The Invention of Pets

Tiger got to hunt, bird got to fly;
Man got to sit and wonder 'why, why, why?'
Tiger got to sleep, bird got to land;
Man got to tell himself he understand.
― Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle (1963)
ASSET SOURCES
Survival International
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Libyan Cave Painting Photos by Joe & Clair Carnegie / © Libyan Soup
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Nenet And Chukchi With Dogs ©Jimmy Nelson Pictures B.V.
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Black Lab Gray - Water Happiness by Emo Teofanov
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Descubren Insolito Entierro De Perros Prehispanicos by INAH
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Free Animal Videos.org
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The Alex Foundation & Life With Alex
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BOOKS
Animals Make Us Human by Temple Grandin
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The Tiger In The House by Carl Van Vechten
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Parrot Culture by Bruce Thomas Boehrer
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What’s A Dog For? By John Homans
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The Open: Man And Animal by Giorgio Agamben
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Thinking Through Animals by Matthew Calarco
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In The Company Of Animals by James Serpell
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ONLINE SOURCES
Cognitive Foundations of the Relationship between Humans and Animals among Hunter - Gatherers and Traditional Farmers
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The Separation Of Human And Animal
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What Does It Mean To Be Human by Maria Popova
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Politics by Aristotle
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Animation by Preston Blair
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Rene Descartes and Animals Are Automata
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Witches And Familiars
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The Great Cat Massacre by Robert Darnton
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Dogs May Have Helped Humans Beat The Neanderthals
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2015-2016 APPA National Pet Owners Survey Statistics
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Darwin The Dog Lover
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The Big Search To Find Out Where Dogs Come From
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Dogs Are Even More Like Us Than We Thought by Maya Wei-Haas
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Dogs Not As Close Kin To Wolves As Thought
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DNA And Victorian Dog Fancy
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A Biological Homage To Mickey Mouse by Stephen Jay Gould
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Pride And Pedigree: The Evolution Of The Victorian Dog Fancy by Harriet Ritvo
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Buccleuch’s Labrador Stud Book
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Oxytocin
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Dogs And Cats Can Love
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Were Cats Domesticated More Than Once
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How Humans Created Cats
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Aesop’s Fables The Lion & The Mouse
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The Kennel Club
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SPECIAL THANKS
BBC Earth & BBC Worldwide
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Rhett & Link
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Origin Of Dogs Traced by Joshua Marks
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Kevin Illustrations by Ian Gibson - Lead Artist at Sky Tyrannosaur
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Dr. Juliane Kaminski
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Dr. Larry Young
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VIDEO CREDITS
Written, Produced, Edited and Hosted by Kevin Lieber
Instagram: / kevlieber
Twitter: / kevinlieber
Website: kevinlieber.com
Contributing Editor Matthew Tabor, Koala Fight Media
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VFX by Eric Langlay
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Sound Design by Jay Pellizzi
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Select Music by Jake Chudnow
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Custom Charts by Craftality
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Vsauce2 Links
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Facebook: / vsaucetwo
Website: www.vsauce.com
Canine Cameo by Lucy

[@tori6678]

"Pets love you for you." Excuse me while I go hug my dogs for a moment pls

[@maxximumb]

+Torri X My cat loves me for being me. But she loves me more just before it's time for foods.

[@bobowserb131]

+Maxx B lol

[@Preposter]

+Torri X LOVE or love? Either way I am not taking risks 0_0

[@ericbartol]

+Torri X I love being adored by my dog, but I feel I let him down at times. This doesn't stop the adoration, though! He still adores me, as imperfect as I am. God bless the little guy!

[@randomizednamme]

+Torri X My dogs are hours away D':

[@pep3001]

came in for the knowledge left with the feels

[@wtfduud]

Be good, see you tomorrow, love you

[@ko95lia]

ITS PISSING ME OFF, what humans did before, what they believed in

[@mummykirishima6522]

Mr.Sheepington me too

[@gerithaw4245]

I didn't get the feels, i was applauding the work of the owner.

[@randomstuff6121]

Same

[@ilikemusic2726]

Not even gonna lie, I teared up at the parrot last words thing.

[@reynelelerio6425]

same here :(

[@ilikemusic2726]

TWENTYFO5 Why thank you! :)

[@cherrysalsa]

I didn't just tear up. I started sobbing like a toddler

[@ColdNorth0628]

i died a little from feels

[@voomroom8697]

+I like Music I know, that is actually heart-warming.

[@Mincho1994]

*You be good.* *See you tomorrow.* *I love you.*

[@arladicey]

😐😑🙄😕🙁😞😟😖😢😩😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@NativeVsColonial]

@@arladicey Nice expression though emojis :'(

[@dargarin]

🙁☹😔😢😭 is better.

[@cessposter]

reminds me of twomad

[@U014B]

RIP in Peace DomZ

[@bbcearth]

A very insightful and entertaining video as ever Kevin! We're glad we could provide footage to support the topic.

[@Vsauce2]

+BBC Earth Thank you so much! My favorite footage was from Planet Earth of the wild wolves hunting. Breath-taking!

[@Switch2Burst]

+BBC Earth It is nice to know that a larger entity like the BBC is willing to aid the creative process of smaller creators.

[@borntoclimb7116]

greetings from germany:-)

[@MrDoYouKnowMe2211]

+Joseph Howland Yeah, unlike most entertainment companies.

[@thedarkgreenvanman]

Thanks +BBC Earth!!

[@ZenoDLC]

Am I the only one who got a bit teary eyed when learning the parrot's last words?

[@morvaridj3166]

+ZenoDLC Nope. Full on cried when I heard that.

[@SuperWeedPower]

+ZenoDLC I did not, but it hits hard bro!

[@Trippze]

+ZenoDLC no, cuz the parrot doesn't know what those words mean

[@tubester358]

+Isac - Words don't have meaning in and of themselves. If the parrot knew to say those specific words every night then it shares a common intention I guess. Your English words have changed their meaning throughout history :/

[@Redsandjunkie]

+ZenoDLC No.

[@PurplePoppyAnimator]

I never thought I'd be driven to tears by the quote of a Parrot's last words.

[@snipsnap8527]

Purplepoppyanimator same

[@gingergamergirl98]

Purplepoppyanimator Same :(

[@axelivanchev7376]

Absolutely the same ...

[@HappyIsAGoodThing]

Same....

[@oussamabr5851]

Same 5

[@wurble]

I totally get that "the less a dog looks like a wolf.." notion. I guess that's why I've always preferred dogs like german shepherds and huskies. As domesticated dogs go, they don't look that far removed from their wolf ancestors. It actually kinda upsets me when I see breeds that are not only so far removed from their ancestors they barely even look like dogs anymore, but struggle with even the most basic of functions like walking or even breathing.

[@emirdhaou4412]

a husky is as close to wolf as a poodle though

[@awesomeami2010]

I don't think that he's referring to breeds like the poodle who's biggest issue is it's ridiculous looks. More along the lines of pugs, who very commonly experience respiratory and overheating issues.

[@adrianivashkov4242]

Aren’t Shih tzus the closest genetically to a wolf?

[@CAMSLAYER13]

@@awesomeami2010 poodles were working dogs the funny haircut was to help their buoyancy since they have very thick coats and its kinda stuck as the style.

[@AssassinZion]

While those dogs are definitely more wolf like they can still have problems just like most pure breeds

[@luciferspissbaby]

''goodnight, see you tomorrow, I love you'' Excuse me, I've got to go cry all the tears. #thefeels

[@luciferspissbaby]

#dontstartthis #iknowwhatudoingthere

[@KenMochii]

#cringeyunnecessaryhashtag

[@luciferspissbaby]

#fuckallthewayofff

[@madsherm123]

I teared up at that line

[@KenMochii]

***** then why the fuck are you so fucking triggered? I'm annoyed by vegans saying their vegan even when it's irrelevant to the topic. You know what, I'll fuck off.

[@ttobyg]

this quickly turned into "stuff I wished I never knew"

[@queenbiscuit311]

ttobyg ikr

[@queenbiscuit311]

Noobap lol me too

[@frostythesnowbob607]

ttobyg WHY DID THEY HURT THE DOGGOS 😭😭😭

[@IrvingIV]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/h2etdoBrpspraqM

[@jonathanramsey8508]

David Cortés 420th like and same

[@AaronDGoldblatt]

Wow! Seriously Kevin, I am impressed. This must have taken a long time to research and develop this episode. So very informative and brilliantly produced. Kudos to another amazing video!

[@Vsauce2]

+Aaron Goldblatt Thanks, I really appreciate that!

[@ericbartol]

+Aaron Goldblatt Do you have anyone to thank, or was it all you? Just curious.

[@DOOMZEDAY]

+Vsauce2 5 stars for this excellence Kevin!

[@cyberdisarray9173]

+Vsauce2 Love all the work of you guys, vsauce, vsauce2, vsauce3... Every video, make me feel good, Idk why.

[@BariumCobaltNitrog3n]

+Aaron Goldblatt May I be so kind as to offer a suggestion: *kudos I am also similarly impressed by the work on this video.

[@TheOtherGuys2]

Alex the parrot there... I read that beyond all the counting and naming of objects, recognition and identification, there was one thing Alex did that was a mind-blowing moment for the researchers. In a session of practicing naming colours, where the researcher held up and object and Alex was to say "Red" or "Green" or whatever, Alex suddenly stopped, and looked at the researcher, and said... "what colour am I?" He'd never been taught to say that, he'd never been told he had a colour, he'd never been taught to ask questions, and like every other animal in history, he'd never before expressed curiosity at an aspect of his own existence. (Other animals may be aware of their own existence, but that's different.) "what colour am I?". Think about that for a moment. That level of cognition is... orders of magnitude above an elephant painting a picture of an elephant. Astronomically beyond solving a simple puzzle for a reward. And it blows using a stick to dig bugs out of the ground, right out of the water. By the way, they told him "Grey", to which he said "Grey... Alex is Grey."

[@XPDruben7239]

🤯

[@aux1766]

that's legitimately incredible, even chimps who are taught to communicate with researchers have never been observed to ask a question, they can answer them all day, but alex may be the only animal ever observed to ask a question, thank you for that information, truly groundbreaking.

[@hailiemoore5520]

Omg I almost cryed when Kevin was talking about Alex the parrot's last words x'c My dog's last words would probably been "you cut my balls off bitch" lol

[@dendanskefyr1232]

xD

[@dutchgirlmaan2958]

+hailie moore xD Thanks, I needed that laugh after the parrot's last words.

[@cretz_]

+Morgan Harris That's an intense line of questioning.

[@Asterisk_OS]

+Morgan Harris Rick & Morty :D , Can't wait for Season 3

[@dutchgirlmaan2958]

***** You actively searched for the comment section just to find someone to insult? Damm.. thats kinda sad..

[@LazerLord10]

Vsauce3 is old Vsauce2. Vsauce2 seems to be turning into old-ish Vsauce. DONG seems to be the REALLY old Vsauce. Interesting.

[@maxximumb]

+LazerLord10 But where is Michael?

[@LazerLord10]

Maxx B Here

[@Davemcfc]

V-volution.

[@leonardoruiz2793]

+LazerLord10 Well yeah that is actually true. interesting indeed

[@leonardoruiz2793]

I think Vsauce is just evolving into a new type of Vsauce, it already has handed out all the series or "shows" it had before to all the new Vsauce

[@max__taks]

When he was reading Alex the parrots last words, I thought at the end he was gonna add "and as always, thanks for watching"

[@Star_Nova]

People need to stop breeding pugs and bulldogs with flat faces. It's not cute and it's a torturous existence for the dog.

[@skyfraze5699]

they need to breed more corgis to bring the price down

[@comradesillyotter1537]

Get a dog from a shelter, free, and they need families.

[@zaonth1414]

I find them cute

[@BridgesofMC]

Dogs aren't cute

[@LucianoThePig]

+BridgesofMC They are tho

[@shaunv81]

Vsauce2 team and Kevin, Ive been a subscriber to this channel since it started in late 2010, and it's also the first comment i've made. This video has been well worth the wait. You've researched thoroughly, and presented it so beautifully that words can't define. You've all grown at Vsauce, and this composition proves it. Keep up the good work guys, your work is absolutely amazing. If I could subscribe one more time, I would have again and again and agin... Love and much appreciation, as always....

[@Vsauce2]

+Shaun Vance That is really awesome to hear - thanks!!!

[@ashwalk85]

+Shaun Vance my thoughts exactly!

[@vaprin2019]

+Shaun Vance again*

[@ubermenschi1459]

+Shaun Vance Lucky, your first comment, and you get a response.

[@vaprin2019]

Pope Dawkins you're*

[@RCAvhstape]

"Cats self-domesticated..." I knew it. Cats know damn well what they're doing.

[@TheWorldThatYouWishFor]

They are very smart

[@pierrecurie]

@@TheWorldThatYouWishFor except for the cat burning part

[@96Rile]

Kevin I have been watching you almost since when u started your channel and I want to let you know how happy I am for you as to see you come this far. This is some of the best work I've ween from you and I hope you keep making more videos like this! Thanks (:

[@Vsauce2]

+Nikola Ristic Thanks, Nikola! That's so awesome to hear! It means a lot!

[@Luxylol]

+Nikola Ristic same here. Love your work Kevin, your videos are very educational and entertaining

[@samantha5825]

+Vsauce2 I am a fan as well, but could you please post the song names that are used, if it's not too much work.

[@samantha5825]

+James Lourenco But I'm not looking for the first song, I'm specifically looking for the one that plays when he was talking about the Labrador's as well as when he stated the parrots last words.... But I also want to know what songs he uses in all of his future videos.

[@w500nm]

+Samantha B look for jake chudnow on soundcloud, he doesn't have that many tracks but I think it's ascension

[@reesehouck9270]

I used to have a rabbit a few years ago, who has now passed, but I have a cool story. Basically, at my house, we have a back patio that is completely open to our backyard. We never kept our rabbit in a cage and let him roam freely around our house, so he was basically a cat. We also let him go outside. The odd part is that he never went into our backyard. He could've easily just run away from us, but he didn't. A rabbit isn't considered the smartest animal, but I still find it interesting that he never decided to leave. He could've just stayed for higher survival purposes, but he had the option every day to just leave. I dunno, but I still think it's very interesting to think about.

[@dallyshallow6212]

Well i am more of a cat and dog person, but i do have a rabbit story as well. I had a pet bunny once, and I too let him roam around the house often. However, he wouldn't let me walk anywhere or do anything...because he would always run in circles around me, thumping his back feet loudly on the floor. I finally had enough and checked the internet for answers. What i read made me uncomfortable. This is what the article said the rabbit was thinking when he ran around me in circles, thumping: "You have the sexiest feet! I want to have sex with your feet!" and then it told me what i should do: "sit down on your feet IMMEDIATELY!" true story.

[@dallyshallow6212]

Arsalan Khan well if you take into account that animals DO have a better sense of smell than us, then it doesn't seem so incredible. my rabbit also liked to hop on my back if i was laying on the floor on my tummy, reading. and before you start laughing again, no he never did try the nasty there but after i read the article i wasn't comfortable with him on my back anymore haha.

[@Grey_Warden_Invasion]

We too once had a rabbit that basically was like a cat. I think she and her sister-rabbit were taken away from their mother way too early when they were sold to us because they were such tiny little things and got weaker and weaker and probably would have died if we didn't start bottle feeding them. The sister-rabbit died after a month or so but the other one lived. She was roaming around freely in the house and garden without running away or going into hiding, she would follow us around sometimes and she also wasn't afraid of my aunt's dog.

[@aidenaune7008]

it maybe likes the inside world better than the outside, because inside there are no predators, and it has free food and is really happy there because it has great owners

[@basementbats]

Fluffy 2305 I had a little black mouse who I would put down on the ground outside and sit next to and he always just crawled onto my shoe and sat on top of it instead of running away, I thought it was pretty amazing that he stayed next to me instead of just running around and leaving! Unfortunately, he died from a heart attack after several years, R.I.P. Merlin

[@indianawilson6973]

"Galileo was imprisoned, during the Spanish Inquisition." No one expects the Spanish Inquisition.

[@jumbi5333]

So sad. He was just a poor boy from a poor family

[@GamingWithUncleJon]

Especially since he was imprisoned by the Italian Inquisition.

[@tejaskudva4902]

Dwight: The Spanish Inquisition waits for no one !!

[@GamingWithUncleJon]

@AndorinhaIberica It was the Papal inquisition under the control of the Pope, not the Spanish inquisition under the control of the Spanish Crown. Two separate inquisitions. Two separate courts, two separate systems for trials. Also, while Itally wasn't unified, it wasn't entirely under Spanish rule. At the time of Galileo's life Pisa was part of the Duchy of Florence, and then the Grand Duchy of Tuscany both of which were ruled by the very capable Medici family and were not conquered by Spanish interests, however both of which were also quite under the influence of the Pope.

[@PabloBazzano]

La ignorancia es atrevida.

[@KevinLarsson42]

Furries, the line is Furries.

[@MrKimberly2001]

+Naorobot Zhang Lmao when furries get salty

[@realSpook]

I agree, furries share common traits with humans and animals, they are a disgrace for both

[@KevinLarsson42]

SpookDogg Agreed

[@superhc0]

+Kevin Larsson what exactly do furries do wrong? :P

[@Finn0w0]

You mean other kin?

[@Airospvce]

This just proves that humans are never satisfied with anything.

[@shinjiikarifrombrazil7750]

Yes

[@Saayan_ide]

If we would satisfy with everything then we would’ve stuck at stone age

[@cessposter]

Who asked

[@NinjaAdorable]

HOLY COW........... THE FEELS with that Parrot story came out of the left field............ That hit me like a TRUCK.

[@Fuar11]

They may say that your pet only loves you because you feed them. And that may be true, but we only love our family members because they help us survive. We don't see it that way, because it's an illusion. So why is it that animals are primitive? Why is it that animals can't think the way we do? What if they do and we just can't communicate?

[@PoppyHapalopus]

Idk why Rhett and Link had a thing at the end but I totally dig it.

[@valalava1]

It amazes me how he was able to talk about the parrot and the cat burning thing so... clamly. I teared up just hearing about it, it would be impossible for me to talk about it without starting to cry. Kudos

[@d.e.b.b5788]

It's called repeat takes. If one comes out with an unacceptable presentation, they simply repeat it.

[@MrLuke255]

"Kindness is never wasted. Never. Never. Never. (...)"

[@ipwnyoudiehaha]

Rhett and Link!! :D

[@mythics102]

same!!

[@notmyface-845]

+Juliette Myers The only reason I'm here! So glad someone shared this. 😀

[@jokercardmaster]

rhett's voice tho

[@gamophyte]

+HippoButtSecks Rhett just "it's not your fault"-ed me.

[@borntoclimb7116]

yes:-)

[@liamr7122]

Alex the Parrot's last words gets me every time Kevin says them. God it's so heart breaking

[@EricChamplin]

"Pets love you for you" - Quote of the day.

[@lucidinterval8012]

that's not what he said.

[@EricChamplin]

Christian Martinez Watch the video again.

[@lucidinterval8012]

Oops my bad

[@catherinebrown6960]

Kevin I have been a follower of yours for ever, and I have really enjoyed laughing along with you, but this time you actually made me cry. You showed a deeper and more serious side to yourself in this clip, much respect to you...

[@Jade-mm1wl]

Don't drink and drive because your dog will never understand why you didn't come back home. -Someone on Tumblr

[@mishmashmush7750]

i don't get notifications i just have no life

[@tylerlastname6881]

+Mish Mash Mush haha

[@RalphACastilleja]

Same

[@brettmenton9003]

+Mish Mash i feel ya

[@victor15002]

+Mish Mash Mush There you go. :)

[@cr0ssth3mapn0scop3]

+Mish Mash Mush that reply and profile picture

[@MichaelRosen-wz4ru]

i was almost crying this whole video, and that last parrot part made me just burst

[@gavynwilliams843]

Anyone else break down when he said alex's last words?

[@al1ve427]

I expected it to be some random words, but nope, has to hit with the feels

[@vrody8874]

same that hit me

[@DoctorWhovian101]

I've read that article a few times, so as soon as he said parrot, I knew what he was talking about. But despite already knowing and expecting it, the last words make my eyes sting every single time

[@Starrydust]

Gavyn Williams yeah i already knew about alex and i knew when his last words were about to be said but my eyes were tearing up a lot still

[@jordanious7711]

no. The parrot only knew 100 words and said them every night before bed.. The only reason he used those words was because he was taught them, he had no understanding of what they meant. I saw it as a good example of how so many people can be in denial

[@Blue_ddj]

"A kindness is never wasted." - I believe in that yes :)

[@the1exnay]

+Dresseur de Jeux so if i were to say something nice to you right now it would benefit me later on?

[@the1exnay]

nice profile picture

[@Blue_ddj]

Firaro It might yes. And even if it does not, at least it would have make me happy or smiling for a moment, so in a way or another, it is not wasted :)

[@Blue_ddj]

Firaro And thanks by the way!

[@JuanToro420]

WHY DID NO ONE TELL ME YOUR VIDEOES GOT SO MUCH BETTER! Finally we can focus on one subject at a time. I will def keep watching.

[@bobair2]

Yes a Kindness is never wasted!

[@thewubmaster5278]

never, never ever

[@Architector_4]

never.

[@kaelanirevyruun1676]

LOL the little segment with the guys from Good Mythical Morning... XDDDD

[@Keys879]

Never.

[@senorevokerule898]

Ever.

[@AftermathNihil]

+Rebecca Maria yass

[@dnapolymerase5788]

Never.

[@potatophantasm1405]

I had to scroll too far to find this comment.

[@spodermen7266]

I was about to type "Make KZbin great again", but then I realized that Vsauce is so much better than the rest of KZbin.

[@lennywendigo5725]

spodermun nued tu muk yutub gud augun

[@gimmepugs6826]

Everyone in these comments is like 'I almost cried from the parrot's last words', I ACTUALLY CRIED, OK? OK!? Idk why but I cried D'':

[@PolyGenre]

It is touching, it happenes to everone.

[@avatow]

"Nature makes nothing in vain" WHAT ABOUT WASPS

[@kentuckysmoose]

Birds eat them things eat birds and things eat other things so on and so forth

[@incognitotorpedo42]

Mosquitoes. They aren't ecologically important. They just make mammals miserable.

[@gekigami1791]

@@incognitotorpedo42 The males are pollenators and many animals eat them

[@arjunpratapsingh9809]

Ok...but.......WHY MOSQUITOES!!!!😭

[@greatminecraft4430]

They are actually very helpful (the wasps) to gardners, as they eat pests. Every insect has a type of wasp that eats it.

[@marinanicole5693]

"Scrolling for cat memes is a very serious existential activity" Someone has to make "vsauce2 out of context"

[@SkywardGamer1]

My first best friend was a lab named Nellie, who I got when I was 5, she passed in 2012, from a disease that's hard to treat called Addison's Disease. I aspire to become a vet one day because of her, so I can help all the other animals of the world. How anyone can see animals as inanimate or mistreat them makes me sick. (I now have two labs, Molly and Bella!)

[@jmitterii2]

+ChubberJ That goes for wild or livestock as well. You just don't be cruel to animals no matter what, if you do, there's something seriously wrong with you.

[@SkywardGamer1]

jmitterii2 yes, of course! I was including all animals in that statement.

[@0prahTV]

Cats are superior creatures.

[@ender9653]

Tru

[@ezrahinson2493]

+0prahTV Sure -_-

[@Gringorican]

most pet owners own a cat most people want a dog (this includes pet owners) true statistics.... but i won't argue on an evolutionary level, one can definitely say cats are superior to most dogs. better eye sight. better balance. sense of hear and smell are not as good as the dog but still way better than ours. retractable claws and ability to climb trees is also a plus. they're actually among predators in many of their respective habitats.... but looking at the stats, dogs are simply better a capturing human hearts. o and guarding them too.

[@Gringorican]

*apex predators

[@balduran.]

+0prahTV superior to you maybe

[@rilesplays5278]

You Vsauce guys are the best creators on youtube. So thankful that you guys make this content for us.

[@6tigerz6]

Little mistake: After 9:13 the animal you see running is a painted dog (Lycaon pictus), this specie is not closely related to our dogs (Canis lupus familiaris).

[@RealQuin]

too deep, time for cat videos

[@crazitaco]

That story about Alex the parrot gave me the feels ; _ ;

[@MTR702]

I'm starting to feel that Vsauce 2 is the most consistently interesting and consistently uploaded of the brand (even before Jake's unfortunate health issue). Keep it up

[@MTR702]

guipacker They found cancer in his leg and had to do surgery and other cancer treatments. Check out his personal vlog channel

[@Blessbybeer]

" You Be Good, See You Tomorrow, I love you" Wow, these are some beautiful words. I say animals are just a refection of our soul.

[@SD-ni9jh]

+Blessbybeer reflection*

[@estefania.99]

Well I was not expecting Rhett and Link to be on this video 😂😂

[@MrBanankartong]

+Estefania I was almost like: Did i accidently click on a GMM?

[@pugpopb6297]

+Estefania Me neither

[@belatorius3442]

We were monsters..

[@Ahmadabdal_]

correction we were we are and will be monsters

[@crazitaco]

Still kinda are, but we can change.

[@stewartsaurus5796]

Oh also don't cut yourself on that edge mr.allhumansareevilexeptmecuzi'mspecialandnotahuman.

[@Ahmadabdal_]

well all humans are evil im not saying im special or good im cruel myself everyones cruel everyone want a better life for themselves

[@alantonix213]

we are and will be monsters.

[@SpencerOilChangeLOL]

"so, what is this doing here?" And the dog is like "yeah.... why am i here? CAN WE GO OUTSIDE INSTEAD?" that face made me throw my head back laughing.

[@thedrunkcorgithe666th6]

Cuteness comes from babies? I don't find babies cute, but animals are pure cuteness in my eyes.

[@rustybayonette6641]

most people do though.

[@stellartoad]

The Drunk Corgi The 666th i dont find babies cute unless they do something cute enough

[@obrigaah]

I find babies cute.

[@Sensiav703]

I'm far more likely to throw a sack of babies in a deep river than a bag of kittens, myself. I don't know what that says about me.

[@xisumavoid]

One of your best videos! Very insightful :-)

[@gogokiwa]

+xisumavoid whatcha doinn here??!?!?!?

[@SamuelBoshier]

+Leoven I don't think you saw the comment above yours.

[@SamuelBoshier]

***** Yeah, I know.

[@gogokiwa]

***** MUUUUHAHAHAHAHAHAH

[@SamuelBoshier]

Kiwa's Minecraft LP Oh. I see... *****

[@KeiichiO]

Holy shit, seeing Rhett and Link and the end of a Vsauce video was like having all my fan fictions come true.

[@hakuorowitsuarunemitea8708]

+Rinku Huh. Fancy seeing you here.

[@KeiichiO]

Hakuoro Witsuarunemitea Yeah man, I love saucy science.

[@hakuorowitsuarunemitea8708]

Rinku Saucy science. www.scientificamerican.com/article/saucy-science-exploring-the-science-of-marinades/

[@NotGabiTime]

+Rinku Not sure if i wanna know what they are but yeah, it was pretty cool xD

[@purekf]

animal agriculture for meat sounds like something that should be illgeal. I think it's one of those things humanity would look back at a couple decades/centuries from now and think was super fucked up

[@HisCarlnessI]

+purekf And delicious.

[@DJDawsonEdge]

Naw, I don't think so.

[@SirPentYT]

The part about the birds final words put a tear in my eye. If that were my bird id be an absolute mess. IVE NEVER EVEN HAD A BIRD!

[@Johnyknowhow]

The line between people and pets has already been established and is aptly named "DeviantArt".

[@e_lander]

Ah, DeviantArt.

[@foggy_EQ]

I'm surprised Vsause isn't like a KZbin red show. It has such good quality

[@dudewholikesdinosaurs-topi1727]

Brysoneum Owen it is now

[@Mortebianca]

We all got sad for the parrot last words ;W; #HELIVESINYOU

[@paraballa]

+Mortebianca I thought you wrote #HELLLIVESINYOU

[@bnjiodyn]

Outstanding work. And wow, this must have been a lot of work to produce!

[@abdallahmarzouk3590]

12:00 to 12:17 ....I actually cried...

[@Ayanamiel]

So did I the first time I read it.

[@SkyLordPanglot]

Me too. :/

[@JC-kj7rd]

Abdallah Marzouk you're not alone😭😭

[@PlainsPup]

I completely agree with your quote at 7:05 - "In some cases, it [pure- and extreme-breeding] has created unintended health problems, driving the Kennel Club's leading geneticists to believe that the less a dog looks like a wolf, the less it makes any sense." Can you refer me to the precise place you got this, please? Your Kennel Club link does not contain it.

[@Vsauce2]

+PlainsPup Jeff Sampson is the name of the geneticist and the quote is detailed in the book What's A Dog For? by Johns Homans. Thanks for watching!

[@PlainsPup]

Vsauce2 Excellent, thank you!

[@redloopy]

+PlainsPup all purebreds are inbred

[@Zinkolo]

+ARCH PEACE. its sad but its a good thing we have mutts they live longer.

[@PlainsPup]

ARCH PEACE Yep, agreed. Pure-breeding means closed gene pools and also implies "line-breeding," a euphemism for incest, which most plants and animals (including humans) naturally try to avoid for its tendency to increase the incidence of inherited disorders. There's also the issue of "extreme breeding," which includes traits like flat faces, short legs, droopy ears, deep wrinkles, etc. that are also really just genetic disorders that reduce the health of dogs - fundamentally no different from physiological problems, etc. Domestic wolves (dogs) really should remain overall somewhat similar to their wild cousins to remain healthy, and that includes avoiding inbreeding and extreme breeding. Village and mixed dogs tend to be healthier, because they tend have higher levels of genetic diversity. Those who still want variety should stop perpetuating weird traits, but they can have different dog landraces and types, which still serve a function (hunting, herding, etc), without being inbred. The dog and cat fancies should also learn from livestock breeders, who still have breeds, just not pure (genetically isolated) breeds.

[@miniops12]

"You be good, see you tomorrow, I love you." THAT THERE IS FUCKING SAD.

[@marthanewsome6375]

Very good! My chihuahua points at things she wants you to see and she jumps up on you and puts her paw on your lips, when she wants you to be quiet. She wasn't ever trained for this, she just does these things. She is also very expressive and anyone can tell when she is sad or happy, or even if she is just being cheeky. So, I agree with you. Animals love us for being us and they are aware that we care for them too.

[@JackieChinJR]

Really liked this video (along with many, many other Vsauce videos). You guys did really great in helping to recall and linking up the theories and study findings I studied over the years as a psychology student! Not to mention that long ago when I was just beginning, I somehow picked up how to write Lit. Review and do better presentations from you guys by noticing how you guys flowed from one topic to another, one study to another in a super smooth, cohesive and relevant way. Good job!

[@Vsauce2]

+Jackie Chin That's awesome! Thank you!

[@rumiest]

+Joe Mattock He should probably also mention that onions have 12 times as much generic material as humans do. Life just isn't that simple. We mustn't judge other organisms by the amount of genetic material they have.

[@laharl2k]

+Joe Mattock what is cruel? that we breed them to fit what we liked? or that we let them live better, longer without having to even hunt in exchange for their presense and look? what do dogs do to be worth the food they are given? they have it easier and better than most homeless people do. Theres no way that anything we do after that is somehow cruel. Unless of course you dont feed them and let them to starve but being given free food just for how you look is in no way cruel.

[@JackieChinJR]

+Laharl Krichevskoy It is subjective, like you say, how we look at cruelty in selective breeding. On the genetic led diseases side, I have a toy poodle at home which suffers from muscle aches in right hind leg all the time. Brought to the vet and he said it is a result of selective breeding to maintain the breed's small size and short legs that led to weaker, maladaptive muscles. Moreover, living indoors with human walking on slippery marble and ceramic surfaces can only worsen the case. So cruelty or not, I wouldn't say human didn't at least went a little overboard in interfering with pet's health and genes...

[@laharl2k]

Jackie Chin well, it sure isnt worse than it is for cows and sheeps, which were breed to be tastier and easier to kill (less agressive, more tame) IIRC there's a breed of sheep (or was it goats?) which has a genetic problem which causes it muscular paralisis or something when they are stressed, like when being chased or scared. They breed them so to keep that "feature" to it's easier to round up. Cows i dont know about any desease but i know the breed them to be weaker, with more fat in between muscular tissue, so all in all they are but a chunk of meat, all muscle with no fiber so its meat is tender, kept in a confined place so that they dont walk a lot and develop stronger muscles. As for pets i dont like dogs a lot, so i'll stick with my all white "maine coon + random street cat" which so far apart from being huge (pillow size) doesnt seem to have any health issues. The only selective breeding problem i see in it is that he has the dexterity of a rock, most likely for being so big. Seems cats dont escalate very well with bigger bodies. Smaller cats are faster and way more agile than bigger ones. Even if he is a cat he can jump as high as things i can climb onto. I have two more, one is a generic three colours one and another is a who knows what that appeared in our patio, all pearl black, and very muscular. He's not as big as my cat pillow but he's quite agile and really ripped, so much he almost doesnt have a neck

[@larsentosh9710]

last time I came this early I enjoyed the video

[@that1valentian769]

*BOOOOOO*

[@harrisonschoonmaker9991]

BOOOOOO

[@darktrooperdalek7991]

BOOOOOO

[@hamiltonalvarado1397]

Boooooooo

[@Supersoup42]

+lester tins BOOOOOOO

[@Drako1777]

NEVER waisted.

[@AE-dh6zj]

Wasted*

[@davidconstantin2804]

+Wehrmacht Lyle spamming

[@Oz-kiddo]

+Brady Benedict Ever...

[@LPArabia]

I can feel that you guys make these videos with love and joy! Great video!!!

[@therandomhat_]

That parrot *sniffs* IM NOT CRYING! ,;,-,;,

[@DMTInfinity]

Well damn...... Poor kitties........

[@51gan788]

you can see Rhett trying not to laugh when link does the mouse voice haha

[@surdmuri]

You be good.See you tomorrow.Love you I can't stop crying when i hear that,always...

[@ajoff9585]

god i fucking hate when people think theyre not animals

[@comicalsomber9044]

what if a rock thought they werent an animal HUH?????

[@DayneSmith1]

we don't recognize our responsibility to care for and protect nature, especially our own planet.

[@truthboom]

we are busy defending against other human

[@JoeSmith-pd2hw]

i did not expect rhett and link at the end...

[@alexanderadelmann766]

Wow, I haven't been that engaged in an informative video ever. That's really awesome. Keep the good videos coming!

[@bundlesofjoe]

It's funny how my cat can reason better then some people I know

[@unclebard3916]

7:34 that looks hella creepy

[@EnzoDraws]

Is that Bob Ross at 5:43 in figure 24? "Evolution is a happy accident"

[@twelfthmanau]

One of the best VSauce videos I've ever seen, and I've seen most of them. Amazing stuff.

[@DJEylisium]

The feels from Alex the parrots last words :'(

[@darksoals]

I dunno about chimps, but I know that while animals may not correlate pointing with language, they do understand that when you point you are referring to an object that is beyond yourself or the immediate field of view. Cats and dogs alike understand without training when you point to an object that the point of interest is not the finger itself, but that there must be something else you are referring to, and will look for that instead. Its universal in many ways, I've successfully pointed things to pet fish, cats, dogs, birds, lizards, even though these animals don't have fingers to point themselves. Since chimps are so smart, I kinda doubt they don't understand the concept of pointing.

[@snailey7342]

I will never understand the comments dissing their own species saying "humans are terrible, wish I was a dog..."

[@snailey7342]

*were

[@mambodog5322]

furries

[@universidadunex8430]

7:30 I had various of those drawing books and they where the basis for my drawings today. Awesome callback to infancy... Thanks V2

[@Triferus]

To think humans are the only animals capable of reason, blasphemy.

[@rustybayonette6641]

evidence please

[@Melodies2319]

Rusty Bayonette wait, did you watch the video?

[@shin-ishikiri-no]

Weird, I've always thought pugs and bulldogs were the ugliest dogs. Huskies, cats, and even foxes look more attractive and neotenous than pugs. Also, for the record, I'm starting to think the people who "hate" cats are just more superstitious and primitive than the rest of us.

[@crazitaco]

Erik Nomura I know, I'm just saying that those are some of the excuses that I've heard. You're preaching to the cat-choir, I friggin love cats.

[@xxXthekevXxx]

I wouldn’t say huskies are more neotenous, but they are definitely far more attractive than brachycephalic (smooshed-faced) dogs. An example of an actually attractive neotenous dog would be the Pomeranian, which is kinda like a mini version of huskies and spitz dogs.

[@ingriddubbel8468]

You don't understand what neoteny means. Wolflike dogs don't have neotenous traits.

[@sgtsnakeeyes11]

Humans instinctually hate change. We are incentivized to maintain current beliefs and behaviours. Change required large amounts of time and energy to be invested in new beliefs and behaviours which translates to high risk. If someone told you that you've been doing something foundational to your life all wrong and you have to stop doing it, you will have an extreme instinctual aversion to that person's views. We have to be able to recognize and prevent our instinctual attempts to avoid truth.

[@boglenight1551]

We don't hate change, we hate difference, change is but the pathway for a different reality.

[@xxL3GNDSBESTxx]

By far my favorite video I've ever seen on this channel. Such a phenomenal topic to make a video about as I think about this a lot. Keep it up Kevin!

[@SpArK4GrL]

Wow, the savage ways they tortured animals made me furious.

[@itscrumbelivable]

That's history for you

[@SpArK4GrL]

+Pokemario Fan Right :(

[@itscrumbelivable]

Makes ya feel lucky to be living in this modern time

[@RainyDayWolf]

+Taylor M. Collette still happens...

[@itscrumbelivable]

Rainy Day Wolf But at least we're working against it

[@Freeze-DriedWater]

I want a relationship like that parrot had

[@NessieAndrew]

So animals and humans are not that different, right? And if we can breed animals in order to get ceratain diserable traits, why wouldn't we do this with a few humans in order to get smarter, healthier and overall better humans? Now that I think about it, genetic editing will make this happen.

[@aname8155]

Reason: unethical

[@VinVonVoom]

@@aname8155 And doing it with animals isn't? At least with humans we have an ultimate goal for our continued domination.

[@ladawnemcshizzle1276]

Rett and Link at the end! OMGOODNESS! XD

[@bigbenhebdomadarius6252]

To everyone beating up other people about vegetarianism, whether you are for or against: someday, when it has become possible to synthesize any food we want out of minerals, it will be considered just as immoral to eat a plant as an animal. Respect for life should include _all_ life.

[@ToshAroundMac]

You cannot exist without killing living things. When you walk, when you are infested with parasites, when your immune system attacks bacteria, vegetation and animals are killed so you can have a place to live. Even your science-fiction mineral-based food synthetizer will require living things to die to extract the minerals, produce the energy and transport products. Accept this reality and move on instead of trying to force your religious dogmas onto other people.

[@pernaboys]

i always taought other spinoff from vsauce would suck, but man you're good! keep doing the great stuff

[@bobowserb131]

2:42 this music gave me the goodbump

[@me_oh_me_oh_my9390]

Hahahahhahahhaha

[@NK-xd4fu]

145 (Poodles) - Jake Chudnow :D kzbin.info/www/bejne/eqDOc5iQgLCYgas Just to give you some more nightmare fuel

[@X20c3ntX]

Felt like someone would rap over it

[@me_oh_me_oh_my9390]

good bump?

[@bobowserb131]

Me_oh_me_oh_my goose bumps* u know what I meant xD

[@ms.allicastery3867]

"You be good, see you tomorrow, I love you." I can't stop crying someone help