A New Age of Dinosaurs | A tribute to Birds

66 million years ago, 70% of all species died out in a catastrophic mass extinction event; including all major groups of dinosaurs. All but one...
This tribute video combines footage from:
Prehistoric Planet
Planet Earth II
Frozen Planet II
Blue Planet II
Seven Worlds One Planet
A Perfect Planet
Wild Isles
Our Planet I & II
Life in Color
Music: Prehistoric Planet theme by Hans Zimmer.
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[@annabaker8137]

Symbols of love, peace, power, divinity, imperial might and regality, beings long believed to have connections to the gods and heaven- Birds have always shaped humans imaginations and mythos and dispite all odds they have survived the ultimate extinction event and continue to awe us with their effortless grace and majesty.

[@flightlesslord2688]

hell yeah, Synapsids could never

[@maxdepasquale2351]

Well said.

[@darkonyx6995]

I love how the first bird you showed was a Cassowary, first it's feet, then it's crest, and lastly it's body, grunting on the beach, it's the perfect bird to start with, a clear sign that yes, dinosaurs aren't extinct, just a bit... different ;)

[@missteeny1638]

This makes the demise of the dinosaurs less depressing, to know that they are still in a way all around us.

[@tec-jones5445]

66 million years later we are still, and always have been, walking with dinosaurs. Another incredible edit and tribute to the most spectacular of animals! I can't get enough of these.

[@shelleyhill4366]

I feel like now it would be more like flying with dinosaurs. Get it?

[@majorcheirus77]

Ngl this actually brought a tear to my eye. WHAT A PHENOMENAL MASTERPIECE

[@PaleoEdits]

Thank you! ^^

[@Wwr32296]

Kenneth Branagh: And we now know that one small group of dinosaurs did survive the extinction, and they're all around us today, the birds.

[@pierre-samuelroux9364]

Yes

[@DeinocheirusEnjoyer]

So real

[@Pduarte79]

And as KFC and nuggies. They eaten mammals, now we eat them, lol.

[@bladehunter2747]

It sucks that one of the greatest groups of animals of all time, rulers of the earth for millions of years, had to die for this current era to begin, but they have certainly bounced back into the new world and are dominating once more the biggest respects to the animals that kept going, and the ones that shaped this modern earth.

[@mr.mystery9940]

I like how Cassowary almost perfectly copies T-Rex's entrance in "North America" episode with the same angles and shots being used. A perfect way send the message about birds being dinosaurs

[@PaleoEdits]

Look up cassowary chicks. I think it's safe to assume that the T. rex in PP was partly inspired by this bird ;)

[@mr.mystery9940]

@@PaleoEdits They look more like Emu's chicks for me, but they look very similar, so it could be either way

[@PaleoEdits]

@@mr.mystery9940 Could be Emu chicks yeah, quite similar looking. The cassowary scene is from the Australia episode in Seven Worlds One Planet. And I just thought the whole scene reminded me of the "T. rex dad with chicks" scene in Prehistoric Planet.

[@PaleoEdits]

Actually I just remembered that I actually sampled the sound of the T. rex footstep shot you were talking about for the cassowary footstep haha, full circle ;)

[@alezot6141]

We are STILL a planet of dinosaurs 🙂

[@GandalfTheTsaagan]

There's nothing more dinosaur-like than bird feet touching down

[@espinas5981]

The crescendo at 4:01 with the footage of Murmuration is downright genius!

[@flightlesslord2688]

Arguably the most spectacular behaviour in the animal kingdom

[@DonJuanMarco1994]

If birds were this colorful, imagine how colorful their dinosaur ancestors were.

[@justinianthegreat1444]

Dinosaurs are always colorful as we can see how colorful modern dinosaurs are, Beauty at it's finest.

[@blackskull7207]

​@@justinianthegreat1444Who gave these creatures this beauty

[@justinianthegreat1444]

@@blackskull7207 I know who but not everyone will agree that it is God who gave them this beauty

[@blackskull7207]

@@justinianthegreat1444 Of course, my brother, whoever says otherwise is ignorant and stupid logically, mentally, innately and scientifically. God is responsible for everything. I'm a Muslim, by the way, I don't believe in dinosaurs. I see it as just a myth and a lie, just like the lie of going into space, the lie of the theory of evolution, the lie of science in justifying polysexuality, and no one knows what lie we will see in the future. All these lies are only to spread atheism and fulfill the special interests of liars. You may not agree with me, but if you think carefully and dig deep into the research with complete impartiality, you may agree with me

[@parisplayzz6368]

@@justinianthegreat1444 Truly our Creator understood the beauty of his creations for why would he have created the birds? -Ember Allister

[@mr.mystery9940]

It's kinda incredible to realize, that dinosaurs has the biggest amount of species of land vertebrate today

[@PaleoEdits]

Yup, there are almost twice as many species of birds as there are mammals. Although mammals have a greater morphological diversity. Still, I like your emphasis on 'vertebrates' because otherwise insects would blow everything out of the water 🦋

[@vincentx2850]

While modern animals certain enjoy a great deal of sampling bias, I think its safe to say that the fastest flying, swimming and maybe even running (with the highly reduced toe number seen in ostriches) dinosaurs are all birds. It is truly a wonderful lineage that we may have taken for granted, and despite all the genetic bottle they endured, this lineage has achieved some incredible evolutionary feats their ancient cousins could only dream of.

[@azrielmoha6877]

Thank you for reminding us that dinosaurs still reign as the most extraordinary of any living animals today, birds.

[@alfredwaldo6079]

Kid named hairless primate: This is amazing work!

[@w-james9277]

I'll never look at a pigeon the same way every again

[@pastlife960]

We still live in an age of dinosaurs

[@HimnishDave-pq4qq]

WE ARE NOT IN AGE OF DINOSAURS BUT DINOSAURS ARE IN AGE OF HUMANS.

[@seabass1428]

Saw a hummingbird today. That, along with watching this video, has given me a new appreciation for these Cenozoic Dinosaurs. Great work.

[@PaleoEdits]

It's a shame we don't have those in Europe. But I recently came really close to three white-tailed eagles circling some 30 meters above me, almost as if they considered me prey for a while. That and witnessing the stoop of a peregrine are moments of pure ornithological nirvana.

[@Jpteryx]

I can’t describe how much I like this.

[@jsstromberg]

This gave me chills. Well done, Paleo Edits! Love your videos.

[@PaleoEdits]

Cheers! :)

[@Primal_Films]

This video was so good, it burned down my house because of how fire it was. Keep up the great videos man.

[@christosdoesthings]

"The two giants fight, the small mammal runs away, there are echoes here of a bygone age"

[@kaveritraylor4982]

This is the most beautiful tribute to dinosaurs i've ever seen 😢❤

[@fang609]

Apsolutly phenomenal work. You nailed it again

[@Sirdilophosaurusthethird2.0]

The legend uploaded again!

[@rayztremex2292]

they should hire you to make trailers and make money off of it, you do so beautiful edition job holy god

[@PaleoEdits]

I'd be up for that! Thanks for watching and commenting! :)

[@giirator]

How prehistoric planet should've ended

[@Sirdilophosaurusthethird2.0]

Mabye in season 3 we might see this as the ending

[@nightfuryman1209]

@@Sirdilophosaurusthethird2.0well Prehistoric Planet should focus on more eras than just the Maastrichtian and the Late Cretaceous

[@josedavalos6955]

This is simply beautiful...

[@telson1583]

Chills, absolute chills🦖🦜

[@telson1583]

Just watched it a second time, this time I legit teared up

[@jamesgalaxy8013]

Only true dinosaur fans know that birds are as magnificent as dinosaurs

[@Saavykaas]

Me to the outside world: Birds are the graceful and proud descendants of an otherwise vanished line, the living reminders of adaptation in the face of overwhelming catastrophe, and a diverse breed of dizzying variety. Truly, they are inspiring to all of us. Me inside: lol birbs

[@maxdepasquale2351]

The mighty eagles fighting each other for getting food... it's just a couple of seconds but it's so impressive. Yep, birds are dinosaurs evolved. They have a lot of genes of those magnificent creatures. And it shows.

[@vermillion8249]

Even in the Age of Mammals, the Dinosaurs rule the skies.

[@GayathriN-rk6ng]

This made me cry in the end but i am happy that we are walking with these creatures yay🎉the age of dinosaurs continues

[@jurassicponage1014]

Well it’s mostly the age of mammals but we still do walk with dinosaurs in a way

[@theaviandinosaur2.0]

Yay, new upload!

[@PaleoEdits]

Interesting profile picture haha

[@theaviandinosaur2.0]

@@PaleoEdits Thanks but yours is better.

[@Fjertil]

I still have this memmory of myself as a kid in the 80s, sitting in front of a TV and watching some documentary, probably of BBC production showing this hot new idea, that birds ARE dinosaurs, how they shown all the simmilarities in a skull of some T-rex and a bird (probably ostrich) and many more. In the end, of the show, the presenter said: Look above your heads. Maybe dinosaurs are flying there. It was mindbloving back then... and still is.

[@P4ND3R550N]

Absolutely awesome video! Loved it! Thanks for making it.

[@albatross4920]

Metal af 🤘🏾🤩🤘🏾

[@PaleoEdits]

Well you've got Albatross in your profile picture, and I think the group may have gotten the most screen time in this edit ;)

[@sreoraptor8530]

Magnificent video with magnificent birds and magnificent music Note 10 your channel is perfect

[@PaleoEdits]

Thanks! Yes, Hans Zimmer is a genius. Shame he never seems to play the various nature themes live :(

[@Suchomimus65]

Beautiful work

[@juliaatkinson4012]

It's wonderful to think that the dinosaurs' descendants are thriving in British seaside resorts, stealing chips and ice-cream cones instead of hunting their prey.

[@DavidCampbell-MarineBio]

Fantastic, shared far and wide!

[@flightlesslord2688]

10,000 species. Dinosaurs went extinct, only to become the most diverse and widespread vertebrates on land. Arguably the Earth's greatest success story to this day

[@shanebailey9128]

?????????🧐🙈

[@Aerostarm]

This was really good

[@maxdepasquale2351]

An awesome family of animals could only produce another fantastic one. My favorite are penguins :-) It looks like they "fly" in the waters. To be nitpicking, a bit more time on the majestic owls wouldn't have been a bad idea 🙂

[@PaleoEdits]

For sure, I've been thinking about re-making this video in the future, as I have more bird footage now :)

[@maxdepasquale2351]

@@PaleoEdits Looking forward to seeing a new version of this video. If I may suggest, do not delete the present one though 🙂

[@PaleoEdits]

@@maxdepasquale2351 No no, I wouldn't do that. I already re-made two videos previously, "The Prehistoric Hunt" and the Walking With Dinosaurs intro with PhP footage. Both older versions are still up :)

[@samsonarshaw2712]

this was beautiful.

[@paleoraptor8008]

man this is amazing! We should do a collab one day

[@KeyKiller74]

Life will find a way 🌎🪨💥🦕🦖♻🐤🦅🦜🐦🐒🦁🦓🦒🦏🐮🐇🐿🐝🕷🌱🪴🌲🧑‍🤝‍🧑

[@user-uo1uy3ic6z]

THIS IS AWESOME!!!

[@krishneide]

Spectacular!!!

[@swapnildande3252]

Injoy the world in 5 minutes . Wonder of the world. such a beautiful creation.😚😊❤️🌸🌺🌼🌅🌄

[@CAPHOTO1961]

Absolutely incredible!

[@user-ef3wl7lq6l]

Beautiful!!! ❤❤❤

[@christosdoesthings]

This video is like, kinda the perfect follow up on "last day of the cretaceous"

[@PaleoEdits]

Thanks man! :)

[@christosdoesthings]

@@PaleoEdits No because think about it this way, "last day of the cretaceous" was an edit of a paleo-documentary using the main theme of a modern day documentary, while this is a modern day edit using the main theme of a paleo-documentary. This also uses the exact same clips for its beginning as last day of the cretaceous did for its ending.

[@aelyssanctus7403]

birds are the most beautiful creatures from creation

[@davissky5348]

Phenomenal

[@Basavanagoudagouda-lr2vh]

Excellent👍🎉

[@user-dr9gw4hb4u]

Какая прекрасная планета без людей!❤

[@sonofmovienerdking7230]

I guess one way or another, dinosaurs will always be around.

[@nightfuryman1209]

It would be more impressive if recently extinct birds were in the video Like the Dodo, Passenger Pigeon, Carolina Parakeet, Kauai O’O, Giant Moa, Haast’s Eagle, etc

[@PaleoEdits]

Well the point was to show that dinosaurs are still around us today, so that might've missed the mark a bit.

[@nightfuryman1209]

@@PaleoEdits I know dude, but I was trying to point out how we humans technically drove some avian dinosaurs to extinction

[@AngeloScarcGrafico]

Meraviglioso! ❤

[@whatabouttheearth]

"🎶 everybody's heard, about the word 🎶"

[@devicetestsandvine-hn2gg]

GREATE LEARNING FROM THIS VIDEO

[@paleopal]

People tend to forget that birds outnumber mammals in species by the thousands.

[@Tigress28676]

So it’s technically still the Age of Dinosaurs. If we count the sheer number of species in birds and mammals, I guess mammals pale in comparison to the birdies. I mean, we got like 100 species in the eagles itself! We got several species of hawks, we got many species of owl, and many more. So, Ig you’re right.

[@Cleeon]

Thank you, beautiful. Will the must be changed? Or replaced? Or even must get extinct? Only for us, for one species only. Or, perhaps We can prove ourselves, as one species, who can protect, learn more from them, and live in harmony with them?

[@AdailtonMendes8BP]

Conheci seu canal hoje, que lindo trabalho.....onde encontro esses vídeos?

[@PaleoEdits]

Find these videos? I'm not sure what you mean, are you refering to the source material? The documentaries I used to edit this video together?

[@AdailtonMendes8BP]

@@PaleoEdits isso mesmo, onde encontro esses documentário? Se for possível...

[@PaleoEdits]

@@AdailtonMendes8BP You can watch Our Planet on netflix, Prehistoric Planet on apple plus. The other ones I'm not sure if they're available on streaming. I own them on blu-ray, which I simply ripped onto my computer to make these videos. So you could always buy for example "Blue Planet 2" on amazon and watch it via a bluray player or gaming console.

[@AdailtonMendes8BP]

@@PaleoEdits muito obrigado....🙏🙏🙏🙏🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@PaleoEdits]

@@AdailtonMendes8BP Du är välkommen 🇸🇪

[@leannestokes1330]

0:13 Rip to our First True King.

[@diegoruegg1433]

Ellos son los unicos Dinosaurios que quedan🐦

[@cicadaowl2l11]

Wow

[@Saintmadman]

Wowwwwww.

[@maxdepasquale2351]

Dinosaurs, evolved.

[@alexescape5377]

The world is not ours we should know to share it

[@mariocimpoca1074]

please create a tribute with the title "lion"😅😊😊

[@PaleoEdits]

Maybe an age of mammals type of thing like this some day :)

[@cesardavidlopezpolicio4559]

Life of birds 2 when?

[@PaleoEdits]

It's been a while since we've had any group specific nature show from the BBC. The Green Planet was pretty cool though! Hopefully they'll consider it. Although they'd probably call it Planet Bird at this point haha

[@anantokasworo8257]

Name of the birds in all BBC wildlife documentaries,please?

[@sreoraptor8530]

Can you tell me exactly where to watch these documentaries?

[@PaleoEdits]

I don't know, you can watch Our Planet and Life in Colour on Netflix. All the other ones I own on 4k blu-ray, which I've ripped myself to use for these videos. So you could always buy those if you have a blu-ray player or a gaming console that plays it.

[@maxdepasquale2351]

Go penguins, go!

[@PaleoEdits]

Good band, Gogo Penguin

[@maxdepasquale2351]

@@PaleoEdits :D But I love the real thing.

[@PaleoEdits]

@@maxdepasquale2351 Yeah of course, your comment just reminded me of them lol

[@Jobayer.AlHasan]

The question is how?? After 65 mY how we appear

[@PaleoEdits]

Nope, that is not a question this video cares about at all. It's about birds.

[@thanashreeappalanayudu9562]

Bird Turkey 🎉

[@lorencalfe6446]

birds process their food with their lips. Beaks are keratinized lips… Birds are deformed theropods.