Megalodon Nurseries - The Softer Side of the Monster Shark

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  • @mikeor-
    @mikeor- 4 ปีที่แล้ว +708

    The Monster Shark Lives... in my heart.

    • @Trash_boatt
      @Trash_boatt 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Mine lives in my ass 1 month old

    • @mikeor-
      @mikeor- 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@yeah9690 I'm talking metaphorically.

    • @mikeor-
      @mikeor- 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@yeah9690 I get it.

    • @Dild0swaggins63
      @Dild0swaggins63 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@mikeor- damn, ruined the joke 😔

    • @newtscamander7713
      @newtscamander7713 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @Gaming lion Dinosaurs live... as birds, the avian dinosaurs.

  • @somedude2468
    @somedude2468 4 ปีที่แล้ว +332

    Megalodons: I will raise my children in a safe place and protect them with my life
    Sand tiger sharks: *you will have to kill all your brothers and sisters until one of you is left on each one of my womb.*

    • @i4lmpatience945
      @i4lmpatience945 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      That's actually a common thing in many birthing sharks

    • @creditsunknown7974
      @creditsunknown7974 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      Interestingly, the lemon shark, one of the more friendly and adorable types of sharks, which for year long bonds. Happen to suffer this. Its basically "When you are born that much of a jerk the least you could do is have some decency."

    • @supersharkboiii
      @supersharkboiii 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Megalodons likely also ate their siblings before being born, which would contribute to their growth

    • @monke3148
      @monke3148 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      That’s all sharks that give live birth dumb ass the ones that survive are fit for survival and so they can live better then the others

  • @galapagos6186
    @galapagos6186 4 ปีที่แล้ว +968

    People forgot that these giant sharks were just normal animals instead of cartoon and movie giant monsters.

    • @MrFossil367ab45gfyth
      @MrFossil367ab45gfyth 4 ปีที่แล้ว +73

      I agree. That is one misconception about sharks. People think that they're these ferocious monsters of the deep, when in reality they aren't. They won't bother you, if you don't bother them. But sharks do attack if they misidentify things such as a surf board for a sea turtle. But they don't know, they're animals.

    • @fawnieee
      @fawnieee 4 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      @@MrFossil367ab45gfyth couldn't agree more with you. Hollywood and Spielberg have done an excellent job of demonizing sharks, which is a shame because they're so essential to our oceans health and overall, they are an animal that should be appreciated.

    • @mmcsarte
      @mmcsarte 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      They also forget that Sharks that live today are also animals and not cartoon/movie monsters

    • @luckyblockyoshi
      @luckyblockyoshi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @Mr. Fossil from the previous episode of shark week about misconceptions Ben tells us that they don’t misidentify surfboards as animals, they’re just curious and want to know what it is, after 1 bite of the board they’ll swim away

    • @JacobBite
      @JacobBite 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      well you beat me to it by about 6 hours

  • @mtmstudiosmolly
    @mtmstudiosmolly 4 ปีที่แล้ว +761

    “They aren’t monsters lex, they’re just animals”

    • @Mario-ne8vx
      @Mario-ne8vx 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The megalodon was a terminator nothing but a monster. That is the definition of, animal

    • @fawnieee
      @fawnieee 4 ปีที่แล้ว +98

      @@Mario-ne8vx it's an animal. An animal that wanted to live, mate and survive. You can try placing morality on these animals calling them "monsters", but the truth is they only hunted to feed and live. They're not malicious monsters who are out to murder everyone and everything people like you seem to believe. They do what they must to survive, they are an animal. More importantly, they're a predator. Predators are very careful with what they do because it could mean their deaths even of one fin or leg is damaged. They're not mindless, bloodlusting monsters that have to kill everything. They may be perceived like that because of Hollywood, but it's not what they are.

    • @grimmjowww9452
      @grimmjowww9452 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      @@Mario-ne8vx Humans are the more monstrous beings in this world. We place ourselves higher than animals and so it results to most people thinking animals are mean to be our food. If humans were to be killed at the same rate that animals do then wed be extinct in less than 5 years

    • @fabiovezzari2895
      @fabiovezzari2895 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Monsters are usually considered as gigantic or rare animals, but also as something that goes against nature...So shall a humpback be called a monster? Or is it us to be called as such?

    • @newtscamander7713
      @newtscamander7713 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Wow, just watched Jurassic Park last night!

  • @almazzagitov9799
    @almazzagitov9799 4 ปีที่แล้ว +412

    Megalodon: Is a giant killer shark but also takes care of its offspring
    Awesomebros: “Wait, that’s illegal”

    • @UmbraXCVII
      @UmbraXCVII 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Usually people who don't interact with animals enough to know better.

    • @xX_wiLLiam_Xx
      @xX_wiLLiam_Xx 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      @@UmbraXCVII its usually just idiots who think all predators are ruthless killing machines

    • @UmbraXCVII
      @UmbraXCVII 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@xX_wiLLiam_Xx exactly, that's what I meant.

  • @pepsiman396
    @pepsiman396 4 ปีที่แล้ว +611

    I hate that people think that Megalodon, Titanoboa, and Smilodon, etc... are mindless killing machines but they're just like any other animal just trying to survive

    • @abyssal_phoenix
      @abyssal_phoenix 4 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      Same with animals like the t-Rex, humans apparently can’t make a connection with modern day animals and extinct ones.

    • @Indubitible_E
      @Indubitible_E 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      well not just extinct creatures people would kill a snake on sight because they think it will go bite them

    • @pepsiman396
      @pepsiman396 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@Indubitible_E exactly, people say they love all animals but they would kill a spider or snake instantly

    • @abyssal_phoenix
      @abyssal_phoenix 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      I always capture spiders and release them outside

    • @pepsiman396
      @pepsiman396 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@abyssal_phoenix Good man👌

  • @dynamosaurusimperious6341
    @dynamosaurusimperious6341 4 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    Every predatory animal has a soft side,and I'm glad that this video exist,to show that even the 'Biggest Shark' can be a caring mother/parent,and it's awesome,and cute(in a way.)

    • @Xaiff
      @Xaiff 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Their underbelly should be soft too.
      A'ight. I'll see myself out.

    • @dynamosaurusimperious6341
      @dynamosaurusimperious6341 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Xaiff ,okay then,also can I get pin and a like.

    • @Whitney341
      @Whitney341 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      "Every predator".. Please give me an example of the soft side of a mosquito. 😂

    • @LoanShark_totallyreal
      @LoanShark_totallyreal 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Whitney341 they suck blood to develop eggs

    • @retardcorpsman
      @retardcorpsman 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Whitney Sophia
      Male mosquitos aid in pollenating flowers and drink only nectar instead of blood.

  • @amiyafunsie
    @amiyafunsie 4 ปีที่แล้ว +97

    Honestly I blame Jaws for making how people see shark nowaday.

    • @zackp8201
      @zackp8201 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Looks like I've been spending too much time on youtube, because on first glance i thought you were blaming the jews for how people see sharks nowadays.

    • @amiyafunsie
      @amiyafunsie 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ​@@zackp8201 bruh.

    • @Sledge447
      @Sledge447 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Chandler Burse me to those people are so dumb

    • @wray272
      @wray272 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thats why the writer spent the rest of his life fighting for sharks and tried to reverse the damage. Problem is humans still have the witch burning bug and always need a new witch.

    • @thatcreepyberdinthecorner1097
      @thatcreepyberdinthecorner1097 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No, A movie can have a movie monster for the sake of its plot. It’s all the absolutely stupid people who don’t know the difference between fact and fiction

  • @thedoruk6324
    @thedoruk6324 4 ปีที่แล้ว +133

    This was a heathwarming episode from a monstrous butcher species!
    Could any shark species ever developed an advanced degree of parental care? Similiar to Crocodylimorphs?

    • @Spacekid_Productions
      @Spacekid_Productions 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hi

    • @LeoTheYuty
      @LeoTheYuty 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Perhaps

    • @Spacekid_Productions
      @Spacekid_Productions 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Leo the Yutyrannus
      Hi

    • @thedoruk6324
      @thedoruk6324 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Spacekid_Productions Hello!

    • @thedoruk6324
      @thedoruk6324 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @gamer time I have heard Great White Shark mothers sometimes stay close to their pups especially around hawaii or pacific ocean but its only a rumour

  • @lolacrosby3478
    @lolacrosby3478 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    many people tend to forget that sharks are sensitive and intelligent creatures that have been observed to have their own unique personality, Megalodons are no different.

  • @paweandonisgawralidisdobrz2522
    @paweandonisgawralidisdobrz2522 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    0:20 "but as with all animals there is quite more to this shark than its feeding behavior."
    Wish you could say the same thing about me

  • @HalseyHFW
    @HalseyHFW 4 ปีที่แล้ว +175

    It's too bad we don't know more about how they looked. It seems entirely possible they looked quite different from a Great White.

    • @ReiTheRabbit
      @ReiTheRabbit 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      I’m sure they did, I think they had more of a flat face compared to the Great White.

    • @SpottedHares
      @SpottedHares 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      some have point out that they could have looked more like whale sharks, but with extremely big teath

    • @vielvladimirvaldez6917
      @vielvladimirvaldez6917 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      i think they look like chunky great whites.

    • @agreengaming3959
      @agreengaming3959 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Viel Vladimir Valdez thicc

    • @zackrose2035
      @zackrose2035 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Mayhem 2.0 Really? because I'm pretty sure that we can only make a somewhat rough guess since us humans weren't around back then

  • @incognitoshades9014
    @incognitoshades9014 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Sharks are my all-time favorite type of animals, and this video made it even better.

  • @apieceofcowfish3145
    @apieceofcowfish3145 4 ปีที่แล้ว +247

    I wish people would look at sharks in a different light, I mean they’re an apex predator but unlike others people only fear them, when someone sees a shark they want to scream shark and run away, maybe even try to kill it, when someone sees a lion, they want to observe it, I feel that people do not give sharks a fair chance due to pop culture, I hope I can fix that one day.

    • @driftmeister2244
      @driftmeister2244 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      If you saw a lion out in the wild you'd be scared for sure

    • @tr0_0rt
      @tr0_0rt 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Im pretty sure you can't run on water

    • @Xaiff
      @Xaiff 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      When people see killer whale, they want to pat it. Because of Free Willy.

    • @nilihcrevo9820
      @nilihcrevo9820 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Xaiff killer whale rarely injures human, that's why

    • @thoribio5846
      @thoribio5846 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I'd rather swim with sharks than be close to a pack of lions, and I'm very scared of deep water.

  • @Mydarkarts23
    @Mydarkarts23 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wow Megalodon was a cattle shark just like crocodiles and T-rex. Great video guys.

  • @WobblesandBean
    @WobblesandBean 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    What a sweet way to end shark week. I would have never known these huge beasts were good parents. 💜

  • @kringe700
    @kringe700 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    0:33 The Chonk Shark is back.

  • @Ian64
    @Ian64 4 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    It’s so weird to hear someone mispronounce “Maryland”, even though it makes sense cause he’s british

    • @LuinTathren
      @LuinTathren 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Yeah, I caught that. I'll let it go, though. It's a common mispronunciation from Brits.

    • @sohopedeco
      @sohopedeco 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I was like "where the hell is Mary Land?" I was thinking it was that part of Antarctica or something.

    • @keithfaulkner6319
      @keithfaulkner6319 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      They're only british. They don't speak English very well.

    • @Xaiff
      @Xaiff 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      How do people say "Maryland" in American dialect anyway?

    • @NecromancyForKids
      @NecromancyForKids 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@Xaiff mareuhlind

  • @pauls5745
    @pauls5745 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    I don't know why just because some extinct animals were very big compared to today's creatures they had to be labeled as killers and monsters? Of course animals have to eat. some of the most vicious animals are actually the smallest!

  • @dinoxels
    @dinoxels 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I still love your original video on Megalodon, regrading it’s actual appearance.

  • @callunas
    @callunas 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Wonderful. Would be real cool if there were movies that showed animals as neither monstrous killing machines nor as fluffy cuddle angels but just creatures with lives as complex as our own, sometimes violent and sometimes tender.

    • @geministrial950
      @geministrial950 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      There is this very good short film called "sharp teeth" i believe, its this exact plot but with dinosaurs

    • @callunas
      @callunas 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@geministrial950 Just watched it. That was beautiful!

  • @NaturesCompendium
    @NaturesCompendium 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Glad I could contribute! Really great video, and I had no idea about the cetacean rib with potential juvenile bitemarks! Is it possible that the bitemark may have been due to a juvenile megalodon scavenging rather than actively hunting?

    • @battlechampion47
      @battlechampion47 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No, the paper describes it as a paleopathology, as the bone shows partial healing but not complete.

  • @samtuberyt7579
    @samtuberyt7579 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Hey Ben after shark week can you carry on doing scientific inaccuracies on walking with dinosaurs love your channel.

  • @megaroo6110
    @megaroo6110 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Mangroves, used as nurseries by sharks today, are in danger. Rising sea levels, changes in ocean salinity and a rise in ocean temperatures, all effects of climate change, are having damaging affects on the mangroves where these adorable murder fish have their beh-behs. Why do I picture sharks in little baby bonnets when I think of shark nurseries?

  • @SkorpTS
    @SkorpTS 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    And so ends yet another themed week. Any more planned for the foreseeable future? Since we're on the subject of predators and nursery, maybe one about crocodiles?

    • @keithfaulkner6319
      @keithfaulkner6319 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That would work. There's all kinds of weird croc ancestors back there.

    • @Kyle-gw6qp
      @Kyle-gw6qp 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Crocodiles are some of the most fascinating animals imo

    • @keithfaulkner6319
      @keithfaulkner6319 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ya got that right. I tried to buy a baby dwarf caiman but you need a permit in illinois and they wouldn't send it.

  • @siechamontillado
    @siechamontillado 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Everyone asks, "What is Megalodon?" but nobody asks, "How is Megaladon?"

    • @landybob8393
      @landybob8393 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼

  • @ibi1453
    @ibi1453 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    it makes me feel good

    • @UmbraXCVII
      @UmbraXCVII 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Nice

    • @ibi1453
      @ibi1453 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Umbra. XCVII what

  • @BrewMasterG
    @BrewMasterG 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    His pronunciation of Maryland lol. "Marry Land" XD

    • @Momonomore
      @Momonomore 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I was born there! :D

  • @S8tan7
    @S8tan7 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Even in the area, I imagine the odd 2m newborn went missing if their 10m teenage neighbours were kicking about

  • @WhoTheHellIsHarvy
    @WhoTheHellIsHarvy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Shark Week is over already.. for some. But for a few of us Shark Week is every week.

  • @moviequestions7966
    @moviequestions7966 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Woah new interesting facts again...
    Paleontology is truly remarkable!

  • @gilbertdeclerk7215
    @gilbertdeclerk7215 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Fossiliferous.. That's gotta be the first time I'm hearing this word. This channel teaches me history biology geography and now English. Well played bro

  • @TK199999
    @TK199999 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It also makes sense that Megalodon's extinction was a combination of events and not one single one.

  • @godslaughter
    @godslaughter 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just like any other neurologically complex animal, they're sentient, thinking creatures just trying to survive, they're not mindless monsters like the media portrays them as. If Megalodon was still a living species today, organising underwater photoshoots and observation would be so cool. Truly an astounding animal.

  • @ARedMotorcycle
    @ARedMotorcycle 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    "Mary land"? That's adorable.

  • @LeviathanSpeaks1469
    @LeviathanSpeaks1469 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Damn. Now I want a CGI documentary about the lifespan of a Megalodon Shark from infancy to adulthood narrated by David Attenborough 🦈

  • @RagmaticalRachel
    @RagmaticalRachel 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This channel is awesome. So glad it was recommended!

  • @daxxonjabiru428
    @daxxonjabiru428 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Megalodon may have been 'oar' inspiring, but even if you were clear thinking enough to grab an oar, I seriously doubt it would have made much difference if Meg wanted you for lunch. Think, McFly!

  • @nathanquinn8273
    @nathanquinn8273 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I know I'm incredibly late to seeing your videos but I randomly stumbled upon one of your videos and I must say man, great content! Explained very well thank-you!

  • @randomconsumer4494
    @randomconsumer4494 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Fossiliferous.... Has a nice ring to it. Fun to say. Would make a good name for a band.

  • @oldrabbit8290
    @oldrabbit8290 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    when a 3 meters shark (which is larger than many shark species nowadays) need a nursery ground, you know the water is metal af..

  • @popcorndays786
    @popcorndays786 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    “People think sharks are the monsters, but we are the monsters”

  • @suecastillo4056
    @suecastillo4056 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just AMAZING art work!!! Really beautiful! Love the paintings♥️thank you for sharing these great illustrations🙋😘♥️‼️

  • @JohnJohansen2
    @JohnJohansen2 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Please keep on with the shark month. 👍

  • @ailissaratermann2998
    @ailissaratermann2998 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Sharks should be respect by ppl they are not monsters they live on instinct that has been there for thousands of years if you go into the water that is their home there is a chance you are gonna get bit by them do they mean to bit ppl no they don't their home should be respect

    • @Dman9fp
      @Dman9fp 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      People tend to be inherently selfish and care more about "what is this going to do for me/ do to me"? More than have empathy lol. Nobody and nothing is immune unfortunately

  • @arjunjadhav8658
    @arjunjadhav8658 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I really want to see how they looked exactly
    Nice video by the way

  • @rjsblanket3024
    @rjsblanket3024 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Even terrifying beast have souls🦈🦈🦈

  • @ruffruggednraw
    @ruffruggednraw ปีที่แล้ว

    I really hope in some nature documentary we get to see a megalodon being fearsome hunter but also being a gentle giant
    Kinda similar to how prehistoric planet portrayed the T. rex

  • @thatoneperson3762
    @thatoneperson3762 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    sharks are so lovely! if i weren't so afraid of staring into the depth of the ocean i'd love to study them more closely and possibly work with them as a marine biologist specialising in sharks :D they're a pretty important part of our ecosystem and don't get enough advocacy to secure their species

  • @carriedahm1564
    @carriedahm1564 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Megalodon: maybe I don't wanna be the bad guy anymore

  • @aguywholikespaleontology2245
    @aguywholikespaleontology2245 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It's hard to think that as a baby, a Megalodon has to avoid predators like Acrophyseter

  • @Brianna-eo8nu
    @Brianna-eo8nu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Sharks, insects and dinosaurs are the holy trinity of organisms that are unfairly stereotyped by certain people as “scary” creatures, treated and talked about more like Hollywood monsters rather then what they actually are; *animals*

    • @BugsandBiology
      @BugsandBiology 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Agreed, but I think snakes should be added to that list too.

  • @prehistoricworld_
    @prehistoricworld_ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Fossiliforous... I love that word

  • @Rarest26
    @Rarest26 4 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    "including places such as the Canary Islands" Good thing Megalodon is gone, because that would definitely suck for tourism. I guess some people would find it cute to see babies of this thing, but still.

    • @HalseyHFW
      @HalseyHFW 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      They'd eat all the Canarys!

    • @Rarest26
      @Rarest26 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@HalseyHFW Yup

    • @abyssal_phoenix
      @abyssal_phoenix 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I don’t think they would attack humans that fast, since humans would have hunted them for meat, so they slowly became afraid of us

    • @Rarest26
      @Rarest26 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@abyssal_phoenix I doubt the old habitants of the islands would have done much to a 15+ meter shark. Nowadays, fair enough.

    • @Trash_boatt
      @Trash_boatt 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Rarest26 oh trust me they would + sharks aren't only kill kill kill ya know

  • @mattm2451
    @mattm2451 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sweet Giant Monster Shark Nurseries 🥰😍

  • @NV..V
    @NV..V 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great Video, as always. Thank you! BTW - When I was stationed in Panama in the 80s they told us Gatun is pronounced as Ga-Toon.

  • @nilspochat8665
    @nilspochat8665 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Baby Megalodon is the size of a human adult. The adults nursing them makes those babies scarier in my book.

  • @RebornRockerVids
    @RebornRockerVids 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Imagine if aliens came here and announced that they have been studying Earth for hundreds of millions of years.
    Sadly it's probably the only way that we'll find out all the answers.

  • @BlastDog44444
    @BlastDog44444 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It's so precious

  • @oneshotme
    @oneshotme 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Enjoyed your video so I gave it a Thumbs Up

  • @Boom12
    @Boom12 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What a great Shark Week.
    Now then, can we continue with the Walking with Dinosaurs lookback?

  • @keepcalmlovedinosaurs8934
    @keepcalmlovedinosaurs8934 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Another incredible video from these lot! You should have universities named after you!

  • @Gloomire
    @Gloomire 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    wait.. does that mean i can have my second try at getting another pet shark!? i'll take extra good care of him, his name is gonna be jimmy

  • @ithomsen78
    @ithomsen78 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    *Imagine living in a world where this thing is as common as like a Great White*

  • @Grubnessul
    @Grubnessul 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    How do I imagine a shark nursery? Is it just an area "small" megalodons hang out, or are adults actively guarding it?

  • @bluewatson4341
    @bluewatson4341 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    We were so close to actually seeing one of these- only 1,000,000 years 😔

  • @CHEWBACCA257
    @CHEWBACCA257 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I ask out of sheer curiosity, where is your accent from? As a Canadian, I don’t really recognize English accents, please forgive my ignorance. Love your videos by the way.

  • @thomasthemetriacanthosauru7030
    @thomasthemetriacanthosauru7030 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The place I mentioned in a comment on a previous video (the shark tooth hunting one) Walton on the Naze which may be one of these nurseries that megalodon used it is certainly a shark nursery for the numeropus other sharks found there such as Hammerheads, Tigers, The giant Snaggletooth Hemipristis serra, Sandtigers, Makos and many more. Amazing video very interesting. I have had the fortune of finding a baby tooth of Hemipristis serra which I feel very lucky for finding.

  • @cheukguanting123
    @cheukguanting123 ปีที่แล้ว

    watching meg 2 tomorrow thanks

  • @chieckenman4432
    @chieckenman4432 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Some prehistoric predators such as Megalodon, T. rex, Sabertooth tigers, etc: *are actually animals that have feelings too and does what it does to survive*
    How humans depict them: mindless killing machines that massacre everything on its way

    • @blank1778
      @blank1778 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Fish and reptile actually don’t have feelings nor care for us or their young

    • @holypaladin4657
      @holypaladin4657 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Why can’t you understand they are both... when it comes to their own progeny, they are alright (until they reach adulthood that is), but for anything smaller than them they are a fucking terrible monster that will brutally tear them apart without remorse in order to consume them, and not always for food (many predators are observed to kill even for entertainment and/or practice). Why do humans depict brutal predators like Disney animals?

    • @alexandralittle3915
      @alexandralittle3915 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Holy Paladin lol your crazy if you think apex predators kill for fun. They kill for food and protection and nothing else. They are animals. Yes they are dangerous. But they won’t kill you unless they think your a threat or their hungry.

    • @holypaladin4657
      @holypaladin4657 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Alexandra Little
      They have been observed to kill for entertainment and practice, as I’ve said... it’s called surplus killing.

    • @alexandralittle3915
      @alexandralittle3915 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Holy Paladin for practice yes. But never for pleasure. Only apes and occasionally dolphins are able to kill for pleasure.

  • @benderisgreat95able
    @benderisgreat95able 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for the incredible new insight! :)

  • @aliciasimmons8473
    @aliciasimmons8473 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for the video

  • @tinamclaughlin1991
    @tinamclaughlin1991 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good mother Megalodon? Aww. 😍💞💓❤️

  • @JustADioWhosAHeroForFun
    @JustADioWhosAHeroForFun 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Baby Megalodons are probably just normal great whites

  • @amatuspragensis6106
    @amatuspragensis6106 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    To be honest, I would be more afraid of baby Megalodon than full grown Megalodon. For full grown Megalodon, I presume, I would be too small to be worthy of hunt.

  • @williamamely7038
    @williamamely7038 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hey Ben. While Megalodon is still depicted as a super sized Great White, you did once mention that it could have looked more like the Greenland Shark. Has any progress been made in determining what Megalodon actually looked like??
    Thanks for your attention.

  • @JessmanChicken86
    @JessmanChicken86 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Is shark week more than one week? I'm not complaining, just saying though.

  • @ibi1453
    @ibi1453 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    give us the music pls

  • @TheTexasTravis
    @TheTexasTravis 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    “Formation in mary-land” lmao, love your vids though Ben!

    • @Frogboyaidan
      @Frogboyaidan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I live in Maryland

    • @TheTexasTravis
      @TheTexasTravis 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Molly_music band it is indeed not mary-land then, right?

  • @sushibeats_420
    @sushibeats_420 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Baby shark *but epic*

  • @savharris5702
    @savharris5702 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Figured if I hung around long enough I'd get A Ben Thomas joint...,

  • @vielvladimirvaldez6917
    @vielvladimirvaldez6917 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    this makes me imagine a megalodon protecting its pups from savage prehistoric dolphins.

  • @SalreixVonOtsuu
    @SalreixVonOtsuu 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    1:01 is my background wallpaper to this day

  • @TheRussian13
    @TheRussian13 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Who are these crazy people that believe large animals are "monsters" or "killing machines?" That's as stupid and ignorant as saying a pitbull dog is a vicious breed.

    • @Dman9fp
      @Dman9fp 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      And yet nobody calls sauropods and baleen whales/ whale sharks monsters, yet they hoarded/ hoard a Lot of the available biomass XD

  • @aliciasimmons8473
    @aliciasimmons8473 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is my favorite shark

  • @vassa1972
    @vassa1972 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great stuff, and I believe its no longer around anymore but I could be wrong?

  • @magneticmonopole7824
    @magneticmonopole7824 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hi Ben. What is this background music in your videos?

  • @jaisanatanrashtra7035
    @jaisanatanrashtra7035 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Softer side
    More like Accurate side
    Becoz it's not a movie monster
    It's a living Creatures 👌👍

  • @petergriffiths5537
    @petergriffiths5537 ปีที่แล้ว

    This music is dope

  • @spencerstrickland5266
    @spencerstrickland5266 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    3:11 Hey😀 That's a picture of a very famous South African great white. He's named 'Gash' ever since he ripped his cheek open so he could escape an unbreakable alloy, hook that's made specifically for catching great whites.
    (Gash is a big boy, but Submarine is another South African great white rumored to be bigger😎)

    • @fawnieee
      @fawnieee 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I thought submarine was fake and was a made up thing in shark week? A thing made up in the 1970's to scare the public, that's where it started?

    • @spencerstrickland5266
      @spencerstrickland5266 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@fawnieee That "documentary" was fake as shit, yes. But the shark herself might be real, and if she does exist, she most likely has never eaten anyone.
      I should've been more aware of what I was typing. Gash would have to be a female. Because male great whites don't get bigger than 15ft My bad🤪

  • @toragon2736
    @toragon2736 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for this video I wanted to know about large sharks nurseries
    Like in video u said about the meg
    I also want to know about cretoxyrhina as well
    (In your other video I saw)

  • @sharkladtm2264
    @sharkladtm2264 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Til next year

  • @elanianiyvwia8687
    @elanianiyvwia8687 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    What if megalodon actually looked more like a hammerhead shark?

    • @abyssal_phoenix
      @abyssal_phoenix 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I don’t really think they would look like that, but it would be interesting for aure

    • @elanianiyvwia8687
      @elanianiyvwia8687 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Rick Borghuis but what’s if it did?
      The only fossil we have is jaws and teeth. That shows nothing about how the body might have looked like.

    • @abyssal_phoenix
      @abyssal_phoenix 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Then it would most likely be an experienced seafloor dweller. I think at least

    • @elanianiyvwia8687
      @elanianiyvwia8687 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Rick Borghuis but the hammerhead shark isn’t so why would the megalodon be if it had the hammerhead like the other shark?

    • @abyssal_phoenix
      @abyssal_phoenix 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Isnt the hammerhead’s speciality that they search food around a few meters above the seafloor?
      Or am I thinking of another shark?

  • @b1n
    @b1n 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Can you guys make a video about what happens when something fossilizes please? What happens to the molecules?

  • @cathalhughes5996
    @cathalhughes5996 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Was the gatun formation where the sea sloths existed as well? Or was this too early?

  • @deppo436
    @deppo436 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sometimes it just slips your mind that "modern" fish like the great hammerhead existed even all those millions of years ago along side these mighty creatures.

    • @Dman9fp
      @Dman9fp 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Pretty sure the great hammerhead species evolved relatively recently in the Pliestocene or Pliocene... But for sure hammerhead sharks existed.
      Tho overall think it is crazy to think if went back say 40 million years, there'd be bizarre looking land mammals that only slightly resemble modern ones, but guarentee most sharks would pretty much look identical XD

  • @bestboy138
    @bestboy138 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Cool pics bro.
    i was trippin’ on that shit.

  • @legogeneralgrievous2245
    @legogeneralgrievous2245 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice video!

    • @brucespicer9732
      @brucespicer9732 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Itll add a fine addition to your playlist!

    • @brucespicer9732
      @brucespicer9732 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@legogeneralgrievous2245 playlist

  • @marcj212
    @marcj212 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I live a few minutes away from a known nursery site!

  • @shootymcshooter8756
    @shootymcshooter8756 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    The Monster Shark maybe doesn’t want to be the bad guy anymore