9 Weird Ways Animals Communicate

[@avoqado89]

African Demon Mole rats that headbang. That's the most metal thing I've heard all day

[@b.ashley9222]

Until you see them and realize they're little black puff balls that fit in your hand. So more like Babymetal.

[@avoqado89]

Metal can be cute!

[@b.ashley9222]

avoqado89 That is such an uncommon and refreshing view. Normally people wouldn't include cute things, but if that's your definition of metal, then that mole rat is literally the most metal animal.

[@NinjaOnANinja]

Your day must have been... very exciting.

[@dulcimerrafi]

Oh... and The African Demon Mole Rats should totally be the name of a metal band.

[@TYAC_red]

Gotta love these compilations/number lists. They deliver small portions of information at once while comparing and contrasting.

[@KleineDiva85]

Finally his hair is all one colour - looking great, good sir!

[@azeliaspank]

😂 I didn't even notice that

[@hugeturd42]

we want 2 colors

[@deusvult6900]

+Dafug We want the entire visual light spectrum! (Roy G. Biv!)

[@Ixonyard]

He probably had a haircut not long ago and hasn't had time to add the yellow in.

[@lauryn2813]

It wasn't like that for very long, so expect to see the blond again soon :)

[@MA-nh6jv]

This is one of the best channels on KZbin. You make science fun and exciting for multiple generations of people. I wish there was a SciShow TV channel.

[@TheGoldenDunsparce]

Wow, the prairie dog part was really cool! Who knew they were that smart?

[@Emelineeeeeee]

I heard that bonobos has pretty interesting communication; they use rocks, leaves and twigs to signal which direction they are going to camp that night, and if I remember they have specific arrangements to alert their homies to different predators

[@milk-yd6wv]

Whoever is reading this, have an amazing day

[@silveryohko]

You too!

[@Kurokodairua]

It's 11.25 pm here, but you too!

[@HalcyonSerenade]

Don't tell me what to do!

[@mateenmissaghi]

shut the fuck up

[@stefan_wsl3398]

bit late it's half 10

[@saekka8537]

So... white rhinoceros are shitposters?

[@Eric-sy1xu]

underrated post

[@Eric-sy1xu]

I really hate making up names for this kind of stuff A girl knows her shit

[@カロ-e6o]

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[@TorquemadaTwist]

You talking crap over here?

[@nearthe2nd]

I HEARD YOU WERE TALKING SHIT? WADDUP?!

[@rareroe305]

I thought that prairie dogs got shouted "Alan! Alan! Al! Al! Alan! Steve!"

[@Kalleosini]

Nice reference.

[@TheScholesie09]

Nighttime? Daytime!

[@pnkflyd66]

Steve!

[@danni8191]

even prairie dogs can tell when someone is a manlet

[@idontbelieveinpenises1952]

rareroe305 Oh my god that's on the tip of my tong... What is that from? I wanna say Rat Race but I don't think that's right...

[@over18irish]

Thank you for posting your sources! Far too many of these "science shows" don't even bother. It is an important part.

[@thealmightyloaf3187]

man I love scishow.

[@Ryan--Official]

all hail the almighty loaf!

[@Boborbot]

The YEAST I can do is for him to BAGUETTE my GRAINitude.

[@cassondrajanssen8351]

+ same

[@kitteroo2]

man I hate your profile picture O.O

[@MousePounder]

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[@sandycharbonneau6932]

I love organized, fast talkers! You present in my learning style. Thank you!

[@eveofneverland]

There's an animal with jet black fur called the "demon mole rat" that headbangs. My life is complete.

[@RobbieStarburster]

So if I walk by a Prairie Dog and it's talking to its friends I know it might be talking shit about me? Thanks for the info. Them Prairie Dogs are gonna regret insulting my shirt.

[@gamesman0118]

As long as you don't wear a red shirt you'll be fine.

[@donjuan69420]

Yeah only wear blue

[@vranime3772]

nice short

[@vranime3772]

shirt*

[@danni8191]

Robbie Starburster ALAN! ALAN! SHORT HUMAN! PURPLE SOCKS WITH BLACK SLACKS! TINY PENIS! ALAN!

[@jarnomikkola8438]

And you thought you were the only intelligent species in the world. "So long, and thanks for all the fish."

[@666Tomato666]

I'm sad for the youth of today...

[@PaulEffinger]

The last one is my favorite one. I found the fact that the ants save it before their own larvae is actually really cool or how the other one just hides and feeds.

[@TheRealWarrior0]

We should definitely call a group of squids a squad!

[@Aprashant494]

I didn't even know I wanted to know this information. Now my life is more fulfilling having known all this communication methods

[@abdobedo9428]

The video is awesome and excellent presentation Michael.

[@girlperson1]

Even trees have been found to not only communicate, they share their nutrients with their offspring and neighbors.

[@smu4242]

I enjoyed this video very much, thanks for making it!

[@mochissin84m84]

we cant even communicate with animals in same planet yet and we trying to do with aliens😂

[@maistromann136]

Something about that squid at 6:39 is adorable

[@ansiaaa]

this video was very well made and with thorough information! good work!

[@aroosabatool7928]

Very comprehensive and informative video😊 it helped me alot😍😍 thanks alot

[@pnkflyd66]

Elephants and demon mole rats are the worst neighbors with all that bass and head banging going on.

[@TheIanlincoln]

WHEN BAE DOESN'T TEXT BACK AND HASN'T FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS BECAUSE SHE DIED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION, BUT YOU CLING ONTO HOPE ANYWAY, STRUGGLING FOR YEARS TO COME. THEN ONE DAY WHEN YOU CHECK YOUR PHONE ONE LAST TIME BEFORE YOU CALL IT A NIGHT, THE MESSAGE SAYS, "COME OVER, MY PARENTS AREN'T HOME,". YOU RUSH TO HER HOUSE ONLY TO FIND HER PARENTS SLEEPING SOUNDLY IN THEIR BEDS. YOU KNOCK FRANTICALLY, ALARMED AT THE TEXT YOU HAD RECEIVED EARLIER IN THE NIGHT. THE FATHER OPENS THE DOOR AND IS CLEARLY UPSET AT THE SIGHT OF YOU BECAUSE IT REMINDS HIM OF HIS BELOVED. HE SAYS GRUMPILY, "WHAT DO YOU WANT?" YOU OPEN YOUR MOUTH TO TELL HIM THE NEWS, HE LOOKS AT YOU IN SHOCK AND AWE, YOU TURN ON THE MESSAGES APP TO SHOW THAT IT'S THERE, BUT NO, JUST THAT LAST TEXT, THAT VERY LAST TEXT FROM TWO YEARS AGO, SHE TEXTED TO YOU, "LOL, IN THE CAR RIGHT NOW". YOU REMEMBER, YOU REMEMBER WHAT YOU DID AND YOU CRY, CRY AT THE SIGHT OF THE MIRAGE, OF THE FALSE OASIS THAT HAD PROVIDED YOU THE SWEET SUCCOR OF HEAVENLY RELIEF. YOU BREAK DOWN, YOU REALIZE WHAT A SHAM IT'S ALL BEEN, YOU BREAK DOWN IN FRONT OF HER FATHER, YOU SAY, "IT WAS MY FAULT; IT WAS ALL MY FAULT,". YOUR FACE IS STAINED WITH THE BITTER TEARS OF REMORSE THAT YOU'VE HELD BACK ALL THIS TIME. HER FATHER SAYS, "I KNOW," AND SLAMS THE DOOR. SHE HAD SO MUCH TO LIVE FOR, SO MUCH POTENTIAL FOR GREATNESS. THESE MOMENTS, THESE TINY SPECKS OF EMOTION STRETCHED ACROSS TIME-SPACE, YOU THINK TO YOURSELF. WHY IS OUR TIME HERE SO SHORT, BUT STRETCHED INTO THESE MISERABLE, MISERABLE YEARS. WHY HAVE WE BEEN SO FORSAKEN TO SUFFER THROUGH THESE FUCKING TERRIBLE ANNIVERSARIES. THE DAY YOU WERE BROUGHT IN, THE DAY SHE COULD USE THE DEVICE OF HER OWN DEMISE! YOU GO HOME AND YOU THINK, "IS IT REALLY WORTH IT THOUGH, IS IT REALLY WORTH ALL OF THIS SUFFERING JUST TO SUFFER MORE AND MORE. LIFE WOULD BE BAD ENOUGH WITHOUT THE LOOMING MEMORY OF HER NOT ONLY IN THE BACK, BUT ALL AROUND YOUR HEAD. YOU DECIDE THAT YOU'VE HAD ENOUGH, YOU TIE THE NOOSE, YOU GET YOUR CHAIR, BUT THEN YOU SEE IT, YOU SEE A LUMINESCENT FIGURE APPROACHING THROUGH THE GARAGE, SHE COMES CLOSER, CLOSER, YOU CAN ALMOST SMELL HER NOW. BUT YOU CAN'T. SHE SEEMS TO BE VISIBLE ONLY IN THE FORM OF LIGHT TRAVELING THROUGH SPACE, IT'S ALMOST LIKE SHE HAS NO IMPACT ON THE WORLD AROUND HER, WHICH YOU THINK IS SO FUCKING IRONIC. FINALLY, SHE GETS CLOSE ENOUGH AND SHE SAYS, "IT'S OKAY, YOU DON'T HAVE TO KEEP GOING,". YOU KICK THE CHAIR OUT FROM UNDER YOU, THERE IS A SHARP PAIN FOR LESS THAN AN INSTANT AND FINALLY, DARKNESS. DARKNESS, ALL BUT FOR HER FIGURE LOOMING THERE STILL, FOREVER.

[@bacon.cheesecake]

bad day?

[@-TK-]

If I can sit through this long ass comment and be actually interested maybe I should Read some books.I never did.

[@sime3250]

Can't read it because mobile ...

[@YourHomieJC]

LOL

[@TheTomcheese]

W

[@Digital_Solace]

the average prairie dog has a more complex vocabulary then the average teen

[@lawlerzwtf]

than*

[@CommanderWaddles]

than *

[@rparl]

... whatever ...

[@vjm3]

Like, ohmygod, shut up!

[@Digital_Solace]

vjm3 :^)

[@katiebailey7704]

Hey that's my advisor that did the research on Tarsier. Neat!

[@huemid3974]

This is one of my favourite videos of you guys, keep it up!

[@shachiphene]

This is fascinating!!

[@rayjohnson67]

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[@taschke1221]

The last one is the most amazing imo. Queen ants are so rare and secluded, it's amazing that this adaptation ever had a chance. Maybe this tells us something about the evolution of ants, like they didn't always burrow...

[@Lordskelecat]

Demon mole rat is really unfitting. It's so adorable!

[@gyloir]

Totally expected to see the Goby fish/pistol shrimp in this video. Basically the fish partners up with a shrimp (who have poor eye sight). The fish acts as a lookout and keeps the shrimp warned of danger or other things since it can't see well, usually by flapping its tail while the shrimp keeps an antenna on it. The shrimp digs a burrow and provides shelter for both of them.

[@Br0ns0n]

One of the top 20 most interesting installments of all time.

[@bigbenhebdomadarius6252]

Rats also communicate in the 20,000-50,000 Hz range, although some of their vocalizations are low enough for us to hear.

[@speakshh.1302]

Wow those caterpillars are real magicians they basically HYPNOTIZE THE ANTS

[@jorrynS]

Thanks for the knowledge!

[@Lusithane]

OMG That Lemmy mole was the best!

[@BernadetteLaBelle1992]

This is probably my favorite Scishow episode.

[@PikaPetey]

you always know a Caribbean whale because it always refers to other whales as "mon"

[@13vatra]

So those caterpillars are sirens. Kind of freaky.

[@13vatra]

Also I like how the prairie dogs gossip. "There is a tall skinny human in a black shirt." "Does it look dangerous?" "Nah it's cool." "There is a short fat human in a red shirt." "Does it look dangerous?" "It looks hungry, let's steer clear."

[@sansamman4619]

I LOVE THIS HOST !

[@shuriken05]

African Demon Mole Rat are earthbenders. Also I'm not sure if people picked on this a lot. But you've improved a lot in your time hosting the show, Michael. :D Keep up the awesome job!

[@rayhs1984]

Some frogs (called "true frogs") have a special sound during mating season that means "I'm a dude stop trying to have sex with me"

[@vjm3]

Imagine if you're a species that's SO horny, you don't even take the time to distinguish if your mate is a female or not!? You'd be a True Frog...and that's just weird.

[@someonessidechannel1485]

+vjm3 Imagine a species of frog SOOOO horny they make the females explode? No, seriously. In one species (I forgot the name), the males will pile on top of a single female (I think up to ten) and try to mate all at once. The female's body is so overloaded that her belly will rupture, blowing her organs out of her body and leaving her dead. So much for passing on genes...

[@rayhs1984]

There is also a type of frog that has sex underwater, but puts their genitals above the water line during ejaculation because air has less interference than water. The video and my first post were about communication, but yeah frogs are weird.

[@c4nnske]

Rhinella proboscidea will basically hump dead females (read squashed during orgies) in order to extract her still functional eggs. So they fuck corpses, and it works.

[@smu4242]

Never heard that, but it's very believable. Some male frogs try to mount anything - and I do mean ANYTHING - that BARELY has the form of a frog. Including a bread bun or a human forefinger next to a middle finger (like a hand making the victory sign, but with both fingers together). And, yes, it is pretty hard to get them off (no pun intended). I also heard of female frogs being drowned because too many males mounting her at once.

[@DrgnZip]

Meanwhile, I tap on pieces of plastic to send electromagnetic signals around the globe to communicate with anyone that has the tools to receive and interpret those messages.

[@alexjordan8838]

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[@Roll587]

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[@Pitpers0n]

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[@カロ-e6o]

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[@sgeddegs]

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[@TaberIV]

The part with the grouper would have made a great scene in Finding Dory lol

[@nicolesager2316]

I used this for school so thank you for this video

[@engreyight]

Cool. And how do I tell a fly that the giant rectangle of light is the way out?

[@peachblossom1313]

his voice is so calming :)

[@DrRChandra]

I've always been kind of intrigued by honey bees communicating by what's been described as a dance.

[@premiumgarbage4284]

Shouldn't a school of squid be called a.... (Wait for it) Squad

[@Meccarox]

squaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad

[@novastar3990]

SQUID SQUAD!

[@nathansevers24]

lol

[@gamrz.mp4]

If you are referencing to splatoon2 I know what you mean

[@godlesslippillow]

For almost the entire video I felt like something was off and felt uneasy and a little scared... Then I finally noticed Michael's hair was missing the trademark blonde streak. That Prairie Dog stuff sounds kind of funny, if they are yelling at each other "Tall Yellow Human at 2 o'clock!"

[@BlackkCobra]

I LOVE THIS

[@whythesongbirdsings]

i like Michael's jacket and also Michael

[@livin4thelamb499]

With all the cool facts, my jaw kept dropping and I had to stop eating lunch because of it, ha ha.

[@SmartK8]

Rhino 1: This poop doesn't contain any information. It just stinks. Rhino 2: I hate trolls.

[@Boeing_hitsquad]

#4 is trolling, a little experiment by scishow, inspired by the Canadian Public Service commercial on the *House Hippo, a tiny little genetically modified pygmy hippo that became a popular pet in Canada in the 1990's ...* poor little guys would nest in closets, get buried with clothes & die from overheating... it was an epidemic that had to stop! :D

[@DailyFoodie]

Thanks!

[@phantasm1234]

Can you do one on cerebral aneurysms? I had one rupture at 19 and would love to learn more!

[@zomBgone99]

Awww, I wanted to learn more about how lobsters piss in each others faces to communicate.

[@monsieurbernoulli8101]

maculinea got some impressive social engineering skills

[@irenesanchez3231]

hi... love your channel. my question is what exactly is going on when your stomach growls?

[@jimmymcinerney1950]

I read an article about hunters in Africa and honey guide birds 'communicating' with each other to get to bee hives.

[@raphaelnikolaus0486]

I've been following your stuff for a few months now and I noticed ONE thing: BOTH SciShow TalkShow AND the other SciShow clips (such as this one) are being filmed in the Keith Chiem Studio. I did learn that Keith Chiem is one of your patrons (quite a special one) and your naming the studio after him is a biiiiig Thankyou to him. BUT: Isn't it strange to give TWO locations/studios the SAME name??

[@kathryncarter6143]

Thanks much for stuffing the video full of info. I hate it when presenters spread the video out with long spaces throughout the segments.

[@olbluelips]

Those damn caterpillars are terrifying.

[@midinerd]

awesome video!

[@majorkonfuzion1007]

i imagine mole rats ,having a metal music mini concert in their tunnels

[@shakadeekee]

amazing!

[@chekeichan]

Elephants got sounds in lowwwww places

[@youmaycallmeken]

Years ago, there was some movie or TV episode I saw (maybe a Twilight Zone), where there were only 2 people left alive on the planet. They spoke different languages, and one of them said, "Eventually, the smarter one, of us, will learn the other one's language." However, this is different from the way we communicate with domestic animals. We try to teach them our calls, commands, requests. ---On the other hand, we and domestic animals do try to interpret body language and tone of vocal sounds.

[@masonkim7]

wow. really interesting video. two thumbs up!

[@ucalanche]

Ese aspecto del Tarsero no me lo imaginaba ¡gracias por el dato!

[@Limomon]

If my next cat is an asshole, I'll name him Mr. Middens.

[@mateogonzalez5678]

These are so freaking cool☺

[@Umbrefolfgon]

Like the hair dude :)

[@mrToglovski56709]

Metalheads communicate by headbanging. Corpsegrinder (lead singer for death metal band Cannibal Corpse) communicate by making inaudible, infrasonic growls and windmilling

[@WonderzStevey]

Really nice video

[@shawnde1]

And I thought the comments section was the worst method of communication.

[@JaefarSABNW]

i do a bit of the infra-sound, but not the ultrasound as far as i know. I communicate through color too.

[@nerdyandawesome]

Please add a sound whenever a new segment of the video starts. My brain currently needs half a sentence to realize the topic changed, which makes me unable to comprehend what's being said. I love the show apart from that, been watching for years :-)

[@nerdyandawesome]

I should maybe add, that the effect is worse whenever I'm tired. And also, it never bothered me in the old videos from a few years ago, maybe the edditing style changed in a way I don't actively notice but that influences my abbility to listen...?

[@marj736]

Prairie dogs and turning heads. Oh boy....

[@stormRed]

ants: WE MUST SAVE THE BEAUTIFUL SINGING CHILD

[@someonessidechannel1485]

Prairie dogs... Personally, I've never heard one bark. They make more of a high-pitched whistle, or chirp, like a small bird, in a regular pace. Then again, I've only ever heard the distress call.

[@ChadMojito]

>prairie dogs >turning heads i see what you did there

[@rahulchadha79]

Wow👍👏👏👏

[@WolfiChan09]

When he came to Prairie dog my brain instantly went " Alan! Alan! Alan!".

[@ohgodno1655]

Thumbs upped for Elephant booty calls.

[@guest_informant]

Elephants: 285 km^2 is not a distance - it's an area (and a slightly ambiguous one at that).

[@fireaza]

Humans communicate through scent too. Mostly "I have poor personal hygiene" and "I'm a teenage boy who believes what the deodorant commercials imply is true."

[@TorquemadaTwist]

Don't forget: "I'm a 60 year old woman and I spray perfume once for each year I've been alive."

[@oreubens]

0:43 'over incredibly long distances.... up to 285Km²'. .. Because those squared Km's make it extra distancy. ;-) For everyone that uses regular science... that's about 9.5Km distance.

[@rainishell]

Long live Michael's poof!

[@Desrathedemon]

0:50 "This let's elephants communicate across incredibly long DISTANCES through these vibrations in the air and ground. Up to 285 KILOMETERS SQUARED by some estimates." Those units don't make sense.

[@hersenskim]

Its funny to see how the hosts sometimes say the metric measurements wrong

[@mollask614]

The life of a constipated Rhino must be rough

[@neomayer]

one of the absolute best Sci Shows I can remember! thanks a bunch guys

[@miyahs830]

"Some of these infrasonic calls are basically elephant booty calls" 😂😂😂

[@tommytran246]

I think that the TARSIERS looked right into my soul😟

[@sugarfrosted2005]

You didn't mention that Killer Whales can talk to dolphins. Dolphins being some of their prey.