The Rise and Fall of the Tallest Mammal to Walk the Earth

[@dayalasingh5853]

I've seen images of this animal before but never knew it was *that* big.

[@ninetoedlizard6650]

@@BestOfAnimalss theory is it has to do with oxygen levels. More oxygen means bigger animals

[@zarfo2667]

@@BestOfAnimalss i think its because earth environment at that time was a little bit more 'different' compared to today, since evolution is basically the environment changing how our body works

[@stegotyranno4206]

@@BestOfAnimalss that’s only for Arthropoda. But it can still be true More oxygen=more plants =more food=more size

[@avivg.4971]

that's what she said.

[@zarfo2667]

@@ninetoedlizard6650 I think insects is the only living thing that will get bigger in size if the level of oxygen is increasing, not quite sure tho

[@Vtertdfgwrth5ybdfasgagadfg]

Paraceratherium: "Can i have a more efficient digestive system?" Evolution: "6 meters tall take it or leave it."

[@legacy0700]

Lol

[@itsukiii3903]

Underrated comment

[@Yamn_]

Needs a buff. Its too awful

[@engineertf2262]

@@Yamn_ yeah since evolution nerfed him he kinda became bad in competitive

[@avacrute8618]

Cudoz for spelling that

[@SHutso-kc2pg]

Paraceratherium: the tallest mammal to ever walk the earth. This guy: the buffest natural history dude to ever walk the earth.

[@nachopouso8770]

@Daniel Leca How is calling him Buff an insult?

[@AWOIYAH9five]

Bill nye

[@flamesquadron]

@Daniel Leca Sounds like you're jealous of this man's sense of humor Daaaaammmmmmnnnn he deleted his comment lol

[@birdybathtime389]

I want to reply but Idk what to reply

[@MisterDutch93]

You can actually see him getting more buff as time goes on. He was way less fit in the earlier episodes!

[@itztrimax6795]

This is so nostalgic. I remember having one of these as a pet back in the BCEs.

[@callmebrine_1462]

Ikr, i miss my paracentherium

[@youssefmaged8368]

underrated comment

[@jameskennedy2353]

this is something my nana would say at a family dinner, I mean she had a triceratops as a girl

[@liliesstarlight]

how did you ride your paracentherium around? I made mine a saddle but couldn't manage to get onto it since my ladder wasn't tall enough :/

[@callmebrine_1462]

@@liliesstarlight i personally used to have a rope around his neck i would use to climb him

[@vertdefurk]

Thanks to Ark: Survival Evolved for giving me a heads up that this thing existed before I saw this video.

[@jimmybingham2281]

Finally first comment i see talking about ark

[@Coconut273]

Yes us Ark players know

[@giornogiovanna4456]

Nooooo it was ice age

[@giornogiovanna4456]

And ark is cool

[@clwn2609]

Bruh ark taught me that these dinos suck

[@Sky50123]

"It's not the horn that makes rhino a rhino" My whole life was a lie and my day is ruined

[@danielwatson6529]

kinda is rhino means nose, like in rhinoplasty. he just means the nose isnt prevelent in the rest of the rhino fam - which took its name from modern times

[@sw-reload9232]

In Dutch rhino's are called nosehorns so i got scamed my whole life to

[@TuneVibesForever]

Don't be ashamed or anything on the other hand you have upgraded the brain you know more your brain is a muscle so the more you know the better, and each time you make a mistake you improve. *the more you know*

[@HarleyHerbert]

A lot of the naming and what we commonly know about animals predates much of the biological knowledge we have of them as we've only really seriously been studying animals scientifically for the past couple of centuries and we're still learning new things all the time, so there's tons of surprising stuff like this we're finding out all the time that changes what we previously thought we knew

[@BostonBlues]

wooly rhinos looking straight disrespected after seeing this

[@edweefication]

Ancient, tall rhinos: peacefully striding around looking for high leaves to eat Ancient elephant: *YO DAWG*

[@hanselsihotang]

Ancient elephant: "who needs long necc to reach high leaves when you can bring it down instead? Long necc is lame" Tall Rhinos: *got OOOFFed from the evolutionary race*

[@VeganSanatani]

Yea...but Palaeoloxodon namadicus was as still the biggest...

[@gargantuanleviathan9642]

@@VeganSanatani quick thing but the ARK Titanosaur is over 300 feet tall and looks like an oversized brachiosaur and has rocks jutting out of its body. If you still don't get what I mean. Look up "ARK: Survival Evolved Titanosaur" *Titanosaur strides in* Titanosaur: hey I just got here from ARK: Survival Evolved... I'm in the wrong place, aren't I? Well you uhh... do whatever it is you do... *Titanosaur stomps away* *Titanosaur comes back* Titanosaur: Uhhh, sorry to ask buuuuttt..... uhm..... can I have some trees?... just rip them out of the ground and... give it here... just... put the tree on my back.... no, put it.... there..... give me a few more, there we go.... no, I can get them off my back myself.... Oh... I'm going to use the trees to eat the tree leaves and ill use the trees to build a Platform Saddle so I can help the others in my herd transport things..... actually..... do you wanna maybe come along or something?.... you guys could help me get stuff on the Platform.... like a crane or something.... well... do you guys wanna come or not? Edit: Spelling and Grammar.

[@VeganSanatani]

@@gargantuanleviathan9642 lol I play ark my self..😅..the mobile version that is...and yea..i know my neighbour titan...it's a pve server so no one bothers it...

[@TheGreatMoonFrog]

Yah never know though. A moose just minds its own business grazing, until it's horny, and then it kills anything within seeing distance in a fit of horny unbridled rage.

[@paulmatolsy4593]

There has been so much attention paid to dinosaurs but I find the animals that lived before and after the dinosaurs equally fascinating and they should receive more attention.

[@Tenchi707]

Yep there needs to be movies about that, both before and after

[@masteryoda7207]

Definitely, as should the animals we have around today, we don't want future generations to be wondering what it would have been like to live with them.

[@MegaChallanger]

@@Tenchi707 there have been a couple documentaries but they are quite old

[@Y0ur-Highness]

They'll only get attention when they demise 😂

[@matthewbrown8679]

And there were at most a small hand full of non-sauropod dinosaurs that were typically more massive than these beasts. Maybe 3 species. Maybe none.

[@switchblade6]

Ark players: Y'know, I'm something of a paleontologist myself.

[@Logan_Gaming_YT_]

I'm glad that were here in force

[@liquidfire21]

I have seen you in the argentavis video.

[@starlight0313]

@@liquidfire21 OH DO YOU MEAN METAL BIRB?

[@deejaydadon]

Right right yk it

[@kailondorogers6268]

Ark players rise

[@gabor6259]

A paraceratherium walks into a bar. The bartender says: You're gonna pay for the ceiling.

[@tyranitararmaldo]

And the award for best comment goes to...

[@drallure8958]

A nearby man comes up and says: "It's okay it's on me." He turns to the paraceratherium and says: "I don't mind putting my neck out for ya."

[@TheSaneHatter]

The paraceratherium says, "What? I can't hear you up here!"

[@mho...]

that joke went thru the roof

[@suleimansghk]

an argentinosaurus walks into a bar. the bartender says: you're gonna pay for the entire building.

[@219garry]

Growing big can save you from predators Humans: Ahhh, we can feed the whole tribe with that one

[@jmmaribong4350]

Funny thing it is

[@BlitzkriegTechno]

@okapi-002 how about primates with sorcery weapons(50 cal hand guns)

[@DzaMiQ]

@okapi-002 well, the answer is history, literally.

[@damianclaytoberos6414]

Answer

[@alienximmortal11]

Bro we are more powerful than them

[@McMoister]

I’ve loved prehistoric creatures before I can even remember and, until this day, I still find it amazing and shocking that such creatures roamed the world we live in now. Nature is awesome.

[@gabrielnoparat7185]

Yy

[@goldenduck854]

The prehistoric creatures also roamed the world we live in now

[@danielrodrigues4903]

Can't even begin to imagine the millions of worlds out there in the universe with stories just as rich as ours!

[@pineapplepenumbra]

@@danielrodrigues4903 Apparently, there's a lack of phosphorus which would result in a paucity of worlds with life. However, given the billions of planets (and moons) in our galaxy, even if only a small percentage have a decent amount of phosphorus, that still means that, as you said, there could be millions of worlds with complex life on them. Also, it might be in the future that either our descendants, or another advanced species, finds a way to spread useful chemicals around the galaxy.

[@bloodhunter4628]

“It was about the size of a dog” *do u have any idea how little that narrows it down*

[@djay6651]

I'd reckon whenever an animal is described as dog size, they are talking wolf or coyote size dogs, not tea cup chihuahua's.

[@MrPAULONEAL]

Horses also vary in size...

[@Meteo_sauce]

nice batman reference haha

[@Altakita]

Yeah I hate when dogs are used as vague measurements. I immediately think of everything from chihuahua to mastiff sized

[@fart63]

@@Altakita a chihuahua sized rhino is something I wanna see

[@blobbertmcblob4888]

I can't be the only one who wishes dog-sized rhinos still existed.

[@oscard.lisboa6105]

Ur not my guy... That would be one of the best things on earth

[@ccrozz99]

U mean piggys? XD (jk)

[@MisterDutch93]

Personally I wish those micro-elephants were still around. They’d be such cool pets!

[@MisterCBZ]

My 70lb pitty might as well be a dog sized rhino for how dense he is

[@williamjordan5554]

Check out tapirs.

[@Jop_pop]

Blake is really just bragging when he says "getting big is a strategy that will never go out of style"

[@bebanxd1074]

lmao

[@jackhaskins3190]

U know he's packin

[@pablonavarro8364]

i’ve seen this dood drop so many towers

[@ameripinothepurplelink1888]

I just read this comment when he said that.

[@Andy_Hendrix_9842]

"Getting big is a strategy that'll never go out of style'' bodybuilders joined the chat..

[@zainwayne]

“We call this animal (sciencey name)” I call this animal horseapotamus

[@kevinbatan3123]

Elegiraceros

[@epauletshark3793]

Hippopotamus means water horse (in some translation I don't know which), and it (according to Google translate) means zoology. So would that mean zoologyhorse, or horsehorse.

[@computertable3746]

Penisaur

[@zainwayne]

@@computertable3746 lived in 300 B.B.C

[@computertable3746]

@@zainwayne 300 bbc?

[@EuphoriaDreamer]

"It was actually a kind of Rhinoceros, though you probably couldn't tell by looking at it" All the drawings of it up to this point look exactly like a Rhino if it had the proportions of a Giraffe.

[@calamorta]

to be fair, he did say he didn't know a rhino could be a rhino without a horn

[@xxportalxx.]

Granted those drawings are likely based off the discovery that it was a rhino, i.e. they made it look like a rhino, it may not have even looked like one when they lived

[@aidanmonty8162]

"it looks like getting big is a strategy that will never go out of style" you can say that again bro

[@egregius9314]

*America has entered the chat* :P

[@thanhvu2377]

@@egregius9314 haha cheese burgers go brrrr

[@bkjeong4302]

Since evolution has no foresight, getting big (which provides a number of advantages to the individual but has some nasty costs to the species) is a common thing in evolution. Hence why most lineages of animals start off small but gradually include bigger animals.

[@jddonmoyer2489]

@@bkjeong4302 he is talking about his pp

[@mattwyrick8394]

Until something in the environment changes. Then you go extinct just like the big dinosaurs.

[@BOB-j4t]

If teachers taught like this school wouldn't be so stressful

[@liamthecrusader5056]

It’s not always the teachers fault. Sometimes the students won’t listen and disrupt the class

[@BOB-j4t]

@@liamthecrusader5056 but that's not what I'm talking about I'm talking about teachers who just hand you a 6 page packet and tell you to finish before the end of class

[@En_Gho]

@@BOB-j4t There's a reason for that. Read my reply to @Awesome Sauce. That's the easiest way for a teacher to keep kids busy (by giving them packets). You don't understand how hard it is to teach. I think parents should accompany their kids into the class every day from k-5 until middle school, to keep their kids focused and well-behaved so that the teacher can actually put together this kind of presentation. It's crazy that in America people just drop off kids with all kinds of behavioral problems 20-30 in one tiny classroom with one underpaid teacher and expect quality education. What if we fill your house with 20+ four to nine year-olds? And with technology, especially since the pandemic, it's even worse. Kids have zero patience and attention span, they would have interrupted this video before it started playing. Why is it taking long? What are we watching? How long is this going to be? My computer don't work! I need help! All of this is yelled constantly at the same time, everyday for one adult to handle.

[@En_Gho]

@@liamthecrusader5056 As a first-year teacher, I agree 100%. Kids are kids; they just are not ready for this kind of learning. They would have interrupted this video several times. Only an adult will appreciate this kind of content. We need to completely restructure the U.S. k-12 education system. Kids are so bad that they really should not be pushed onto underpaid school teachers, where they disturb everyone else's learning all day. All it takes is one problematic kid, and there are always several in most classrooms. If you have just one discipline problem in your class, then that means that you will spend half the time yelling and this takes valuable time away from the other kids who did nothing wrong and wanted to learn something. People that aren't teachers do not understand the stamina that kids have. You can tell them to stop and they immediately start something else that is disruptive, and they will push you until you are mad just to see if they can get away with things. It's hard to focus 20+ kids on the same thing. One of them is bound to be disinterested. Under 15 years needs to be one-on-one learning to avoid disturbances that happen when you throw 30 kids in one classroom with one underpaid teacher for 8 hours. But parents will never accept that - they want the kids out of their house most of the day. School in the U.S. is more a babysitting institution than a place of learning. That's why homeschooled children tend to perform well and excel into college/university. There aren't 20 other screaming kids interrupting their learning, they work one-on-one which means they can go at their own pace (faster or slower if necessary), and the parents are in a position to give their own kids the best education available to them because they care more than a stranger. I think homeschooling is the way to go if you care about your child's education. Don't believe me, walk into any public classroom (with the principal's permission of course) and see for yourself. You will be mad at how far behind your kid will fall in public school. But I also agree that this is how teaching ought to be. This is exactly how college/university education goes, back-to-back-to-back interesting lectures for an entire semester, while encouraging critical thinking using essay assignments rather than the k-12 packets or multiple choice instruments, which teach almost nothing other than selecting the correct choice is all you need to do. You might as well prepare every k-12 student for a life of being a cashier with that teaching style. The problem is that we have the best higher education system in the world but we do not make it the easiest path for everyone to take (massive student loan debt, rising tuition costs, etc.), while having one of the worst k-12 education systems in the world, which is what everyone has to work with. So, anyone that makes it to college/university will receive this quality of education, if not better (these videos are for a general audience), but most people never make it there and only finish high school, which amounts to nothing intellectually significant.

[@BOB-j4t]

@@En_Gho that's because kids don't have any respect for a teacher who doesn't make them want to learn. I had a teacher in 8th grade he made us want to learn because he made things interesting we had projects and videos and no one complained about it because he earned everyones respect because he wasn't so up-tight and grumpy

[@aidangriffiths5075]

Remembering how tall a giraffe is and understanding this was even taller and much larger overall is mind-boggling.... and then you remember it wouldn't be a very big dinosaur 😂

[@Ektor-yj4pu]

Excluding the largest sauropods, this rhino would have been one of the biggest animals in the Mesozoic.

[@Ektor-yj4pu]

Maybe if in the Cenozoic predators had become as large as the big theropods (at least over 2 tons), then some herbivore mammals would have become even larger than Paraceratherium despite mammalian biological disavantages.

[@m.m4982]

It would still be a very large dinosaur. Larger than t-rex in all ways except length (tail).

[@hidden3880]

it would stilll be bigger and weigh more than trex

[@TheBeesies]

Y'know I'm pretty positive that animals such as Giraffes, Elephants, Zebras, and other african animals evolved to have longer gestation periods so their babies are born more developed than most and can walk and run very soon after being born. This is because of the large predators that roam their habitats.

[@tfthief4931]

That's literally what the video said

[@TheBeesies]

@@tfthief4931 oh, did it? I must've missed it.

[@silfiriel]

@@tfthief4931 not really, it mentioned that the babies need to grow faster, but it directly suggested that the gestation period is long due to the larger placenta, and the rapid growth seems like it is after birth

[@EmJ.806]

That’s exactly why. Most of the months are also for the brain development

[@joshuapatrick682]

This is my first random UwU comment:)

[@MichaelSD91]

I remember seeing Paraceratherium in the Walking with Beasts documentaries. Always liked this creature. Got to see an exhibit in Utah where their was a model of Prehistoric Mammals and got a cool picture of it. Reminded me of the walkers in Empire Strikes Back.

[@cortomaltese5206]

God, I loved walking with the beasts

[@boadyyoung8867]

i remember watching that documentary when i was little and it was so good.that’s what got me into palaeontology and i wanted to re watch it for the nostalgia but they took it off netflix :(

[@josephenecottrell9542]

That documentary was honestly amazing, been my favorite for years!

[@雷-t3j]

i am fairly sure that was an indricothere. however i am also fairly sure they were related.

[@KhanMann66]

@@雷-t3j Same animal different name

[@jacobocorujo6693]

"Growing big allows you to be safe from predators" Humans with throwing spears and group coordination: allow us to introduce ourselves

[@goodn1051]

😂😂

[@patrickmccurry1563]

Spears were invented LONG before our ancestors could take out all predators.

[@TheGreatMoonFrog]

We're like the ants of the mammal world. Doesnt matter if you're 20 times our size, there's a bunch of us and only one of you.

[@danilima6970]

Size is irelevant compared to the power of the force and by force I mean 200 guys with ak47.

[@liammorgans7329]

Brandon Davidson- conquering*

[@chironOwlglass]

The one dislike on this video came from a Gomphothere.

[@rudidaivdson5282]

You mean 4 dislikes by 4 Gomphotheres

[@planescaped]

They did nothin' wrong!

[@matthewstauffer1210]

It’s 18 gompotheres now 😭😭

[@RHR199X]

Something tells me gompotheres either rapidly dislike this video or troll the comment section

[@diakounknown1225]

39 now

[@krazybadger78]

imagine how impressive it would be to see paraceratherium stand on its hind legs.

[@JAGzilla-ur3lh]

Insert Jurassic Park theme here.

[@fufumccuddlypoops5502]

They do move in herds

[@oatmeal8673]

I doubt it would be able to

[@Burn_Angel]

Pls no. I'm already scared of imagining one near me.

[@JoseGarcia-uf6bn]

Maybe it could easy face to face Brachiosaurus

[@FahadParvez11]

Paraceratherium is an underrated giant.

[@peixearrombado]

They are great for prime meat in ark

[@Shenron557]

Like Ezio Auditore da Fireneze 😉

[@bri1085]

Anything that is not a dinosaur is kind of underrated when it comes to palaeontology, the Triassic and the whole Cenozoic are very overlooked

[@jake_yapp]

@@peixearrombado lmao

[@FahadParvez11]

@@Shenron557 no books no wisdom, just you fratello mio.

[@nogoodname7090]

Imagine that thing running at you. Probably feels like an earthquake with every step it takes!🤣

[@Ta_Ngangey]

Paraceratherium's gestation period on Ark: Only 8 hours

[@abdulmoid267]

Don't give any ideas to wildcard

[@donb2527]

8 hours was more than long enough for me back when I played that game lol

[@rainraven777]

That feels like years at least for me while playing

[@steelslide9601]

Video: *talks about the ancestors of rhinos* Me: haha big boi giraffe rhino go stomp stomp

[@Jobobn1998]

0:54 Holy S**t, that scale!

[@goatrex9195]

If your scared of that, youd be scared being next to sauroposeidon

[@frostlastyosup]

@@goatrex9195 well, that would make sense

[@zionlehnert3089]

Wait till u see the wyverns lmao or the giant argis😅

[@goatrex9195]

@Jacob Kimber sauroposeidon is the tallest dinosaur, it is 60 feet tall, so it's still scarier than barosaurus

[@sultanalmheiri78]

@@goatrex9195 I don't know if you watched attack on titan but *Colossal titan*

[@hollywoodbirder6361]

When conditions are stable, giant specialist reigns supreme. When conditions change, giant specialist dies first.

[@jamesprivet]

Great comment. Spot on.

[@trapfurball3199]

ARK players: Just like the simulations

[@jeffbrownstain]

Not enough soaking bases

[@trapfurball3199]

@Vini Yellow I was too, but when I couldn't find one, I did it myself

[@TheLegacy222]

Racer hatch frame baby

[@rat_king1208]

These are the ultimate source of early game prime meat

[@iCore7Gaming]

@@jeffbrownstain lmfao

[@Fhh178]

am i the only one who wishes they could go back 30 million years ago and see what it was like to live amongst monsters? as long as i can return to present time 😭

[@zangl2955]

don't worry. you're not alone

[@notFideos]

after i played ark i wouldn’t want to, either you would get mauled by a raptor or someone else would eviscerate you with a different dino

[@LordSkella]

I do too Real time shares would be great

[@thegreatgamingkid8252]

Noodlez dinosaurs weren’t alive 3 million years ago...

[@nectaroftheswans]

@@thegreatgamingkid8252 🤕🤞 this about mammals bestie EDIT: Jesus im dumb i thought you were replying to the original commenter

[@dowbailey6033]

So looks like an Elephant, Rhino, and Giraffe mixed together

[@somecuriosities]

In other words... A Elephinoaffe?!?!

[@somecuriosities]

@Jesus Christ Now you're just being silly 🙄😂😂

[@asaunders4914]

@Jesus Christ A Girhinophant?

[@enzldavaractl8345]

giraphino

[@romeom4830]

More like big shnooz boi

[@fahimaalfarabi1646]

Really nicely made, thank you! Loved the presentation too :)

[@The_Black_Falchion]

Everyone else: Dies of predation. This mofo: I’m sick of predators, imma just get jacked

[@jrbarta9763]

Imagine THAT getting out of it’s enclosure in a zoo 😅

[@ksoundkaiju9256]

Least it won't eat people on the toilet

[@AWOIYAH9five]

How would they get it in the zoo is what I want to know lol

[@BonaparteBardithion]

Imagine building an explosure for one of those. It's hard enough providing sufficient exercise to an elephant.

[@ksoundkaiju9256]

@@BonaparteBardithionyou probably need an area of like 900 yards+ for something that big Something like a football field

[@Joe_Potts]

der der der der de der der dder der derrr......

[@aniebodie]

Me at first "hm difficult name, I'm not gonna remember it" Me after some minutes "I may name my kid Paraceratherium"

[@ItsmeUVie]

"I shall become one with the Paraceratherium."

[@kittynoiree]

bully fuel

[@Slovflyer]

Protip: when naming a baby, call it Paramecium. When it reaches teenage state and plays football, you may graduate their name to Paraceratherium. ^;...…;^

[@carlostejada1479]

your kid's nick name at school: Paracetamol

[@ChefCameron281]

Thanks!

[@GrayXephyr]

Hey have y’all ever thought of doing an episode on the transition from scales to fur?

[@aaronmarks9366]

I second this

[@oatmeal8673]

@mike sprigg actually they were proto feathered first

[@zimbabwe_twinnedwithanfield]

Or how mutations create more features ?

[@Megan-nr7xe]

@@zimbabwe_twinnedwithanfield mutations are random and rewrite genetic coding so an animal can show a different characteristic

[@birdybathtime389]

Imagine instead of riding an elephant into battle riding paraceratherium into battle....... I’d be scared on either side of the battle

[@adroitws1367]

not ideal the neck will block vision

[@birdybathtime389]

@@adroitws1367 oh yeah forgot to think of that

[@josephenecottrell9542]

@@adroitws1367 its okay just use third person POV

[@chanbricks4461]

Ark players be like

[@Robert399]

You'd have to have one hell of a stretch.

[@maturecheese9688]

Guys.... Let’s not forget Steve here. We need to pay respect for all he does at this channel. We kinda forgot to shout him out in this vid but we can still say #thankssteve .

[@sjonnieplayfull5859]

And Steve!

[@MissingRaptor]

I've been missing Steve

[@sm9800]

Who's steve?

[@morphiousm]

No

[@eversbrooks7162]

when i was very little they had a model of this animal at my history museum- my dad wanted to take a picture of me standing next to it but i was so terrified by how big it was that i wouldn’t go near it hahaha

[@SlothRich3777]

A mammal with an identity crisis: Paraceratherium Indrocotherium Balucitherium *NO RULES*

[@elisalbrecht8560]

Platypus

[@randomraptor6265]

The compy

[@supermario7346]

I was so confused when the video started, as I always knew it as indricotherium. Had to google it to be sure.

[@markokelly2494]

Due to childhood reading, long long ago, I still think of it as Baluchitherium.

[@diakounknown1225]

I usually see indrocotherium, but I know it more as paraceratherium. Paraceratherium sounds way cooler.

[@michaelbiewer5938]

Suggestion: An episode covering the history of Pronghorn. Very unique artiodactyls with a surprisingly diverse family history, of which Antilocapra americana is the only extant member left.

[@eons]

Great idea!

[@gorlaxss]

The pronghorns are fascinating. Had to become the 2nd fastest land mammal due to the american cheetah. And i think i read somewhere that the pronghorns closest living relative is the girraffe.

[@michaelbiewer5938]

@@gorlaxss you’re correct, they’re in the same superfamily Girrafoidea.

[@semaj_5022]

@@eons hopefully this counts as foreshadowing because I would love this as an episode!

[@rondahawkins7253]

Thanks for making a stoner cry2:48 💞 😋

[@janvesely1087]

You forgot to mention that it also has a platform saddle, which can be crafted at level 50 and can hold up to 32 structures.

[@csalinas320]

Yoooo

[@bodorerik9014]

Welcome to ark survival evolved

[@in3rno893]

🤣🤣🤣

[@sinistersheep7972]

Hello fellow ark player

[@sage142111]

Was looking for a comment like this in here haha

[@zerolovesslipknot]

i knew about this animal, but i didn’t know it was THAT BIG! this is super interesting

[@legendhi4025]

On today’s episode of “where quarantine had taken me today”-old large rhinos

[@chrisrobbins9058]

What you should of put is “where has my slavery had taken me today”

[@DoctorAlright]

@@chrisrobbins9058 bruv

[@andreashenry8100]

Anybody else ever just wonder what it would be like to go back and see the animals in person. Think of all the fascinating creatures that existed that we know nothing about.

[@sassy_gamer7899]

Probably end up dead before you have time to look

[@ronaldmessina4229]

To answer the question about going back in time I am one of those who really wants to go back in time and live with all of the dinosaurs 🦕, and I do not care about myself, just leave me with all of them and I would have loved to be with them. This is my dream 😮

[@hyukas_favourite_plushie6037]

Not to crush your dream or anything but you'll probably die in a few minutes. Got stepped on by a dinosaur or smth @@ronaldmessina4229

[@secularmonk5176]

By the end of this video, every time an African elephant popped up on screen, I was thinking "aw, cute little guy!"

[@saber1082]

Thank you Walking With Beasts for introducing me to all kinds of cenozoic animals like the indricotherium.

[@yo-b229]

Imagine humans being pregnant for 2 years..

[@m.mhn7535]

*Birth rate 1%*

[@boop8849]

*divorce rate 100%*

[@jingwei4664]

growing up with no father rate 100%

[@aldinahmeti1035]

Lmaoo these comments

[@themadclown4077]

Abortion rate... you know what I'm gonna say.

[@mds_516]

I still don't get why nobody has ever thought of having a race of giants that use these animals as mounts in a fantasy environment.

[@sweatpantsprincess3239]

Waiting on your tabletop supplemental module! 😉

[@muzankibutsuji622]

Thank you my comrade

[@Caydeb]

Use the giant mod in ark and they’re you go

[@tiesthijsthejs]

Deal

[@computertable3746]

Getting ARK vibes from this comment

[@JuneMoons]

This channel deserves a lot more appreciation

[@KuraiStone]

are we not gonna talk about his little "ah! I didn't know he was there"? XD that was adorable!

[@taylenday]

"Getting big is a strategy that'll never go out of style" *bodybuilders joined the chat..*

[@elhombredeoro955]

You like bodybuilders, don't you?

[@co-spartan1734]

El Hombre de oro YEAH BUDDY! LIGHTWEIGHT BABY!

[@Sk8rGamer]

he joined the chat

[@noobteam759]

R.I.P Zyzz

[@malathiramthilak3819]

@@elhombredeoro955 nah she is a kpop stan

[@benr.4238]

Paraceratherium still wasn't as big as Blake's muscles.

[@1microthrix]

Seriously, how did daddy Blake get so ripped

[@Ghonosyphlaids]

Lookin joocy for sure

[@hgalactic5185]

ripped and smart man with glasses=perfect

[@denzeldumalag1]

And that gray hair? 🥺👉👈 daddy?

[@iwillappearanddisappear1208]

Wtf

[@1.4142]

It looks like an AT-AT walker. Edit: Paraceratherium was actually the inspiration for the AT-AT design!

[@endousclarifroar3738]

The creators probably took some inspiration off of this creature.

[@ravageone7794]

Well in ark... it can be one lol

[@mikoonblitz5966]

Meanwhile in ark: MORE TURRETS ON THE RACER

[@asozial1498]

@@ravageone7794 yes😂

[@marylarsen2288]

I read that as AT&T walker......

[@shotforshot5983]

The amount of oxygen in the atmosphere may also play a significant role in ultimate size potential.

[@Bob-nc5hz]

Unlikely: atmospheric oxygen has varied relatively little in the interval, and the largest organisms to ever exist are alive today, and mammals.

[@jandrews6254]

How about a higher CO2 level than today as well as higher temperatures, to enable vigorous growth of plants and rapid regeneration once herds of herbivores had demolished them, like herds of elephant do today. After all, commercial growers pumps extra CO2 into their hothouses to promote growth.

[@trl2151]

the largest organisms to ever exist are alive today? Orgaanisms? Most dinosaurs and even mammals back when the oxyghen concentration and insects were way larger

[@JonLukeProductions]

@@trl2151the blue whale is the largest organism to ever exist (as far as we know)

[@kenniesaurus27]

That only works with arthropods, not mammals.

[@cravidana1182]

I stopped everything I was doing once I saw the notification just to watch this. Oh my gosh, I breathe eons.

[@TragoudistrosMPH]

*gets notification during meeting* ...My apologies... I... have ...err...diarrhea? and will be back in 9 minutes...

[@cravidana1182]

@@TragoudistrosMPH that sounds about right.

[@tim3tRav3l3RR60]

Walking with prehistoric beast really brought them to life, never forgot. I wish they'd bring back the series.

[@IllustriousCrocoduck]

All of the "Walking with..." series were amazing. They should be included in all primary school curricula.

[@chillin_warmth]

me: always thought that elephants are neutral elephants: peace was never an option

[@bigpulgalokes]

I mean in comparison to other animals in there environment yeah. Rhinos partially blind stampede to whatever noise there is, Hippos attack unwarranted. Crocodiles fight hippos so they’re vicious too. Elephants don’t attack unprovoked and are very gentle to humans if they think they’re injured.

[@tiffaniterris2886]

There is a reason the algorithm showed you this video, we are all dorks for this stuff, and that makes us pretty awesome.

[@spectrumelectrum1008]

Imagine seeing one of these things alive while wandering the woods 😳

[@sunscreen193]

that would be both terrifying and beautiful

[@davidanderson_surrey_bc]

The woods eh. You mean, what's left of them after the giant rhinos and elephants get through with them.

[@sunscreen193]

@@davidanderson_surrey_bc Lions, tigers, and bears! And giant elephants and rhinos OH MY!

[@PanickingPatchRat]

play ARK and that will come true quite quickly

[@heksariusl8916]

@@PanickingPatchRat exept if you survive long in swamp to see one

[@gradesam6306]

Paraceratherium : "I'm a mammal with extra long neck." Giraffe : "hold my thorny beer."

[@tommy-er6hh]

Yep, this episode title is bogus - tallest mammal ever is the Giraffe. The title might have been more correct if the BIGGEST was used instead.

[@peterscott2662]

@@tommy-er6hh Girraffe Head height = 5M-6M, according this this Video Paraceratherium head height was 6M -9M.

[@tommy-er6hh]

@@peterscott2662 you are more right than i - i was using graffes head height, compared to the shoulder height of the Paraceratherium - since no full skeleton has been found. my bad.

[@antoniopisani489]

@@tommy-er6hh unfortunately, the biggest land mammal was the Asian Straight Tusked Elephant

[@MrFiddleedee]

7:13 "This is totally the biggest mammal ever, HANDS DOWN THE BIGGEST BOI. ... except for this mammoth thing that was probably *fatter and taller* ." *lol*

[@gapetheapegod7976]

Taller at the shoulder not all together taller

[@JamesLee-xo4nc]

Its wasn't a mammoth

[@KhanMann66]

Not a Mammoth

[@MrFiddleedee]

@@JamesLee-xo4nc I said 'mammoth thing' implying that its mammoth like. You correctionists are loathsome. Go find a hobby.

[@linkyloo1370]

Great video, but why is not one talking about how cute it is that the baby elephant is rubbing his eye with his trunk is at 6:41

[@someguy9814]

Ark players: Ooh I’ve seen this one before!

[@yee3335]

Non-Ark Players: What Are You Talking About? Is Brand New

[@Seus-s]

@@yee3335 Actual men of culture know every creature on Ark without even playing the game, lol.

[@sarcasmo57]

Dentist said that judging from micro-wear on my teeth I mostly eat nachos.

[@23Khameo]

That and the build up of microscopic deposits of lime (calcium hydroxide) on top of the enamel of your teeth as well.

[@aaronlandry3934]

@@23Khameo Well someone certainly likes Organic Chemistry

[@kiuk_kiks]

I can tell from your comment that you’re obese.

[@davidruymen4984]

Question: Is there a "beaver niche" that has been filled by other animals in the fossil record before beavers were around? I am primarily thinking about the practice of building dams that form artificial ponds.

[@boadyyoung8867]

this is a really interesting question i would love to know the answer

[@paytonlott5183]

@@boadyyoung8867 same

[@SomePplSayImABeast]

There’s Castoroides which were giant beavers weighing up to a few hundred pounds

[@da_ostrichyeet7999]

@@SomePplSayImABeast apparently they didnt build dams like modern beavers do tho

[@KhanMann66]

Yes, castorocauda. Looks like a beaver but it isn’t and it’s from the Jurassic.

[@Koko-um4qd]

It can also soak bullets quite efficent and you can build different builds on its platform saddle to drop towers, chandeliers and deathwalls

[@potitishogun2961997]

Looks like a tapir/horse/giraffe xD Hugely fascinating animal!

[@aminuddinsoopar]

Probably because they came from the same common ancestor

[@abigailhuston4013]

I think it would be very interesting if you guys included the etymology of the names of these wonderful creatures!

[@IamCoalfoot]

As an Ark player, I say "Eeeeh! My boy!"

[@rat_king1208]

*My prime

[@riosr7129]

I only see a base

[@chickenbuns7121]

We should play ark

[@friedrichwilhelmviktoralbert59]

*my meat

[@eternal2535]

I see meat

[@DustyHoney]

It actually looks a lot like a modern rhino from the illustrations you shared, it just doesn’t have a horn. I can definitely see how they’re related.

[@TragoudistrosMPH]

The opposable thumbs up was actually clever lol

[@brianlevine871]

I loved these guys since "Walking With Beasts." It's kind of bizarre knowing they went extinct because some elephant relatives (btw I also love Gomphotheres) entered the scene and changed the environment in some way.

[@ianAEF]

The NY Museum of Natural History has a skull attached to a frame representing it’s size. I was absolutely shocked when I saw it. It’s amazing to imagine it walking.

[@birkinsmith88]

5:12 -ish I heard that big land animals retain heat alot more when they're by themselves rather than in a group like with penguins who share their heat. That might be something to do with their size

[@vippsmillennial6336]

Those animals probably could have had some awesome coloring on its skin, maybe like an okapi. Just some thoughts!

[@IllustriousCrocoduck]

THAT'S the kind of speculation which is always acceptable

[@TheDJAB]

1:41 That smile, that damned smile...

[@goldngamer1365]

Should add that to Roblox for more cursed :Ds

[@stargazzer9166]

Bombastic side eye

[@byronnyancat2943]

You are my inspiration at the gym, thank you.

[@crimsonmatron2258]

"Walking with Beasts" is very nice way to learn more about them. its very good

[@tborke]

This video gave me such nostalgia vibes towards BBC's Walking With Beasts series that had an episode about this animal

[@anjal7606]

Finally, a video on the Paraceratherium! As always very interesting and informative, thanks!

[@Chonc1223]

Me at 3 in the morning: KZbin: "So i heard you like tall animals"

[@owenjayes8648]

"the biggest terrestrial mammals could get" Palaeoloxodon namadicus: hi so um. Yeah uh. So yeah hi.

[@chickenfist1554]

Imagine walking up on a herd of those

[@BrendanPJames]

love this channel. it's a blessing to live in a world where this kind of content is given to us for free

[@Sayo.451]

I love farming this thing when I do meat runs for my dinos.

[@defexthedrumpler7655]

Same

[@samhumphrey6055]

What?

[@chosentwt]

Prime meat

[@Mark-ev3pr]

@@samhumphrey6055 Ark

[@TheiLame]

hilarious out of context

[@demetrinight5924]

The human to paraceratherium size comparison is kind of mind blowing. It is hard to picture anything that big.

[@r2Kd0ugernaut]

make sure you equip it with a platform saddle and use a metal foundation/vault on top of the rider to stop turrets from hitting the player instead of the racer.

[@raidarthegunwizard4520]

Paracemium: Who are you? Paraceratherium: Why I feel someone ask me?

[@Skyler.142]

It looks like the Chad version of a Rhino

[@randomgoogleaccount7403]

The chad tall hornless browser vs virgin short-horned grazer

[@chadcostello1407]

It is definitely one of us

[@aminuddinsoopar]

A rhino that had a growth spurt and hangs out at the gym, as well as a D1 athlete in college

[@smokesparkdragonfly1368]

I saw this animal once in a paleontology book when i was like, 6 and i could never find it again- I thought I hallucinated it I cant believe i finally have a name to the face over a decade later

[@bigladboris7832]

Ay ay ay, dont let wildcard see this one, they’re gonna raise the gestation time from 8 hours to 4 1/2 years

[@Fed.E]

Palaeoloxodon namadicus : finally, a worthy rival

[@ScrapperTBP]

Can you do a video on these aquatic rhinos? They sound amazing!

[@Caydeb]

I’ve tamed about 50 of those, if you put turrets on their saddle there an absolute raiding machine!! Also what’s this Ark game everyone’s on about?

[@PonchoYT.]

Ahahaha

[@WhyDoYouDoThat]

No clue... I have about 20 of them... I put rockets, and lasers in them.... Never heard of this Ark game tho

[@jumpvelocity3953]

they’re*

[@engineertf2262]

@@jumpvelocity3953 shut up

[@itzbopz1747]

@@jumpvelocity3953 you’re the wrong one lol

[@mikesnyder1788]

Fascinating animal!!! Stupid question: What does the suffix at the end of Paraceratherium indicate? I have seen "therium" on the end of several megafauna and I was wondering what that means? Thanks in advance!

[@EternalGrayson]

Thorium means theria which Means a l and animal that does not lay eggs

[@mikesnyder1788]

@@EternalGrayson Wow! I had no idea so thanks for the information! Regards...

[@markcobuzzi826]

From my understanding, “-therium” can also translate to “beast” in general. For instance, “Deinotherium” can literally mean “terrible beast”.

[@Dr.IanPlect]

@@mikesnyder1788 Ignore what Gaming wrote, it's complete tripe in regard to -therium. Mark is right; -therium is a zoological suffix translating to beast. And that's why you see it in association with megafauna; size!

[@Dr.IanPlect]

@@EternalGrayson "Thorium means theria" - first, the word is -therium, not thorium - second, in this usage, -therium does not mean, and is not related to theria

[@cc32834]

“He reached 6 to 9 meters off the ground” These guys are literally legends

[@macoycollo]

How would a mammal, that big, be that big?!

[@KingcupXI]

More like 6 to 9 meters. Do you have any idea how long 69 meters is?

[@acidsugar385]

Captions say "6 to 9 meters"

[@cc32834]

My bad, its 6 to 9, either way the numbers mixed together are very great Apparently I dont know how meters work xD

[@unknowndesconocido8325]

What’s that 18 to 29 feet right ? Since a meter is 3 ft?