6 Apex Predators That Would Take Over If North America And Australia Merged

[@tvbnine793]

Tsuki, my man, you NEED to make this a series!! I'd love to see a video of Africa and Australia, Asia and North America, South America and Africa, etc. Obviously I wouldn't want to see any continents like this merge in real life either, but it makes great discussions.

[@CatAT0N1_C]

You should do a vid where all the Gondwanan landmass (Africa, South America, Australia) gets merged with each other. Just a giant ecological battle royale

[@TsukiCove]

great idea :)

[@johntodd3910]

@@TsukiCoveyou should do video on the most aggressive monkeys White faced Capuchin Bald uakari Drill Grey langur Reshus macaque Mandrill Gelada Olive baboon Chacma baboon And another new request video Ranking the most dangerous rainforests New Guinea Tasmania Java Sumatra Western ghats Amazon Costa Rica Congo

[@bustavonnutz]

Africa would dominate tbh

[@CheatsythePimp2]

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[@ethandollarhide7943]

The concept of North America and Australia becoming merged sounds like something straight out of " The Future is Wild" and I love it.

[@TsukiCove]

I'm glad, i thought it was silly but it's also fun

[@arkprice79]

@@TsukiCove I thought it was a creative idea and not silly at all

[@dobermommartha]

@@TsukiCovenot silly at all. I like looking at things from a different perspective-I am a fan of cougars and brown bears 💗 Fabulous video

[@hitavi4965]

That would be so cool!

[@hannahrodwell6387]

Love your content mate 💪 always interesting

[@TsukiCove]

thanks i appreciate the support :)

[@jffishing4859]

Keep up the great videos man

[@TsukiCove]

will do :) thanks for the support

[@bonesawmcgraw9728]

Great idea for a video!

[@TsukiCove]

thanks, it was very fun to make :)

[@hudd121yt]

good video as always

[@PuffPiastri]

Dingo and Wolf.. heck, name it a Wongo 😂 even sounds like it is from Australia

[@rafaelnavarro5522]

Dingus wouldn't stand a chance against grey wolves, red wolves, or coyotes they would probably become extinct or crossbreed with wolves and yotes

[@the.jedi.survivor]

Your joking right? In a 1v1 dingo beats all 3​@@rafaelnavarro5522

[@jakesuyderhoud1865]

@@rafaelnavarro5522 one thing it is dingo and dingos may become extinct but are most likely breeding with other Canids from north America

[@TANK_LOVER-pb4hz]

What about dilf I took the di in dingo and took the lf in wolf

[@fuducker2]

Don't forget jaguars in the far south of North America, and polar bears in the far north! Both are apex predators and strict hypercarnivores. Wolves and brown bears will be the ultimate generalists. Cougar is the most adaptable predatory specialist. But polar bears and jaguars are, in my opinion, the two most dominant hypercarnivorous specialists.

[@sorreldislikespotatoes9882]

I think polar bears would struggle with the high temperatures of Australia.

[@fuducker2]

@@sorreldislikespotatoes9882 absolutely, they’d probably stay put in the north. But the merging of the continents would definitely have an effect on them in ways we can’t predict. The bridge between ecosystems will be affected by the introduction of different species.

[@TsukiCove]

Yes you are correct but i felt that the polar bear wouldn't really merge with Australia. I ran out of time but i was going to include the jaguar

[@fuducker2]

@@TsukiCove I understand your reasoning. Just something interesting to think about :)

[@simonpitt4632]

@@fuducker2 maybe kangaroos would evvolve to survive in the far north

[@arkprice79]

Keep up the amazing videos, Dude!!! If these two continents merged and grey wolves entered the Australian ecosystem, I think they would be outstanding to have around as they could feed on many of the introduced species like feral horses and Deer as well as water buffalo and wild hogs

[@TsukiCove]

will do and i agree but i think they would decimate a lot of the native species too

[@arkprice79]

@@TsukiCove Yeah, that could happen too!!! @EcologyNerd has stated that cougars would be good candidates for an Australian predator introduction to fill in the Niche of the extinct Marsupial Lion!!

[@dazaitken1990]

This is interesting. With north america and Australia having 2 completely different ecosystems and weather it would heavily depend on that. Like if it was too hot as a result a lot of the north american animals would suffer, and reversed if it was too cold. Love the videos man 🙂

[@SteveD93.]

Loved the vid. Would like to see Europe/Africa South America/ Asia

[@neeraj1369]

Great work. Stunning visuals and presentation. Are the clips self produced or from a stock library.

[@TsukiCove]

thank you i really appreciate it :) the clips are from multiple stock libraries and some are from photographers that use creative commons licences

[@pinkrose076]

Great video.

[@mantaray2239]

Interesting topic, skillfully presented. I enjoy all your videos.

[@TsukiCove]

thank you i really appreciate the support :)

[@nilanjanachatterjee9023]

Excellent video 😊

[@paleo-zoo-keeper-association]

While the brown bear is would struggle in Catching wallabies and kangaroos, most of the other small marsupials they would definitely have no problem catching and eating; these marsupials include are not limited to bandicoots, numbats, wombats, possums, bilby's, and others. There's a lot of insects they would love to eat over there, especially those honey ants and green ants that taste like lemon. Mountain lions have been found in the Amazon rainforest, to the Australian rainforest would be no different and they will definitely have a Heyday with all the feral deer in Australia

[@GemericCommenter5]

Coyote Peterson: Australia has the most dangerous animals on Earth. Africa: Am I a joke to you?

[@FromTheGong]

In actual fact we probably have some of the least dangerous animals compared to other continents. Ours run away from us, over there they chase and eat you.

[@FromTheGong]

Mofo youtube is not allowing replies again. Pretty p/ssweak youtube.

[@925263]

@@FromTheGong Yeah, Australia's most dangerous animals are either in the ocean, so you actually have to go out of your way to be near them, or venomous, for the majority of which an antivenom exists. Yes, a kangaroo can fuck you up and no, you should not pet a dingo, but neither of those is going out of its way to hurt a person.

[@user-TN65K0]

Africa and Asia standing there like:

[@dariusdafigga]

Still using “am I a joke to you?” in 2024

[@cqstlupin6074]

Only tsuki fans remember this was an aquarium channel

[@TsukiCove]

haha you've been here a long time :)

[@jakewilson4679]

Very interesting video Mr Tsuki 😊

[@TCM_Edits01]

My favourite channel about animals is yours 🙏 can you rank the deadliest eagles next

[@RUBPROMAL]

It's always interesting to theorize such ideas. I often wonder how species such as elephants, great apes and certain canids or bears could dwell in certain areas. Even remote or unlikely areas such as Antarctica

[@StevenHughes-hr5hp]

Polar bears would feed on penguins and seals down south just like they would up north.

[@sarantissporidis391]

Greece has its own population of brown bears and the weather here is quite warmer than in most of the United States. This population is bouncing back and they have begun to expand in the southern parts of Pindos mt range which is located in the south west of the country. If they can thrive in a warm Mediterranean climate my opinion is that they could survive in most parts of Australia. They could target large invasive herbivores such as horse, camel, ox, buffalo, donkey, goat and deer.

[@PuffPiastri]

Mr. Tsuki, every time I watch your videos it makes the day better. As an Aussie, I tell people all the time that our animals only hurt you if you’re stupid. Also, let’s face it, the real deadly animals here are things like the Irukandji jellyfish, blue ringed octopus and cone snail.. Our water has potential to be very bad, but even then, you have to be very unlucky. If you get bitten by a snake, spider or croc, it’s probably your fault. If you’re stupid enough to go into water/lagoons up north where crocs are, that’s on you 😂 water holes can be just enough to cover them, but you throw a stick in and they will react.

[@TsukiCove]

I'm glad I've gotten the Aussie approval haha. I'm thinking about living over there for a year or so in the future so i'll be able to see for myself :)

[@ScaleHunt]

Honestly, I think this topic is fascinating. The idea of two continents fusing together is awesome. Imagine the interactions between these species as they have never seen each other before & what kind adaptions may come from this.

[@PuffPiastri]

Brown bears would absolutely dominate in Tasmania. Just imagine, a nice cool climate, nothing to challenge them. They would many types of food and there is a decent amount of room for them to explore and thrive.

[@StevenHughes-hr5hp]

Climate is irrelevant. People might have wiped them out but brown bears used to live as far south as Mexico.

[@NaturesTemper]

Wolves do occur in thick rainforest in India, temperate rainforests of north america, and use to thrive in European rainforest before habitat destruction.

[@Coolbluedude21112]

Nice

[@Bendytube72]

4:40 I thought you said the colder states IN Canada I was about to get the RCMP on your ass lol

[@malakidemeo4425]

Mom wake up tsuki uploaded

[@cheesegrande3243]

Ik it’s a difficult concept, but you should make a video about if the whole world was one continent which 5-10 animals would dominate the ocean and land. That would be a fire video

[@FromTheGong]

Fun fact and updated fact. There are reportedly healthy exotic/introduced cougar populations in various locations around Australia, mainly northern NSW, The Grampians Victoria and south west WA. How they got there is anyone's guess and a few theories are hotly debated as is their official recognition. (Yeh we [gvnmt depts] know they're there but it's easier if we tell you they aren't there, just very big cats, nothing out there, trust us) It's now accepted 2022-3 Dingoes arrived in Australia via the former land bridge during the last ice age 8-15,000+ years ago. Not sure how it was discovered but that's the accepted arrival time range and way. Something to do with the New Guinea Singing Dog rediscovery.

[@IanPendleton-gh6ox]

Do you have any sources for either of those claims?

[@FromTheGong]

@@IanPendleton-gh6ox Research of Dingoes undertaken by UNSW plus various other research papers published. Search research on dingo genetics, Dr Kylie Cairns, Prof David Letnic, the only names I remember offhand. These were unpopular findings and challenges by MLSC, Sheep and Wool Industry plus WDAP for obvious reasons as it will potentially limit the amount of control permitted. Victoria has already recognised these findings and have put protection orders on Dingoes in the states south west. There are various forums and talks by researchers on the presence of big cats in Australia as well as documented reports by various state Primary Industries departments and I was told straight from the horses mouth not to go public with our sightings, saying we know it's thete, it's doing no harm so leave it be with the end of the quote "....we don't want those city Rambo's running around with cannons".

[@FromTheGong]

@@IanPendleton-gh6ox Also Aboriginal Dreamtime stories of how old man dingo lead his family across the land that is now under the water. There's also one about how the brindle dingo walked here the same way.

[@IanPendleton-gh6ox]

@@FromTheGong I mean either academic sources from scientists or accounts of those tales from the Aboriginal peoples, not whatever you know about. Until I see them, I'll remain a sceptic.

[@FromTheGong]

@@IanPendleton-gh6ox Can you read? Dr Kylie Cairns PhD, UNSW genetic research. Professor Mike Letnic, School of Biology Earth and Environment UNSW. For all others look it up for yourself, I wouldn't have a clue how to find it all with the whatever you do for links and stuff but it's all there if you want to find it. That's why I screen shot everything I want to go back to. I'm a boilermaker not a computer or internet wiz. And I also have nearly 30 years experience working with and researching wild and captive Dingoes.

[@misterx168]

No jaguars? Why do you always ignore Mexico and Central America?

[@drjekelmrhyde]

He actually did show a jaguar in the beginning of the video.

[@duckydarrick7460]

I'd be curious about how Some of the big rattlesnakes like the diamondback and the timber would fare

[@BroomeBlocker4]

A few things you probably overlooked, Alligators might not have it so easy as Bull Sharks regularly go in fresh water, so they would compete with each other. Also the cougar might come off second best against the bigger kangaroos, they will literally lure them into the water and drown them

[@TsukiCove]

Bull sharks are in Florida's rivers too and they don't seem to have an affect on the alligators and i doubt the kangaroos would get the chance. I know they do it to dogs but they have no chance against a cougar

[@elephantman6225]

Inland taipan vs rattle snake

[@BroomeBlocker4]

Inland taipan would kill it and the rattle snake wouldn't know it was in a fight, inland taipan has a very fast strike as does the death adder

[@royhay5741]

Brown bears lived in southern North America not that long ago. Dingoes (Canis lupus dingo) called American dingoes or Carolina wild dogs already live in North America.

[@udbihussein2977]

I wonder how opossums would interact with their Australian kin

[@catsdogzt3515]

Would like to see Africa and South America too!

[@anserbauer309]

Probably worth bearing in mind that Australia had loads of large megafauna; both predators and herbivores until relatively recently in its history.... from about 40,000 years ago. As the continent dried, most of them died out. While there are some large introduced species which do quite well, it's most often those species which have evolved to fit a very particular environment (camels, wild asses, water buffalo etc), and also benefit from human interventions, like the provision of waterholes for stock throughout arid regions, managed pasture for similar species in formerly forested areas and wild predator management strategies, such as 'wild dog' controls. If the grey wolf's size were an advantage in this environment, then why haven't dingoes evolved to be larger than their ancestors in forested or arid areas? Why is it the largest predator to survive the megafauna extinction was the thylacine? Could it be that smaller predators fare better because of the size of prey available and the variable climate of the driest continent on the planet resulting in regular famine conditions for large predators? Afterall, size isn't everything.

[@icedupwolf]

Jaguars and Black Bears would have a niche I think! Burmese Pythons would also certainly dominate the think rain forests with Jaguars. This is just my opinion though.

[@michaeutech9201]

nile crocs in florida now as well. let's not ignore that.

[@notsnho]

I’d like to see Australia and Africa

[@jancyvargheese5351]

Do a video of if the Uk land mass reunited with mainland Europe like doggerland

[@SmedleyDouwright]

Australia and South America exchange positions?

[@skippercalantian2952]

For the brown bears, the second largest sub-species was the now extinct California Grizzly. Particularly the ones found in southern California. Southern California, Southwest Australia & South Australia all have a mediterranean climate. So climate wouldn’t be a problem for them.

[@ryanbest9445]

love these vids, would like to see australia merge with africa if you can

[@Skuldug]

Something I think you're underestimating is how an explosion of camel numbers would work with American predators i mean america has a few thousand whereas Australia has atleast a million making them an option for bears and other predators

[@Redneckkratos]

14:37 Thank God the Arnie isn’t found in either……. That we know of……. Or he’d take over them all

[@benjaminlatta5784]

Wouldn't it be too cold for a saltwater croc to be in the same place as a moose or bison? There are no moose/alligators in the same areas.

[@KyoushaPumpItUp]

Unfortunately, like it or not, continents around the world constantly move, so it's possible that North America and Australia will merge, but at least at a very very very slow rate.

[@johnbrohl1709]

The one predator I think you may have missed although it's an invasive species the reticulated python

[@loganhill6601]

Coyotes and bobcats and I would add our extra cats and foxes Grey and red, also nearly forgot mountain lions as well. Mostly snakes, fish, salties, and roos would cause issues in US

[@mohammedbachraoui1468]

Hi

[@aluza168]

Cougars are so freakin cool

[@arijitghosh1151]

Please make a video if india south America merge

[@cliffyp13]

Technically wouldn't the climate change for one or both of these landmasses if they were to drift together and combine? Wouldn't this affect some of the behaviors of some of the animals discussed?

[@josesalinasmorales5332]

Do what if Arabia merged into East Africa?

[@chetisanhart3457]

Marsupials would almost become extinct. Koala meets Lynx and Cougar ? Coyote/ Dingo mic and Wolf / Dingo mix, cougar meet kangaroo ? Wolverine and America badger meet Wombat ? It's over. Now, your feral camels would excel.

[@udbihussein2977]

I wouldn’t think that all marsupials would die out, kangaroos, possums, and antechinus all manage to survive around the invasive in Australia now and kangaroos thrive in open areas

[@competitionglen]

Remember that most koalas have chlamydia, grey wolves and cougars may eat koalas but they will suffer itchy balls for the rest of their lives.

[@chetisanhart3457]

​@competitionglen. That's all I ever think about.

[@chetisanhart3457]

​@udbihussein2977 You don't have invasive grizzly bears, cougars or grey wolf. You have camels, donkeys, etc. The possum would be fine.

[@udbihussein2977]

@@chetisanhart3457 fair

[@DarkRaven18599]

Unfortunately Saltwater Crocs would be seen as a threat to humans and your average hunter over here would blow them away on principle, unfortunately.

[@yoseesteve9055]

Don't forget the Perentie.

[@malakidemeo4425]

The salt water crocodile would probably not be able to take a moose since they are semi aquatic and probably wouldn’t be easy for it to drown

[@savagestrat]

Great video. The only reason that the population of coyotes skyrocketed was because of the hunting of wolves.😊

[@TsukiCove]

it's not the only reason but it is one of the main reasons

[@martincameron2729]

In southern south Australia bears can live it is very cold down here

[@RevazBokuchava]

Dingo looks very similar with Carolina Dog .

[@brandonsawicki4989]

You should make 5 native animals in South Korea

[@FingolfenRockhammer]

Brown bears don't eat fish because they are good at fishing and could take any fish. Salmon is their favorite because they catch them during their runs. And that is mainly the Kodiak bears and the salmon runs are considered to be the biggest factor allowing their larger size.

[@Dr.-Dank]

I think you don't give enough credit to North American Black Bears in this video. They have adapted to and currently live in far more places than Brown Bears, and Black Bears would adapt far easier to Australia's climate than Brown Bears.

[@aesathedarkparkguy8053]

you should totally do extinct apex predators that would thrive today

[@smithplayz1564]

I don’t know if it’d be considered an apex predator but the coyote could easily take over Australia and arguably if coyotes were introduced to Australia (hopefully this never happens) could take the dingos spot as the apex land predator

[@thatgnaralooguy]

Bears would struggle because Australia pretty much has no berries. Wolves would do really well. They'd love kangaroos, but they'd have a heap of trouble catching them and emus. Also kangaroo bulls are big and will fight. We'd get a hybrid Dingo-wolf. Dingoes are solitary and are very skilled tree climbers, so they'd survive. American alligator would do well in SE Qld. The cougar would probably be the most successful.

[@mitchellskene8176]

"I'm pretty sure it's impossible", nope, plate tectonics dictate Australia and North America will someday merge. It won't be for over a hundred million years, but it'll happen.

[@Hankthestank04]

How large do dingo packs get they may even out compete wulfs

[@mpfbigghee3120]

Not dumb at all, interesting

[@LHSMeleeClub]

i enjoyed this lolololol

[@elephantman6225]

Because I’m from 🇦🇺 When I was little a dingo stole a baby

[@walksaselk40]

coyotes/wolves/stray dogs all interbreed already, dingoes would just add to the mix

[@pietropes1322]

Yeh Aus is vastly exaggerated when it comes to dangerous animals tbh. I live down in Melbourne Vic and I have never seen a snake...ever and I go to parks and the forests etc all the time. Snakes will hide and the really venomous ones live out in the middle of nowhere away from people. Yes, we have salties but they only live in the far north, right at the edge of the country, 99% of Aus doesn't have salties. Spiders? We get the odd huntsman in the house each year and yeh they are quite large but they are completely harmless to humans. I saw a Red back once but that was it and they don't kill people anyway. Funnel webs can be dangerous in Sydney but they hardly kill anyone these days thanks to anti venom. We have zero large predators, Dingos are essentially just small wild dogs that are harmless to people tbh - maybe the odd baby might be at risk (or not?) Sharks are the biggest threat but that's in the ocean and most places have sharks so that's not really an Aussie thing tbh. So yeh Australia is pretty tame when it comes to dangerous animals. North America have waaay more dangerous animals.

[@thokim84]

California used to be overrun with massive brown bears. A climate much closer to Australia's south east. They would never hibernate either.

[@jakesuyderhoud1865]

One thing what will happen to the outback in Australia when the climate changes It will get pretty cold there could even e some snowstorms in Australia maybe the majority of animals there will have to evolve.

[@YUIWER]

Man you cant put australia that far north. Everything deadly about australia dies first winter. Youd have to basically put it in the golf area.

[@matthewcowdery5465]

Jaguars & Polar Bears are also in North American, let’s not forget

[@blakedavies9703]

On the dingo thing, they are completely harmless if you treat them with the respect that ALL animals deserve. I have personally come face to face with dingos many times they are harmless unless you mess with them. Practically all attacks are on children children have a habit of fucking with animals and animals lash out if you just stay calm they wont mess with you. They might steal your shoe or your mums tupaware (both have happened to me) but theyll eventually drop them if you just calmly follow them

[@martykitson3442]

🤠👍👍

[@MugPunter-ur5gf]

No drop bears

[@robbieberg9452]

The grey wolf has returned to California after being wiped out over 100 years ago

[@blakedavies9703]

As an Australian i say bring it on leave the people though just give us all the animals i dont care how deadly they are if im camping in the high country and get caught lacking by a polar bear im chill with that death

[@Mason-s8r]

Jaguar

[@ValleyProud916]

Wrong! The ferocious dachshund will rule the world!

[@Hankthestank04]

Im Australian im more scared of a moose than all Australian animals except the soultie

[@StevenHughes-hr5hp]

Opossums would target the eggs and the saltwater crocodile would basically disappear. Marsupials are apex predators.

[@ZEBEDITZZ]

Only real Tsuki fans can like this comment

[@albinokanickel4492]

I am such an ultra, i was even able to dislike. But i didnt use my Powers.

[@alexlee-fox6967]

First comment

[@TsukiCove]

nice one :)

[@YoureMrLebowski]

1:04 hmmm

[@mr.badboy8695]

Jaguars are native to Mexico and used to live in the us states of Arizona and New Mexico

[@trillionsofmillionsofmemes7119]

@@mr.badboy8695you speak only but facts😂😂😂😂

[@rafaelnavarro5522]

There is already salties in the US

[@deplorablesob8004]

Cougars would slaughter Australia