Researcher Discovers An “Extinct” Pondicherry Shark! | Extinct Or Alive:
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 พ.ค. 2021
- Researcher Forrest Galante and his wife Jessica Summerfield confirm a specimen of the Pondicherry Shark of the coast of Sri Lanka, a species thought to have been extinct since the 1970's.
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Plot twist: That was the last shark and now they really are extinct
I hope that’s not true 😅
They ended up finding 10 more specimens too
@@intellecte8607 nice now eat them
I was thinking same thing 😂
literally thought the same thing
As a fisherman I think the man that actually cought the specimen should be mentioned, it's probably a very memorable moment for him too.
if it was kept alive then yeah it would have been worth celebrating but since its dead and extremely rare its really nothing to celebrate.
Nah since he killed an endangered species
@@joeb7640 He obviously thought it was a bull shark. What you expected him to identify a shark thought to be extinct for 50 yrs. They mentioned the fishermen were more than willing to protect the shark at the end of the segment.
Yeah let’s celebrate the shark killer
Why the fuck would they mention the fisherman who was illegally fishing in a nature reserve? That is why the locals knew where the best sharks were as they've no respect for the idea of a reserve. Might as well celebrate poaching.
RIP kevin conroy, watching this and being like, wait thats batmans voice
Glad someone mentioned this, I was like “wait is that Batman?” RIP Kevin Conroy
No literally I was like “am I tripping? Isn’t this Batman?!” RIP to the legendary Kevin Conroy
Wow. So good to see something positive. Even though he was dead.
I know right
If there is one dead that means there is more of one especially if it’s not and old fish .
Spoiler
@@TheMagicPencilG unless that's the last alive one. It's well below breeding size for the species
i mean if one exists there’s bound to be plenty more (hopefully)
RIP Kevin Conroy! This video popped up and once he started talking, I was so happy to hear Batman talking about sharks.
I thought that was him!
I knew it!
I was looking to see if anyone else recognized his voice! RIP to a legend.
Literally looking through the comments to see who’s else realized may he rip
Finding one extinct animal is enough to put your name in the history books.. Forest was able to find MULTIPLE previously thought to be extinct animals alive and well.. His goal was to show people and scientists alike that nature is far my resilient than we give it credit for and the process we use to label an animal extinct just because we haven’t seen it in a while or only saw it once is ridiculous. He truly accomplished his mission and went further beyond his expectations and I’m sure his Grandfather would be very proud of him.
@@bluenose7984 Your time will come
If you look into it, the shark wasn’t considered extinct. It’s all for tv…. It was critically endangered
@@jamiejosh96 most animals that are put on the extinct list aren't actually completely gone, the population just had dropped so much that researchers can't find 2 breeders in a specific time frame. That's why he's able to find so many "extinct" animals.
@@budgetbuilt8838 this Animal was never considered extinct even by that definition
To be fair other people found them but the scientific community didn't give a fuck lol but the villagers found them and pointed him in the right direction. And had dead ones with them. So it's safe to say he didn't find this one
Batman narrating a show about sharks 🥰
Yoooooo swear to god I thought I was going crazy!!
Kevin Conroy's voice is so Nice
me having a super sore throat and sick with covid while watching this and trying not to laugh at this comment was hilarious
@@rolfan01kanalSmooth as hot butter I always say.
@@joefries365Lol hope you feel better. I just got over it myself.
This show is absolutely legendary.
Too much dramatic music.
He’ll yeah
Right?.. finally an interesting series
What's it called please?
@@TheNo1Lazykid
Extinct or Alive. It's in title.
Scientist: This could be an important scientific find.
Villagers: Bbq done yet?
Shark: We don't want to go Extinct!
Fishermen: Sometimes I can still hear his cries.
Shark: But I'm still alive!
Fishermen: *shoots* sometimes, I can still hear his cries.
Oh the fishermen didn't understand you a bit. They were just happy that you bought their catch.
Yes, time to go catch more of those to sell!
9:25 aaaaand now it’s extinct again 😂😂
I know your joking but for those who see this comment and don’t realize, it was the same shark as earlier that was already dead.
I so want Forrest to team up with the guy from River Monsters one day, it would be so interesting & they’d have an awesome adventure, I just know it!
Jeremy Wade
You like him that much u call him “the guy”
Its Jeremy god damnit
I think they should unite every wild life man we have even Steve Irwin's family and send them all out together...on some "expendables" type stuff
Jeremy Wade and he is the legend
who else is excited because he’s going to be on joe rogans podcast again because of this
I love when forest is on rogan! It's always educational
One of the best repeat guests no doubt
This , I love forrest
Hahaha that’s exactly what I was thinking. Now I’m just waiting for something to happen in the lost ancient world for Randall Carlson and Graham Hancock
Always my favorite episode
Maybe the sharks wised up and decided to not let humans see them instead of they almost all got killed. A lot of animals have figured out that humans are bad so they stay away
I’m human and I like to stay away from humans
@@lonewanderer1017yea i liked to to stay away from mirror too
Unfortunately this the harsh truth.
Sharks can’t just “wise up” lol
This was by far my most favorite series on Animal Planet! I really hope they make a third season..
They’re not, animal planet likes to have tv shows that are not animal related now
They had green light for season 3, but covid happened and he had a kid so put a pause on traveling. But he released a show with HBO in 2021, so hoping that means season 3 is open for discussion
@@ChibiDesigns hope so!
how'd the locals know that the best place to find sharks is in a river in the nature reserve 🙃
Because that’s where they catch all types of sharks
They'll be sharks in a reserve because
The way he celebrates just explains the European people taking credit for everything. "We found the Pindicherry woooohooooo"
Nah man, its the Sri lankan fisherman who found the Pondicherry.
@@yagesh287 "we" as in the research team ya wingus.
@@novaboon2866 And what exactly did they do? Find a species that has always been there? How is their discovery you idiot?
Thats incredible! Thanks so much to this show, the team and the fishermen for doing this. It means we can giving up hope on stopping anthropocene extinction and fight for these species!
I freaking love Forrest... This guy is a true adventurer. Looking for extinct animals is amazing
Dude I love this man! I didn’t know he had a show!!!!!!!! Going down the rabbit hole let’s gooooo
He’s got a podcast too- the wild times podcast
Have they done a Forrest and Jeremy cross over? This would have been a great episode
It would be legendary!
This would be fucking awesome
He makes it sound like everyone sitting at home thought their relative was dead. When in actual fact a couple thousand people around the world just haven't heard of any sightings 🤣
Muricans: we found the Pondicherry!!!, Fisherman who caught the Pondicherry: 🙂🙃
Yup! This guy has a history of taking credit for other people’s discoveries. His show was cancelled in part due to the controversy surrounding this.
Sounds like something a angry black person would say
@@austinthomas5672 huh? I'm not even black nor angry 😂 ya flog
@@austinthomas5672 sounds like a far right wing person would say... educate yourself and MAYBE leave your country for once to get some culture into your brain... it seems like it is in dire need of it
Forrest is not American, he was born and raised in Zimbabwe
Clips like this demonstrate that on this planet, there are some genuinely amazing people willing and ready to champion the cause of these genuinely amazing creatures. Perhaps there is hope for the future of the planet after all. God bless the whole team involved in looking after this wonderful creature! (GO TEAM SHARK!!!) :-)
❤❤
I want a season 3 so badly, it's such a good show
Well covid fucked him basically
Ye there will be no season 3 he said
@@Oreosucka No season of 3 of Extinct or Alive but that doesn't rule out another show with a very similar premise.
Imagine being a shark and swimming round with your mates, you don't see Steve for a day and when he comes back he has a thing poking out of his fin and tells you about these giant pink squishy aliens things that picked you up, spoke funny, some had metal heads constantly looking at him and getting close, one of them violates him and then put you back in the water with it attached, you would think he had been on the drink
Literally just watched the episode but was so amazed I'm watching this now.
Lmao Forrest taking all the credit in the title when it was really the fisherman who should be getting the credit
fisherman dont do crap, all they do is wipe out the species
@@sdqsdq6274 how you gonna eat?
@@kohei9157 beef
@@sdqsdq6274 most of the fishermen you see here are not educated but they care about oceans and species. If you tell them properly about these sharks, even if they caught one they are going to relese it into ocean.
@@sdqsdq6274 another sheep who blindly believes a Netflix documentary. I bet you don’t live near an ocean.
"Extinct" just means "we can't find one"
Usually "we havent seen a live one in several decades" is confirmed extinct
@@KChow-nb1pz Yeah, confirmed they can't find one lol
It's more complicated, they know where their habitat is, they try and either catch or track them, and, given a fair amount of time, if they can't find any, they're declared extinct. Most of the time they're right.
@@drakken04 Sure, I can appreciate what you're saying, but where I live we had/have a creature by the name of the Tasmanian Tiger. Scientists have said for years it's extinct, yet there have been rare sightings, including one myself, that is undoubtedly a Tasmanian Tiger. Furthermore Megalodon is also declared extinct, yet there are people, who didn't even know what a Megalodon was, who have seen one. So I rightfully respect that science looks for definitive answers on extinction, but I think in most cases, the title of Extinct, is very much debatable.
@@truevegas that's why the "if they can't find any" part. Sometimes they get lucky, most of the time they don't. The Tasmanian Tiger, it might still exist, Megalodon, I doubt it, people might have seen a really big Whale Shark, Baskin Shark, Great White or a really big Six Gill one, they can grow to really enormous sizes...
It saddens me that Humans are slowly making all other species go extinct
Don’t worry humans are next
Trei Nelson The world is in need of a little resetting
@@treinelson7575 As you sow, so you reap
QUICKLY**
animals extinct due to natural causes too. I m not saying its good that humans involvement in such events is there, but naturally we will also get extinct one day, unless we go outer space. ✌
Keep up the great work!, Thank you also and be safe!
I am a sri Lankan and I am really proud of this fisherman for doing this although I am a little disappointed that it is dead but at least it's not extinct anymore I hope there is more and I will report if I see since I live near the sea and go to buy fresh fish as soon as they are caught.i have seen a lot of live shark there.
Woohoo go sri lanka 🇱🇰
Any updates?
@@F1REPROOFED nah man i go to buy fish with my old man once or twice a week avent seen one though.
@@nickpapageorgio8529 this isn’t California pal. I highly doubt these people even knew the difference and it’s a common occurrence. Hence why forest is out there to help with that and show them the value of this. The fisherman was key here.
@@Hamsamich271 you don’t think they knew the difference? Do you think they’re stupid?
@@fart63 I think a country that dosent have a infrastructure to have a Costco, probably means not everyone knows what they are fishing and if it’s endangered.
The minute the fishermen got a few dollars and the cameras left, these guys went right back to catching and keeping any and every shark they caught, including any more specimens of Pondicherry Shark. This is a very poor place and if anyone really thinks they are not keeping any shark, including Pondicherry Sharks, they are only fooling themselves. It's a reality for extremely poor nations and people will do whatever they have to do to feed themselves and their families.
Exactly we need to educate and get these people above the poverty line before they would ever even consider that these beautiful creatures are anything other then a food source or financial source
@@shadymcnasty5920
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When he “catches” the shark onthe rod its just so clear hes not actually fighting that fish. Idk why they would use nets then act like he just magically caught it fishing with one rod.
Made up dramatized “reality” BS.
@@geoaerorider4589 yeah its Tv stuff xD
Tv magic.
RIP Kevin Conroy. One of the most recognizable voices yet. You'll always be my batman
I love Forrest galante. He is such an interesting person. Oh the stories he could tell.
What a very interesting discovery..👍👍👍
Hell yeah the narrator is Kevin Conroy (Batman's original/best voice actor)
bring this series back
Never forget , he is THE GUY when it comes to animals , what a beast of a professional !
This show reminds me of river monsters except they don't catch the fish.
Any srilankans watching this? 🇱🇰
YES 😂🎉😅😊
Congrats Forrest. Awesome episode
I just saw that you found ten more specimens good job guys
It’s good it’s still alive, I guess Jermey wade is like one of the most recent fishermen to ever catch one
Is he coming out with a new season/show?
I got chills at the end what a find
Hi Forrest! This is an excellent program in every way! Your enthusiams in infectious.
Btw. i Wallis
Can’t wait to see Forrest back on the JRE podcast
Love this show!
Awww sooo adorable that shark tooth lizard is one of my favorite and that noise heh and shark!
I wish they made more episodes.
I haven't seen his shows but saw both his 3 hour long interviews on Joe rogan. Highly recommended to watch/listen to that. The stories this man told were amazing.
I feel you can never say a sea creature has gone extinct. We only know like 20% of our oceans
When he’s on top of the crocodile and goes “we’ve got this little beauty right here” I got flashbacks
I like this guy he speaks well, he knows what hes talking about , he confidently jumped on the saltie to help his team. They did take credit for finding the shark which was cringey but understandable tbh.
Since 1970 there have been several but less frequent records of the shark. There have been scientific papers and even news paper articles published on it up to as recent as 2016.
Talk to Rex Ian De Silva who is the foremost shark expert in Sri Lanka who has several sitings and publications on this shark.
I was amazed to not see him in here. Or was he the scientific consultant of this show???
@@Roonlovesfish3874 Even if he was, he was never acknowledged.
@@nipz001 I see.
If anyone googled this guy they would see quite a few articles about how he claims the work and responsibility of others in his field. This guy has some baggage following him for sure.
The problem is that yes he claims a lot of work of his team and others as solely his own, but by doing so and bringing a face to the field he’s raised more awareness than any of their work could have independently.
I mean do you remember the name of Steve Irwins Camera guy? He didn't get there by himself but hes who we remember
@@jordanbader9667 his name is Justin Lyons. He filmed Steve for 15 years, and was by his side the day Steve died.
@@therealdutchplanderlinde2707 you had to look it up tho, and that's the point he's making
@@Cesar-on2jk I didn’t argue against his point. I’m just shedding light on someone who deserved it.
Forrest Galante out here adding to the Lazarus Taxa of the world. Get this man an award!
He isnt the one discovering the animals he is highlighting the discovery big difference he needs to give credit to local who found it
Just call Jeremy Wade.
ill call your mom
@@user-zj5rb3xo7d that was uncalled for man:/
@@user-zj5rb3xo7d unfunny 😐
Incredibly adaptive,goes extinct 😂
Their ability to live in salt, brackish, and fresh water is pretty adaptive but if their main food source is getting wiped out, or they are being out competed by other sharks, or are being hunted to extinction their adaptability to different aquatic environments means little.
Forrest caught the croc like it's everyday work 😲
They are just amazing...
Bro why is Batman narrating
Why wasn't this reported in the Sri Lankan news :/
It might after it’s places in the museum.
I’m 99.9 percent sure the narrator is the voice of Batman from the classic animated series. I used to watch that show every Saturday morning. I still watch it it’s such a good show
As a Sri Lankan, it is very sad to know that our people have little to no understanding about this rare species in the world. I highly recommend to start a campaign on this and try to protect what’s left in Sri lanka right now.
Imagine that the fisherman caught and killed the last one……
"BIG crocodile" he said.
That thing's barely an adult crocodile
Whey you're expecting a Fish...and you end up with SURPRISED with a Crocodile that you were in the water with...it looks a LOT bigger all of a sudden. ;-)
Still big enough to kill a human.
It's still out there by the millions.
Forrest was way too chill about that croc
Theorists be like: if 1m shark was found whilst presumed dead then a 20m shark should be able to exist to
By researchers, you mean actual scientists, not Forrest Galante?
He was just on a JRE i watched!
RIP Kevin
For a creature that's said to be very adaptive, there's no way I can believe them going extinct. Law of the wild is to adapt or die out. I'm thinking they got smarter and avoided waters where humans frequently fish...or they couldn't adapt fast enough...
or they are getting outcompeted by the bull shark that basically fills the same clade
usually two species that hunt and get hunted by the same things don't coexist for long
@@yowtfputthemaskbackon9202 that makes sense too.
Jeremy Wade caught a Pondechimeiri and a Bull shark while fishing for Saw Fish in an Australian river in the early 2000's during the filming of a "River Monsters" episode!
I thought it was glifiss shark. Not sure if the spelling is correct
It was a glyphis shark
these guyz are real heroes of wild life doing wonderfull job ❤❤
That crocodile was very unhappy 🤣
I ❤️ the bull shark! This was an amazing episode. 🔥 This could be my number 2 shark now. Love fishing black tip in Florida but always catch and release without loosing a finger or stressing the shark out.
Do you cut the line because the hook will be in their mouth
@@carlindurfee7566 the hook rusts away
@@WhaddupImJohn it dont.
Catch and release is cruel btw. Always.
@@marty4781 all the hooks I buy rust away after a few weeks
Seeing how fishermen doesnt care... they just wanna mk a living... that shark might as well be extinct again
Need 1 more parts
Is that the voice of, now deceased, batman voice actor? Yo, RIP to a legend and pleasant surprise in an already amazing video.
If it was extinct and they found and made it extinct again
Looks like a spot-tailed shark to many fishermen, from what I've heard, not pondicherry. And the show isn't releasing the DNA to experts, from what I've heard elsewhere. Why not share the evidence if this is such good news?
Dude... I cried. HOW GOOD!!!!!
Just watching this absolute dude wrestle a croc
Let's make sure they don't go back on the ×list....
And this guys wife discovered the neighbor guy when he is gone
I love when he actually did it
Is there a new season out?
"We found it"
No the fisherman found it. Yall just did a dna test
How did they even find the fisherman
Bull sharks are some of the toughest creatures on our planet. If the pondicherry went extinct its because it had to compete with the bullshark and it lost.
watching the lack of croc safety in this gave me so much anxiety
Looks like a regular blacktip shark but it’s probably some super rare extinct species for TV
It literally genetically tested to be 100% Pondicherry Shark
Looks nothing like a blacktip. The black tips large too light.
Whoooooooooohoooohoooo! Dead shark.
“Local fishermen find shark thought to be extinct and researchers claim the find”
They tracked the shark to the village, and found it. And confirmed the region. Science. That happend.
@@angelogallo7929 I get it and all but the didn’t find the shark they located to local fishermen who were in possession of the shark. The shark that they caught.
@@meatmissile416 to the fisherman it was just another shark they could sell or eat, did the fishermen run genetic test to confirm it’s a thought to be extinct shark?, did they learn species dynamic? did they find out how much fishing impact the species can take?? Don’t think so.
@@Oreosucka but did they find it, thought so…
@@meatmissile416 they killed an endangered species and had no idea.
I saw one of these sharks in captivity in a mansion on Captiva Island...
I went there. It’s a really cool area.