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Tree Cacti and the Iguanas That Love Them
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 ก.พ. 2021
- Much thanks to Grupo Jaragua for their work to restore and protect the habitat and community of this Cactus Forest near the Lago Enriquillo lowlands. To learn more please visit :
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In this episode we trek around the Southern Boundary of a lowland, inland lake with water that is saltier than the ocean, home to American crocodiles and endemic #Cyclura iguanas. Two species of large cacti here - #Consolea moniliformis and #Leptocereus paniculatus (initially misidentified as #Dendrocereus undulosus, which appears in a later vid) dominate the landscape here, which sits atop an ancient fossilized reef.
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Thanks, GFY.
Recently, I brutalized an indoor airplant with negligence, ignorance, etc. I already felt bad, but now I've been called out by an angry chicagoan.
Joey watching these before bedtime is my favorite thing to do KEEP IT UP PLEASE!
I go with first thing in the morning to try to get me going
How many people is this man helping go to sleep?
I absolutely love you
Screw you, I love him more! >:[
@@PinkBunnyCorporation Hey, hey, there's enough to go around.
I was just about to comment myself on how my crush on him grows every video. Where are more men like him? I live in AK where apparently good men don’t exist, goddamnit
@@treering8228 hit up a local naturalist group. Last nature walk I went on there was a cute old couple identifying every tree that had met at a native tree & plant convention
@@Ami-ut2us actually, I’ve pondered seeing if the local wildlife refuge needs a naturalist guide. It’s one thing I’d enjoy and know but might have to wait till next year when tourists come back. I live in a valley of no more than 1,000 people, therefore I know all the idiots and must wait till summer for fresh meat!
Tony, you've done iguanas & all reptiles a grave disservice! They're way cuter than Ol' Mitch!
"Very salty soil, but I'm not gonna go puttin any in my mouth any time soon." How did you read my mind?!
Man those fossilized reefs really are something else...
I dont think ive ever seen anything similar before
Different layers of different organisms
Beautiful
“All kinds of interesting shit going on...” novel description of Geology!
Brilliant! I love the irreverence mixed with your obvious enthusiasm. A naturalist after my own heart. Keep bringing us your investigations of those little bastards!
Time to spark up
Yoo
✨🌎 “We do not inherit this Earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children “ Native American Proverb 🕊
Which tribe
Is vcag a thing?
"We are stealing the future from our Children "
-Terence Mckenna
Amazing, beautiful, interesting, awesome
We would never see these wonders if you didn't bring it to us. Thank You !!!🌵
I like having the geology explained, too, it really helps complete the picture. In fact, it's thrilling. I remember reading the old James A. Michener novels which often started out by explaining the geological origins of his settings (like Hawaii). That really excites me for some reason. Of course, I don't get out much.
You make my day a lil bit brighter
You need to go back after some rain and do a comparison. See the change.
I like the location map addition.
Thank you
I get so happy when you post!
The places you go and the species you encounter always amazes me.... But my favorite is prosopis
I enjoy your videos because they are real. No filters, no special lighting, no motion stabilizers. The real deal. If I go out there, that's what I'll see. Nature is amazing enough without HD and production. The way you keep a running narrative as you go is impressive, even if it is caffeine-induced. Don't change. The world has enough over-produced bs nature shows.
Underrated comment! If I see another trust fund brat with a drone making it mostly about themselves I’m gonna reach through the screen and throttle them
5:16 The flowers on these things smell amazing!!!
You got me, favorite genus of both reptiles and cacti.
Me encanta ese recorrido por ese lugar el cactus ya viejito pero hermoso.
Seeing Tillandsias in the wild is just something else! That's awesome!
Made it here before E-Possum post his reference sheet.
@@WanderingMiqo A sweetheart who makes a post with the name and timestamp of each item for us.
@@chezmoi42 Didelimorphia are peaceful creatures.
Those that timestamp are doing God's work imho
Those corals are amazing!
You're sitting way south of the contintental transform boundary there. That fault is still very active. The formation of this range is a valley formed by the smashing of mountains there causing an uplifted basin sort of like the great valley in california. It's because the transform boundary isn't exactly slipping, it's a squishing-type of slipping. That causes some uplift, folding and faulting. It's happened at least 2 times on that island because there are 3 orogenies. I suggest investigating the really nice alluvial fan to the northwest of the center of the lake if you can. You'll find some very interesting plants.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enriquillo%E2%80%93Plantain_Garden_fault_zone?wprov=sfla1
There's quite a long East-West fault right on the lake that extends all the way to the mid-cayman spreading center and on into Mexico, which is probably why the lake is there and why it's 150' below sea level. Such a deep basin isn't caused by nearby orogeny. A very cool area. Wish I'd got to spend more time in the serpentine areas though.
this guy has a 137 song playlist of straight MF DOOM, I love this guy
137 is only 1 shy of being 138
Wonderful content
nice touch with the map👍 at the end.
Geological goofball. We love you.....
Ahhhh Ernst Haeckle reference, I love his art!
"Halophytes of the world, unite!"
I keep hearing Halo Fights. Like an underground angel fight club 😂 Love this guy.
Those corals😍
I’ve been starting every morning with your videos and they always put me in a good frame of mind ❤️
Im am a delinquent and a degenerate pal. Get it right.
Well most of us delinquents have grown up... into fully on degens.
My delinquent days are far behind me now I'm just a salty degen
@@swayback7375 you're never too old to be a delinquent. I believe in you! 🤪😊💛
Look at that sky 😍 peace every which way!
I'm very impressived with your skills and hunger for knowledge, I am the same but your ability to stay on one topic is what I wish I could do. I have Austism and you show alot of ASD traits, in one video you made a passing remark about maybe having aspergers and I agree. Your maturity and abilities give me more hope about being able develop executive functioning.
Sorry if this sounded weird and hope I didn't offend. Keep up the great work.
Fascinating cactus!
Wow these reefs are beautiful, great episode - thanks for that!
I'm here for the plants and to touch myself as an interlude to the depravity I seek to endure in the salty, calcium dungeon I am so enthralled to look at true my eye's., the calligraphy was a nice touch on this one too, very nice.
mama mia those cactus trees are crazy! thanks as always for sharing your adventure
Dollar shave razors would be a great match as an advertiser.
That was the most loving "Go fuck yourself" at the end that anyone has ever given me. This is a truly great channel.
Your videos are the best closeups of P. polygonus I've yet seen. Thank you for making these videos! I grow that species from seed and hope to see them branched and tall someday.
Love you, Tony. Love seeing DR wilderness too! 🥰 GFYYMB!
Man thx for the tour. u are one impressive man.
Odd how here in Arizona we got cousins of most of these plants......Creosote, Vachellia, Prosopis, Mammillaria, Melocactus, Opuntia, Stenocereus, and Cyllindropuntia out the Wazzoo. Sadly, no Bromeliads.
Edit: had to keep adding things the longer this went on.
@Upright Ape you're proven to be The most-est Upright-est of All Us Apes 😎
How does a horned iguana climb a thorny character?v Very carefully
That's the weirdest botanical park I've ever seen. Amazing tree cacti and flowers and coral fossils and iguanas. I looked up the website to find out where it is. Not the normal Caribbean we hear about, but much more fascinating. Great conservation work going on. Thanks, teacher :)
Iguana: keep that guy away from my cloaca! Did you see what he did to that snake?
Very interesting biome!
Always brightens my day. Thanks so much man
And lm still in love......
😍😍
Great videos homie
you find the most interesting plants while out and about. have you ever come across any you just had to have? im not talking seeds or props...the whole plant!
Not him, but he’s talked about taking plants out, which is poaching. He’s fervently against it, and prefers it in its natural habitat where it has a better chance to grow and be an integral part of the ecology of the land. It’s also not just the plant itself, but the story behind it and the adventure you have in getting to it that makes it special and taking those things away to hoard is awful.
What he does, though, is a lot of times he’ll grab seeds of the plants, spread half, keep half, germinate (“humility dome”) and donate them to local arboretums and what not.
Long winded, but I think Joey agrees with me.
That Consolia or whatever Opuntiad bastard was really impressive. Fossils were really cool too.
I like the Utricularia on your profile pic.
@@williamfullofwood7421 That was from Cambodia
One of the best videos yet!
Always great vids, keep up the good work!
Mitch McConnell is my spirit animal.
Like - if only for the Mitch McConnell reference
I find it slightly cruel to compare innocent iguanas that never hurt nobody to mitch
@@baum8981 Both are lizards doing nothing more or less than lizards .
@@robertl.fallin7062 a soup turtle is not a regal wild iguana.
Have you been to the Galapagos islands? You would be amazed at the difference between the islands.
That dead coral is like a glimpse into the future.. enjoy nature while we still can
Don't go insulting reptiles! That iguana looks much better than McConnel! At least it has the sense to go and hide under a rock where it belongs
I lost it at the mitch mcconnel reference that's hilarious.
I was munching on a lovely shortbread cookie. It is now all over my keyboard.
Such a cool habitat
cool fers just a strollin around
Thanks for showing us some incredible plants
Love your vids. I reffer to you as the Al Capone of horticulture...to my friends 🤣. What's your opinion on Orchids?? I grow mainly the mini's but have had all types when younger working in greenhouses. Thanks for your opinion in advance... Now GFY! 😁😅
Man it must be the middle of the dry season bc everything looks like sh*t all dry brown crispy and crunchy
It's a thorn forest in the rain shadow of the mountains to the Northeast it's always dry, even a few days after a good sporadic rain. Would be curious to know the annual rainfall here though. Much different than the center of the island.
Love your channel your one of the best youtubers on here I'm so addicted.
Damn bruh, ref's gonna blow his whistle cause you travelin'
Joey: Gotta whistle for the ref RIGHT HERE.
Keep it up, we salty degenerates are always happy to see you release a new video
Love ya Joey......
21:12 this was the exact 2nd phrase outta my husbands mouth when we 1st meet🥰💯
You sir are the only human whom may call me a degenerate.
Also you’re videos are both informative and entertaining.
You should feel good about them.
Thank you for the location variation who knew there were different plants in different places?
Hey but please also add a map or something because of the travel you know
Hey you add the map!
Besides my parents, siblings, and ex husband (of course)
I loved the closeup of the Consolea moniliformis pad. Great texture but really odd for an Opuntia.
Good morning, I just dragged my scumbag rear end outta bed, figured I'd watch your video, might just learn something new...
thanks for your work, awesome vid...just amazing tree cacti
I really enjoy this channel and it's content!!
The money shot on those iguanas.... Fantastic. I am also very curious how the hell they climb those spikes
What a great channel. :) Big inspiration in making my own
@@HowToDriveinOregonReviews oh you know. botany xD
First time watching this channel, loved the ending
I didn't expect to end up listening to a man swear at me while teaching about plants and geology at 2AM but I can't say I have any regrets
Didn't expect Mitch to make a cameo
Great video Tony, really enjoyed it!
Great job as always!!
Seeing terrestrial plants grow out of millions year old coral is the coolest shit to me
the mcconnell reference killed me :D great stuff
Hi
That was real nice. I think I would like to just sit there for a while. Thank you Also, tnks for the MM giggle
Love how you teach.your amazing!!!
You keep right on avoiding people. But don't forget to post often.
the way he says "fuzzy" even
Holy shit the places Tillandsias grow, I thought they only lived in cloud jungles
look how high up that water line was in the past
Very cool video
13:23 Ohhh! Flower pollination money shots got me off.
22:47 what a beauty! Wow 🤩
Wow, I've heard the Dominican is beautiful but not like this, I'd love to see it in person
Yes
Waddling little grey beaver....or iguana !