Thanks everyone for 100K subs :) I'm thinking of doing a Q&A and there's a community post that you can comment on if you want me ask me anything Thanks again :)
Great video as always and I had an idea but it might be a little tricky. You've gone over animals that have destroyed island ecosystems, so can you do a video about island animals that could/have destroy inland ecosystems? It ould be tricky to research, but I think you could pull it off.
I recently went to Jim Corbett National park. Last time I went there it was a really dense forest and I saw a group of Asian elephants but this time I was devastated by seeing that the forest was cut down to make the road much more broad. I think this human encroachment into wild habitat is the main reason for increased tiger attacks on humans recently.
Yeah it's a real shame, human wildlife conflict mostly arises when humans take over wild areas. Humans are very selfish and never look at the animals point of view
Wonder why no one, a slim and light woman, *hadn't* tried to ride one during the Australian emu war. That *could* lead to breeding emus to be a little bigger and stronger for the purpose of riding.
Emus becoming an invasive spices in North America is actually implied in the King of the Hill episode "Fun with Jane and Jane". Where 4 of Buck Strickland's Emu's escape into rural central Texas and even attack Buck at the end of the episode.
@@TheChill001 Emu are only slightly larger than the greater Rhea and ostriches get taken down all the time in Africa. cougars, bear, wolves, coyotes, will all be able to switch from deer to emu.
@@kyleellis1825 At between 70 to 84 lbs, Emu is noticably heavier and bulkier than the rhea, which weighs at most 60 lbs despite being only marginally larger. I also think you severely underestimate the Emu, those legs are NOT for show as they can output 1200 psi with a single kick and have sharp claws in those teeth. Any predator going after an emu is going to have be careful of those feet.
@@GirlyKat9001 the 10-25 lbs isn't making a difference when these animals are going after deer/elk/moose. The North American deer are 150 pounds+, Elk are 500+ lbs, and moose weigh up to 1'500 pounds. Even large coyote packs will be enough to harrass emus. You severely underestimate predators who have had to compete. Australia has dingoes. That's pretty much it. Sure some emu will get good kicks in. But that's just like the ungulates goring a predator.
I'm from south Florida and am part of the inauturalist community there, we have had (from recent memory) only one nile crocodile found here, thankfully it was only a juvenile and was captured relatively quickly, but was a pretty big scare.
I think the dingo would be a dangerous invasive species to introduce into North America. It would compete with most native carnivores in arid North American regions, and not to mention it could be a dangerous invasive predator for the native prey species in the arid North American environments.
Ngl I haven't seen a video of yours that I didn't like... keep up the good work king. Also I would love to see some videos about central American wildlife
Over eight different types of monitor lizard have already been spotted in the wilds of Florida, though none of them are native. Safe to say you’re correct across the board here, thank goodness no one has let a Salty loose yet 🙏 Edit: Also the US has thousands of Emus already… Hopefully we don’t suffer “The Great Emu War” round two one day! The Emus won last time 🤣
In WV some farmers emus (like 2 dozen) got out and have been just wandering around that area of gilmer county. Don’t know what they’re eating in the winter but supposedly someone said they’re increasing in numbers
The salt-water crocodile would likely be successful across the range that the American crocodile now takes. I think it would likely out-compete the already rare American crocodile, but I don't see there being any other ecological impact. The lace monitor would be successful over a wider range, but it would be limited by the freezing temperatures of winter. The Nile monitor lizard is already invasive in Florida, but I think the lace monitor is more adaptable. The ecological impact could be significant. The emu could survive quite adequately in North America but I don't see any significant environmental impact, unless there are some plant species that it became quite partial to. All three species chosen are not particularly unique. The salt-water crocodile is similar to other crocodiles and has a wide range outside of Australia. The lace monitor is similar to other monitors, though more adaptable and generalist,, and is similar to the tegus. The emu is similar to the rhea, and somewhat similar to the ostrich. To my the truly Australian animal most likely to be successful in a wide range of habitats is the echidna. In Australia they are found in every environment and are superbly adapted. They actually prefer colder climates and can hibernate, but also tolerate hoot environments. The electro-receptors are unique amongst land animals. They do not do well with traffic however and that would be a limiting factor in the denser human populations.
Agreed. I think the Sulphur-crested cockatoo, the Australian white Ibis and the Australian magpie would be highly dominant in North America. This is because they are highly adaptable and intelligent animals who thrive in both urban and rural settings. The Sulphur-crested cockatoo is intelligent enough to know how to open bins, The Ibis can thrive in marshland and urban settings, the magpie prefers open areas and is highly dominant for the same reasons as the cockatoo
Very interesting video! I was skeptical about the emu knowing that large ratites are extinct in N. America. Then I was reminded about the great emu war at the end of the video and thought about it. If humans, who are so adept at causing species extinction, can't deliberately get rid of the emu even by means of military grade weaponry, a natural cause excluding some disease will be damn near impossible. BTW, you should also have included the kangaroo. I have no idea how successful kangaroos would be in North America (or anywhere else) but these Australian animals are so iconic it seems almost necessary to include them even if only as a passing mention.
Adult emu are very capable of looking after themselve, and range from coastal to alpine environments. They can easily kill a large dog. Cars are their number one predator. My son manage to run into eight in one incident.
I think all of these animals would thrive in America but Really a lot of invasive animals thrive in America, look at the issues we having with Pythons, iguanas and Feral Pigs
I always thought Crocodile Dundee came from the middle of the outback, somewhere like Alice Springs. But looking at your map, he must have lived near the coast in the north of the country to get that nickname. And the city of Dundee is between Brisbane and Sydney, so he can't have come from there!
He comes from a made up town called Walkabout Creek. The footage of the town/pub is from McKinley in western Qld (no crocs there). But the rest of it is shot in Kakadu near Darwin (plenty of crocs).
9:07 Australia only lost the Emu War because Arnie wasn’t leading the campaign. I say we put him in charge of Emu War II and we will see who’s laughing then…..
I feel like there is one difference between the canines of Australia and the canines of North America. Wolves are adapted to hunt far more dangerous, larger game than dingos are. You name it: elk, bison, etc. A large pack of desert or red wolves would probably be far more formidable and (let's be honest) smarter than a large pack of dingos would. And coyotes are excessively more crafty as well,. Also don't forget, bears live in deserts as well. Grizzlies historically did and black bears can still be found in Arizona today (but they did reach down to Mexico). While they wouldn't be able to catch an emu, I can imagine e thay'd quickly figure out that they can use their size to scare off father Emus away from their eggs. As well, the chicks are the perfect size to preyed upon by ferrets, eagles, foxes, hawks, owls and bobcats.
I agree the Salty would wreak havoc in Central America & the Monitor would thrive in the southern states. The most destructive would be the Emu in North America, there’d be Grizzly/Kodiak/black/Polar bears, Wolves, Cougars & Wolverines dead carcasses everywhere! Australian Emu’s would “destroy” almost as much as the king of destruction from ur other video, the Eurasian Lynx! Canada’s ecosystems couldn’t handle the Australian Emu & the Eurasian Lynx! 60,000 Wolves, 10,000 Cougars, 20,000 Bears, 15,000 Wolverines (in Canada alone) would simply be “destroyed” & the ecosystems would virtually collapse under the destructive power of the Eurasian Lynx & Australian Emu! Spot on once again dude, this guy knows his sh*t!
It's my understanding that emus are already in the USA, but as farm animals, not wild invasives. They provide eggs, meat, and also feathers. They can also handle colder temps than ostriches can.
The now extinct Thylacine was imported into the Bronx Zoo in the early 1900's. It would be wonderful, in a perverse way, if they had of escaped from the zoo and set up a breeding population in the USA. They could still be with us.
I was looking to buy a house last year. One I looked at had several emus and they came with the house. Absolutely terrifying animals my young daughter wouldn't even go near them and they were loud and smelly. I wouldn't want them living wild where I live. Luckily it is a cold climate so they would never survive if they escape. But yeah nah modern day dinosaurs. I declined making an offer on that house. I wish the realtors disclosed the fact it came with frigging emus. I would have never driven out there.
I don't know how well the emu would do in north America because unlike Australia north America has bigger and faster land predators than Australia while it's biggest land predator is the dingo. And I mean in the best case scenario that things like mountain lions or bears see them as easy prey seeing as both have speeds of 35-+40mph respectively and emus only hit low 30s
I dont think Emu's would be an issue. They dont have to deal with predators in Australia since they just don't have any real large predators. Cassowarys are way worse because they are AGGRESSIVE
Emu farming was a fad and many were turned loose and they have been breeding free range in Texas. Its an ecological non event and for the most part its proven too cold there. They drifted across to Mexico where Emu and Ostrich ranching has caught on.
No but i understand why you would think that, there's a lot of confusion around the subject because people see american crocs in brackish or saltwater environments and assume they're saltwater crocodiles.
What about people who don't work hard for their money? If you have 8k to spend on a lizard then you are probably filthy rich and money has little meaning so i wouldn't be surprised if it did happen
You really show your lack of knowledge when you talk about Southern States always being hot and humid as many Southern States get Snow and Ice every year 😂😂 so unlike the American Gators who are Tempted to North American Temperature fluctuations I don't see any of your Australian animals surviving long.
@@jr820thebeast5 they can saltwater crocodilles can hybridize with siamese croc and american crocs can mate with cuban crocs and saltwater crocodiles and american crocodilles are in the same genus so whats gonna stop them?
We tried to have a badger cull in the UK, but we failed, just like the Ozzies against the emus. The government minister at the time complained that the badgers had shifted the goalposts, and weren't playing fair!
Nile crocs have been found in Florida. Not many, but they had to be DNA tested to identify them, so it could be that they only found or tested two, and many more could possibly be here.
Good video mate I am australia my self who lives in Central west you forgot about kangaroo they will do way much better in the usa because there breed up like rabbits
Also, kangaroos do fantastically well wherever there are cattle ranches. They like open grassland, they eat the same forage as cattle, they will drink from the provided water sources AND fences are meaningless when you have a 12-foot vertical.
@@KyleWallPuncher probably but Kangaroos have had to deal with Dingoes for the a while now so they might do a bit well against them, obviously Wolves are more powerful than Dingoes but still Kangaroos I think will do pretty well. What might be a bigger problem are predators like Cougars, black and Grizzly Bears, and if they cross over Jaguars. Kangaroos have never dealt with predators like this before so likely won’t do as well.
id argue roo's are worse though, as they'd compete very heavily with deer and pronghorn, and be more difficult to catch, while teaching predators to hunt bipedal, mammalian prey. doesnt take much thought to see the problems there.
The Emu could definitely happen because there are farms that have em in the US. And I think it wouldn't take long for such a bird to become populous. Cassowaries would one I would be more concerned about though if they ever got here. I know Cassowaries are fairly aggressive and dangerous birds and would likely replace some native birds such as turkeys and pheasants. On the saltwater crocs I don't know if they were introduced as babies how long they would last here. Between competition with other predators and animals preying on them it's hard to say.
@@Dr.Ian-Plectsometimes when 2 different species but still similar in genetics breed, the offspring can sometimes come out larger than both parents. Ligers are a perfect example of this as they’re way bigger than both Lions and Tigers.
@@Dr.Ian-Plect hybrid crocodiles get massive. The largest extant Crocs ever recorded have all been hybrids, including the current and prior largest Crocs. Except for Gustavo.
@@BerryMckHawkener Croc, and alligator hybrids are exactly like that. The largest Crocs on record have been hybrids, growing larger than either parent species. Except for Gustavo.
@@Dr.Ian-PlectI'm really into the topic, so I hope you don't mind, but here's a Siamese/salty for an example; th-cam.com/video/KAZuASz5fR8/w-d-xo.html A lot of crocodilian hybrids are being bred by private owners throughout the world. I believe Chandler also has a hybrid male American croc, and you can find quite a few videos of other giant hybrids on TH-cam. They routinely get larger than non-hybrids who were also born and bred in captivity. IIRC, the hybrid boy Chandler has is in an enclosure with a non-hybrid female who routinely killed every male except for the large male hybrid.
Feral emus are present in Texas already to some extant (perhaps in other isolated areas too due to escaped livestock/pets) and I know at least one study exists on their diet in the area they are/were found. Because they’re generalist omnivores with a wide ranging diet I think they could be successful in nearly any area of North America, but for that same reason I don’t think they would necessarily completely outcompete any native species entirely, although they may limit numbers of native species and cause some localized extinctions. They likely would have very similar diets to our own largest native ground-dwelling birds-wild turkeys-and would compete with them most. Total speculation but I can see wild turkey numbers dropping but not being completely obliterated in some forested areas where food is more abundant and there is ample cover, while more arid areas and grasslands might see much sharper declines in turkey populations where emus’ natural adaptations allow them to survive better there than turkeys. These areas would already have few or no turkeys as it is though, since turkeys require trees to safely roost at night anyway. The biggest impact emus would have would be economical, as they would surely pose a major threat to agricultural fields where crops grow unprotected. Farmers would learn to adapt, but they’d be forever fighting an enemy they hadn’t ever had to deal with before. In short, I think emus are an iffy inclusion on this list. Their damage to natural ecosystems would not likely be very noteworthy in most areas, but their impact on humans might be extremely significant.
I would actually be more afraid of the SaltWater Croc hybridizing with the American Crocodile. American Crocs, can and do attack people... but they aren't particularly aggressive... The hybrid possibilities is terrifying when you take that into account along with the people who are familiar with normal American Croc.
I could see the Perentie of Australia handling the American Southwest should a population somehow wind up there - There is a good selection of potential prey from lizards, birds and small mammals up to animals such as deer fawns and young javelina (collared peccary) - They live dry arid areas, and the American Southwest has a lot of that The main thing they would have to face are predators like coyote, mountain lion and in some places the Mexican wolf (But even then, the Perenties can stay in Australia) I'm also not surprised Emu ended up on this list, there are a number of farms here in Canada that raise emu, and seeing as how there is a population of Rheas in Germany, I could see emus surviving in parts of Canada
yeah i did think of the perentie too it's a great suggestion but i decided to go with the lace monitor as it can survive in more habitats and is less of a specialist
Thankfully or unfortunately depending on your perspective, Aussie reptiles are pretty hard to get your hands on since there's a total export ban even on captive bred ones. Any captive bred ones available are related to ones shipped over before the total ban was put in place.
I dont know if the emu would become an invasive species or just become an established non-native species like honeybees and dandelions. While Australia lost most of its large carnivores like Thylacoleo and Thylacine; North America still has its bears and wolves and cougars. The latter two could easily help establish an equilibrium and may even thrive with the new food source.
Did you know the north american crocks in florida once got very large, almost as large as sakt water crocks. It's humans that keep them small, by changing the environment. I'm guessing australian crocks would just fit in, and not cause much difference. I find your inclusion of emu strange, but only because people here raise enus on ranches. A lot of emu have escaped already, but wild emus are not a thing, yet... They would not have much problem with natural predators, we have few large predators left outside the west.
The funny thing is people farm emu in the US, not just for their meat, but for their eggs. They are also farmed for the pet trade as many people have emu as pets. I guess because they want a pet dinosaur and are better tempered than cassowaries. But, bigger than a chicken.
Request making a new video about: 5 south America Animals that would destroy North American Ecosystem: 1. Red Bellied Piranha or Black Piranha 2. Goliath Bird-Eater Tarantula 3.Green Anaconda 4.Harpy Eagle 5.Jaguar
So a kind of funny story here. (I don’t have many sources for this as my grandpa told me about it and he passed a while ago) for context they lived in Missouri at the time and had a farm. One day he was outside and saw something strange in one of his fields he got some binoculars and realized it was just a random Emu running through the field. I’ve heard stories about some emu found in Illinois but I couldn’t find anything to back up that story he told me once
I think Estuarine Crocodiles would completely decimate American Alligator and American Crocodile populations as they are much larger and far more aggressive than both of them and they would probably expand their range to South Florida, Mexico, The Caribbean islands, Central America and as far down the South American coast as possible for them to travel due to their need for tropical climates (similar to how there range here in Australia is restricted to the tropical north)
Shouldn't peoples (hunter) in America hunt Emu? Like a sniper rifle or something that kill Emu fast and quick. Also Emu can be a subtitute to turkey meat and also their eggs aswell? Can you imagine the American peoples hunt the shit out of Emu like the time when Americans kill almost all the buffalo or (is it bison?).
Saltwater Crocs would not do too well in FL. The American Crocodile lives in the far southern part of the state, but they freeze in the rare, but not too rare, cold snaps that the area gets. Alligators are the farthest north living crocodilian because they can handle cold well. Salties would freeze.
i think reptiles generally could only fare well in regions where similar animals already dwell ... Birds on the other hand can survive and thrive everywhere where it doesnt get cold enough to hurt the adults i live in Germany and we have a thriving Nandu Population in one of our states ...despite our best efforts to get rid of them (Nandu are basically southern american Emus)
Thanks everyone for 100K subs :) I'm thinking of doing a Q&A and there's a community post that you can comment on if you want me ask me anything
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Great video as always and I had an idea but it might be a little tricky. You've gone over animals that have destroyed island ecosystems, so can you do a video about island animals that could/have destroy inland ecosystems? It ould be tricky to research, but I think you could pull it off.
oh wow yeah that's a tricky one but i think i could think of a few creatures. The Komodo dragon comes to mind
Love the informational videos bro! And your voice is nice to listen to. Keep going.
Lets goooo. 100k congratulation. still at least 900.000 too few but you will get there.
I recently went to Jim Corbett National park. Last time I went there it was a really dense forest and I saw a group of Asian elephants but this time I was devastated by seeing that the forest was cut down to make the road much more broad. I think this human encroachment into wild habitat is the main reason for increased tiger attacks on humans recently.
Yeah it's a real shame, human wildlife conflict mostly arises when humans take over wild areas. Humans are very selfish and never look at the animals point of view
@@TsukiCoveReminds me of this fictional game franchise and dune
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@@TsukiCove yeah the bad humans just suck when it comes to this but there are good humans that at least try and protect them
On a national park as well.
The Florida-Emu War would be the most critical and dangerous conflict that would dwarf anything known to man.
Florida Man vs Emu war would be interesting
Wonder why no one, a slim and light woman, *hadn't* tried to ride one during the Australian emu war. That *could* lead to breeding emus to be a little bigger and stronger for the purpose of riding.
@@MaddSlasher only one can stand on top.
@@whitewolf3051 a bigger emu would be too dangerous
Ever heard of the great trial from The New Order. It would be just like that.
Emus becoming an invasive spices in North America is actually implied in the King of the Hill episode "Fun with Jane and Jane". Where 4 of Buck Strickland's Emu's escape into rural central Texas and even attack Buck at the end of the episode.
We have a llot mot mid-large predators. They'd devastate some areas but not the whole continent.
@@kyleellis1825 problem is that most mid range predators will only be able to take down mostly emu chicks, not the adults who are much hardier
@@TheChill001 Emu are only slightly larger than the greater Rhea and ostriches get taken down all the time in Africa. cougars, bear, wolves, coyotes, will all be able to switch from deer to emu.
@@kyleellis1825 At between 70 to 84 lbs, Emu is noticably heavier and bulkier than the rhea, which weighs at most 60 lbs despite being only marginally larger. I also think you severely underestimate the Emu, those legs are NOT for show as they can output 1200 psi with a single kick and have sharp claws in those teeth. Any predator going after an emu is going to have be careful of those feet.
@@GirlyKat9001 the 10-25 lbs isn't making a difference when these animals are going after deer/elk/moose. The North American deer are 150 pounds+, Elk are 500+ lbs, and moose weigh up to 1'500 pounds.
Even large coyote packs will be enough to harrass emus.
You severely underestimate predators who have had to compete. Australia has dingoes. That's pretty much it.
Sure some emu will get good kicks in. But that's just like the ungulates goring a predator.
"Humans have lost a war to emus". I laughed! I knew that, but the fact that you referenced it was hilarious!
I'm from south Florida and am part of the inauturalist community there, we have had (from recent memory) only one nile crocodile found here, thankfully it was only a juvenile and was captured relatively quickly, but was a pretty big scare.
I think the dingo would be a dangerous invasive species to introduce into North America. It would compete with most native carnivores in arid North American regions, and not to mention it could be a dangerous invasive predator for the native prey species in the arid North American environments.
You mean compete with the species that can have packs with up to 20-35 individuals at a time, and are WAY bigger
Ngl I haven't seen a video of yours that I didn't like... keep up the good work king. Also I would love to see some videos about central American wildlife
Thanks i really appreciate it and i'm sure i can do a video on that subject in the future :)
Over eight different types of monitor lizard have already been spotted in the wilds of Florida, though none of them are native. Safe to say you’re correct across the board here, thank goodness no one has let a Salty loose yet 🙏
Edit: Also the US has thousands of Emus already… Hopefully we don’t suffer “The Great Emu War” round two one day! The Emus won last time 🤣
In WV some farmers emus (like 2 dozen) got out and have been just wandering around that area of gilmer county. Don’t know what they’re eating in the winter but supposedly someone said they’re increasing in numbers
The salt-water crocodile would likely be successful across the range that the American crocodile now takes. I think it would likely out-compete the already rare American crocodile, but I don't see there being any other ecological impact.
The lace monitor would be successful over a wider range, but it would be limited by the freezing temperatures of winter. The Nile monitor lizard is already invasive in Florida, but I think the lace monitor is more adaptable. The ecological impact could be significant.
The emu could survive quite adequately in North America but I don't see any significant environmental impact, unless there are some plant species that it became quite partial to.
All three species chosen are not particularly unique. The salt-water crocodile is similar to other crocodiles and has a wide range outside of Australia. The lace monitor is similar to other monitors, though more adaptable and generalist,, and is similar to the tegus. The emu is similar to the rhea, and somewhat similar to the ostrich.
To my the truly Australian animal most likely to be successful in a wide range of habitats is the echidna. In Australia they are found in every environment and are superbly adapted. They actually prefer colder climates and can hibernate, but also tolerate hoot environments. The electro-receptors are unique amongst land animals. They do not do well with traffic however and that would be a limiting factor in the denser human populations.
Agreed.
I think the Sulphur-crested cockatoo, the Australian white Ibis and the Australian magpie would be highly dominant in North America. This is because they are highly adaptable and intelligent animals who thrive in both urban and rural settings.
The Sulphur-crested cockatoo is intelligent enough to know how to open bins, The Ibis can thrive in marshland and urban settings, the magpie prefers open areas and is highly dominant for the same reasons as the cockatoo
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Very interesting video! I was skeptical about the emu knowing that large ratites are extinct in N. America. Then I was reminded about the great emu war at the end of the video and thought about it. If humans, who are so adept at causing species extinction, can't deliberately get rid of the emu even by means of military grade weaponry, a natural cause excluding some disease will be damn near impossible.
BTW, you should also have included the kangaroo. I have no idea how successful kangaroos would be in North America (or anywhere else) but these Australian animals are so iconic it seems almost necessary to include them even if only as a passing mention.
Adult emu are very capable of looking after themselve, and range from coastal to alpine environments. They can easily kill a large dog. Cars are their number one predator. My son manage to run into eight in one incident.
I think all of these animals would thrive in America but Really a lot of invasive animals thrive in America, look at the issues we having with Pythons, iguanas and Feral Pigs
I always thought Crocodile Dundee came from the middle of the outback, somewhere like Alice Springs. But looking at your map, he must have lived near the coast in the north of the country to get that nickname.
And the city of Dundee is between Brisbane and Sydney, so he can't have come from there!
He comes from a made up town called Walkabout Creek. The footage of the town/pub is from McKinley in western Qld (no crocs there). But the rest of it is shot in Kakadu near Darwin (plenty of crocs).
@@dozermc5220 ur a liar and a thief
All 3 would thrive in Texas area. The emu war is explained perfectly by casual geographic haha!
9:07 Australia only lost the Emu War because Arnie wasn’t leading the campaign. I say we put him in charge of Emu War II and we will see who’s laughing then…..
Been looking forward to this one!
I feel like there is one difference between the canines of Australia and the canines of North America. Wolves are adapted to hunt far more dangerous, larger game than dingos are. You name it: elk, bison, etc. A large pack of desert or red wolves would probably be far more formidable and (let's be honest) smarter than a large pack of dingos would. And coyotes are excessively more crafty as well,.
Also don't forget, bears live in deserts as well. Grizzlies historically did and black bears can still be found in Arizona today (but they did reach down to Mexico). While they wouldn't be able to catch an emu, I can imagine e thay'd quickly figure out that they can use their size to scare off father Emus away from their eggs.
As well, the chicks are the perfect size to preyed upon by ferrets, eagles, foxes, hawks, owls and bobcats.
I agree the Salty would wreak havoc in Central America & the Monitor would thrive in the southern states. The most destructive would be the Emu in North America, there’d be Grizzly/Kodiak/black/Polar bears, Wolves, Cougars & Wolverines dead carcasses everywhere! Australian Emu’s would “destroy” almost as much as the king of destruction from ur other video, the Eurasian Lynx! Canada’s ecosystems couldn’t handle the Australian Emu & the Eurasian Lynx! 60,000 Wolves, 10,000 Cougars, 20,000 Bears, 15,000 Wolverines (in Canada alone) would simply be “destroyed” & the ecosystems would virtually collapse under the destructive power of the Eurasian Lynx & Australian Emu! Spot on once again dude, this guy knows his sh*t!
The emu in the thumbnail looks So damn High
It's my understanding that emus are already in the USA, but as farm animals, not wild invasives. They provide eggs, meat, and also feathers. They can also handle colder temps than ostriches can.
here is an idea: What about animals that could survive in a different ecosystem?
Emus are already in the u.S.
Fortunately, they are all employed by Liberty Insurance company
Ehhh 100k, nicely done
I think the emus will do well in Southern states and Central America it’s because they so adaptable in the climate
You left out one of my favorite parts of the emu war. After the royal artillery lost, they put bounties out on them. Even then, still lost.
The now extinct Thylacine was imported into the Bronx Zoo in the early 1900's. It would be wonderful, in a perverse way, if they had of escaped from the zoo and set up a breeding population in the USA. They could still be with us.
I really enjoy your videos. Why watch silly movies when nature is so majestic?
I was looking to buy a house last year. One I looked at had several emus and they came with the house. Absolutely terrifying animals my young daughter wouldn't even go near them and they were loud and smelly. I wouldn't want them living wild where I live. Luckily it is a cold climate so they would never survive if they escape. But yeah nah modern day dinosaurs. I declined making an offer on that house. I wish the realtors disclosed the fact it came with frigging emus. I would have never driven out there.
Considering that the emu literally won a war I am jokingly gonna say that the emus are literal gods
I thought crocodile monitors and Asian water monitors were larger than lace monitors?
I don't know how well the emu would do in north America because unlike Australia north America has bigger and faster land predators than Australia while it's biggest land predator is the dingo. And I mean in the best case scenario that things like mountain lions or bears see them as easy prey seeing as both have speeds of 35-+40mph respectively and emus only hit low 30s
As a Australian this is true
There are already saltwater crocs in Florida.
When you listed what Emus eat you forgot to add sausages off your BBQ.
I dont think Emu's would be an issue. They dont have to deal with predators in Australia since they just don't have any real large predators. Cassowarys are way worse because they are AGGRESSIVE
Emu or Nandu live in Germany now in the wild...so right..
We have emus in the USA already.
Crocs are already in miami
Fun fact , a lot of Europeans spices animals and plants have hurt the Americas since 1492
can u do video about asian animals
For the record, it's COUP-brick, not Q-brick, just as its E-MOO, not E-MEW 2 or whatever you anglophones call it.
Honestly I would swap the crocodile to redbelly black snake 🐍
You realise we get snow in Australia
Emu farming was a fad and many were turned loose and they have been breeding free range in Texas. Its an ecological non event and for the most part its proven too cold there. They drifted across to Mexico where Emu and Ostrich ranching has caught on.
I thought salties were already in North America like in Florida
No but i understand why you would think that, there's a lot of confusion around the subject because people see american crocs in brackish or saltwater environments and assume they're saltwater crocodiles.
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They would probably be found along the Gulf of Mexico, from Texas to Florida.
Where could a fossa survive
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I saw a lace monitor for sale yesterday. For 8k. No one is going to release an 8,000 dollar lizard they spent their hard earned money on.
What about people who don't work hard for their money? If you have 8k to spend on a lizard then you are probably filthy rich and money has little meaning so i wouldn't be surprised if it did happen
You really show your lack of knowledge when you talk about Southern States always being hot and humid as many Southern States get Snow and Ice every year 😂😂 so unlike the American Gators who are Tempted to North American Temperature fluctuations I don't see any of your Australian animals surviving long.
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The Emu in the Thumbnail: "Hey! Wanna go to Heaven?"
Whoever said Australians go to heaven?( I'm Australian myself so I'm legally allowed to make this joke)
"Wanna hear the words of our lord and savior Jesus Christ? I can arrange this meeting".
Australian government: No no no no no, i wanna go to war!
Emu’s, will let you go to heaven, but you’ll first go through hell.
@@Typhyrcassowary’s just send u to hades so ig emus are the nice guys
3 Good choices. In the U,S,. We have people who keep Emus on farms, amazing we don't have a wild population yet.
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Imagine if the salties bred with the American Crocs, resulting in offspring that become massive due to hybrid vigor.
It would be a living disaster
they actually can't mate thankfully
@@jr820thebeast5 they can saltwater crocodilles can hybridize with siamese croc and american crocs can mate with cuban crocs and saltwater crocodiles and american crocodilles are in the same genus so whats gonna stop them?
Oh god
@@jr820thebeast5 How do you know they can't hybridise? Nobody has ever tried.
Emus are already here, as barely guarded pets. If they can survive a winter, they can spread.
The Great Emu War sounds more like a failed genocide then a war 🤔
We tried to have a badger cull in the UK, but we failed, just like the Ozzies against the emus. The government minister at the time complained that the badgers had shifted the goalposts, and weren't playing fair!
That’s just human cope. The emu generals studied at the best academies in the world.
Nile crocs have been found in Florida. Not many, but they had to be DNA tested to identify them, so it could be that they only found or tested two, and many more could possibly be here.
It was about 12 of them. Thought they removed almost all of them though.
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Good video mate I am australia my self who lives in Central west you forgot about kangaroo they will do way much better in the usa because there breed up like rabbits
Also, kangaroos do fantastically well wherever there are cattle ranches. They like open grassland, they eat the same forage as cattle, they will drink from the provided water sources AND fences are meaningless when you have a 12-foot vertical.
I feel like the red kangaroo would also do very well in North America.
They would do well in areas like the Great Plains, but they’d probably be kept in check by packs of wolves
@@KyleWallPuncher probably but Kangaroos have had to deal with Dingoes for the a while now so they might do a bit well against them, obviously Wolves are more powerful than Dingoes but still Kangaroos I think will do pretty well.
What might be a bigger problem are predators like Cougars, black and Grizzly Bears, and if they cross over Jaguars.
Kangaroos have never dealt with predators like this before so likely won’t do as well.
@@Kingsaxxy3872 Coyotes might not be a problem, as there have been cases of Kangaroos drowning dingoes that try to hunt them near water
salties would muck up carribean ecosystems, and make Florida a lot more deadly, not to mention SA, though gators and caiman would still thrive inland
id argue roo's are worse though, as they'd compete very heavily with deer and pronghorn, and be more difficult to catch, while teaching predators to hunt bipedal, mammalian prey.
doesnt take much thought to see the problems there.
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@@TsukiCove Oh really my bad sorry
North American soldiers will loose the war against Emus 😂
The Emu could definitely happen because there are farms that have em in the US. And I think it wouldn't take long for such a bird to become populous. Cassowaries would one I would be more concerned about though if they ever got here. I know Cassowaries are fairly aggressive and dangerous birds and would likely replace some native birds such as turkeys and pheasants. On the saltwater crocs I don't know if they were introduced as babies how long they would last here. Between competition with other predators and animals preying on them it's hard to say.
Pheasants aren't native to the US, they're from Asia.
And perenties, Asian water monitors, and crocodile monitors are also much larger than lace monitors.
Believe it or not, quite a few small farms have a couple of emus in America, more as a novelty or pet than anything else,
I think saltwater and american ceocs can hybridize, no? They might not compete, but hybridize into monstrously large animals.
@@Dr.Ian-Plectsometimes when 2 different species but still similar in genetics breed, the offspring can sometimes come out larger than both parents. Ligers are a perfect example of this as they’re way bigger than both Lions and Tigers.
@@Dr.Ian-Plect hybrid crocodiles get massive. The largest extant Crocs ever recorded have all been hybrids, including the current and prior largest Crocs. Except for Gustavo.
@@BerryMckHawkener Croc, and alligator hybrids are exactly like that. The largest Crocs on record have been hybrids, growing larger than either parent species. Except for Gustavo.
@@Dr.Ian-PlectHybrid Vigour.
@@Dr.Ian-PlectI'm really into the topic, so I hope you don't mind, but here's a Siamese/salty for an example;
th-cam.com/video/KAZuASz5fR8/w-d-xo.html
A lot of crocodilian hybrids are being bred by private owners throughout the world. I believe Chandler also has a hybrid male American croc, and you can find quite a few videos of other giant hybrids on TH-cam. They routinely get larger than non-hybrids who were also born and bred in captivity.
IIRC, the hybrid boy Chandler has is in an enclosure with a non-hybrid female who routinely killed every male except for the large male hybrid.
Feral emus are present in Texas already to some extant (perhaps in other isolated areas too due to escaped livestock/pets) and I know at least one study exists on their diet in the area they are/were found. Because they’re generalist omnivores with a wide ranging diet I think they could be successful in nearly any area of North America, but for that same reason I don’t think they would necessarily completely outcompete any native species entirely, although they may limit numbers of native species and cause some localized extinctions. They likely would have very similar diets to our own largest native ground-dwelling birds-wild turkeys-and would compete with them most. Total speculation but I can see wild turkey numbers dropping but not being completely obliterated in some forested areas where food is more abundant and there is ample cover, while more arid areas and grasslands might see much sharper declines in turkey populations where emus’ natural adaptations allow them to survive better there than turkeys. These areas would already have few or no turkeys as it is though, since turkeys require trees to safely roost at night anyway. The biggest impact emus would have would be economical, as they would surely pose a major threat to agricultural fields where crops grow unprotected. Farmers would learn to adapt, but they’d be forever fighting an enemy they hadn’t ever had to deal with before.
In short, I think emus are an iffy inclusion on this list. Their damage to natural ecosystems would not likely be very noteworthy in most areas, but their impact on humans might be extremely significant.
I would actually be more afraid of the SaltWater Croc hybridizing with the American Crocodile. American Crocs, can and do attack people... but they aren't particularly aggressive... The hybrid possibilities is terrifying when you take that into account along with the people who are familiar with normal American Croc.
I could see the Perentie of Australia handling the American Southwest should a population somehow wind up there
- There is a good selection of potential prey from lizards, birds and small mammals up to animals such as deer fawns and young javelina (collared peccary)
- They live dry arid areas, and the American Southwest has a lot of that
The main thing they would have to face are predators like coyote, mountain lion and in some places the Mexican wolf (But even then, the Perenties can stay in Australia)
I'm also not surprised Emu ended up on this list, there are a number of farms here in Canada that raise emu, and seeing as how there is a population of Rheas in Germany, I could see emus surviving in parts of Canada
yeah i did think of the perentie too it's a great suggestion but i decided to go with the lace monitor as it can survive in more habitats and is less of a specialist
@@TsukiCove fair enough
Thankfully or unfortunately depending on your perspective, Aussie reptiles are pretty hard to get your hands on since there's a total export ban even on captive bred ones. Any captive bred ones available are related to ones shipped over before the total ban was put in place.
I dont know if the emu would become an invasive species or just become an established non-native species like honeybees and dandelions.
While Australia lost most of its large carnivores like Thylacoleo and Thylacine; North America still has its bears and wolves and cougars. The latter two could easily help establish an equilibrium and may even thrive with the new food source.
I'm a bit sad that rhe cangaroo didn't make the list, but the video was good
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Australian Army is not as effective. Emus already live in America, they are ranched for food.
Did you know the north american crocks in florida once got very large, almost as large as sakt water crocks. It's humans that keep them small, by changing the environment. I'm guessing australian crocks would just fit in, and not cause much difference.
I find your inclusion of emu strange, but only because people here raise enus on ranches. A lot of emu have escaped already, but wild emus are not a thing, yet... They would not have much problem with natural predators, we have few large predators left outside the west.
Digressing a bit, the infamous Cane Toad is becoming less poisonous as its poison glands is reducing.
The funny thing is people farm emu in the US, not just for their meat, but for their eggs. They are also farmed for the pet trade as many people have emu as pets. I guess because they want a pet dinosaur and are better tempered than cassowaries. But, bigger than a chicken.
Request making a new video about: 5 south America Animals that would destroy North American Ecosystem:
1. Red Bellied Piranha or Black Piranha
2. Goliath Bird-Eater Tarantula
3.Green Anaconda
4.Harpy Eagle
5.Jaguar
Amazing vid
So a kind of funny story here. (I don’t have many sources for this as my grandpa told me about it and he passed a while ago) for context they lived in Missouri at the time and had a farm. One day he was outside and saw something strange in one of his fields he got some binoculars and realized it was just a random Emu running through the field. I’ve heard stories about some emu found in Illinois but I couldn’t find anything to back up that story he told me once
Here in Illinois, USA there are emu farms. They raise them for meat and the oil is used as a base for pain relieving balms.
I think Estuarine Crocodiles would completely decimate American Alligator and American Crocodile populations as they are much larger and far more aggressive than both of them and they would probably expand their range to South Florida, Mexico, The Caribbean islands, Central America and as far down the South American coast as possible for them to travel due to their need for tropical climates (similar to how there range here in Australia is restricted to the tropical north)
Shouldn't peoples (hunter) in America hunt Emu? Like a sniper rifle or something that kill Emu fast and quick.
Also Emu can be a subtitute to turkey meat and also their eggs aswell?
Can you imagine the American peoples hunt the shit out of Emu like the time when Americans kill almost all the buffalo or (is it bison?).
Australians won against tasmanian tiger I don't think they tried much against emu😂
Saltwater Crocs would not do too well in FL. The American Crocodile lives in the far southern part of the state, but they freeze in the rare, but not too rare, cold snaps that the area gets. Alligators are the farthest north living crocodilian because they can handle cold well. Salties would freeze.
African animals that would destroy north american ecosystems:
Nile Crocodile
Hadeda Ibis
Nile Monitor
The American Southwest is really damn arid, I bet animals adapted to the outback would thrive there.
Honourable Mentions:
Osprey also found in U.S.
Lace monitor: vibes in Florida
Nile, Asian Water and Komodo Dragon: Gud Mornin there
And Florida has beaches and the Saltwater crocodile would take over those beaches and establish themselves there as well
I can see the Perentie Monitor thriving in South Western US and Mexican deserts.
The Lace monitor would have to compete with Nile Monitor in Florida
…anything non native to an ecosystem will destroy said ecosystem…
i think reptiles generally could only fare well in regions where similar animals already dwell ... Birds on the other hand can survive and thrive everywhere where it doesnt get cold enough to hurt the adults i live in Germany and we have a thriving Nandu Population in one of our states ...despite our best efforts to get rid of them (Nandu are basically southern american Emus)
They're called Rheas in English, honestly was surprised to find out Germany had a population of them.
That's interesting because I am from belize, and we do have lots of salt water crocodiles.
Some idiot somewhere: hey, let's try these ideas out for real.
Can you do Arctic VS Antarctic animals?