "real evidence of evolution is all fake created by scientific cultists wishing to destroy the divine order! it's the devil's work! REEEEEE!!!
      creationists are like feminists and sjws, reality derangement syndrome sufferers.

    • @andrewlee7755
      @andrewlee7755 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @@michelguevara151 That's generalization. Besides, it's not like acting like a troll is going to net you "internet points". I'd rather be like prschuster with his calm, rational assessment than a trolling meme such as yourself.

    • @andrewlee7755
      @andrewlee7755 5 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      michael browne You really can’t explain each step. That’s how evolution works. It’s a slow, gradual morph where slowly, features are developed and lost.

    • @frenchguitarguy1091
      @frenchguitarguy1091 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Andrew Lee this is the internet where memery is commonplace

    • @KaiserMattTygore927
      @KaiserMattTygore927 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @michael browne Yes I expect someone to explain literally every single successful reproductive generation, Trillions upon trillions of steps.
      I hope this is sarcasm

  • @graphite2786
    @graphite2786 6 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    Extremely impressive video, well researched, narrated and illustrated. Looking forward to part two.

  • @justincarnes1553
    @justincarnes1553 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Mammalian crocodile? Terrifying.

  • @ElazarY
    @ElazarY 5 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    Never do a face reveal man. You’re too awesome for that.

    • @StrawbeeKat
      @StrawbeeKat 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      well well well

    • @gtcwsn
      @gtcwsn 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ur right he will look dumb and n0 one will want to watch him after that

    • @bendykirby4828
      @bendykirby4828 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Who’s gonna tell ‘em?

  • @Planet-Rodela-3
    @Planet-Rodela-3 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Basilosaurus got it's name, because they were originally believed to be reptiles. Similar to mosasaurs.

  • @Brakvash
    @Brakvash 5 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    *A gripe I have with the majority of prehistoric illustrations:*
    Why do illustrators draw prehistorical animals without lips? I mean there's never any end to them. There are barely any animals today with permanently bared teeth, so why shouldn't a majority of the animals in prehistoric times have lips on most illustrations?

    • @CerealKiller420
      @CerealKiller420 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      I have similar gripes too. It doesn't make any sense to me. How are these paleoartists so amazing at shading, coloring, anatomy, backgrounds... yet they have literally no creativity or vision when it comes to the actual animal's appearance? They just draw them like, so plain, it ends up looking weird and unnatural. Even the "plainest" looking animals that are alive today still have stunning and beautiful features. For example, look at a coyote's fur coat... from a distance, it just looks like a plain brown color, but when you look at it up close, their fur is white, black, brown, all sorts of shades. I don't know why they do it. Maybe they're just trying to make art for some boring, crappy middle school science book and wanting it to fit the narrative of what people think dinosaurs look like, or something. I don't know.

    • @American-Plague
      @American-Plague 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I've ALWAYS wondered that. I agree. It looks ridiculous and unrealistic. As if every prehistoric animal just can't wait to murder the next living thing. You km know what I mean.

    • @almachizit3207
      @almachizit3207 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@American-Plague And most of the time, they just look ugly. Most living creatures are definitely not ugly (with some exceptions), so why would prehistoric creatures be ugly?

    • @American-Plague
      @American-Plague 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@almachizit3207 Ugly by whose standards? Yours? What do you think about Aye-ayes? They're extremely cute right? And snakes. Frogs that hatch out of holes on another frog's back. This is all so cute. Anyway, evolution doesn't care about what you think is cute so that's a totally irrelevant point even if there were some global way of proving what's cute and what isn't. Your whole comment is full of totally illogical nonsense.

    • @American-Plague
      @American-Plague 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@almachizit3207 Wait...my mistake. I thought you were arguing against evolution based on the fact that they aren't cute. Lol! Sorry! I gotta stop arguing with these idiots so much! Haha!

  • @arrubiooo2197
    @arrubiooo2197 6 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    would love to see a video about giant sloths and their origin! Keep up the great work you're the best

    • @seankennedy5074
      @seankennedy5074 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes! And the giant lemurs!

    • @seankennedy5074
      @seankennedy5074 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And the low quality troll has such huge views and positive ratings for their feeble uploads.
      But really, isn't this 'trolling' that you are attempting to do, extremely low quality? I mean, even for you...?

    • @seankennedy5074
      @seankennedy5074 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Shitting myself? Over a flaccid wimp like you?? HA!!! Good one Carlita!

    • @heilwr
      @heilwr 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@seankennedy5074 ?

  • @godslaughter
    @godslaughter 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    What I love about cetaceans so much is their skull anatomy. I highly recommend doing some research on skull bones of ceataceans and how much their nasal bones and premaxilla moved upwards. It's just so fascinating, they still possess the same bones we do, but they're just morphed in a different shape. Absolutely superb.

  • @robertfletcher3421
    @robertfletcher3421 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    You have done fantastic research on this group of wonderful mammals I am looking forward to the others.

    • @BenGThomas
      @BenGThomas  6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thanks! :D

    • @seankennedy5074
      @seankennedy5074 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This obsession with ensuring that everybody who comes across you on youtube, finds you a thoroughly inane nobody with a major disconnect between the intellect you think you possess, and that which you display.
      Keep it up kitten! You are setting fire to the conservatives! You are like Khaleesi, Breaker of Chains, except you are Mullerornis, Burner of Conservatives. *LOL!*

  • @nicoledavis5719
    @nicoledavis5719 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    it is AWESOME that you always include cited sources!! Thank you!

  • @ethanwatkins3528
    @ethanwatkins3528 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Honestly feel like I need to say thanks with every video that you upload! Learn lots from your content.

  • @brandyrose9997
    @brandyrose9997 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is a great example of what I love about TH-cam. Thank you Ben, well done. 👏💕

  • @northropi2027
    @northropi2027 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Credit to Fossil Fighters for introducing me to Pakicetus.
    Double credit for their tendency to reuse animation rigs between many models and their inexplicable decision to reuse the one they used for the saber cats leading to an extremely cat-like model that confused the hell out of me when I actually looked the thing up.
    ...triple credit for the Eldar, Special Dinosaur Edition and their robot laser Therizinosaurs. They were cool. And quadruple for introducing me to the concept of horrifying eldritch world-eating fish, I don't care if the model was shit it spooked me at 12.

    • @starlight0313
      @starlight0313 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Northropi lol I watched JaidenAnimation’s vid on it

  • @ashknoecklein
    @ashknoecklein 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I really enjoy all these videos. Keep up the great work!

    • @BenGThomas
      @BenGThomas  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks, we'll try :D

    • @seankennedy5074
      @seankennedy5074 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I just can't tell if it is borderline personality disorder, or histrionic disorder. Which personality disorder is it??
      Perhaps both, perhaps all...

  • @cennethadameveson3715
    @cennethadameveson3715 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Another video that clarifies things I didn't quite understand and add new knowledge to look up🐋🐬🐳

    • @seankennedy5074
      @seankennedy5074 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hahaha! Wow, the delusion of self importance is strong in this one...

    • @seankennedy5074
      @seankennedy5074 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Whoa! What a comeback!! Are you 12 or something?
      If this is the quality of your 'burns', then somehow I can't see that too many conservatives have been singed by the likes of you...

    • @seankennedy5074
      @seankennedy5074 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Ooooh, the big youtube power broker is going to terminate me because I fail to acknowledge zhe's unparalleled brilliance and genius..
      I am totally shocked, I mean it's not like an insignificant leftist parasite to have a banny tanty on the internet when they don't get their own way, so totally out of character...

    • @doburu4835
      @doburu4835 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@seankennedy5074 he's a massive troll bruv, don't bite his bait.

  • @witchflowers6942
    @witchflowers6942 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Really interesting video! Whales are my favorite animals. They’re biology, evolution and especially intelligence is just so unique and enthralling.

  • @andyjay729
    @andyjay729 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    TLDR: Whales are hippos that wanted to get out of the sun and so they stayed underwater...forever.

  • @C104-x9s
    @C104-x9s 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I am always amazed how far evolution can change a organism, interesting and informative video

  • @yoo7289
    @yoo7289 6 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Really interesting I only new a part of the whale evolution and find out out more when I watched the eons video but her Its covered in much greater detail keep up the gpod work

    • @seankennedy5074
      @seankennedy5074 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Mullerornis; *I'm heaps smarter n stuff than you, fall at my feet and bathe in my brilliance.*
      (Just don't get blinded by my latent psychopathy...)

    • @thomasneal9291
      @thomasneal9291 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      how about you both stfu?

    • @seankennedy5074
      @seankennedy5074 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ummmm, how about 'no'?

  • @guyincognito959
    @guyincognito959 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It´s crazy how high the evolutionary pressure must have been when it even worked around "breathing".

  • @seankennedy5074
    @seankennedy5074 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Quality as usual. I would still love to see an exploration of another marine mammal family, Desmostylia. Some of the more derived species were fully aquatic pelagic animals, and would have lived alongside cetaceans, who ultimately won the battle of survival. How they managed to survive in the open ocean without any of the conventional aquatic adaptations, such as a streamlined body shape with modified swimming limbs and tails, makes them extremely curious and interesting creatures.

    • @dinhtynguyen8535
      @dinhtynguyen8535 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      0s9z

    • @juanjoyaborja.3054
      @juanjoyaborja.3054 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They’re actually on the order level when it comes to diversity. They’re tethyerians, making their closest relatives today manatees and elephants. It would have had a hippo-like appearance but probably had the similar rough skin to elephants and manatees. They didn’t have a streamlined body shape at all, and bore huge flippers instead. Quite bizarre indeed. Although they lived alongside cetaceans, it’s likely that they went extinct from competition by sirenians, which fed in the same food sources as them. Sirenians evolved a much better body plan for life in the water, which is why they are still alive today and yet the Desmostylians all went extinct.

  • @donhillsmanii5906
    @donhillsmanii5906 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I am in love with this channel. The knowledge and communication skills of Ben are A-PLUS! Gonna have to contribute towards this

  • @MediumDSpeaks
    @MediumDSpeaks 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Happy to see this, I'm fascinated by whales and was amazed to find out they were land based mammals who moved into the water later

    • @seankennedy5074
      @seankennedy5074 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Is this how you "burn conservatives"? By trolling with multiple comments about the same thing, that every single person is likely to ignore?
      Fuck, I bet even your piss is cold.

  • @ianhay527
    @ianhay527 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I like that this is essentially a review article, except in video format. Quality content

    • @seankennedy5074
      @seankennedy5074 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      And here zhe is again, spreading zher mental dimness across the entire comments section in a desperate attempt at gaining the respect and attention that has eluded you through life...
      Poor, poor Carlita...

  • @727Phoenix
    @727Phoenix 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The MRCAs of cats&dogs, cetaceans and artiodayctyls lived about the same time, approx 50 million years ago. The enormous differences in the rates of evolutionary changes amazes me. Cats & dogs are almost the same animal in comparison.

  • @merikmalhads1676
    @merikmalhads1676 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I always love the moments when two scientists discover the same thing roughly at the same time without intercommunication. It indicates that scientific, cultural and even religious ideas are tied to specific points of growth in understanding that may be indicative of evolutionary markers in civilization development. Of course we'd need to to look at the history of other nonhuman civilizations to be certain but it really puts into perspective how, despite our view of detachment from the physical world, even our deepest thoughts and emotions are tied to physical absolutes

  • @rustymixer2886
    @rustymixer2886 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Rodent : one day I'll swim and be the largest animal ever, I'll show you !

  • @justincarnes1553
    @justincarnes1553 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Loving this channel, been binging all morning!

  • @lunnaflame12
    @lunnaflame12 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    That basil looks a little derpy...

  • @seb987806
    @seb987806 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wow, love this video and your channel in general! Please keep up the amazing work!

  • @leostrazsa5440
    @leostrazsa5440 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    0:31 A meme has been born: When your mom shares the Aux cord finally.

    • @KalleVonEi
      @KalleVonEi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Pls make this a template

  • @Rincypoopoo
    @Rincypoopoo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That was first class ! Just what I wanted, as I was thinking about Whale evolution. Thank you. Looking forward to watching part II

  • @jackib5369
    @jackib5369 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Amazing interesting informative can't wait for more

  • @That-Google-Guy
    @That-Google-Guy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you so much for posing this ive been DYING For a Ben G Vid on whales! Can’t wait to see part 2!!!

  • @emiliohernandez6005
    @emiliohernandez6005 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Humans: "Return to monkey"
    Cetaceans: "Get on my level"

  • @mstalcup
    @mstalcup 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is absolutely great presentation of the subject. I really like the abundance of good, imaginative paleo art.

  • @cole6843
    @cole6843 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Evolution has always been a topic I love studying!

  • @dannore8077
    @dannore8077 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    12:48
    Hey put up that fossil for display.
    But we don't have the feet yet.
    It will be fine just put a damn drawing of what the feet might look like

  • @dovacatthe_dragonborn6055
    @dovacatthe_dragonborn6055 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm over here supposed to be working on my missing classwork assignments, but I'm watching this instead

  • @namnhat8287
    @namnhat8287 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Hey Ben, have you ever consider a collaboration with Trey cause I Think you should. I've watched you two videos for some times, love them, and I would like to see you two collab.

    • @abnnizzy
      @abnnizzy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I used to love watching Trey, but he became too dumb and strongheaded for my taste. This channel here is way better.

    • @SanilJadhav711
      @SanilJadhav711 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@abnnizzy Dumb ? How ?

    • @abnnizzy
      @abnnizzy 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@SanilJadhav711 Dumb because of the radiation video he did. Dumb because of How he come so strong and condescending with his opinion, doesnt respect any of the comments from his Channel and then, if a half-assed journal says the same thing his commenters Said, he put his tail behind his legs and go with It. Dumb How everything he says is facts and fuck everything else.
      This Channel here is different. They make It clear that their opinion is based on current scientific discoveries and dont try to be better than anyone else.

  • @hildonschoeman8828
    @hildonschoeman8828 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your terminology an ethology is very impressive something you do not see often on TH-cam. Thank you

  • @doinosor6405
    @doinosor6405 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    My friend somehow doesn’t believe in evolution so I’ll just send him this

    • @KossolaxtheForesworn
      @KossolaxtheForesworn 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      how did your friend like it?

    • @doinosor6405
      @doinosor6405 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Kossolax the Foresworn he never responded

    • @therublixcube3052
      @therublixcube3052 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Probably busy scrolling down 10 Google pages to find that one creepy creationist nut website.

    • @Nothin2seehere-e4z
      @Nothin2seehere-e4z 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Tell him that the creator was stupid for giving whales lungs. A smart one would've give it gills and lungs or just gills. These animals can sometimes suffocate. They can hold their breath ( actually air breathing marine animals store air in their bodies), but what happens if they get trap? They're doom to died. What a great creator that god is.

    • @therublixcube3052
      @therublixcube3052 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      What a great creator evolution and natural selection is, indeed!

  • @jenniferheath2611
    @jenniferheath2611 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I am really happy I ran across your vids. Extremely brilliant vids. I don't agree with the time frames but we are all different in our beliefs and I really appreciate your views TY.

  • @oddn3rd404
    @oddn3rd404 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is a very interesting evolution, great video Ben!

  • @jesseriker260
    @jesseriker260 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very well put-together video. Thank you.

  • @kaseybrown7664
    @kaseybrown7664 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    When the last of these die, a massive space probe will visit earth and begin wrecking havoc on our oceans. We'll need to steal a Klingon Bird of Prey to go back in time and bring one to the future.

    • @thehowlingjoker
      @thehowlingjoker 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      all because some big space tube only speaks in whale.

  • @beebee5567
    @beebee5567 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This video was made for me thank you
    I love whales they're such fascinating creatures

  • @Shaden0040
    @Shaden0040 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Fascinating!

  • @johannawarkentin4888
    @johannawarkentin4888 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Dude these types of videos hit different at 12 when you can’t sleep

  • @DESIBOY-fe7nm
    @DESIBOY-fe7nm 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Lemme hit the waters so nobody can kill me.
    Humans:- still hunt whale.
    Whale:- excuse me what da fa..

    • @BonaparteBardithion
      @BonaparteBardithion 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's the craziest thing about whale-hunting. There's all these animals on land to hunt and some human said: Hey, guys. Let's jump in this log, go waaay out in the water and poke a whale with sticks.
      Though it's more understandable up north.

  • @rboth2
    @rboth2 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    this is super interesting!! love the work you guys have been doing

  • @milesarcher8502
    @milesarcher8502 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    COOL! Nicely done.Thanks

  • @gabepena1046
    @gabepena1046 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Who thinks ambulocetus looks like a mammalian crocodilian?

    • @droopsmoop
      @droopsmoop 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      They might have actually occupied the niches of modern day crocs today aswell

    • @gabepena1046
      @gabepena1046 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      That’s awsome . It’s always so fascinating to see evolution branch out two different ways that are so similar but different

    • @droopsmoop
      @droopsmoop 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@gabepena1046 theres also that amphibian that also occupied the niche of crocs back in the period where tetrapods were started to colonise the land too

    • @gabepena1046
      @gabepena1046 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Were they ambush predators as well?

    • @droopsmoop
      @droopsmoop 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@gabepena1046 yep and they looked similar to a gharial today

  • @joanduthie1689
    @joanduthie1689 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    These evolutionary timeline videos are a great way for me to study up for a speculative evolution project that I am going to be starting soon inspired by the premises of “Serina: A World of Birds.” Keep up the good work. 🙂

  • @PAULLONDEN
    @PAULLONDEN 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Always was fascinated about how these land mamals went back to an aquatic lifestyle..Amazing how we still learn more about evolution, which in the end hopefully will liberate humanity from superstition and religious fairytales...

    • @Nothin2seehere-e4z
      @Nothin2seehere-e4z 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Some people don't want to understand evolution.

    • @aheartonfire7191
      @aheartonfire7191 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi, I'm Hot Rod because it’s stupid.

    • @johngavin1175
      @johngavin1175 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@aheartonfire7191 Yea a "stupid" theory with lots of backup. What is the physical and testable evidence for Creation?

  • @martapolizzi9598
    @martapolizzi9598 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Super interesting! Do you have a script of all the story? I will find it very useful to have all the information packed in an article, so that I can read it. During the video it was not so easy to keep the pace and stay focused on all the details! Thank you anyway for this material! :)

  • @Crocy
    @Crocy 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    AronRa has some competition XD ♥️

  • @shaunmcdaniels2460
    @shaunmcdaniels2460 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very good video!!! I am fascinated by the evolution of these mammals... Kind of hard to follow for a layman like myself but I managed to keep up with most of it (I think).... Thanks for taking the time to make this....

  • @Zoeila
    @Zoeila 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    eagerly awaiting part 2 always been a huge fan of dolphins and orca's

  • @GringoCurt
    @GringoCurt 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Absolutely amazing video. So much information, we will be watching it and pausing it and googling for many many weeks. We hope to be able to use our website in the Osa Peninsula of Costa Rica to be able to tell people more about these amazing species. Keep up the good work!

  • @masotan152
    @masotan152 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Creationist:
    No your wrong whale are fish not a stupid dog

    • @jessetorres9502
      @jessetorres9502 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      So far this is the only comment making that argument

  • @natalieeuley1734
    @natalieeuley1734 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    So incredibly fascinating!

  • @KahlestEnoch
    @KahlestEnoch 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    New subscriber here love your channel binge watching now lol

    • @seankennedy5074
      @seankennedy5074 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      You still trying to spread your mindlessness, Carlita?
      It is almost as if you are screaming helplessly at the sky as everyone laughs and then ignores you.
      You must be sad...

  • @1man1bike1road
    @1man1bike1road 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    213 thumbs down i guess bad tempered creationists

  • @bking8985
    @bking8985 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm glad I came across this. Awesome video. Liked. Subscribed. Supported.

  • @canag0d
    @canag0d 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    It’s hard to compete with PBS EONS on you TH-cam right now... And let’s be fair... They rock your world... Nevertheless I really enjoyed this video and feel it can supplement a channel like Eons. I hope that doesn’t come across as an insult because it’s not. I really enjoyed this video :)

    • @canag0d
      @canag0d 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Maybe you can mimic their videos and go into greater detail where they don’t?

    • @Gandaleon
      @Gandaleon 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@canag0d
      Why do you have to call it "competing"? I don't see a conflict here. People, who are interested in Paleontology don't have to choose ONE option. I can't get enough of these types of videos and I'll gladly watch both channels.

    • @CerealKiller420
      @CerealKiller420 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      True, but these guys aren't getting Patreon money, and they're not connected to PBS or SciShow. I think they're doing pretty awesome with whatever sad budget they have, lol. I just wish they'd find a host who wants to go on camera!

  • @marizuokereke7347
    @marizuokereke7347 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you for this. It's really interesting!

  • @mandrake6486
    @mandrake6486 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Your mom lore:

  • @Leto85
    @Leto85 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What an interesting subject.
    I've read somewhere that research had been done in translating the dolphin word/sound for seaweed. It took the researchers 25 years. I don't know if any of this is true though.

  • @paulmartinez992
    @paulmartinez992 6 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Morph those fools
    - 🐋🐋🐋

  • @murockey
    @murockey 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your videos are just - one word - great! No they are perfect. I love em.

  • @Nmethyltransferase
    @Nmethyltransferase 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I remember Basilosaurus from "Walking With Beasts." It was a bastard! Well, _that_ one was a pregnant female. So, I suppose "bitch" would be more accurate.

  • @paulbags123
    @paulbags123 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Completely amazing

  • @anthonyhewitt9397
    @anthonyhewitt9397 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    These are good thanks makes my mind wander.

  • @GeorgiaIsOnMyMind
    @GeorgiaIsOnMyMind 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Ben G Thomas, your video is incorrect when 1) You say whale evolution began in "ancient india"; there was no india in the region in the Eocene. Another incorrect thing that you stated was the fossils of Pakicetus "were found in India and Pakistan". Incorrect again; they were only found in Pakistan, because there was no india in the region in Eocene; India would slam into Pakistan and greater Eurasia much, much later than the time period of Pakicetus.
    Even around the time of Kutchicetus which was when whale morphology had almost fully evolved in Pakistan, the island of india which had separated from Australia and was making its way towards Asia, still had not made impact with Pakistan and greater Eurasia, and we deduce that Kutchicetus was swimming towards this Island at the time. You should study chronology and plate tectonics and their history correctly before making these videos.

    • @samcage2135
      @samcage2135 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Spot on@GeorgiaIsOnMyMind; people who attempt to make videos on whale evolution, fail to study the topographical chronology of the period and periods in which they evolved. This isn't quite the map of the British empire we should be deriving our 'facts' from!

    • @omarutmankhel4343
      @omarutmankhel4343 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Like

  • @kaiwhatley2136
    @kaiwhatley2136 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Interesting show, thanks

  • @istvansipos9940
    @istvansipos9940 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    too bad, we have ape-like ancestors. I mean, we have so many anti-evolution dudes here (under an evolution video. which they clicked on, for some reason). Perhaps it would be easier for them , if we somehow could explain how our ancestors were... falcons or tigers, a beautiful something. Perhaps.

    • @blindeye-phone2068
      @blindeye-phone2068 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      István Sipos Oh my god imagine how many people would forget about conspiracy theory if we were tigers lmao

    • @torresfishingFL
      @torresfishingFL 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@papaidoceuteamamuito5975 lol

    • @torresfishingFL
      @torresfishingFL 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      We evolved from hominids that i guess was not able to talk or walk on two legs. I wish we could have evolved into like a swimming bird thingy

    • @jounisuninen
      @jounisuninen 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      --too bad, we have ape-like ancestors.--- No we don't. All the structure controlling genes are different in humans and chimpanzees. Basically just the protein-building genes are similar.

  • @andyrichardsvideovlogs8835
    @andyrichardsvideovlogs8835 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Outstanding. Whilst very technical it is understandable to the layperson and enthralling. Well done, sir.

  • @machine-shopbilly6584
    @machine-shopbilly6584 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Calling feminists "Whales" is terribly insulting
    Whales are intelligent and loving animals

    • @minirock000
      @minirock000 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      What do you call somebody that doesn't know the difference between a country and a mammal? We will forget about the part about you hating women, for now.
      So either some ignorant pile of garbage liked your statement and didn't realise you were wrong or you thumbed-up your own statement. Probably the latter.

    • @machine-shopbilly6584
      @machine-shopbilly6584 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@minirock000 it's a joke bud

  • @pdgf
    @pdgf 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow. A man greatly enjoying doing research! 😁😆

  • @NobleKorhedron
    @NobleKorhedron ปีที่แล้ว

    Very interesting; moving swiftly on to part 2.

  • @purplehaze2358
    @purplehaze2358 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    There is one inaccuracy here.
    Ambulocetus was recently discovered to be fully aquatic.