The Ballad of Ka'Hai: An Uktan Story | Fantasy Dinosaur Documentary

The Ballad of Ka'Hai follows the life story of Ka'Hai, an uktan, monarch of Kaimere's vast and dynamic prairies. Uktan are megaraptorans, theropods descended from animals like Australovenator and Orkoraptor that evolved into giant many-ton apex predators after the tyrannosaurs went extinct. Uktan are a social species, and Ka'Hai's life is defined by his family and all the critical lessons they teach him in preparation for a challenging life out on an unforgiving savanna.
Though entirely fictional, the format was inspired by a range of wildlife and paleontology documentaries, with The Ballad of Big Al by Impossible Pictures being the greatest inspiration and earning an homage in the title.
Songs of the Inland Sea is the sequel to Tales of Kaimere! It is a nautical anthology, with all six short stories and novellas taking place in aquatic settings. There are heists on a ship, a desperate chase through a marsh, and a survival story from the perspective of a killer whale!
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2: Warning Signal by Max Anson and Cave Memories by Deskant
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4: One with the Tribe by Bonnie Grace
5: Deer Hunt by Bonnie Grace
6: As The Rivers Collapse by Deskant
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[@nemanjastanimirovic155]

Man poor Druk. The man's essentially been a third parent to all his siblings for most of his life and right as his reign is meant to begin he gets screwed over by his own changing body.

[@TalesofKaimere]

Yeah uktan mortality often spikes after departure, even with all the preparation their parents give

[@Horrendous347]

This series should be placed as the number 1 episode of tales of kaimere, No doubt in my personal opinion

[@TalesofKaimere]

Thank you! Given how much time it took it’s the one I’m currently most proud of!

[@SaintBigfoot]

The way they mourn, they way they rage, they way the perform, I know you say they aren’t Sophont but…I don’t know I can see the sparks, almost like Elephants. Really loved this.

[@Stooltoad5017]

I think the thing that distinguishes them from sophonts is that in the end, they are still merciless animals that still choose themselves and their family unit over other individuals. Take the challenger Uktans for example, they were willing to kill Ka’hai’s parents for their own gain (and vice versa). That isn’t the case for sophonts. (At least, not most of the time.)

[@SRMC23]

dinosaurs in Kaimere have got a lot of time to continue evolving compared to their relatives on Earth so it makes sense all these millions of years of clashing, even after the Dynastic Extinction have made them way smarter than what we generally believe non avian dinos were. they are probably on the Crow or Parrot spectrum of intelligence, if not more taking in to account the sheer size of most of them.

[@globin3477]

@@Stooltoad5017 Personally, I think that what really makes a sophont species is complex language. These dinosaurs can communicate mood and general strategies through body language, and they can teach eachother via demonstration. They cannot, however, discuss something that isn't physically present at the discussion, nor can they talk about their histories and experiences.

[@beastmaster0934]

I feel like they are just below elephants in terms of intelligence. Smart enough to feel sadness, anger, and love. But still largely running on basic instinct. Such as when the intruding mated pair attempted to take Trok and Hyani’s territory, and no doubt would kill Ka’hai and his siblings without a second thought.

[@ewaszot1243]

Can I just say how op the Ka'hai and Onia couple is? Ka'hai comes from a family that specializes in chelotaurs that don't migrate during the dry season, and Onia comes from a family that knows where to find giant loung fish during the dry season and becous of that they will do great during the dry season

[@TalesofKaimere]

They sure got a bright future ahead of them

[@Adthereccomendationsguy]

The wet season, though, im not completely sure

[@Adthereccomendationsguy]

If kahai can hunt pronghorn there extremely op

[@quinkana1]

​@@Adthereccomendationsguy his parents hunt giant pronghorn and Ka'hai hunted eqquids and other smaller prey. I think Ka'hai's usual fare would be relatively small prey species (for uhktan) like equuids, pronghorn and druhkel and ignore ghanos, and I think he'd have learnt Oniya's open area hunting techniques, so he should be a relatively successful buffalo hunter too.

[@Adthereccomendationsguy]

@@quinkana1 ok thank you for the info

[@noahcreutziger7690]

What a beautiful story! Watching Ka'Hai grow from a tiny hatchling to a proud father was a truly wonderful experience! I love how all of the "characters" despite being wild animals all have thoughts, feelings, flaws and unique personalities like any other character in fiction and this has given me some inspiration for my own writing.

[@canonbehenna612]

Wish big Al had this kind of ending

[@voiddragon903]

Boy am I glad this showed up in my recommendations. 11/10, reminds me of the big cat shows I watched in mornings before school

[@TalesofKaimere]

Heck yeah welcome!

[@alghoulaj7172]

This is just amazing. You finally made the Uktan Video, which is just sheer perfection. My friend, what a way to end the year with such an amazing and epic tale, and what an amazing idea to shine the spotlight on the most known and anticipated face of Kaimere! Thank you for giving us a wonderful gift, and see you next year. Please stay safe, and take care.

[@TalesofKaimere]

Thank you so much for the kind words!

[@alghoulaj7172]

​@@TalesofKaimereAnd thank you for being this generous. This is one of the top three documentary I ever seen, and unbiasedly? It's probably at the very top of the list.

[@CrazyFlamingGaming]

Well, this was certainly a welcome surprise today! Glad it didn't have a sad ending either like The Ballad of Big Al.

[@TalesofKaimere]

I like stories with tough challenges but happy endings. Definitely some sad moments but gotta end on happy in these trying times

[@robertjackson1813]

The way he described the fight between the young couple and the older couple was so cool. I was riveted.I might rewind it

[@TalesofKaimere]

Thanks and glad to hear it! Action can be hard to land with stills and text but it was fun to coordinate

[@Andrey.Ivanov]

27:42 Nice reference to a classic paleoart piece! Loving the story so far

[@TalesofKaimere]

Thank you!

[@Andrey.Ivanov]

​​@@TalesofKaimereYou are welcome! Thoroughly enjoyed the story from start to finish as well as the illustrations. I'm absolutely on board if you ever decide to do more in this format. It's obvious how much work went into making this and I think you should be quite proud of the result. What a great way to close this year! Can't wait to see what you have in store for 2024!

[@thenerdbeast7375]

Odoye approaching Tikaa: _the Moto Moto theme begins to play_

[@reaganhayden5165]

Perfect for sick 🤢 and rainy days, Mary Christmas 🎄🎁

[@TalesofKaimere]

Merry Christmas! Hope you feel better soon!

[@NP3GA]

Ka'Hai is by far my favourite character in all of Kaimere and he will probably eat me if approach him. Also we need a sequel and spinoffs about the rest of his family, I want, no, I need more, this was incredible I became invested in every bond and every character within a minute each, you have outdone yourself Keenan.

[@izdatchiken4mz571]

20 minutes and in this shows why you are a great writer

[@Adthereccomendationsguy]

Yes this has got me hooked

[@TalesofKaimere]

Thank you!

[@rileyernst9086]

I love the drawing of Druk, looking over the hatchlings, and carrying the hatchlings.

[@mag6474]

What type of coloring material would you usually use? To draw I'm quite amazed by your skill and the smooth coloring

[@TalesofKaimere]

Thank you! I use Prismacolor colored pencils and backgrounds just drawn in photoshop

[@dynamoterror7077]

This has got to be one of the most incredible and engaging videos you’ve ever made, and I loved every second of it! You’ve made the Houze prairie feel so alive and dynamic, yet not over-the-top fantastical, and it all culminates in a story I’ll keep watching over and over again for as long as KZbin exists and I’ve got the means to open it (also, that little edited cut after Brakopa canonballs the Cockatrice is hilarious).

[@TalesofKaimere]

Love to hear it! I had several drafts and am really happy with this one going for a more grounded tone. Glad some folks noted the quick gif it just so well encapsulated how I envision his character lol

[@Medicbagg]

Wow im not even 1/4 in and im impressed are you gonna do more of these story like documentaries with other animals? Like komu ka bawe or tikakatik

[@Ditidos]

This was an impressive video. I loved how you used the storytelling with the Chelotaur. I feel sorry for their big brother, albeit I noticed that in doing what he did, he actually increased by a lot the chances of survival of his sibblings, including Ka'Hai and the sister that accompanied them. Definetly one of your best videos yet. The part with the Modotan was really impressive in particular and reminded me of when the Brachiosaurus appears for the first time during Time of Titans. The relation between the juveniles and buffalo herd was really cool and remarks how these diferent groups coexist in Kaimere in a way that they never did or do on Earth.

[@mosterchife6045]

I think more videos like this would be really interesting. Maybe just as a rare, perhaps yearly thing, and maybe not as long, covering other Kaimeran species. Amazing work!

[@TalesofKaimere]

Thank you! I would very much like to. It helped me paint a much more complete picture of the ecosystem and was a whole lot of fun

[@generalspitfire01]

Now this is good story telling, you put so much into an animal that the natives of your world would fear, the Ukatan is more than a big scary apex, in this you show the bond that some people look over in other animals of the real world, and the fact you based the Ukatan off of lions makes it even better

[@ottergod4327]

I would definitely wanna see more of this style in the future, but your content is amazing all around, so I'm good with anything.

[@TalesofKaimere]

Would certainly love to do so!

[@joshbray5016]

I just started the video, but I can’t lie I’m very optimistic of this. Kaimere is my favorite spec EVO project in existence, tied with the world of the Birrin project & the subnautica games. Considering spec EVO is my favorite subject, that’s one of the highest compliments I can possibly give. Well done Keenan, you’ve designed a truly beautiful and exciting world, but most of all one that feels believable. I appreciate that even things as unscientific as magic have been given a biological explanations in your world. Lol. Cosmically brilliant. I can’t compliment it enough.

[@ianswinford5570]

I really like the hooting song the Uktan make. It sounds very soothing to me

[@danteodon9283]

This is the kind of stuff I love. More like this! Its amazing how you were able to make what is one of the best dino docs I've ever seen and it isn't even a real documentary. You really killed it with this.

[@RandomVideos-tg3mx]

Sorry to say but Im gonna need a infinite amount of documentaries like this on Kaimere injected into my brain

[@TalesofKaimere]

I would be honored!

[@NP3GA]

You are not alone in this addiction

[@loisonnut]

Man, Uktan really are just big weird looking lions. Fantastic episode, couldn't watch it until now since vacation but I was surprised by the sheer amount of art, with plenty of pieces not on the Deviantart. Very excited for next week's episode.

[@Stooltoad5017]

Apparently he has had some trouble with posting the Uktan growth stage art, he may have also had other troubles with some of the other slides as well.

[@TalesofKaimere]

Mostly just a matter of sheer number. I didn’t take the time to post them all so just made sure to post the important ones

[@TalesofKaimere]

Thank you! Glad you’re excited it’s got lots of fun new clades!

[@pohiena2666]

Can't believe I was blessed in the same year by two spec evo documentary in the animals' perspective. This together with Southern Scrimshaw are giving my ideas to do something similar in my own project. Keep up the good work, Keenan! Also are you planning in doing something in this style for other kaimeran animals?

[@TalesofKaimere]

Thank you! I really gotta check that out. No other episodes like this planned yet but I would absolutely be open to it! Took a tremendous amount of time so I’d need a pretty large budget but we’ll see what happens in the future!

[@RocketPawcalypso]

That was the most incredible thing I've ever watched! I was gripped from beginning to end at the storytelling and beautiful illustrations! Thank you for the content!

[@darksaber8611]

Loved the video. Just got the first anthology of kaimere for Christmas and I’m loving it. There are somethings I’d love to learn about kaimere in the future. Such as the religions of kaimere and if any earth religions have spread in kaimere via the assembly. As well as more information on the war of the three spears.

[@liambrandley2716]

Are uktan capable of feeling grief? What happens if one in an established couple loses its mate?

[@TalesofKaimere]

At least in some capacity yes

[@IanPendleton-gh6ox]

I love the sound effects and music choices you used for this story. And what a story it was! Over two hours of excellent storytelling from one of my favorite KZbinrs makes for an excellent late Christmas present. I'm very eager to see what you have in store for next year's episodes, and I hope you and your friends and family had an amazing Christmas.

[@TalesofKaimere]

Thank you so much, and my gratitude for all your support this year! Hope you and yours also had a wonderful Christmas

[@IanPendleton-gh6ox]

We did, and I'm glad I was able to help out as much as I was.@@TalesofKaimere

[@beadchimera6826]

What a fantastic presentation of Kaimere's most fascinating Megaraptorans! (Kurujaku's still my favourite, though. :P) But, the realisation when I watched this: it wasn't Ka'Hai's ballad, but rather the distinct symphonies of all those around him.

[@joemo2215]

This is the lore that we've been missing.

[@reedchalder9907]

this documentary was wonderful you did a amazing job

[@TalesofKaimere]

Thanks so much!!

[@aaronbeckett4062]

Thank you for this gem Keenan. It will help give me inspiration on how to write from the perspective of an intelligent theropod. This tale was beautiful and powerful, reminding me much of raptor red

[@bignelly9476]

I love this format of story telling, you keep up the good work. I would love a story like this with a family of shield drakes

[@charliethepaleonerd9023]

This is the best gift for Christmas I got amazing work

[@troutinspace5427]

Enjoyed all two hours of this I would love to see more of these for some of Kaimers other famous mega fauna

[@cryoking5025]

This reminds me of an old classic(Balled of Big Al) anyone agree?

[@TalesofKaimere]

Heck yeah

[@karlmoore9422]

I can't help but hope that Druk is still alive out there somewhere.

[@NP3GA]

Same

[@magnolia1253]

This was beautiful. Can we please have more long-form videos like this? I like documentary style for fictional animals. More in-depth than your usual videos and less emphasis on the drama than your average nature documentary. Though, I did learn that teenage drama is oddly compelling when it's about dinosaurs.

[@Paleonerd.]

This was indeed the movie of the year. All jokes aside though this was unironically amazing. With the masterfully crafted illustrations combined with the descriptive and immersive narration this is my favorite video of yours so far. I love how you made the Uktan feel like actual animals yet give them this sense of character. The story was put together very well and even during the moments of peace were very entertaining to watch. You did an amazing job with both the music and sound design to create an atmosphere that fit the scene every time. I especially like the music you use during scenes of danger and distress. The tempo picks up and more long, high pitched notes are used. It creates almost a sense of dread; for me at least. Over all this mini documentary was very entertaining to watch, with characters that people can connect with and story telling that immerses the watcher. I hope you create more videos and become an even better illustrator/story teller. Have a wonderful rest of your day or night, which ever suits better when you read this comment!

[@SanderVF]

Just finished watching and this was simply fantastic. I enjoyed chapters 2 and 4 the most, but the entire thing was marvelous.

[@davidmadureira45]

this is beautiful, the stories of animals are really one of our world's greatest wonders and you've managed to capture that in full, kudos to you for this great work!

[@Primevaldude7]

This was amazing, holy cow! I’m sure it took a lot of hard work and it really shows. You can bet I’ll be rewatching this many many more times.

[@ProfQuibblefingers64]

That was wonderful. I've recently started my own worldbuilding project thanks to these videos and I loved this long-form story. Thank you very much, you made my day

[@TalesofKaimere]

Thanks so much!

[@jacobjerny7502]

Wow. This is an amazing work of art, and definitely one of if not the highest quality video I’ve seen you create. What a wonderful way to close out the year! I gotta say, the structure of the story reminds me of the nature documentaries made to follow a specific pride of lions. In many ways, Uktan fill the niche of lions, at a dinosaur size. But my main question is, was this a one-off special, or will you make similar stories about other beasts of Kaimere in the future?

[@TalesofKaimere]

Thanks so much I'm glad you enjoyed! I would happily revisit the format. It's a much better way to show the complexity of an ecosystem than through my usual format, especially with this run time. I'd love to do others with beasts in the titan gardens and seagrass meadows to round out the trilogy, maybe even do one for each megaraptoran. I'd also happily explore other taxa, like maybe a titanosaur would be a better candidate for the garden and a mammoth for the steppes. I'm not sure! Definitely open to more like this though it took a tremendous amount of work and I'd need a very steep budget.

[@jacobjerny7502]

@@TalesofKaimere I wish you the best of luck!! Will this episode be made into a short story in one of your anthologies, or remain as just a video?

[@TalesofKaimere]

@@jacobjerny7502 I'm not sure yet. The next anthology is going to be about beyond the known world, and this is just north of the known world so probably would't fit that theme. However, I do plan on doing a xenofiction anthology later on and it might take place in that book

[@liambrandley2716]

Today is a good day! I just got songs of the inland sea for Christmas and i get to see your most ambitious video ever! Wonderful!

[@acrogiga]

That was quite the treat to watch I must say, might be your best video yet Keenan. Would love to see you do more of these in the future, especially with animals like the komu ka bawe or ru kel. Keep up the good work as usual!

[@TheGBZard]

This has to be one of my all time favorite videos on your channel and cements this channel as arguably my new favorite channel on youtube. Once the video ended I clapped as it was that amazing.

[@TalesofKaimere]

I’m absolutely elated to hear it!!

[@Theriandspinofan001]

This was a masterpiece, one of your best videos.

[@lizziec9617]

Finally got the chance to watch this and I have to say it's one of the best things I've ever seen. I imagine making videos like this common won't be possible, but if you're wondering as to how desired they are I would definitely watch many more fully length videos like this on all sorts of Kaimeran animals!

[@TalesofKaimere]

Thank you so much! I’ve been elated by the reception and would love to do more in the future but I need to be realistic about how much time it took. It’s made quite a bit in ads so hopefully it can help fund others down the line!

[@lizziec9617]

You're welcome! @@TalesofKaimere

[@Tallacus]

this speculative evolution is what I LOVE, truly an amazing piece you had produced

[@TalesofKaimere]

Much appreciated!

[@Tallacus]

​​@@TalesofKaimereI love your world, and how your dinos are so family oriented. Makes me wish I was out on naturalist expedition observing your Uktan family.

[@professorsimosuchus7954]

Best christmas present (aside from an uktan plush)what a lovely story, thank you

[@TalesofKaimere]

Thank you!!

[@bloodstoppin]

i can't wait to come back and watch this when i have time, holy crap. this is new for you and i am so excited.

[@Derpysaur123]

I would love more of these, I'm new to the community so you'll have to forgive me for not remembering but I'd love to see a similar video to this but following one of the giant calicotheres.

[@TalesofKaimere]

Welcome aboard! That would certainly be fun though I’d probably do a creature in a new environment next time. Will see though!

[@skeilskameron3828]

You should do more storie videos this was such a delightful thing to listen to! Keep it up i love your work

[@TalesofKaimere]

Thanks so much! I’d really like to!

[@DeerMime]

Amazing! Simply amazing!

[@MrPink-qf1xi]

Good God I watched that in one sitting. Great job mate. Merry Christmas everyone.

[@TalesofKaimere]

Thanks and I’m so glad to hear it!

[@Ariu_the_furry]

this reminds me of a visual novel called „South Scrimshaw” i was not expect this to be 2 hours long this is probably THE BEST fantasy documentary i have seen! 57:15 🤣 2:07:38 and the new generation begiens....

[@TalesofKaimere]

I really gotta check out South Scrimshaw so many people have recommended it

[@NP3GA]

​@@TalesofKaimereit's awesome, I guarantee you that

[@prestonanimates7971]

I’m really impressed with the effort and world building put into this project! I would love to see more of these speculative type documentaries in the future! Maybe featuring a different part of the world.

[@TalesofKaimere]

Thank you! I have several ideas I’d be down to explore

[@pablocaceres7378]

This is truly inspiring, the fauna, the environment, the characters, the story, it's simply amazing !

[@pablocaceres7378]

one my second rewatch

[@TalesofKaimere]

Thank you!! I had so much fun working on it. Am definitely planning another one like it for next year.

[@TalesofKaimere]

Sorry I meant this year during December

[@FoxtrotYouniform]

I enjoyed this as much as anything ive found in the last 16 years on youtube. This was absolutely fantastic and easily deserving of millions of views. Thank you, sir. Amazing work.

[@TalesofKaimere]

Thank you so much!!

[@Stooltoad5017]

I did also want to add that I really enjoyed this. WWD was a favorite of mine as a kid and while it has its problems, I still enjoy this kind of format. I would support something like this again someday, even if that would/will be a long time (I imagine all of the drawings for this took a long time). I would especially like to see something from a rather different animal, yet still important to the setting (such as Indrakai, Common Cockatrice, Komu Ka Bawe, any of the Proboscideans, although my favorite suggestion would probably be Motomazor, due to their rather hateful nature. could be fun to wright from their perspective). Also I like the Modotan redesign, the lack of side spikes down the neck gives it a much more elegant look.

[@TalesofKaimere]

Thank you! I do want to do a story from the perspective of each megaraptoran but if I did another episode I’d probably instead do something else. Something quite different, likely an herbivore. I’d be inclined toward a Titan since it’s so important to that habitat though a mammoth on the southern steppes would also make a fun protagonist

[@Stooltoad5017]

@@TalesofKaimereBoth of those sound fun.

[@vasantmasurekar4826]

What a great movie. Absolutely loved it.

[@TalesofKaimere]

Much appreciated!

[@Dodo-x3g]

There really should be more documentary videos like this.

[@TalesofKaimere]

One planned for December!

[@oddjam]

Comment for the algorithm. This shit absolutely slaps.

[@TalesofKaimere]

Much appreciated!

[@Bothofoneperson]

There needs to be more of this there just needs to be this was great!!

[@TalesofKaimere]

Thank you! I have a ton of scenes I had to cut for time constraints but I do plan on publishing it as a complete text down the road!

[@Yeitsjames]

Best day ever honesty you spoil us

[@ianswinford5570]

Indeed. I fear he may spoil us rotten

[@brolociraptor9577]

Brilliant work Kenan, I loved seeing the differnces in hunting strategies, and morphology betwenn individuals, i hope we get to see more of Ka'Hai in your short stories one day!!

[@TalesofKaimere]

Thanks so much! Definitely stuff I want to explore further in the future!

[@ripe_cap2873]

Reminds me a lot of South Scrimshaw! this was brilliant! i hope to see more Keenan!

[@Sauropsid_Supremacy]

This is beautiful! I just hope Big Al(ice) doesn't sue for copyright.

[@TalesofKaimere]

Haha fingers crossed but I doubt it

[@V1ncenz010]

Imagine an allosaurus walking into court

[@Sauropsid_Supremacy]

​@@V1ncenz010That's a beautiful thought.

[@dudotolivier6363]

@@TalesofKaimere Yeah, while having similar scenes (such Uktan coalition vs buffaloes being pretty much the Allosaurus vs Diplodocus remake of this episode), and a direct tribute to the Walking With Dinosaurs Special Big Al itself, it still managed to be its own thing noneless.

[@Zebra-pv5uw]

This is awesome i have loved Kaimere since I found your channel and even got your first 2 anthologies and the Uktan has always been my favorite but outof curiosity do you plan to do more like this episode

[@TalesofKaimere]

Thank you and I’d certainly like to!

[@Nigel_BC]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! PLEASE DO MORE OF THIS AT SOME POINT! Happy holidays!

[@samiplyz2212]

This movie earned a sub from me, splendid work, i love how much world building there was and personality of the creatures

[@TalesofKaimere]

Thanks so much! It took a tremendous amount of work but I very much want to do more story-focused episodes like this. Got one I'm working on for December of this year too!

[@Stooltoad5017]

@@TalesofKaimere0_0

[@Samy-jk2ru]

You should do a video on the fauna of kairul since you only really covered the more notable creatures

[@TalesofKaimere]

I'd be all about it! Just a matter of time

[@dynamoterror7077]

I only just noticed, but near the end of the pronghorn chase segment, you mentioned that Ka’Hai’s swift prey has included *Prairie Dogs*. Is this a misread, or perhaps are they so-far-unreferenced parts of a known harvest?

[@LordMaster1231]

IT IS HERE! YESSSSSSSSSS

[@thedarkmasterthedarkmaster]

Man this is amazing, and just like your video on Nasiri the Hunter of maneater it really astounds me how wide the topics can be covered in the context of kaimere. While yes videos on clades and dynasties are amazing (I look forward to the first dynasty video this new year perhaps even more than this video) but small scale topics are something not usually seen in these sorts of projects so that's cool How was your christmas/New years and what are your plans going forwards

[@TalesofKaimere]

Thank you! Was a great context for exploring the prairie in a more hands-on way than a more academic overview.

[@johnrobbins5094]

20ish minutes in this is amazing

[@user-pn2px3de1f]

ln advance, thank you for your work.

[@TalesofKaimere]

Thanks, and you are most welcome!

[@derrabbit7289]

This has been a great adventure to listen to!

[@TalesofKaimere]

Thank you!

[@ryanchen1819]

I find the houze chelotaur using its tail to defend itself interesting considering that at least on Earth, glyptodonts using tail clubs as predator defense was unlikely due to their limited vision.

[@TalesofKaimere]

Indeed. It’s not a weapon they can strike with aim, but wild swinging can be a good deterrent. It is a weakness the Uktan exploit

[@jass9571]

This is amazing.. do more of these!

[@TalesofKaimere]

I would certainly like to! With how much its making I definitely think it could get a good budget for future episodes like it!

[@lorcanmcloughlin3686]

Wow this is gonna be amazing I wish you got more attention youtube is stupid at times

[@chrismaticwolf3780]

How do I like a video more than once ❤❤❤❤❤

[@theaustralian8100]

The frontal view of an uktans face reminds me so much of a Tyrannosaurus face, make me wonder if a lone Tyrannosaurus was to actually appear would an uktan recognise it as a separate animal or a deformed uktan. (Im aware tyrannosaurus is extinct, but it's a fun thing to speculate what an interaction between the two would look like)

[@Andrey.Ivanov]

It wouldn't smell like an uktan and it's different enough in a lot of other aspects. Not to mention that calls and behavior wouldn't match, so I believe the uktan will quickly piece together that it's something else. As for interactions I suspect that they would avoid each other as much as possible. Tyrannosaurus is bulkier and heavier but the uktan are social and abundant on the prairie and are still capable of injuring it badly of even killing it. I don't think that a lone Tyrannosaurus would be able to survive out on the prairie for long anyway, for one wet season at most I'd say.

[@TalesofKaimere]

As Andrey said they would see it as other through other cues though the face might look quite uncanny

[@theaustralian8100]

​@Andrey.Ivanov fair point I overlooked that part about the smell damm 😅. The behavioural ques for sure would be a give way. I really didn't give my comment enough thought in hindsight just kinda got caught up by what seems like convergent evolution taking place with the face of the uktan.

[@TalesofKaimere]

@@theaustralian8100 Hey still an interesting thought and possible to have them mistake or at least have an uncanny experience given the right wind conditions

[@theaustralian8100]

​@@TalesofKaimerea random and curious question is will a video in the future and when you have time or if your interested in talking about is the symbiotic and parasitic relationships in kaimere.

[@taylorlynch7410]

Absolutely Amazing work here. But I must wonder, Is this gonna be the new format for your KZbin videos for now on?

[@TalesofKaimere]

Haha absolutely not this was a one-time thing

[@taylorlynch7410]

oh!.. okay then..@@TalesofKaimere

[@TalesofKaimere]

@@taylorlynch7410 I am definitely open to doing other episodes like this, didn't mean to sound too much of a shut down, just not going to be the new normal is all.

[@taylorlynch7410]

@@TalesofKaimere Oh no your fine.😌

[@northstorm9411]

Uktan are now my favorite dinosaurs on kaimere

[@theperfectbotsteve4916]

you ever notice that fantasy names sound like spices of you add a ack to the end

[@c0dy85]

the story gives me Raptor Red vibes

[@TalesofKaimere]

Got that one on my shelf!

[@Horrendous347]

Such amazing stuff before new years

[@Huitizilopochtli]

Excellent, amazing, emotive.

[@TalesofKaimere]

Thank you!!

[@chancegivens9390]

Very well done Keenan!

[@TalesofKaimere]

Thank you!!

[@joshuaW5621]

This is brilliant

[@TalesofKaimere]

Thanks!

[@cmac3788]

Love this! Beautiful and intelligently pieced together. ❤

[@TalesofKaimere]

Thank you!

[@buckledben]

Id like to add a little fun fact: monogamous birds almost all lack sexual dimorphism. Given that Uktan are related to modern birds we can actually assume this rule applies to them as well.

[@ananslator3655]

Happy new year❤️❤️❤️❤️😀

[@TalesofKaimere]

Happy new year!

[@datpolakmike]

Today is truly a blessed day 🙏