The Strange Story of Paranthropus - The Most Mysterious Hominid

[@NORTH02]

Compliment Paranthropus in the comments👇

[@NORTH02]

*nice brow ridge!*

[@DivyenduKashyap]

Nice jawline!

[@princessmeekk]

Nice herpes!

[@RHCole]

Cool enough for early Humans to hang out with them

[@ugojlachapelle]

Lovable eyes!

[@ProgressiveAF1]

It’s sad that we have to blur out parts of the artist rendering of an extinct hominid just to prevent demonetization

[@fnamelname9077]

Someone at youtube: "North, you better blur those damn sexy monkey-people! It's distracting."

[@KOKO-uu7yd]

My thoughts exactly!

[@fnamelname9077]

My original comment getting deleted only proves I was on-target, SMH

[@wowdanalise]

@@fnamelname9077 You better have said the N word, king.

[@makadoz]

@@fnamelname9077what was your original comment

[@DadNoStop]

Petition to re-name Herpes into Paranthropus Pox:

[@somealias-zs1bw]

To be fair what do you expect? To sleep with that thing and NOT get herpes? The fault is not in your stars, but in yourself.

[@tracymcgeachie7525]

😂

[@2agscape]

New gen kids would naming their kids herpes thinking it's cute and unique hahaha

[@nicksweeney5176]

Let's rename it: "Paranrhropox", and I'm all in with you.

[@thomash4950]

Paranthropus Pox from that Paranthropus Box

[@monstrogoth]

It's interesting to note that our specie has 2 species of parasites on their fur : pubic lices (Pthirus pubis) and hair lices (pediculus humanus). Using genetic clock, it has been demonstrated that our pubic parasite species has a common ancestor with the gorilla parasite one. They differed a very long time ago, when our ancestors were Austrolopithecus ! So this discovery showed that Australopithecus, and gorilla ancestors had very intimate relationship and that australopithecus had already a bald torso and some hair on the head, otherwise they wouldn't have separate parasite species in the pubic area and on the head if they still had a complete and uniform fur on all their body ! Anyhow your video is as always very interesting !

[@kikosplendito]

that is so interesting

[@lpvrooom6714]

Thanks for sharing! Where did you get that!

[@LindaLanglitz642]

Getting the idea that we're that bastard child that did well.

[@james-faulkner]

@@lpvrooom6714 I have heard the same thing as the OP, several years ago. It coincided with the loss of body hair between the upper and lower torso. Having the large open area kept the two species apart causing them to diverge into very distinct species. What lecture I heard it from I cannot recall. I heard decades ago from another lay person that if the population of the pubic louse has too many individuals that they could infest the bedding of the host and take up residence elsewhere on the same host. Although the latter is not from a scientist I repeat it because it sure sounds plausible. Another bit of news I heard is that the pubic louse is infecting fewer and fewer people. The numbers seem quite low. It could be due to a cultural shift that has been causing a loss of habitat. Pubic hair is so very much out of fashion compared to just a few decades ago.

[@LDrosophila]

Our ability to sweat

[@koozdorah]

Missed you man. You’ve developed your narration skills and I am so happy for you.

[@ImperialCityNord]

The reason I'm not subbed is his voice

[@Paul-ou1rx]

I remember Paranthropus. She did not look like that at the club the night before.

[@LindaLanglitz642]

Make up sculpting works wonders.

[@jws1948ja]

God help you. He will reward you some day.

[@steelcelt5939]

Did the same. Saw her in the daylight - filthy head to toe. I noticed the few places on her that were quite clean..and then vomited.

[@bwtv147]

They all look good at 2 AM.

[@NitaWasson-r5z]

😅.And people think Bigfoot doesn't exist 😅!

[@syraphian]

This thumbnail is gonna get a lot of mileage in the polycule group chat

[@greygoregoose]

IM SCREAMINGGGG

[@fnamelname9077]

How do you know it wasn't *from* the polycule groupchat?

[@greygoregoose]

@@syraphian Can confirm after experimenting: This thumbnail has indeed gotten a lot of mileage in the polycule group chat.

[@alyssmwah1098]

🤣🤣😭😭😭😭😭

[@jakobraahauge7299]

You are such a great narrator! Great work - as always! Lots of love from Denmark

[@drbigmdftnu]

You want me to show Paranthropus some love? No way! Last time I did that... Great video! You do excellent work

[@TheAdeybob]

It's good to remember that marrow stays edible inside bones for a good while. A clever hominin would figure out how to store this resource...an especially useful trait if they developed teeth and jaws to crack bones open. Of course, a more clever hominin would figure out how to crack them open with tools.

[@Darkstar-se6wc]

Don’t even need to modify a rock to use it as a hammer.

[@AwesomeFish12]

@@Darkstar-se6wc Bash a femur bone against a tree trunk or boulder enough times then winkle out the marrow with a thin stick. It doesn't require any more sophisticated tool use than we have seen in extant great apes.

[@notreallymyname3736]

​@@Darkstar-se6wc I was thinking the same thing. You don't need very much intelligence to figure out how to smash stuff open.

[@raspberrybitch4299]

@@Darkstar-se6wc Well ironically, the current belief goes that our ancestors were smashing open bones with a rock to get at the marrow when one would split... then boom, the birth of a stone knife.

[@brittnaylynn2678]

thanks for such a great narration. your voice and the even pace has my eight year old actually sitting and repeating the scientific names clearly and the changing artistic examples keep her interested.

[@gianf1996]

Now who tf was out here kissing that💀

[@ifwcorvids]

your ancestors bro💀

[@KAT-dg6el]

People in 500,000 years are going to say the same thing about us. 😂

[@RHCole]

They got that wide mouth, so might not have been much kissin' goin' on if ya feel me...

[@RHCole]

It was meeee!

[@dagtheking5739]

Fa ancient Bri’s before da ancient Bri’s, ya bruv.

[@mikemarthaller8789]

As I've watch your work I reflect on how much new knowledge we have about our evolution in my short 83 years I am also amazed how in spite of this overwhelming evidence of evolution I still find myself in discussions with people denying both Evolution and who are convinced the earth is flat and our species is the only one on this planet and we appeared only 6000 years ago Thank you for sharing the ongoing information in an informative and easly digested manner

[@gutstallion]

People tend to be in comfort. The fact that entity with super powers such as immortality and ability to create our world is more real than spherical giant ball or that humans came from monkeys through millions of years.😂

[@gutstallion]

btw homo sapiens is 250k year old

[@raspberrybitch4299]

I'm really glad to hear an elder is in this comment section. I hope you're doing well, and I'd only ask that you make sure you share your wisdom and stories to anyone who will listen as much as possible.

[@rebeccawinter472]

It would be really intriguing to see how Paranthrapus may have evolved had they continued to live alongside Homo beyond ~1 million years ago. It would be less than the previous 1.6 million years they evolved alongside our genus, but we’d be able to talk to a close relative, and see ourselves through their eyes. We would be wiser for it.

[@NORTH02]

This is going to be a good one🫣

[@normalrickandmortyfanscong4813]

Sharing is caring

[@IIIC3YLOCO]

I love your stuff. I really enjoy learning about all things. Anthropology, physics, mathematics... It's so crazy how much we know for so lil time sentient.

[@sauce1232]

I speak French but I watch your videos in English. I checked the French voice, you should try another voice over text program or voice profile in your program because that one sound like someone talking from inside a tuna can.

[@chriscastagnetta]

@@IIIC3YLOCOand our rapid evolution will probably end up dooming our species lol Kinda like how rapidly increasing power to an electronic will make it burn out . Maybe our civilization is the same way 😭

[@canchero724]

​​@@sauce1232it's Google's own AI doing this, the creator doesn't have any control over how it sounds. Some even have female AI voiceovers for male youtubers and vice versa, it's impossible to listen to.

[@LordJimsworth]

Thumbnail is simply WILD

[@matthewp9156]

Average eastern European Facebook profile pic

[@Macachee]

@@matthewp9156what?

[@raspberrybitch4299]

@@Macachee Racism

[@DonaldSilvis]

Based on the small percentage of bones that were burned, is it a possibility that maybe when there was a grass fire they would go out and collect victims of that grass fire to use them as food as opposed to being in control of fire or creating fire. Just curious if anybody has any thoughts on this.

[@alinaanto]

Yes

[@SubvertTheState]

The temperature of the fire is the main point. He said under 500 degrees fahrenheit. And a specific wood fuel species which would've been used.

[@DugNorth]

Another excellent video! Love all of the paper citations mixed with the amazing artwork!

[@spencer3986]

Mysterious hominids are my favorite kind of hominid

[@petesandwich3246]

Just make sure you wear protection first though

[@armjack420]

@@petesandwich3246 tf

[@hehehe991]

I could've sworn I've seen one of these fellas at the gas station lately

[@AKayani559]

Ok now that’s just rude

[@Ccal488]

😂😂

[@Nookdashiddole]

IS IT COZ IIZ BLACK?. FUCKEN BOOOYAKASHA

[@NutsItsBerserkinTime]

It was my ex

[@haroldbalzac6336]

Think I saw one on the news.

[@CirclingDuck]

Worth it

[@RHCole]

Gotta get that Paranthropus-sy

[@jamesleonard2870]

I havnt had a girlfriend in so long that I’m pretty sure I’d hit that.

[@ladybug3380]

@@RHColeomg

[@mikeweinberg2483]

Nice one! Thank you for the explanation of niche partitioning. I had never heard of it but definitely learned something!

[@LindaLanglitz642]

Knew of bird, etc. species filling food niches; but did not occur to me to apply concept to hominids.

[@johnthresher259]

Great stuff as always. I understand that you may be doing a collaboration with Stefan Milo. Looking forward to that! Two of my favourite channels!

[@johnthresher259]

What I like about North and Stefan is the calm presentation of the information.

[@AwesomeFish12]

@@johnthresher259 It's a good style, Ben G Thomas is also pretty chilled out. Though I do also love watching Lindsay Nikole and Miniminuteman with their more energetic approaches.

[@johnthresher259]

@@AwesomeFish12 I follow Ben G Thomas also. I'll check out the other two. Dr. Polaris is worth a look, he focuses on prehistiric animals only, no hominids/humans.

[@mad555555]

I just watched this twice. I see a lot of other prehistory KZbin creators doing collaborations and interviews. I know you did a few collaborations previously. I would love to see you do a collab or interview with Stefan Milo. He was asked about doing a collab with you on his last q&a video and he said it's inevitable. Keep up the great work

[@Rankin1380]

God created adam and eve.

[@mad555555]

@Rankin1380 you literally live in your car. How do you have access to the internet?

[@cubearthx]

I love how you acknowledge them as people. They would have been so close to us it would be hard to not to see ourselves in them.

[@Meditations2024]

They're monsters...

[@cubearthx]

@Meditations2024 lol 😂🤣 we are all monsters. Do you see what we do to the world and each other? 💔

[@S0GGYP0PTART]

@@Meditations2024theyre quite basically humans just like you and I

[@canchero724]

​​@@Meditations2024so are we my dude, so are we..

[@realtruth5289]

Don’t be gullible. Scholars have no idea what it was like 2,000,000 yrs ago. Only over exaggeration and speculation .

[@abraxasjinx5207]

0:28 it looks like Potato Jesus.

[@upsidedownnugget9531]

I like this. Thank you. Don’t ever change.

[@seionne85]

Just wanted to say that paranthropus has a very regal jawline

[@evelynlamoy8483]

alright everyone, take a look. THIS GUY HERE is demonstrating exactly WHY we got herpes from them. Take notes.

[@jackrice2770]

The founding Hapsburg?

[@dagtheking5739]

Suitable throat?

[@briandinh9169]

Chad paranthropus has the alpha male jawline

[@terraflow__bryanburdo4547]

​@@briandinh9169Chadapithecus

[@Chevellesuperfan]

Thank you for putting out such informative content!

[@chriscastagnetta]

Really love your videos, they are very calming and informative!

[@ludwigderzanker9767]

All your series are good anyway! I'm happy that no serious channel for prehistoric hominids can go if it comes to pictures without the great Zdenek Burian. Many of the pieces you show were out of my first history school book and I got the privilege too say some of in the original in the 70s in Czechoslovakia. More the pity is the newly pixelated style of some body parts,it's still art ! I believe this species gone extinct because the change in climate, environment and food. And nobody knows if someone in the long lasting carrier of Homo erectus would see the smaller neighbors as a delicacy anyway. Thanks a lot and all the best from Northern Germany Ludwig.

[@pedrod854]

I have herpes and I can confirm this is the thing that gave it to me

[@g-tall665]

💀

[@logecat]

really love this approach to videos - clear, calm narration, non repetitive script, perfectly explained for non specialists - you should be a university lecturer

[@babagaming7867]

My Anth 101 professor was on a Paranthropus dig in S. Africa.

[@AwesomeFish12]

Lucky. They are few and far between.

[@thatgeologyqueen8213]

Saw your video pop up and got so excited! Thank you for posting such interesting stuff on paleoanthropology!

[@AutisticWombot]

It's crazy to think that the White Stinkwood, my favourite native South African tree; Of which there are like 15 in my garden. Was around for these weird looking dudes to use.

[@Macachee]

Do it stink?

[@themossynook]

Paranthropus- you rocked!

[@PeekabooParrots]

Can’t wait 🙌

[@mr.solodolo6818]

I saw the thumbnail before going to sleep and I had a nightmare

[@IcefloeProductions-qv2qg]

It gave you herpes

[@andrew.]

10/10 thumbnail

[@OrangeThinks]

Yeahhh boiii nother video. Lets gooooo

[@starlaklohr9198]

So rad and very informational!

[@Afrologist]

8:20 macroevolution claims the impotus of species change comes from random mutations accumulating over time. Even perfectly adapted animals should show morphological variation/transformation over time; "punctuated equilibrium" is the tail wagging the dog, natural selection doesn't drive evolution, mutation does. This is why I spend so much of my livestreams trying to explain this to people.

[@SoulDelSol]

Are we all wild mutants then? Mutated grotesque fish flopping back and forth on elongated fins. Other fins mutated and split, click, click, click, down middle to form our graspers. Are we continuing to mutate and twist and transform, blaaaahh, what forms will we take next

[@BobDeGuerre]

Ummm... Yeah. That's the whole deal. Happy 2025.

[@raspberrybitch4299]

Well, that's kinda the idea isn't it? New species ARE the morphological variation/transformation over time. Evolution isn't a perfectly linear process. It doesn't need perfect adaptation, just "good enough" adaptation. The fact that Paranthropus existed in the first place means that the common ancestor was successful enough to pass on its genes long enough for mutations to happen in lineages that favored a robust diet. As one lineage focused on scavenging meat, the other focused on dining on hard roots, nuts and seeds. The other issue is that the fossil record is very scarce. There may very well have been as much morphological variation in the appearance of Paranthropus as modern humans, but we only have a few individuals to base our depictions off of.

[@Lethal_Venom]

This was really interesting, thanks!

[@Matheus42483]

Mate, I listened in Portuguese. Those translations are awesome!

[@Ethan-ib5hk]

delightful thumbnail

[@Left4Plamz]

He looks like Jeff The Killer's ape ancestor

[@GastropodGaming2006]

IIRC some say paranthropus descended from Aus.africanus and not Aus.anamensis, If we get fossils of their feet it should be easy to tell (Anamensis had very different feet from Africanus, and so if we found Paranthropine feet looked like Africanus feet itd imply descent from them and not Anamensis.)

[@tracymcgeachie7525]

Another great video. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@Gherbb]

Was waiting for this since yesterday was binge watching the previous episodes haha

[@BryanKoenig379]

Great video man i❤ it

[@jackrice2770]

Great work, as always. For me, the most significant aspect of these explorations of human evolution is the fact that we weren't a unique species of hominid, but one of many versions. I think it's vital to understand that the current version, us, are the last species extant, and we have relatively recently arrived on the scene. I'd really like a video that explores the period where our species changed from 'one of many hominids' to the single surviving example. What changed, making us the dominant species we are today? (At least, for the time being. I'm betting on the cephalopods succeeding us, assuming we don't set the environment back to the point where only microbes are around and the planet has to start all over again. Hope evolution doesn't produce another self-destructive species the next time.)

[@shdwbnndbyyt]

The question is where the spinal cord enters the skull in the back of the bottom of the skull, as it does for all apes, or does it enter closer to the front center of the skull, as do all human. Except for skeletons with obvious deformities, there have been NO skulls found with the hole for the spinal cord midway between the two. Which is likely why the skulls are rarely displayed so the public can see the spinal cord hole.

[@GustavSvard]

1:47 idea: a video/animation that shows the evolution of this diagram over the years. Starting with Darwin's proposal.

[@jessnorris6275]

I think Gutsick Gibbon’s old introductory sequence did what you’re asking for in animation form!! :)

[@GustavSvard]

@jessnorris6275 I'll check that out :)

[@HangManHang10]

​@jessnorris6275 I like her content but not her voice or attitude. ESPECIALLY when she debates, she debates exactly like Ben Shapiro it's insufferable

[@kirsiselei8703]

Wonderful video, thank you ❤

[@danielm81]

Regarding chimps - they're not really THAT peaceful. Google chimp wars - that's some batsh*t crazy stuff... But otherwise - great stuff as always! Cheers!

[@SoulDelSol]

They're super violent

[@georgehanson2978]

Much less violent than humans.

[@danielm81]

@georgehanson2978 I'd suggest doing some research before making such categorical statements...

[@papajohones4290]

Probably the best thumbnail ever

[@tavish4699]

I imagine these early hominids would create their tools on the spot as they didn’t have anything to carry them in and that’s probably why they can be found so often next to butchered animals left behind

[@dvv]

I got jumpscared by the KZbin audio translation, I was so scared you got replaced with a Spanish AI lmao! I enjoy hearing your voice and hearing that abomination made me appreciate it even more. 😭🙏

[@HeySquidAY]

Will this cover also be offered as a mug or tee shirt?

[@tbear8839]

Superb- as always 😊

[@brianvernon7754]

if eating chimps sounds gross, youve never been hungry

[@volkerr.]

Actually only some 50 -100 years ago it was not uncommon to eat gorilla. 😮 at least in Africa. I even remember a story from a British missionary doing it.

[@pittigil5411]

Very interesting and informative work. I like the pictures

[@eacalvert]

Amazing Job !!!

[@teyanuputorti7927]

So amazing thanks north 02

[@MissBlueEyeliner]

21:00 “Though most often through sexual activity.” PLEASE tell me that face was put there specifically to make us laugh cos otherwise I’m losing my mind.

[@Bugsy666]

That's the face I make when I finish. I have no problem getting first dates, it's the call backs...

[@paulmicks7097]

Thank you for your research , the days of natural balance and evolution to a type of consciousness.

[@joker6solitaire]

Thank you for another fascinating documentary! And I LOVE that you emphasize at the end that human-related species were not "primitive," but surely had complex thoughts and feelings of their own. The "primitive savage" myth needs to go extinct.

[@stevew6138]

Paranthropus as a stone tool user may be a case of the overlap with Erectus being the source of the stone tools. As noted, butcher sites are the scene of stone tools left behind for whatever reason. Perhaps Paranthropus learned to use these cast-off tools by observation but never made the leap from making bone tools to making ones of stone.

[@forakermm]

A great way to start the weekend. ☕️

[@call-sign-idiot2950]

Thumbnail Is what the fridge sees when I’m looking for food at 1 am

[@KathyPrendergast-cu5ci]

It’s uncanny how similar they are to most descriptions of the mythical Sasquatch or Yeti, by people who claim to have seen them. Could it be based on so-called ancestral memory, or oral tradition passed down the generations, stories of actual sightings and encounters that happened when our two species still co-existed in Africa? Or (much wilder hypothesis) did some of them actually migrate out of Africa like we did, and continued to co-exist with our species until much more recently in our history?

[@fruitylerlups530]

Some believe some Java folk still have tails of tiny forest men; the Hobbits or Homo Florensis

[@KathyPrendergast-cu5ci]

@ Yes, that’s a very intriguing mystery in itself. Not sure exactly how old the fossils of Homo Floresiensis are, but their age shows they were still there when our own species had migrated to Southeast Asia. So humans must have seen them, and possibly preyed on them. And may have played a role in their eventual extinction. There’s a theory that they were a branch of Homo Erectus that became very small once they were isolated on the island, but other scientists think their features are too primitive and their brain cases too small to be considered Homo Erectus. There’s even debate about whether they should be in the Homo genus at all, and classified instead as something more like the Australopithecenes, of which Paranthropus is considered an offshoot. Which means they probably didn’t have a spoken language and advanced tool use like Homo Erectus did. Stories are told among native Malay and other indigenous people about these strange “little people” in multiple places in Southeast Asia. Particularly in Sumatra, where in Malay it’s called “Orang Pendek”, meaning, “short person.” People who claim to have seen it usually describe it as being bipedal, with the shape and proportions of a human but a smaller head and apelike features, and only about four feet tall.

[@douglasclerk2764]

How about the case of the H. erectus that was attacked by a leopard while he was too busy making stone tools to notice? He was caught knapping.

[@dougsimpsonracing]

Love the thumbnail. Pass the Valtrex.

[@AlexisDavis16]

Thank you for making this!

[@DeinoWolfhybridhero]

Kudos for Paranthropus❤👍😉

[@donaldhambright969]

Incredible...thank you

[@crapendejs839]

"Africa was freaky" - NORTH02

[@salvationude-natha398]

Pretty racist

[@TheGlowingOnee]

@@salvationude-natha398shut up

[@AndyJarman]

Fascinating, very hard to imagine what encountering one of these would have been like. They stood upright, had a human like face and yet were about as clever as a tool making chimp!? Weird mix of characteristics.

[@johnharris7353]

That sagittal crest is amazing!

[@canchero724]

Found the guy who's ancestor got cozy with them.

[@AwesomeFish12]

Agreed.

[@ErwinMaas]

Thanks, loved the video a lot. Gonna check your channel out now!

[@vid_stige]

Thumbnail of the Year 😅

[@jhill4874]

Tracking down our ancestry is a truly amazing mystery.

[@TheTommyTanya]

Sick sagittal crest, dude!!❤

[@julies3837]

I’m going to be honest the music in the background sounds like something from a funeral. Not in the sad way but more in a “mourn the loss but remember the person” kind of way. Related to us distantly or in a family friend kind of way this species was there too and lived. They thought, felt and probably had personality. I liked this video thank you for making it.

[@Oaglor]

Damnit! First gorillas giving us crabs, now this?!

[@Matty002]

the uncanny valley feeling is real thinking about other hominids

[@aaronjamesparker9007]

That was an awesome vid dude, v interesting. How strange to think of different species of hominid mating. Do any other species ever naturally try to mate cross species??? 🤔

[@mrod87]

I wonder if we are actually various species in present day. Many of these ancestors existed at the same time. I wonder if that’s still true today but bc we all generally look the same we are considered homosapiens.

[@timrumsey4788]

Good stuff!

[@annepoitrineau5650]

Paranthropus endured for 1 million years. How long did our ancestor endure, the one who was around with paranthropus? Not quite as long if memory serves, so, in effect, they were better adapted than our ancestor were. But we evolved, and it looks like they were perfect for their environment, but incapable of adapting to another one since they left no descendants; or did they succumb to fertility problems? That would be so interesting to find out. Also, how did the climate evolve for them, in their range during all that time?

[@Gravheks]

They weren't as big and yeah were probably quite stagnant in toolmaking compared to us, albeit intelligent compared to say a dog

[@annepoitrineau5650]

@@Gravheks Your points address intelligence level. Mine address how long a species endures. the winner in evolution terms are the species that endure longest.

[@FogTub]

That thumbnail is fire!!!!

[@janusatthegate6201]

My Humanities teacher in the 90s said if a humanoid fossil was found with tools it was considered human. If without tools, it was an ape. How scientific.

[@volkerr.]

Maybe this was what your teacher expected you to understand..? 😂

[@doublem1975x]

These things look scary.

[@LolaMontezxo]

Hey yall! Hope everyone had a great New Years!

[@carlholdt1042]

Great video

[@e-stah]

I cannot tell you how creeped out I am when I see these kinds of thumbnails at 2 in the morning.

[@AKayani559]

I mean it’s not that bad

[@phillip6083]

If we actually have retrieved some paranthropus DNA have we checked to see if we interpret with them?

[@MrPlazmaWalker]

Dudes are down bad now… Imagine back then!!!!

[@bestrafung2754]

You're videos are so relaxing as well as interesting and informative! I listened to this while resting in bed, it was nice.

[@alessandroflores4543]

21:01 u know what u did putting that picture up during this segment 😏

[@jafo1970]

Respect to you, lost cousins - you had a good run.

[@mellon4251]

Why does the guy in the thumbnail look like a hybrid between a human and a marmot?😮😅