I would LOVE to see a Curious Archive covering Nausicaä of the valley of the wind, (Preferably the manga since it has much more) it has such amazing and interesting creatures and landscape to be explored. I love your channel and watch all your videos, Thank you for all that you do dude ❤️.
@anytorp Жыл бұрын
Yes
@reipolhopolar Жыл бұрын
y e e e e e e e e e e e e e e s
@EsfingeCinza Жыл бұрын
This movie is so precious TuT)
@meismonke5543 Жыл бұрын
Slime rancher
@sleepingninjaquiettime Жыл бұрын
Movie looks cool, thanks.
@AbaratFox Жыл бұрын
I spent the whole ep thinking how cool this setting is for dnd, really excited to see that the creator thought of that
@panckepaladin Жыл бұрын
Omg you're right!
@ImThylacine Жыл бұрын
I was thinking the exact same thing hah
@weldonwin Жыл бұрын
The Mollucite is already practically a Roper from the basic Monster Manual
@yanderebeef5450 Жыл бұрын
Same Lol.
@matthewbennett1972 Жыл бұрын
I mean one of them is practically a roper
@christiancline6531 Жыл бұрын
I really like the kind of mix between a naturalistic element, and one of an air of whimsy and fantasy, really cool project! :D
@panckepaladin Жыл бұрын
Exactly what I thought
@hedgehog3180 Жыл бұрын
"What if Earth animals evolved into fantasy monsters?" turns out that would be really cool.
@purplehaze2358 Жыл бұрын
I don't know how the artist behind this managed to make a world so connected to our own still feel like it's from another planet, but I'm really digging it.
@teslashark Жыл бұрын
4:37 It's Australia!
@paulkanja Жыл бұрын
Well dinosaurs feel like they are from another planet :)
@Lucien_75 Жыл бұрын
If you like this check out "all future tomorrows"
@Mahlak_Mriuani_Anatman Жыл бұрын
Doing your home work on existence will do that
@WingedFish66 Жыл бұрын
I do like how everything has a unique name. Far too often with these spec projects the names are just taking common names and jumbling them together like The Future Is Wild (Snow Stalker, Reef Glider, Garden Worm, ect.)
@betulla96 Жыл бұрын
The Future is Wild was made for a wide TV audience, I think there's value in making the names easily understandable to everyone as well.
@Aethuviel Жыл бұрын
Snagrio just means that many spec evo projects use this kind of naming, with TFIW as an example.
@fionagibson7529 Жыл бұрын
We do that in real life too, though. Woodpecker, stingray, clouded leopard, etc.
@The_WhitePencil Жыл бұрын
Naming things in speculative evolution projects is quite an interesting challenge. Realistically, especially for these kinds where humans are long-gone, none of these creatures have a name. Most speculative biology rather features names of what humans would tend to call these creatures upon first sight and study of their behavior, this one, maybe in part due to the adaptation into a DnD setting as well, goes more for names you'd expect to be given if there was an indigenous civilization who has entire myths or cultures based around these creatures.
@kilderok Жыл бұрын
Unfortunately those names have more of a discernable naming pattern than these pokemon names. Solmundis? That just means sun-world or sun-earth. I think this chick was just throwing shit at a wall creatively.
@goofyahhyoutubechannel Жыл бұрын
I personally love you videos, it's just calm. No catchy thumbnails, no puns, no hyperactive voice.
@cevatkokbudak64143 ай бұрын
Yeah. The only video that he makes jokes is the leg number video
@Takeawayjustin2 ай бұрын
I wish he made a lil more jokes tbh like once every other video
@TalenkauenTV Жыл бұрын
This feels way more like wildly whimsical creature design than strait speculative evolution
@HannibalKantter Жыл бұрын
Exactly. It was very hard for me to see how most of these creatures evolved from current ones. I think this project would had make more sense taking place in some other planet
@Diloparker Жыл бұрын
Weirdly the species that bothers me the most is the “Frondilli”. Apparently they are a descendant, or relative of deer; and they use their modified mandible to feed on sap from trees. Weather sap is a good source of energy at all aside, why didn’t they evolve to repurpose their antlers to help feed on sap? Even if the ancestors of the Frondilli didn’t have, or lost their antlers, wouldn’t they evolve antlers anyways as a result of parallel evolution?
@kilderok Жыл бұрын
@@Diloparker Pretty sure she was just throwing shit at the wall and seeing what stuck. I hope that huge mammal dwarfing trees had hollow bones, it's like she doesn't even know size/gravity variables. No mention of atmospheric changes and the effects that would have on the morphology of organisms. Also, even with low gravity which the planet absolutely would not have by that point, that squid evolution would topple easily with that build. She's also making the mistake of making all her creations "look alien" by leaning into reptilian/amphibian or insectoid/molluscoid designs too heavily.
@Diloparker Жыл бұрын
@@kilderok Yea, I guess the issue is that speculative evolution to most people isn’t about “what if?”, but rather “wouldn’t it be cool if.” As pointed out by the Unnatural history channel on KZbin. I think that’s what the channels name is called. (Edit: yeah just looked it up, that’s what the channels name is called.)
@JamareeDGIT Жыл бұрын
I can believe th3se anima1 can exist on earth mamals evolued from reptile like creatures.
@freakishuproar1168 Жыл бұрын
These are some delightful speculative species. Something about the style of the illustrations makes me think of -D&D, I could easily see any of these creatures being in a Monster Manual or a Fiend Folio- Nevermind, I hadn't reached that bit of the video yet :p That's so rad!
@KageKobushi Жыл бұрын
I was thinking the same during the video... And then, BAM, ending.
@pailhorsegaming6762 Жыл бұрын
I love these videos. They’re perfect for me. They talk about fantasy AND animals. I love them, thanks CA!
@gtechnosinc2518 Жыл бұрын
Yes, only fantasy,wake up, all this is a fantasy,so you can be sleep and not know the truth, dinosaurs and humans where living at the same time, there is proof, search for the truth,just don't believe what ever in school teaches,because is just theories, there are human prints and dinosaurs prints at the same time,paintings about people riding dinosaurs and the creator of the paintings never heard of dinosaurs before,why is that, because the earth is not that super old that those indoctrinated people teach,no proof at all for what they are talking about.
@RanEdgar-ok3wk10 ай бұрын
It’s speculative biology but I’ll admit it seems rather unrealistic and more like fantasy as this seems like something that would take place on a different planet
@stopmotionfilms4121 Жыл бұрын
Honestly, this is one of my favorite channels to watch
@jennifervan75 Жыл бұрын
I AM HERE TO WATCH ANOTHER MASTERPIECE OF YOURS!!!
@tristanemery8748 Жыл бұрын
What an amazing birthday present - Curious Archive uploading yet another awesome speculative biology summary. I really enjoyed your video on Simon stålenhag's ''Loop'' series. So much, in fact, that I've asked for both "Tales From The Loop" and "The Labyrinth" for Christmas. Seriously love the stiff that you put out here and thank you for unintentionally making my 19th just that bit sweeter :)
@343-penitentnarrator8 Жыл бұрын
Happy birthday, mate! 19 is a great age, lots of fond memories.
@mysterioussoup3393 Жыл бұрын
Happy birthday! Getting closer and closer to death! How exciting! Seriously though, happy b-day.
@fly7045 Жыл бұрын
Happy birthday!!
@kinoko5566 Жыл бұрын
I love your channel. I wish someone did this same thing as a David Attenborough sleep podcast, it'd be amazing.
@kinoko5566 Жыл бұрын
@@Prime501 will definitely check it out thank you
@JamareeDGIT Жыл бұрын
I love this channel to
@galiogargoyle6295 Жыл бұрын
Damn, the creatures of Sol'Kesh all sound incredible! I especially like the looks of the Calitross and the Gharril too.
@ImThylacine Жыл бұрын
As much as I enjoy speculative evolution, I’m a bit confused as to how some of the most endangered creatures today, like pangolins and coral species, survived the Anthropocene when people clearly didn’t.
@magnarcreed3801 Жыл бұрын
Might have been something that was disease like? That would do it.
@betulla96 Жыл бұрын
Yeah, coral is especially unbelievable given how sensitive it is to the slightest environmental changes. However I think this is still a fantastic project overall.
@SashedPotato Жыл бұрын
I love this project but I do agree. I also think it's unlikely for other phyla to dominate if this amount of mammals survived as mammals are already land adapted
@cerberaodollam Жыл бұрын
maybe humans came onto their senses and committed (redacted) before it was too late? who knows
@omo568 Жыл бұрын
@@cerberaodollam lmaoo, they all joined the VHEMT movement
@chadgorosaurus4898 Жыл бұрын
Speculative future animals are so fun to read about
@hobosorcerer Жыл бұрын
I do love speculative biology, but I always feel like many of these projects suffer from over-fantasization. Like why does the snail relative on the thumbnail have one eye?
@_Venvel Жыл бұрын
That's a good point. The speculative aquatic animals here are very non-hydrodynamic. I can't think of any good reasons for streamlined swimming animals to evolve in a way that would actively hinder their movement through water.
@littlewolfyzapling8810 Жыл бұрын
Because it’s fun and looks cool
@Tallermage Жыл бұрын
I feel the same way. I enjoy it but I can't help but wonder why snails would evolve arms and legs
@firefancy9928 Жыл бұрын
Barrel eye fish exist and I thought it was fake when I heard about it back in my high school days. A species of creature with toes over time and many generations, evolved to have singular hooves on basically one finger for each foot. I wouldn't be so closed minded, although I can't think of any reason why there would be such a specific environmental pressure that would break the bilateral symmetry of eyes for snails.
@RanEdgar-ok3wk10 ай бұрын
@@littlewolfyzapling8810that’s not the point of speculative biology;-;
@xeni9941 Жыл бұрын
There aren't many channels like Yours. As an artist, I get inspired in new ways with every new archive episode, and as a fan of the creepy and wonderful, I couldn't be more excited to see your takes on all these amazing topics. Great work as always! Much love
@kilderok Жыл бұрын
From one artist to another: be inspired to put actual science into your designs if you do a speculative biology series. There's no excuse, other people have done the work for you. Set a date, then ask: How far has the moon pulled away from earth? What are the continents doing? What is the suns luminosity? What catastrophic events have occurred between now and the date? Factor in the current extinction event and how that might affect life, just...do more work than dreaming up some bodies, attaching current animals to them, and giving them pokemon names.
@cescimes Жыл бұрын
@@kilderok or maybe, and hear me out... just have fun with it? what a concept, really
@Patch2112 Жыл бұрын
I don’t know if you’d ever be interested, but a video/series on The Elder Scrolls could be super interesting. Creatures like Guar, Netches, Ice Wraiths, and Grummites (if you count Daedra) would be super cool to see looked at in your style!
@sonorasgirl Жыл бұрын
Yeah - I know Morrowind doesn’t look good compared to modern graphics, but it had interesting animals
@Patch2112 Жыл бұрын
@@sonorasgirl The entire series has such interesting creatures, sadly a lot of them get little mention outside of obscure texts, in-game and out. If you’re interested, Camelworks, Fudgemuppet, and Drewmora are three great channels for Elder Scrolls lore. Camelworks actually made a video a while back about 10 obscure creatures and wow, even as a fan for over a decade I only knew about half of them lmao.
@sonorasgirl Жыл бұрын
@@Patch2112 ooooh thank you! I’ll check it out
@hedgehog3180 Жыл бұрын
The Elder Scrolls is a great universe because the premise is basically "what if all the crazy shit people talk about in various historical documents actually happened?"
@cevatkokbudak64144 ай бұрын
@@hedgehog3180HELL YEAH
@spilledink849 Жыл бұрын
I think an archive on Runaway To The Stars would be incredible. The thought the creator has put into the biology of the universe is amazing
@Bluedinoaur Жыл бұрын
I absolutely LOVE your channel. This is honestly the channel I look forward to the most when you post new content.
@TheHybridFox357 Жыл бұрын
What a beautiful art-style and interesting creatures. You should probably check out the highly- detailed and fairly new imaginative biology project of Bennta by the Hybrid Fox.
@nicoborgonia Жыл бұрын
I really enjoy and admire the way you narrate your contents. The way you use words is just as engaging as the different worlds and creatures you feature on this channel. I'm such a huge fan of yours. Here's hoping for more great videos coming from you.
@Waxican Жыл бұрын
Its not that I dislike these designs, but they feel too fantasy for me to fully immerse myself into envisioning these as future earth creatures.
@bogosbinted6475 Жыл бұрын
Yeah they feel a bit to fantasy like
@helmaschine1885 Жыл бұрын
Yeah, they look very fantasy. Would've been better if the artist were I spired by prehistoric mammals a bit more. Alien, but still evolutionary probable.
@peepycowver Жыл бұрын
I know they're supposed to be seen as huge creatures but I like imagining them as the same size as their ancestors
@magnarcreed3801 Жыл бұрын
It didn’t say more most i think. Could be small.
@cevatkokbudak64144 ай бұрын
Lmao I loved that
@isyourfactonebabynah7359 Жыл бұрын
I love the design and story of speculative evolution,the possibility seem endless and the creatures looks really cool.Wish I had the talent for something like this.Great work to the artist for this and thank you for covering this.
@JamareeDGIT Жыл бұрын
Great comment😊
@SillyLittleGuy__ Жыл бұрын
This is probably the most interesting speculative evolution project I’ve seen in a wile
@thatoneguywithhorns3774 Жыл бұрын
It's 3 am here and his voice is soothing me.
@askeladdsnumberonefan258 Жыл бұрын
The fact that they involved them selfs with dnd is amazing.
@sambrown9095 Жыл бұрын
Nothing beats a classic Curious Archive Spec Evo video
@elizabetho.7484 Жыл бұрын
Love this--cool art & project, and as always, CA, amazing video! You are the best.
@neha_reddy1218 ай бұрын
I absolutely love Terry Maranda's art style - it just breathes life into these creatures
@kirschakos Жыл бұрын
Loved this one! Thanks for keeping up the good job! :)
@tdf_worldkey6666 Жыл бұрын
It's truly a talent to be able to design creatures like that and I'm trying to cultivate that ability
@amazinggamer6002 Жыл бұрын
Keep up the great work
@Some_Rando-07 Жыл бұрын
This is easily my favorite art showcase on this channel
@LauraJane51 Жыл бұрын
WE NEED MOREEE! THIS IS AMAZING !(but please do make another video on this)
@yoki5908 ай бұрын
i love this channel, i cant explain it but the voice over sounds like he's smiling the whole time.
@DZ-uw6lt Жыл бұрын
I followed this on instagram and I gotta say so happy this was showcased
@espinas5981 Жыл бұрын
I would adore a deep dive into the species of Pikmin! (Probably Pikmin 3 because it looks the most natural)
@Teserakt1 Жыл бұрын
Finally, i am a fan of Terry Maranda's art, so i was waiting for you to make a video about it
@MrEmilable Жыл бұрын
can´t Wait when Future Wildlife is featured here, if it will be featured here, Awesome job pal, hopeing to Release Future Wildlife next year, EDIT: Future Wildlife on KZbin is still a bit far away however started to make the family trees and i made a website.
@seansmillie4775 күн бұрын
Absolutely amazing work!!!
@pocketmonstersfan12311 ай бұрын
i want to hear this guy read "#15 burger king foot lettuce. The last thing you want in your burger king burger is someone else's foot fungus"
@cevatkokbudak64144 ай бұрын
I NEED THAT
@rodgermendoza6783 Жыл бұрын
Always love watching your videos discuss on speculative biology! I rarely comment on YT videos and here I am. I gotta ask though, have you ever considered doing a video about the animals and flora of the world of James Cameron's Avatar? I feel like you and the rest of us got tons of things to explore and learn about in that biodiverse world.
@andeeharry Жыл бұрын
they are gorgeous, I'd love to borrow some of these for my world
@IanJr-c2z5 ай бұрын
This dimension is truly bizarre, but it's beautiful in the same sense.
@matrorian5388 Жыл бұрын
These videos scratches the part of my brain that makes me sleepy and curious at the same time
@jaguardojaguari Жыл бұрын
I love how the artist listed the ecological niche of each creature as if they were Pokemon types
@renegade6983 Жыл бұрын
The game The Eternal Cylinder seems right up your alley.
@IDK-df4cw Жыл бұрын
Sick vid!gonna watch it!keep up the good work!
@noirangel6416 Жыл бұрын
Attempt #6 *Pretty please do a video for the creatures from "Made in Abyss".*
@jujuoof1744 ай бұрын
Sharing this to my Dungeon Master
@BigFroggo Жыл бұрын
I really don't think snails can evolve into something like that in 80 million years.
@BigFroggo Жыл бұрын
Shutup.
@helmaschine1885 Жыл бұрын
Yeah, mollusks have never evolved like that is the past millions of years ...
@BigFroggo Жыл бұрын
@@helmaschine1885 Yeah seems like a bit of a stretch. (Btw the shutup comment above you was from when I replied to a bot)
@pokeprogaming8528 Жыл бұрын
I absolutely love this concept and I am currently (trying) to make a game. These fantastical creatures are giving me so much inspiration.
@elipsis7651 Жыл бұрын
Is it just me, is anyone else kinda bothered by the fact that almost the entire bestiary is exclusively about big scary killer monsters? I mean, it's a bit unrealistic that an ecosystem can be comprised entirely out of big huge monsters. What, no prey animals? No decomposers?
@haunbeuii1635 Жыл бұрын
@@smeggiamagarwine well who tf drew them then
@shadow10112 Жыл бұрын
I love to see curios archive cover the Antarctic Chronicles. All your videos are amazing.
@rafaellecavalier5003 Жыл бұрын
Nice, I've been waiting for another vid. Great content btw
@The-Man-On-The-Mountain8 ай бұрын
I wish an artist recreated the flora of the book Hothouse, by Brian W. Aldiss (in a distant future, plants have replaced all animals on Earth. Plants can fly, swim, and prey). A fascinating premise, and a great novel in my opinion.
@olympus10001 Жыл бұрын
I was thinking about you all morning 😳. loving the creatures
@underrage4202 Жыл бұрын
Man I love your video!I have been watching you since less than 50k!Hope you will get 1 mill!!!
@mrzeloswilder Жыл бұрын
I got here within the first 1k views, I think that's a record for me on a channel this big. And I love your content, keep it up man.
@Delunkleus Жыл бұрын
What’s the justification for everything, regardless of order, having a sharp jaw? Feels weird but they look cool!
@gregorysmith6780 Жыл бұрын
It would be fantastic for Curious Archive to cover my favourite book series, Stormlight Archive, the flora and fauna are so cool.
@xel_nave Жыл бұрын
Would love to see you cover Keenan Taylor's world of Kaimere.
@antonioruizfernandez8281 Жыл бұрын
Hell yeah! For half of the video I was thinking that those creatrures would be spectacular for dnd and then at the end it drops that they have monster sheets, amazing, and an amazing video just as alwayls.
@jonhall467 Жыл бұрын
Yes return of the king. Love the vids guy 😊
@matteomastrodomenico123110 ай бұрын
This author really loves the idea of organic blades.
@cevatkokbudak64144 ай бұрын
True
@-the-butterfly-effect-7585 Жыл бұрын
Every time a watch one of these speculative evolution world building video I always think how cool it would be as a setting for DnD, so it's so cool to see one thats already fleshed out for that
@FBIandre123 Жыл бұрын
5:20 That is not a lungless salamander, that is a fire salamander.
@bahatiakoya1 Жыл бұрын
You should cover Southbound. It's a mechanical evolution project run by a guy on the speculative evolution subreddit. It started a few months ago but it is already pretty advanced. Probably one of the most interesting things I've seen come out there in a while! Beside that, I'm so happy that you made a video on the Sol'kesh Bestiary finally! I remember seeing the project owner talking about it on the subreddit and have been excited since. I have been wanting to start my own project but haven't found time in. My life yet. 😅
@Fyre19 Жыл бұрын
ngl that calitross could be a good dnd creature
@thedragonthatlovesskittles7132 Жыл бұрын
bro the author is such an amazing fellow I gotta say.
@barsnacker Жыл бұрын
Speculative evolution is fully a treat
@arturonotari8235 Жыл бұрын
I loved the desings, is like the fauna of and D&D game.
@lisanidog81789 ай бұрын
This is like the show The Future is Wild with how animals will evolve in the far future. Interesting.
@androidmk5987 Жыл бұрын
I was not ready for this to also be Dungeons and Dragons.
@LittleCrowYT10 ай бұрын
I kept thinking so many of these both remind me of and would make such great d&d/fantasy creatures, and then came the end of the video 😂 Pretty cool idea overall
@humback6310 Жыл бұрын
Amazing episode. I can't wait to see episode about all tomorrows or man after man on your chanel. Have a nice day🦕
@samuelcrow4701 Жыл бұрын
Imagine a world where everything is some sort of hermit crab, nothing makes the shells they're just there
@schlongdong3875 Жыл бұрын
I would just like to point out the fact that if a hermit crab finds a shell that doesn't quite fit then it will sit and wait for another crab to ditch its old shell. This can result in massive conga lines of patient hermit crabs that play musical shells
@hubertrozalski7070 Жыл бұрын
Taurachni is basically spidercrab from "The Witcher", which is reasonable, considering the fact that in the books some of the monsters are animals from alternate realities and Elves and Humans are aliens to Dwarves and Gnomes.
@Gnarls315 Жыл бұрын
I’m glad to see the Dougon is following in my footsteps
@hans1783 Жыл бұрын
This is beautiful... I just found ur channel I love every bit of it...
@MisterCynic18 Жыл бұрын
I'd really like to know how the mammal descendants got past the "no green mammals" phenomenon. Symbiosis with algae? Specialized green light reflecting hairs?
@fionagibson7529 Жыл бұрын
Do sloths count?
@JudgeNicodemus Жыл бұрын
@@fionagibson7529 it's not symbiosis. They're just a solid surface for algae.
@fionagibson7529 Жыл бұрын
@@JudgeNicodemus The algae is in fact beneficial to the sloths, since it provides camouflage with the jungle and recent research suggests that the sloths will supplement their diet with the nutrients from the algae. There is an entire ecosystem based around the algae. Also symbiotic relationships do not have to benefit both parties. Parasitism is still a form of symbiosis.
@JudgeNicodemus Жыл бұрын
@@fionagibson7529 huh, never really thought of it that way. Nice, thanks for the lesson. :)
@hedgehog3180 Жыл бұрын
Humans can get green hair if they shower in an area where the water supply has copper contamination, though maybe I should have mentioned the more obvious green eyes.
@helioslegigantosaure6939 Жыл бұрын
We need this man
@AverageTeenageYoutuber8 ай бұрын
I want a video game where you can explore Sol’kesh as a small animal in each of these, you explore through all of Sol’kesh, seeing these animals and more in each biome
@niko_8208 Жыл бұрын
Everytime i watch videos on future earth evolution i just imagine a regular alligator or croc just chillin there 80 million years later
@cevatkokbudak64144 ай бұрын
Or a shark,triop fish, horseshoe crab
@avch1209 Жыл бұрын
In addition to eyes, what other photoreceptor organs could develop species from other planets?
@Flesh_Wizard Жыл бұрын
Heat sensors detect infrared light and are present on some snakes.
@Littlekoji-df1cf Жыл бұрын
Sol'Kesh getting some action!
@SHDUStudios Жыл бұрын
Love that this carries on the tradition of giant, flightless bats.
@projectaks4745 Жыл бұрын
I would be really cool if you were to make a video covering the spiders for Children of time
@deathwolf54 Жыл бұрын
someone needs to turn this in to an open world survival video game
@Nightsky-i0 Жыл бұрын
This is so fantasy-like. Love it!
@ATransSylveon Жыл бұрын
I just like to say because of you showing off all of these speculative biology pieces from other people I have decided to write my own
@samboyd1828 Жыл бұрын
bruh, this series would be a killer dnd setting, like, exploring a new continent or somehow being yeeted far, far into the future
@wrenveteto820 Жыл бұрын
Yay new curious archive
@michelangelolapupu6959 Жыл бұрын
Sol'kesh feels like a fantasy world
@benfluharty Жыл бұрын
wow these look amazing🤯
@katkulesh177 Жыл бұрын
This is so cool! Funnily enough, Lancelets are real creatures too, they're just small, fish-like, primitive vertebrates.
@WolfStar08 Жыл бұрын
This is one of those projects that would be interesting to see a single human displaced into to observe but given the setting and feel of the world wouldn't fit too well. So instead seeing a new sentient species even in its very early stages of sentience that evolved in this world along side the other beasts just observing and living along side them would be fascinating