Could Raptors Survive the Ice Age?

In this episode of Assessing Survival, we ask if Raptors(Dromaeosaurs)- could survive the Ice Age (Pleistocene), where they will encounter animals such as Mammoths, Dire wolves, Saber tooth cats, etc. Join me as we weigh their strengths and weaknesses, as well as speculate on their future.
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[@MadlyMesozoic]

"umm acthually madly... raptors aren't cold blooded"☝ yeah yeah yeah; it's a cool title, shut up.

[@TySpence]

@@MadlyMesozoic “umm acthually raptors THWERE in the ice age- the pwedatowy birds”

[@Chillersnowman]

​@@TySpence um raptors exist in IcE aGe CuZ tHey ARe BiRDS🤓🤓🤓

[@gavros9636]

Could Plesiosaurs survive Scottland?

[@UnwantedGhost1-anz25]

They're in the middle between cold and warm. ☝️🤓

[@UnwantedGhost1-anz25]

​@@landenriley8442 Maybe an oversight? Or that it wouldn't be as interesting.

[@loowick4074]

Friendship ended with dog, now raptor is man's best friend

[@Chriszapis]

Really underrated comment

[@RandomPerson8492]

por que no los dos You know those videos with a huge tank of a dog gently playing with a small cat? Why not substitute the cat for a raptor?

[@KoboldBlu]

So true.so cute🥰

[@Wizardbirdsoup]

*cries in license required country*

[@AugustoEL]

Foolishness, we can have not only both, we can also add the cats to thoose two. If petable and friend shaped it can be pet of man.

[@jaba-_-]

Idea for video: "could mosasaurs survive on planet 4546B?".

[@thaxasaurian]

@@jaba-_- wait isn’t that the dinosaur planet!

[@jaba-_-]

@@thaxasaurian ?

[@SamueL-td7fb]

The Subnautica world?

[@jaba-_-]

@@SamueL-td7fb yep

[@motorcitymangababe]

@@jaba-_- I'd be very down

[@yamatanoorochi6203]

In summary: - A "Ghost" of the snow. - An extinct Karateka. - Another invasive species to the club.

[@sleepycyber_]

Mamoth: "watch your back guys, the chickens are on our trail "

[@Misto_deVito6009]

Dude really came out with pet trade statistics fo the lemming hawk XD

[@The_Darke_Lorde]

I'd TOTALLY own a Lemming Hawk, they're ADORABLE I'd give em plenty of snoot boops. And there would TOTALLY be Lemming Hawk Fail Compilations of them doing stupid stuff like with cats and dogs.

[@CoolFennekin]

@@The_Darke_Lorde I can just imagine them making shelves fall on top of themselves trying to get something.

[@redflamegaming1680]

Ima train a lemming hawk to hunt pheasants😂

[@The_Darke_Lorde]

@@redflamegaming1680 Prolly how they started out tbh. After taming babies of lemming hawks that stayed near villages, some northern native American tribe raised them as anti-pheasants or anti-rodents in holes.

[@ISAF_Ace]

This has, by far, my favourite evolution variants. The Lemmeni Raptor is just so adorable and absolutely something I'd get as a pet. The Arctos Raptor as well hits that cryptid itch that we all secretly have and fits oddly well will the environment.

[@UnwantedGhost1-anz25]

That Manny jump scare is the highlight of this video.

[@kelleren4840]

And randomly to the brother bear song 😂😂

[@darthnick427]

I respect that you passed over Utahraptor because it would be too easy for the big bird lol.

[@UnwantedGhost1-anz25]

It's more of a Death Ostrich. It's everything that the Terror Birds wished to be.

[@simplyn4732]

Utah raptor is the biggest bird

[@godzillabebravethetrexretu1381]

@@simplyn4732 T. rex is the biggest bird actually

[@raulvidal2343]

Utahraptor to mammal predators when arriving in the Pleistocene: "I'm not locked in here with you, you're locked in here with me"

[@SomethingLegit1]

It's a misconception that this video falls into. The fact that an animal is bigger and stronger doesn't make it more viable. It also needs to consistently hunt larger prey. Look at how easily birds make it and how larger birds are a lot rarer. Its competition would be quite fierce with the American lion, the short-faced bears and smilodons. I mean, if the phorusrhacids couldn't keep up, what makes you think utahraptor could? Deinonychus would also have to contend with the American cheetah and the dire wolves, but the competition would not be as harsh.

[@BucNasty92]

Could you do something like "What if we domesticated ______?" What different breeds could arise after 30,000 years of domestication. Random animals like bears, ostriches, or even otters. I don't know, just something to think about. How they evolve with humans like dogs, cats, and every other long time domesticated animal we have today.

[@UnwantedGhost1-anz25]

Maybe eagles.

[@Jhonkotar217]

Ésto me recuerda que hace relativamente poco me enteré que en América del sur algunas poblaciones humanas tenían una raza de Zorros Domésticos, pero que con la llegada de los perros Domésticos estos se terminaron extinguiendo.

[@scientistx5717]

Russian government hates them they caused mass extinction of many smaller local fauna invasive species pests!!!!

[@EvolutionExplained]

Don't forget plants and fungus

[@jukeman9291]

I vote for dolphins

[@James-dumarkusthethird]

Bro this is literally my favorite guy for these type of videos

[@CaramelCreeper25]

Same!

[@samanthabronder9861]

same alos i never toguht of that chocnpt with speucltive evoltion

[@user-is5cb7sm2q]

these videos are why I subscribe to the channel it’s because they’re entertaining

[@OttoKreml]

Most animals are small. I appreciate when you make them small.

[@UnwantedGhost1-anz25]

Hope South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, and Antarctica during the entire Pleistocene receive representation later on.

[@pete4043]

raptors demand the right to bear arms so those continents don't matter

[@russmitchellmovement]

Honestly I think the nivoraptor is the most likely evo -- going bigger in the face of insanely intense competition from numerous pack hunters and megafauna doesn't seem like a winner, but going smaller, on the other hand, seems more likely. It's one thing to say "this is what it needs to do to survive" with your bigger examples, but your smaller example, by becoming an epic endurance overmatch for its prey items AND accounting for truly massive caloric-drain issues in the cold, answers "how" they survive to evolve.

[@HoboBrute]

@@russmitchellmovement agreed, I k ow a lot of spec Evo is rule of cool, but you take any group of animals and add them to an environment where there's already a large number of well established mega fauna, unless they massively outclass local species in some categories, they're a lot more likely to bully smaller animals out of lower their niches than to suddenly get massive from out of nowhere

[@koboldgeorge2140]

Foxes and coyotes are much more natural competition to raptors than big cats and bears. They're a lot closer size wise to them, and that's probably the niche they filled in the Mesozoic anyway

[@anhthai7005]

Probably unrelated but he did also neglect one major of the details of them being domesticated (likely because it’s an absolute nightmare to do so). Breeding. They seem to be a sort of middle ground between dogs and cats, aka they’re incredibly useful outside of being a novelty. I’d imagine that over the centuries humans would create several different breeds of nivoraptors for specific purposes. While there’s no real of telling what these breeds would look like or how many there will be, I can definitely see them eventually achieving status similar to dogs, maybe even becoming “man’s second best friend” or something. Though this might also lead to someone with too money being inspired by fossils of large carnivorous dinosaurs, throwing caution to the wind and creating the modern equivalent of an allosaurus or whatever else. Dinosaur mounts may become an actual thing this scenario.

[@Buttonjira]

Raptor A: “Wow is that a funky triceratops” Raptor B: “He looks extra meaty, just saying” Mammoth: “What the heck is triceratops, mammoth wants to know” Raptor A: “Our dinner”

[@ZantTheMan]

Mammoth Herd: Are you sure about that.

[@UnwantedGhost1-anz25]

​@@ZantTheMan Human hunters: "We're sure."

[@slimlaglotoneria935]

@@UnwantedGhost1-anz25 hydra: "yey! A buffet!"

[@Train_lizard]

@@slimlaglotoneria935 “yay! A buffet!” Says the nonexistent creature

[@justinianthegreat1444]

Triceratops: stop your bragging, you're all trolling

[@UnwantedGhost1-anz25]

Petition for Lemmeni Raptor to be a plushie merch?

[@theomnissiah-9120]

28:25 do they also like shiny things 28:52 new merchandise idea 29:01 a entire world of pets has opened. The question is do they get along with dogs or cats better

[@jayserdaguro4781]

They probably do since the benefit of a mother dog taking care of a baby raptor while the mother raptor is out and hunting rats for food is something likely to happen but with cats the only thing I can see happening is them just cuddling together and when the raptor is closed to the cat it's just gonna slap them

[@Definitely_Not_Shakespear]

I think a fun one would be "Could the Ikran or the Turok from Pandora survive the Dragon Archipelago from HTTYD". Specifically before the Vikings came. Given the Vikings temperament before Hiccup came along, I imagine the Vikings would Slaughter both populations before they could carve out a niche. It would be fun to see how both species adapt to having both competition and predators that straight up breath fire.

[@BonitoJoe111]

Boy I wish nivoraptors were real. They'd just be adorable fluffy snow-cat-dragons

[@marsphoenix1359]

Fun fact: the Australian cassowary possesses a sickle claw, which it uses to mark territory and, being a herbivore, dig up roots to eat. To defend itself, it will jump up to 2 metres in the air, lashing out with the sickle to slash the throat of anything that attacks it. Although positioned differently (it is at the back of the foot rather than held up at the front), the shape and size of the cassowary's sickle is similar to that of a dromeosaurid, suggesting a degree of convergent evolution. It is thus potentially likely the dromeosaurs used their sickles in a similar manner. All this to say, the martial arts using dinosaur spec evo is surprisingly likely.

[@cryssbestia6733]

Imperobator be like: hold my lack of sickle claws

[@parkersanderson4156]

It isn't a dromeosaur

[@cryssbestia6733]

@@parkersanderson4156 yeah You're right but I wrote the comment before the premiere, so I didn't know he was going to focus on dromaeosaurs. the term "Raptor" is pretty generic, imperobator is still a paraves so I think the terms fits him as well and It was the best one that came to my mind in terms of living in harsh climates

[@parkersanderson4156]

@@cryssbestia6733 Imperabator isn't a raptor either

[@cryssbestia6733]

@@parkersanderson4156 as I said "Raptor" it’s pretty generic, just means "thief" and it's used in several dinosaur names (for example Sinraptor or Megaraptor, not even maniraptorans) And it is also commonly used to refer to birds of prey It's more a matter of pop culture so I Don't see the problem with calling maniraptoran in general that as well. (Speaking informally I mean)

[@thomasthemetriacanthosauru7030]

I mean Imperobator was massive some estimates put it as big as a Utahraptor

[@etheriousjackal5577]

I didn't expect this video to go in the direction of domestication of the raptors but that was incredibly sweet!

[@thenerdbeast7375]

Could Kangaroos survive in the Jurassic? Could Homotherium survive in the Cretaceous? Could Camels survive in the Triassic? Could Komodo Dragons survive in the Permian?

[@simplyn4732]

Could Meiolania survive in Peter Jackson’s skull island? Could paleoloxodom survive in the world of avatar? Could lions survive the world avatar

[@metal_pipe9764]

​@@simplyn4732the blue one?

[@Intrusion498]

Ice age dawn of the dinosaurs except the title is taken literally

[@Timon-do2wf]

Idea: Owls or moose in the Mesozoic

[@arkprice79]

@@Timon-do2wf Owls hunt mostly during the late hours of the night, so they would be safer from most dinosaurs except for those like troodon

[@Kai0kenAssassin]

Most interesting. The Nivoraptors are definitely adorable, and surprisingly I didn’t expect them to become tame in the spec-evo segment 😅

[@andythegoatman694]

I like how the little guys survived while the bigger spec evos died off its a nice detail

[@theirishrover7297]

You should do: "could azdarchids survive the plioscene ?" Or "Could Corvids survive the Mesozoic?"

[@Lav6019]

My position as a casual confuses me on the first one, but Corvids in Mesozoic sound interesting given their intelligence. I throw my hat in with you good scholar.

[@theirishrover7297]

@@Lav6019 ah, I apologize that failed to elaborate what an Azdarchid is. The Azdarchid is a family of Pterosaurs. I bid you fareywell, my associate.

[@mannyms6678]

Imo corvids easily survive in almost any situation you throw them in. Far too adaptable and intelligent to be out done by their prehistoric counterparts.

[@magnolia1253]

Did you see the Utahraptor vs. Smilodon animation on Tier Zoo? This video kind of reminds me of it. I appreciate you including source material from your research. Makes this one feel more thought out than your previous ones. Where would be the best (cheapest) place to get a Lemming Hawk?

[@puttiplush]

Three thoughts on Lemmeni raptors: 1. They are perfect and beautiful and should be treasured by all. Excellent adaptations to their environment and to human socialisation. They're probably also big enough to stand a chance against feral house cats after European contact. Also I bet that once they moved into Siberia and the Sakhalin, the Japanese would breed a version where the male's red orbital colouration extends in a circle across the skull, because they do that in fish all the time. 2. In terms of adaptations, alongside having an impressive layer of down, I think they'd develop feathers on their wide footsies like owls, the better to soften their steps and keep them warm. Since many birds have evolved fuzzy feet, it's not a far-fetched idea. 3. No idea why keeping them as pets would be illegal in Russia when up until 2019, Russia allowed people to keep fishing cats, caracals, and bears as pets. But it's your worldbuilding so I'll keep quiet. Because I loved this video.

[@matthewdyet3618]

Here is a list of future video ideas: Real Life/Extinct Creatures: Could Purlovias survive in the Cenozoic? Could Dingos survive in the Cenozoic? Could Lemurs survive in the Cenozoic? Could Komodo Dragons survive in the Mesozoic? Could Rhinos survive in the Mesozoic? Could Real Life Dinosaurs survive on Skull Island? (2005 King Kong) Could Cenozoic Mammals survive on Skull Island? (2005 King Kong) Could Terror Birds survive in the Mesozoic? Fantasy/Non-Fictional Creatures: Could Velonasaur survive in the Mesozoic? (Ark Survival Evolved) Could Morellatops survive in the Mesozoic? (Ark Survival Evolved) Could Oasisaur survive in the Mesozoic? (Ark Survival Ascended) Could Megachelon survive in the Mesozoic? (Ark Survival Evolved) Could The Night Feeder survive in the Mesozoic? (Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal) Could Fasolasuchus survive in the Cenozoic? (65 Movie) Could Indoraptor survive in the Mesozoic? (Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom) Could Indominus Rex survive in the Mesozoic? (Jurassic World) Could Scorpios Rex survive in the Mesozoic? (Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous) Could Skull Island Dinosaurs survive in the Mesozoic? (2005 King Kong) Could Skull Island Mammals survive in the Cenozoic? (2005 King Kong) Could Indoraptor survive on the 2005 Skull Island?(Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom) Could Indominus Rex survive on the 2005 Skull Island? (Jurassic World) Could Scorpios Rex survive on the 2005 Skull Island?(Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous) Could Arkosaurus survive in the Mesozoic? (Combat Of Giants Dinosaurs) Could Naxocertops survive in the Mesozoic? (Combat Of Giants Dinosaurs) Could Hilierosaurus survive in the Mesozoic? (Combat Of Giants Dinosaurs) Could Cassosaurus survive in the Mesozoic? (Combat Of Giants Dinosaurs) Could Gorgoraptor survive in the Mesozoic? (Combat Of Giants Dinosaurs) Could Godzillasaurus survive in the Mesozoic? (Godzilla Minus One) Could Abolethus survive in the Mesozoic? (Dungeons & Dragons) Could Therocephalia survive Fae’run? (Dungeons & Dragons) Could the Tarrasque survive in the Mesozoic? (Dungeons & Dragons) Could the Tarrasque survive on Tatooine? (Dungeons & Dragons)

[@UnwantedGhost1-anz25]

Technically, the third request is fulfilled. As we're getting canids in the Triassic period relatively soon.

[@xdean816]

Id love to see of Bald Eagles could survive the Triassic

[@nathanial8587]

that would've been a great idea for a 4th of July special, though me personally I'm more of a fan of putting Megalania in the Triassic

[@arkprice79]

I have a question: Could giant ground sloths survive the Mezozoic Era?

[@PrehistoricRager]

Madly Mesozoic when the term 'Ice Age' is mentioned: *Inserts Ice Age theme and Manny intensively*

[@thenerdbeast7375]

Honestly I don't think Utahraptors would do much better than the Deinonychus in the Ice Age initially. It's easy to see "Oooh big raptor" and think it would dominate the ecosystem but Utahraptors almost assuredly didn't live in groups beyond possibly mated pairs which is why they became so large and robust to begin with. So all the social predators even wolves would give them a very hard time and their higher caloric needs would put more pressure on them which while yes are stronger to take down things like Elk, Moose and Bison, they would easily outrun them. Utahraptor was an Apex Predator of its environment and likely would be too inflexible to survive if brought to the Ice Age.

[@Jhonkotar217]

Comentario subestimado

[@entropy8634]

Apex predators do have their tendencies to go extinct if ever environment changes 😅

[@florida-phoenix7110]

This type of video was actually done by someone else- Utahraptor would actually survive and dominate pretty well. It was a feathered and large species (better for cold environments) and about as large as the cave bear, and its main prey were ceratopsians, ankylosaurids, and hadrosaurs, so mammoths would have a genuine threat now if found alone. While they wouldn't be perfectly suited for the environment, they would do a lot better than deinonychus. Of course, this is assuming that their behavior adapts as well- a big part of adaptation is behavior, and some things have trouble with that

[@fishyfishyfishy500akabs8]

Speed estimates place Utahraptor at 25-35 mph. Moose and bison run at exactly the highest estimate’s speed. A female bison or moose seems perfectly acheivable as a food source, particularly if the utahraptor managed to sneak up on and ambush the bison. Alot of dromaeosaurs are nocturnal after all.

[@thenerdbeast7375]

@@fishyfishyfishy500akabs8 You seem to forget a key thing with that speed estimate: stamina. While Utahraptor would have an efficient respiratory system, it is doubtful it could move such a robust body at such speeds beyond an initial sprint. Lions can move at almost cheetah speeds (50 mph) during their initial burst but they are still outran by most of the prey on the plains should the ambush fail.

[@hawkticus_history_corner]

I love how the Lemming Hawk is just the New World cat

[@awesomeperrymexd7180]

Excellently edited and well thought video (with equally great artwork) on this speculative scenario. Keep hitting high Mad Mez! Here's an idea for video that can fit in with your more fictional content (Deathclaws, T. Rex on Halo, etc.) which technically is the case for all of it, but still: Wargs from Peter Jackson's LOTR/ The Hobbit. They're not too outlandish, but still the two "breeds" in either trilogy seem dynamically interesting enough to consider putting them in any prehistoric era, where they neither stomp or get stomped in terms of survivability. Just hope copyright doesn't end up being your One Ring if you do take this idea to heart XD

[@MadlyMesozoic]

hmmm wargs are a good one

[@awesomeperrymexd7180]

:D 👍

[@CryptCurse]

Don't know if this is a good pitch since you did a bear video: Can polar bears survive the Ice age?

[@juritudi57yearsago59]

They already have

[@MadlyMesozoic]

yeah i hate to break it to you most mammals we have today evolved during or not long before the Pleistocene

[@frostbitetheannunakiiceind6574]

@@MadlyMesozoic this. the ones we still have today are the survivors XD

[@UnwantedGhost1-anz25]

They did. But now their future looks uncertain.

[@dirtdude9484]

Thank you for the thoughtful placement of the commercials. Other people don't care if an ad cuts off a sentence but I click off videos that do that and stop watching their videos

[@gigamosaurts2513]

Idea : could sauropod survive in Cenozoic era ? Edit : I like to see giant vs giant...

[@ChatNoir-999]

Idea for Video: Could the GOT/HOTD Dragons survive in Pandora or maybe even Hollow Earth/Skull Island

[@Deadsea_1993]

"Babe wake up ! One of the best pre-historic KZbin channels has just uploaded a new video".

[@TrainLizard]

Animal lesson:The smaller you are,humans less likely to kill you,the bigger you are,the more likely of death…

[@edgargaebolg9307]

More like vertebrate lesson because invertebrates will get squashed or eaten no matter what

[@mostlyfacts82]

Invertebrates have no rights

[@drago2431]

I got three ideas for this series: 1. What if Wolves were in the Triassic Period? I’m quite curious on what would happen honestly if they were able to evolve to the point that somehow they survive the extension to the dinosaurs and are able to make their own period 2. This is adding a fictional animal in the real life period and that is what if the hippogriff was in the Ice Age? I know you already did ice age but i couldn’t figure out what to add it in. I just want something to do with the hippogriff honestly 3. Considering that you did the T-Rex added in a fictional area how about we do what if the Spinosaurus was in Middle Earth? Would be very interesting to see how this would play out

[@Dylan-Hooton]

Oh, boy. These Cryonychus are literally about the same size as Jurassic Park/World raptors. :D

[@Dylan-Hooton]

Also, I want a pet Nivoraptor, since they are cute (and they're legal as pets in California, which is where I live in)! 😊

[@mitchellskene8176]

Idea for a video: Could The Future Predator survive in southern Asia around 1.5mya (basically when Erectus shows up)?

[@johngarcia5784]

Great video. As for an idea, how about "Could Quetzalcoatlus survive the Cenozoic?"

[@UnwantedGhost1-anz25]

Maybe. Until the beardogs from Eurasia appear. And the flying reptile's egg would be in jeopardy.

[@jenlincoln10]

Just a random idea I had. "Could anomalocaris survive the neogene"

[@UnwantedGhost1-anz25]

Is it the first period of the Cenozoic?

[@Saturnus_Ouranos]

@@UnwantedGhost1-anz25 no, it’s the Paleogene, the Neogene was the one right after it

[@t-rextheorie9115]

A video of what if a species of terrestrial crocodile could evolved to being a bear-croc?

[@UnwantedGhost1-anz25]

Like the Pleistocene epoch Quickana?

[@SkylerPatton567]

You make the best dinosaur out of any other youtube I watch :)

[@bbakes779]

Could I survive the Carboniferous Period? A little info: I’m pretty strong, squishing bugs is easy for me, and I’m not afraid to punch a frog

[@russmitchellmovement]

Suggestion: could crows survive the carboniferous period?

[@alecfoisy58]

Probably not, due to the extra oxygen. Their avian air sacs MIGHT allow them to survive a time period with less oxygen like the Permian though.

[@SuperBetaBuxbros.]

Hell no is this a joke

[@oiltoast3723]

Yes, they could, also KZbin unban me

[@Bird_in_a_Trenchcoat]

i cannot describe how friend shaped the snow raptors are. i desperately need to hold one

[@Bossparker22]

This guy can’t stop cooking, keep up the great work

[@Chillersnowman]

Finally another banger from the GOAT.

[@justaguyontheinternet3893]

Video idea: could mosasaurs (species of your choice) survive the cenozoic?

[@UnwantedGhost1-anz25]

Maybe in the Eocene or early Oligocene, definitely not by the time the Otodus Megalodons appear.

[@entropy8634]

@@UnwantedGhost1-anz25or when megalodon extinct and replaced by orca

[@N_DAWG07]

Video Idea: Could big cats survive the Mesozoic? To cover all ends of the big cat size spectrum, you could use the Bobcat, the Mointain Lion, and the Tiger

[@springlockthesouleater2985]

i love the last part when the raptors just turned into cats

[@emilie4058]

I think that one category should be called *Environmental* Suitability.

[@MadlyMesozoic]

nah thats unnecessary

[@eindalton2638]

Finally we are given what we all desire-pet dromeosaurs.

[@thedarkmasterthedarkmaster]

"Stegosaurus like tail" I would say more like Ankylosaurus. Great video though very interesting

[@AdrianRobles19]

What a great birthday present I get to wake up to on Friday!

[@Mrjohal12331]

If the nivoraptor actually existed, when Jurassic park would release, universal and pet companies would market the animal as the “living fluffy velociraptor” for Jurassic Park merch meaning they would be the most wanted pet for households because of the movie.

[@11Legorex]

Great video as usual, I was wondering if you’d consider doing would Owls survive the Triassic. I feel like if they overcame the environmental hurdles Owls could rise to many dominant niches in the age

[@beastmaster0934]

18:12 There have actually been studies of the cave hyenas brain case, and it suggests that their social structure was less like spotted hyenas and more like the striped or brown hyena. Not only this, but it is suggested that they are a different species to the spotted hyenas.

[@TheForgottenArtist10]

Madly, you know what you did by making the lemming hawk domesticated, you just opened the door for a whole video dedicated to different breeds😱 *(btw I was thinking about early human domesticating one of the speculative raptors once I saw the image of the bering straight)*

[@operandwriter]

If early humans bred Nivoraptor like pre-colonial dogs in America, then there could be several Lemming Hawk breeds by the time Europeans arrived.

[@SionReaver]

maybe some big breeds?

[@antonioferrari241]

Idea for a video: Could the cast of Prehistoric Planet survive Teyvat? Most specifically: Mondstadt: Coasts and Swamps Liyue: Deserts and Oceans Inazuma: Freshwater and North America Sumeru: Ice Worlds Fontaine: Forests Natlan: Islands Sletzyana: Badlands (perhaps better to ignore as we have no idea how the region is like since it hasn’t come out yet. Natlan could still be considered in the video since it’s going to be released next month. Which is one week away basically.)

[@thelittleal1212]

I wonder how a troodontid/stenonychosaur would preform in the ice age. Not only cause of their impressive intelligence but also their experience with colder climates

[@blaineverret1476]

I'm throwing my bid for a new run with this idea in mind. Yutyrannus I know for a lot of the same reasons you didn't go with Utah Raptor are just amped up more for Yutyrannus. Even with that in mind, speculating on how it would do in its home turf during the ice age and how it would handle the land bridge situation would be incredibly fun and interesting. Loved the choice of deinonicus over the others though Because the spec Evo was gonna allow them to end up almost the same as the other choices anyway.

[@ej2u545]

I would like to see a video on if ceratopsids dinosaurs could survive in the modern day. I'm not talking like triceratops, but smaller ones like Deobloceratops and Citacosaures.

[@williambuchanan77]

Buffalo and moose are really aggressive, they've been known to gore grizzlies. As many a tourist has found out the hard way. Their thick fur, robust build, and attitude make them quite dangerous opponents. Mammoths, like elephants, might be a bit too clever for dromaeosaurs. Like elephants, they probably had really good memories and held grudges, as many a lion well knows.

[@cristobalvillarroel2618]

of course this scenario would end up in human domestication hahah love it

[@widodoakrom3938]

True

[@bradzilla5000]

I have an Idea about Titanosaurs (Late Cretaceous sauropods ) being put in South America during the PETM period.

[@tedralston9918]

could house cats survive the Mesozoic or rather could the Mesozoic survive house cats, love this channel btw.

[@dariodramac]

House cats would only affect the small reptiles,it would be impossible for them to evolve in any way that affects the apexes and even medium sizes

[@UnwantedGhost1-anz25]

​@@dariodramac What about the big cats like the African Lions, Siberian Tigers, or the extinct American Lions?

[@dariodramac]

@@UnwantedGhost1-anz25 at Max,they could Evolve to medium sized predators,similar to majungasaurus(a pack of them could likely outcompete most Raptors and most medium sized dinos)

[@zakaryloreto6526]

Valsimott made such beautiful arts. Kudos to them!

[@ApsalusSigma]

I would love to see a video that uses the eponymous Metroids, if only to see how you try describing them.

[@juritudi57yearsago59]

Could thylacoleo survive the Mesozoic plz, it’s about time you did a marsupial mammal

[@8bitutopia182]

Okay, I wanna live in this timeline. I'd go to Alaska just to try and find if American Lion sized arctic murder birds really existed, and I'd move to a place where owning Lemming hawks are legal! Amazing video yet again! Just the right length too, 30 minutes is long enough to be invested in and is very detailed while being too long.

[@SonLucasX]

I can't imagine how much work it takes to make these videos. What a sensational idea, the video is very good!

[@calibadgerdude6082]

Glad you brought up the possibility of domestication, as I think that’s a very likely result of human interactions with dromeosaurs. I could see them being domesticated almost exactly like you speculated for the niveoraptor (or whatever it was called lol) and I think they would take a similar place alongside mankind as canids or felids though more likely similar to dogs than cats due to their presumed social nature and family oriented pack behavior. I expect they would even end up being bred for aesthetics or specific jobs much like modern dogs and would display a huge variety of sizes, shapes, and colors.

[@irritatorgoner1087]

Hello there. I have a video idea which is if the main south America megatherapodes could survive in the Cenozoic. Like, how oxalaia would deal with purusaurus, it's something that vividen have done with north America and Africa, but you also have "experimental" videos as well

[@Marcus_Postma]

One thing not mentioned about the Nivoraptors is that with their smaller builds, they would likely be able to at least glide with their wings and tails. With their hands and claws they should be able to climb trees that they can leap from, this would also help them keep an eye out for predators.

[@ZP1993]

With troodontids sometimes also being included as raptors due to being closely related to dromaeosaurs and having similar sickle-shaped claws,I wonder how well would Stenonychosaurus or Latenivenatrix adapt to life in the Pleistocene,seeing as they lived in colder environments further north in Canada.

[@quentinking4351]

I now have a mental image of ship's cats being replaced

[@JamieNorrish]

would love to see a video about some animals that might actually be able to survive or even threaten early humans

[@Daniel-py7ws]

You should do a video on how triceratops would survive the iceage. The speculative evolutions of that would be intriguing.

[@myleswelnetz6700]

9:54 On the contrary. Bird bones may be hollow, but they’re denser than mammal or reptile bones.

[@derouichemalek157]

Can you do can salt water crocodile survive rhe mezezoic

[@arkprice79]

Crocodiles have survived the Mesozoic era already, so I would say yes.

[@countfizix6415]

They already did. Not as in there is a video, but crocs survived basically unchanged through the KT extinction.

[@UnwantedGhost1-anz25]

They'd just become adjacent versions of the Sarchosuchus, Dienosuchus, and many other Crocodylomorpha that existed in the Mesozoic. 🙄

[@josh-themighty9967]

Thank you for making this episode! I really enjoyed it especially as it combined two of my favourite things in prehistory into one video! Dinosaurs and prehistoric mammals from the last ice age 😁 I do hope that in the future there can be more like this or something similar. 🤞

[@Clone6385]

I would love a little snow raptor as a pet. And Idea: Mantisaur from the “Outer Worlds” in the Cretaceous or Jurassic

[@GojiraMan]

26:05 That one taekwandosaurus is literally making a Rider Kick

[@DarthArdovis99]

1.) Wow I love your content!! 2.) I propose the idea of "Could the Common Vampire Bat evolve to grow in size and become an Apex predator?"

[@sebastianhanna8161]

A cool idea for a video would be a what-if scenario, in which the meteor did not wipe out all the dinosaurs, but enough to give the mammals a chance to kick off the Paleogene Period. It's basically a long speculative evolution video, but I think it would be an interesting one with a lot of possibilities. That or Could Allosaurus survive either Pandora or Middle Earth. Just some ideas.

[@tymunster]

I'm not sure how I feel about the noise added to the intro, but the animated graphics are fantastic. If it takes too long to make it's obviously not a PRIORITY, but it's an awesome visual

[@zakaryloreto6526]

20:38 this art is stunning!

[@eliobastos1]

Here's an idea: Could the Indominus Rex survive the Cretaceous? (More accurately the actual question would be, "Could the Cretaceous survive the Indominus Rex?")

[@jaredvardy263]

Got to say, I always love your content and I’ve always wondered if raptors could survive the ice age now I have the answers

[@UnwantedGhost1-anz25]

Wish to see Epicyon haydeni of the subfamily Borophaginae, appear in this amazing series. Either in the Mesozoic or Palaeozoic Era.

[@myleswelnetz6700]

23:34 “It’s a good time to run, cowards!”