10 of the RAREST Animals on Earth

[@all.about.nature1987]

Correction: Hainan, while very close to Vietnam, is in fact in China. I can always count on people to find my mistakes quickly. 😅

[@focidhomophobicii2426]

But Vietnam and Taiwan are owned by China. so you're 50% correct

[@jdx478]

Why do you think Vietnam is owned by China. Thats an insult.

[@ToughieTheRabbsFringeLimbedTre]

@@focidhomophobicii2426No?

[@Mikael34333]

@@focidhomophobicii2426nobody is owned by anyone. The people takes that decition.

[@linhtam2361]

@@focidhomophobicii2426In your dream ?

[@samanthahall8939]

The story of the Palos Verdes Blue made me so upset. A baseball field? Really? Not wanting the 'weeds'? Really? Absolutely sickening.

[@raccooninthatoven]

it made me cry. the city had no care for these beautiful butterflies. what really clenched my heart was the DIRECT removal of the weeds to protect the very park that destroyed the Palos Verdes Blue population in the first place. sick, sick, sick.

[@andyrocker9271]

I live right by that town. The city government is very protective of the nature in that area and hardly has any new buildings. They wouldn't pull something like that again. The area has lots of wildlife that is protected.

[@evergreenthequeen]

Like honestly f them kids💀 they wanna play baseball? Too bad, save the butterflies, they’re more beautiful

[@Dethshoot1]

The people in that town are currently having their homes fall into the ocean. Cosmic justice of sorts.

[@raf9396]

Fun fact: 6 Madagascar pochards have recently travelled from lake Sofia back to lake alaotra back into their ancestral home. this is a distance of 300km and their success has been due to Durrell wildlife conservation trusts work and their partnerships. edit: Durrell is also working with the captive breeding of the saint Lucia racer and if u are interested I highly recommend checking all the other species they have helped save.

[@plinyelder8156]

That wasn’t fun. Try again.

[@jisu222]

I disagree I think that is N amazingly fun fact.

[@plinyelder8156]

@@jisu222 nah bruh.

[@anderskjrgaard9230]

@@plinyelder8156tf is wrong With you

[@lazyrainysoul]

@@plinyelder8156it wasn't supposed to be fun, go cry about it

[@c.r.k.7162]

I only recently learned about the vaquita. For some reason, their situation breaks my heart so deeply. Maybe because their faces look so sweet.

[@eduardoescobar1906]

They're incredible animals, but this guy gets it wrong about fishermen being the main reason for their decline, they are not. It's the illegal Chinese demand they pay the cartels a lot of money

[@domo4563]

I agree, they are beautiful!

[@jordyb57]

@@eduardoescobar1906yeah, but the Chinese are paying for them to fish

[@FactoryFugitive]

​@eduardoescobar1906 Alotnof people don't know about that part. It's ashame how many species are close to extinct because the Chinese believe in green eggs and ham magic and eat weird s**t that nobody else on earth does. Gross is an understatement.

[@TheOneEyedMac]

They look like they're prepetually smiling, and it's kinda sad that when they die, their faces are still smiling.

[@joefikifiki]

It's a shame that the City of Rancho Palos Verdes got away with what they've done. Glad the legislation was changed afterwards. Great video! Keep up the good work!

[@newp0rt]

palos verdes is actually a really interesting place. its sad its all generic california houses now. that cliff/beach area its connected to has a TON of fish and wildlife. i go there to spear/hand fish sometimes with a friend. i imagine before we dozed it all down that cliff was home to a lot of interesting stuff. a specific kind of butterfly points in that direction. great place to live though.

[@glenngangan5876]

Yes. Great video. Kept me till the end.

[@Jaime-u5m]

America/Americans always point the finger at others for being in-humane to nature. The wealthy always exempt themselves I suppose.

[@kellybraun7048]

Hearing about the blue butterfly was heartbreaking.

[@FNAF_GamePlays138]

😅

[@promontorium]

2:47 There's actually one main reason everyone ignores as to why the vaquita died off. Look at their range. Right at the mouth of the Colorado River Delta. An ecosystem that has been eliminated since the 1960s. The vaquita had evolved to survive off the delta. The delta provided tons of fish and other life that could breed in the delta and swim out into the gulf. With the delta eliminated for water use for drinking and farming, the vaquita was cut off and its numbers began a sharp decline.

[@fredstar-mw4tl]

It’s sad, but people sometimes gotta admit that it’s an ecosystem based off of survival of the fittest and evolution

[@deepwaters2334]

I think the vaquita should be bred in captivity and released in a similar environment elsewhere (of course, in a place they are not likely to cause a total extinction of another lifeform).

[@rawkguy4896]

​@@deepwaters2334 They can't survive in captivity. One was captured once and died within an hour. Such a unique animal

[@deepwaters2334]

@@rawkguy4896 They just be too delicate, but it is worth a try. Otherwise they will a be gone (if they are not already).

[@entropybear5847]

Yep. Unfortunately the Vaquita's range is like the oceanic version of an island dead-end. They (like the Dodo) evolved into too small and fragile a niche. If it wasn't human activity, eventually some climatic shift would have rendered them extinct.

[@mds_main]

The butterfly story and the "kill the pupfish" stickers broke my heart...

[@adamsmith8296]

You are the first person I've seen cover the Vaquita , I've been obsessed over them for a few years, I wish there was more pressure on saving them

[@di3727]

From a friend who volunteered in the Sea of Cortes some ten years ago: There were attempts, but the Vaquita would die in absolute fear and shock, even during rescue attempts to at least have enough for captive breeding. It's like they rush to extinction on their own.

[@mollymemer]

Victoria has banned native logging. Tasmania is being pressured to do the same. I hope our parrots can bounce back and thrive. Anyway, I really enjoyed this video! I didn't know about many of these animals. Love your channel : )

[@gladeseason3462]

“Little cow” I’m going to cry that’s so adorable wtf

[@domo4563]

This 😢

[@pokemoon7367]

IK it’s not good to add human character traits but it’s face 😭, man.

[@russell2910]

It is being replaced by lol cows.😂😢

[@turiipipip1234]

Yeah its so cute😭😭😭

[@TheRainbowDragoness]

It's very sad to see all these beautiful animals on the brink of extinction.

[@tobyzilla2.074]

Because most humans not all of them are shady corrupt greedy individuals

[@DePoRtEd20]

dont worry, humans will follow soon enough lol, if you ever study the cycles of the earth you will find that eventually earth resets every so often (millions of years) and everything gets wiped out.

[@pratikroy227]

@@DePoRtEd20 And it will be deserved as we are responsible for so many extinction of species because of deforestation and essentially habitation destruction all for the means to gain better life than them.

[@RitoReyes2033]

@@DePoRtEd20 good can't wait since I'm tired of humans (including myself) ruining everything that lives (including themselves) and they don't care about the planet they live on and the animals that they share the planet with. It's pretty disgusting. Tired of all the takeover of spaces and the greed is getting even worse with time due to the rises in technology and how easy it is to take over places and change everything up to satisfaction of the companies and certain people.

[@Dawg347]

I’m sorry but the vaquita ain’t beautiful at all

[@ryanwatts7817]

The butterfly one genuinely made me angry

[@KuyaBJLaurente]

A common trait of these species that I noticed is that all of them are endemic on a very small and specific habitat range.

[@fredstar-mw4tl]

That’s why the world we live in is dubbed survival of the fittest, do I agree with hat humans have done, no! But look at the mongoose and the snake, the mongoose was better suited so therefore it survived!

[@Jaime-u5m]

@@fredstar-mw4tl What will the Mongoose eat after it finishes the snakes and the last of species it feeds on?? it will simply cease to exist.

[@julialungan4722]

​@@fredstar-mw4tlmate thats not how it works. Ofc if you put an animal with no natural predators on a tiny island with all the food it can get it will kill everything. But in the end that will be its downfall, eatting everything means that theres no more food so the population goes extinct too. And that would happen to humans if we dont stop destroying nature.

[@eljanrimsa5843]

The giant salamander has a huge range across a large part of China.

[@massyl25]

@@fredstar-mw4tl You are ignorant. The mongoose isn't supposed to be there. See the asian wasp destroying every bees in Europe. If they keep going, it'll annihilate european biodiversity. Man made stuff like that has nothing to do with survive of the fittest, you are just an other generic american spilling bullshit of that sort. Read books before opening your mouth.

[@ThePhiphler]

It's disturbing how many animals risk extinction due to Chinese beliefs in magic.

[@zztop7306]

You've just lost 100 social credits, citizen!

[@koreyhu2]

Fr it's disgusting and sad. Idk why they can't tell them to stop it

[@sloth_6333]

​@@koreyhu2Funny how all 3 of us here found this video in the past 24 hours. But yeah, when endangered species are on the line I have zero tolerance for traditional medicine, it isn't the excuse of killing them because you're in an impovrished country, you're the one creating the demand to keep this continuing

[@jpw5029]

It’s is, but every country has extinct animals, some just for bloodsport.

[@espeonfamily7799]

Okay, you just straight up offended me but it’s so true.

[@GreenShellGamer]

This channel is going to blow up, i love it, i'm glad to see you getting more of the attention you deserve! great, interesting information, great production value!

[@tencentpistol1]

Just found this vid and subbed.

[@EliLikesCapybaras]

SAVE THE VAQUITA!

[@robertdiehl1281]

Thanks for your videos raising awareness to such sensitive issues. Baja California seas have been massively exploited by foreign greed for at least the past 100 years. The Mexican government has failed both its people and its natural resources. Its continues to this day. In addition to your list are sharks, turtles, whale sharks, swordfish, marlin and a host of other species. When the resources run out the foreign countries take their money elsewhere. Hugely affecting the poorest families whom they have been exploiting.

[@ghoststardancer5030]

I know exactly who your talking about. They live off the backs of the Americans, make money doing scum bag scams, send the money back to their home country. They’re very clever about how they hide what they do, in plain site. Most don’t want to acknowledge what’s going on right in front on them. They are quickly taking over every country that allows them to come their by the planes full, daily. The products they create for sale worldwide is causing cancer and many other autoimmune diseases, disorders, deaths. I say quit buying their products immediately. Find another supplier or do without. They don’t care about the damage they do because they don’t believe in anything. I call them soulless creatures. What they do to dogs, cats, and every other living creature on the planet is beyond my comprehension. Including their own kind. Until people take a stand and call this horrific nightmare out, it will continue until nothing is left to eat, but one another. Take a closer look, until your eyes open. I’m with you, not against you. Ppl need to build their knowledge and confidence. Go forward and put a stop to what’s going on.

[@koffee_val]

Endangered Animal: *exists* Everyone: “We should do everything to protect this animal.” China: “Let’s eat it.”

[@mistahkrabs5544]

The CCP: And let's censor anyone who speaks out of our illegal extinction tactics

[@SheLikesLoons]

yeah it sucks ass

[@Axolotlofdeath-s1o]

True

[@ryanwatts7817]

Or use it for medicine

[@raigquitter]

NO IT'S F*CKING WRONG

[@Skittleztheif]

There’s this newly discovered Squid mostly documented in the deep oceans near Japan, it’s called a Big Fin Squid also known as Magapinna there’s so little information about them, they were discovered a few years ago on camera, scientists only can guess how they eat and not much else about their lifestyles or behaviors, in recent discoveries they have been documented to be aggressive at times. It’s very fascinating, they’re so creepy looking too because they can exceed over 20 feet or 6 meters in length. And the main thing they know about them is they drag their tentacles to collect marine snow in the deep ocean and that’s how they eat.

[@tokedudes]

And it’s called magnapinna by the way.

[@kevinocean523]

@@tokedudes oh stop he was one letter off beitch

[@JM-mg4el]

​@kevinocean523 always good to be corrected regardless

[@glenngangan5876]

I almost discontinued watching. It is so sad to see all the beautiful animals going to extinction. Thank you for sharing so many facts.

[@absolutfx]

Same.

[@illuminaticonfirmed1389]

glad it’s not just me

[@RelicCipher]

Another rare animal I'd like to note would be the Sierra Nevada Red Fox, Vulpes vulpes necator. Only 18-39 are estimated to be left in the wild, and unfortunately not a whole lot is known about the subspecies. It's been listed as endangered since 2021. They're pretty small, 6-10lbs, and despite the name, have a variety of color patterns to help them blend into their surroundings, not just the standard red that you normally think of.

[@heatherpirino6920]

So.happy to see you included the pup fish! I feel like everytime I watch a video or documentary on this topic, I find that China's choices of foods considered "delicacies", include many endangered species. It's quite infuriating in a time when we have so much abundance of food. I also get disgusted at how we humans, as a species, are the most careless and destructive species to ever have lived, even to our own demise. Our greed by far outweighs our intelligence, and that says alot about the "smartest" species on earth. 🙄

[@TrueEnergizerBunnies]

To the people that eat those "delicacies" its not about having something to eat. It's about having a status symbol. Rare species like that cost a fortune to obtain and be able to eat or mount on your wall or whatever. So having one is equal to how other rich people have fancy cars or a huge house they could never make use of. It's why people in China want tiger skin rugs or eat shark fin soup. People who have eaten shark fin soup say it tastes awful but they eat it anyway because its expensive and therefore a way to show off and be flashy if you can afford it.

[@ChingChong02946]

As an Asian myself our logic is that if it’s rare we should eat it, and I agree with it

[@nathantinkler1638]

Amen to that

[@nathantinkler1638]

​@@ChingChong02946that blows my mind why make it go extinct?

[@Cheesecube86]

@@ChingChong02946That is the dumbest logic I have ever heard and u guys eat cats those aren’t exactly rare are they?😊

[@MrRussell2020]

Good job. Species Extinction is one of the most challenging issues facing our global polity today. Glad there are voices in the darkness. Homosapiens sapiens is collectively having a devastating impact on the planet's ecosystems. Thank you for raising awareness.

[@jacobmiller7684]

Palos Verde is a magical area. I didn't even know about the butterflies. Truly gutting to hear about those situations

[@Demons972]

Species in this planet come and go it's a given, but humans ability to accelerate that process would never cease to shock me.

[@koffee_val]

i will never understand the need to eat endangered animals for “medicinal” reasons

[@DaCoolSpider]

Plus, Doctors litterly use poison that can kill you, to make medicine that heals you. How ironic

[@ThurstonWatt]

if it's not part of your culture.....of course you don't understand the need.

[@ncp9095]

You don’t even live there

[@Hollyucinogen]

​@@ThurstonWattPart of their culture is to hunt and eat critically endangered animals, is it? Look, humans are not the most important species to ever exist on planet Earth. Our superficial cultural needs don't trump their need to survive. 😒

[@DanDaFreakinMan]

It's a dumb cultural thing only some people do within a certain region. You won't get it if you are civilized.

[@LowMS3]

Well the algorithm just wants me here i guess haha

[@gringerandom5872]

Same, but I like this channel now

[@GayToBeHere]

​@@gringerandom5872he really deserves the attention

[@mcj44]

It’s cause you’re the protagonist

[@Unprofessional_furry]

The two “haha’s” at the end made it SO damn awkward…

[@lorenzobello2321]

💀

[@Kyle_919]

Wnen i subbed last week you were under 20k subs. Glad to see you getting more attention, well deserved

[@all.about.nature1987]

Thanks so much. In 2 weeks I went from 4k to 21k. KZbin has finally blessed me.

[@mikegriffiths2343]

Nice work! Well researched & interesting. Hope lots of people become more aware of these unique species and their threats. By the way thanks for introducing US states as such, not assuming everyone around the world knows all about America (as so many American youtubers do!)

[@all.about.nature1987]

Thanks for the comment. And I agree about the America-centrism of many KZbinrs. Thankfully, I am Canadian, so I use the metric system and have an outsider view of the US.

[@gladeseason3462]

I love your videos, they’re so informative and you have a lovely voice to listen to. Thank you for your hard work to make them :)

[@Xoxo.gossip.]

I love this vids! I just wanted to also point out another species or two which is Sumatran rhino, and Javan rhino, both of their populations believes to be less than 80 individuals left! Sumatran rhino are more concerning since there’s less populations of them, they used to be all over Thailand and some part of Myanmar, even India but now they can only be found in Indonesia and Malaysia! Estimated population of them seems to be between 34-47 and still decreasing. I don’t believe that they breed successfully in captivity and they prefer the wild which is why their population still decreasing because many of their habitat are destroyed and they used to get hunt for their horn 😢!

[@Jaime-u5m]

Oh, the tentacles of men our dirty paws reach everywhere and destroy. Who ever created us has probably long committed suicide.

[@lisawhereisthecultjam]

I’m so happy your channel is getting the attention it deserves.❤

[@jeanledoux3793]

It breaks my heart that humans are able to save species that are rare and that we disregard the living space of these rare species. Yes, they should be sued. If you had a petition I would sign it immediately.

[@MuertaRara]

Very nice video! Sad topic though.. especially hearing about the Vaquita

[@thanib7796]

Conservation efforts seem to be giving the species new hope though!

[@timmiekat6072]

​@@thanib7796With like 10 left?

[@thanib7796]

@@timmiekat6072 I'm not sure how their progress is atm.

[@bradhaley8432]

I'm 25% Cherokee and have always advocated for protections of all wildlife. Unfortunately though the United States government only wants to protect native species. They have since branched out to help some amphibian species that are not native to the United States. The main factor that I've been seeing is China. They are 1 of a very few nations that don't care if a species dies from their neglect. Monarch butterflies are rare in Shippensburg Pennsylvania and my landlord has 1 of the Monarch butterflies breeding trees in his yard. I've talked about him trying to preserve the tree which his response was that unless the tree is dying it will not be removed.

[@ellie_melodies_hsdofficial]

Thanks for covering the Vaquita, I’ve went talking to everyone I know about them.

[@marty639]

In country animal is not animal its onimal. My country. We say onimal.

[@MusicFandom]

As a kid in the 1970's and 80's in the Ozarks, we used to catch but not keep Ozark Hellbenders a salamander that we called Devil Dogs. They can live up to 25 years but they have been decreasing in population at a pretty quick rate. I am 50 now and I think the last one I have seen was when I was 18 or 19 years old. Kind of like the Horned Lizards we called Horny Toads. Here in Texas they were everywhere when I was a kid. Now, you just dont see them. Fire ants have almost wiped them out.

[@MareShoop]

Thanks for this. I’m a native Arizonan and was wondering why I don’t see horny toads. I’ve just recently moved back here after living in the PNW for 30 years.

[@jointcerulean3350]

Incredible! This Channel rocks! It’s really incredible and superbly awesome, a lot of work goes into these videos 100% is apparent, phenomenal work! also for a suggest, a video about the Cuban crocodiles would be awesome, also one of the rarest animals on earth as well, and has the smallest distribution of any known crocodilian on the planet, there is a lot of significance regarding this species, it is the most ecologically, morphologically, and behaviorally distinct of all the crocodiles, and the most terrestrial one of all as well. Also the only truly Cuban crocodiles are only found in Cuban crocodile farms in Cuba such as the guama croc farm and have genes that are no longer found in the wild. On the topic of the Cuban crocodile, Fascinatingly Cuban crocodiles are actually terrestrial adapt carnivores and were living in fully terrestrial ecosystems in the past on the Bahamas, and Dominican Republic, and were also found even in the Cayman Islands as well and used to hunt black bear sized ground sloths in the Dominican Republic and other islands, and hunt in packs. Regarding the terrestrial nature of the Cuban crocodile, a paper studying the bones of Cuban crocodiles from the blue holes in the Bahamas, looked at the stable isotopes found in the bones of these Cuban crocodile fossils, and they found that Cuban crocodiles were living in a terrestrial food web rather than aquatic. The paper is called “domination by reptiles in a terrestrial food web of the Bahamas prior to human occupation.” Also in another paper called. “The Cuban Crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) from Late Quaternary Underwater Cave Deposits in the Dominican Republic“ They have many adaptations namely there tall deep broad skull long recurved compressed teeth, crooked bite margins, heavily keeled limbs and many osteoderms, shorter rounder tail, long very powerful legs and arms. And are capable of preforming a rotary and transverse gallop! The ones at the guama crocodile farm have the most important genetics, having the most terrestrial features, and more expressed features, and the ones at the guama croc farm have Insane squamosal horns, looking very much like a living voay robustus. Cuban crocodiles are the closest modern analogy to quinkana, and other terrestrial mekosuchines, sebecids, and Planocraniids. Also the best way to conserve the Cuban crocodile would be to selectively breed the ones for the guama croc farm which have the most genetic diversity and terrestrial genes having the longest limb proportions, agility, speed, and morphological features. And Eventually starting a rewilding reintroduction plan into terrestrial landscapes they once’s inhabited like the Bahamas, but they would first need to reintroduced the other key stone species like Hutia rodents, rock iguanas, red footed and yellow footed tortoises, flightless rails, and so forth. There has actually been talks, plans of reintroducing Cuban crocodiles back into terrestrial landscapes of the Bahamas it was in an article called “rewilding reptiles to eco engineer the anthropocene.” Also Cuban crocodiles from the guama crocodile farm stock would also be a good taxon substitute for the terrestrial ziphodont land crocodile quinkana of Australia. On a final note they found another new ziphodont land crocodile in Australia Pleistocene age, related to quinkana but with a well preserved skull and is yet to be published, the preview paper is called “A new ziphodont eusuchian from the Pleistocene of Queensland, and implications for Australasia's ziphodont crocodylian diversity” also there is the likely hood of finding a terrestrial mekosuchine crocodile, which would gain the title as the most terrestrial modern croc found persisting today. Also thanks again for these epic, informative, and incredible Videos! hope to see more like this in the future 👍

[@RetroxyYT]

Please have a look at Saimaa ringed seal ❤ They are an endangered species of seal only found in Finland.

[@Ares_pb]

Seeing vakitas marinas, being shown makes me proud, i live in baja and i have seen one of them but soooooo long ago :)

[@oshadhakandawela7658]

Good work brother ❤️🎉 keep it up…we love nature and wanna hear all about it! Love from SL🇱🇰

[@tangerinecowboy]

Bro can we PLEASE save those Vaquitas they look so adorable.

[@bdbgh]

Didn't know there were other mammals that have bamboo as their main source of food other than pandas

[@danm8004]

It's rare, perhaps because it's a species-ending trait. It certainly correlates. Another mammal that eats bamboo is, of course, homo sapiens.

[@serfranklin6022]

The commentator's voice is so calming, relaxing and soothing ❤️

[@swampgaytor]

love the info in this video. btw, the devils hole pupfish also survive in Death Valley! if I remember correctly they are the most closely related to the devils hole pupfish. They are also critically endangered, though you can find them at salt creek. I believe the trail may be closed currently due to construction (could be wrong) but I’ve been out there and seen the little guys, they’re quite cute!

[@tacticplanner7188]

Thanks for the videos. This information is not easy to find and you present it in such an upbeat professional manner I really enjoy your content and very much appreciate the videos. I keep hoping to see someone rediscover the Great Auk.😊

[@dv6899]

Great Video! Thanks for the content!!

[@tell-me-a-story-]

Aww, little bitty whales.. I wish there were more of them. How adorable they are! Look at their button eyes!

[@ryanstewart4444]

In 1990 I reported what turned out to be a Carolinian Parakeet in the Norfolk region of Southern Ontario (A Carolinian Range). No-one believed me due to me being a 'dumb kid'. Almost 35 years later and I stand by my report, Small populations are difficult to quantify.

[@outinthesticks1035]

I once had a flock of whooping cranes fly over me . They were only thirty feet up , and turned and flew over me a second time . No chance of misidentification. I phoned the whooping crane hot line and when I told the man who answered he said that it was not whooping cranes , I was over 100 miles outside of the normal flight path and he was not even going to record my report

[@SheLikesLoons]

didnt that go extinct in 1939 though

[@plutonium09]

15:48 this info makes me so happy, I’m glad we are working hard to bring them back

[@MyChannel-m9h]

Then there's the northern white rhinoceros which is more or less extinct.

[@nightlunastar]

Yeah, only two females who can't give birth because of health reasons and some Embryos we humans created are left

[@ToughieTheRabbsFringeLimbedTre]

Hopefully southern whites can be surrogates as we have embryos and sperm from nothern whites

[@screensamurai1076]

Savox!? I didn’t expect to see you here.

[@1Thani]

I’m glad the algorithm recommended this to me, subbed and liked, good work

[@mattgonzales774]

lol the vaquita is so cute. their lil faces look straight out of charlie the unicorn ^.^

[@Todomo]

your channel is growing very fast! just for analytics sake, this was the first video of yours i saw in my recommended and now i’ve binged all of them!

[@erisgh0sted961]

What did the eastern black created gibbon say to the logger? The Gibbon: 1,2,3,4 100 more acres we don't exist anymore.

[@Dawg347]

The logger, not being able to understand gibbon language, hastily chops down their tree and leaves.

[@boogiman007]

your calm soothing voice and soft music is why i watch your videos!

[@pierreabbat6157]

A note on screen mentioned the totoaba. The swim bladder of the bahaba, which is found in southern China, is used in traditional Chinese medicine. The bahaba is now critically endangered, so Chinese medicine suppliers turn to the closely related totoaba, whose range overlaps with that of the vaquita.

[@jordirubies5575]

Yes and the vaquita gets entangled in the totaba nets. By the way totoaba fishing is illegal

[@turtle170378]

I hope you can cover Rafetus swinhoei at some stage. It makes a lot of these species look common and I've been lucky enough to see one. Thanks for another amazing video.

[@witsyditsy7290]

I wish people would talk about the Mongolian Gobi Bear. Theres only like 20 of them left on Earth now.

[@MrOats1234]

Woah how did you get 20k subs that fast. I guess the algorithm gods have finally blessed you. At this rate I think you could get 100k by next year!

[@all.about.nature1987]

Oh man, that would literally be a dream come true.

[@ToughieTheRabbsFringeLimbedTre]

Should’ve included the Yangtze giant Softshell turtle with only 2 males left

[@greaterglider]

thank you for covering the orange bellied parrot an amazing species that needs are help

[@ToughieTheRabbsFringeLimbedTre]

Also they are currently breeding a captive breeding program for Saint Lucia Racer

[@zork6233]

I’m from Baja California, I remember doing research of the Vaquita in Highs School a couple years ago. It’s so frustrating to feel useless about the Vaquita’s situation…

[@lechanoine9372]

I believe AtlasPro did an interesting video mentioning those butterflies. I recommend it.

[@StargazingVoid]

I have two lemurs at my zoo. They recently had one baby so now there’s three. Baby is probably full grown by now. I haven’t visited my local zoo in quite a bit since I was busy with school. I graduated last month however.

[@russell2910]

These rare animals are precious, almost like Pokemon

[@russell2910]

Indeed

[@Dawg347]

Did you forget to switch accounts.

[@russell2910]

@@Dawg347 no, everything went down exactly as planned.🚬😎🇺🇲

[@russell2910]

Indeed

[@roderickvaliente7328]

Very informative video. And very nice narration. Im a subscriber now and looking forward to more videos in the future.

[@juliaforsyth8332]

Smallest and rarest Dolphins are New Zealand's Hector and Maui Dolphin.

[@No1.OriginalTrilogyStarWarsFan]

Great video as always mate.

[@PinchyTheKittyGirl]

Those were the saddest gibbons ever. 5:41

[@JuanArnaizGonzalez]

On the image showing the protest to protect the vaquita there was a woman holding a poster that said "La extinción es para siempre" meaning "extinction is forever" this is such an obvious cuote but still gives so much to think. This video broke my heart, it's absurd the amount of the natural beauty of our planet just for our enjoyment. Thank you for the knowledge you share in this great video. ❤

[@greenghoul157]

I hate that the vaquita will become extinct in our lifetime

[@fsm5184]

1st time watching your channel...really like it...great info...

[@Mattipedersen]

Sadly, the largest threat to endangered species is and will always be "Capitalism". Fortunately, with advances in DNA technology, it may be possible to bring some of these animals back.

[@InfinityArtVisions-fm2bs]

This is just depression Every time I see videos like this I just have to cry

[@NqniKun2001]

*Anything rare/critical endangered* Chinese : _Medicine_

[@Randomperson10083]

*sees a extremely rare animal than has under 50 of them living* China: “this must be an elixir for eternal life!”

[@Cyanpatagonus]

I’d love to see a rarest parrots video! MANY of the recognizable species in captivity are critically endangered in the wild including Citron Cockatoos who are endemic to a single island.

[@MatthewTheWanderer]

Why is the Chinese Giant Salamander on this list? According to this video it has orders of magnitude more numbers than the other species on this list!

[@Thebeanz_aredead]

Calm and educational 10/10

[@ericfreuler5037]

is there anything the chinese won't eat....?

[@pan3989]

Blue-Ringed Octopus, I think

[@Dragons4ever55]

People

[@CAMSLAYER13]

No

[@Noa_Lynn]

I really enjoy your videos, Thank you!

[@williamblansett5786]

We have known this dolphin the fish that lives with it have been in crisis for such a long time. Unfortunately the so-call "conservation" groups would prefer to attend banquets and fundraisers to receive praise for trying to change the world that to actually follow through on plans that would actually work. What about Gavin Newsom leading a group of "conservationists" and section of a part of a bay in south California for both dolphin and the fish lead a group to capture both species of animals. Scientists would care for their breeding. It would require it to be California. The same thing can be done in Guam, Hawaii, Florida, Puerto Rico or anywhere among the numerous islands that are owned by theUnited States or United Kingdom.

[@CalvesFanatic]

Yay another video! I always love your vids, your commentary is lovely to listen to

[@xpsyclops6050]

So today I learned that these poor animals are endangered because of deforestation, pollution, mongoose and China 😢

[@QwertyUiop-vq6ye]

Please make a video about The Ganga River Dolphins in India . They are the only species of fresh water dolphins in the world and are dangerously low in number . ❤

[@Kozkayn]

There are other freshwater dolphins in the world. Sadly, all of them are under threat.

[@Fede_99]

16:34 the term "living fossil" it's just outdated and doesn't have any scientific value, so it's better not to use it anymore. Aside from that, great video as always

[@Saiyan_B]

Everything is a delicacy in china smh

[@lindamurdoch9888]

Another great video. Keep it up. Those numbers are climbing

[@oldgold8247]

This guy's got a great relaxing voice

[@fintanduffyable]

Love the channel even if it depresses me!

[@georgemiller2396]

This is wonderful information great work

[@markdaman4368]

I love you man keep up the great videos

[@jaklova418]

Amazing and informative as always

[@Oficial_clover]

I love this video keep the good work up

[@FactoryFugitive]

I wish I could have a tank full of pup fish just to keep them around just in case.

[@angelinanguyen8690]

The videos are amazing as ever ❤❤❤

[@eljanrimsa5843]

In 2021 the new Mexican government allowed fishing in the previously protected Vaquita habitat. That probably will kill the last vaquitas, and perhaps the last of the endangered totoabas they are fishing, too.

[@donquixote2072]

There's so much emphasizes on how hunting endangers animals, that I think many people forget just how bad agricultural development harms the environment as well. More so even, as rather than individuals being picked off, entire ecosystems are laid to waste.

[@MourningCoffeeMusic]

Those “Kill The Pupfish” stickers are insane.