When Deer Were Giant (And Weird)

Prehistoric deer grew to some enormous sizes and had some incredible antlers. Here are some more of these giant and weird prehistoric animals!
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[@mistingwolf]

Not-a-deer deer video? Yes please!

[@knickebien1966]

Oh deer, it's Emilia!

[@rubenkoker1911]

lol

[@discobolos4227]

I just imagined her with antlers on her head. :D

[@rubenkoker1911]

@@discobolos4227 lol

[@discobolos4227]

@@rubenkoker1911 🙂

[@wolfdog7265]

@@discobolos4227Still very nice.

[@Aramintava]

Yes please to an episode of dear imposters!

[@trenchcoatmafioso]

Here in Ontario Canada, white tailed deer are prolific. I did see an accident between a small car and a moose once. The front of the car was heavily damaged, and the moose was mildly annoyed.

[@hi_im_ep1k187]

“Can’t park there mate 😠”

[@lenabreijer1311]

Myth busters did an episode on hitting a moose and the least destructive way. There wasn't one. They are perfectly designed to do the most damage to a car and driver as possible. We have white tailed deer that wander through the back of the garden. We have a vegetable garden with an 8 ft fence. Every once in a while a moose wanders by. I am in nova Scotia.

[@nian60]

Which is why car brands in Sweden go through a "moose test" = can it swerve fast enough and avoid a moose?

[@lenabreijer1311]

@nian60 that assumes you see then in time and react fast enough. Curving country road after dark means you are under their belly before you know it. Now add winter with icy conditions.

[@The12gaged]

​@lenabreijer1311 "who put these trees in the road?"

[@rl9217]

“Look what they need to mimic a fraction of our power.” -The Fallow and Red Deer after being mentioned in nearly every species entry for this video

[@tehawfulestface1337]

Thank you Emilia. I am a sculptor specializing in horses. Your two videos on prehistoric deer has convinced me to try sculpting extinct deer. 40 years ago I was ‘volunteered’ by my scout troop to be leader and had to choose a ‘mascot’ for our troop flag. I chose the Wapiti, inspired by its noble stature and antlers. The reaction from my scout troop, “WTF is that thing?” Sigh…..

[@connormcintosh4828]

Ever think about making some shorts of your sculptures, I know I would love to see them! Thanks for sharing your scouting story

[@tehawfulestface1337]

@@connormcintosh4828Thank you. I have started documenting one of my projects on video for the first time. Just have to finish the sculpture so I can finish the short video.

[@glory2cybertron]

ours was called "The Flying Baby Hares" because one member actually had a pet hare

[@tehawfulestface1337]

@@glory2cybertronNice one! Everyone wanted the big cats. No one liked the idea of ‘Rudolph’ as a mascot…..

[@zombiedoggie2732]

A change from the usual subject is always a good idea, it's always good to challenge the mind to keep things intresting.

[@MrGksarathy]

Prehistoric deer are uniquely fascinating to me because deer feel uniquely divinely majestic, at least the very large bucks, and the sight of a giant extinct deer must have been somewhat awe-inspiring to our ancestors. I know it's kinda ocerly romantic to think this way, but just can't help it, ya know.

[@AllegraBottlik]

They absolutely were inspiring - they're in SO much cave art!

[@legendre007]

Deer are already exciting when normal-sized. So when they are giant, I get more of them. 🥰

[@WhiteNucklin]

I’ve been subbed for a long time. Since like 10k subscribers and I was along for the ride when you guys got a huge push during the pandemic, I see now that you’re not getting that same kind of views now BUT, you’re commitment to the content you create has always remained the same and I absolutely love it. You’re still one of my very favorite channels on all the internet and I absolutely love how the channel has progressed. I don’t know what you guys do in your lives outside of KZbin but I always fear that you guys are going to graduate or move onto a career off platform and disappear. if that happens, you guys should totally hand off the channel to some buddies or colleagues. I don’t know. Just a fan piping in. Wish you all the best. Love the channel, AND THE NEW ONE!

[@glennhiggins7680]

A few years ago I was camping on the Snake River, Wyoming. I woke at 5 a.m. and saw a beauty of nature ; a herd of elk climbing a 75 degree cliff away from mini me. The caboose was a giant male protecting his herd.

[@bmortlock1956]

I just love it when you go off on a tangent, Emelia !!! You are hilarious !!! 😁❤👍👌

[@GermanSausagesAreTheWurst]

She's really gotten more comfortable in front of the camera over the years. I remember when she started she was a bit nervous.

[@dracone4370]

I think it could be fun to see video discussing non-deer with deer-like forms; maybe even a video on all the species that evolved the deer body plan at some point.

[@shelleymarquis2887]

Emilia, yes, impostor deer, dear. Please.

[@Nightscape_]

I love having moved to the Appalachians from So-Cal. I see deer all the time in the parks when I walk my dog.

[@aceundead4750]

Venison from a giant extinct deer would be awesome. I probably shouldn't watch this while hungry

[@sizanogreen9900]

I'd wager you could find some if you dig through enough permafrost. I know for a fact that at least mammoth gathered this way has been "sampled" and was apparently still edible. Tho it probably didn't taste all that great and I'd stay way clear of it xD

[@Xnaut314]

I'm certain many ancient humans would agree considering that many, if not most, of the species that went extinct at the end of the Pleistocene were likely pressured by human hunting after climatic changes alone already would've bottlenecked their population sizes and diversity.

[@rustybuckets2143]

​@@sizanogreen9900 Gotta get those prehistoric pathogens 👍

[@suecastillo4056]

Always something to kill huh???

[@ArmchairDeity]

That’s not a haunch of venison, THIS is a HAUNCH of VENISON… 🤠

[@bkjeong4302]

It should be noted that Irish elk lasted as recently as 8,000 years ago in much of Central Asia and that Cervalces was actually better-adapted to warmer, wetter current climatic conditions than glacials which is indicative of why they actually went extinct

[@AwesomeFish12]

Finally the follow up to the great "Big Deer" episode. 👍

[@OlessanYT]

I love the lighthearted shade thrown at Owen. 🤣 Another brilliant video! There's so much nuance and uniqueness in deer that can be overlooked without an enquiring eye.

[@Redneckkratos]

I wouldn’t be shocked if the Ben G Thomas team now make a video explaining how everything will evolve into deer….

[@jamesleatherwood5125]

Ive already evolved into someones dear. I can confirm! Lol

[@Imperiused]

Definitely a yes on the Not-deer deer video! As long as you say "red deer" and "fallow deer" 30 more times

[@1101millie97]

Awesome episode! You should have Emilia do more such videos.

[@maxplanck9055]

Oh dear a 3rd dear episode? Fun to hear about dear imposters 😃✌️❤️🇬🇧

[@kersebleptes1317]

"When Crabs Evolve Into Deer."

[@kbowen2251]

For the north American elk (wapiti) it is also worth noting that the first ones encountered were eastern elk and were hunted to extinction in the 1800s. Almost all of the wapiti in north America are of the rocky mountain group with populations of those being introduced and established in the Appalachian mountains again.

[@skybluskyblueify]

Yes deer-iod animals need their own episode. Great work guys!

[@jacobv3396]

Yes! Do an episode about things that are not deer!

[@balthiersgirl2658]

I love your episodes emilia ❤

[@AwesomeFish12]

Will the next video in the series be "the tiniest deer ever"?

[@jamesleatherwood5125]

I wants this episode. Tiniest deer would be so cute!

[@Scarcheeze]

Mouse deer in the philippines

[@NisarKhan-jm1uh]

​@@ScarcheezeNo it's actually the northern and southern pudu deer of South America.

[@sphinxtheeminx]

Deer are still pretty weird - I used to walk my dogs in woods in Devon and regularly got followed - stalked! - by a female deer who totally ignored my dogs (small ones) to keep me company. We once made the other jump when we each came round a large tree and met face to face.

[@adreabrooks11]

Yup! You got the elk-moose-wapiti nomenclature absolutely correct! One small correction: the word from which "moose" is derived (alternatively moosu, moos, mos or moswa, depending on the specific language you choose to believe it came from) doesn't quite mean "bark stripper." It just means "he strips." This is typically understood to refer to the way that moose strip bark from trees in the winter, when browse and water-plants are scarce. However, it might also refer to the way the velvet "strips" off their antlers in tattered ribbons before the rutting season. I really enjoy these deer videos! Thanks for this latest effort! PS: I'd love to see the non-deer deer video!

[@caboosenom3rson]

I love it when 7DOS teases me with more random deer knowledge. MORE (Also I've started seeing red deer and fallow deer in my dreams now, is that normal?}

[@silliaek]

I can't even imagine the work that went into this video

[@martinkois7126]

Love the little breakdown bc of nomenclature. As a former secondary biology teacher, it was highly relatable.

[@brocanada6418]

I'm gonna be honest here . I watch videos on paleontology as a Brain wash from the real life insanity that is happening into our world. It's good to relax and I appreciate what you guys do . These videos and the study as a whole deserves much more public respect and support

[@romanlandon6561]

Narrowly escaped being gored by a MASSIVE moose. I cant even begin to describe the terror and fear Coming across such a huge and aggressive animal. I'm glad to be alive

[@michaelcox1071]

@romanlandon6561 - I was on an island in Glacier Bay National Park when a lot of noise indicated a running large animal. I ran down the beach, and a bull moose burst out onto the beach a few meters away. Thankfully it moved away at high speed. Then I thought about what might spook a bull moose. I packed up and got into my boat as soon as possible.

[@ErdriedDeirdre]

I have no idea why but I love the giant prehistoric deer species.

[@fastrockproductions9788]

If you see a deer with glowing horns, remember to click taunt so it doesn't use geomancy

[@AntoniusTyas]

I thought it would only appear when Dementors arrived and your name is Harry...

[@Scrinwaipwr]

15:12 I was just thinking how much I like how Emilia says "fallow deer."

[@hiromikami]

This was NOT boring! You keep repeating "Red deer", yes, but not to worry! It helps paint the picture in my head, especially because I mostly listen to but rarely get to actually watch videos like this. Good job!

[@JAGzilla-ur3lh]

Extinct deer are too underappreciated. There are so many interesting body plans and antler shapes. And of course they would have been more common in most ecosystems than the big mammoths and rhinos and stuff that get all the attention. I also wasn't aware of the modern white-lipped deer. Very cool.

[@romanlandon6561]

I used to eat a lot of elk in Colorado. When my friend and me were totally broke, we both lived off of one elk sausage for four days.

[@nullc0ntext]

Sure, but can we talk about the Not Deer? Those things are terrifying.

[@fuckYTIDontWantToUseMyRealName]

MAU? ExP?

[@pm1136]

A predator mimicking its prey!... 🫥😶😶‍🌫️

[@pm1136]

A predator mimicking its prey! 🫥😶😶‍🌫️

[@Poohze01]

"All the Times Things have Evolved into Deer"? Oooh, Yes Please!

[@saroruhagoswami9202]

I wish We could revive all Prehistoric faunas

[@funkypants1717]

You should talk more about the irish elk. Or red deer. Or fallow deer.

[@enormousderek]

We aren't bored of hearing you saying Fallow Deer dear, that's why we are here! Loving Emilia's contributions to this channel. Great work.

[@davidcrooks8642]

Emilia is the only reason i watch this channel.

[@MikhailTeplensky]

she doesn’t want you

[@davidcrooks8642]

@MikhailTeplensky oh snap, I didn't realise you was her! I'm so glad you are able to tell me what she wants! Stupid.

[@dennisud]

My Deer, you did a great job! 😉 👍🏼 And, YES We want a video on Non-Deer!!!!!

[@malakidemeo4425]

Will be watching tomorrow at work

[@thomasschmidt1836]

Not as large as Wapiti but also a large animal in North America is the Mule Deer. Distinctive for its large mule/donkey like ears. Drop down a size category and White Tail and Black Tail deer species can get quite large but do vary depending on native range. The same species can be bigger in mountainous or heavily forrested areas but comparritively small in other places like Alabama for example

[@TheLowstef]

A video on deer-looking non-deers sounds awesome. Might I also suggest a video on things that are not what their name suggests - like the king cobra is not a "true" cobra, the mountain goat is not a "true" goat, electric eels are not "true" eels, mantis shrimp are neither mantis nor shrimp, etc.

[@vasantmasurekar4826]

Yes please do an episode on the Not deer. It would be great to know about them

[@RTWRTW-RTWRTW]

@0:12 Why are their behinds colored brightly? Is it to be able to follow each other while escaping predators? Or were they designed to be easily spotted by predators? Or for mating purposes?

[@soltersortna]

It’s a bit of an intimidation sign to predators, when they flip up their tails and bounce away with that big white spot it’s saying “I’m so healthy you shouldn’t even bother chasing me”. The behavior is called stotting

[@Womberto]

There's some big fat knobs on a few of those antlers.

[@mcburcke]

I find deer fascinating as a group, and this was a good addition to the knowledge base. (I must admit, almost shamefacedly, to being just as fascinated with the presenter...she is SO cute and smart and articulate! Almost makes me want to return to Blighty to look her up, just for the fun of it. You may now proceed to call me the biggest creep on the planet...)

[@guyincognito959]

Imagine the implications for Christmas season. Cat sized deer. 🎄🎄🦌🎄🎄

[@nian60]

Yes a video on non-deer would be great. 🦌

[@romanlandon6561]

Oh! and I've run into chronic wastings deer (zombie deer virus) looks exactly what it sounds like

[@davidbendall7919]

Thanks

[@Cryptic_Bigfoot]

Deer are such fascinatingly strange but often overlooked, also, the remarks to whoever was off camara were amusing.

[@unvergebeneid]

Now I want a cat-sized pet deer! 🥺

[@knickebien1966]

1:31 ET could phone home with those antennae. What incredible racks on those guys!

[@skoolzone]

Hey, watch it they got feelings too😂

[@highfive7689]

I'll take two not-a-deer vid make mine with cream and one sugar. Thank you. You are the best. 🤟

[@patreekotime4578]

Every Time Things Have Evolved Into Deer, please!

[@zJoriz]

This video kind of confirms my suspicions. Hypothesizing that the huge headcrests of some pterosaur species may have helped them fly is pretty much like saying these deer species' antlers helped them navigate through the woods.

[@marsfreelander5969]

New drinking game unlocked! Take a drink every time you hear "red deer"

[@leppeppel]

Next in the series on convergent evolution... impostdeer!

[@AlejandroPereraGil]

YES!!! To non-deers. Also you're crazier than i had asumed😅, your fun to watch, keep going😊.

[@Balthazare69]

Dear, I would really like to watch a video about deer that are not really deer, they just look like deer, but they are just as dear as real deer, and I almost forgot... Red deer 😈😈😈😂😂😂

[@nanic3639]

Looking forward to the video about notdeer!

[@Victor-px7dl]

Fascinating video as always but… The rendering of the Dama Celiae (minute 12:18) has the deer puffing some MJ!

[@chriswidnes5315]

3 hour Emilia Red Deer educational video when? I need to know about red deer!

[@WaterShowsProd]

What did prehistoric man say when he saw an Irish elk charging? "O'deer..."

[@erichtomanek4739]

The milu deer is also called the Pere David's Deer. A French priest, Pere David, was the first European to see them in a Chinese emperor's hunting preserve. At that time it was the only place in the world where they were found. In subsequent years, dozens were shipped to Europe, but back in China they were all eaten by peasants in the Boxer Rebellion.

[@shawnwalker4936]

Haha I was so confused when she was saying wapiti how she was! I’ve always heard it pronounced Whap-ity or wap-paty. That and her comparisons to red deer. My dumb self is going “cool, that’s awesome…. I don’t know how big those usually are…”

[@sheridanshumway6820]

Was bout to post the same. I always hear it as wah-pih-TEE though here around Montana. Though elk is much more common.

[@shawnwalker4936]

@ I do like how she clarified it at the end though where she’s saying like “hey there’s too many things called “elk” so we’re just gonna run with their other names.”

[@sheridanshumway6820]

@@shawnwalker4936 I'm just used to reading so many sources I don't really notice the switch. Hear a European accent say elk and head figures they are talking bout moose. I see exactly why she pronounces it the way she does by the spelling. Just sounds really weird when I've heard it as part of my regional vocabulary my whole life. Had no problem figuring out what she was referring to. As a book addict since childhood and grew up in a poor small town in the middle of nowhere there is a massive amount of my vocab that comes from just reading. I've had some really creative pronunciations over the years cause not realizing something was say a French word.

[@ladykoiwolfe]

​@@shawnwalker4936she clarified it at the end? I haven't made it there yet I was so confused I had to find out what she was talking about. The picture gave me a clue, but then I thought I was crazy. I've never heard it called anything but Elk.

[@hawkbartril3016]

Wa-pa-ti is how I've always heard and spoken it

[@chrisrus1965]

How about a video on every time nature evolved antelopes. It happened a bunch of times.

[@Hiddensecret9]

Prehistoric wildlife was like nature’s experimental phase-giant deer, armored beasts, and more. Ever wondered what made these creatures so unique? Let’s dive in!

[@jannebrija9879]

Smallest deers next

[@rnbnatl]

I had planned to get all punny, but alas, it's not meant to be. But thanks for another fun vid! 🦌

[@barrydysert2974]

Non-deer deer? Yes dear please !:-)

[@eldraque4556]

who knew deer where so varied? Emilia, I think

[@_Ben___]

20:22 probably the funniest attempt yet

[@jamesbates5901]

Ben why are you so cool?

[@chulanthadiyes3117]

A Deer Request: Video on the Fake Deer, Please!

[@Giaayokaats]

10:17 I know that the Eurasian red deer is its own thing, but historically wapiti/elk were also called Red Deer in what is now Canada. Suffice it to say that the sentence “that wapiti lived alongside the red deer” took a minute to properly parse, lol

[@donnakaz3525]

You're wonderful! And hilarious..red deer..lol...

[@mikewilson858]

Red deer, fallow deer. Funny thing is we don’t have them here in the US, so all these size comparisons are over my head. In the US we don’t use metric deer, we use white tale and mule deer.

[@jonwashburn7999]

Dear, I'd like a deer video about non-deer deer.

[@AxleLotl]

16:49 I didn't want to disturb the people around me with sound, so I watched this vid with captions and learned about Megaloceros anatomy.

[@eroero830]

i'M WAITING FOR THE OH DEER

[@tox7416]

woah thats a big deer

[@cursedseagullgames]

RIP Emilia, who drowned in a sea of deer names.

[@RaithGyaron]

A video of animals that look like deer but aren't deer would be most welcome. I wonder if my favorite animal, the pronghorn, will be considered to look like a deer but isn't. I know that it is commonly called "antelope" even it they aren't. I guess antelope in general look like deer but aren't.

[@indyreno2933]

Antelope belong to the family Bovidae as a wastebasket taxon while the pronghorn is the only extant species of the family Antilocapridae.

[@RaithGyaron]

@@indyreno2933 I know. But does it look enough like a deer to be on a list of animals that look like deer but are not?

[@indyreno2933]

@@RaithGyaron, the pronghorn has more similarities to the giraffes and okapis than with deer, hence the reason why the pronghorn of the monotypic family Antilocapridae is also a member of the superfamily Giraffoidea, the most basal of the three extant superfamilies of pecorans.

[@sharizabel2582]

So there I was flying in a EF-111 in New Mexico. We were at 300 feet above the ground and climbing up what is called the caprock. A 300 foot many miles long uplift. My pilot rolled left as we approached which put me facing downward. There it was a massive Elk climbing the caprock right underneath us.

[@sonorasgirl]

Wapiti are also called caribou lol, to add to the confusion. At least I think it’s the same

[@pauldiezel4584]

Emilia is a well read dear

[@themightypenguintentacles]

I'd love a not deer video and how different they are to red deer

[@Vectortheangel]

Patiently waiting for “All the Times Things Evolved to Look Like Deer”.

[@Don-ds3dy]

Deer are like the first thing that comes to mind when I think of an ecosystem. My dad hunts deer, he raised deer, he captured deer, he released deer, he mounted deer heads on the wall, he eats nothing but deer, he won't shut the flick up about how much he loves deer, oh deery deery me 🤪 somebody help me!!!

[@perspectacle]

Not-a-deer deer? Okey-dokey! Tell us all about not-venison deer-critters!

[@spoonbillgirl]

more deer plz. even if theyre not deer