Does Megalodon Still Exist?

[@BenGThomas]

Here's another good video on this topic if you would like to learn even more about the reality of Megalodon's late-survival: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gaObqI2natKfirM

[@kingofthenorth4998]

Ben G Thomas Is it possible that you could do a video on what megalodon would have looked like? Or rather what it could have looked like?

[@WILDFL]

Thanks for the Pin, Ben!

[@wayneh1562]

why people stress megladon ? what about Cretoxyrhina (the “Ginsu Shark,”) is a mass prehistoric shark that swam our oceans in the middle-late (((Cretaceous Period))), 100-80 million years ago. The Cretoxyrhina reach a massive ((25 feet))) (7.6m) in length and weighed between 1,000-2,000 pounds (453-907 kilos), comparable in size to the modern Great White Shark. With long sharp, knife-like teeth, the diet of the Cretoxyrhina included fish and marine animals and even dinosaurs like the Tylosaurus. or Otodus grew to (((30 feet )))(9.1m) in length and weighed 2,000-4,000 pounds (907-1814 kilos). Otodus is a direct ancestor of the massive Megalodon and had similar habits. It’s razor sharp teeth grew to 3-4 inches and it mainly feasted on whales. www.sharksider.com/ten-largest-sharks-history/ The earliest fossil basking shark is 29 to 35 million years old >en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Late_Jurassic The end-Cretaceous extinction unleashed modern shark diversity < is this really accurate ? Great white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) are huge and powerful warm-blooded fish that have been around for at least 11 million years. Also known as white pointers, their ancestors existed on Earth 400 million years ago, which is 200 million years before the first dinosaur appeared.owlcation.com/stem/The--Biggest-Great-White-Shark-Ever-Found

[@WILDFL]

@@wayneh1562 I think ive got this. The Ginsu isnt covered as much likely because its older, wasnt nearly as big as Megalodon. With most people, its the "go big or go home" mentality, they only care about the biggest (im making a huge generalization here). Also the idea that Megalodon existed closely to our place in the geological timeline begs the question on if they could still be around, compared to Ginsu and Otodus which have been extinct for much longer, and therefore the idea of running into one isnt as present. As for your last question about shark diversity. Sharks have always been crazy diverse for as long as theyve been around. The extinction of the dinosaurs (including large marine reptiles) allowed sharks and later cetaceans to occupy and fill those niches that those previously dominant Dinosaurs and reptiles occupied. Megalodon evolved (in my opinion) as a matter of circumstance. That circumstance being the new marine mammals (namely Basilsaurs and durondons) some of which grew to massive sizes. With those mammals great size coevolved their predator, Megalodon to reach those huge sizes. Assuming that humans dont completely ruin the environment past the point of recovery, it is entirely possible that in a few million years, current shark species could once again grow to their former size of their Megalodon Ancestor. But who knows ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@wayneh1562]

Barefoot sometimes i wonder and i have been reading some articles that there is no such thing as a fact , something has to be 100% without any doubt. Who knows really what is down in the very deep depths and lately I saw some documentaries on Great Whites and now they know these sharks do travel in clans ,sometimes all female sometimes all male and the bigger ones are at deeper depths > I am no expert on this matter and my point is with the other two sharks is that their size is more comparable to the Great White if not larger ,it seems more believable that a shark could grow up to 3o feet long while Megalodons exceed that by a big margin 59 feet and that they still could/maybe exist ?

[@hopeiswherethehomeis9606]

Sounds like something a megalodon would say.

[@smh4960]

This comment should have more likes lmao

[@sinonuzumaki639]

Lmao

[@qoih4189]

Pretty sus if you ask me

[@au7923]

Lmao

[@mjolninja9358]

Ikr, megalodon prolly fakin it

[@fifthfire_4474]

It would be funny if the video was just 1 second of him saying, “No.”

[@miquelabailey421]

This is valid

[@DavidBarkland]

I agree, it would be fun. But I suspect all adherents to this "theory" would claim that as proof of a cover-up.

[@Buttington_Headerson]

Heh

[@FlippytheMasterofPie]

David Barkland they’ll probably do that anyways 🤷‍♂️

[@miho5779]

I was always thinking bout making a channel where I answer to every question anyone asks me in a few seconds

[@grimhellovanmikoto2486]

Maybe the real megalodon is the friends we made along the way...

[@vladimirgrishin265]

XD

[@mathdesm9306]

The megalodon was inside us the whole time.

[@cralixthegameking4408]

Why is this of all thi nvh s a meme

[@FricklePickle]

cralix thegameking did you have man man aaal stttotkekeekkke

[@5amH45lam]

@@cralixthegameking4408 my avatar was once the symbol you display. Fascinating, huh? 😒

[@varanid9]

Actually, Megalodons do still exist. Whenever ships and boats come near, they put on their whale costumes so that they can remain incognito.

[@medium.kahuna]

They go into incognito mode

[@hammerheadshark1174]

That is a true fact i bet

[@master-kq3nw]

varanid9 no sightings in ocean

[@vhypnotic0170]

Bravo Six Going Dark

[@craigsnortsfruitshoots2811]

Fucking agent 47 style

[@deadinsidemcgee411]

If it still existed you know that by now Florida man would have caught one

[@bingbangitsprime2901]

You are absolutely correct

[@adryoniacoburn5333]

IF it is then I'm NEVER going in the ocean like EVER

[@AngryFloridaMan]

As a Floridian, I can say we would try to wrestle them and it would be all on camera so yes, if they did exist, we would know

[@michaelthesanta3610]

he would've caught one long before now

[@irishengine9166]

Florida man was crazy until he was right all along.

[@renoloverxoxo]

My mom used to religiously watch Shark Week every year, since it's always the week of her birthday. The Megalodon documentary was the last thing she ever watched for Shark Week. It pissed her off they put a fake documentary out when our living sharks are fascinating enough on their own without doctoring evidence. I stopped watching the entire channel after Mermaids: The Body Found. The ocean has so much fascinating and scary shit: you don't have to fake documentaries for good content.

[@waynepurcell6058]

I say the same thing about the Norse/Viking era. No need to exaggerate, the actual known facts are more than enough to keep people entertained and interested.

[@renoloverxoxo]

@@waynepurcell6058 at least shows like Vikings are given the dramatic retelling disclaimer

[@cookeymonster83]

@@waynepurcell6058 OMG thank you! Agreed 1000%

[@pustulio81]

Wow, they had the audacity to play ONE fake documentary in a weeks worth of shows?!?!?!?!?!?....You should speak to the manager about this.

[@renoloverxoxo]

@@pustulio81 Omg I had the audacity to have an opinion about a channel that proclaims to be scientifically accurate playing (multiple) fake documentaries? You should go straight to Susan and have my account permabanned you elite Karen.

[@hailgiratinathetruegod7564]

Megaladon will allways be alive in my heart.

[@connorbeinstein1906]

Hail Giratina The true god but not in the ocean

[@spicat16]

.... & around Fiji 😂😂😂😁

[@dayalasingh5853]

Nice name

[@mysticslayer3128]

I’m so sorry I accidentally hit the dislike button, not being sarcastic here I really meant to hit the like😢😢😢

[@mikeor-]

Awwww. That's so cute. Megalodon will also be alive in my heart.

[@panqueque445]

Ah yes. I saw a megalodon once. It was the size of a whale shark, with the head of a whale shark, the spots of a whale shark and the fins of a whale shark. But it was no whale shark I tell you. I know what I saw

[@s.k4713]

I agree, it sounds nothing like a whale shark it must of been a megalodon!

[@lukeskywalkerjediknight2.013]

Lol

[@alessandroespinoza8436]

Mabye its jurrasic world a megaladon hybird with a megaladon and whale shark :OOOO

[@alessandroespinoza8436]

Or jurrasic park

[@feraligodzilla5390]

@@alessandroespinoza8436 hybridization was introduced in Jurassic World

[@myheartandactionsareutterl9058]

Megalodon: Let me go, the accident wasn’t your fault

[@chh2010]

Please tell me this is a joke account

[@myheartandactionsareutterl9058]

@@chh2010 around 50% of youtube account are joke accounts, no one takes others seriously on the internet

[@gozuvelasco1042]

What the Fuck is Going On In The Profile Picture

[@myheartandactionsareutterl9058]

@@trinitylace1101 no

[@theguywithticon5360]

@@myheartandactionsareutterl9058 but how did you get that picture

[@NoName-xc4hk]

*THATS A LOT OF DAMAGE*

[@PirateDishWater]

*HOW ABOUT A LITTLE MORE?*

[@TheBrendon67]

“Phil, you make me angry Phil”!

[@TheBrendon67]

Simple Weirdo and boats that they could saw apart just to reconnect with flex tape! To, you know, flex tape!!!

[@sillybeanthing]

I SAW THAT AND BUSTED OUT LAUGHING

[@orbitaloutcast9878]

*I'M GONNA SAW THIS BOAT IN HALF!*

[@artizzy2k2k]

Megalodons exist they just shrink when they're near humans thus giving us "Great Whites"

[@CloutmasterPhluphyy]

Yes

[@smh4960]

I thought someone would make that comment lol

[@birdgirl8390]

of course I had to imagine the shrinking being accompanied by a loud squeaky fart noise

[@fredbearplushproductions4087]

megalodons ate great whites tho they co-existed

[@sarnolds]

They aren't relatives to Great Whites or not closely related to Great Whites

[@yourlocalnoob4938]

Honestly it's not even our responsibility to disprove the claim, it's on people who think Megalodon is still around to prove it does exist. "It could still be around" doesn't mean it IS still around, even if that claim were accurate, and the burden of proof is theirs.

[@filipbitala2624]

I dunno what you believe i think there are spinosauruses roaming along european rivers

[@sjoerdmuller8687]

As a european, i have no proof of this cept i know there are baronxy swimming around the europa. Saw them gaint fucks looking like alligators in the water but i'm telling you they're baronxy looking to drag us under

[@MusMasi]

its the same with all conspiracy nutters.

[@filipbitala2624]

@@MusMasi like there are some that believe in literally all of them, but i still cant that some of them sees anivaxers or flat eartherts, and say how fucking dumb that is and the just continue believing in 5G and megalodon

[@Defa_Noob]

@@sjoerdmuller8687 Alright this gave me a good chuckle, thank you

[@maxgreece1]

The short version of the 18 minute, 36 seconds video is.......no. Quelle surprise!!! Actually of course, Megalodon is alive and well today, but moved out of the sea 2 million years ago and into law school where it continues to feed on the gullible and the vulnerable.

[@thatdutchguy2882]

Max Goodman aka a lawyer ; ).

[@PRIMALRAGE11]

I thought they were working for the tax office XD

[@dayalasingh5853]

You speak French? Me too!

[@eggroll3055]

Loan shark.

[@lusciouslocks8790]

I haven't seen a lawyer joke since my attorney tricked me out of internet access!

[@bastaudio]

The only reason people hypothesize about the megalodon still being alive is that they WANT it to be alive.

[@federic0_s505]

I mean, who would't?

[@PurpleShadow108]

@@federic0_s505 most people with a brain?

[@mothratheresa8582]

@@PurpleShadow108 well I mean wouldn't you want to see nightmare fuel?

[@PurpleShadow108]

@@mothratheresa8582 not only that but imagin the damage it could do to boats. Whale extintion as it will become an ally to the japanese at killing most of sea animals

[@mothratheresa8582]

@@PurpleShadow108 your not wrong. If it did exist let's just say we would see a large decrease in some species

[@brackobeezy597]

“Megalodon does exist. My source? Trust me bro.”

[@DonKrieg-382]

"mariana trench" "only 5% of ocean discovered"

[@gelraldoldo5152]

I trust u bro

[@TalakDroma]

How do I know you're not a Megalodon trying to prove to us humans you guys don't exist? Just like wasps man!

[@narutohuntmendemon6354]

@Jason Groze or bigfoot

[@narutohuntmendemon6354]

@Jason Groze crazy man in a furrysuit or you were drunk or the story is made up

[@narutohuntmendemon6354]

@Jason Groze im the one to believing everything but this is to far gone

[@thedukeofcheese6884]

@@narutohuntmendemon6354 It's clearly a joke

[@Zomesura]

Man you are absolutely wrong! A prehistorical giant carnivore shark-like Dolphin wouldn't know how to edit a video on his computer.

[@patrickblanchette4337]

Thank you for pointing out Shark Week's bull-crap.

[@BenGThomas]

No problem, though I'm certainly not the first to do so :)

[@johndifrancisco3642]

So humble :)

[@Riceball01]

The infamous Shark Week video was just one of series of fake documentaries that were made by Discovery. Before or after the Megalodon "documentary" they had made one that said that mermaids were real and proceeded to show "evidence" and interviews with "scientists". Between the mermaid and the Megalodon video Discovery caught a lot of flak for them since they either had no disclaimer or they only had a very brief, blink and you'll miss it, disclaimer. Subsequent showings of at least the Mermaid video had prominent disclaimers saying that the video wasn't real and was for entertainment only throughout the broadcast, I imagine that they must have done the same for the Megalodon video too.

[@johndifrancisco3642]

I am really happy that these young men made a video for us with as many facts as possible. It really sucks what The History Channel and The Discovery Channel have become. The went the way of MTV and screwed up a perfectly good thing in order to follow the trend of putting crap out like the rest of TV's shows. I could not believe Discovery put out NAKED AND AFRAID and combined it with Shark Week! They must of caught a lot of crap because they disabled the comments :)

[@johndifrancisco3642]

Oops, it was this video that disabled the comments : kzbin.info/www/bejne/jXSbiKuco5qrfNk . We were looking for something she saw about Orcas killing Great Whites and just eating their livers.

[@timmycrouch1834]

Ok, but what about sharks with laser beams attached to their head

[@archerhitthetarget]

Sorry I think you're in the wrong department. This section is videos on sharks from the past, the ones for future sharks are down the hall to your left.

[@dapperdolphinvids792]

Or mutant sea bass

[@ARandomDood]

@@archerhitthetarget buuut area 51 wwwot if ther r Lazer shorks my spelling is not that bad don't judge me

[@furioustexan1263]

Based on these replys Im guessing not many people have watched Austin Powers

[@StoffelDilligas]

@@dapperdolphinvids792 are they bad tempered?

[@Ganbalf]

another note on the ceolocanths: The ceolocanths that live now are not the same as the ones that lived millions of years ago, they are related to eachother the same way great whites are related to sharks from that time. they have not magically stopped evolving, and are seperate species.

[@DinoMan99000]

I know right! It's so weird why people think they are the same things as the prehistoric ones.

[@FATmonkeyCHRIS]

Sadly, it is commonly explained as though they are the exact same species as prehistoric ceolocanths. I can understand the confusion, as I hadn't previously heard they were separate. Thanks for the heads up. Love having the actual facts.

[@LordofFullmetal]

To be fair, the media (the only way most people would know about it) OFTEN describes them as “living fossils” and otherwise implies that it’s the exact same species. They were especially bad for this right after the coelacanth was rediscovered

[@-drakrats-]

Why would they need to evolve? If they had reached a peak on evolution then they would cease evolving. Once something has found a niche and no longer needs to evolve, it doesn't.

[@rieldex]

Drakrats Darkstar things never stop evolving, there’s always mutations. it’s just found its niche and a body plan that works, so it’s not gonna radiate suddenly

[@fearodactyl2886]

Somebody said "I think Megalodons are still alive because humans can live 200 years so Megalodons can 1,000,000." I honestly have no words on how stupid that is.

[@WAcrobat19]

Is your friend saying humans can live for 200 years? Or is he saying humans were on Earth for 200 years?

[@morrighanwermarn-arnburg7333]

You can find a moron on every side of every argument. I could find a moron arguing the Earth is round, that doesn't mean the Earth is not round, just that the individual is a moron.

[@leonardotheuseless4188]

@Boo oom he is not, read before you make a retarded comment

[@leonardotheuseless4188]

@venexez who gives a shit

[@TheActionBastard]

...wow. that is some strong stupid.

[@bry.5631]

7:18 “My eyes are just too fast to miss a 1 frame meme mi friend”

[@rockbandicoot84]

Yeah what the hell was that?

[@CloutmasterPhluphyy]

@@rockbandicoot84 phil swift Aka the flex seal guy

[@kolonizator117]

Now that's a lot of damage!

[@BearlyAwake13]

@@CloutmasterPhluphyy thank you for the explanation! 🙏

[@protocnic3772]

It scared the fuck out of me

[@CelticRider84]

That mockumentary from Discovery destroyed my genuine enjoyment of Shark Week. I haven't watched it since. I'm waiting for them to show Sharknado or Sharkopus or Sharkwolf movies as 'documentaries' during Shark Week. This is the same reason I stopped watching the History channel. It was always Pawn Stars, which has been fake since the beginning. No actual history.

[@trevorrogers95]

I miss the days when The Discovery Channel and The History Channel actually aired decent content.

[@connorbeinstein1906]

Jamie Moore hey man, sharktopus is a documentary as far as I’m concerned. (This is a joke just so you know)

[@aleksb2238]

I hate Ancient Aliens with a burning passion

[@louistravis7917]

Aleksandar Garcia Ancient Aliens is the best. When I’m in a hotel and can’t sleep I just watch that shit, it’s hilarious and feels good to know that I’m not the stupidest person to ever live.

[@vishalraj-yf8jn]

Tell me about it.. but all this bullshit is pointing towards majority of the consumer's taste?

[@sterbenkayasy9795]

"there is always a bigger fish" -qui gon jin

[@lukeskywalker9016]

yes

[@GhaniKeSawah]

space jesus was correct

[@seawarshark6674]

Atlantic Ocean is full of hobos... They just plain stinky... Antarctica seem fun but cold as fuck

[@seawarshark6674]

Atlantic Ocean is full of hobos... They just plain stinky... Antarctica seem fun but cold as fuck

[@filipbitala2624]

@@GhaniKeSawah hey oni is the space jezus, and took quigon as his father, making quigon The God The god cant lie so jt must be true

[@emcustard]

Fun fact about documentaries: they're not really held to any factual standards. You can say and present whatever you want and call it a documentary.

[@jaythesiren]

Some good examples; mermaids, black fish, the Michael Jackson documentary

[@chrispyfriedchicken9648]

I wish that the BBC hosted shark week instead. Since they are publicly funded, they feel no need to sensationalize things to pull in a larger audience. They just tell it as it is

[@fart63]

@@jaythesiren how is blackfish inaccurate?

[@lildominator2953]

@@jaythesiren black fish? That's a stretch homie

[@jaythesiren]

@@lildominator2953 Nah man it’s not. I’m sorry but you’ve been bamboozled by manipulative language. Just look up the details and try and go into it from an unbiased perspective, also keep in mind I campaign for animal activism and I have attempted to shut down many places I’ve worked for animal abuse. I started working at Seaworld because I watched black fish and I thought it was horrible, i’ve worked there for 3+ years and gotten to know trainers individually, I’ve seen behind the scenes, and I can faithfully say that any in all of what you’ve seen in blackfish is either a gross hyperbole or straight up false altogether. Although of course I have not seen all of the behind the scenes, there is no logical way that all of that would make sense from what I do see and my somewhat extensive knowledge on cetaceans. Also what they don’t tell you is even though the movie is independent of any organization, the scientist and biologist used in the movie directly work with pets. They’re not really known for having the most correct information there.

[@Missingularity]

Short answer. Extremely unlikely

[@BenGThomas]

Basically, yes

[@Deantem11]

Exactly Because if whales still exist why would the whale eater go extinct

[@leafpratt]

Maybe all the pictures and videos of great white sharks are really just shrunken down Photoshops of megalodon

[@leafpratt]

Maybe all the pictures and videos of great white sharks are really just shrunken down Photoshops of megalodon

[@lablabs2613]

Dyslexic Laef haha nice

[@Scott_Bates]

Ok, did anyone else see the quick subliminal flash of the Flex Seal guy at around 7:20?

[@alanapritchard4496]

YES.

[@alanapritchard4496]

Oh god

[@soupsgord]

I was wondering what that was.

[@abhimanyukhadwal]

That's a lot of damage!!!

[@ericparker163]

7:18 to be exact .....why is he there?😂🧐

[@Never_heart]

I think my favorite counter to "Megalodon could still be alive in the depths" is that even if we were to believe that it evolved the many many adaptations needed to survive in such abysses in such a short time. Those very changes would result in enough changes to their biology they would no longer be Megalodons they would be a distinct species

[@coledavidson5630]

Brooo before I saw this comment I commented the same thing. Once you know that megalodon wasn't adapted to live in the deep, it really shuts down the whole thing

[@rainer_uncrowned]

Shite “documentaries” such as Shark Week have absolutely smeared the shark painting it as a ravenous man-eater. It’s sad.

[@felafnirelek8987]

Worm week is infinetly better than shark week

[@KARTIKEYA007]

sharks are obviously man eaters though, especially great whites

[@spiritofstars3867]

@@KARTIKEYA007 they mistake people for seals, that's why they attack, not because they are "maneaters" lol you are more likely to get hit by lightning than be attacked by a shark and even if you are attacked you most likely won't be eaten whole

[@KARTIKEYA007]

@@spiritofstars3867 lol yeah they mistook those Indianapolis guys... That's why they, instead of taking a bite, just killed and ate them whole. Again, just read about it. Also, keep in mind that sharks also have, just like humans, a limited hunger. If we are not hungry we won't eat a pizza, that doesn't mean we aren't pizza eaters. I have already refuted your "you are more likely to get attacked by lightning "line in another comment which is a completely misunderstood line.

[@spiritofstars3867]

@@KARTIKEYA007 The attacks were by oceanic whitetip sharks, not great whites, most sharks leave you alone once they realise you are not food.If they are starving yeah they could eat you but just about any carvivorous animal would it's not just sharks. What i am trying to say is, we are not on their diet, we are just easy prey. Even seals have a chance of escaping and avoid being eaten by a shark (if the shark hasn't already bitten them with its jaw) but when it comes to humans? we are toast. Also oceanic whitetip sharks are known for their aggresiveness.

[@brian.phillips1985]

Meanwhile in Ark, the megalodon can barely kill a turtle.

[@indridcold8433]

Those turtles are baby Gameras.

[@wisemankugelmemicus1701]

The Megalodon isn't even that big in Ark and you can kill it with a spear.

[@jefferygoldmann2643]

@@wisemankugelmemicus1701in reality you can kill anything with a spear big enough

[@emilyhofland8219]

@@wisemankugelmemicus1701 man... We used to kill whales with spears.

[@wisemankugelmemicus1701]

@@emilyhofland8219 That's fair - but I mean the game.

[@michaelthesanta3610]

I saw a megalodon once, It had a turquoise back with white spots, it's mouth was somewhat rectangular, it's tail was horizontal, and it ate plankton. It was also 33 feet in length. It was a megalodon I swear!

[@Nebulisuzer]

that's the no.1 largest great white, the smallest megalodon was 54 feet, not 33

[@c_f0rce]

@@Nebulisuzer Umm. No great white is a turquoise with white spots. That's a whale shark dude. The largest recorded great white was 20 feet. Whale sharks have been seen 33 ft long

[@michaelthesanta3610]

@@c_f0rce No, whale sharks are purple with yellow stripes and have millions of sharp teeth in their mouth.

[@FlyingDwarfman]

"It couldn't have been a whale shark. It was a yellow-green, spotted megalodon!" Seriously people...

[@indridcold8433]

Well, I was stupid enough to mistake a Big Foot for a Yeti. How dumb is that?

[@indridcold8433]

I did see a real megalodon, though. It was huge. It must have been in a fight with another megalodon because it had an enormous hole on the back of its head that was spewing lots of air and water. It was some frightening stuff. I found out if I made a hat of aluminum foil, it repelled the megalodon.

[@Chujoi0]

Indrid Cold , this is the only moment when you can say “proof of this didn’t happen” unironically, so. Proof or this didn’t happen

[@indridcold8433]

@@mayal5206 A Yeti is a female abominable snowman. There were no danglers on this Yeti.

[@indridcold8433]

@@mayal5206 So was I. How can anyone have a serious correspondence when the subject is megalodon not being extinct? Now, if the subject were that Elvis is not dead, that is too serious. Elvis just had a liver transplant and is not doing too well.

[@andrewlee7755]

I think, the easiest way, to debunk the "Megaladon Lives!" idea, is the fact that megafauna the size of Megaladon need a LOT of food. Despite not being that closely related to the Great White, it is still a shark, and therefore would still need quite a substantial food source. Despite the tons of whales and aquatic giants, such as whale sharks, we have yet to find any proof that Megaladon exists. That's odd, isn't it? While they were certainly BIG, most estimations place Megaladon in the 34 foot range average, with some much larger individuals. We have evidence that they hunted whales and large marine animals, so what's stopping them from doing so? They would have NO natural predators, NO natural competitors, and the loss in large competitors has led to baleen whales growing in size. There are literally no other prey items that the Megaladon may be able to go after, and it really would have no choice if it still existed except to hunt whales, which are studied extensively and are definitely not hunted by sharks that size, if at all. What, was a 34-55 foot long shark, the apex predator that competed with the macro raptorial Livyaton supposed to eat squid like a sperm whale?(Ironic, since Livyaton was a sperm whale) Hide in the depths with barely any food? If the Megaladon truly did manage to avoid a sudden extinction, it would've evolved to be smaller and smaller, and then it wouldn't really be a "Megaladon" anymore, would it? Plus, there are no fossil records of anything like this happening, so it definitely didn't pull a Coelurosaur, and evolve into a smaller version. It died out, completely and truly, leaving nothing but jaws that make me shudder behind.

[@alejandroelluxray5298]

Plus, many of the modern whales are way to big for a megalodon to hunt, so it wouldn't be able to threat them anyways, and even if it shrank, many species of sharks like the great white, the tiger or even the bull shark would outcompete the ex-giga shark

[@alejandroelluxray5298]

@Celtic Phoenix actually, modern sperm whales are bigger than even Lyviatan, the latter reach a length of 17 meters while the former reaches the 20 meter in lengh or slightly more

[@diegobrando3409]

Not to mention an animal that large going into such depths as people claim it could be, would implode and die from the pressure. Almost everything we know about them tells us they were open water cruisers and not deep trench divers.

[@diegobrando3409]

@Celtic Phoenix humpbacks, sperms, and basking sharks all have the adaptations for surviving those depths. Such as specialized blatters and lung capacity, there is no evidence at all to suggest that they can. Great white sharks for example can't survive the depths that basking sharks do, and so far we can tell that megalodons lived more like the sharks in open waters like tiger sharks, great whites, lemon sharks, sand tiger sharks, whale sharks, black tip sharks, white tip sharks, bonnet head sharks, and hammer head sharks.

[@riot4557]

Why would you write a novel in a comment section

[@erikjarandson5458]

15:55 "...an average magalodon could be sold for around 3 million dollars..." Time to get my fishing gear together!

[@overdadeirofelipao3629]

Pretty sure a tiny piece of flesh from a megalodon would be preceless

[@erikjarandson5458]

@@overdadeirofelipao3629 So... You're saying that I can toss most of the cadaver back in the ocean? Well, that saves me the expense of a boat; I can just use my kayak! This is really coming together!

[@qatno.]

We're gonna be rich boys!

[@GhaniKeSawah]

pro tip: you're gonna need a bigger boat

[@areallymediocrechannel7732]

@@qatno. GIMME MY GUNS WE GONNA KILL IT!

[@slugfly]

"Trey the Explainer" does a lot of paleo science and cool "crypto" creatures. It'd be awesome to see you hook up with him for a collaboration. It'd probably also be great for both your channels. Definitely great for both your fan-sets. :)

[@BenGThomas]

I would love to do a collaboration with Trey, I'm a big fan of his videos :D

[@HenrythePaleoGuy]

I'd love to do that too! :)

[@ironsnowflake1076]

Slugfly GREAT idea...love them both :)

[@planetaxolotl4398]

Ben G Thomas you got my support

[@balthiersgirl2658]

Yeah Trey is brilliant would be fantastic to see them work with him

[@probablyaxenomorph5375]

As cool as it would be for Megalodon to be alive today, think about all the other amazing things hiding in the unexplored majority of the oceans... a terrifying thought, really.

[@magniwalterbutnotwaltermag1479]

Most of what's down there is probably jelly fish or small plasticy/blob fish looking things, i mean water pressure alone can kill alot of fish amd so most are pancake fishies or bag fishies

[@sirzorg5728]

Don't scientists usually discover new deep ocean species each time they send a probe down? Awesome stuff.

[@magniwalterbutnotwaltermag1479]

@@sirzorg5728 they do but never anything large, mostly jelly-like fish and even whales or collossal squids aren't in the deepest parts since again eater pressure, things get big in the ocean but there's only a certain depth where they can be big and still be mysterious but we've been to that depth soo many times and even pass it when going deeper.

[@cookeymonster83]

I'm not terrified of things its physically imposible for me ever to encounter

[@xuanluu4873]

Traditional chinese medicine would drive megalodon to extinction already

[@KDog2264]

Thank you I WAS one of those people that thought Megalodon still lived, but after mentioning it’s feeding habits and depth location being similar to a Great White. I now know that it now not alive. You are right by that alone they would have been seen or evidence of there existence would around , showing them still alive. Thanks again from someone that loves Sharks, and was hoping that the biggest one was still around.

[@callofdoody21]

if megaladons were confirmed to be alive and anything like great whites, I dont think anyone would step foot into the ocean again 🤣 they’d be attacking fisher boats thinking they’re surfacing whales or something

[@ironsnowflake1076]

The ocean mesmerizes me, as I watch the waves roll in, or do some wading in VERY SHALLOW water, I can't help but wonder at the creatures that this water rushing over my feet has touched. I look out over the ocean, and it's thrilling to consider how ancient it is. I don't personally think this amazing shark still exists, but I am utterly convinced there are many surprising lifeforms awaiting discovery in the depths...great vid =)

[@BenGThomas]

Indeed, it's incredible to think about all the currently undiscovered organisms that could be out there... just probably not this particular one :)

[@ironsnowflake1076]

Ben G Thomas lol, and might I say, I'm glad for that :D Thank you for all the awesome videos, very enjoyable :)

[@aidanfellers8227]

Not to mention we barely know squat about some of the equally amazing creature we *have* discovered, such is creatures like the frilled shark, colossal/and or giant squid, beaked whales etc. Honestly, every time I go to the beach, I just spend 5 or so minutes just standing there, staring at the ocean and its horizon line. You just feel a mix of danger, wonder, curiosity, and respect. These feelings I sometimes get probably stem from the fact that only 5% of the ocean floor has been accurately mapped, meaning the deepest part of the ocean we know today, could all of a sudden be dwarfed tomorrow. But mostly because Personally, I’ve always loved cephalopods. Such intelligent, graceful, and interesting creatures. Specifically octopi, with intelligence comparable to our own. Some may say that “intelligence” is determined by tool use, technology, and building cities, but to me this is very mistaken, because if that was truly what “intelligence” meant, then we would consider everything but ourselves as dumb as rocks, and I’m glad at least some people don’t think that way. Human and octopus. Two creatures that couldn’t be more physiologically different from each other, yet they reflect the good parts of each other so well. It’s almost sickening to think that we humans are literally turning our oceans into *acid*, and *knowingly* too.

[@ironsnowflake1076]

DintoTheDingo your comment really touched my heart...how can we be so uncaring to our precious oceans, the cradle of life on our world...smh...Octopi are amazing creatures, did you happen to see that work they did with them, with the table that had symbols marking the holes...it showed that they are capable of symbolic thought, something that scientists once thought only humans possessed! Well happy beachcombing fellow nature lover ;)

[@spicat16]

I wish the ocean would just take me sometimes.. lol. Im a mermaid 😁😂 i get so annoyed with people that film whales & dolphins. They are so still!!! Like i would be "flipping" out 😂 *life goals*

[@dirandrous7682]

I live in Indonesia, i've got the chance to see a Coelacanth IT IS AMAZEBALLA

[@BenGThomas]

Wow, that is pretty incredible! Lucky you :D

[@NPC_5120]

So Indonesians say amaze balls too? Lol

[@dirandrous7682]

No, just me lol

[@NPC_5120]

@@dirandrous7682 neat lol

[@jareda.2153]

Wiih Indonesia juga

[@BenTvHowman]

An ex gf of mine was convinced she saw a rat in her appartment. In the rat trap a few days later I caught a mouse. My point is that a shark will always look much bigger if people are scared and or magnified under the water

[@lukeskywalkerjediknight2.013]

True

[@oog8604]

i caught a megalodon in my rat trap so your point is invalid

[@sialmeckerjr]

basically "your brain is your greatest enemy"

[@christosdoesthings]

@@oog8604 i caught a rat trap in my megalodon

[@evodolka]

that's a looooot'a damage i won't lie i was really caught off guard when i saw the flex tape guy

[@whynottalklikeapirat]

Paleontologist: Finds a petrified tooth KZbin: IT'S ALIVE!!!!! GIANT SHARKS ARE STILL ALIIIIVE!!! STOP HIDING THE TRUUUUUTH!!! o.O Team of renowned epedimiologists: Finds revolutionary, non-destructive way of chemically neutering malaria carrying mosquitoes after 25 years of systematic, dedicated labour, saving lives by the millions. KZbin: ... ... nyah ... ...

[@greyideasthetheliopurodon4640]

Its paleontologist not archaeologist, but good comment. Like

[@whynottalklikeapirat]

@@greyideasthetheliopurodon4640 Well ... actually, technically it guess it could have been found by the neighbours kid digging in the garden with a play shovel but I did feel in my gut that something was slightly off when I wrote it, and you adressed it so I am going to change it based on recommendation, cheers ...:)

[@greyideasthetheliopurodon4640]

whynottalklikeapirat sure

[@killjoy1523]

@@whynottalklikeapirat it was originally found by an idiot who yhought it was a fossilized dragon tongue no bullshit I swear they thought the same about the first fossil white shark tooth

[@whynottalklikeapirat]

@@killjoy1523 Well ... if you SWEAR then ...

[@dafe480]

Also I remember this "documentary" of the existence of mermaids. Misinformation rules.

[@neo-filthyfrank1347]

the real idiots are people who act pissed off and upset at these documentaries for pseudo-intellectual circle-jerk points

[@kayleighbrown459]

@@neo-filthyfrank1347 Because spreading misinformation is cool? Dude, I like these crypto zoology docs too but I can still see why people wouldn't.

[@neo-filthyfrank1347]

@@kayleighbrown459 If someone isn't intelligent enough to come to the conclusion that this is nonsense on their own then they (1) are highly stupid and (2) deserve to fall for it anyway. It's like people who get passionately upset at flat earthers. They know they themselves are highly stupid, so they have to attack the literal bottom of the bottom no one even cares about just so they can feel they're above SOMEbody.

[@vOID-fh1qt]

@@neo-filthyfrank1347 1. not everyone is able to recognise misinformation and sarcasm, whether that be down to social skills or neurodivergency- hence why disclaimers exist. 2. kids watch this shit, back in 2013 the majority of people who appeal to this content were young, not sure how you expect a kid to differentiate between fact and fallacy when something is labelled as a "DOCUMENTARY" which is classically thought of as factual.

[@neo-filthyfrank1347]

@@vOID-fh1qt If someone is dumb enough to fall for this they deserve to be misinformed.

[@AshtinLarold]

I love a good informative video, but what I love more, is well placed Phil Swift images. Well played

[@pufferfish9763]

i saw it too

[@d.barreraguevara6126]

now that's a lot of damage

[@alfianfahmi5430]

*"No need to worry about our extinction because we have a family."* - MegaloDom

[@lucasphilipevasconcelosgom902]

One of the best debunking videos I've ever watched....

[@fenrirgg]

What about that documental I watched at the cinema "The Meg"? I think it's legit 🤔

[@magniwalterbutnotwaltermag1479]

Nah fam just watch shark attack 3, far more accurate, i mean they shot real people dying and most are from the 1% which gets a bonus rating too

[@harryj7341]

sharknado is the most accurate film I've ever seen

[@magniwalterbutnotwaltermag1479]

@@harryj7341 technically more accurate and plausible than all megalodon films

[@raihanmunif1034]

@@magniwalterbutnotwaltermag1479 wooooooosssshhhhhh

[@Kimmaline]

@Rafael Suprayogi CinemaSins is a literal clickbait scam, my Dude. The intentionally and willfully deride the work of others in order to raise the ire of the interw3bs and cash in on those sweet outrage clicks and comments boosting the algorithm.

[@bugslumbler]

I saw a Megalodon on the freeway last week. It was big and yellow, with a rectangular head, and also had like 30 or 40 children inside of it.

[@brianjensen5661]

That monster!

[@okami6399]

That “documentary” reminds me of the “Mermaids the Body Found” . I think it was discovery too but was about how mermaids were real and the government was hiding them. I just remember though that there’s this weird moment in which a mermaid stabs itself to get a megaladon to eat it. I doubt megaladon still is alive today but it is fun to look out over the ocean and wonder what’s out there. And by fun I mean terrifying.

[@jesusramirezromo2037]

I saw pepole actually beliving that Mockumentari...

[@dapperdeepseadiver1034]

wait. that wasn’t a dream

[@darthmong7196]

My mum still won't accept that's not real.

[@seawarshark6674]

Why are you curious? We live just like shit... Atlantic Ocean is full of hobos by the way

[@thanotosomega]

you missed an amazing opportunity to start the video declare a flat "No" do your normal end of video bits then black the screen before actually starting the real video,

[@medium.kahuna]

I feel like way too many people do that homie

[@LL-tr5et]

that's very overused.

[@thefurrybstard1964]

If Megalodon was still around, Whalers would have been telling tales of them for centuries.

[@dirandrous7682]

Can you do a colaboration with Trey The Explainer

[@BenGThomas]

Haha yeah I'd love to someday :D

[@ksoundkaiju9256]

Ben G Thomas. You can with the power of *SOCIAL MEDIA*

[@charliedilltarde9881]

my ship just doesnt work if you guys dont work together

[@charliedilltarde9881]

just once, thats all i need along with seeing the both of you atleast onces

[@Ratchet4647]

Ben G Thomas you both have very compatible channels from what I've seen so that would be great! I'm sure you 2 would have a blast! I just found your channel and I'm loving it by the way!

[@The_PokeSaurus]

7:18 I sow that. :) Megalodon: I Bit This BAUT In Half!

[@megaponful]

NOW THAT''S A LOTTA DAMAGE.

[@aidanfellers8227]

Hmm, judging by the appearance, I can indeed confirm that that’s a large portion of damage.

[@thomasdrinkmoore9827]

who is that creeper?

[@belindalaing7592]

Yeh I seen it too I actually put my phone on slow motion to make sure I did actually see something Why the H was he flashed in there & Who the H is he ??

[@easportsaxb8057]

DON'T TRY THIS!!!!!! THAT'S A LOT OF DAMAGE!!!!!!!!

[@cookeymonster83]

I'm surprised you even made this video. I put Megalodon existers in the same grouping as Flat Earthers and Zombie Apocalypse believers: people whom the school system and their parents have failed.

[@neo-filthyfrank1347]

nah man, he's still alive, I saw him the other day

[@coolkid7377]

@@neo-filthyfrank1347 Yeah he beat me up then took my wife and my kids.

[@neo-filthyfrank1347]

@@coolkid7377 I was talking about megalodon, not Elliot Rodger

[@coolkid7377]

@@neo-filthyfrank1347 lmaooooo

[@imepic434]

This whole video he talks about how it doesn't and can't exist.

[@haystackbill6187]

Ah, finally a smart well researched video on this topic that doesn't make me cringe...lol. Great work, dude, this is the type of stuff I'm always telling other people and get exhausted of having to say all the time, while they just respond with "our oceans are vast, only 5% of it has been explored, how do you know they're not down there?".

[@paulbags123]

Unbelievably well explained. There are those who believe that alien 👽 colonies live in the depths of the ocean along with megalodons etc. You know the type of person and there is no reasoning with them. I have an open mind but I’m not completely insane or just a bit thick so I realize that some things are just not possible. Another amazing video guys !!✌️

[@BenGThomas]

Thanks so much, glad you liked it! And yeah I'm eagerly awaiting the arrival of those sorts of people to this video :D

[@ksoundkaiju9256]

Paul Blanchard. People don't wanna live in a boring world so they believe crazy things in the hopes that maybe, just maybe it's true

[@AverageAmerican]

Correct, +Mycel. Not the bottom of, but under the ground and under bodies of water. I'm not sure about Nazis in the hollow Earth. However, there is at least one race superior in intelligence to the Adamic race (who descended from Shem). One of those, so-called aliens, live under the flat Earth (who descended from Ham). The other are serpent seed, Cain's lineage, the royal bloodlines, and our overlords (who descended from Japheth). ~O b s e r v e NO C u r v e~ _DOWN w/Rome_

[@AverageAmerican]

There is definitely a positive side to truth, KSound Kaiju. For, it wasn't until I believed in everything, did I find _anything is possible!_

[@paulbags123]

Wow some people are really tripping🤪😂. I mean I watch Richard Hall and I thought some of his stuff was pretty out there (some straight up fact in there to tho) but wwwwow people under the sea ?!?!

[@shannahan7]

Some more things to add: We can infer the extincton of megaladon by the size of its prey compared to today. Whales were smaller back then. The blue whale is the largest animal to ever live, and it showed up after megaladon supposedly died. Without a major predator hunting whale species, the size and frequency of whales grew. 2. Not only are we not finding modern, unfossilized teeth, but megaladon teeth dropped off the fossil record at about 3.6 million years ago. You'd need to explain the time lapse there. Where did megaladons go for 3.6 million years where we couldn't find their teeth? Not only did they go extinct, we know that they went extinct sometime before the end of the pliocene between 3.6 and 2.6 million years ago because they drop off the fossil record after that.

[@neo-filthyfrank1347]

nah man, a gap in 3.6 million years is nothing, sure huge phylogenetic gaps are unprecedented, but come on, take any other species in any other time period and a 3.6 period of uncertainty regarding it's extinction is basically nothing, nobody says "yeah it went extinct 105 million years ago not 108" unless there's some big event like the meteor. Come on man, the real question is why WOULD megalodon be dead?

[@shannahan7]

@@neo-filthyfrank1347 the difference is that those dating errors happen to animals that aren't allegedly still alive. You look at each individual point i bring up and point out a possibility where the point is wrong, but never fully discredit it. That being said, there would need to be this coincidence where every point I brought up was simultaneously wrong for these various outliers and possibilities, and it's astronomically low. I'm seriously done with this month's-ling debate. Either believe me or don't, but stop bringing it up. I dont want to listen to this pseudoscience anymore.

[@neo-filthyfrank1347]

@@shannahan7 "never fully discredit anything" no shit, what do you want from me a live megalodon? Science is seldom about completely discrediting something beyond belief, and at the points of uncertainty it's more about outlining different viewpoints and seeing what makes sense. I've already covered your 3.6 million year issue and why it could easily not be well indicative of something, if it's indicative at all. It's not really a "big coincidence" so much as the points you bring up aren't really solid proof, like the extinction date thing, I'm saying that methodology could easily, easily be flawed. It's not that "everything would have to work out this specific way", it's that the stuff you bring up don't really tell us much. And let's talk about the whales, surely you don't think megalodon's "extinction" was the so-called cause of their increase in size right? We had big whales before megalodon (basilosaurus), we had big whales DURING megalodon (livyatan) and we have big whales now. It seems to me the global cooling of the ocean drove whales to develop more cold adaptations where they could then take advantage of the abundant food sources so that THOSE SPECIFIC TYPES of whales could then get bigger, but big whales in general is nothing new and megalodon sure as hell wasn't preventing that. Now I know, you're probably going to bring up the food issue, which is complete and utter bullshit let me tell ya, sperm whales are bigger than megalodons and where does all their food come from? That's right, the depths, in fact this is what allowed the Triassic ichthyosaurs to get so big, that whole "not enough food" is a myth, there's TONS of food down there.

[@shannahan7]

@@neo-filthyfrank1347 Your food argument ignores that MEGALADONS CANNOT DIVE TO DEPTHS TO GET THAT FOOD Take a basic God damn physics class and understand internal pressure. There was no food for megaladons, because all the larger prey was either dying or being outcompeted for by better predators. 2. Toothed whales aren't even what we are talking about livayatan was a direct competitor to the meg, not an easy food soruce for it. And again, it is BIGGER WHALES and more types of them. We are currently living with the largest marine whale ever to exist. Maybe take that into account. Please, shut the ever loving fuck up about this subject, or take your bullshit claim to reason.com where your conspiracy theory bullshit has sway with the peons with room-temp IQs.

[@neo-filthyfrank1347]

​@@shannahan7 Lol you really don't know much do you? Sharks don't have air bladders, they aren't subject to the same pressure constraints as bony fish, cetaceans, and other animals with air cavities. Sharks can pretty much go as deep as they like, though most don't because they have no reason too. Your entire claim is ridiculous. Great White Sharks, Makos, and Oceanic Whitetip sharks have all been documented as feeding on giant squids, so they can clearly dive that deep. And I already disproved that claim of yours about food, there is ample food sources in the depths, to say otherwise is a huge inconsistent myth. And yeah, you literally just proved my point with the whales. The point is that megalodon was not at all preventing whales from getting big because big whales emerged when it was thought to be around. Baleen whales getting big happened because of the geological changes 3.6 million years ago, not because a big shark when "extinct" lmao. Also you're wrong about the whales too, there was at least one species of extinct whale from that time that was comparable in size to the blue whale, and you still had livyatan and the Beaumaris whale, so don't tell me there weren't big whales back then. You have a lot to learn and I really should just say it. You think you are much smarter than you actually are. Look at your comment, you lack the ability to actually offer intelligent insights or original thoughts so instead you latch onto a source of authority you can worship. Being on "the right team" is the only way you can feel smart because you lack the ability to have intelligent thoughts of your own. You are incredibly dogmatic, completely closed to considering new ideas, the opposite of the scientific mindset, holding to convention for the sake of social status as opposed to actually pondering about more "risky" topics.

[@niklasmitfussl2639]

NOW THATS ALOT OF DAMAGE! nice easter egg! :D

[@hdofu]

Of course the megladon still exists... I have one in my fish bowl.

[@michaelthesanta3610]

cool, what's his name (:

[@baka030hydroid]

Even as a huge shark fan, it is fine that the megalodon has a pretty low chance of having survived the extinction, as it would have dire effects on the ecosystem. I do wonder though, maybe some of those emcounters were with perhaps a less sensationalized, unknown species of large shark? Unfortunately, as you stated in the video, it's hard to believe or disbelieve any eyewitness account without real evidence

[@cennethadameveson3715]

Great vid, I'm truly up to date with my megladon knowledge.

[@RuggedCoyote69]

Honestly, Republic Commando deserves a remaster

[@HenrythePaleoGuy]

Unrelated, but true.

[@droidcommanderthespinosaur689]

Yeah...yeah it does!

[@baddragonite]

That or a sequel

[@lekhaclam87]

Off-topic, but yes. Either a remaster with more stories or a sequel.

[@clitcrusader4897]

Couldn't agree more

[@smh4960]

Clearly They were all Barn Owls *goes back to Treytheexplainer*

[@rodneypodesta6087]

Maybe u are a barn owl

[@DonKrieg-382]

baskin barn owl

[@SpinosaurusTheProudSocialist]

Very unlikely. Either Megalodon evolved into something else that can survive in cold and deep waters, which in that case it wouldn't even truly be Megalodon anymore but a whole new species of shark, or it is completely extinct. Now I would love it if I was proven wrong and we really did find a living Megalodon somewhere, but I know it most likely won't ever happen.

[@magniwalterbutnotwaltermag1479]

***water pressure*** i mean the megalodon is huge but if it was down where the sun never reaches it'd die

[@magniwalterbutnotwaltermag1479]

@Svoon V it seems you are proof of your statement since he meant "Megalodon can't evolve into something else and still be called Megalodon" and no the Ceolocanth is not an ecample since the Ceolocanth now is a different species compared to the Ceolocanth 65 mya, now it's smaller, far more evolved to the new climate and also has a similar but different bowel.

[@MartinCHorowitz]

In the 1960's I remember reading a National geographic article where someone claimed to have had a leg bitten of by a megaldon, with a part of a tooth still in the stump of the leg. Based on the size of Megaadon teeth that seems unlikely, and of course nobody has the tooth.

[@ratatouilledrinksclorax9897]

And if it was a megaladon then the dude wouldnt have lost just a leg Things too damn big to just loose just a leg

[@archerhitthetarget]

@@ratatouilledrinksclorax9897 If it really was a Megalodon it needs it's eyes checked. While going after a tiny human it only chomped off like 2 or less meters of your body when itself was around 18 meters. That's like me aiming to stuff a carrot in my mouth but only managing to scrape like half an inch off.

[@filipbitala2624]

@@archerhitthetarget but how could, just imagine a big ass tooth in the leg, whats it held by, by the meat, it couldnt cause then what bit the leg off if not the teeth, in the bone, without shatering it, yea sure, so unless his blood consisted of pure glue, i dont think it would even be possible,,.,.,…?,.!,..,

[@archerhitthetarget]

@@filipbitala2624 You might want to reread that, maybe add a few periods and commas

[@filipbitala2624]

@@archerhitthetarget sure mr english profesor why dont you go annoy someone else

[@invalidusername6809]

It’s weird that the sleeper shark video spread so well given how distinctive the sleeper shark is

[@mattr2238]

Nobody knows or cares about real biology/zoology.

[@londonjackson8986]

This is a great video! And I'm glad, someone did their research to prove that this species is extinct, and did not survive today!

[@friendlyneighborhoodvampir9081]

Remember when Shark Week was actually informative and entertaining? Those were good times...

[@MichaelDavis-zf6nt]

Just found your channel today and was impressed already, now you sneak I'm Phil Swift. Masterpiece. Keep up the great work.

[@WurstWasser617]

Nah, me Mam saw one once while swimmin' in the Thames.

[@heronimousbrapson863]

Black Thunder Are you sure it wasn't just an east ender with bad teeth?

[@dindinprivate3477]

ROFLMAO

[@ashprice1123]

nah mate i saw one at loch ness it was bullying all the dolphins that came by mate

[@hankwilliams1192]

I remember seeing the hero Florida Man ride one

[@DarthMackzodroginstomp]

Saw one at a walleye fishing tournament on Lake Erie the other week man, true story.

[@c.latham2874]

Its been dead since the ocean changed to lower temperature MILLIONS of years ago.

[@johndifrancisco3642]

Great and thorough job guys! I really was hoping it would go the other way but I can't argue with the facts :( Your closing from about 16:00 on was fantastic. II don't think you will get too many negative comments on this video. I really can't see how that would be possible, but then again you have Flat Earthers and the like so who knows. Thank you for another great video and a great week.

[@BenGThomas]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed :) I certainly hope there won't be too many negative comments, though as you saw, I've become wary after making that other video...

[@nicholasniva5192]

"That's a lot of damage" -Phil Swift(philosopher, genius, millionaire, etc.)

[@planarian1772]

Only people saying it's still alive are either kids, or kids with an instagram "facts" page.

[@thomashartwell834]

That’s a lot of damage

[@BenGThomas]

;)

[@ColourOfTheGods]

Coelacanth was found off the coast of East London (my home town), South Africa. "East Africa" is a bit non-specific. Amazing video, so thank you and keep up the great work!

[@Hikikomori_ika]

I clicked on this video without watching to simply say: “No, it doesn’t exist.”

[@SIMBA-tq2ch]

Yes it does

[@Hikikomori_ika]

@@SIMBA-tq2ch Not alive, it doesn’t. 😂

[@SIMBA-tq2ch]

@@Hikikomori_ika yes I saw one last November killing 2 fin whales off southern california!

[@Hikikomori_ika]

@@SIMBA-tq2ch lmfao

[@shuyuei6448]

I really love your videos there always fun and factual , keep up your greate work ^^

[@BenGThomas]

Thank you so much, we will! :D

[@alexisalexi5161]

Megaladons are actually 3 whale sharks in a trench coat. Always have been.

[@archerhitthetarget]

What you're saying is there is that it's still possible for an immensly large and terrifying animal (possibly shark) to be living in the DEEP oceans... ...Just not a megalodon lol

[@joshuaashby4720]

The Meg is one of my most anticipated movies of the year, mostly because of my love for Megalodon. I’m not expecting this movie to be as good as Jaws. All I’m expecting is a fun monster movie starring this magnificent and terrifying predator, which I agree is long dead.

[@BenGThomas]

Exactly, I think it will turn out to be a lot of fun and I'm looking forward to seeing it, especially as it doesn't seem to be taking itself too seriously (from what I can tell from the trailers) :)

[@karenboy1005]

It's a shame that a lot of uninformed people will start believing in this theory after watching that movie...

[@Riceball01]

It's a pity that they movie is a serious hack job of the book.

[@YamiFudo]

Joshua Ashby I've been waiting on The Meg to come out since I read the book back about 20 years ago

[@eryuu4016]

It was a great movie. :)

[@Rat-b8b]

The Megalodon is alive it’s just all the way deep underwater just being dead XD

[@drono800]

yes it is in fact alive and dead at the same time because that makes sence

[@Rat-b8b]

Deku oh yes that’s what I was trying to say but I was trying to say this in a funny way TwT I’m not even funny TvT

[@RipRoaringGarage]

No. You didnt mention the undeniable documentary Sharknado 13, Bite of Megaladon. Cmon now. Plus, I see a lot of big mouth sharks in DC all the time!

[@justin-db7hw]

There are fishing nets over 100 kilometers long, you'd think we would've caught one by now.

[@admiralsquatbar127]

Do people who believe that the Megalodon still exists and flat earthers come from the same evolutionary branch?

[@admiralsquatbar127]

@Svoon V Could please repeat that in English, I'm not fluent in idiot.

[@admiralsquatbar127]

@Svoon V All I read then was "I hate it was the moment that the Federation wasn't going on I think you were going on in a few years later that day to the Cage of a weapon that was a great place for me of all of these things".

[@CloutmasterPhluphyy]

Find out in the next video

[@kirayoshikage1026]

@@admiralsquatbar127 now you see im not a idiot.:> I may hope that the megaladon is alive because we have explored more of the moon than our ocean

[@1joshjosh1]

I had an uncle who owned a grocery store that overheard a lady who lost her arm in an industrial accident purchasing a mango who had a brother that personally saw Megalodon. True story !!

[@stevehuffman7453]

Hollywood not withstanding, NO. That big fish is extinct.

[@jacobnion2525]

Great work. I especially liked your final statement. Every now and then I learn about a marine species completely new to me with incredible unlikely adaptions to a specific niche. And not to forget, although we look in awe at all the extinct giant creatures, we have the incredible luck to witness the perhaps largest organism to have ever evolved as a recent species.

[@amywilson4579]

I remember watching that "documentary" with my little brother when we were kids and being so confused. We had missed the disclaimer saying it was fake so we just kept turning to each other saying, "but they're extinct, why are they acting like they saw an extinct shark". While we weren't fooled by the documentary (thanks in part to the museum we loved having a really cool megalodon exhibit) were very bewildered and I remember that as being a moment where we both lost a lot of faith in "educational" television lol

[@das096]

7:18 ...."that's alotta damage!"

[@kram9863]

Short Answer: *NO*

[@craigsnortsfruitshoots2811]

Really short answer: my pp

[@ackyducc5040]

Megalodon: *is a warm water coastal surface dwelling shark* The Mariana trench: *is in the middle of the ocean, unbelievably cold, The deepest point on Earth, and so little food that there's no way any shark would be able to sustain itself* Everyone: "wElL yOu NeVeR kNoW"

[@sam5tue577]

What’s funnier is that we have been down there and Jacques Piccard’s submarine’s window cracked after 20 mins. The sheer amount of pressure down there is insane and makes Megalodon surviving down there impossible.

[@duadebeatbox69]

Amazing video, my favorite one about the megalodon in KZbin ❤️ Thanks for your amazing information 🔥

[@BenGThomas]

No problem, glad you liked it :D

[@KidMangaX]

Due to the decline of their primary food source, whales, I think it is safe to say that--- if Megalodon does still exist--- it is very likely near extinction, or extinct. Does that mean 'sea monsters' (as we think of them) don't exist? Not necessarily. Humans just don't get down below the Epipelagic Zone that often, and a huge percentage of our ocean floors and ocean trenches are still entirely unmapped. It is very possible that creatures like the Luska, Mosasaurus, or other large sharks, squids, or superannealids may exist somewhere below the waves. Even the Megalodon may still exist out there somewhere, although we'd have to assume it can survive at much further depths than previously believed (which would be unscientific without evidence, to say the least.)

[@SIMBA-tq2ch]

Mosasaurus is still alive lol

[@HerbivoreEnthusiast]

​@@SIMBA-tq2ch joke?

[@Ghost-gj7zd]

That Phil Swift jumpscare was uncalled for! Edit: It's literally a split second frame if the 'That's a lot of damage' video during the first mention of the teeth and hunting methods

[@NobleEmile-A]

before watchin this video i did somewhat believed it could exist but this video just made me go "yeah this fish gone"

[@kalajel]

Does megalodon still exist? Short answer: No. Long answer: Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.

[@PurpleShadow108]

Lol

[@JG54206]

Between 150-300ft in length. “Hm…. Seems plausible.” I laughed so hard

[@kaiwontwin]

bro how do people still think it exists if it is literally a chonky great white

[@OnlySamCan]

Actually we don't know what it looks like. The great white is a common model for it. But it's highly doubtful they looked 1 for 1 similar

[@Algeriawindows69]

@@OnlySamCan now scientists think that Megalodon is not just a big great white because y'know square cube law