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The impossible, three-headed monster of Ancient Greek mythology, the Chimaera, may have started off as a fantasy, but today, the word “chimera” can be used to refer to anything that seems impossible. This includes the real-life, interspecies animals humans have successfully created. Watch to find out how myth directly influenced science, not only in language, but in how we approach the possibility of an interspecies future with Dr. Zarka and special guest Joe Hanson of Its Okay to be Smart. #chimera #chimaera #MonstrumPBS
Written and Hosted by: Dr. Emily Zarka
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[@pbsstoried]

If you could be a chimera, which animal would you want to be blended with?

[@Mikeztarp]

I've always wanted to fly, so maybe a bird. But in order to support the weight of an adult human, they'd have to be bigger than usually depicted in fiction. Waaaay bigger. And I'd need the muscles to flap them, so my whole body shape would have to be different, too.

[@otakuribo]

Turritopsis; the immortal jellyfish :) I'll probably have to deal with a few extra tentacles, which could be awkward, but hey, biological immortality and a fairly robust healing factor to boot. I'd be a supervillain! Er, hero. Or just a tentacle weirdo.

[@JRG_REDD]

A fish to be honest. The ocean is so massive and unexplored I would like to see the wonders down there.

[@pbsstoried]

But birds are great! This would be my choice as well. Although navigating the wings when they were closed would be a challenge.

[@smittywerbenjagermanjensen9217]

i think i'd pick octopus and/or cuttlefish

[@Donar23]

5:06 Human-Animal-Chimeras ... that gives me flashbacks to Fullmetal Alchemist.

[@Doomroar]

If Nina had lived, would she have had access to human rights, or just animal rights, or neither?

[@ChocoboProduction]

Shu Tucker tried to patent that stuff... The nerve of some people...

[@markbilger2851]

Ed... ward....

[@LuinTathren]

Don't remind me of that! That was SO freaking sad! I remember feeling angry, disgusted, sad, shocked, and so many other emotions when I watched that. How dare you remind me of that! Why would you do that?! Ugh!

[@Donar23]

@@LuinTathren Sorry, I thought shared pain is twice the pain ...

[@NewMessage]

Two channels blended into one video? Well played... well played.

[@LeftPinkie]

That's called a video chimera!

[@decoy-1593]

I think that’s a collab

[@adeeshup8474]

Archive - I think that’s a woooosh

[@decoy-1593]

Adeesh Up well played

[@adeeshup8474]

Archive - thanks my main man/mam/whatever

[@NeonJamlin]

omg out of all this... that extra finger caught my attention an did had to pause and stare for a good 2 minutes. xD it caught me so off guard.

[@nc3136]

I had to stop the video and rewind it

[@splam8255]

@@nc3136 Me too. For a while I thought that he had 6 fingered hands and for some reason I didn't know until he pointed them out. But nope. It was just clever editing

[@jonathindowe873]

I didnt even notice

[@PsycheopiX]

Should we craft chimeras? Well I got two words: *C A T G I R L S*

[@o_o-037]

Cat girls, fox girls, rabbit girls, winged girls....... I could go on.

[@anselravenhart4753]

That would probably be traumatizing to grow up as in a world where there aren't other humans with those traits.

[@MASSOFTHEFERMENTlNGDREGS]

N I N A A N D A L E X A N D E R.

[@mr.sandman4498]

Can you calm down your anime

[@Angel-de4er]

@@mr.sandman4498 no

[@sparagnino]

"Mom" - says the little chimera to his mother, an ancient goat - "Why am I so different?" "Son, you are not ready yet for the talk. But it was the funniest night of my life".

[@SirEriol]

"And you're gonna make me roa-ah-ah-ah-ar!!!"

[@sunitafisher4758]

Daniele Del Frate 🌸 lol 😂

[@bradbradthebrad]

The chimera when he’s older: Mom, remember that one this I asked you why I’m so different? His mom, still a ancient goat: Yes. The chimera again: So, tell me. His mom. Okay then. So, you know how you don’t have a dad? The chimera: Yes. His mom: So, uh... you have two of them. The chimera: What? His mom: You can piece together what happened. The chimera: *Oh.*

[@yosefdemby8792]

Some sources claim the Chimera was the daughter of Echidna, who is also the mother of Cerberus, the Lernaean Hydra, the Nemean Lion, the Sphinx and other animals.

[@dubuyajay9964]

​@@yosefdemby8792Yup, Echidna and Typhon.

[@ZoggFromBetelgeuse]

I always wondered about that goat head - it seemed so random, more ridiculous than scary. But as a flamethrower turret for lateral defence, it kinda makes sense.

[@rljpdx]

thumbs up

[@adroitws1367]

now it all make sense

[@JosephFuller]

Who else cried during this episode when they mentioned human-animal chimeras due to memories of Nina from Fullmetal Alchemist?

[@i-asiahfrazier6812]

Poor Nina

[@BGomez-tk7lu]

Ed...ward

[@star7communicator]

I always associate "chimera" with Tokyo Mew Mew! 🐱

[@KingSyilver]

Bro, put a trigger warning next time please.

[@ion809]

😭it was really heart breaking

[@o_o-037]

If you could be combined with any animal......... *FURRIES:* _[heavy breathing]_

[@KvngLeroy1]

Lmao

[@Argacyan]

*heavy bleating*

[@reliomese2873]

What a disgrace.

[@Akira-Aerins]

KITSUNÉ

[@theArab__]

*heavy meat beating*

[@ducksruleflorida4882]

3:43 You have six fingers on your right hand... Someone is looking for you

[@CaptnNimor]

Nice reference

[@jonathindowe873]

Best halloween costume ever

[@rs72098]

Is his name Inigo by chance?

[@karlmark9967]

I said before that I had no interest in knowing histories of monsters, I blame this show for making me interested in them. Good Job

[@calebc.3479]

Lion? Scary. Snake? Venomous. Goat? Geep. Hotel? Trivago.

[@oblivion9584]

I can feel the grief of all people that watched Full Metal Alchemist before this video.

[@memmermiller]

Why would you ever call it a “pizzly bear” when you can call it a grolar bear? 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@vaszgul736]

Because they're different animals. With hybrids, it depends which one is the mother and which one is the father. Ligers and Tigons are both a mix between a lion and a tiger, but they look and behave vastly different, and have different names. The same for pizzlies and grolars. The reason is that the DNA that is passed down from the y chromosome controls different physical characteristics. So if you had a female polar bear and a male grizzly, their offspring would not be the same as the offspring of a male polar bear and a female grizzly.

[@kari7403]

@@vaszgul736 Yup. I believe the name depends on which species is the father and mother, like you said. (Mules are a bit of a different story. A mule is the reult of a male donkey and female horse. But if you switch the genders, male horse/female donkey, the offspring is actually called a hinny. Not near as common and a mule because the pregnancy is often very hard on the mother donkey, as the growing baby is much bigger than her body was designed for. Medical assistance js often required for delivery, and usually birthed early for the sake of the mother's health. Hence, hinnys being so uncommon.) But ligers would be a male lion and female tiger. The male is usually the first half of the hybrid name. (Side note: Did you know a male donkey is called a Jack, while the female is called a Jenny. Similar to horses being called mares and stallions. Other than geldings anyway.) But I have to agree that grolar bear sounds better than pizzley bear. Lol. Groler or grilor. 😄 Or for the male polar bear/female grizzly, it could be a Poley bear. Sounds a LOT better than a pizzley bear. I had actually made a similar comment myself about it before seeing this.

[@racistkillerultimate7903]

Because he is Expert and you're Keyboard Warrior...... Unless you're also a Chimera.....

[@generaleerelativity9524]

They're actually referred to as Kodiak Bears. Half grizzly, half polar, and they're insanely huge!

[@rljpdx]

no no no no no... they are both correct. period.

[@LuinTathren]

I LOOOOOVE your videos. My degree in college was in Psychology and Anthropology with a minor in Religious Studies. I focused on fairy tales, folk tales, and, of course, mythology. This channel ROCKS! And having Dr. Joe Hansen guest star is brilliant! I love Dr. Joe! Thank you so much for your hard work.

[@soulreaverfan1983]

I clicked so fast i grew three more heads

[@RastafarianPilgrim]

All vampire heads, or like, a vampire head, a bat head and, idk, a cockatoo?

[@thecollectorsinged113]

My second head stood up

[@ditchdot]

No...

[@LividImp]

The Geep: [in a heavy stage whisper] Kiiiilllll meeee....

[@AquilaLupus9]

That scene in Fullmetal Alchemist was so sad. :'(

[@yaoiluver4life19]

@@AquilaLupus9 oh god why ;__;

[@phoenixfritzinger9185]

Ed......ward

[@chewxieyang4677]

Later. - Medic from TF2

[@crowbro69]

....Big ... brother Ed..,

[@Pleasestoptalkingthanks]

You guys definitely should do a video on wraiths and the ways it's been used across centuries. That or the Valraven, a type of Danish shape shifter/spirit.

[@youhustlinmeboi5335]

I have never herd of this ........thanks.

[@gadielgonzalez2755]

Yeah

[@BertGrink]

I´m danish, but i had never heard of the Valraven until now.

[@youremakingprogress144]

Dr. Zarka: "Here's Dr. Joe Hanson." Me: "But what's Dr. Johansen's first name? ... Oh." Also, I was a little surprised you didn't mention that the chimaera is sometimes depicted with a fourth head (a dragon) and/or wings in modern times. Doesn't change the fact that this is another great video.

[@georgetrapp6666]

I'm glad you finally showed an image of one where the goat head faces the opposite way of the lion. I had always seen paintings and drawings of that configuration. Many times, the face emerges from the back of the mane.

[@DanCooper404]

Jackalopes are real. I know, because I've seen many of them. They were all females, however. I know that because they lacked antlers.

[@BertGrink]

😄😄😄

[@Cec9e13]

Female unicorns, as well. Otherwise, why would "all" unicorns in medieval times be male?

[@javigurrol4451]

These videos are like condensed episodes of the podcast LORE if LORE was just about monsters. I love it!

[@DoDoENT]

I've just found out about this channel (thank you @Itsoktobesmart for sending me here) and already binged through all videos posted. I'm looking forward to new videos. Great job, Emily!

[@hannah-nv2lv]

Who came here from It's Okay to Be Smart?

[@substatikvideos]

Me

[@MoonPieMat]

I'm glad I found this channel from there because I've been craving mythological creatures

[@besmart]

I did!

[@margaretschachte489]

Me!

[@hannah-nv2lv]

@@MoonPieMat me too!

[@naqiyahmulachelah5668]

Dr. Emilia: Don't even get me started on all the weird taxidermy trends in the Victorian Period Me: Oh please, Doctor...

[@chrisforsyth8323]

3:43 "You have six fingers on your right hand... Someone was looking for you."

[@leeminhoe8037]

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[@buntong37818]

DEVCON DOTM

[@theoregonguy]

This channel is criminally underrated.

[@rljpdx]

no doubt

[@madefortravelling]

Came over from joes video and I’m so glad I did I love this channel already only downside is you don’t have many videos yet for me to binge watch Do you have and videos in the works about any Greek monsters?

[@diakounknown1225]

"Ed...ward", and cat girls are two sides of the same coin.

[@iceheart6480]

"Your scientists are so preoccupied with whether or not they could, that they didn't stop to think if they should." -Dr. Ian Malcolm, Jurassic Park.

[@BlueHoovez]

It is SO true!

[@TheOneSaneGuy]

*Shou Tucker wants to know your location

[@noty2673]

Oh another video from this wonderful channel. Great video as usual guys!

[@cjthibeau4843]

That extra finger edit what super clean, but awesome video! Can't wait to see what you cover next! Maybe something about sirens or mermaids??

[@AnkhAnanku]

IKR? Not enough people talking about it

[@BorderWise12]

I'm not sold on the whole jumbled-fossil theory. It seems a little bit of a stretch to assume that ancient peoples happened to stumble upon three skeletons that happened to be mixed up in a way to give the impression of a lion/goat/snake mixed monster. The theory which I've previously heard (and seems more credible) is that Lycia was naturally home to lions, goats and dangerous snakes. Combining all three animals together into one super-symbol of barbaric lands wouldn't be an incredible jump of imagination for the Ancient Greeks. I was also kind of hoping for more discussion of chimeras in mythology rather than scientific chimeras. Don't get me wrong, it's interesting, but I would've liked to have heard something about chimeras from other cultures and what they represented for the peoples that came up with them: Ammit, Cynocephaly, mermaids and so on. Good video regardless, though. The presentation and editing of these videos is superb. Never stop. :D

[@carissstewart3211]

I agree. We talking about subsistence cultures. Not many people had the time for paleontology.

[@pbsstoried]

Saving some of the more specific chimaeras for future videos so I can really dive into them (selfie, griffin, siren, etc.). Glad to see there’s interest.

[@jimspace3000]

Hi, I really like your theory that the Chimera was derived from a bone-bed of prey and predator assemblages fossilized together in a flood deposit. Very fascinating proposal.

[@Wkwkwkwk229]

The best episode of Full Metal Alchemist

[@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache]

*Greece:* How about a lion with a snake for a tail and a goat head that breathes fire? Or a lion, with a human face, and a scorpion tail? OR-? *Egypt:* I'm thinking...Crocodile head...leopard body...and hippo legs. *US:* ... *takes rabbit, glues antlers on it* NICE!

[@harveywabbit9541]

Isaiah 9.14, describes the Manticore.

[@gaurabranjit]

The artwork on this is awesome.

[@novenadragon]

Oh the Hippogriff at 0:06 was from the D&D 5e Monster Manual! Edit: The image at least.

[@buntong37818]

DEVCON DOTM 0:01

[@OviValentinosWorld]

Religious people: “Hahaha how could people believe that???” *Also religious people: “Yes Jesus walker on water and raised the dead and ghosts, angels and deamons are real.”

[@aristrosa]

I always loved learning about mythological creatures. Fascinating stuff thanks for this channel keep up the good work. 😊

[@reddhafallen7289]

I wish there was a museum of mythological creatures and story monsters. Imagine a taxiderm Chimaera

[@dadatosu4702]

Actually there is a anatomy and biology museum in Perú, Cusco, I'm peruvian, I moved to Italy as a teen, I remember well what there was in that museum, there were fetus, taxiderm animals and some of them were mixed up with others, any mythological one but yep, there have something, today it will be impossible to make this stuff, it's a pretty old collection, huge one.

[@orangeSoda35]

I thought you already had wings cause you look like an angel.

[@ejilraegayola2648]

Yikes

[@TheChadPad]

When I was listening to the part about the scientists making chimeric embryos and the backlash from the scientific community over how wrong it was, it thundered really loud and the power suddenly went off o.O that was awesome

[@JRG_REDD]

Your videos never cease to amaze me how great they are. I loved the collab as well. I'm already eager for the next video😁❤

[@technodude594]

Ancient myths provide more inspiration to science than my Maths teacher inspired me to learn calculus

[@hackman669]

Calculus is boring, messing with nature is very entertaining!!!

[@nicoleandreacasyao262]

Next is unicorn please.

[@tommynorthwood]

Rhinoceros. They didn't have photos then, so a description drawn turns out to be different. The bible refers to unicorns a few times.

[@hackman669]

@@tommynorthwood By that definition any animal with one horn could be considered a unicorn. I guess a nor-wale is a type of unicorn then.

[@tommynorthwood]

@@hackman669 There are historical references to the unicorn as a broudish creature native to the African plains 'not suitable to plow a field due to its broudish nature'. I'm referencing historical references to said unicorn, not making observations. It's where the magical beast came from. A lack of photos. Honestly, if I'd never seen a Rhino, I'd say a unicorn would be more believable. Ya know what I mean?

[@wyattbooth6372]

You mean a horse with narwall cells on it's head? I'm pretty sure the immune system would reject a species so unrelated. You'd have better luck with C.R.I.S.P.R..

[@brittneynicole1037]

I'm just gonna say unicorns can come in different ways a horse with a horn a zebra with a horn 😀

[@Kholdaimon]

That trick with the six-fingered hand scared the crap out of me! Stop it!

[@mebigroux8817]

me for the whole video: *ah yes, alchemy*

[@Gorrgrim]

Dang what a cute dress c:

[@ninosanjaya]

Will you do monsters from Asian country too? like Japan have lots of yokai and monsters

[@sandbox6780]

Nino Sanjaya ikr im ready for more UwU

[@lindas.8036]

Thank you sooo much for not waiving your hands and arms around as you speak. So many presenters seem to feel that some part of them needs to be wildly moving or we will not pay attention. It is, instead, very distracting! Is it much nicer to listen and think about what is being said instead of adding in the visual distraction of windmill arms!

[@Jerryboy97]

At the mention of human chimeras Fullmetal Alchemist mental trauma intensifies

[@WhiteLongSword7]

2:56 Hesiod to Apollodorus: _"Got your nose!"_

[@buntong37818]

DEVCON DOTM 0:01

[@werewolf4358]

Patent office: Human chimeras are bad, y'all! Elon Musk: Hold my Tesla, I'm making catgirls!

[@studioshinobi7159]

Screaming yes in weeb

[@SomebodyYouUsedToSee]

5:51 told ya she is monananggal 😬 Never seen her lower part and now she has wings

[@buntong37818]

DEVCON DOTM 0:01

[@VioletWhirlwind]

There's also "genetic chimerism" often seen in cats, where two embryos fuse together naturally, so different parts of the resultant kitten are genetically distict from each other. There's also a deep-water (semi-deep water?) fish called a chimera, but that's its own species...not mixed with anything. (I think it's a type of rat-fish?)

[@suryasusarla2177]

There is a reference of chimera called “sharabhamu” in Sanskrit (human+Loin) >Also called lord shiva avathar!

[@WeissM89]

The video game Dragon's Dogma made such a wonderful job bringing mythological creatures to life. The three heads of chimeras have different properties: the goat casts magic and it's the "brain" of the chimera. If you take it down it, the chimera moves more erratically. The lion head is the muscle, and if you take it down, it moves more slowly. The snake ejects posionous gas, and bites enyone who climbs onto it to attack the goat, since it's weak to physical damage.

[@xellosmakuzo2586]

I wonder if there’ll be a holiday themed monster special like a vampire for Halloween one or Krampus for Christmas or leprechauns for St. Patrick’s day. And if not I’d like to see the Lusca.

[@moboots]

"Ed......ward....."

[@arnoldjohnpalabrica7281]

bruh

[@beetvalley]

3:43 I got so distracted had to rewind and close my eyes just to follow what he was saying

[@CentureMusic]

This whole human-animal chimera dynamic sounds like an idea for an anime

[@Daniel-fx1hb]

Hung Nguyen chimera ants in hunter x hunter.

[@javierc.5837]

Humans Chimeras can be found in the Fullmetal Alchemist anime.

[@proffesionalweredog7426]

@@javierc.5837 dont you love dogs?

[@jayminelliott3419]

Also I love, love, love this channel!

[@theonlycatonice]

3:42 I had to do a double take

[@dylanbraamse8365]

pbsstoried can you do a african chimera between elephant rhino leopard lion and buffalo please and what will it look like?

[@jessicahawkins669]

Sometimes I think the real horror is the capacity of human imagination. Our past can lead to many skeletons in the closet, ones that I'm not sure that I want to explore. Still, you've got my interested. Thank you for an interesting video. Would you consider taking a look at the Bunyip from Australia? I haven't seen it spoke about in many shows like this, and would love to hear your take on it.

[@kamou_flage]

I watched your Windigo video (I loved it!) and you mentioned that it was featured in My Little Pony. However, the Chimaera is also mentioned in a different episode... I always wondered where they get the inspiration, now I know!! 😀

[@Demolitiondude]

I believe the film splice went into human animal chimera. Things that make you go blah!

[@silverjade10]

I don't know that it was... I feel like they took DNA from all the sources and put them into one embryo. Wouldn't that be a super complex hybrid? It wouldn't be a chimera unless they took embryos from all the sources and mixed them into one embryo. (that's what I understood from the guest speaker, at least.) Damn... I need to go watch the movie again to be sure. Also that movie was intensely disturbing. Fascinating, and disturbing.

[@Demolitiondude]

@@silverjade10 oh yes.

[@bryankelly335]

So a Griffon is pretty much a chimaera but not a (C)himaera ..? I love these videos , really am a Nerd for this type of stuff .. Maybe a Succubus in a future video ..? Thanks for everything you guys do for us .. Appreciate yah ..!

[@pbsstoried]

You got it! And stay tuned...you never know what creature we’ll look at next.

[@Aerisblack]

I'm italian and I was born in the city (Arezzo) where the bronze Chimera has been found. For me it was something magical when I was a little girl.

[@linnetwiddershins1983]

Everyone read Laini Taylor’s Daughter of Smoke and Bone Trilogy! It has such a great storyline about chimera!!

[@SambitGoswami]

It's okay to be smart sent me here

[@alvinhatzasoesedyono289]

Chimera was a both Hybrid & Fusion Monsters, according to Michelangelo from TMNT 2012 that he encounter creatures aka Mutants like "Chimera" there are three animals into one body like a Worm, a Fish, and an Eagle being doused in Mutagen from head to toe, along with the fish in its talons, in addition to the worm recently consumed by the fish, causing the three to amalgamate. Now as a repulsive mutant, the former raptor flies off into the night. Well due to its combination of animal features, the term is often used in modern parlance to refer to any hybrids. There's more, after capturing Michelangelo and Leonardo, Rocksteady and Bebop had a plan to mutate the two into a giant two-headed turtle. Leo baited them into dumping in the Shredder Mutants first and as a result, the three merged together into one massive mutant, dubbed Mega Shredder by Mikey. Even Gems from Steven Universe are also can do The Fusion. So Chimera's Monster Type was an Amalgam & Gestalt Monster for example: Chimera itself, Kevin Levin in his Mutation Form, Gems from Homeworld, Lemongrab 3, Tri-Sentinels, Dark Danny, Stevonnie, Garnet, and Meta/Omni-Shredder. You can read a comic called Amalgam Comics will fused with your favourite Heroes & Villains into one.

[@davidbrown1492]

Hunter x Hunter

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Nice work, now please do a review on Minotaurs.

[@DaveBob96]

"I'm telling you Jerry... Pigman is real."

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Monstrum channel has no rival. Your videos are mythically awesome.

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aww this was posted on my birthdayyy

[@Jay-g9u4r]

I would really like to see a video about mermaids. They appear in almost every culture of the world

[@robburgess4556]

Those wings actually looked really good on you. 😀

[@NemoK]

I love it when PBS does crossovers! That always makes for extra interesting episodes! Can we get a Monstrum/Spacetime crossover? 🤯

[@zs9652]

Late response but it would be fitting for PBS Spacetime and Monstrum to do a crossover about the history of astronomy and what it grew out of.

[@kamou_flage]

My mom likes to play a game where she tells me to draw an animal hybrid, for example, a penguin head on a giraffe body. Now I know what it’s called lol

[@Pleasestoptalkingthanks]

*flashbacks to Dragon's Dogma*

[@Devilicious791]

Omg there is a god im a fan of monsters from myth movie etc thanks for popping up on yt

[@mattnerdy7236]

Hey Emily, I never knew the greeks combined animals together. History is so bizarre sometimes. What a great video! Thanks Emily & have a great day.

[@ezraalbarra4045]

The word you're looking for is bizarre

[@mattnerdy7236]

@@ezraalbarra4045 Hey thanks! I really like your kitty logo!

[@Vibranium_man]

Could you do a video about the origins of pegasus?

[@graym1078]

Haha. Extra finger Joe. Well done

[@cjbutcher906]

i thought i was the only one that noticed that lolol

[@jamesherrington5606]

The host is awesome

[@aarspar]

I'm glad I found a great new channel like this! Great (and scary) videos! If I may request, let's have some hybrid human/animal monsters here. Maybe werewolves and weretigers (particularly Indonesian/Javanese weretiges because they're really scary and diverse) or some Egyptian gods.

[@a.w.sawtooth9469]

You should do a video on the biblical nephilim. Even if you're not religious or anything it's still an interesting topic. Every ancient culture on earth, ranging from the native American tribes out west, all the way to the ancient Sumerians, have legends about giants that match the description of the nephilim. Not to mention the Israelites actual depictions and accounts... Pretty interesting topic.

[@coffee3441]

My father: haha yes, i name my daughter Chimera Me: *sweats profusely* yes my name is Chimera

[@jeomi5692]

Your videos' animations and illustrations are really very nice looking and detailed.

[@lochness5524]

3:43 hey look, it’s Stanford’s younger self

[@Rockslide86]

Dr. Zarke, if you grew wings, you'd be called an Angel! lol

[@benstinshijo]

4 out of 10 Dashavathar of Lord Vishnu (Indian mythology) are also counts Matsya: Fish + human Kurma: Turtle + human Varaha: Boar + human Narasimha: Lion + human Plus the human part has 4 or more hands each hold some sort of weapons/Tools/Artifacts.

[@emberandfriendsanimations2454]

Geep has got to be the funniest animal name

[@kingsnogaryen6292]

I think the outtakes are my favorite part of these videos. Dr Z seems like she'd be a blast to simply hang out and chat with

[@nightthought2497]

The concepts related to human chimerism with animals is closely related to conversations around transhumanism. Also, I'm really surprised that they didn't mention Fullmetal Alchemist.

[@dragonfire810]

How Centaurs became a reality

[@Lucius1958]

I sometimes have dreams about that... 7@=e