Oarfish - Prophet of Doom?

[@animalogic]

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[@FerociousTiger5000]

@Animalogic hope you guys make more animalogic books soon ^^, strange creatures is awesome ^^ Also, mandrills would be cool to check out next ^^

[@michaelmayhem350]

Please make a video about the species of female only lizard that reproduce without sex but without having genetic clones for children.

[@FerociousTiger5000]

@ you mean a whiptail lizard?

[@GHOST-hd4wm]

No, you are wrong. Oarfish are sensitive to tectonic plate activity that generate electromagnetic pulses and electric screech. Witnessing them washing up on shores literally signifies an impending disaster. Do you understand?

[@GHOST-hd4wm]

The wildfires in California are a direct result of the Pacific tectonic plate being pushed under the North American plate causing a phenomenon known as subduction. Subduction generates immense amounts of heat that ignites and burns anything within close proximity to the tectonic activity.

[@TheGiggleMasterP]

If I recall, they live deep in the ocean and it's likely that hydrothermal vents produce some sort of toxicity that kills them, which coincides with oceanic earthquakes that cause tsunamis.

[@sophiadia8575]

Ooh that makes a lot of sense

[@lshackelford4175]

Underwater coal canaries 💀

[@animalogic]

Hey! that's a really cool theory and it might be true, but it hasn't been proven yet. While writing this episode we interviewed lots of marine biologists and they all told us the same thing: we still don't know for sure what kills or why they show up in clusters. It's a fascinating topic though!

[@DreamDaddie]

Catching one means you’ll finally be able to pay off Tom Nook

[@skyetonbo1011]

The ironic part about this is that just the other day I saw someone post about how they caught an oarfish for the first time in animal Crossing 😅 I'm like....coincidence? Naaaaaah

[@alisonhenry820]

😂

[@h0neychai]

🤣🤣

[@Edyuto]

What about tim cook? I need a new phone

[@Romyislief]

I still haven’t been able to catch one, I’ve given up😂😅😢

[@TheDarkEclipxe]

To be fair, seeing any deep sea exclusive swimming fish washed up onto shore is a sure sign something isn't right

[@greygoregoose]

These things are so freaky. Definitely explains a lot of sea serpent mythology!

[@artifice3191]

Just Donated one to Blathers at the museum, can't wait to see it displayed

[@philtkaswahl2124]

Narration: "They're prophets from the gods, telling beach goers a simple message..." Oarfish: "PUT ME BACK IN THE WATER, I CAN'T BREATHE UP HERE."

[@tortiz98]

This would be a great animated short! 💙 They are usually already dead when they come up

[@philtkaswahl2124]

@@tortiz98 I'm aware they're usually found dead, and the vid says so. Just the first joke that entered my mind on that part of the intro, lol.

[@prettypic444]

“I’m here to contact you about your boat’s extended warranty”

[@joyfitzgerald9878]

🤣🤣🤣

[@youtube-ghulia]

"I caught an oarfish! I hope I catch morefish!" -ACNH

[@javonfair]

This is how we get real-life Gyarados

[@zlectricute1906]

Or Milotic

[@dasfabelwesen]

Huntail...

[@abeham1078]

It’s actually more of a milotic….

[@rizkyadiyanto7922]

​@@abeham1078milotic is literally based on this exact animal.

[@amalroshan3242]

Its huntail

[@bloodlove93]

for anyone unaware, the reason sonar is an issue is that even if humans are nearby the effects are....absolutely catastrophic and horrendous. i can only imagine how it is for fish especially one that can't control its depth. and the fact there's only a slowly increasing quantity of sonar systems definitely doesn't help.

[@ProtoAlpha]

It sound like pure torture 100x I cannot imagine being deep underwater and hear that screech into your head

[@DrPonner]

​@@ProtoAlpha likely wouldn't hear it, you'd just die as all your organs (and ear drums) rupture.

[@physetermacrocephalus2209]

They do come near the surface at night even when they are healthy however they do not generally get close to breaking the surface save for near the end

[@dinornis]

Oarfish aren't related to sunfish; they're related to moonfish 😊 sunfish (Mola) are Tetraodontiformes, which are quite distant from moonfish (Lampris), which are also called sunfish or opah, and are Lampriformes!

[@dinornis]

(I've genuinely made this same mistake when writing about sunfish!). Also, moonfish are VERY cool (and beautiful!) in their own right, and seem to be able to increase their own body temperature 😁

[@mypal1990]

Imagine hearing tales of a giant sea serpent and it turns out to be this fish the whole time? The illusion is definitely ruined.

[@greygoregoose]

@@mypal1990 To be fair, oarfish are quite spooky looking!! I think I’d be relieved 😅

[@BrunoCaruso-wz7pg]

the same way mermaid legends basically are just sightings of sealions and manatees

[@matc87]

Illusion justified for back in the day

[@No-longer1]

Illusion ruined? It might not be a sea serpent but I’d argue it’s so much more creepy looking this way

[@mitchellskene8176]

​@@BrunoCaruso-wz7pgI wouldn't be so sure. For all we know, the "Aquatic Ape Hypothesis" could have some legs to it. I'm waiting until we have more information on human evolution.

[@georginaturner1237]

Jeremy wade from the tv program river monsters did an episode on these fish. He actually swam with a live one where it comes up nearer to the surface following a chain that hold some sort of buoy down.

[@mitchellskene8176]

I thought it was two oarfish, not just one oarfish.

[@MellowBreeze-i5i]

​@mitchellskene8176 you're correct, it was two

[@highestqualitypigiron]

Only Jeremy wade could swim with not just one extremely rare fish but two at once

[@mitchellskene8176]

@@highestqualitypigiron It certainly was a rare encounter. Personally, I'm glad that he captured it on film!!

[@golddragonette7795]

There's an ensuite documentary by the diving team he joined for that episode, it's amazing

[@michaelturner2806]

A little bummed that there wasn't more footage of healthy oarfish chilling in their natural environment, and instead mostly dead footage, but I'm guessing that's due to high cost of licensing.

[@animalogic]

We couldn't get clearance to include this footage in the episode. But check out Mark Benfield's amazing work in the Gulf of Mexico: kzbin.info/www/bejne/boConZual8Z7g80&ab_channel=AnimalWire

[@paddor]

Why does the animation show 5 polar bears on the scale when it clearly says one polar bear (~300kg)?

[@NWforager]

Hi Danielle , can you talk about Greenland sharks , or Spur Winged Goose ? those are neat

[@DneilB007]

7:02 Or, alternatively, drag fishing destroys their habitat?

[@filipinosonicfan]

"many oarfish have been showing up on a lot of beaches recently" "only show up to the surface to die" this can only mean one thing.. okay a lot of things but I was clearly pointing out that human pollution might be spreading onto the seabed now

[@nixdapogs]

Seems very timely since they just had a massive earthquake and a corresponding tsunami warning. Always loved your illustrations, DD! All the best👊🏼

[@lilbasenji1]

Yay the oar fish!!! My favorite oceanic fish species of all time and the closest thing that we have to sea serpents.

[@maxkopfraum]

amazing fish! i hope they survive the short but brutal anthropocene

[@pinochioo5678]

the music they chose to use here is peak

[@DneilB007]

Why? Is it by KK Slider?

[@DarkFleurofIra]

Animalogic needs to release their bg music playlist or something

[@skazi2305]

9:39 Raccooonns

[@The_Worst_Guy_Ever]

How dare KZbin hide this video from me for 29 minutes!?

[@sarahluchies1076]

The fact that this is the second comment like this I've seen today is either concerning, or you commented on 2 videos that we both were waiting to watch.

[@The_Worst_Guy_Ever]

@sarahluchies1076 nah it definitely wasn't me. I've just seen other people make this comment and decided to steal it lmao

[@johnpenley]

Any animal known as a prophet of Doom is cool with me.🤟

[@claudettes9697]

Totally. That’s metal af.

[@JonavicH]

2:49 SHE SPOTTED US! SCATTER!

[@Sie84yv]

What a pleasant person to listen to. I'm going to add this channel to my evening watch list as I relax before going to bed ☺️

[@Safexscape]

“Prophet of Doom”… yeah I bet they still eat it.

[@serverivy8371]

Every video: "Unfortunatlu, because of humans.. they are now endangered"

[@WetbackNoSetback]

Its almost like we are trying to tell ourselves something

[@roarinfireball]

Evolution is quite fascinating.

[@kimbratton9620]

I love watching Animalogic!!

[@Thisusermanifests]

I was scrolling to watch something awesome while folding clothes, this is perfect!! I love these vids ❤

[@WooMaster777]

I love this channel! Thank you, Danielle! 🥰🥰

[@MapleRose9]

I learned about these from Animal Crossing! But I never realized just how huge these things actually are 😯 It's kinda amazing how our AC character can just pull it out of the water like it's nothing 😆

[@Semirotta]

In a way it is a prophet of doom, because they end up to the coasts due to earthquake caused tsunamis .

[@vee1267]

“Fish version of Slenderman” SLENDERFIN! 😂

[@Spiritstage]

There are so beautiful fish in the ocean

[@sticksstickerson]

It is my favorite fish ever, thank you Animal Crossing for introducing me to them!

[@WetbackNoSetback]

Animal crossing?

[@Aeturnalis]

"weak, underdeveloped, royalty-like muscles" lol you have earned a like

[@gorgha3988]

I have always wondered (and do believe) if ore fish spawned the myths and tales of sea serpents. I mean, look at them. They look insanely similar to old drawings of sea serpents, especially the ones they used to mark on maps.

[@gavin221]

there's a 2hr documentary on this fish on youtube that follows a diver swimming with the fish at night

[@jaxnean2663]

I know an oarfish that came to the surface to die, and one that came yesterday

[@sharonkaczorowski8690]

Replace the metric system with the great white shark system!

[@ShadowHawkThe3rd]

No mention of how the guy from Deadliest Catch was the first person to get a clear recording of a living oarfish? They swim vertically up close to the surface at night, following the daily mass migration of plankton up and down the water column.

[@jaykimjay]

Well, if you see animals running, just follow them. Sht going to happen.

[@elidrinkspoolwater]

5:00 ah yes, sometimes, the ultimate answer to nearly every science based question

[@biohazard724]

Right next to "it was ceremonial" in archeology

[@colterdenison6364]

So strange this appeared a few months before the current fires.

[@ShawnsterVideos]

always excellent. thank you.

[@justinwhite915]

Id love to see a video on siphonophores.

[@matthewtopping2061]

Wow. People still make Slenderman references in 2025?

[@AudraK]

If the fish were found up to 20 years before Japan had an earthquake, and now California is starting to see them. I’m not saying because of the fire because they’re not related to the fire, but could it just mean that either the San Andreas or the cascade is moving and it could go off tomorrow or in 20 years.

[@christsolos]

"hi im Daniel dafoe and your watching animalogic 🗣🗣🔥🔥"

[@pandatrash7501]

The first time I saw this fish was in Dredge. I didn't think it was an actual fish 😅

[@DroïdaTwo]

Membracidaes are tropical flees and so weird! forms and many colours! lets tak about these!

[@1Greenwizard]

There was a 7.0 earthquake off the shore of California in early December.

[@dasfabelwesen]

It evolves out of a perl

[@adondc5958]

How I wish an oarfish would wash up here so I could invite you for some coffe

[@sithsim7760]

I've seen shorts and reels of these washing ashore in California months before the wild fires....

[@mecahhannah]

Awesome as always thanks ❤️

[@Channel7331]

Holy shit that was a long ad

[@Dellvmnyam]

Peter Steele: "I, I, I, I am the prophet of doom"

[@tsuaririndoku]

Oarfish: *Appeared* LA: Ah shi-

[@1RealRoyalPain]

Oarfish are night feeders. They rise from the depths to the surface to eat plankton and then they go back down to the depths.

[@lucasmendoza7576]

I always thought that the Magnapinna Squid was the Slenderman of the sea.

[@tippy7831]

Very cool! Please do an episode on Japanese Serow

[@kaylaj4417]

I LOVE YOU OARFISH IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THISSSSS

[@rocknrollmanic]

My dream as a marine bio student is to see one in person that's not been preserved

[@roberthiltz2741]

Their reported coloring is very interesting to me; deep dwelling vertical feeders that have bright reds and oranges in crowns and dorsal? Is it acidic geothermal adaptations? I am definitely not an expert, I just want to learn more ❤

[@issacovid1270]

Great timing ❤ love science,nature and technology

[@theforkedman3030]

Would extinct trees count?

[@wilgarcia1]

can you imagine the size of the BBQ it would take to cook that whole =P

[@lunaaixin6920]

I would love to see an episode on coccolithophores, the relationship it has with climate change and whatever interesting things about it there may be!

[@theshinyespeon3208]

Its just the casual reaper leviathan

[@Junier-Hussein]

Great video ❤

[@killerdude666]

Let's talk about cave spiders

[@SamoriHarper]

Great video!

[@calmbreeze3486]

Please do make one video on lophophorus also.

[@jalbiindolcheey2049]

I had no idea such a creature even existed!

[@tessat338]

So they're not harbingers of doom for us - we're harbingers of doom for them!

[@nathanwolber4503]

Awesome video! Wondering if you meant Opah (Lampris guttatus) instead of Mola mola? Molas are Tetraodontiformes.

[@blksoul26]

I love this channel.

[@papereatingcowboy4363]

Idk if I'm tired or what but the scenes on the beach look like they are ai generated.

[@lshackelford4175]

Jeez this video was 25% ad and its not even 10 minutes

[@BabyIshii]

This one looks like sea monsters from one piece

[@borntowild480]

If they are washing up...... Then I will be cautious

[@Vizible21]

Why's the audio bad?

[@elspencicus7123]

Very cool video!!

[@al145]

Honestly, look at one of those not knowing what they are and tell me you don't believe in sea monster sightings

[@PrydeWater901]

Every time I think I’ve seen the ugliest fish in existence, the internet continues to provide.

[@briishcabbage568]

but can I use them as an oar

[@snowball_from_earth]

A polar bear only weighs as much as a pony?

[@Iowa599]

How do oarfish taste?

[@aakhthuu]

Time for oarchips

[@eliasmai6170]

Is the video uploading still every week friday?

[@fidelm-1172]

Didn't they find some of the coast of California before the fires 😨😱😰

[@marp8758]

I just have one question: why? I mean, what could be the reason they have evolved to such length? I mean, we all know why giraffes have their long necks, but the oarfish seems like a stretch (pun intended)

[@phishENchimps]

2:37 does that look like the same as a Singular Polar bear?

[@Foxtrot12345]

Imagine seeing an oarfish live in person... that would be a fever dream. They're my second favorite sea creature, with the siphonophore being my favorite.