I wonder how well would zoo animals would fare if they were able to escape?
@Eco-Nerd3 сағат бұрын
@@dariusbrock2351 Yeah I guess it depends on the species and the part of the continent they were in, if people released them before they died and a million other factors!
@runtdmc7966 сағат бұрын
are these megafauna now?? i don't think these regular invasive species brought over in the last couple hundred years have replaced actual megafauna that lived when humans arrived tens of thousands of years ago and also went extinct ten thousands of years ago?
@dariusbrock23516 сағат бұрын
Loved this! Kind of like the Future is Wild or Life After People.
@Eco-Nerd3 сағат бұрын
@@dariusbrock2351 Thank you 😊
@dariusbrock235123 сағат бұрын
Wow, this is awesome!
@Eco-Nerd16 сағат бұрын
@@dariusbrock2351 Thanks Darius 😊
@zeeshanjalees6678Күн бұрын
Australia should introduce lions or tigers to control all populations of animals
@user-ix4yf4tv4gКүн бұрын
There are no benefits. Extinct animals are extinct.
@Usurper1232 күн бұрын
So Australia needs a larger Predator. The should start a pilot project to bring in some Asiatic Lions. They naturally live in arid areas and if they work out they could really use the increased numbers and new habitat.
@rocknrollajohnnyquid8762 күн бұрын
Australia just needs some lions now to complete the invasive species😂
@kenemail39362 күн бұрын
One way of looking at these ferral beasties is if we really needed them for food.
@M4DBMX2 күн бұрын
Rewilding... We do that through immigration
@dariusbrock23512 күн бұрын
I know reintroducing some animals like elephants and camels is something likely not to happen but it does make a nice fantasy. Great video and new sub!
@Eco-Nerd2 күн бұрын
@@dariusbrock2351 Yeah, it's hard to imagine in it the modern world but who knows! Thank you, I really appreciate it 😎
@gabrielg.24012 күн бұрын
You mentioned that the largest of our sloths was around 1.5 tons. In fact, the genus Eremotherium could grow to be much larger, we're talking elephant size, with adults averaging out at about 3 to 4 tons and having a bipedal stance of at least 12 ft. Truly some of the most impressive animals to ever walk this earth.
@Eco-Nerd2 күн бұрын
@@gabrielg.2401 You're right I totally missed them! I thought they went extinct at an earlier that date and not at the time I was speaking about in the video.
@gabrielg.24012 күн бұрын
@@Eco-Nerd No worries. Just confirmed it and it's Eremotheirum laurillardi that I'm referring to which I read disappeared 10 to 14 thousand years ago in North America.
@Eco-Nerd2 күн бұрын
@@gabrielg.2401 Cool! Thanks for letting me know!
@gabrielg.24012 күн бұрын
The megafauna species I think should absolutely be returned to what is now the U.S. mainland, Canada and Mexico would of course be the modern relatives of what was here 20,000 years ago: Collared Peccaries in California and the West, basically wherever the flat-headed peccary (Platygonus compressus) once roamed as physiologically they were apparently extremely similar - The Modern Caballoid Horse a.k.a Wild Horses, a form that is Native to N.A. and in much need of recovery - Tapirs from Central and South America - The Modern Llama (genus Lama) - Camels with Dromedaries being released where it is most suitable for them to thrive i.e. desert regions while the cold-adapted Bactrian be established in Canadas far north for example - American Bison by their millions restored to their historic range, including California - And last but not least, the Jaguar (Panthera onca) who could once be found across the continent from coast to coast
@gabrielg.24012 күн бұрын
Also, I think the Capybara may be something to consider as I've heard about its extinct counterpart which happened to be even larger.
@MatthewTheWanderer3 күн бұрын
Also, rabbits are a major invasive species that has caused a lot of problems. They used to number as many as 600 million!
@Eco-Nerd2 күн бұрын
@@MatthewTheWanderer Yeah rabbits ate very problematic and provide direct competition to many of the native species!
@MatthewTheWanderer3 күн бұрын
They should introduce tigers to the far northern areas as an apex predator, since that niche isn't being properly filled.
@Joseph131633 күн бұрын
Knew about all but the binturong though i know of its existence,i mistook for an aya aye
@Eco-Nerd3 күн бұрын
@@Joseph13163 Aw yeah they're both definitely very weird animals anyway 😆
@MrDesmondPot3 күн бұрын
If we can get the lynx back and no babies or dogs get got then the wolf will be an easier sell.
@Eco-Nerd3 күн бұрын
@@MrDesmondPot Definitely! We'd have to restore a lot of land to nature first to bring back the Lynx but we need to do that regardless!
@ethandoingstuff14333 күн бұрын
The australian ecosystem had 1 very impactful megafauna which is no longer ecologically functioning the same way. Homo sapiens. Using fire to open scrub, driving herds of kangaroos, raising packs of dingos, each family managing their own collection of varying ecosystems. Humans are now doing modern agriculture on land that can’t provide in the way it does in Europe or North America, and the systems which help to regulate flora and fauna are thrown out of whack.
@ethandoingstuff14333 күн бұрын
The problem is, the dingo, which is the indigineous dog, was common place across australia. But nowadays they are exterminated so farmers dont have to deal with them. All these megafauna can’t really be good for the ecosystem if they dont have predators :(
@1legend5174 күн бұрын
I thought the terror bird was the largest in south America during that time. Very interesting though. Fascinating stuff.
@Eco-Nerd4 күн бұрын
@@1legend517 Yeah the terror birds were much larger than the Rhea but they went extinct much earlier than 10,000 B.C., it's thought they went extinct around 96,000 years ago 😊 Thank you, glad you enjoyed the video 😎
@1legend5174 күн бұрын
@@Eco-Nerd Oh wow thanks for that. I didn't realise that I thought they went extinct more recently. That does that does make sense given they weren't in any of the indigenous rock/cave art. Interesting.
@Eco-Nerd3 күн бұрын
@@1legend517 Yeah exactly! Would've been amazing (probably terrifying) if humans met them
@1legend5173 күн бұрын
@@Eco-Nerd They wouldve been fascinating for sure.
@mikusoxlongius4 күн бұрын
They're reintroducing the Moo Slim species, to their detriment.
@BlueBird-wb6kb4 күн бұрын
The True "Native Americans" they killed these amazing creatures and Karma killed them back when Europeans arrived.
@cellb26194 күн бұрын
00:01🙄🤔 "when humans arrived in America " . humans were already in America.
@Eco-Nerd4 күн бұрын
@@cellb2619 There were no humans in America before the first humans arrived in America. The first evidence of humans in North America is around 25,000 years ago and the first evidence of sustained population and culture is the Clovis people around 12,000 years ago.
@SorenAlba544 күн бұрын
Very impressive, Ecology Nerd. As an admirer of birds of prey, I approve this very much. From this, there was a very of eagles that I never even heard of until now. I’m also glad that you’ve mentioned the Haast’s Eagle, even though it’s been long extinct. Next video should be all species of owls since they’re just as special as the eagles themselves. Cheers.
@Eco-Nerd4 күн бұрын
@@SorenAlba54 Thank you! Really glad you enjoyed it. Yeah I learned a lot of new species while recording it too! Thank you, I'll put the owls om my video list 😊
@Joseph131635 күн бұрын
Wild boar is already here in ireland though its considered an invasive species as its not pure wild boar but nevertheless its here
@Eco-Nerd5 күн бұрын
@@Joseph13163 They get released the odd time by hunters but they seem to get hunted out fairly quickly each time (if not culled by the NPWS). There hasn't been a sighting since 2020 unfortunately
@austinzollo50985 күн бұрын
There is no such thing as an Australian otter.
@Eco-Nerd5 күн бұрын
@@austinzollo5098 Quickly google the Rakali and you'll see that the other name commonly used for it is "Australian Otter" 😊
@roryoneill94445 күн бұрын
Both the Aurochs and Tarpan should be cloned to gamete level to add to as back-breeding programs as well as gamete cloning for European Bison and Iberian Ibex..
@coen74446 күн бұрын
This is actually wild, as someone in Australia who studies native ecology it is insane to me, that you are trying to justify these invasive species being here and not being eradicated.
@Eco-Nerd6 күн бұрын
@@coen7444 As someone who is studying Australian ecology you must then be aware of the amount of large herbivores lost to the country and the subsequent dependency on human made fires to maintain the landscape. A practice which is unsustainable, impractical and unsafe in modern Australia. The largest native obligate browser that remains is the Swamp Wallaby, an animal smaller than a cocker spaniel, showing a complete loss of many trophic levels and ecosystem function. Most of the introduced animals have little to no benefit for the ecosytem and I stated so in the video.
@deatherutts6 күн бұрын
Hell build a few large watering hole's and add some Lion's Cheetahs and leopard's or Jaguar's maybe some other predator fish and Crabs and few bird predator's fight invasive never know might work
@deatherutts6 күн бұрын
Who let the animal's out wwwooo wwwooo wwwooo
@deatherutts6 күн бұрын
That's what they all say bro 😅😅😅😅😅
@hircenedaelen6 күн бұрын
I think all the things you suggest here would be great actually. Replacing cows with rhino's would be particularly good imo. We can't get back what was there, but we can try to replicate it
@greenphantom19556 күн бұрын
Just release lions
@Ballistics_Computer7 күн бұрын
I hope they bring the cheetah to north america one day, perhaps with some mild gene alterations to give them a more appropriate coat, likely similar to that of the cougar as that is the surmised closest living relative of the north american cheetah. I've heard it's in the works but who knows if it will go anywhere
@omarsali29907 күн бұрын
Lion and tiger should be on the list because both there max weight (recorded) is 313 and 317 (gorged stomach of course) respectively so why put only one
@Eco-Nerd7 күн бұрын
@@omarsali2990 I was only using the max weight that is regularly achieved within the species, I mentioned some freak occurrences in the video like one polar bear recorded weighing over 1 tonne but that's not within their usual weight range which is the metric I was using to rank them. The three species in the video prior to tigers almost certainly would have had specimens reaching well over 300 kg on occasion as well 😊
@omarsali29907 күн бұрын
@@Eco-Nerd but tigers certainly do not reach over 300kg regularly being above 250nis extremely rare already 300 is just the exception being found after it ate a huge meal Maybe you should have put it earlier in the video thek it would probably make slightly more sense Anyways it's just a meaningless ficsation from my part don't bother with it
@pranjalmishra-hd127 күн бұрын
Nilgai sees regularly by indian 😂
@Eco-Nerd7 күн бұрын
@@pranjalmishra-hd12 Wow! That must be cool 😎
@pranjalmishra-hd127 күн бұрын
@@Eco-Nerd actually they destroy crops and are bigger than cattles so actually dangerous and aggressive in nature
@Richard-gy1pq7 күн бұрын
@Econerd some people's obviously had your thoughts around 100yrs ago. Government claim's no proof but leopard and cougar are here in Victoria 100%
@charIaw7 күн бұрын
European talks about introducing Eurasian animals to Australia, instead we should have our own native species dominate. Any non native animals would be a horrible idea. Literally the whole history of Australia’s species being introduced has always had NEGATIVE Consequences. I can see the same thing happening with all these introduced animals.
@Polosatiy_Varan7 күн бұрын
Komodo dragons and Cuban crocodiles can help destroy invasive animals. And Asian water monitors help in the fight against the cane toad.
@SWRural-fk2ub7 күн бұрын
"Oostvaardersplassen" , This literally means 'East (sea)farers puddles'. 'Oo' in Dutch is pronounced as the 'oa' in toast, not the 'ooh' as in tool.
@Eco-Nerd7 күн бұрын
@@SWRural-fk2ub Cool, thank you! I'll do my best to pronounce it like that in future!
@paulgower83357 күн бұрын
So.... Before the First Australian Colonists got here, 50 thousand years ago, Australia was a wild life paradise. Then they got here and fucked everything up!!!!! So... Australian Aboriginals are ecological vandals!!!!!
@sno44397 күн бұрын
Why would you want to make Australia even more dangerous? Don't you think we got enough problems
@thomasmoore59497 күн бұрын
We have reintroduced the European Beaver in Scotland and it is contributing a great deal of positive outcomes to our environment.
@Eco-Nerd7 күн бұрын
@@thomasmoore5949 Yeah beavers are amazing for ecosystems! Sadly we have no evidence of beavers ever being in Ireland but a lot of us hope that an introduction will still be considered some day 🤞
@mickhack80348 күн бұрын
The Netherlands, despite being overpopulated is transforming aswell. The return of the Wolf is the best example of this and i for one would LOVE if we decline the population dramatically (via immigration) and let nature run its course
@shelldog84508 күн бұрын
That’s enough just bring the elephants here
@SPIOoner8 күн бұрын
no i cant the thumbnail is to fuzzy
@Eco-Nerd8 күн бұрын
@@SPIOoner 🤣
@aquaspino29028 күн бұрын
Hello Australian here!. I'd like to say the introducing big cats would he a horrible idea! In Australian we have absolutely massive feral cats that can get bigger than the aberage human. we can't have pets like Maine coon's since if the genes of a maine coon spreads through the population of cats that would be horrible. Also, when i come to a large predator, one of the better options would be Cat but not a big cat. Cheetahs are very distantly related to big cats and domestic cats, so they would serve wonders. Or the hyena since they are used to taking down big game