The WILD Mammals Of Cyprus

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The Turkish and Greek Cypriots both lay claim to what we now call the island of Cyprus. A tiny landmass in the Mediterranean sits divided, with all reunification talks falling through and a continual sense of distrust.
Yet the demilitarised zone between the two Cyprus has become a wildlife sanctuary. With endemic flora and fauna being able to thrive in the haven. Similar to North and South Korea’s demilitarised zone, these untouched areas help support hundreds of species of birds, mammals, amphibians and much more. With 180 endemic plants and 380 bird species it has become a small spark of positivity from the conflict.
Today we are going to cover the modern and prehistoric fauna endemic to Cyprus. From the Cyprus Mouse, Cyprus Pygmy Hippo, Cypriot Genett and Cyprus Dwarf Elephant we will see this fascinating islands fauna. Let's begin.
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@CharlieS096 2 ай бұрын

Uno Dos Tres - that was Spanish btw.

@stonefish1318 2 ай бұрын

Uno Dinos Trees - that was English btw.

@andrewlast1535 2 ай бұрын

How awesome would it be to have a herd of those little hippos and elephants? They’d have to get along with my dogs.

@kinglyzard 2 ай бұрын

IDK, Hippos have anger issues. Deadliest animal in Africa is not a lion or a hyena; it's the hippo, which has killed more people than any other animal, save mosquitoes. Grumpy AF.

@drowningpooralice5505 2 ай бұрын

Do you think small hippos would equal safe hippos?

@andrewlast1535 2 ай бұрын

@@drowningpooralice5505 Your average house cat would probably prey on humans if they were bigger, yet they sleep in our beds.

@L.P.1987 Ай бұрын

@@andrewlast1535And sometimes they try

@Molech996 2 ай бұрын

As a Cypriot,I wish we had actual animals in this damn country instead of some sheep and foxes.It’d be so cool if the little hippos and elephants were still around.

@laurapritchard1617 2 ай бұрын

We need to bring back back the pygmy elephants and hippos. They are cute creatures. 😊

@RCSVirginia 2 ай бұрын

To @laurapritchard1617 If decent DNA could be found, it might be possible in the future.

@kinglyzard 2 ай бұрын

It's not NICE to fool with Mother Nature!😮

@ahmedshaharyarejaz9886 Ай бұрын

@@kinglyzard The tiny elephants will cause the cutest Jurassic Park ever.

@kinglyzard Ай бұрын

@@ahmedshaharyarejaz9886 Jurassic?? Proboscidians are hardly Jurassic!! 😆 🤣

@ahmedshaharyarejaz9886 Ай бұрын

@kinglyzard When you fool with Mother nature horrible things can happen. That's what you were saying. I was satirizing that by joking that the potentially cloned tiny proboscidians will escape like Jurassic Park Dinos and then cause a cute crisis.

@MatthewTheWanderer 26 күн бұрын

Some extinctions feel more tragic than others to me, sometimes. I really wish dwarf elephants and dwarf hippos were still around!

@ultimate_animal_showdown 2 ай бұрын

GENET MENTIONED

@williswameyo5737 2 ай бұрын

They were hippos and elephants in Cyprus, before the time of Ancient Egypt

@DANGERTGM 2 ай бұрын

Nice to see someone do a video on smaller less popular areas of the world.

@CrimsonFeatherz 2 ай бұрын

Were there Neanderthals Cyprus prior to this? I think they had made it to Crete. I think they’d make a good snack of the dwarf hippos and loxos too! Ty for vid!

@GeorgeTheDinoGuy 2 ай бұрын

I’ve not done much research on the anthropological history of Cyprus, but I believe the most recent traces of humans are about 12,000 years ago. I’m doubtful there’s anything much older!

@nidohime6233 2 ай бұрын

For now. @@GeorgeTheDinoGuy

@Absolia24 2 ай бұрын

I didn't know there were so many island dwarf species from Cyprus- interesting video as always!

@laurachapple6795 2 ай бұрын

The sculpture at 5:12 looks like a capybara. I wonder if the dwarf hippos were as temperamental as their larger cousins. Imagine being up a tree with a tiny hippo determined to end you the moment you come down!

@Pramoscis 2 ай бұрын

This man is so underrated. Great video!

@peteracton2246 2 ай бұрын

I've read a bit about this and some of my readings contradict each other, for instance whether those were dwarf mammoths or dwarf straight- tusked elephant on Cyprus. The mouflon was an ancient introduction as was the Persian fallow deer, the latter now extinct on Cyprus. The fact that pigs, cats, sheep and goats and cereal crops aren't native to Cyprus, and that earliest forms would be impossible to differentiate from wild types reliably, yet with the proximity of Cyprus to where these domestications occurred, means we can obtain good early dates for these domesticates from remains found on Cyprus.

@TeaganBarnhart 2 ай бұрын

Your channel is underrated af you should have thousands more subs

@timkbirchico8542 2 ай бұрын

great vid, thanks. just one thing, could you possibly lower the volume of the music please? Good luck with the channel mate.

@anniecampbell3170 2 ай бұрын

yay!! so excited to watch this

@DonaldBarringer-i5c 2 ай бұрын

Great video, a great info too. Ty for the content.

@BasicUniversalEconomics 2 ай бұрын

baby dwarf elephant

@ymmijchen9310 2 ай бұрын

balls dropped, views increased🤣

@edwardfletcher7790 2 ай бұрын

Cyprus a ravaged landscape, millennia of human habitation has seen the natural environment absolutely decimated...🫤

@longboy7 2 ай бұрын

Only if cyprus, crete, sicily and sardinia kept their megafauna…. Well dwarf megafauna or whatever lol. Would be so interesting

@Setarko 2 ай бұрын

Northern Cyprus? Nah Southern Cyprus? Nah SMOL HIPPO CYPRUS

@thedarkmasterthedarkmaster 2 ай бұрын

Cyprus is neat

@maozilla9149 2 ай бұрын

nice video

@Drizzly0 2 ай бұрын

Great video 🎉

@usergiodmsilva1983PT 2 ай бұрын

4:22 "Wake up babe, balls just dropped, views increased"

@rewild6134 2 ай бұрын

Mouflon are introduced.

@arc7375 2 ай бұрын

Not the mouflon, re! 🤣

@craigroaring 2 ай бұрын

I read somewhere that the idea of the cyclops came about as a result of finding elephant skulls.

@edwardfletcher7790 2 ай бұрын

The overly loud & complex background music makes this very irritating to watch ☹️

@alesh2275 2 ай бұрын

The Mouflon Sheep look like goats

@greyideasthetheliopurodon4640 2 ай бұрын

Nice

@Just_A_Baryonyx 2 ай бұрын

mort

@zackywacky2657 2 ай бұрын

dead

@greekcomenterperson446 2 ай бұрын

Free cyprus

@jurtheorc8117 2 ай бұрын

I wonder if a next Zeno Clash could take inspiration from these creatures. For context, Zeno Clash is a series of games known for having a very fascinating world with inhabitants that are all monsters, freaks and chimeras. Some inspirations lie with the works of Hieronymus Bosch or the Drolatic Dreams of Pantagruel, while yet *others* are based on lesser known prehistoric animals. Entelodonts for example. A pachyderm man named Deinother, a seemingly carnivorous mammal man named Therium, some kind of giant ground sloth/tapir hybrid known as an Odonodon and some others. Fascinating series.