6 Seriously Impressive Animal Migrations

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[@losman4107]

My migration to the refrigerator is also truly impressive.

[@dkuhn5043]

I took the meandering route during that migration

[@dolajakevan]

“And what sound does an Arctic Tern make?” “BACKSTREET BOYS”

[@SeriousMoh]

When that bird showed up, I knew someone would say that. I just knew it. Thanks :)

[@cannedmusic]

so glad I'm not the only one who thought of that exact line

[@stevie9202]

No Colin! An owl! Lol

[@davideinfeld4815]

Haha, I had to pause this video and go watch that clip.

[@peter4210]

bar-headed geese: "Why do these mountains keep getting higher"

[@klausolekristiansen2960]

India is plowing into Asia, pushing the mountains up.

[@peter4210]

@@klausolekristiansen2960 man my joke must have been a bar-headed geese cuz it flew right over you

[@illiengalene2285]

Animals I wanted in there: hummingbird, monarch butterfly, whales, cranes, crabs and everything in the tide zones

[@limiv5272]

Those are fairly well known, it's good that we got to learn about less familiar ones

[@illiengalene2285]

@@limiv5272 I knew all of them, but perhaps this is a regional thing. I know that others exist, but know nothing of the ones I mention.

[@mydadcouldbeatupyourdad7134]

My dad migrated to Kentucky after he told us he was going out for Burger King.

[@mydadcouldbeatupyourdad7134]

@@limiv5272 I like to pretend my dad is John Cena.

[@custos3249]

Always love watching migrations from the tide zone. So majestic, the animals as they hurry back to do another load.

[@fegjnwrs]

"they also have more small blood vessels around their cells"... Blood vessels around their cells... Are there cells in the blood vessels around their cells that are in blood vessels?

[@panda_coffeeanimation1992]

Gabee Moon .....wait

[@patrickmccurry1563]

"Tern around. Every now and then I get a little bit higher. When I dream of something wild. Tern around." - Mt. Everest

[@Xatrac25]

When talking about Emperor penguins, one of the photos its actually of KING penguins. you can see the brown juveniles. probably the pic was taken at South Georgia.

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

What do they eat when they migrate? Do they just eat whatever they come across?

[@DankDungeon]

Ye

[@larryscott3982]

I was expecting the migration of Monarch butterflies. They take 4 generations to migrate.

[@ShadowDrakken]

And reach 3600m, which is impressive for an insect with no mass to protect it from the air currents

[@pierreabbat6157]

Me too!

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

Jellyfish Lake is on the island of Eil Malk but the nation is Palau

[@limiv5272]

For a second, I thought the island's name was Elon Musk

[@RosheenQuynh]

Awww... I was hoping to hear why Reindeer are also called Caribou :( Because I looked it up and apparently they're of the same genus but two different species.

[@SamBellows]

Turns out Nature resists simplicity. we like to put everything in neat buckets, but nature isn't neat. Caribou look a lot different than Reindeer, and they come from 2 different places separated by a lot of space, so they're 2 different species by one definition. but, it turns out they can interbreed and produce fertile offspring, and that means they're the same species by another definition. Interestingly it may be that Polar Bears and Grizzly Bears are the same species by the interbreeding definition too. if the 2 breed, they produce fertile offspring (and it's slightly terrifying). we called them 2 different species when we found them, because of the habitat separation and the physical differences. but as the polar ice melts and forces the polar bears south, the environment of the grizzly and the polar bear are starting to overlap, and they may be interbreeding in the wild now. if their offspring are fertile, they're the same species. Polar Grizzly! :D

[@RosheenQuynh]

@@SamBellows Fascinating! 😲

[@flamencoprof]

As a New Zealander, I point out that those terns are just plain dawdlers; Bar-tailed Godwits do 11,680 km from Alaska to New Zealand non-stop in eight or nine days, without food, water or sleep!

[@OMGitshimitis]

The bar headed geese migrating that high is sort of a myth particularly the idea that they do it regularly. Studies have shown that in general they uses mountain passes where available (Wikipedia sourced). They have still been found flying that high, with an enverified report of them topping Mount Everest, but that isn't a routine part of their migration. The coolest thing I found about their migration is that they have the highest rate of climb of any migrating bird and that they climb when the tail wind is lowest and therefore do so with the least assistance from the wind!

[@Christopher-N]

(4:06) 4, Bar-Headed Geese: I've heard the same thing about cranes, probably in a Sir David Attenborough show. Sudden storms can really make things difficult. What, nothing about the distance humpback whales migrate while trying to avoid orcas... or the monarch butterfly, how they manage to find their migratory mountains in Mexico?

[@uprightape100]

What about the Ruby-throated Hummingbirds that cross the Gulf Of Mexico from Yucatan to the US? 500 miles of open water for a 6-gram bird?

[@damienvarley6138]

The most perplexing to me is the migration of eels from the UK to the Sargasso Sea. I researched it for my degree and calculated that since the eels don't feed in the salt water they shouldn't be able to store enough energy in their bodies to make the journey

[@UrpleSquirrel]

@6:00 that's a King Penguin colony, not Emperor penguins. Emperors don't have colonies *anywhere* that's warm enough to have abundant grass, not even in high summer. Also you can see the chicks, which are solid brown, not the gray, black, and white of Emperor chicks.

[@shinycoop]

You missed out my favourite migratory species. The American blue grouse migrates every year from the mountainous pine forests in their winter home, to their summer habitat of the deciduous Woodlands... 300m away...

[@Shaden0040]

My favorite 5 animal migrations: Arctic Tern, Monarch Butterfly, Serengeti Wildebeast, Bar-Headed Goose, and Humpback Whale. And the most impressive human migration is the seasonal migration from the US North East to Florida in the autumn and back again in the spring.

[@NeuroRadX]

At 4:30 I guess it meant to say the bar-headed geese fly over 7200m above sea level? Flying an additional 7000m above ground over the heights of Himalaya would put them into the lower stratosphere.

[@nyrragraellos7356]

I watch this everyday and every night ❤️

[@sebastianelytron8450]

Did you hear about the animals who failed to migrate to Scandinavia? They tried but could never Finnish

[@Tinyvalkyrie410]

Excellent.

[@SuviTuuliAllan]

Umm but Finland isn't in Scandinavia.

[@phaedo11]

Hannibal Lecter: "Terns? If I help you, Clarice, it will be 'turns' for us too. Quid pro quo - I tell you things, you tell me things. Not about this case, though. About yourself. Quid pro quo. Yes or no? [pause] Yes or no, Clarice? Poor little Catherine is waiting."

[@timsullivan4566]

When the famed Japanese animator was asked to choose his favorite character from among his many creations, he immediately named "Stingrid", the multi-tentacled main character first introduced in his most popular work, "The Clown-fish's Landlord." Asked why, he explained, "Anenome of my anime is my friend." (Sorry ...couldn't help myself.)

[@bjornolson6527]

Tim Sullivan Nice One!

[@timsullivan4566]

@@bjornolson6527 after resorting to a degree of contrivance that tests the limits of even the most forgiving reader, only to pay it off with a mere pun - generally regarded as the lowest form of humor - I am quite grateful for your comment as I am willing to disappoint the crowd so long as I manage to amuse AT LEAST one person (other than MYSELF!). So thanks for that!

[@bjornolson6527]

@Tim Sullivan This was far from the typical droll pun, albeit (artfully?) contrived. At the risk of conflating puns with such “high-brow” humor contained in Comic Relief’s “Doctor Who and the Curse of the Fatal Death”, I take humor when I find it. Lif, Laf, Luf.

[@timsullivan4566]

@@bjornolson6527 - just finished watching that Comic Relief spoof (which I admittedly had trouble distinguishing from what memories I retain of the actual show - although these recollections are far from reliable as my exposure to "Dr. Who" was both limited and long ago. ... Anyway got to get back to work on my compilation of Trump-themed limericks, so thanks again and take care.

[@NoddtheOdd]

Somehow I am not surprised that terns take so many turns when migrating.

[@way-13]

Ooo a long one! I love long one SciShow!

[@Tringolew]

You rock scishow

[@spockskynet]

I'm pretty sure 8-9 Caribou also make a migration around the world to every house with a child once a year.

[@spicy9116]

how long is this brilliant week?

[@SlowToe]

Please do a follow up video with more migration stories

[@Necrobin]

How do theese geese survive the extreme cold temperatures up there??

[@RealSalica]

I really love your videos , I just wanted to tell you ^_^

[@tiagomarques9822]

An honest question: isn’t it a stretch to call migration a travel that cycles on a daily basis? When people go to work every day, from residential areas to the center of the cities, is it also a migration? Or would all people in a certain area need to do it for it to be called a migration?

[@EverythingScience]

Before humans settled down, did we migrate seasonally? I know we migrated by spreading out following food, but did we move back and forth to places with seasons?

[@christelheadington1136]

Watch "Dances with Wolves"

[@SuviTuuliAllan]

Some humans haven't settled down. Do you even science?

[@EverythingScience]

@@SuviTuuliAllan Are you talking about people who move city to city or actual like wandering tribes. (I meant pre-civilization in my question by the way)

[@SuviTuuliAllan]

@@EverythingScience Well, you still aren't off the hook. *points at hook*

[@hawkinsgardow6620]

Do another one of these!!

[@Master_Therion]

I know what it means to "migrate:" *My Great* - grandmother moved to Florida.

[@apple54345]

meh, i'll give you a mulligan for that one.

[@Master_Therion]

@@apple54345 It's more than I deserve. You are too kind. ^_^

[@apple54345]

@@Master_Therion :D

[@i_smoke_ghosts]

cool youre back thought youd left this mortal coil

[@Master_Therion]

@@i_smoke_ghosts No I haven't died, but this joke sure did ;) I thought "migrate/my great" was a good pun, perhaps it was my delivery.

[@The_Primary_Axiom]

I remember when this channel had few hundred subs

[@kahyaulim75]

"...these animals can avoid their main anemones, the enemies"

[@melvinshine9841]

Honestly surprised monarch butterflies weren't on this list. The distance they travel is one thing, but the fact that the butterflies who finish the journey are the grandchildren of the ones who started is really fascinating.

[@TerrariaGolem]

Golden Jellyfish are sunny bois.

[@NikkiBdraws]

Sweet of you to assume Canadian geese actually migrate in the winter and don't live in the area year-round.

[@oucyan]

aren't the golden jellyfish freshwater as well? or is that a different species of jellyfish that got stuck in a lake on a pacific island due to receding water levels during the ice age? doesn't one species of crane that lives in Hokkaido part of the year also migrate over the Himalayas?

[@productofcharleston]

Look up the painted lady, migrating 15,000 km that’s farther than the monarch.

[@meltheredcap6307]

...I think the bar-headed geese actually fly at 7,000m above *sea level*, not above the ground. If they flew at 7,000m above ground level while going over the Himalayas all the evolutionary adaptations in the world wouldn't be enough to let them breathe. :P

[@aNytmare]

7:40 How many takes to pronounce that one correctly?

[@klausolekristiansen2960]

Not enough, evidently.

[@VOLAIRE]

Unless any of them make a trip to Mars and back I won’t be impressed

[@TerrariaGolem]

So, you expect a caribou to have enough ass gas to break through the atmosphere? You seem like an entitled book boy mechanic. A little biological understanding never hurt amyone.

[@kendokaaa]

If only the Penguin Space Agency (PSA) got more funding

[@NoxiousAir]

anemones' anatomies, a nemo and an atom me 🎵

[@thesussyfoodcridictofameri2687]

ZOwOplankton

[@pierreabbat6157]

They followed them at every tern.

[@huldu]

That's a LOT of penguins.

[@rogerhinman5427]

The Terns take a meandering route because they use GPS.

[@telperion3]

Wait... Are we talking about European artic terns or African artic terns?

[@candycemonroe7345]

😎

[@Tinyvalkyrie410]

The real question is are they unladen?

[@Master_Therion]

Are you suggesting that coconuts migrate?

[@telperion3]

@@ipissed I bet you are the funny one... The one they invite to parties

[@stephenz7238]

The anemone-enemy-nmoneynomenynememny....

[@CathayanMagus]

I remember H.P. Lovecraft tried making giant blind albino penguins scary in a couple Cthulhu mythos stories. It didn't work for me... didn't induce any sort of dread or horror with them around.

[@tobiassteven07]

Which stories are these albino penguins in?

[@cannedmusic]

Is Michael still a part of this production?

[@Kobolds_in_a_trenchcoat]

He was in a recent episode, I think the quiz show one. He does seem to be spending less time on camera recently though.

[@kewakl8891]

@@Kobolds_in_a_trenchcoat When he saves up for the hair bleaching, he'll be back.

[@marxtheenigma873]

So what? I migrate to other universes. Sometimes in my sleep.

[@SuviTuuliAllan]

Is that you, Barry Allen?

[@marxtheenigma873]

I know not of this person. I am a Marx of an alternate universe.

[@craigh5236]

Colin Mochrie : Arctic Tern!

[@PurpleAmharicCoffee]

Damn, I've been pronouncing zooplankton wrong for too long.

[@Sorenzo]

What, you're saying there are no undomesticated reindeer?? I thought the reins just grew naturally on some deer.

[@FisherZ25]

I migrate to the kitchen and bathroom everyday!

[@nattygsbord]

Will all animals live in peace and harmony with each other once we invent artificial meat? Will wolves befriend sheeps now when evolution benifits cooperation instead of competition? Will all animals start to speak the same language and communicate with each other to benifit each other survival?

[@scottmacgovern4259]

Can you do a video on freshwater jellyfish????!!!!

[@jeremiasrobinson]

I've had questions that I have even asked in the comment sections of Scishow videos before about birds and altitude that were answered in the section of this video about bar-headed geese. Thank you!

[@celinak5062]

5:00 Can we get that protein, we might need it

[@SuviTuuliAllan]

Some humans living in high altitudes have adaptations to the low oxygen levels.

[@beniaminorocchi]

@@SuviTuuliAllan and we should remember that every adaptation has downsides. If I'm not mistaken, at least one of those adaptations (it happened several times and in slightly different ways) makes people more likely to suffer from strokes

[@SuviTuuliAllan]

@@beniaminorocchi And being "smart" makes you less likely to have friends.

[@beniaminorocchi]

@@SuviTuuliAllan I don't get why you are so aggressive. I was just saying that genetics does not work like superpowers, and my answer was also directed to the first comment. We might need it in some environments, but it could be a problem in some others

[@SuviTuuliAllan]

@@beniaminorocchi I didn't say it did. Not sure how you're reading aggression into my comment but I suppose it's why I have no friends. Why did you mention me in your comment if you were replying to the top comment?

[@newfaceh214]

This animals hungry...😥

[@georgigeorgiev4871]

Bring back Quiz Show! (Don't give free points though)

[@Scrapio12]

It's not jellyfish, it's just jellies

[@SuviTuuliAllan]

You're just jelly!

[@lordgarion514]

But......... artic terms do fly themselves into the ocean.

[@Mike504]

I clicked this video excited to hear Hank talk about penguins marching. I am a little sad inside now.

[@WoundedViking]

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[@expertexcavatinginc]

Fellow cancer survivor, 2 heart attacks, and I have a kidney transplant. Subbed. Best of luck to you friend!

[@celinak5062]

This might sound like a dum idea. Anyhow I've seen some steampunk facial masks and maybe getting a style where having half a mask didn't look that outlandish, could work

[@SaturnCanuck]

Penguins rule

[@drusbasky]

Was waiting for monarchs was disappointed

[@celinak5062]

Veritasium has a video on them, right

[@RosheenQuynh]

BUT THE MONARCH BUTTERFLY THOUGH D:

[@Lorth-zr1yt]

I just wanna see a masive parade of animals not this geek talk about how geekly impresive it is -_-

[@GasparMoT]

I’ve been pronouncing “Zooplankton” wrong this entire time?!

[@RosheenQuynh]

I always wondered why it was pronounced "Zoa"

[@beniaminorocchi]

@@RosheenQuynh 'cause it's greek

[@RosheenQuynh]

@@beniaminorocchi Oh! O3o

[@wms72]

I've heard it pronounced "ZU-oh- plankton" long u, long o.

[@RosheenQuynh]

@@wms72 Huh. 🤔 Interesting

[@ziploxian8516]

It's not impressive when you can fly or just walk and eat because there's nothing else to do as an animal.

[@connorpinkley7916]

Human

[@TizonaAmanthia]

Huh; I figured you'd include the Monarch Butterflies as well.

[@flyaroundyourfire]

Hello

[@elizabethCorkins83]

👍🏻

[@eljaya4424]

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[@xenobellow]

💯 comment! Yay

[@a.r.5718]

1. Sub species of Caribou 2. Arctic Tern 3. Zooplankton 4. Bar-headed Geese 5. Emperor Penguins 6. Golden Jellyfish Thank me later.

[@christelheadington1136]

It's an hour later-Thanks.

[@NeonsStyleHD]

Kilo-meters, ie Kilo meaning 1,000 meters. For a science channel to get it wrong is pretty lame.

[@zes3813]

wrg

[@meltingpotmeme6181]

Ricr

[@raziel4396]

This is irrelevant but how do animals digest blood without getting diseases or having too large of an iron intake and why can't humans do so?

[@SirChocula]

PUT UP Miles (even in text or something), you're American based for f*cks sake.

[@limiv5272]

They're a science show, and in science we use SI units

[@HeirError]

First

[@semblt]

Fourst comment

[@timsullivan4566]

Warning - my preceding comment should have been age-restricted, as it is suitable only for groan apps.