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- Discover the world’s largest organism: Pando, an enormous and ancient quaking aspen, and find out how it became so huge.
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The largest animal in the world is the blue whale, which weighs a massive 150 metric tons. Even so, it’s not remotely close to being the largest organism by weight. That title goes to an organism so huge that it’s estimated to weigh the equivalent of 40 blue whales. So what is this behemoth? And… where is it? Alex Rosenthal shares the story of the enormous and ancient Pando.
Lesson by Alex Rosenthal, directed by Lisa LaBracio.
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I read that title very wrong
I've been at home too long.
same XD
I actually didn't realize it until i read your comment.
That would be done by a sponge, my guy
me too
I have a cat named Panda and he is pretty large. Should've named him Pando.
U can simply change it
@@dark_emperor9427 it's not that easy.
@@dark_emperor9427
Do you know how cats work? Like, if a parent had a second thought about their child’s age when their like already 4 years old, they couldn’t simply “change it”
@@oracle372 there animals? if they only respond to first name i understand that but a animal does not care if its name is changed because it has no concept of it
@@Hammywastaken
Yeah they do, cats come when you call their name, etc,. The cats understand when you say their name.
Narrator: "Don't get too attached to it"
Me: You don't tell me what to do
*gets eaten*
Me: Oh...okay...
We tried to warn you!
Can you make the time
Gameing Player its in the first 10 seconds of the video.
@@TEDEd Lmao
Wow Ted Ed replied!!
"Fought wars, domesticated animals, fought wars, created nations, made inventions and the internet, and made more ways to fight wars." Is very accurate to humans
This video does a pretty good job explaining humans and their "need" for war.
th-cam.com/video/Ela3ChTzFcA/w-d-xo.html
War is what we're good for.
u guys know that the actual largest organism on earth is a mushroom that spans across an area 22.5 times larger than pando? Then again they are mushrooms and I assume they would be lighter than the trees so the trees may outweigh them but i dont know
One of those "sad but true" facts of life, very depressing
@@spacepopeXIV whats so depressing about having a huge mushroom?
Moral of the story: Cancel wars, preserve nature, bring about harmony
or stop putting out fires!
Bring about wars, cancel nature, preserve harmony.
Math QUESTION
Integration problem
th-cam.com/video/XYdioJXXnQ4/w-d-xo.html
Watch for fun
Sambuddha Maitra - I like your way of thinking 🕊
That's a good Moral.
“This is Goliath”
Me: I love him
“Don’t get too attached”
Me: oh-
Wow I really really read that title wrong and was like "good for them??"
That would be done by a sponge, my guy
@@anarkittyuwu3738 I don't geddit 😩
@@anarkittyuwu3738 wdym?
J don't understand why did you guys read lol. I definitely read organism
@@deepstariaenigmatica2601 me too lol
“Trees aren’t particularly mobile”
In the future we shall have mobile trees!
@@Readund the day of the Triffids
@@060steve “V” word
5g trees
Fun Fact: The largest organism "by area" is Honey Fungus of Armillaria genus measuring 3.8 km across
The x files was a great show
The thing about fungi is that it’s just impossible to know if 2 mycelium threads far apart are parts of the same organism or seperate clones. Its just to much of a jumbled mess. So the question on if it’s just a large organism or a colony of clones could be answered with “does not apply”
And they are neighbours, actually Honey mushroom is not only larger but heaviest
@@JonGretarB Just asking, can that be clearly distinguished in case of aspens?
@@prasannank4274 well. Propably easyer to see if they are physically connected. But in one way you are applying animal definitions of individuals to something not animals. And a fact that not always is correct with animals as in, are siamese twins one organism or two?
"Creation, Preservation, and Destruction is a Lifestyle"
- Probably Pando
In hindu religion , we call them Bhramha, Vishnu, Mahesh
Ted Ed: Answering questions I asked when I was young.
yeah I was asking myself, how in the world can I save Pando too when I was a kid
My parents would be been like, "You ask me I ask who ah?"
Or
"Haiya, you'll get it when you're older now don't kacau me."
@@rinshad that's funny🤣🤣🤣
@@wheresdarice3988 orang indonesia, ya?
As a Utahan, one of my favorite things to do in the fall is to travel into the aspen forests and admire all of the beautiful leaves atop these tall slender trees. I'd be heartbroken if I wasn't able to do that anymore. When I first learned about Pando, I was ecstatic to know that the world's largest organism was literally in my back yard!
I love how many times he said "fought wars" 😅
Not enough times
Math QUESTION
Integration problem
th-cam.com/video/XYdioJXXnQ4/w-d-xo.html
Watch for fun
"There's always a bigger aspen" -Qui-Gon Jinn
Please explain
Argentinosaurus: "It's over ichthyosaur, I have the high ground".
@@Jaccobtw there is always a bigger aspen
@@freddymeng haha
اكبر
I’m surely not the only one to misread “organism” at first glance...
Same
haha yes
yeah I was a little confused why there is a ted talk about orgasms
I opened this video just to find this comment I definitely didn't not read it as such
Me too 🤣
I remember encountering a large patch of Aspens tree a few years back.
I vividly remember being creeped out how eerily smooth, pale, identical they all look.
Not to mention the surreal way they seem to be evenly space from each other.
The majestic music, the curious voice and most importantly the obdurate will of pando in the game of survival, all these made me go through a different world while watching this.
The music is impressive. Would like to find the full track somehow
@@krisjanio309 have you found it?
“Trees are poems the earth writes upon the sky, We fell them down and turn them into paper, That we may record our emptiness.”
― Kahlil Gibran
I think that I shall never see,
A poem as lovely as a tree. J.K.
*Khalil
Beautiful
The animation is so wholesome. A moment of appreciation for the animators 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Ted-ed : *Leviatha weighs 150 meteric tons*
British people : *how many double deckers is it* ???
American : *how many school buses it might be* ??
You forgot T O Y O T A C O R O L L A
Also americans: whats a ton?
@@Ori_Ovadia 2000 pounds
The speed with which I clicked on this video after reading the title wrong, was insane.
SAMEW OMFG
"but it may not survive us" is a sentence that makes me cry almost everytime
This makes me want to cry. I am so proud to be a human considering our ancestors persevered despite all odds, but it turns out we can’t seem to stop hurting the beautiful planet and each other. Humans are beautiful creatures, but on a large scale, we are so terrifying.
"...but it may not survive us." This is more than just informing us what's the largest living organism. It's more than that. Save Pando💗
Title: The world’s largest organism
Thumbnail: Person holding magnifying lens
*Visible Confusion*
Exactly!
Ikr I was thinking world's largest microganism
How many times have humans faught wars?
Ted-Ed : Yes!
Yes
“Always Newer Ways To Fight Wars”. Nice satire Ted-Ed!
4:42
"It may no survive us"
Damn right
Yeah, and it hurts.
I’m here for the wrong reasons.
Understandable
@@mominakhatoon5152 the meaning depends on your age
@@mominakhatoon5152 he thought the title meant orgasmn (sorry if i misspelled it)
@@mominakhatoon5152 Just read the title/thumbnail thinking differently....if you still don't get it, then your youth got wasted!
@@mominakhatoon5152 Btw which country are you from? Your name seems like you're from Bangladesh, am I right?
When I heard that Pando was in trouble my heart dropped. I shouldn’t be this attached to a bunch of tree clones but you’ve named it and now I’m attached.
Background music is soothing
The background music is absoluetly gorgeous.
Hey TED-Ed, thanks for answering all of the questions we all asked as a kid and accompanying it with fantastic animation. I love this channel
Worlds largest organism?
Simple answer: Me after 1 pringles chip
Holy s**t
You are smarter than everybody in the universe😱
oh frick we have galactus here in the comment section😨😨
Math QUESTION
Integration problem
th-cam.com/video/XYdioJXXnQ4/w-d-xo.html
Watch for fun
I just had Pringles dude!
Very informative! I would never expect Alex Rosenthal to be the largest organisms, but there he is!
I can’t really explain why this must be one of my favourite videos from Ted - ed! Something about the animation /illustration especially those of pando’s growth) is so nostalgic to me. Thank you for this video. It was super interesting and visually pleasing. Kudos to everyone involved in the creation of the video!
Human just don't understand how majestic and beautiful trees really are
Well I wouldn't lump all humans in the same category, but yeah I get your point.
When I read the title I knew someone was gonna misread that. I was damn right! Maybe watching Ted Ed videos gave me some superpowers lol
The background music though.........!
AWESOME
I misread the title, and I regret it
“Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.”
― Lao Tzu
Oh, “ORGANISM”
Boy did i read that wrong...
Thank you for the update, Alex..!! Good information..!!
Ted-ed: the world's largest organism
Me, a dyslexic: the world's largest org*sm 😨
0:11 What did he do wrong!?!
This is the Fallacy Demon when he's in a good mood.
Oh my god I just noticed the voice!!!
I love this voice!
Every video has a unique artstyle. Every one of these videos is a gem.
the background music is so calming
It is AMAZING VIDEO !!😇 Its Time to stop wars and start new life with Nature. 👍
IT'S BACKGROUND MUSIC IS SOO SOOTHING. 😇
IT'S TIME TO SAVE "PANDO"🙏🙏🙏
THANKS TO TEDEd FOR GIVING THIS INFORMATION.
KEEP IT UP.
here in brazil we have the biggest cashew in the world, he growth in a similar conduction, their branches, as they grew, curved to the ground, entering the sand and creating new roots. in Piauí we have the Cajueiro Rei, which has 8,800m²!
condition*
i love this channel. every video explains things simple, animated and in an interesting way❤
This videos are always wonderful👏
“Destruction is part of my lifecycle.”
-The Pandolorian
Art is an explosion-Mouth for Hands
This is the way
When you think your observing the forest but the forest is observing you.
Added to my bucket list: "Meet Pando someday"
Such beautiful music! What a shame that the credits of these videos never include the title of the music that was used. The credits say the composer is André Aires, but that doesn't help me find this specific piece. So frustrating!
Damn I read smth else first 😄
Not only you
Interesting enough, there are a huge variety of ages for Pando, some even younger than the 80,000 years commonly cited. Portions of the Fish Lake Plateau on which Pando grows was glaciated during the last glacial period (it seems the Pando site remained unglaciated), so some estimates place Pando as being as young as 16,000 years old. It would not surprise me if Pando could have survived on the margins of an ice cap, given that Aspen trees have a largely boreal/subarctic/subalpine distribution.
That's a beautiful animation. Simple, yet complete.
Such a beautiful video. Thank you.
After some years, covid 19 will take *“pando's”* place.
(Laughs in coughs and sneezes)
If you get tired,learn to rest,not to quit
-Shazistic
Great!
Thanks @TED-Ed I've learning a lot from Videos 😊
All support ted ed , atleast for their hard work, generosity, dedication the bring out cool stuff and amazing videos , thank you ted ed
Pando is perhaps the world's heaviest organism but it comes nowhere close to honey mushroom (a fungus found in Oregon) which is in fact the world's largest organism.
I can’t be the only one to instinctively respond with “YOUR MUM”
hi, good work is getting better
Thanks TED-Ed 🙏 for giving such knowledge to us..😇😇
OG MinuteEarth viewers : _Hey, I've seen this one!_
OMFG! I've never been so early on a Ted-Ed video.
Same
Great video. I really loved the narration and narrator's voice ♥️
loved the video
Let’s be honest. We were all fooled by the title
Pando is the heaviest organism and the largest organism in terms of dry mass, the largest organism in terms of mass is the Honey (Humongous) Fungus
Such an interesting video! Never knew about this!
It's a very nice and great explanation 🙂
I love the music😍
Do u know the name
I really like the music 🥰
13,000 views just under 1hour 30 minutes damn but you guys deserve it.
Am a big fan of these quality videos bring it on.
TY 😊
What about the giant fungus in oregon? Isn't that larger? Armillaria Ostoyae. That large honey mushroom. It's 965 hectares. I don't know it's weight, but pretty large.
i’m not the only one who misread the title, right?
yeah me too
Yeah I was about to say-
What did you read?
Stuff You Should Know did an amazing episode on Pando! You would think an aspen tree forest would be boring but there’s such a crazy amount to learn about it!
Loved it ❤️❤️ #Save Pando
I'm here bc of stephan
I misread the title at first.
*insert Lenny face here*
( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Ted very good way to learn
Really soothing, amazing and relaxing voice of yours makes me feel incredible🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸👌👌👌👌👌😘
I am subsctibed to many channels but rarely get interested in any video. But this one, the title sounded interesting. Clicked right away lol
Smar!
Same!*
A man of culture i see
Sure. culture...
I think this year culture wants me to search up my favorite animes and start to spank the monkey
@@enchantedshears5357 lol
Who else remembers the swamp from Avatar: The Last Airbender? It must have been inspired by Pando
When he said " pando me not survive us " it brok my heart.
Really cool video
I'm so early I can't think of anything funny :\
Armenia is cool ;)
Omg is that armenia armenia is cool
"This is Goliath, the krill. Don't get too attached." IT HAS A NAME, YOU MONSTER!
The music in this one is cool. good job
Great choice of topic I’m familiar with this amazing life form.
Hey if you're seeing this comment
Hope you have the best life, you can do it.
7 minutes ago..2 dislikes
Haters got notification on!!!
Maybe they misread it like the others...
*You know your lucky when your early to a TED-ED video*
very nice video :)