The Evolutionary History of Whales - Cetacean Evolution Part 1

[@CheeseCakes11944]

I love these drawings, it's like there's only one guy who makes drawings of prehistoric extinct animals, and he lived in the 70s and 80s and only had faber castel colouring pencils . God bless him.

[@2msvalkyrie529]

Top comment !

[@jackrobinson1073]

Might’ve been James Gurney. He has a KZbin channel where he goes through some of his prehistoric life illustrations

[@jamesbentonticer4706]

It's called paleo art. It is beautiful isn't it?

[@CheeseCakes11944]

@@jamesbentonticer4706 Yes, there's always something uncanny and F'd up about these animals. Like some john carpenter movie esk. It makes the animals extra terrifying.

[@blue9445]

Its not art- well actually yeah it is my bad bad of real animals

[@bkjeong4302]

Fun fact; When an orca eats a seal, it’s an artiodactyl eating a carnivoran. The exact opposite of what usually happens.

[@ksoundkaiju9256]

It's like a camel eating a dog?

[@bkjeong4302]

Yep.

[@seankennedy5074]

And when an orca eats a penguin, it's like a goat eating a Trex.

[@bkjeong4302]

Sean Kennedy That too. It’s an artiodactyl eating a theropod

[@seankennedy5074]

Bird eating spider? Arthropod eating a theropod. Octopus eating a seagull? Mollusc eating a theropod. Man eating a chicken? Hominid eating a theropod. What a world, what a world!

[@mr.grizzly_builds6505]

Evolution of a whale: -Hooved wolf -Then it looked like a big rat/wolf hybrid -then it’s in the water -then it’s slimy(but still hairy?) -now it’s a whale

[@tictac3207]

Well, at least we're not being coerced into believing some bearded dude in a toga snapped his fingers and it just appeared.

[@peterdavies137]

Hence why this is utterly ridiculous and nonsense

[@peterdavies137]

@@tictac3207 so you'd rather believe in a theory that's proven to be false? Yeah, showing your superior intelligence there aren't you 😂

[@tictac3207]

@@peterdavies137 prove n to be false? Who said that? Another fool who believes in sky fairies? No, this time, it's a Christian who found it. His name is Philip D. Gingerich. I suggest contacting him and discussing it, rather than whine silly BS at me.

[@peterdavies137]

@@tictac3207 who said it was false? How about the very man who put forward the theory of evolution to begin with? Not to mention the fact that Darwin stated that at the current rate of fossil discovery in 1859 that within 100 years we should find the irrefutable fossil evidence to prove the theory as fact and if we haven't fount the proof by that time then his theory is wrong, we haven't found that evidence and it's been 161 years, 61 years past the 100 year timetable given by Darwin himself. So now do you see how utterly stupid you look when you argue and defend a theory that not only was denounced by Darwin himself but has also long since passed the exploration date set in it by him as well 😂 you sir are just a narrow minded and sad individual

[@hailgiratinathetruegod7564]

It is still sad to see, that the last wales on earth lives lonely, on the western edge of England. With its mysterious sounds, no man on earth can understand till this day :(.

[@PAULLONDEN]

*Hail Giratina The true god* ....animals will always be able to find a mate , pod, herd or pride...... For some in danger of extinction that will indeed be more difficult...

[@zalesow3328]

PaulLonden you might need to re-evaluate your life

[@madhatten00]

wales not whales

[@andycruzatx3387]

@@madhatten00 still backwards man

[@theprimo100]

Rwy'n cael y jôc

[@matthiasfloren2610]

These animals always fascinated me. From tiny hoofted critters to oceanic giants. Evolution is a beautifull thing

[@seankennedy5074]

Wow, you are pathologically desperate. Maybe this goes beyond mere personality disorders?

[@matthiasfloren2610]

@@seankennedy5074 exuse me?

[@seankennedy5074]

Da Gourami Was responding to the try hard, low quality troll, Mullerornis, not you.

[@matthiasfloren2610]

@@seankennedy5074 okay my bad exuse me

[@seankennedy5074]

Da Gourami Not at all. I've just been having fun trolling his weak attempts at trolling all over the comments on this video. He has made over 30 cut and paste troll comments all about Ambulocetus, of all things to troll about. What is really sad is how he thumbs up his own comments, and displays no shame or humility when he is caught doing it. It's the same story across many biology videos on youtube, Mullerornis shows up ranting about irrelevant and inconsequential bullshit and having 3 year old's screaming tantrums when nobody takes him seriously. And then there is this pathological hatred for those he deems as 'conservative', meaning anyone who is not a fan of Karl Marx, and ranting about his blind hatred of Donald Trump, and projecting all of that hot headmess of his onto anyone he deems his intellectual inferior. All on videos about evolutionary biology!! He is real case, that one. My guess is that he suffers from a cluster B personality disorder, possibly cluster C. Poor kid, I would almost feel sad for him if he wasn't such an utter cunt and annoying prick all the time...

[@mfroggy1819]

Fish finally evolving to be able to walk on land: Yes, finally we get to see what's on the surface. Millions of years later... Whale ancestor: *I WANT TO GO BACK*

[@Szgerle]

Even better, the ancestors of elephants and hyraxes came back out again

[@altaccount9903]

@@Szgerle but dugongs and manatees don't

[@gwendolynstata3775]

What an Entire Mood.

[@ZACHaDN]

KATE!! WE HAVE TO GO BAAACK!

[@pauls5745]

he missed eating his favorite food, fish

[@joslynsorensen9394]

I love the book "Fish With Fingers, Whales With Legs: How Life Came Ashore Then Went Back to the Sea", but it's a little early to read to my son. Your videos, however, are perfect for him, and he loves your accent! (He's two, loves accents)

[@seankennedy5074]

You can't help yourself, can you? It's not often I come across somebody so blatantly socially pathological, but there you are...

[@seankennedy5074]

Projection? That's a big concept for someone like you!

[@joroivanov5400]

Ummm yes a group of fellow intellectuals and scientists! My son is only two but he enjoys reading fascinating coments.

[@GeraltofRivia22]

@Mullerornis Fuck off

[@instaclonemachine5159]

Joslyn Sorensen awww that’s so wholesome 💖

[@SephonDK]

That first wolf thing really has a skull that looks like a whale skull. It's so weird, but makes sense of course.

[@pauls5745]

it's a wonder; the primitive morphs that were tried and all the half whale otter looking rat things. only a very very few made it to adapt and morph further

[@zawas4889]

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[@pluto1310]

One of the few times youtube recommendations has actually taken me to a video I'm genuinely interested in.

[@emsmnms3507]

i love that all the illustrations if ancient whales seem so happy you go you funky little ungulates

[@DotDotDotDashDashDashDotDotDot]

When scientist discovered whales are actually related to Hippos 10:47 **Surprised whale face**

[@iliveinsideyourhouse3943]

Eventually, the whales stopped thinking

[@nicholasduca5221]

@@iliveinsideyourhouse3943 is that a mother f****** JOJO reference ?!?!?!?!?!?

[@spareid6862]

@@nicholasduca5221 No

[@nicholasduca5221]

@@spareid6862 YESSSS

[@ThomasBomb45]

Hippos are great underwater, it makes sense tbh

[@organicdinosaur5259]

Starting from complete land mammals, Cetaceans are amazing!

[@BenGThomas]

Agreed!

[@organicdinosaur5259]

@ Mulleronis Huh?

[@organicdinosaur5259]

You gonna give us the cliffs notes? Or are you just gonna keep vaguebooking your opinion? Basically this paper says Ambulocetus and two Desmostylians were obligated marine mammals based on thoracic strength, there was also one inconclusive result on another Desmostylian. Your point is?

[@organicdinosaur5259]

@Mullerornis Thought so. Yikes. Maybe next time state what you mean instead of having people assume? Maybe get a discussion going like normal people would ?

[@seankennedy5074]

OrganicDinosaur You will never get a discussion like normal people, from abnormal people like Mullerornis, the well known troll and cluster B personality disorder sufferer.

[@sendmorerum8241]

Narration: ancient cetaceans Auto sub: ancient sea turds Me: ok

[@jamielishbrook2384]

Please.tell me that was real

[@reisorange607]

my brain: ancient doggos

[@geoffreystuttle8080]

Why is it that the Orca looks like a formal and handsome bad-ass but all the other whales and most porpoises look like they're in competition as to who can look most awkward ?

[@ladyofnoxus6733]

Cause Orcas are dolphins not whales lol

[@justadummy8076]

Alice Angel Beauty They are the largest of the dolphin family Odontecetes, whereas other large whales are Ceteceans

[@ladyofnoxus6733]

@@justadummy8076 yes I know this.

[@budle89]

Handsome bad-ass according to who? Looking awkward according to who? To you? On evolution perspectives, they look that way to eat more effectively and efficiently on the food they eat.

[@mainmoontoonaccount5732]

@@budle89 Cmon dude don't be a fun ruiner

[@dillanswanson60]

After seeing this video, speculative zoology doesn’t seem too weird

[@anthroposlogica9379]

That's because spec zoo is a method to teach evolution in a fun way people could understand easily

[@pauls5745]

and I wonder in a few million years, if whales survive, will they lose their pelvis?

[@newsavefile]

@@pauls5745 what about the hands in their fins? Wouldnt be shocked if the finger bones fused.

[@moonblast1647]

Dolphins are just Whale echo fighters

[@velimirmisanovic8647]

Dolphins are just whales that don't take shit from anyone and together attack sharks that attack them :D

[@telsonater]

Now you got me thinking about that Sega Genesis game, Echo

[@joshuadaltilia8480]

Yeah they are, they're part of a group known as smaller toothed whales

[@MesserTAMU]

They are Simi clones at worst. They offer much faster rush down gameplay.

[@skizzik121]

Dolphins are dodgy cunts

[@presidenttogekiss635]

Lol, that whale looks so out of place next to to all those herbivores.

[@JanetStarChild]

Some of those "herbavores" are actually more like omnivores.

[@samuelmatheson9655]

@@JanetStarChild Well, technically, everything eats sun if u follow the chain back far enough

[@dgray3771]

Because it is actually a lot smarter than the rest of its cousins. And it eats meat. So guess what will happen if humans diverse in 2 groups, meat-eaters and vegetarians.

[@tubbyqueen]

FunkYeah you can’t even spell “herbivores”..

[@ghoultooth]

D Gray Careful, you’ll start a flamewar lmao

[@greyideasthetheliopurodon4640]

Did you do this on porpoise?

[@BenGThomas]

Very porpoisely

[@greyideasthetheliopurodon4640]

Ben G Thomas whale thanks for the reply. Can you be my accuracy checker for my videos? If you could for some of them that would be nice.

[@istvansipos9940]

yes. on porpoise :- ) that's a good 1. anyway, I have to go back to work. I'm writing a fictional story about a huge, short distance cargo ship, so a ferry tale

[@greyideasthetheliopurodon4640]

István Sipos lol

[@papaidoceuteamamuito5975]

no, he was making this video with an russian agent pointing a gun to his head while producing it.

[@reddoguk7405]

The evolution of whales have always fancied me. I remember going to an expedition in Aberdeen as a kid and being big into dinosaurs ect from a young age it helped feed my intrest in evolution something that's still here to this day. Love the videos by the way please keep up the good work.

[@Noone-of-your-Business]

You really should point out the confusion about the Basil"saurus" name, as the animal was initially believed to be a reptile, and only later found out to be a marine _mammal_ .

[@mortimertobarius9484]

Its kind of funny that Basileus is not even the modern Greek word for king; it is a medieval Greek spelling of that word.

[@Suusleepy]

You guys ever think about how, at some point this creature's evaluation, there was the first of its kind to never go back onto land after it was born

[@isidoreaerys8745]

That’s pretty wild. Not many hard species lines in evolution but I think if we had a time machine that would be one of them.

[@Whatever94-i4u]

We had mammal-like crocodiles, then crocodile-like mammals... Nature is so fascinating and weird at the same time.

[@ninjahombrepalito1721]

Everyone talks about mosasaurs and megalodons. Basilosaurs deserve more attention.

[@corkcamden9878]

Yeah, God forbid we should hurt the basilosaurs feelings. Sheesh. Screwy.

[@physetermacrocephalus9986]

There are plenty of other impressive creatures, such as the Livyatan depicted by my profile picture, that are underrepresented in popular media.

[@widodoakrom7032]

No Leviathan are

[@RedXlV]

@@corkcamden9878 Too late for that, just look at the name. We hurt its feelings by mistaking it for a reptile.

[@ninjahombrepalito1721]

@@corkcamden9878 don't be stupid, you can't hurt the feelings of a dead animal. But it would be nice to have more basilosaurus in media and discussions. I think plenty people would be very interested and some of us who know about basilosaurus even thrilled.

[@dwightmartincampbell7973]

Not gonna lie I was lost when he was using the scientific names

[@roninjolin7687]

shit me too but it's interesting to observe these wild interesting freaks of nature..

[@ianb.2575]

I wAsN't, YoU iMbEcILe

[@nathanmayer87]

Yeah all the minutia of classification are messy and hard to keep track of, but the physical differences between animals is still interesting.

[@G31M1]

I just came for the pictures :) The thing is that I‘m not even native in English and I don’t even know how these classifications are in my native language.

[@davidvondoom2853]

He really does drone on and on, blending sentences together with no pauses in between. He makes it all sound boring, like a robot reading of a page. He drops dozens of names, like we've all heard of them before and offers not associated pictures to go with those names, to make it easier. Anyone who isn't familiar with the subject matter would get easily lost in his flurry of name dropping and poor explanations.

[@yux.tn.3641]

watching stuff like this makes me care a lot more about the environment and climate change

[@BradShreds]

Watching these make me realize climate change is an inevitable and natural part of earth’s cycle.

[@ghoultooth]

PJ Not when it’s coerced by humans. Climate change is natural but not to the extreme degree we are seeing in localised areas.

[@EndsleyIV]

Yeah, rabbits and mice will eventually evolve into new roles and niches becoming new animals overtime replacing defunct species. It's nature.

[@theproudnoob4490]

@Based Haole definitelly humans win on that one lmao they would win if you only counted with the metane live stock expels to the environment

[@theproudnoob4490]

@@BradShreds it definitelly is, the climate change is a couple of million years early tho

[@johncolasont6195]

Can you imagine swimming by the beach and one of these bastards bumps up against you? 13:43

[@rumuelnathanael8043]

"Eey mate, do you have the goods?"

[@brianjensen5661]

Pants will be shat

[@samyrandome425]

Looks like what Dolphins should look like if looks matched behavior

[@SxCAceYT]

not it face is cute

[@prschuster]

So much for the creationist claim that "there are no whale transitional forms".

[@michelguevara151]

"real evidence of evolution is all fake created by scientific cultists wishing to destroy the divine order! it's the devil's work! REEEEEE!!! creationists are like feminists and sjws, reality derangement syndrome sufferers.

[@andrewlee7755]

@@michelguevara151 That's generalization. Besides, it's not like acting like a troll is going to net you "internet points". I'd rather be like prschuster with his calm, rational assessment than a trolling meme such as yourself.

[@andrewlee7755]

michael browne You really can’t explain each step. That’s how evolution works. It’s a slow, gradual morph where slowly, features are developed and lost.

[@frenchguitarguy1091]

Andrew Lee this is the internet where memery is commonplace

[@KaiserMattTygore927]

@michael browne Yes I expect someone to explain literally every single successful reproductive generation, Trillions upon trillions of steps. I hope this is sarcasm

[@ElazarY]

Never do a face reveal man. You’re too awesome for that.

[@StrawbeeKat]

well well well

[@gtcwsn]

Ur right he will look dumb and n0 one will want to watch him after that

[@bendykirby4828]

Who’s gonna tell ‘em?

[@graphite2786]

Extremely impressive video, well researched, narrated and illustrated. Looking forward to part two.

[@peterdavies137]

Shame it's all nonsense

[@godslaughter]

What I love about cetaceans so much is their skull anatomy. I highly recommend doing some research on skull bones of ceataceans and how much their nasal bones and premaxilla moved upwards. It's just so fascinating, they still possess the same bones we do, but they're just morphed in a different shape. Absolutely superb.

[@Brakvash]

*A gripe I have with the majority of prehistoric illustrations:* Why do illustrators draw prehistorical animals without lips? I mean there's never any end to them. There are barely any animals today with permanently bared teeth, so why shouldn't a majority of the animals in prehistoric times have lips on most illustrations?

[@CerealKiller420]

I have similar gripes too. It doesn't make any sense to me. How are these paleoartists so amazing at shading, coloring, anatomy, backgrounds... yet they have literally no creativity or vision when it comes to the actual animal's appearance? They just draw them like, so plain, it ends up looking weird and unnatural. Even the "plainest" looking animals that are alive today still have stunning and beautiful features. For example, look at a coyote's fur coat... from a distance, it just looks like a plain brown color, but when you look at it up close, their fur is white, black, brown, all sorts of shades. I don't know why they do it. Maybe they're just trying to make art for some boring, crappy middle school science book and wanting it to fit the narrative of what people think dinosaurs look like, or something. I don't know.

[@American-Plague]

I've ALWAYS wondered that. I agree. It looks ridiculous and unrealistic. As if every prehistoric animal just can't wait to murder the next living thing. You km know what I mean.

[@almachizit3207]

@@American-Plague And most of the time, they just look ugly. Most living creatures are definitely not ugly (with some exceptions), so why would prehistoric creatures be ugly?

[@American-Plague]

@@almachizit3207 Ugly by whose standards? Yours? What do you think about Aye-ayes? They're extremely cute right? And snakes. Frogs that hatch out of holes on another frog's back. This is all so cute. Anyway, evolution doesn't care about what you think is cute so that's a totally irrelevant point even if there were some global way of proving what's cute and what isn't. Your whole comment is full of totally illogical nonsense.

[@American-Plague]

@@almachizit3207 Wait...my mistake. I thought you were arguing against evolution based on the fact that they aren't cute. Lol! Sorry! I gotta stop arguing with these idiots so much! Haha!

[@Planet-Rodela-3]

Basilosaurus got it's name, because they were originally believed to be reptiles. Similar to mosasaurs.

[@tijanamilenkovic9442]

mosasaurs are reptiles you know

[@wizardlizard8213]

Do more of these!

[@BenGThomas]

There'll be another one within the next week (hopefully) :D

[@seankennedy5074]

Mullerornis: *Awww, nobody is paying attention to me and my self proclaimed brilliance* Everyone else: *Who invited this halfwitted fucktard along?*

[@seankennedy5074]

Come on, Calita, I thought you were going to censor me from youtube? Why has this not happened? After all, you are all powerful, all knowing and obviously my moral and intellectual superior... Do your best, peaches!

[@jabby6709]

Fish: finally! after millions of years we have evolved TO WALK ON LAND! no more swimming for us at last! Whales: lmao dude watch this **evolves back into an aquatic animal** Fish: bruh

[@hornytable1295]

@AllSeeingEye ofGod Can't tell if this is a troll or your actually being serious

[@aceambling7685]

@@hornytable1295 its a schizo, dont engage

[@seanmorgan2356]

@AllSeeingEye ofGod Oh my Good God, your wall of text (too long didn't read) is so full of error and so full of shit that no right minded person is going to bother to point out and explain all the multitudes of errors out to you. You are just making a fool out of yourself on this comment thread, a perpetuating the stereotype that christians are ignorant. You are not going to convince a single person here with that claptrap.

[@seanmorgan2356]

@AllSeeingEye ofGod Okay, you're not a christian. But the Intelligent Design proponents that you are posting are Christians. Don't be fooled into thinking any of them believe Aliens did it, or any God other than the Christian God did it. Random mutations having all the time, that's why they're called Random. It can be de novo (in the sperm or egg DNA, also called the germ-line) which then becomes hereditary. We also know that retroviruses can insert themselves into a cell's DNA. The vast majority of DNA mutations have more to do with 'switches' that decide when to turn on or off a certain development or function (ie, not making a crucial enzyme, or autoimmune diseases). Even something as simple as blood types (ABO and RH Pos/Neg) are mutations. The vast majority of mutations are benign (not causing any benefit or problem). But I'm sure you know that a problem happens when an Rh Neg mother gives birth to an RH positive child? So mutations are random, and can be either benign, beneficial, or detrimental. However, Natural Selection is NOT random. The environment, the habitat, the predator/prey dichotomy...all of these natural forces act upon the phenotype, the physical expression of the genotype. An individual that lives long enough to have offspring, who then may carry beneficial mutations, then live long enough to have offspring of their own. And so forth. You mentioned Eagles soaring to catch prey, yet we know that birds are very different from each other in shape, abilities, predator/prey scenarios, breeding/birthing behaviors. All birds that we have today diverged from one common bird ancestor, who was a descendant of one type of dinosaur, and that all dinosaurs types evolved from one common reptile ancestor. btw, DNA had not been discovered at the time Darwin was writing his books. But the field of genetics in every possible way has demonstrated the facts of Evolution by Natural Selection. We don't believe in evolution because Darwin wrote about it. That would be an argument from Authority which is how conservatives think. We accept Evolution as the best model for the explanation of the diversity of life on earth because we have about 150 years of evidence from multiple fields of study (biology, genetics, geology, immunology, even cosmology). Darwin simply gets credit for being (mostly) right. You have almost zero evidence that a God did it. And how peculiar to post multiple links to so-called scientists to try to dispute science...you don't know enough about the subject to do anything other than accept their word for it. THAT's an argument from Authority. You don't understand the science, or the math, or the statistics...you are just regurgitating what creationists have convinced you of, because it resonates with you and you want to believe them.

[@jadesmith8653]

@AllSeeingEye ofGod Sir, this is a Wendy's

[@maxgreece1]

Really, rally good this one. Can't wait for part 2. I think I'm 15 years behind in my knowledge on whales - amazing how it all changes.

[@nicoledavis5719]

it is AWESOME that you always include cited sources!! Thank you!

[@justincarnes1553]

Mammalian crocodile? Terrifying.

[@American-Plague]

Like a large otter!...kind of

[@KalleVonEi]

Amazing

[@imaginarysheeps]

I think the cetacean story is by far most fascinating evolutionary tale. Always love learning more about it-- Thanks!

[@ethanwatkins3528]

Honestly feel like I need to say thanks with every video that you upload! Learn lots from your content.

[@northropi2027]

Credit to Fossil Fighters for introducing me to Pakicetus. Double credit for their tendency to reuse animation rigs between many models and their inexplicable decision to reuse the one they used for the saber cats leading to an extremely cat-like model that confused the hell out of me when I actually looked the thing up. ...triple credit for the Eldar, Special Dinosaur Edition and their robot laser Therizinosaurs. They were cool. And quadruple for introducing me to the concept of horrifying eldritch world-eating fish, I don't care if the model was shit it spooked me at 12.

[@starlight0313]

Northropi lol I watched JaidenAnimation’s vid on it

[@brandyrose9997]

This is a great example of what I love about KZbin. Thank you Ben, well done. 👏💕

[@robertfletcher3421]

You have done fantastic research on this group of wonderful mammals I am looking forward to the others.

[@BenGThomas]

Thanks! :D

[@seankennedy5074]

This obsession with ensuring that everybody who comes across you on youtube, finds you a thoroughly inane nobody with a major disconnect between the intellect you think you possess, and that which you display. Keep it up kitten! You are setting fire to the conservatives! You are like Khaleesi, Breaker of Chains, except you are Mullerornis, Burner of Conservatives. *LOL!*

[@C104-x9s]

I am always amazed how far evolution can change a organism, interesting and informative video

[@arrubiooo2197]

would love to see a video about giant sloths and their origin! Keep up the great work you're the best

[@seankennedy5074]

Yes! And the giant lemurs!

[@seankennedy5074]

And the low quality troll has such huge views and positive ratings for their feeble uploads. But really, isn't this 'trolling' that you are attempting to do, extremely low quality? I mean, even for you...?

[@seankennedy5074]

Shitting myself? Over a flaccid wimp like you?? HA!!! Good one Carlita!

[@heilwr]

@@seankennedy5074 ?

[@witchflowers6942]

Really interesting video! Whales are my favorite animals. They’re biology, evolution and especially intelligence is just so unique and enthralling.

[@donhillsmanii5906]

I am in love with this channel. The knowledge and communication skills of Ben are A-PLUS! Gonna have to contribute towards this

[@cennethadameveson3715]

Another video that clarifies things I didn't quite understand and add new knowledge to look up🐋🐬🐳

[@seankennedy5074]

Hahaha! Wow, the delusion of self importance is strong in this one...

[@seankennedy5074]

Whoa! What a comeback!! Are you 12 or something? If this is the quality of your 'burns', then somehow I can't see that too many conservatives have been singed by the likes of you...

[@seankennedy5074]

Ooooh, the big youtube power broker is going to terminate me because I fail to acknowledge zhe's unparalleled brilliance and genius.. I am totally shocked, I mean it's not like an insignificant leftist parasite to have a banny tanty on the internet when they don't get their own way, so totally out of character...

[@doburu4835]

@@seankennedy5074 he's a massive troll bruv, don't bite his bait.

[@merikmalhads1676]

I always love the moments when two scientists discover the same thing roughly at the same time without intercommunication. It indicates that scientific, cultural and even religious ideas are tied to specific points of growth in understanding that may be indicative of evolutionary markers in civilization development. Of course we'd need to to look at the history of other nonhuman civilizations to be certain but it really puts into perspective how, despite our view of detachment from the physical world, even our deepest thoughts and emotions are tied to physical absolutes

[@seankennedy5074]

Quality as usual. I would still love to see an exploration of another marine mammal family, Desmostylia. Some of the more derived species were fully aquatic pelagic animals, and would have lived alongside cetaceans, who ultimately won the battle of survival. How they managed to survive in the open ocean without any of the conventional aquatic adaptations, such as a streamlined body shape with modified swimming limbs and tails, makes them extremely curious and interesting creatures.

[@dinhtynguyen8535]

0s9z

[@juanjoyaborja.3054]

They’re actually on the order level when it comes to diversity. They’re tethyerians, making their closest relatives today manatees and elephants. It would have had a hippo-like appearance but probably had the similar rough skin to elephants and manatees. They didn’t have a streamlined body shape at all, and bore huge flippers instead. Quite bizarre indeed. Although they lived alongside cetaceans, it’s likely that they went extinct from competition by sirenians, which fed in the same food sources as them. Sirenians evolved a much better body plan for life in the water, which is why they are still alive today and yet the Desmostylians all went extinct.

[@ianhay527]

I like that this is essentially a review article, except in video format. Quality content

[@seankennedy5074]

And here zhe is again, spreading zher mental dimness across the entire comments section in a desperate attempt at gaining the respect and attention that has eluded you through life... Poor, poor Carlita...

[@yoo7289]

Really interesting I only new a part of the whale evolution and find out out more when I watched the eons video but her Its covered in much greater detail keep up the gpod work

[@seankennedy5074]

Mullerornis; *I'm heaps smarter n stuff than you, fall at my feet and bathe in my brilliance.* (Just don't get blinded by my latent psychopathy...)

[@thomasneal9291]

how about you both stfu?

[@seankennedy5074]

Ummmm, how about 'no'?

[@mstalcup]

This is absolutely great presentation of the subject. I really like the abundance of good, imaginative paleo art.

[@huskkie6684]

the evolution looks like 1st evolution -otter 2nd - seals / walrus - 3rd -dugong 4th - the whales/ dophine etc ?

[@hildonschoeman8828]

Your terminology an ethology is very impressive something you do not see often on KZbin. Thank you

[@ashknoecklein]

I really enjoy all these videos. Keep up the great work!

[@BenGThomas]

Thanks, we'll try :D

[@seankennedy5074]

I just can't tell if it is borderline personality disorder, or histrionic disorder. Which personality disorder is it?? Perhaps both, perhaps all...

[@evodolka]

a truly fascinating video, i love "these evolution of" videos as it goes into great detail on the history and lineage of the animal keep up the grand work

[@MediumDSpeaks]

Happy to see this, I'm fascinated by whales and was amazed to find out they were land based mammals who moved into the water later

[@seankennedy5074]

Is this how you "burn conservatives"? By trolling with multiple comments about the same thing, that every single person is likely to ignore? Fuck, I bet even your piss is cold.

[@cole6843]

Evolution has always been a topic I love studying!

[@727Phoenix]

The MRCAs of cats&dogs, cetaceans and artiodayctyls lived about the same time, approx 50 million years ago. The enormous differences in the rates of evolutionary changes amazes me. Cats & dogs are almost the same animal in comparison.

[@Chaos------]

The transition to not laying eggs and taking an actively nurturing role was so revolutionary in lifes evolution. Even though it started on land it quickly invaded the sea and carved out its own niche in already established eco systems. I wonder what the next big evolutionary leap would've been had humans not come about.

[@andyjay729]

TLDR: Whales are hippos that wanted to get out of the sun and so they stayed underwater...forever.

[@guyincognito959]

It´s crazy how high the evolutionary pressure must have been when it even worked around "breathing".

[@SalvatoreEscoti]

I have been wondering if Seals and Sea Lion went to a similar Evolution...

[@AndrewTBP]

Yes, but Pinnipeds are Carnivora and most closely related to bears.

[@kevinjohnson3521]

@@AndrewTBP yeah, what proof you got besides your weak imagination or someone else’s opinion?!?! Oh yes, I forgot - cause you believe you need no proof, too funny 🤡… no proof just FAITH is what you have. Keep believing your fairytale!!

[@tenrec]

Excellent, excellent, excellent! Not too technical, and not unnecessarily dumbed-down. Well done!

[@jackib5369]

Amazing interesting informative can't wait for more

[@BenGThomas]

Thanks :)

[@dabilliebean]

I've NEVER seen this many beautiful creatures in one video before!

[@lunnaflame12]

That basil looks a little derpy...

[@AdmiralMattsoy760]

Wow!! Your videos are entertaining and educational. Really love your channel.

[@namnhat8287]

Hey Ben, have you ever consider a collaboration with Trey cause I Think you should. I've watched you two videos for some times, love them, and I would like to see you two collab.

[@abnnizzy]

I used to love watching Trey, but he became too dumb and strongheaded for my taste. This channel here is way better.

[@SanilJadhav711]

@@abnnizzy Dumb ? How ?

[@abnnizzy]

@@SanilJadhav711 Dumb because of the radiation video he did. Dumb because of How he come so strong and condescending with his opinion, doesnt respect any of the comments from his Channel and then, if a half-assed journal says the same thing his commenters Said, he put his tail behind his legs and go with It. Dumb How everything he says is facts and fuck everything else. This Channel here is different. They make It clear that their opinion is based on current scientific discoveries and dont try to be better than anyone else.

[@Rincypoopoo]

That was first class ! Just what I wanted, as I was thinking about Whale evolution. Thank you. Looking forward to watching part II

[@leostrazsa5440]

0:31 A meme has been born: When your mom shares the Aux cord finally.

[@KalleVonEi]

Pls make this a template

[@seb987806]

Wow, love this video and your channel in general! Please keep up the amazing work!

[@rustymixer2886]

Rodent : one day I'll swim and be the largest animal ever, I'll show you !

[@alnahian1796]

this video is so good i randomly come back just to watch ads (mostly get grammarly ads) as long as it helps

[@emiliohernandez6005]

Humans: "Return to monkey" Cetaceans: "Get on my level"

[@ActualLiteralKyle]

Thank you so much for posing this ive been DYING For a Ben G Vid on whales! Can’t wait to see part 2!!!

[@Shaden0040]

Fascinating!

[@that_dumb_beanch369]

Mullerornis dud okay we get it

[@justincarnes1553]

Loving this channel, been binging all morning!

[@doinosor6405]

My friend somehow doesn’t believe in evolution so I’ll just send him this

[@KossolaxtheForesworn]

how did your friend like it?

[@doinosor6405]

Kossolax the Foresworn he never responded

[@therublixcube3052]

Probably busy scrolling down 10 Google pages to find that one creepy creationist nut website.

[@Nothin2seehere-e4z]

Tell him that the creator was stupid for giving whales lungs. A smart one would've give it gills and lungs or just gills. These animals can sometimes suffocate. They can hold their breath ( actually air breathing marine animals store air in their bodies), but what happens if they get trap? They're doom to died. What a great creator that god is.

[@therublixcube3052]

What a great creator evolution and natural selection is, indeed!

[@joanduthie1689]

These evolutionary timeline videos are a great way for me to study up for a speculative evolution project that I am going to be starting soon inspired by the premises of “Serina: A World of Birds.” Keep up the good work. 🙂

[@kaseybrown7664]

When the last of these die, a massive space probe will visit earth and begin wrecking havoc on our oceans. We'll need to steal a Klingon Bird of Prey to go back in time and bring one to the future.

[@thehowlingjoker]

all because some big space tube only speaks in whale.

[@jesseriker260]

Very well put-together video. Thank you.

[@WurstWasser617]

It's a TWO PARTAH!!

[@jenniferheath2611]

I am really happy I ran across your vids. Extremely brilliant vids. I don't agree with the time frames but we are all different in our beliefs and I really appreciate your views TY.

[@PAULLONDEN]

Always was fascinated about how these land mamals went back to an aquatic lifestyle..Amazing how we still learn more about evolution, which in the end hopefully will liberate humanity from superstition and religious fairytales...

[@Nothin2seehere-e4z]

Some people don't want to understand evolution.

[@aheartonfire7191]

Hi, I'm Hot Rod because it’s stupid.

[@johngavin1175]

@@aheartonfire7191 Yea a "stupid" theory with lots of backup. What is the physical and testable evidence for Creation?

[@andyrichardsvideovlogs8835]

Outstanding. Whilst very technical it is understandable to the layperson and enthralling. Well done, sir.

[@Crocy]

AronRa has some competition XD ♥️

[@NobleKorhedron]

Very interesting; moving swiftly on to part 2.

[@DESIBOY-fe7nm]

Lemme hit the waters so nobody can kill me. Humans:- still hunt whale. Whale:- excuse me what da fa..

[@BonaparteBardithion]

That's the craziest thing about whale-hunting. There's all these animals on land to hunt and some human said: Hey, guys. Let's jump in this log, go waaay out in the water and poke a whale with sticks. Though it's more understandable up north.

[@Zoeila]

eagerly awaiting part 2 always been a huge fan of dolphins and orca's

[@canag0d]

It’s hard to compete with PBS EONS on you KZbin right now... And let’s be fair... They rock your world... Nevertheless I really enjoyed this video and feel it can supplement a channel like Eons. I hope that doesn’t come across as an insult because it’s not. I really enjoyed this video :)

[@canag0d]

Maybe you can mimic their videos and go into greater detail where they don’t?

[@Gandaleon]

@@canag0d Why do you have to call it "competing"? I don't see a conflict here. People, who are interested in Paleontology don't have to choose ONE option. I can't get enough of these types of videos and I'll gladly watch both channels.

[@CerealKiller420]

True, but these guys aren't getting Patreon money, and they're not connected to PBS or SciShow. I think they're doing pretty awesome with whatever sad budget they have, lol. I just wish they'd find a host who wants to go on camera!

[@shaunmcdaniels2460]

Very good video!!! I am fascinated by the evolution of these mammals... Kind of hard to follow for a layman like myself but I managed to keep up with most of it (I think).... Thanks for taking the time to make this....

[@dannore8077]

12:48 Hey put up that fossil for display. But we don't have the feet yet. It will be fine just put a damn drawing of what the feet might look like

[@beebee5567]

This video was made for me thank you I love whales they're such fascinating creatures

[@gabepena1046]

Who thinks ambulocetus looks like a mammalian crocodilian?

[@droopsmoop]

They might have actually occupied the niches of modern day crocs today aswell

[@gabepena1046]

That’s awsome . It’s always so fascinating to see evolution branch out two different ways that are so similar but different

[@droopsmoop]

@@gabepena1046 theres also that amphibian that also occupied the niche of crocs back in the period where tetrapods were started to colonise the land too

[@gabepena1046]

Were they ambush predators as well?

[@droopsmoop]

@@gabepena1046 yep and they looked similar to a gharial today

[@oddn3rd404]

This is a very interesting evolution, great video Ben!

[@greyideasthetheliopurodon4640]

How do you castrate a whale? You send four skin divers!

[@seankennedy5074]

What is it's a sperm whale?

[@greyideasthetheliopurodon4640]

i did not make this video

[@greyideasthetheliopurodon4640]

@caffeineandmemes :D

[@SanilJadhav711]

@Mullerornis Who are you even replying to here ? And also you don't need to paste the same link under every reply dude, we get it, the same thing can be done by posting a single comment Don't flood up the comments section with toxic comments and links, please

[@bestversion8159]

Another outstanding video on a fascinating topic. Thank you!

[@1man1bike1road]

213 thumbs down i guess bad tempered creationists

[@milesarcher8502]

COOL! Nicely done.Thanks