COCO DE MER : My Hunt for the Tree of Knowledge (Part 2 of 5) - Weird Fruit Explorer Ep. 400

This is Part 2 on my adventure to try and find what is likely the weirdest fruit in the world, the Coco de Mer. In part two I look at the History regarding this incredible fruit and in my own quest I finally see the trees first hand.
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+THANK YOU
Steven Murray: www.murrayfamilyfarms.org
Animations by Ivan Tello: ivantello.art
Gondwana animation from: Scotese, C.R., and Scotese, J.D., 2006. Plate Tectonic Evolution of Africa, PALEOMAP Project, Evanston, IL ( • Tectonic Evolution of ... )
Quote screen sketches by Laura McGovern; IG: mcgovlau
Victorin F Laboudallon; his incredible book is available at: www.nhbs.com/f...
If you go to the Seychelles, you must visit the Vallee de mai: www.seychelles...
+SOURCES
"Coco de Mer" by Fischer, Fleisher-Dogley; amzn.to/2MMseiE
"The Fruit Hunters" by Adam Leith Gollner; amzn.to/2ZBngY0
"First Voyage around the world" by Antonio Pigafetta; amzn.to/2ZBneiQ
"The nutrient economy of Lodoicea maldivica, a monodominant palm producing the world's largest seed" nph.onlinelibr...
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Music from filmmusic.io
"Floating cities""Quasi-motion""River fire""C-funk""Gregorian Chant""Egmont Overture Finale""Nonstop"
by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (creativecommons...)
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[@WeirdExplorer]

Watch the whole Coco de Mer series: Part 1: kzbin.info/www/bejne/faLMlKZ_eb6gnbc Part 2: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3_Sf2Oqrd5gpqc Part 3: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rXvMq4KBiL5kb68 Part 4: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jYHSYaqsq8hlhZI Part 5: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oqbCmIqFhJaeh7c

[@RyanStonedonCanadianGaming]

Love your channel for learning about fruits I've never even knew existed.

[@drivebyesamurai]

Dwamn Coco de mer lookin thicc.😤😩😫👌

[@NothingHereButMe]

Tryna find this fruit but she dummy thicc

[@tolget4684]

Can anyone speak proper English? No wonder why society is crumbling.

[@drivebyesamurai]

@@tolget4684 This is probably bait, but I'll bite. Have you ever thought about removing that phallic object from your rectum, sir?

[@tolget4684]

Neighboring Yuman What? But I'm just getting used to your tongue!

[@drivebyesamurai]

@@tolget4684 Really? Seemed like you had an existential crisis over a joke. Guess I was wrong.

[@fish7735]

Coco de mer has no business being that dummy thicc 😩👌👌🔥

[@joshz9657]

defo not stolen

[@Klesh]

Watching this I’m really impressed, it’s like a freaking awesome television series excellent work dude !

[@slendersage8728]

“That was partially thanks to another rare species...” *cue sexy music* *shows tortoise* Me: “Where’s this going?”

[@WeirdExplorer]

hahaha, whenever I saw those tortoises lumbering around I imagined they would have strutting music.

[@patientness3502]

As a geologist (BS From University of Maine), I will say that his description of the geologic history of the Seychelles was spot on. I'm impressed.

[@WeirdExplorer]

that's great to hear

[@tysoncarswell4917]

Ive watched most of your videos, but this series is on a whole other level. Really outstanding, and cant wait for the next 3! Thanks from BC!

[@ornokur6315]

It's so cool looking at how plants have diversified as Gondwana broke up. It's interesting to look at how the plants in New Zealand, Tasmania, and southern South America are very closely related. Southern beach trees, southern sassifrass, podocarp species, and Winter bark relatives like the Tasmania pepper berry are all native to those areas, and give a good picture of what the flora of Antarctica during the eocene would have looked like.

[@ionlypostonceayear._.5537]

Yeah

[@Falcon-eh8tq]

Very educational. I'm an industrial mechanic and watch a lot of your videos, each one is as fascinating as the next my friend.

[@puyopop3085]

Im an industrial electrician and I also watch fruit videos.

[@noellem9319]

That moment you know you have binge watched too much weird explorer when you dream they are your tour guides on a tropical island looking for bananas.....

[@youtube.commentator]

Jared you've done an excellent job on this series. Can't wait to see the rest.👌

[@Ssapphyre7]

The amount of effort/time/energy etc. put into this series shows.

[@kishanky1352]

Regular people "Wow that's a rare endangered species of parrot, we are really lucky to spot it" Weird Explorer "Get out of the way endangered parrot, I want to look at the big nuts" lol

[@LivingWithTheGuzmans]

Thanks for the history.

[@mrperson5443]

Lol so pumped for this episode

[@tt55k]

These are my favorite videos from you , you might want to consider putting out a dvd if this expedition, fascinating

[@dans.8198]

This episode was educational and fascinating. I love this series.

[@beccareul]

I am super impressed! These have to be your best videos to date, (no pun intended) lol. Seriously I’m enjoying this so much, because I love fruit and I love learning new things. Thank you Jared, great work!

[@EdwardsComment]

This series is definitely the best on this fruit.

[@Verlisify]

Epic music and the excitement of finding the highly sought after butt shaped tree? What exactly did you did in that "toilet break"?

[@Denofu]

furry disgrace to the pokemon community

[@kenetickups6146]

@@Denofu cool story bro

[@Denofu]

@@kenetickups6146 ok bro

[@KraftBrotHD]

Oooh we're gonna get there Polygondwanaland

[@stevenpham6734]

You just gave me a damn good reason to put visiting the Seychelles into my bucket list.

[@-jank-willson]

nice classical music, I see you're a man of culture as well

[@audpicc]

I'm really loving this series!!! Deep dive on rare fruits! YES!!

[@audpicc]

I mean, I'd love to see a five part series on common fruits too, even something as seemingly simple as the apple. Apples have twice the genes as humans!

[@sleepyoldtiger372]

History and religion taught by Jared and Steven? 🙋🏻‍♀️ I’m there!

[@youtube.commentator]

Lol, the worst part of this very interesting series, will be you and Steven saying "it's like a 3 out of 10 in sweetness" "tastes similar to a coconut" (Because it will be over)

[@I.amthatrealJuan]

We know it will end up like that

[@bdWongsWang]

8:13 LOL-that tortoise is NOT happy with you! 😂🤣

[@void-citizen]

Haha it knows hes talkin about eating them, prolly thinkin abt it too

[@CondemnedGuy]

It's actually yawning.

[@roaringdrop364]

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[@shannonyoungberg9327]

Please please tell me television producers have talked to you. Your channel is amazing. I look forward to the next video.

[@AllTheCloudsArePink]

He's too good for TV

[@Nobody-00000]

TLDW: he DOES NOT EAT THE NUT, there is no actual COCO DE MER tasting. This is just an educational video about the Seychelles.

[@HoosierDaddyOfficial]

I am absolutely amazed and enthralled with this series. Definitely your best work yet. I can’t wait to see more!

[@MAUTxxx]

How come no one wear helmets? Ripe Giant coconuts and giant jackfruits all over the place!

[@TheBluntsmith69]

Yaaaas part 2 baby!!! Thank you papa Jared for blessing our timelines on this beautiful Sunday

[@stromagedon]

Yaaaaaaaas plz more Coco oh the sea

[@WeirdExplorer]

Plenty more on the way!

[@markdimmitt5149]

I love your researched and detailed story format. Please do more.

[@jocelynandrade5220]

Prehistoric nut. Like avocados were food for mastodons. Love your series.

[@elliotwhite32]

This series is a treat

[@djm7494]

So excited the new part came out... Awesome and very thorough research and information you are passing on to us!! Very excited to see one opened up and you tasting!!

[@feralkevin]

friggin' awesome, Jared!

[@WeirdExplorer]

Thanks Kevin! I was watching your baynut video earlier today :)

[@feralkevin]

@@WeirdExplorer Cool. That is an old one for sure. Was talking about them in my class on Sunday. They will be ready in October/November. Would love to see you do a video them. Maybe a "that's not coffee" even

[@Ipwnnoobslegitlike]

the music for the tortoise was spot on lmao

[@mikefrizzell2532]

Another excellent installment, Jared! The natural history you've revealed is wonderful. Looking forward to future episodes.

[@macfrankist]

Some of your best work! Thank you.

[@adriennef4637]

Woo hoo part 2!😁I'm loving this "series"❤❤❤

[@ahsinsmith3963]

This is a Suuuuper cool documentary!! We appreciate your work

[@dyinteriors]

I am glad you accept evolution as a fact and that your world is older than 6000 years.

[@geyotepilkington2892]

Thats pretty normal nowadays..

[@mfmatthew420]

Eerie

[@PseudonymPersona]

Are you living in a cave or something?

[@friendlyneighborhoodcrackh6059]

dyinteriors Even most very religious people believe in evolution nowadays, just that evolution is a tool used by whatever god they believe in

[@HoosierDaddyOfficial]

An Abomination Dude, chill!

[@ThisIsYourOnlyWarning]

Wow! This is so interesting and educational! Thank you so much for taking the time to spread this information that you have acquired and learned.

[@morningstar8187]

You did an amazing job with this series.

[@adriansalas3741]

5 parts!!!! Lol what a journey, im sooo stoked for the rest

[@emmabroughton2039]

Excellent. I can't wait for the next episode.

[@qs1629]

Holy grail of rarest fruit or seed. Congrats man on this milestone

[@JamesCFan]

This is super cool, i really enjoy these types of vids.

[@brandonprkusic5051]

Can’t believe I’m willing to wait 5 episodes to see you eat this thing.

[@richardbidinger2577]

I'm liking this series, can't wait for the next one.

[@Nik.No.K]

Super cool stuff, I love that you included so much of the history

[@void-citizen]

Great series dude. Thanks for the knowledge, very interesting.

[@TheWeirdestOfBugs]

Was looking forward to this, and as usual, you delivered. Also, thanks for adding info about the tortoises. 2nd all-time favorite animals for me!

[@--Paws--]

I remember seeing this fruit from one of those David Attenborough documentaries.

[@pricklypickle733]

Never heard of the fruit in Malaysia now I gotta scour some background story of this magical fruit! Time to brush up on my malay myths and historical knowledge :D

[@PowerTom286]

Hello Jared, this was one of the most interesting videos you've done. More of this kind, I really love d it

[@mandab.3180]

really interesting 👍🏻 looking forward to the next parts!

[@acainfamily1178]

Outstanding documentary... Salamat = Thank you 🙏🏼

[@KooblyK]

Fun fact: more people die from falling coconuts than from shark attacks Those things are vicious man, that ominous music was on point. Glad you made it out alive (Disclaimer: I heard that once, it may not be completely accurate)

[@iaw7406]

I want to do unspeakable things to that thumbnail...

[@DarkeShadeofBlack]

Was waiting for this!

[@AmeliaKeeney]

You sir have gotten yourself another subscriber!

[@JoeLaFigue]

French guy here, it's funny you mentionned how sexual this fruit looks because ... In metropolitan France, we don't call it Coco de mer, it would mean "sea coco". We call them Coco fesses. Fesse meaning "butt cheek", that's a butt-coco you've got here mate.

[@LeoDaShaman]

This is awesome 👍🏾😍

[@UniqAssassin]

When are you gonna eat the damn thing lol

[@onlyvirly2c]

Koen Hazendonk this is the story of how he found it not how it tasted

[@organicgrow4440]

lol!!

[@-jank-willson]

@N.A.R Channel yep lol

[@-jank-willson]

patience is a virtue young man!

[@Gamerkat10]

He never managed to, lol- that wasn't the point. Eating it was a pipe dream from the start

[@1369brandon]

This is torture making us wait so long!!!

[@SommetiderHvorforDetRoligRolig]

When water evaporates from a surface, the surface cools Down.. My guess is that when u are inside that 'forest' water evaporates from All the leafs and such.. This combined with the shade must be why there is such a big difference in temperature.. Its kinda like a giant 'evaporative cooler'

[@hayleygullett]

Love this series!

[@gaybear5328]

This episode BOMB!

[@jaymeez]

So Cool!! BTW What kind of frames are those? I like those glasses

[@vilmagarcia5982]

Muy Linda historian y my burns information nice.

[@GOATaro_]

Sheeeesh that Coco De Mer on the thumbnail boutta make me act up 😩

[@ravoniesravenshir3926]

Soooo is the Coco De Mer.... Edible? O _O Are both male and female parts edible or just the nut?

[@hypnozpie4071]

Bruh... boutta eat some 100% natural coochie

[@georgerodriguez1365]

Nice video

[@kantonlevine8898]

This is epic

[@TheNails3]

7:40 that's one funky tortoise 😎

[@harpodjangorose9696]

There was a perfectly good rare parrot *right there* . You could've grabbed one and given us a taste review.

[@edialbert8035]

This is one of your best 👌 I can’t wait for part three, when is it coming?? 🥺

[@MrHarmfulHarry]

Now if you were able to get a spot with Cucurbita Maximus you'd have a guiness book of world records shot right there. Pumpkin is the largest fruit, Jackfruit, largest tree fruit, Coco de mer, largest nut. The Atlantic Giant Pumpkin can weigh in at over 2,000 lbs which is absolutely insane. The heaviest pumpkin (and fruit in general) was a pumpkin clocking in at around 2,600 lbs.

[@nicholaswiseguy2906]

Great video

[@Qwijebo]

I got 4 of these giant nuts in Mauritius many years ago and had them shipped back to the US as tourist items (gift shop stuff). Never did anything with them, had no idea they were protected.

[@viiiderekae]

I saw this tree the first time in kepong gardens. I was shocked for a seedling it was MASSIVE.. i saw it again in singapore botanical gardens XD

[@Sedgewise47]

vinod kumar Wait-so this thing *can* be artificially cultivated??

[@missionhill7863]

Man, I love ur videos!

[@heraffa]

Awesome!

[@angelalovell5669]

GIANT RATS. I know that's not the point but omg, I want to pet.

[@ice9tom]

Feels good

[@raymondlancaster9041]

Noooiiiccceee Part 2

[@I.amthatrealJuan]

Makes me want to go there sometime

[@frikandelspeciaal1431]

Cool video Nice info👌

[@Jusssssssssssssssss]

Wow thanks dude i didnt know have long lost relatives in madagscar, greeting to all my astronesian brothers hope i can get to visit madagascar someday

[@k8eekatt]

14 min 250 views! We are clamoring for content!

[@ionlypostonceayear._.5537]

whoa whoa WHOA WHOA WHOA WHOA WHOA

[@magickpalms4025]

Lodoicea is not a "glimpse at the ancestors of modern palm trees", it is an example of island runaway as you hint at before, and mention right after. The same way Deckenia is different in morphology to the rest of the Oncospermatinae, Lodoicea and Satranala are different from Borassus and Latania, which are closer in morphology to the fossil record fan palms of the area. The Borasseae are indeed monophyletic, but that ancestor did not look like Lodoicea does today.

[@magickpalms4025]

awesome video though, thank you for doing a series on a palm species!

[@pattheplanter]

Quite right.

[@ml8991]

8:14 tortoise pog

[@siddarthjain3079]

It's good... what is it's price and where it is available?

[@adnanchinisi7871]

Very interesting

[@MiriamLopez-yd1sv]

So interesante you are great

[@themrsaltysplatoon7100]

Where did you get that elephant footage? 3:53