How the Père David's Deer Survived Near Extinction

In this video I talk through the Origin Story and the decline of the Père David Deer, and how the efforts of one man eventually led to the survival of the species
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[@thatonepossum5766]

“The keen sense of direction of a donkey” is now in my top 10 favorite quotes.

[@theinformedtoast3377]

Would've never known about this cool animal if it weren't for your video, thanks for the content 👍

[@Jamestoland]

Glad you liked it!

[@Irobert1115HD]

@@Jamestoland actually trump isnt a against the odds story: every US president since the 1950s was taller than their competitor during the election. hence why both trump and biden won.

[@Barb0nius]

"Hmm, maybe if I eat alot this random animal it will make me immortal" Has appared way too many times throughout human history

[@Aidanleggett]

The Wilds near Zanesville, Ohio contributed to their recovery and reintroductions.

[@dustydeemer8347]

wish we had dodo birds man. they'd probably be like really annoying chickens.

[@juiansuttles]

Nah,chicken+

[@ChunkyHandCream]

Just kakapo but prob bigger

[@neznamejmeno123]

​@@ChunkyHandCreamSo goofy birds that can do great memes

[@jerredhamann5646]

Well they were actually in the pigeon family so

[@Creek-feather]

There’s a project to bring them back, they’re making progress and have sequenced the entire DNA of the dodo

[@randomdude7137]

Love this channel

[@glorbojibbins2485]

Thats a kickass story

[@chancegivens9390]

That's a pretty damn good story, especially for a deer!

[@mandeloevids]

please make more deer videos

[@josesalinasmorales5332]

You forgot the camel. 😊

[@Kelpie-sb5bi]

China try not to eat everything into extinction challenge (impossible)

[@frossassin213]

wait why does a donkey have a good sense of direction?

[@Jamestoland]

🤷‍♂️

[@DustyHoney]

Donkeys are territorial, and are well known to patrol the border of their territory. Hence why they’re a popular alternative to livestock guardian dogs. They’re extremely driven to protect their home. Donkeys are slightly smarter than horses. Their sense of their body is superior to that of a horse. If you put a saddlebag on a horse, they will never learn to accommodate the bags. Horses will continually snag the bag on trees or other obstacles. They’ll walk under a low hanging tree with a rider on their back, etc. Donkeys, on the other hand, learn to accommodate packs or a rider and will avoid obstacles- the same way a cow will navigate their horns through obstacles. They’re better at being pack animals than horses because of this. So we use them not only as a mode of transportation but also to carry cargo. People have known this for a long time

[@freshboy3968]

​@@DustyHoney so that explains it. Maybe I'll get a donkey myself!

[@tylerjarboe8212]

Why did this animal almost go extinct? Oh it's native to China. Yup no that pretty much explained everything right there already. The better question is how it didn't go extinct in China so I'm curious and will keep watching to find out more.

[@darkithnamgedrf9495]

Lol what are you talking about? Do you want to know the number of animals that were hunted to extinction in Europe or Africa as well?

[@TheOneLiliad]

I'm sorry, but referring to Donald Trump as an "against all the odds story" is priceless. Trump was backed after billionaire after billionaire, as well as Putin himself, and if he is to be believed, he himself is a billionaire. The odds were in his favour right from the very beginning.