How Did Sharks Survive So Many Mass Extinctions?

[@Patmccalk]

I honestly find it even more amazing that they made it through all these mass extinctions as primarily piscivorous apex predators. Predators normally get hit the hardest when the bottom of the food chain gets knocked out from under them

[@bkjeong4302]

Even megalodon lasted over 15 million years (and even managed to outlast competition from the raptorial sperm whales or other raptorial odontocetes). Most apex predators are lucky to last 5 million years.

[@miquelescribanoivars5049]

Except macropredatory condrichtians did get slapped pretty hard in all major extinctions. Eugeonotids became nearly extinct in the P-Tr extinction and Lamnids never recovered from the K-Pg extinction.

[@bkjeong4302]

@@miquelescribanoivars5049 Lamnids became more successful post-KT than before.

[@miquelescribanoivars5049]

@@bkjeong4302 Larger =/= More sucessfull. They were 60 to 90 genera of Lamniformes in the Late Cretaceous, they never reached that diversity in the Cenozoic and it has kept decreasing until this day. This research is referenced in the video.

[@bkjeong4302]

@@miquelescribanoivars5049 I’m not talking about size. In terms of eco-morphological diversity lamniforms did (and still do) better in the Cenozoic than the Cretaceous. You’re also ignoring that those 60 to 90 genera didn’t all live at the same time.

[@jabbrewoki]

I'm realizing paleo-artists are the hidden lineage of true masters in the world of modern art. They should get more cultural recognition.

[@UnwantedGhost1]

Agree. It'd be awesome to see a Paleo sound composer make accurate noises of some prehistoric animals depicted to look even more lively.

[@Duplicitousthoughtformentity]

Even paleo art proven to be anatomically incorrect, and speculative art have incredible merit. Art in all its forms is one of the most important parts of our civilization.

[@elvtars8813]

It's actually really sad that cartilage doesn't fossilize well. Although I respect paleoartist, and love their work, i find it sad that 99% of all reconstructions of sharks are the same fisk with different jaws. That is the grate white form. If we can learn anything about sharks knowing current species, it is that sharks are really diverse and magnificent.

[@dafttool]

There are several accounts on Instagram which showcase paleo-artist works.

[@kwanarchive]

The only one who is somewhat famous is James Gurney. His work, such as Dinotopia, are just as genius as any other art.

[@CuriousArchive]

The fact sharks were roaming the oceans over 100 million years before the dinosaurs and are still around today is mind-blowing

[@jenniferyankee7730]

4 times that

[@boneman-calciumenjoyer8290]

I know... they're planing something, I just know it.

[@brandenapexo604]

The fact that their fossil records are older than the oldest fossils of trees is even more wild, what the actual fuck??!

[@kittogashi8561]

@@brandenapexo604 It's so easy to think of trees as being a constant. But... nope.

[@kwanarchive]

@@brandenapexo604 Yeah, I thought I knew things, but I didn't figure they were older than trees.

[@brendanlogue5665]

Turns out being a torpedo with teeth is the perfect plan for earth's oceans

[@UnwantedGhost1]

Even if Sharks were completely extinct, some fish species will gradually carbon copy the same body plan to fill that niche. Assuming a supernova or other planet ending phenomenon doesn't intervene.

[@bkjeong4302]

Sharks have changed and diversified morphologically by a huge amount.

[@crackedemerald4930]

A very adaptable torpedo with teeth

[@kylevidauri4869]

Was about to say, the design is foolproof

[@ODJJ-77.83]

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[@hera7884]

Short story: learn to eat everything. That’s probably how crocodilians survived as well.

[@voiceofreason2674]

And that crocs are unbelievably lazy , I had a large alligator in a ditch in my backyard that did not eat anything significant or move much for a year and a half because of a harsh winter that screwed up his mating season migration before finally leaving without much apparent weight loss. Crocodilians can just shut off during rough times in a way that puts bears hibernate to shame

[@hera7884]

@@voiceofreason2674 yes, they slow down their metabolism. The cold aids in slowing down their metabolism as well. Crocodilians have a metabolism that basically runs off the temperature around them, the complete opposite of us mammals. If it’s hot out, crocodilians would have to eat a lot more, whereas in the cold their metabolism the metabolism itself can’t digest food fast. Us mammals have constant metabolisms based off our body temperatures, that’s why most people have the same metabolism.

[@bunathan2485]

Sharks can just eat each other and boom, easy

[@samuraijackoff5354]

@@bunathan2485 Need more food? Give birth.

[@hera7884]

@@bunathan2485 yes, sharks are known cannibals as well. A lot of animals that have been alive for very long time just seem to be animals that are omnivores and scavengers. They have learned to eat anything while others learned to eat very specific things, like koalas and mantis shrimp. Those animals can very easily be wiped out with just a loss to their food source. This can happen to humans as well though, we have a wide variety of foods but we have not adapted to being able to eat anything and everything. Eating different kinds of lettuces and tomatoes and different species of cows and chickens doesn’t mean we can eat anything, it means we’ve created a variety.

[@sierrajohnson717]

When the world ends, it’ll just be Sharks, Roaches, and Cher

[@Katiethewizard]

And all of those will somehow eventually evolve into crabs

[@BlackpilledSaihara]

Also turtles and lizards

[@TheFlyingSailorYT]

And Tardigrades.

[@BlackpilledSaihara]

@@TheFlyingSailorYT if moss die out they're doomed

[@joenuts7771]

@@BlackpilledSaihara moss is probably the most adaptable plants soo doubt they will every go extinct

[@DarthShadow91]

When you’re as smooth as sharks are, extinction events just slide right off.

[@AmandaComeauCreates]

.....shark skin isn't smooth xD

[@vesuvius115]

@@AmandaComeauCreates That's the point xD

[@jackeyboy6538]

Big if true

[@diegopugaquintanilla4344]

@@AmandaComeauCreates sharks are smooth like silk

[@hollyjustice5249]

sharks are incredibly smooth in all directions

[@desjykv7]

Plot armor

[@seed3486]

Sharoku

[@vincentfox4929]

Sharks are anime protagonists

[@intellectualiconoclasm3264]

@@vincentfox4929 They're perfect fodder for any Manga or Anime character. Hero, Villain, or Companion.

[@Mondy667]

the only answer

[@ASGYLee]

Talk-no-jutsu'd it's way around the bullshit lol

[@a.randomjack6661]

We might also need a turtle week. They also survived many extinctions and are fascinating animals in their own well afapted way.

[@joystick2212]

turtles being immune to jellyfish stingers has proven to be a very advantageous adaption. jellyfish are some of the oldest marine species to exist and they are still thriving - its an abundant food source that doesnt seem to be dwindling. As long as turtles can survive their vulnerable early life they should be fine..... assuming acidic oceans don't destroy their shells. If anyone has data on past high CO2 levels and its impact on turtles I'd love to read a paper!

[@potaterjim]

@@joystick2212 there's also the grave problem of dumping trash in the ocean Jellyfish look a lot like plastic bags

[@martijndaem4074]

i think your right ! great idea !!! also maybe amphibians week ? with frogs and salamanders and such ?

[@javiercorreapr9977]

Turtle week maybe slow to catch…

[@TwistedTornsTirade]

We also need a worm week, as they continue to feed us

[@utubeisCensorred]

Maybe the real sharks are the mass extinctions we have made along the way.

[@kirapoodle]

We?

[@tasty8186]

Maybe the real extinction was the shark maths we did along the way

[@Retrodank]

This is a very good comment

[@michaelw6422]

Maybe the real mass was the shark extinctions along the way we made.

[@outforlunch1258]

Based

[@4skininthebin]

I really like how most of the sharks images show sharks with a grin

[@alvaronavarro4895]

Lil' smily survivor bois

[@coltonbates629]

@@alvaronavarro4895 *Giant immortal sociopathic bois

[@alvaronavarro4895]

@@coltonbates629 indeed

[@0BucketMask0]

Ever notice that sharks and dogs have the same dopey smiles? It's like if one went by you you'd hear faint elevator music as it passed. No thoughts whatsoever.

[@deusvaulter4198]

Smiley water puppies

[@Skormie]

I love that you're promoting your mom's channel. I was watching her content and it really is great and deserves more views.

[@jacobhoover1654]

I also promote his mom's channel

[@mrpoyo7968]

Shark is the ultimate life form, reject humanity become sharks

[@katyungodly]

Reject man, embrace shark

[@tiashadrows3469]

Yes

[@rolloxra670]

Reject shark become jellyfish

[@TPDManiacXC626]

@@rolloxra670 Rolf from Ed Edd n Eddy: Quake and quiver like a jellyfish, Doggy Doo-Doo Ed-boy! For in the name of the great Shepherd Elders, Rolf will grill your strudel until you cry like a teensy weency baby!

[@mailais3403]

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[@callunas]

It's really amazing that their body plan is so good that other lineages have arrived at the same conclusion many times. Ichthyosaurs, dolphins... the sharks really got it right.

[@Cryptic_Bigfoot]

One thing I would like more attention to be brought to is the policy of shark culling in some places, (mainly Australia) that kills huge amounts of sharks every years and is extremely cruel.

[@chopperking007]

You idiot....try asian shark fin soup for a cause...OMG

[@stochasticbraindroppings3484]

@@chopperking007 while shark fin soup is an incredibly cruel practice, it is not the main reason for the decline of Sharks. Like most fish depopulation it has to do with large scale industrial fishing practices more than any specific practice

[@chopperking007]

@@stochasticbraindroppings3484 bullshit...they kill 73 million sharks a year for soup id say it's the single biggest cause of their decline.

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

The Golden Age of Sharks is a great name for a band.

[@martijndaem4074]

killing is bad ! even killing time is bad, its a waste of time ! if your love life sucks, by a flashlight vagina. if you like to play games but are not good in them dont worry you should play games just for fun anyway, i hope you find something in life you like and enjoy it, joy can come in small packages, please contact me if you like know there are good people out there who WILL be there for you! i promise if you just open up your self to the world. maybe not all the way open because then pleople can get to you but just enough so people can get to know you, i guess thats the most important thing in life is being happy. i wish you the best of luck mr M.

[@martijndaem4074]

@Y tho killing and eating a wild animal

[@martijndaem4074]

@Y tho please check; youtube video ,Ronald Reagan its a simple answer after all ( 2/3 min video ) starts with iran and has some very good speech ! one of the best in the world about war, please let me know what you thought about it ;-)

[@thedoruk6324]

That could be summarized as voracious opportunistic *cannibalism* being absolutely magical!

[@snekkie117]

literally too hungry to die

[@MistaSkilla692]

TDLW: "They're just built different"

[@peabrain6872]

tldw not tdlw it stands for too long didn’t watch not too didn’t long watch

[@GREYFLWRMUSIC]

@@peabrain6872 "too didn't long watch" sounds right to me

[@HexaDecimus]

@@GREYFLWRMUSIC yeah sounds about right

[@Atomic_bombs]

@@HexaDecimus yeah sounds right

[@coltonbates629]

@@Atomic_bombs affirmative, sounds right to me

[@Sarah-vo2qu]

“Can they survive the sixth?” So ominous;; Amazing video, as always!

[@kemp9842]

Given their track record so far, my money's on the sharks.

[@thatguywesmaranan]

"reject humanity, return to sharke." - albert einstein, 2021 -

[@IgnitionP]

Where is Albert Einstein hiding in 2021

[@petersmythe6462]

1. Sharks are incredibly diverse. Their eggs are in a lot of baskets so to speak. 2. Some niches are close to perfectly uncompetitive with any outside clade, giving them incredible ability to reenter a temporarily destroyed niche. 3. aquatic organisms live in a more stable environment and yet are also more mobile than terrestrial ones. 4. Sharks sometimes benefit from mass extinctions because marine tetrapods leave the apex predator niches empty. 5. Sharks are less sensitive to changes in pressure than some other marine organisms. Although they also lack active bouyancy control, this isn't necessarily a huge problem seeing as they often breath by ram ventilation and so hydrodynamic lift can make up the difference. This means that perhaps a wider range of environments are accessible to unspecialized sharks than many other animals.

[@xemiii]

in the words of a wise man, "Jaws is here. Here is Jaws."

[@brycehitchcock9207]

"Bigger jaws"

[@WildsDreams45]

I've been up close to a tiger shark. His fin breached right beside me and I couldn't tell you anything else because I was paddling for my life haha

[@bennyworm4384]

“HE WAS IN A MOVIE YOU SHOULD WATCH IT ITS CALLED JAWS!!!”

[@bennyworm4384]

Ah neil ciciarega, a true philosopher

[@xemiii]

@@bennyworm4384 y e s

[@ryangoslingdrive]

Soy Dinos: nooo you can't just survive all of this chaos going on Chad Sharks: hehe water go blub

[@FiSH-iSH]

HEE HOO SHARK GO BLUB BLUB

[@failed_K]

When the plantet gets engulfed by the sun in 4 billion years, Sharks would've evolved into Lava sharks

[@TatoGato]

Lavasioth: "Am I a joke to you"

[@aaroncharlzalavaren9522]

There is a shark that live in lava and a crab i forget were i saw it probalay in youtube

[@user-bj9tj4uc4f]

@@TatoGato yes. Yes you are

[@BoisegangGaming]

"How many extinction events have you survived?" "I Dunno, Cretacious, Paleogene, Neogene..." Sharks: "Amatures."

[@Katiethewizard]

Damn those great grandpa sharks got so many stories to dunk on his grandkids with

[@OvelNick]

"If you think we deserve it." I really respect that. You're absolutely deserving of my subscription, like, and my comment. Consistency in quality is a box this channel checks off on every video. Thank you!

[@questionablecontent8734]

One of the first here and I’m excited you made another video on some of my favorite animals, thanks very much Ben

[@leaflotus6726]

Shark week

[@questionablecontent8734]

@@leaflotus6726 shark week

[@peabrain6872]

@@leaflotus6726 shark week

[@teathesilkwing7616]

@@leaflotus6726 sheek

[@WhiteNucklin]

I dont even bother with cable TV during shark week anymore. I get everything I need from your channel and channels like yours

[@minmi9231]

6:42 Shark : Think, turtle! I can literally kill you and you can't defend yourself against me. Turtle : c h o m p

[@paincow3236]

"Sharks evolved 420 million years ago" Nice 😏

[@rexyjp1237]

No 420 is not nice Only 69 is and 69420 are nice

[@paincow3236]

@@rexyjp1237 but 420 is big funny

[@peabrain6872]

neither of those numbers are funny unless you are under the age of 13

[@paincow3236]

@@peabrain6872 I came here for 2 things ●Paleontology ●and funny numbers

[@AxeltheKing1000]

@@paincow3236 same here

[@crackedemerald4930]

9:42 that's the perfect shark to hear "shockingly" to

[@greendino36]

I think the greatest challenge to life on earth was actually humanity

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

When it’s all said & done, we may be the worst extinction event the earth has ever seen. Let’s hope we’re not🤞

[@Deebz270]

Yes, the 'evolutionary algorithm' got a bit warped when the hominidae were evolving, leading to the 'evolutionary aberration' that was the genus - Homo... Gaia somewhat shot herself in the foot with that particular software...

[@Jester4460]

Shark soup

[@c_f0rce]

@@goldenageofdinosaurs7192 You're pretty delusional

[@Tythetorturer01]

@@c_f0rce between industrial waste being dumped in copious amounts, to humans leveling entire ecosystems, we are truly earths destroyer. We suck.

[@cosmobane6995]

It's still unbelievable that each era of the Paleozoic and Mesozoic were far longer than our entire history, and sharks as a group survived all those.

[@doubl3tap51]

Bro I miss how the old sharks looked. Xenacanthus and Stethecanthus looked AWESOME

[@raaston9761]

agreed

[@dr_schneeplstein2637]

These videos give me strength

[@aerolink2515]

Can't wait for the epaulette shark to finally take the land shark niche

[@jacobhoover1654]

I thought Tigers or Cheetahs filled that niche.

[@aerolink2515]

@@jacobhoover1654 Those are not cartilagenous fish

[@jacobhoover1654]

@@aerolink2515 so?

[@aerolink2515]

@@jacobhoover1654 so not land shark

[@jacobhoover1654]

@@aerolink2515 but they fill the same niche

[@chrisvellner3922]

Me: No One: "Ground Shark" is not the most misleading name for a fish...

[@Rumnhammer]

Your shark week is far superior to what we see on the Discovery channel, nothing is worse then celebrities freaking out about being in the water around sharks.......even the mockumentarys were better then this crap.

[@benmcreynolds8581]

Salmon Sharks and Porbeagle sharks are so cool. Once I learned how they can stay warm and hyperactive in colder water, I was blown away.

[@GabiteEditz]

Man porbeagle sharks are almost gone

[@justsomejerseydevilwithint4606]

they're the ultimate build. I know many guys who just farm shark builds for exp.

[@noahhan5062]

Love the mom shoutout. That’s so cute

[@faline6458]

It’s honestly really sweet that both you and your mom are doing videos on sharks! :) I’ll go subscribe!

[@bkjeong4302]

Individual shark species also seem to do well; even the specialist Otodus megalodon lasted over 15 million years, and while facing intense competition (and outlasting most of that competition to boot, especially cetacean competition)

[@AlotOfKarma]

It’s also quite ironic that people still use the “Livyatan put megAlOdOn iN extinction” or orcas or great white sharks, Yet Megalodon died due to global warming of its prey moving.

[@bkjeong4302]

@@AlotOfKarma *global cooling (also, it was less that whale moved to colder waters than whale diversity plummeted-we went from a wide diversity of smaller, more numerous baleen whales to a few species of larger but less common baleen whales)

[@AlotOfKarma]

@@bkjeong4302 opps, sorry about my little spelling error that’s fucking embarrassing.

[@aos757]

I think it’s so sweet that you and your mom share such a cool interest

[@bluestripetiger]

Other tremendous survivors--bacteria, insects, fungi, mosses and lichens.

[@penny_the_wiser413]

We really do need to come together to save these amazing creatures and the oceans they live in

[@WillieWillious]

When he says “____ has been around for a long time” you know it’s gonna be good

[@matthew_thefallen]

What would i do without Ben G Thomas explaining to me everything about sharks? :D Great video as always! Cheers from Italy

[@erichtomanek4739]

GRB, Gamma Ray Burst, could be a cause of some of the unknown mass extinctions, such as the Ordovician extinction event.

[@stanettiels7367]

I never knew that was your mother. I’m already subbed to her and watch regularly.

[@stanettiels7367]

@@blokin5039 Thanks for the compliment m8.

[@Astaroth73]

The earth: experience another mass extinction Sharks: "ah shit, here we go again"

[@vincecloudchaser2486]

I'm so happy to see your channel grow, I came here before 20k

[@wd3185]

I got to say, shark documentaries have taken a dark dive. (No pun intended.) They used to be educational and informative, showing the beauty and grace of sharks in addition to their power, but now every single shark documentary is one giant joke. And I'm not even just talking about things like "Megalodon" or "Submarine," I'm also talking about the ones focusing on ordinary sharks. Making it seem like they're serial killers intent on eating as many humans as possible, or that they're just eating machines that do nothing else. I don't know, it just upsets me. Actually, nature documentaries have been on the decline like that in general for a while now- everything's about animals killing people, not the animals themselves.

[@thegameranch5935]

Yes

[@bloodandempire]

I love your mum’s channel 😍

[@beardieloves]

Sharks being op in the survival game Humanity: hold my beer

[@akaroth7542]

This channel is a gem

[@millennialcaveman8383]

Unrelated to sharks, but my man has some impressive and perfect teeth.

[@DinoboyLou]

Video starts Narrator: “sharks have been around for an unimaginably long time” The shark: :D

[@indyreno2933]

Fish were traditionally just a single class (Pisces) or three classes (Cyclostomata (Jawless Fish), Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish), and Osteichthyes (Bony Fish)), however recent evidence now states that they are redivided into six living classes (Myxini (Hagfish), Petromyzontida (Lampreys), Holocephali (Chimaeras), Elasmobranchii (Sharks and Batoids), Actinopterygii (Ray-Finned Fish), and Sarcopterygii (Lobe-Finned Fish)), therefore making Cyclostomata, Chondrichthyes, and Osteichthyes all paraphyletic.

[@Ozraptor4]

Futile trying to merge cladistic and Linnean classification - Linnean ranks are falling out of favour (at least among professionals). Chondrichthyes and Osteichthyes are universally considered monophyletic clades under all current schemes.

[@indyreno2933]

A classification of six living classes of vertebrates called fish seems to make more sense, with lampreys being more closely related to jawed vertebrates than to hagfish, Elasmobranchs being more closely related to bony vertebrates than to holocephalans, and lobe-finned fish being more closely related to tetrapods than to ray-finned fish, therefore this redivides fish into the classes: Myxini (Hagfish), Petromyzontida (Lampreys), Holocephali (Chimaeras), Elasmobranchii (Sharks and Batoids), Actinopterygii (Ray-Finned Fish), and Sarcopterygii (Lobe-Finned Fish), these taxa were traditionally ranked as subclasses, but were revised as separate classes from each other, therefore making the former taxa Cyclostomata, Chondrichthyes, and Osteichthyes paraphyletic.

[@jislh9453]

That is a great question

[@liteflightify]

I don’t want to come off thirsty or pervy. But Ben is looking distractingly cute here. However, yay! Sharks survival.

[@aidynh5995]

so fine

[@MinorityRespecter88]

That's gay

[@mrpoyo7968]

Bro ? 🤨

[@teathesilkwing7616]

He do be kinda cute tho/p

[@leondrolet8695]

He is gorgeous.

[@guillermokleisinger5548]

Sharks are almost the perfect animal, i love them and they fascinate me. Well a lot of animals fascinate me xD. Bugs, cats, dinos, cats, crocs and so on, it's just so cool to see how every animal fits in it's place in the ecosystem, and how they evolved to face the challenges that they face every day

[@wotsitalabowt]

Sharks: We are true survivors. Humans: Hold my bowl of soup.

[@theotherasianguy8249]

Lol

[@Deebz270]

Humans: We are true survivors... Gaia: Hold my Scotch on the rapidly melting rocks...

[@ANTSEMUT1]

Which doesn't even taste that great, fake shark fin soup in facf tastes much better.

[@wotsitalabowt]

@@ANTSEMUT1 Yes, I've been told it adds no flavour at all, just a pointless "cool" ingredient to add. How ridiculous eh? Not that this is by any means the only reason were endangering them, think it's by far mainly nets from industrial fishing.

[@joshuaortiz2031]

Lol the human race is going to be decimated in the blink of an eye when the next world war happens. Hopefully sooner rather than later. And when artificial intelligence becomes sentient whatever humans remain will probably be wiped out.

[@sultainious]

thanks for this awesome eye opening video on the magnificence of sharks 🦈 and their amazing evolution and survival skills! Your channel and vids are 💯

[@NShomebase]

*muscle man voice* You know who ELSE does videos about biology? MY MOM!

[@madcinder257]

"Shoutout to my mum, go subscribe." usually wouldn't play well, but in this instance I can see it working.

[@jefferybrown6473]

Dory: "Oh oh! I know that answer! Just keep swimming, just keep swimming."

[@BMoney8600]

This video makes me want to learn more about sharks.

[@TheFlyingSailorYT]

But they aren't the 5-time back to back champs known as Tardigrades.

[@misanthropicservitorofmars2116]

Can survive in places it never needs to, gets bodied by amoebas.

[@Deebz270]

Tardigrades? Mere whimps... . As top contender for badass organisms that might well be the only living organism to survive the current and ongoing mass extinction - I give you... 'Conan the Bacterium' . *Deinococcus radiodurans* // ... An extremophilic bacterium and one of the most radiation-resistant organisms known. It can survive cold, dehydration, vacuum, and acid, and therefore is known as a *polyextremophile.* It has been listed as the world's toughest known bacterium in The Guinness Book Of World Records. The name *Deinococcus radiodurans* derives from the Ancient Greek δεινός (deinos) and κόκκος (kokkos) meaning "terrible grain/berry" and the Latin radius and durare, meaning "radiation surviving". The species was formerly called Micrococcus radiodurans. As a consequence of its hardiness, it has been nicknamed “Conan the Bacterium”, in reference to Conan the Barbarian. *Resistance to ionising radiation* *D. radiodurans* is capable of withstanding an acute dose of 5,000 grays (Gy), or 500,000 rad, of ionizing radiation with almost no loss of viability, and an acute dose of 15,000 Gy with 37% viability. A dose of 5,000 Gy is estimated to introduce several hundred double-strand breaks (DSBs) into the organism's DNA (~0.005 DSB/Gy/Mbp (haploid genome)). For comparison, a chest X-ray or Apollo mission involves about 1 mGy, 5 Gy can kill a human, 200-800 Gy will kill E. coli, and more than 4,000 Gy will kill the radiation-resistant tardigrade. // . en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deinococcus_radiodurans

[@turbocat8329]

@@misanthropicservitorofmars2116 The goal isn't being the top predator, it's just sticking around as long as possible

[@eliletts1680]

Great video to upload onto Facebook on "Shark Week" ! 😁👍🦈

[@UnwantedGhost1]

Here's to hoping the sharks will survive the sixth mass extinction. 🍻

[@eybaza6018]

I can imagine sharks surviving for maximum 500 million more years!

[@UnwantedGhost1]

@@eybaza6018 I wonder what Earth will be like by then? Can you guess?

[@eybaza6018]

@@UnwantedGhost1 idk, its gonna be a little hotter and landmasses might change entirely, but sharks know no time limit!

[@boneman-calciumenjoyer8290]

@@UnwantedGhost1 knowing my luck, we'll probably be hit by another oversized space rock.

[@jaystreet46]

I can’t stop looking at Ben’s plumage

[@Valerio_the_wandering_sprite]

I really appreciate they kept working despite the day before yesterday's loss of the England football team. Judging from how most people reacted on the web, they've taken it better than most Brits.

[@bronycrafter1526]

They are so smooth that extinction events just slide right off

[@121slayer]

All it took was us humans to bring sharks to near extinction.

[@c_f0rce]

Sharks aren't near extinction. There are a select few subspecies of ground sharks that are all found off the coast of Africa. Do you want to tell poor African they should stop fishing?

[@121slayer]

@@c_f0rce If you look at the trends of all sharks populations over time, you'd see that their populations are drastically going down. If apex predators populations are brought down too much or if they are made extinct that has a catastrophic effect of the ecosystem. Overfishing, climate change, ocean acidification migration patterns changing and many other causes are making it so sharks overall are going extinct.

[@linkthepig4219]

@@c_f0rce Lol I do

[@thegameranch5935]

@@linkthepig4219 bruh

[@linkthepig4219]

@@thegameranch5935 I mean... I care more about some of my favourite animals ever dying out entierly over random humans that I don't know. Don't know why that's controversial to say.

[@oneshotme]

Enjoyed your video and I gave it a Thumbs Up

[@lilitheden748]

Sharks survived so many mass extinctions. The only mass extinction they will not survive is caused by humans. They may not be cuddly like a koala but nonetheless they are magnificent animals that have a valuable role to play in the ecosystem. Hunting them just to cut off the fins is a horrible practice that should be banned. How can someone enjoy his or her shark fin soup when it is known how the fins are “harvested”? . Anyway I do hope that programs like this can contribute to awareness so that sharks can be protected.

[@SissypheanCatboy]

I think, so long as we can remind people of the importance of sharks, they'll always have a chance. Sadly we'll never be rid of something so daft as shark fin soup and its made up medical benefits, but we can push for sustainable harvesting and more laws regarding bycatch prevention.

[@naturesfrontier1745]

"How can someone enjoy his or her burger when it is known how the meat is "harvested". Obviously it's different but the wording used in your comment bothered me. I agree that sharks shouldn't be killed without restriction (there should be a hunting season or something). But outright banning killing sharks is dumb. There are plenty of fish we kill in massive quantities but you wouldn't give a damn about them, probably just because "there are more of them." or something. Sorry, something about your comment rubbed me the wrong way and I couldn't say nothing.

[@naturesfrontier1745]

@@resurrectedhelicoprion maybe, but usually fish with large populations greatly benefit the ecosystem as they give a lot of food and sometimes symbiotic relationships to local predators. (I also love ur profile name. The helicoprion is one of my favorite extinct sharks)

[@loganquinn1772]

Lovely video. Thank you for the information. I live in Massachusetts, and we see hundreds of White Sharks here every year between June and October. They are awesome animals.

[@SCP--fj2jr]

*Just Be Thankful We Don't Have Megalodon.*

[@Andreas_42]

Megalodon sounds like a mafiosi started a career as super villain.

[@SCP--fj2jr]

@@Andreas_42 *Yup*

[@anasexualdragonwithinterne2912]

i wish megalodon was real, would love to see footage of something so massive and beautiful

[@MaryAnnNytowl]

I'm already subscribed to One World, but I hope you send a lot more to her channel, as it's a really good one, just like yours is!

[@guilmon182]

I mean, what other animal has teeth for skin?

[@konradhaffmans9113]

Dude the picture of the 6 gilled shark is soo cool

[@t-r-e-x452]

The end of the video gets this thought in my head: if I had the Infinity Gauntlet, I would erase poachers from earth as well as the shark fin industry.

[@xossiie3495]

I would erase 5 billion humans out of existence.....

[@Tomas-qk5fy]

@@xossiie3495 yes, and I would erase the rich

[@teathesilkwing7616]

@@Tomas-qk5fy wtf did everyone named Richard do to you?

[@biancaschulz8917]

If only it was possible..

[@xossiie3495]

@@Tomas-qk5fy bro the rich are what ruined my country.... They robbed and stole every valuable thing and cuz of them we have 2 hours of electricity a day and rarely get water or any basic food supply.... Btw can u guess the country?

[@Xnaut314]

Thank you for covering the subjects that Shark Week should be covering instead of simply succumbing to popular media and casual appeal. I used to watch Shark Week religiously as a kid an even a teen, but I ragequit after they showed their "Megalodon proof" and "Mermaids are real" crap. Granted, that second one wasn't aired during Shark Week but blatant misinformation like that bullshit killed all the respect I had for Discovery. Keep telling the truth and educating people on things they did't even know they didn't know about.

[@SonNguyen-tf2yn]

these guy may not be the smartest but they surely have more will to live than me

[@just_a_guy9688]

Having self awareness sadly reduces our will to live smh.

[@naturesfrontier1745]

@@just_a_guy9688 maybe for self hating millennials lmao

[@lotsofuwuenergy3983]

@@naturesfrontier1745 If you're gonna try dunking on 34 year olds, you should at least try spelling millennials correctly lmao

[@naturesfrontier1745]

@@lotsofuwuenergy3983 lmao thanks for the correction. Though I wasn't trying to "dunk" on anyone

[@shmuelparzal]

Interesting and well researched video. I'm amazed at the wide diversity of the shapes of prehistoric sharks. It's a pity that these cartilaginous fish don't fossilise more easily, who knows what other forms they might have had

[@4evermilkman]

Will sharks survive the human race? I hope so, but at the rate we are going, our oceans are gonna be empty in decades

[@jacobhoover1654]

We've explored not even 10% of the ocean...

[@4evermilkman]

@@jacobhoover1654 right but between fishing and pollution we are ruining the oceans. Check out the garbage continents we have made

[@placeholder3863]

we will probably die off before them

[@4evermilkman]

@@placeholder3863 you should see, they cut fins off sharks and toss them back in, certain species are already very scarse

[@placeholder3863]

@@4evermilkman Will sharks survive the human race? They will because at the rate we are going, humans are going to go extinct yes, many, maybe even most organisms will go extinct, but they will evolve and change as they always have we on the other hand haven’t evolved, haven’t changed we instead relying on these broken systems which harm the planet and ourselves if we don’t change we will go extinct this is our great filter and mass extinction

[@vicieux7789]

fantastic video! i love sharks so much

[@The_PokeSaurus]

I've come across people who try using the fact sharks have survived past extinctions as a scapegoat to justify shark fin soup and overfishing. Absolutely pathetic.

[@tiashadrows3469]

Wait really, damm that sucks

[@The_PokeSaurus]

@@tiashadrows3469 Yeah! God, I hate those people.

[@jayvhoncalma3458]

@@tiashadrows3469 yeah I'm not surprised if the Chinese are one of the countries guilty

[@walrus4046]

Thanks Ben. Great video.

[@risyanthbalaji805]

Seems like sharks are not passion the athropacine patch. The beta had already dropped and shark population are declining.

[@verablexitasap858]

So weird I had to subscribe again (because you guys absolutely deserve it) but I never physically unsubscribed in the first place 😶🦖

[@cgyoboi]

Theory: sharks are the ultimate predators, that's why they can't go extinct

[@kylevidauri4869]

Counter theory: Cepholopods are even better.

[@tommyfred6180]

well a torpedo with teeth. is fairly close to an ultimate simplification of a killing machine of the sea. so you my have a point mate. :)

[@boneman-calciumenjoyer8290]

Silly you, we all know that crabs are the peek of evolution.

[@keepermovin5906]

*CRAB*

[@connoroboyle6761]

This is the only shark week I need

[@bighoss4813]

This overfishing is actual bs, I love sharks and just seeing this is so disappointing

[@livewellwitheds6885]

0:28 you look 10000x younger than I expect every time I see you.... also you have a great speaking voice!

[@Impulse_CDL]

Makes we wonder if their was ever a species of fish as smart or smarter than humans. Or dinos.

[@AmandaComeauCreates]

Sharks are pretty smart. Unrelated but most mammalian species like whales too show altruism on a level humans can have

[@user-fo1ow1jq3b]

Great topic. Loving the videos.