The Strange Island Animals of Canada

[@thepharaohnerd7235]

HOLY SHIT this is awesome

[@Chance-u4i]

You are a good homi for Repping a friend, great work both of ya

[@lefroste6370]

This man is revolutionizing KZbin. the honest commentary, the humour , the almost lovecraftian knowledge, is something that this platform is missing, among swathes of low effort forced content, Sylvs videos provide such a personal and memorable experience. My favourite animal is of course the Vancouver Island marmot, its so cute uwu.. I love canadian wildlife

[@SylvainsRamblings]

@lefroste6370 this represents a hipsters acidic, postmodern designs on one of the industry's hoariest, most spine-tingling staples... or something, idk I don't speak IMDB

[@lefroste6370]

​@@SylvainsRamblingstruly this video is the Mario Kart 64 of youtube

[@MermaidMakes]

It’s like old KZbin but also like…new KZbin. So it’s like post modern KZbin nouveau. I am finding more awesome channels like this lately, having to do with my special interests, so…is there actually hope for the algorithm?!

[@wemalnishimura9305]

​@@SylvainsRamblings LMFAOO

[@lefroste6370]

​@@MermaidMakesthere just might be

[@SmartToaster]

This was really insightful and engaging. Thank you for teaching me about my habitat 😺

[@appa609]

Great video. A asterisk: Vancouver island is the *second* most populated island in canada. In #1 by quite a lot is Île de Montréal with over 2 million souls, more than Manhattan.

[@SylvainsRamblings]

@@appa609 I forgot Montréal was on an island lol

[@LG-jb9zs]

@@SylvainsRamblings Montreal is the island and the city! And the borough. We like the name.

[@jimjimmers8571]

@@LG-jb9zsAnd the mountain nearby, don’t forget! Hence the name.

[@DeepFrydMind]

Most of us here forget about Quebec. Don't feel bad about it. They will remind us.

[@dylanbuche8726]

As someone who worked with the Small Mouthed Salamander research on Pelee Island you did a fantastic job at explaining how they reproduce and why they're interesting. Super cool 👍

[@when4271]

Are they edible?

[@DogManDaveXD]

Hey surprised not to see the Vancouver Sea Wolf! They are a sub-popular gray wolf that has adapted to living on the coast! If you make a part 2 id love to see them included !

[@singingcrow439]

3:37 as someone whose from Alt. Canada, there are times when even we don't know what we're saying, though the example you used is one the easier ones.

[@EnCounterCultureMedia]

They dont tell you this but the vancouver island marmots are free i took a bunch of them ovrr the last couple decades and no ones done a thing. I have over 44 docile marmots.

[@Chesterfield.Esquire98]

The elites don’t tell us this either!?.. well dang.

[@corneliouscook6062]

Give us the damn marmots back man i need em

[@LDT08]

Bros gatekeeping marmots

[@corneliouscook6062]

Mf they my marmots

[@travisziemer4151]

KZbin recommended me this outta nowhere. I hope it blows up, this was good!

[@alphakakcmeddlakadoofahkii3362]

As a German, it BLEW MY MIND when I first learned that Canada has hummingbirds, it just sounds so wrong. But the best animals here are the chipmunks

[@SylvainsRamblings]

@alphakakcmeddlakadoofahkii3362 really? I never really associated hummingbirds with any specific region, I just assumed they're everywhere lol

[@AllYourRAw]

They stay year round too, at least on the west coast

[@icky_mack]

I live in NS, I get a lot in my yard in summer. Some evenings there are no less than ten "fighting" over the garden. Had them in the house twice.

[@cordelllush8133]

7:25 "Let's ignore Labrador for now" said every Newfie ever when talking about their province. You could have also mentioned our extinct wolf species

[@myfredo32]

I loved this video!! More Canadian Wildlife videos would be much appreciated :D

[@dawsonstorry3042]

I’ve lived in Haida Gwaii my whole life and it’s pretty cool to see it pop up in a random KZbin video!

[@user-ne9sd4ow1o]

Pretty sure the algorithm heard my mom say Haida Gwaii and recommended this vid.. A little creepy, but I ain't complaining 😅

[@jamesowchar8557]

Im sad you didnt include the rat map. As an albertan its one thing we are very proud of. Also, we got salamanders in central alberta, rattle snakes in the south, and ive seen what look like snow ferrits but idk what species it actually is lol

[@musicfeind]

Probably a stoat maybe they turn white in winter

[@matios83]

Great video friend. I like this concept.

[@JerseyRichard]

Came for animal facts, stayed for the provincial slander.

[@Momcat_maggiefelinefan]

Absolutely marvellous presentation! You’ve got a new subscriber! Thank you so much! You made my day. 🇨🇦🖖🏻🇨🇦

[@KendrickMan]

Interesting timing. I had just updated my caribou observation on iNat today to more specifically reflect the island endemism of their caribou subspecies. And now here's a video on island endemics of Canada, which included Newfoundland.

[@SylvainsRamblings]

@@KendrickMan google is listening lol

[@lancerhades971]

Born and raised in Victoria BC. This was awesome

[@GenderlessP]

11:37 Oh!!! Wasn't this little guy the mascot sidekick for the Olympics when they came to Vancouver?? Mukmuk!!

[@malakaibarbour4015]

MUKMUK!!

[@kanutastar]

i live very close to pelee island and occasional visit it try and find not so strange but rare species of snake only found in canada the blue racer (Coluber constrictor foxii.) i've actually never heard of this odd salamander but i'll try searching for some next time i go.

[@jacintaprocca4752]

This was a great video! I loved learning about my countries unique animals! I never knew these existed even!

[@shansen2990]

I hope you continue to make more animal-related videos, this was great to watch!

[@SylvainsRamblings]

Prehistoric animals and paleontology is a topic you may see here in the future lol

[@tinydancer6095]

I see a potentially new genre of videos for you!!! This one is amazing ❤

[@haloman12378]

I’ve been going to cowichan lake my whole life and only found out there were lampreys there a few years ago, was quite surprising lol

[@user-ne9sd4ow1o]

They look like a leech on steroids 😬

[@bazzboda4785]

While a subspecies, the Sea Wolf(Canis lupus crassodon), also called the Vancouver Island Wolf, is rather interesting. They are at least somewhat similar to the recently extinct Sea Mink in that they have a primarily marine diet, though in the case of Sea Wolves they are smaller then their close relatives which is the opposite of the Sea Mink. Always seemed a little odd that Sea Minks weren't high up on the cloning list, they feel like the perfect candidates.

[@SylvainsRamblings]

@bazzboda4785 never heard of the sea mink, looks interesting

[@GenderlessP]

16:51 My uncle runs a school in Spain where he teaches children English; it's named Kermode after this bear! The mascot is also a little white bear with a hockey stick :) My family moved to BC when he was young and he thought the bear was just so neat!

[@Nat-cg1lf]

Wow, I wasn’t expecting the spotlight on the limestone barrens of NL! I’m a biologist currently working on the preservation of these barrens, so that was a lovely surprise, thank you!! 🫶

[@bwanaugonjwa2445]

Great video. I’d really enjoy to see more videos about the bio-geography of Canada, Alaska, plus something about life in the Great Lakes

[@SylvainsRamblings]

@bwanaugonjwa2445 I have been wanting to make a video about the different geographic regions of Canada, so that would definitely go into talking about the wildlife of each area

[@Queh555]

Hey thanks for putting time into this. Very interesting and entertaining.

[@andremoore810]

I've talked to a few older men who lived in small towns in Newfoundland for 70+ years and i've heard the Newfoundland wolf is not only still alive, but they've been seeing wolf coyote hybrids. I believe they said on average, the hybrids are bigger and smarter than the parents. The wolves avoid humans and have so much land to hide with wilderness so dense it's very likely people don't see them often.

[@SylvainsRamblings]

@andremoore810 so basically a Newfoundland cryptid.... that's really interesting actually, is there anything else they told you? I'm planning on making a Canada cryptid video for Halloween this year, and sightings of a supposedly extinct wolf would be cool to add

[@Karmasick1]

Canadian Wildlife biology student here, and I would love to see more videos like these!

[@stop_drop]

Thanks you Mr. Algorithm for correctly identifying that I want to hear about some weird funny creatures

[@Kyle_Spivis]

I’m so glad you included some plants! Animals are always the star, for good reason, but plants can be just as cool :) Fantastic video by the way, bold choice to start off with that sperm snatcher. Jokes aside that’s wild to learn about. I know there’s a female only species of lizard, and that’s what it reminded me of. I think the salamander is much more unique for some reason, though I’m hard pressed to rank the natural world like that, it’s all wonderful and unique.

[@AsmodeanEmpire]

Newfoundland also has the Newfoundland Pony, a genetically distinct subspecies, although I can see it being a bit boring to cover after Sable Island. It also had the Newfoundland Wolf, also a genetically distinct subspecies, but they went extinct in the 1930s.

[@SylvainsRamblings]

@AsmodeanEmpire Newfoundland also has that dog breed that drools a lot lol

[@Soulgaine]

@@SylvainsRamblings if we're talking dogs, the Labrador Retriever is also from the island part of the province, and not Labrador itself.

[@rupy098]

You should check out the fresh water harbor seals in Northern Quebec. Small population of 300-3000 trapped in the lakes by water falls since the Ice age.

[@SylvainsRamblings]

@rupy098 if I make a video about mainland animals then that seal is definitely being added lol

[@Hollyucinogen]

53 seconds in and I've already upvoted. Fantastic. 👌

[@spenbour16]

Really hit when he said "we've all had enough if southern ontario for this lifetime"

[@theendoftheworld9921]

Thanks for shining more light on our beautiful country. Haychka Siem

[@TheSaitoSamurai]

Excellent content!

[@wemalnishimura9305]

LETS FCKING GOOOOOOOOOO

[@AkaZ24]

A Sylvain to another Sylvain, '' Love the video keep up the great work. :) ''

[@hughgrection7246]

I would like to point out that Newfoundland moose are the largest in the country and that the eastern coyote is a cross breed between wolf and coyote . The only know human fatality to coyote was an adult female taken by some in the 1990's.

[@buckodonnghaile4309]

A lady lost her life to coyotes in cape Breton national park 15 years ago

[@cameronlegree]

Very good video!

[@justaguywholikescamerupt211]

I live very close to the puntledge river which is connected to Morrison Creak these Lamprey sound scary but are actually kinda hard to find and not that scary

[@MrNoodlson]

mhm i live very close too and haven’t seen any:) hope to one day:)

[@No_G00Nz_Recordz]

Them Lamprays and Slugs are some of the weirdest creatures I've seen man. At least ya ain't got rats the size of cats and roaches that look like pre Cambrian insects. New Yorker in da house, yo.

[@SylvainsRamblings]

@@No_G00Nz_Recordz I don't see giant bugs much, but my childhood home was regularly infested with earwigs, fate worse than death

[@NexVoidGaming]

@@SylvainsRamblings We do have norweigan ship rats in Canada. The largest rats.

[@SylvainsRamblings]

@@NexVoidGaming I thought those were just ordinary brown rats?

[@No_G00Nz_Recordz]

@@SylvainsRamblings Oh man, Earwigs are scary. Man, you gotta be careful. Them earwigs got inside my Uncle Tim's ear once. Man, he got larvae inside his ear canel.

[@user-ne9sd4ow1o]

​@@SylvainsRamblings I liked all bugs as a kid. Until an earwig pinched me with his butt.. Ive kept a safe distance ever since 😅

[@Momcat_maggiefelinefan]

I had a pet salamander that looked like the looked just like the black with blue spots, A. laterale. It was found by my patents neighbour in his basement. Mine lived in a terrarium for years, until I found it dead one day.

[@andycockrum1212]

Urban atlas has been doing a series on Canadian islands too. Great videos

[@ChuvaktheGreat]

I’m interested in the potential speciation of those horses, I wonder what they’ll become if they don’t die off in the next century.

[@ShadeCandle]

Hey, another Canadian named Sylvain. I feel less alone. Cool video - love biology! Edit: I wondered if you'd mention Morrison Creek lampreys! I live right by there, so I know them well. I hope I get to see a marmot someday though...

[@bazzboda4785]

My understanding of Spirit Bears is that only the yellow Kermode Bears are Spirit Bears.

[@deaddegenerategeneration7441]

Awesome video

[@CromulonCrumbus]

The blandings Turtle is another one. Very small range, only 3 subspecies in southern nova scotia, southern Ontario and some parts of Eastern USA

[@SylvainsRamblings]

@CromulonCrumbus if I make a video about mainland creatures then they make an appearance

[@deslauriersmama]

@3:23 ...🤣🤣🤣

[@Tuntapapa]

It’s pronounced Gwy like sky

[@finnhanson7087]

Gooning to death 16:03 😂😂

[@MorgannaElevrate]

The actual population of Sea Wolves is pretty cool too

[@jamieevans3666]

theres feral people on the north of vancouver island, friend told me while i attended university in kamloops

[@SylvainsRamblings]

@@jamieevans3666 like an urban legend or like crackheads?

[@jamieevans3666]

@@SylvainsRamblings well yea its probably crack heads but the way he put it he was in some of the deepest forest he had seen and he had lived on the island his whole life and out there he saw tents, there were people just living their daily lives away from society

[@Afrologist]

The Marmot population also likely crashed due to disease, particularly from introduced rodents.

[@SylvainsRamblings]

@Afrologist invasive species and stuff like that I probably should have given a brief mention to in the script, but one thing I cut out for time was the theory that their population decline triggered a snowball effect in Marmot social behaviour cuz of the lack of experienced individuals in this normal social animal... basically not enough Marmots to teach other Marmots about things like avoiding predators/looking out for them

[@jimjimmers8571]

@@SylvainsRamblingsYou left THAT out of the script to save time? That’s one of the more interesting explanations for population numbers of the animals mentioned in the video 😔

[@SylvainsRamblings]

@jimjimmers8571 it's interesting but less empirically provable with numbers, so idk how big of a factor it is, just that it exists... so I figured it can be trimmed out

[@cccc285]

Most slept on country in the world

[@dustinsemrok1162]

You missed the white racoons on Newcastle island by Nanaimo BC

[@TheMessengerGabriel]

16:00 why that lamprey have the USA flag in its mouth if it’s a Canadian?

[@SylvainsRamblings]

Specializes in drinking Yankee blood

[@thehungrynoodle2545]

Newfoundland had its own species of wolf until the 1930s when they were hunted to extinction. The Newfoundland wolf

[@thiccbeaver3132]

Well done, humanity has been fighting wars against wolf packs for millennia. Good to hear the newfie's won their's.

[@Fintheorca227]

Me Canadian I saw a sprit bear on television once

[@austinlee4156]

Dude I pray we get a part 2

[@SylvainsRamblings]

@austinlee4156 one day I could do one about strange mainland animals

[@Boox5x5Crunch]

More animal related videos please!

[@BashidShamon]

When you make video on Islamic empires my habibi? I like the marmot. Too bad no camels in the Canada.

[@RobertP.Trebor]

There used to be 😢

[@lefroste6370]

muslims smell bad

[@EddieBurke]

Holy fuck I love our wildlife and had no idea we had these

[@kevinhurley4815]

We have rattlesnakes in Canada

[@petdemon]

Pelee island referenced!!! Yeaaaa!!!

[@VanBurenOfficial]

Sable island is LIT man, don't sleep on it.

[@Rhamburgers_420]

ONTARIO MENTIONED RAHHHHH 🍁🍁🍁🦫🦫🦫🦫🫎🫎🫎

[@kaktis0]

I live on Vancouver island and in the forest of my school there was some water that lamprey lived in

[@icky_mack]

In Halifax harbour is Georges island, on there you can find a subspecies of garder snake.

[@Jane_8319]

Wait, is Vancouver BC not the capital of BC??? It’s Victoria BC????

[@SylvainsRamblings]

@@Jane_8319 yes lol

[@HaughtyToast]

So those salamander have a real life version of Pokemon's breeding mechanics?

[@user-ne9sd4ow1o]

In Kennedy lake theres seals. One has been climbing onto the highway

[@igiem368]

Welcome to Canada, where “slightly larger” and “boring” are our specialty.

[@user-ne9sd4ow1o]

Do marmots have beaver like tails? Im on the coast of Vancouver island and have seen "beavers" and their dams

[@alovai1971]

i live on literally the only province with island in the name and we still werent even mentioned 💔

[@The_SOB_II]

You may know already but the insects at 4:29 are bee mimics, not real bees. They're a type of fly called hoverflies

[@gregprice-f7p]

Point Pelee is home to The Blue Racer Snake.

[@AsgardTheTrollSlayer]

The Island of Montreal is actually the most populous island in Canada, probably not as well known for animal life, though.

[@soggywogger]

Watching the video rn; hoping to see Québec will update at end of video.

[@soggywogger]

No Québec mention :(!

[@tangojuang]

Fuck yea bro!!

[@Patrick-wv5wp]

Montreal is the most populous island in Canada

[@SylvainsRamblings]

@@Patrick-wv5wp I forgor they're an island oops

[@Hollyucinogen]

​@@SylvainsRamblingsI live like 20 minutes from the Québec border in Ontario and even I didn't know that lmao. You're all good.

[@Simjim_32]

Ontario is the best province

[@tannerl5607]

I'm along for the ride to watch you reach 1 million subs! Keep it up Seriously bitch don't give up

[@SylvainsRamblings]

@@tannerl5607 got over 300 new subs from this video, and I'm really close to qualifying for monetization. This is gonna be a big year I think lol

[@tannerl5607]

@SylvainsRamblings make sure you watch the videos from Sam o'nella academy he is leading this genre

[@Char-Wilkie]

I’m sorry but it was kinda rude when you said that Ontario was the centre of the universe.

[@The_Jovian]

You used a picture of hoverflies to represent sweat bees 🤨

[@SylvainsRamblings]

@The_Jovian those are sweat bees, they're all in the Halictidae family... hoverflies are in the Syrphidae family, they just look similar

[@The_Jovian]

​@@SylvainsRamblingsnah man, at 4:28 those are hoverflies. They only have 2 wings and I think you can see the spurious vein.

[@The_Jovian]

They're also lacking mandibles and have different eye shapes

[@SylvainsRamblings]

@The_Jovian it's not, that's just a green sweat bee nest You can see more of it from the site I found it on www.wildbeeproject.com/blog/2016/7/7/green-sweat-bees

[@The_Jovian]

@@SylvainsRamblings no I mean the picture immediately after the green sweat bee

[@Incarnation613]

Amazing there eh!

[@ByronGiant]

That background fiddle is stupendously annoying

[@austinm3377]

Yeah? Well your comment is stupendously annoying

[@harrisonwade6605]

You do realize Vancouver Island is one of the very few places in the world where you can observe sea otters in the wild, right? It's insane that you omitted them in a video like this. I wonder how many people just don't know how relatively rare they are.

[@doublem1975x]

Disliked for the southern Ontario slander.

[@thetoasterman3218]

You should research how to say the names of the islands, also Queen charlotte islands isn’t really used any more and Haida Gwaii is much more appreciated

[@lefroste6370]

but he said Haida Gwaii the entire video though.. did you watch it? queen charlotte black bear is literally the name of the species so nothing to be done there.. you come to complain?

[@dangil125]

That's a syrphidae fly

[@SylvainsRamblings]

@@dangil125 they're very similar looking, but sweat bees are in the halictidae family

[@keegandecker4080]

Wow look at all these future American animals

[@IMGsmereka]

Welcome to the union Canada bro

[@wemalnishimura9305]

you look just like chudjak

[@jimjimmers8571]

We’ll pass, chudjak 😂