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- Squids are shrinking, birds are migrating and lizards are getting blown away by hurricanes. The signs are everywhere; animals are changing because of climate change. We asked biologist Thor Hanson to walk us through three animal adaptation experiments.
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Imagine going in to clean the hotel room or something and there's a man blowing lizards off a stick with a leaf blower
😆🤣😆🤣
probably not the oddest thing they've seen...;)
HAHAHA I LAUGHED SO HARD AT THAT PART
I'm sure they've seen much odder things than that...
PLSSSS
This guy is explaining this with pure geniuine joy, makes the video even better.
He wrote a children's book (as well as other books) and hosts a show on PBS. He's fantastic. I truly hope this exposure lets him reach a wider audience.
1) The climate has always been changing 2) Evolution is just a theory
@@mikemowr8982 yes, but we affect it, and a theory in science is something well established that has the backing of a majority of the community (along with repeatable peer reviewed observations and studies). Essentially calling it a "theory" in scientific terms means it is accepted as true, but still being built upon as time goes on.
Religious people often like to act like theory means "they just don't know". But that's not true. If they were unsure about it, or didn't have proof of it, it would simply be a hypothesis.
Watching someone hard nerd out and information spew over something they love is the best.
@@mikemowr8982 You're confusing the terms "theory" and "hypothesis" honey.
Anole Lizard to his wife: “You WOULD NOT believe the day I’ve had today…”
Them little lizards had me laughing.
Climate change is money for best example for science who are lazy to use their brain on creation but try to make propaganda in order to get admire.
@@fukuarabu2755 Thank you for the insight, Fuku.
Can we get this guy his own series? The world NEEDS more Thor Hanson!
I honestly think he could pick up for Richard Attenborough. Sure, the two sound nothing alike, but his ability to talk about zoology in an educated and enthusiastic way without sounding corny would put him above a lot of the other narrators I've heard the BBC and NatGeo using
Glad to see this guy return. He's so enthusiastic about his profession
@Tim Orton Thanks!
Yeah this guy rocks
We NEED more of this man!!! I learned so much! 💘
right? this guy is so great. I remember I had a biology teacher like him in high school, and even "bad students" had good grades, no because he was so mild, but because he really could explain everything so well and in such an interesting manner, that even the bullies listened to him like they were under some kind of a charm or something
Hes also a fear-mongering liar
Definitely would have watched him on Animal Planet back in the day.
And now!
Back when Animal Planet was actually good and reliable
@@wildsideofthings7733 idek if it was “reliable” back then. I mean they had programming like Tanked.
Then you would have missed Steve Erwin
@@thatfishguy4991 atleast you learned about different fish species a little bit.
The shorter the animal species lifespan is, the faster the rate of their species evolution due to how many generations it can produce in such a short period.
But, as some modern species that also occur in the fossil record show, if they don't HAVE to adapt to changes in their environment, they don't.
Climate change is money for best example for science who are lazy to use their brain on creation but try to make propaganda in order to get admire.
I believe there is also a correlation between size of organism and lifespan. And possibly the speed at which that life is lived.
@maso0140 tiny tiny changes one at a time, on the molecular/DNA level. Coelacanths look basically the same as their fossils, but their DNA shows that they've been evolving all along.
How stressful it must be to be an environmental scientist at this time -- knowing that the planet is slipping faster and faster towards another mass extinction event and that normal people just don't understand the severity of it
B.$.
@@michaelmakes1225 Interesting, could you explain your stance on this?
One of my friends just got his Phd in climate science, claims that most people he’s met in the field are very pessimistic.
@@alainx277 his stance is denial
@@rgaud8 given the recent COP26 and what came out of it, can you really blame them for being pessimistic?
0:03 I am honestly surprised that Geico hasn't made this into a commercial about the gecko getting blown away by how low the prices are.
You can save 50% or more with car insurance.
@@lazzzym3xican768 yes....BUT ONLY ....if you...show me the car fax😃!
That would be an ad 😆😆😆
Bless
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Wired is really nailing their ability to find really interesting people who LOVE their profession, and it really makes topics like this so interesting to people who previously had no interest, myself included. Rock on 🤟
I’m interested in evolution and have been for a very long time. This was fascinating to me
@@Ligerbee speculative evolution is so interesting. Thinking about other worlds and our own planets future is interesting af. Also what could’ve been if events went down differently.
This is right and tight slap on face of the christens and their refusal of evolution.
Well this is much better then Ted talk
@@shadowoffire4307 I'm Christian and I find it sad that you must put science to use against religion. I believe in evolution; I also believe in Christianity. Stop using this interesting and informative opportunity for your own agenda attacking Christians.
He's so casual but practical about the things he says. He doesn't push any narratives just explaining facts in a digestive way.
I’m an engineer, not a scientist, but I know quite a few, and this is how they are. They care about finding the truth of the world around them. Any “scientist” trying to push some agenda has some motive other than truth, and should only be listened to if their claims are verifiable by peer reviewed studies
Pushing narratives? What narratives would a biologist want to push besides truth
@@user-vk2cd9qw7i are you…dog whistling the effects of man made climate change 🤨
Facts are rarely digestible. He manipulates the narrative by leaving out specific details
@@weebly_ yes bc biologists are just filthy rich
Here in Texas the brown anole is taking over and the green anole numbers are shrinking. The sheer number of brown anoles is having a major impact on the insect population as well. They are faster, more nimble, more aggressive and less picky about what they eat. All of the green anoles are staying higher in the trees while the brown anoles stay on the ground. Some hybrids exist but are few and far between. During the peak of summer, it's difficult to walk down a sidewalk without stepping on a brown anole. In urban areas, they almost blanket the ground in some areas.
The overall size of our local mosquitoes has increased. We have much more snake activity in the spring.
Mold is becoming an issue and several unique species of mushrooms are becoming more predominant.
Beauty berry bushes are popping up everywhere while wildflowers are dwindling.
A couple of weeks ago I almost stepped on a Water Mocassin that was uncomfortably sunbathing IN DECEMBER. That poor snake was starving and confused. It was practically incapable of moving in the 85° heat of winter.
Climate change "debunkers" are past the point of forgiveness.
As someone who is studying biological sciences at university, I am particularly fond of these biology-based videos, keep them coming!
Pufft,.... Your never going to be a scientist
@@bobbybrooks4826 Perhaps a brainwashed propagandist.
@@gordonsirek9001 yep
@@bobbybrooks4826 when did the guy say he wanted to be a scientist in the first place lol
Hello there fellow biology student!
I really need him to have a science show. Just the pure passion you can hear in his voice is so amazing. Had I had him as teacher when I was a kid I might have actually pursued a science career.
This should have diminishing returns in the shir term, right…? They’re only able to make these adaptations because they already had some diversity in their populations, and that diversity decreases when parts of their populations die off. They would need more time to diversify again, and they may not be given that time if they are hit by too many events too quickly.
May depend on whether the aspects were spontaneous mutations during birth on the same gene of multiple families or if the adaptation was limited to a small number of families, increasing the likelihood of inbreeding
@@darkshadowrule2952 I think it cant be a mutation. Because random mutations dont operate base on what is needed, it doesnt have foresight. And the population genetics of the lizards wouldnt have had enough time to propagate that mutation through the lizard populations in such a short time span even if 1, or 2 lizards gained a new mutation that added the benefit of longer toepads, and shorter back legs. Because if they were the result of brand new mutations you have to wait for those lizards to be ready to mate, and reproduce themselves, and you have to have the other longer back legs, and shorter notepads lizards be selected out.
@@anthonypolonkay2681 it could be tho that the gene that causes the change of leg sizes and such could be a generally less stable gene that is more subject to mutation, that's kind of the reason so many different people get certain kinds of cancer that are linked to genetics but spread across a wide number of family lines
@@anthonypolonkay2681 random mutations just happen. if they're not DISadvantageous then they'll spread through a population and just exist until selective pressure is applied in one direction or another. For an example of this, look at the amount of diversity that exists in human foot shape. A big one is whether or not your big toe or 2nd toe is the longest toe. Neither mutation is advantageous or disadvantageous, so they both exist within the human population, spread throughout it. If something happened that suddenly killed off all the people with longer big toes, there's an already widespread population of people with longer 2nd toes who would survive to reproduce.
That's the situation with the anoles - they already had this mutation existing within their population but hadn't experienced the necessary selection pressure yet to make one configuration advantageous or disadvantageous over the other.
I would say although things are changing quite drastically, it's sort of a consistent slide in one direction. I think maybe diversity would lessen, however I think once conditions are more level and unchanging, diversity will increase again
Just imagine a nature documantary with David Attenborough & Thor Hanson together. I would love it!
Thor Hanson has such a soothing voice. You can hear the joy & passion as he talks about biology. 👍
I love phenotypic plasticity in animals, its so fascinating seeing how animals are so different even in the same region
The genuine joy this man has for his profession is fantastic and very important in getting people interested about such a dire issue. Wired has been nailing it recently with interesting and enthusiastic people!
One thing about the lizard experiment is that it wasn't accurate, lizards aren't holding onto smooth dowels in the wild, they hold onto living trees that have rough bark that gives them much better footholds, the scientist should have used a piece of tree branch similar size to the dowel instead.
doesn't matter, as long as surfaces used in the experiment are identical to each other. it showed that lizards with shorter legs hold onto an identical surface better than lizards with longer legs. if they used a surface that lizards can hold onto better, the only difference would be that they would have to blow the air stronger.
@@starvingmosquito8851 true true.
I wanna hear this man narrate a natgeo or animal planet documentation.
Brilliant idea, 100% agree.
God I wish I could be one of these lucky fellas and grow something cool, like a tail. But nope, the only thing I'm growing is sadder
As long as you're not growing cancer
All I'm growing is bitter.
This is both really sad and incredibly fascinating at the same time , just wish these beautiful creatures didn’t have to suffer the consequences of our actions .
They would of had to change at some point anyway do you know how many mass extinctions have occurred on the planet? Five.
@@maltahighjacker9842 and we will be the 6th very soon at the rate we are going
@@peachymango_ what you mean?
@@peachymango_ well there's nothing we can do about it even if everyone went back to living like hunter gathers the damage has already been done in fact most of the damage we caused started when we were hunter gathers wiping out almost all the mega fauna on the planet.
@@maltahighjacker9842 yea your not wrong I just still feel empathy for them they don’t understand why they just know they have to change they have no choice , but we know why and we saw the signs for years and chose not to change until the it’s almost if not already too late . But at the same time birds and many other animals have been known to sense out when natural disasters happen they do have strong instincts they are incredible at adapting better then us humans who think we’re so advanced lmao like I said I do think this is fascinating. I think because I am a vegan I do think we all should care more about animals be conscious about how are action effect and how that actually negatively effects our lives in return
One of my favorite changes is with the polar bear. They have adapted in Canada to hunt beluga whales by going out on rocks in low tide and waiting for the water to rise, which brings in the whales during high tide, and the polar bears jump off of those rocks they waited on and get the whales. I was super anxious about the bears but I’m glad they have adapted.
They have always done that
They always have done that. 🤣
Would love to have you as a teacher,my brain is exploding with ideas and questions
Nice
Sorry about your brain! But did you die, bro?
Not sure why I got this vibe, but this guy looks like what Ozzy Osbourne would look like if he took a scientific route instead of a musical one lol. Great video nonetheless!
I thought the same thing😂
Says more about you than anything else.
Excellent observation
Was waiting for him to put on the glasses
@@ItsNotJustRice Was honestly hoping he'd say something along the lines of "all this observable evolution is really going off the rails, ya know, like a crazy train or something" xD
I love this guy. He’s so charismatic and passionate, I could listen to him talk about things for ages.
I love this guy. He genuinely cares about the topic and you can hear it in his voice.
This man is seriously becoming one of my heros! I just love how passionnate he is about what he does
If you’re into it, hope to see you become a scientist!
My dream is to be a zoologist and i'll do everything i can to be one
@@christopherduchesneau3652 that’s amazing! Sending you all the best, just remember imposter syndrome will be real, don’t compare yourself to others, you’re doing just fine and belong in those spaces. Youll get there
You dont even know how much your two comments gave me a self-esteem boost sincerely thank you😅
@@christopherduchesneau3652 hey, I’m a conservation student right now myself, I know how much I doubt myself. The ability is definitely there, just gotta all believe in ourselves. Glad I could help a little!
this guy is great. he has insane "your favorite teacher" energy and i love it
Great to hear...the ironic thing is even though humans affect climate change the most, we're perhaps the species least about to adapt biologically to all the changes we're making.
In q decade or 2, it's will be global cooling. It's a cycle.
Thanks bob for showing your complete ignorance to atmospheric science.
@@Normal1855 you have no idea what you’re talking about.
we dont need to adapt since our survival rate's so high
This is so interesting.
I hope every biology or science teacher is showing this in every high school in the hopes of inspiring future biologists, scientists and activists.
Glad to see Ozzy's moved on to a more wholesome career 😂
Hahahaha I was thinking he's a dead ringer!!
This is actually a very interesting topic that isn’t really talked about, would Love to see more about this topic!
Hey im 13 and woke up with a stiff appendage rather than flaccid one. Is this evolution? (Genuine concern)
I love how he ends sentences with a kind of whisper.
If this guy would do regular videos like this in response to our changing environment? im gonna be a permanent lurker here for good
hes awesome
Dr. Thor Hanson’s enthusiasm makes me want to retake that one conservation biology class I had to drop. Then I come back to reality and remember all the essays I never turned in and the feeling is gone. Maybe if he was the professor it’d be a different story. 😂
This guy should have his own series. Love listening to him and learning
I'd love it if he had a podcast.
I loved his summary at the end. Worded well.
A video by wired makes my day ❤️
@Tommy Gaming 🅥 stfu spam bot ........ reported for spam
very fascinating - would appreciate links to the studies!
I just love how he talks about this. Somethinn about how he presents is just really atention grabbing.
Awesome video! Gonna savour this nee bit of knowledge :d
That anole wind experiment was amazing
negationists seeing this will be like: "SEE? CLIMATE CHANGE NOT BAD, WE EVOLVE!" because they're too illiterate to even know what evolution/survival of the fittest means
I'm going to ignore the appeal to ridicule here, and say that I don't think it's as bad as some people seem to believe it is, but it's definitely something that could become something very problematic in the future if we aren't careful, and we can (and should, and are actually in some ways) take steps to address it as a society.
@@HappyMatt12345 good thing we have actual scientists that disagree with you, so we will actually try to combat it.
Survival of the fittest is being the fittest species not individual Survival
@@melusine826 That is not true, it is the fittest in terms of adaptations. There can be a single species with different variations. This is can continue until a new species is formed.
@@HappyMatt12345 I mean, just the social/societal problems alone are already here. Some people will go "Oh see, we'll adapt!", but do they realize that means an acceleration in human migration? Are we...doing anything to prepare for that, and see climate refugees as human? Or are the conservative types going to treat them as animals or peasants worthy only of disdain?
We say we'll be fine... But are we really prepared for the suffering? I don't think we are.
I'm so glad to see him back! His passion for his profession is palpable ❤️
I want full length documentaries by this guy
Bro the lizard flying had me dead 😂 😂 😂
This guy needs to be in more tv shows
We NEED more of this man!!! I learned so much! 💘
I love this guy so much. He's so enthusiastic about biology and it's amazing.
This was seen earlier in Florida on an island in a lagoon where released Carolina Anoles were forced into trees and grew same toepads by the invasive Cuban Anoles, over 20 years.
mindboggling how it turns out that evolution can act so rapidly
Then again, it makes sense that the most extreme example of natural selection would appear to have an equally extreme instance of adaptation. In reality, those surviving species may have reached these advantageous traits through a slow process. What we see could simply be an illusion of rapid change that is better described as rapid elimination.
@@kelly-bo-bellyrapid elimination is still rapid change
I love listening to smart people!! Specially when they are so passionate about their topics of expertise 🙂
Im so sorry but the little baby lizard flying away at the beginning made me laugh so hard LOOK AT HIM GO SJSJDJSJ
That feeding habit with the artic birds happens every summer.
Hey, he's back! 😊 I loved his other episode and now Wired brought him back! I'm so happy. I would love to see him again in future episodes.❤️
i love this man i would watch him on youtube all day long about whatever he wanted to talk about he’s so cool
2:27 me trying to remember how to use gym equipment after quarantine.
this is horrifying but also fascinating i need to see more examples
Love this guy, he reminds me of my Anthropology professor.
So good to have him back! He's such a cool person!
This was so much fun and educational
I want Dr. Hanson to have his own series.
Yay, great to see you back!
I love this guy!! Please have him do more videos!! Obsessed
I am adapting quickly too. I wear my shorts alot longer in the fall because cold weather is coming later in the year.
this dude and the ditch guy are definitely my favorite experts in formats like these
"No lizards were harmed". Except the clearly visible broken tail
🥺😭
Lizards are pretty much able to losing tail when startled by a louder sound. It just happens.
It's a lizard
Can we just appreciate the fact that this guys name is Thor.
Does anybody know what kind of sample sizes are being measured vs the population densities of these animals? Or a link to the studies would be nice.
I waited for this guy to come back. I loved his last video!
This looks like a video that will be in everyone recomendations one day
Yujiiiiiiiiii!!
Bring back the mortician he was also awesome, informative, and a joy to watch!
💘 these two!
imagine being one of the lizards who got caught. “JERRY! JERRY, YOU WONT BELIEVE WHAT JUST HAPPENED”
I do similar experiments to children in my neighbourhood, I capture them on parks and road sides and do experiments on them ! None of them take any serious harm and they're returned weeks later after I've done whatever I want to do :)
This is amazing and sad at the same time. However keep up these great videos.
Thank you for your interest and action for these animals (general term) :) We need you and people like you.
I could listen to him talk for aaaaagesss. He's so passionate about biology and I just love it.
I would like a link to any study that proves any habitat loss due to sea level rise because I've not seen any whatsoever.
Global sea level has risen by 8-9 inches since 1880. This has had little to no effect over that period of time, but the problem is how future rising of the sea level will impact habitats. There is a lot of studies on this, you just have to actually look outside of facebook.
This is so interesting to watch. Can anyone suggest more videos like this in connection to biology ? As a zoology student I want to learn more this way.
Here are several of my go-to biology-related channels!:
Interesting evolutionary stories across all life:
PBS Eons, Moth Light Media
General animal biology/ecology/evolution:
Deep Look, Animalogic, Natural World Facts, TierZoo
Climate/Biology Intersection:
PBS Terra
Microbiology:
Journey to the Microcosmos, Jam's Germs
Miscellaneous biology and more general science topics:
It's Okay to be Smart, Real Science
tier zoo
love that message of 'it's not about worrying less but worrying smarter about the crisis'
Make a full documentary abt this topic!!!
I want this guy to come back for more please
YES! Thor's back!
The difference between someone who talks about climate change as an expert and those who talk about it on either side of the conversation in social media or the news. The expert talks about facts and in not dire terms that things always change, and those who adapt survive, and how we use our research to make intelligent decisions going forward.
Social media experts will freak everyone about the world ending because of climate change (because clicks), and climate change deniers will act like its not a thing and humans didn't cause it. "We didn't" technically. Climate's change, but humans took a process that can take thousands of years to occur naturally and did it in a little over 100 years with our industries and continue to since all of our industries grossly pollute the world.
this is a really important point.. videos like this need to be viral
It is a worry because while animals can adapt to this selective pressure, plants will find it a lot more difficult as they remain mostly uniform between species, so no mutation for a lot longer. This may reduce food sources for species. Also extinction occurring at 100x the rate it usually has, we can't really afford to let climate change continue as soon enough heat levels will rise at a rate that even animals can't spread the adaptation within a population to ensure survival.
This video contributed to the human climate change you're arguing about. Do you know how much power was used to shoot, edit and distribute this video? 😂
I see your point and you’re partly correct to be sure but science does need to take a side as well and generally does, just the facts stay stated as factd
I love anoles! So lucky to have so many of them in Florida!
0:06 any idea what that map represents?
Weird thing is that all species have learned to evolve overtime. Even when the forests would burn all day and night and places would flood. Weird that this has been happening since the big bang....
Animals are just fascinating
the background light is great, how do they do that
Absolutely fascinating 👏
YESSSSS HE'S BACKKK
This topic came to my mind some time ago and it's good to see a video on it.
We love Thor Hanson keep him coming!
Love this guy !! Thanks for listening!!
Omg, he came backk, thank you so much Wired, and I love listening to you Dr. Hanson
Measures YOU can take to help combat climate change:
* Vote for eco-friendly politicians
*Reduce or eliminate consumption of meat, eggs and dairy
* Take less flights, travel locally for holidays
* Have fewer children
* Buy less things, keep things for longer
* Save electricity
2:35 You guys scared me there. Thank goodness they were alright.
his voice is so soothing