If Aliens Reconstructed MORE Animals From Their Skulls

Ola, Pessoas! This episode, we're revisiting the "How Aliens Would Reconstruct the Animal" meme and seeing what happens when our very own resident extra-terrestrial paleontologist attempts to rebuild animals from their skulls alone!
We also are paid a visit by some buddies from Brazil, who have strong opinions on the reconstruction of animals and aren't afraid to let us know!
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[@helenoanselmoschwertner6405]

Gotta say, I'm surprised that he not only uses brazillian expessions trhoughout the video, but also pronounces them correctly is nothing short of amazing.

[@helenoanselmoschwertner6405]

edit, nvm, he stills butchers the pronunciation, but still nice touch

[@TheHarryGoldShow]

😭

[@WevTheGamma]

@@TheHarryGoldShow congrats on trying to speak in portuguese a bit, a gente fica feliz por isso (use google translate if u dont know)

[@MrDj232]

@@WevTheGamma The highschool Spanish I slept through says it's something about happy people.

[@WevTheGamma]

@@MrDj232 SPANISH?!?!?!?!?! ITS F- ahem, its brazilian portuguese you fatherless american person

[@macro_the_acro1736]

As a person who is going to go to school for Paleontology, I have to admit: I love this meme. It's based upon the old trend in paleoart of "shrinkwrapping" dinosaurs, meaning applying the skin directly to the bones, leaving the dinosaur looking rather anemic. Mark Witton's blog is a great place to learn more! Your art and ideas of what a extant creature's skull looks like under an alien's perspective is awesome! The reason for the skulls are so odd looking is because they're mammal skulls: mammals have an odd amount of musculature outside of their skulls, to power their lips and jaw muscles! Anyways, you've earned a like and subscription!

[@stormycatmink]

This! I grew up on the bad shrinkwrap dinosaur artwork. It was so prevalent that's tarnished world's concept of what a dinosaur should look like, even scientists. I'm glad science finally woke up and thought a little bit deeper about what dinosaur soft tissues might have been, and that we have this meme mocking it enough so hopefully kids (and the rest of us) won't make the same mistake. And now I need to go see this Mark Witton guy.

[@rayres1074]

Where are you going for paleontology? As far as I know it's a geology subfield. Unless...?

[@macro_the_acro1736]

@@rayres1074 I'm likely going to URI for my Ph.D at some point. You are right that it's a geo subfield, but it also has a lot of biology in it too.

[@canalrandom-oi6cm]

i want to be a paleontology and i think this is fun and creative and as you told is based up in the old paleoart and this also reminds me about all todays great book

[@marcosviniciuscipriano5993]

As a brazilian who discovered your channel yesterday I can say... Your show is pure Gold Harry

[@venom_ftw9316]

Hahaaa, I see what you did there

[@felipedaviws31limaaraujo99]

Você não é o único

[@toonlinks]

Boa piada meu mano

[@spencersholden]

How thick headed do you have to be to not realize these videos aren’t meant to be taken super seriously? Great video.

[@minimalbstolerance8113]

'Bout as thick-headed as that flabby T-Rex.

[@loowick4074]

Every 15 year-old who thinks he's an expert because he watches a "science youtube channel". Shows how much more it takes to have a clear thought process in scientific fields than just swallowing notes someone fed to you and treating them like a gospel while having a condescending stubborn attitude not fit for the job.

[@dadoprado208]

I just watch them for fun and because I a knowledge hungry.

[@akaxulubcuentapersonal361]

I think this video is a parody of crude and unpolished paleontology

[@christosdoesthings]

@@loowick4074 there's a notorious "science" youtuber from my native country that perfectly fits that description, except he's like 30 which makes it sad

[@LuisDiVasca]

LMFAO. I'm Pirula's friend and I'm sending him this one right now. I effing LOVE your style, man! (both Art and video) Congratulations.

[@ultrasoul7870]

Aparece no gorsélia oje pfv

[@arenl.s.6119]

Italian man

[@Capslok23342]

@@ultrasoul7870 infelizmente o et bilu não se contentou com o álcool, criando muitos novos problemas para a missão secreta

[@bhendonqueiroz1978]

N sabia nem que tu tinha canal no KZbin, pena n postar nada man

[@walmelgaco1]

MANO TU É O DI VASCA? TIPO, O DESENHISTA QUE MANDAVA O FODASI PRA CLIENTE CHATO?

[@lucashc2]

On behalf of my Brazilian brethren, I apologize for the lack of common sense and tolerance from some of us. Good vid btw, kudos!

[@Vlugazoide]

Seriously dude, Pirulla was really happy with your arts and caricatures, and he mentioned your arts in a recent video, and...I'm not disappointed in the slightest

[@octo1129]

Can't wait for your channel to blow up one day, you deserve more attention! your content is creative, funny, and your art is stunning. You're an amazing artist, and a great entertainer. Please never stop what you're doing, you need to have a future with this, you deserve to be a bigger youtuber. Maybe try to collab with bigger names?

[@TheHarryGoldShow]

Thanks so much Octo, that's really very kind of you to say! I have no intention of stopping any time soon, so I hope you'll stick around and see where we end up! As for collaborating with bigger folk than I, Lord knows I'd love to! The tricky part is, it takes two to tango - but we'll see what happens!

[@flarelukethecomedian2555]

Is no one going to talk about how good these drawings are?

[@d4n737]

Uhh... No? Cause... This guy is a pro artist. Of course they look good.

[@Da_bear-ij9gm]

@@d4n737dumb ass comment

[@TheIqbal227]

nope, we’ll just all silently agree that they are

[@daisyinthewoods9081]

That angry comment was wild. Anyways Pirulla brought me here. You're a great artist!

[@BasedStoic1945]

At first, I found that hippo skull reconstruction in a meme... Then I became curious. Later I tried to search for it in YT... And I found this channel. NOW YOU'VE GOT MY ATTENTION. Never mind those bitter people. They take everything in their lives with a spade of salt.

[@ace_of_crows8041]

My brain constantly goes "haha funny" but also "let me pick this apart " at the same time but honestly I really enjoy this. It's funny but also gives me something to impulsively Google more details about at 2am:)

[@matheusprata4618]

​@@ace_of_crows8041 that is currently what I am doing LMAO 😂

[@Dylan-Hooton]

We've found a skull of a large-skulled dinosaur. It was clearly pachycephalosaur-like due to its thick skull, but had flat and sharp front teeth instead of a beak and it had forward-facing eyes, suggesting a carnivorous or at least omnivorous diet. Let's call this creature "Megacephalus deinodonta". The real owner of this skull is... a human.

[@RandomPerson-hd6wr]

🤣

[@spinosaurusstriker]

The joke doesn't work when you start with the erroneous clarification .

[@Jao_O_Ser_Humano]

hearing Harry Gold speak portugese so well is AWESOME

[@TheHarryGoldShow]

Muito obrigado!

[@prazerjoao]

AAAAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA, omg, Pirulla will LOVE this! You are doing a great work (in comedy, but, well, we need to be happy with small treats, right?), and you just earn a new subscriber (until the next purge in my subscription list, at least). Keep making great content, and sorry for my english. Your brazilian (don't confuse with the proto-brazilian that some Europeans speaks) are top of the notch, btw :)

[@pinkeyed6193]

We all now that he isn't canceling the show, is just waiting till he can get the color flims.

[@b.rileyjowett6925]

It’s like the unconscious mind of whoever left that comment perceived that your video was a joke but their conscious mind just ran in the opposite direction. Like most people in the paleontologist and paleo art communities find purposely messed up dinosaurs like yours hilarious. Like there was literally a trend where all the paleoartists were drawing dinosaurs with long pendulous earlobes primarily as a joke.

[@zerg539]

I know this is more than a year later but as a Biologist who dabbles in Paleontology and took several comparative anatomy courses, I love these videos for showing the absurdity of how skeletons and skulls in particular really look

[@Limit19970]

How on earth did some people watch the previous video and miss the fact that you were misinterpreting the appearances of the animals on purpose?

[@Artesfol]

Pride, and stupidity

[@tehesprite502]

Because they didn't have the strongest grasp on the english language.

[@dannynolan8863]

Man, you have to be quick these days to guess the caricature. I refuse to guess because I will be 131st on the list. At least it means your popularity is gaining. Good for you.

[@rodrigot1338]

I just found the video and now I love the channel! I’m Brazilian and I love your show bro! Keep on the good work!

[@Zeyanar]

came here because of a tweet mentioning Pirula and found out your video is awesome! :)

[@NuclearTopSpot]

Art level: 100 Humor level: 100 Snark level: 69 Stale meme level: OVER 9000!!

[@jesseramirez9062]

cringe comment: ^^^

[@ruandaleeingle8632]

Cringe comment^^^^^^

[@alphaxenopete8241]

the funny thing about the bat part in 09:49 is that's exactly what happened with an actual group of dinosaurs,the scansorioptergidae,which was originally thought to be a small dinosaur with a niche like an eye-eye,but recent fossils of the dinosaur Yi and Ambopteryx,show that the scansoriopterygids were winged gliders/fliers with membranous skin connecting their fingers togwther,just like bat wings. what is interesting about them is that they also possess feathery fuzz as well as having wing made of membranes,essentially a dinosaurian bat

[@MessedUpBrainspike]

My guess is as such. The guy who wrote that lengthy comment watched a video prior to watching yours, perhaps the very one made by Pirulla, and as such he Learned Something™. As he now comes across your video, riddled with things that don't coincide with the actual handling of reconstructing fossils, he thinks back to the video where he Learned Something™, and decides to teach this random guy on the internet a lesson, using his new knowledge that he pretty much learned only recently. And see, I don't fault him; it's how us humans work. If we feel inferior to someone else, we'll generally utilize anything in our power to get a leg up on them. Even if it's just a completely random fact from somewhere, the fact that we Learned Something™ that the person we envy doesn't, is a great item of leverage, in particular if it concerns their own field of knowledge. "You say you're a [profession], yet you don't know about [basic thing], which means your entire profession and persona comes undone". It gives us purpose, and a sense of simply feeling good about ourselves, when we can best someone in even the most minor of things, making us feel like we've toppled their entire foundation and now stand above them. Gotta love the "grow up", too. Us humans are never too underhanded to pull a quip against someone whenever we get the chance.

[@rayres1074]

I have to say what most amazes me in your videos is how you're able to mimic the 20s-50s voice so well! Trying to sing to Olde tunes and you see how complicated it is. But you do it quite seamlessly.

[@Rycklo]

I've been watching your videos for a great time now and always I found them fascinating for the own style of the program, the level of humor and your art, and them I discovered this one from two years ago, themed about animals from my country and with you speaking in Portuguese, I loved it as soon as started watching, thanks for such joyful giggles I had.

[@melody3741]

Okay… IN THE COMMENTS DEFENSE!!! I think they were expecting an educational video on how a skull reconstruction was formed, and comparing your results to see how close it would be to the real thing. If thats what they wanted they would be severely disappointed. Also acknowledging the language barrier here. Even though online someone may appear fluent, the more complex subtleties of language can still be very difficult. As an example, “I want to purchase this watch” would be fine, but “i saw this watch, I don’t want that one but do you have something with a similar dial?” Would be more likely to not be communicated correctly. EDIT: i am actually shocked as to how close i was.

[@Noblesse_Sapphire]

I agree, I'm not a native English speaker myself, so I understand their confusion and struggle, but but making a hashtag to cancel Harry seem unnecessary, ofc they have their right to be upset, but trying to cancel someone because of that? It's just for fun afterall :")

[@Adultery_yt]

😐

[@blkgardner]

The "shrink-wrapped" reconstructions were a thing, though. The underlying point is that reconstructing soft tissue from bone fossils alone is very much a matter of guess work. Also, he isn't really addressing contemporary reconstructions, but reconstructions that were made in the late 19th century, but persisted in popular science into the 1990s. If shrink-wrapping was still a thing, there would not be a meme about it.

[@spinosaurusstriker]

@@blkgardner Not much of guess work when you got a species almost completely right like the nodosaur.

[@blkgardner]

@@spinosaurusstriker Have you seen a nodosaur in real life? We only think that this or that reconstruction of an animal is right because it's close to the current consensus of the moment. And "consensus" generally means the last peer-reviewed article to go viral. Or to phrase it another way. If, in 1930, the Angel Gabriel handed you an accurate reconstruction of Spinosaurus, the paleontologists of the day would assert that is cartoonish drawing of a water dragon, and bore little resemblance to the actual animal. And, without more source material and improved scientific methods, there would be no disprove the scientific consensus of the day.

[@martakixd]

So fucking amazing! Your images and Pirula's explanations must be the best combo.

[@jesseramirez9062]

potty mouth

[@Nov-5062]

I really like your style of painting and performing. Keep up the fine work, my fellow!

[@AestheticInccubus]

Gosh, I'm in love. Your content, aesthetic, humor, and even looking is soooooooooooooooo damn good.

[@adrianopurple331]

as a brazilian, i can say that the video is of quality👌

[@thomstonandrade]

Pirula é tendência mundial

[@eiki3239]

AWESOME PORTUGUESE, GREAT SHOW and AMAZING ART!!!!!!

[@YumeQueen]

as a brazilian. i am in love of your content man

[@robsonwilianwinchester9726]

You speak good Portuguese. And swamp rat is invasive in Louisiana . And actually we can eat them too!

[@Burning_Dwarf]

Are they any good?

[@matheuspessotti7237]

As a Native Brazilian, im proud that my country apears in vídeos like this

[@willowvlahakes1564]

Dude, I found you on my FPY one day and I can't stop watching your videos keep it up man!

[@Bananagema]

As a Brazilian, I LOVE THIS VIDEO BRO!!!!!! Btw you portuguese it’s very good

[@lkf8799]

I love the entire concept and execution of these videos. So much fun and creativity. Love the sketches and funny names and the reveals. Fantastic! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@Come-get-the-lamp]

the apology wasn't good enough... where was the ukulele

[@uelssom]

im a simple brazillian, i see a video, i comment "come to brasil"

[@otomatonesattheendoftime2396]

Although I'm not a big fan of the hate for feathered dinosaurs, the topic of "what would future paleontologists discovered modern animals" isn't a new thing, most notably featured in the book "all yesterdays". Ironically, inaccurate Reconstructions are still happening today. Recently, a strange skull was discovered, fossilized in amber, with a long toothed snout and a large braincase. It was assumed it was a small dinosaur, with an appearance strikingly similar to a hummingbird, but, as it turns out, it was a prehistoric lizard. On that topic, i'd love to see you do a part 3 (i doubt you'd do it because it's been 2 years lmao), which has feathers on the dinosaurs, to drive the point home, as most people assume a feathered dinosaur is an accurate one, even if it isn't the case.

[@Jorge-ok1e]

As a brazilian, I am suprised how good you talk portuguese

[@IndigoVoltage]

It makes more sense on the part that Brazil was victim of multiple alien incidents Good job man

[@stegotyranno4206]

Ah yes a new episode! Thanks for making my day Harry! P.S, those guys who are hating on your videos are just thinking to hard, they don’t understand it’s for fun, not meant to be serious.

[@alecboi777]

6:22 HOLY SHIT TALLY HALL AND HAWAII PART II, LITERALLY MY FAVORITE MUSIC

[@ForTheSakeOfTomorrow]

Bro i swear he needs more attention

[@Bela_S2_]

Wow! First time seeing this video 3 years later, KZbin recommended me out of nowhere hahaha And what a great content! You mastered all the Portuguese pronunciation, made great reconstructions and even made this go to Pirulla watch in his motorola flip phone 😂😂😂 (and I'm sorry, sadly in Brazil the science community still didn't figure out how the internet works, and they act like those strict angry teachers who are sad, likes tea over coffee, and nobody like them)

[@alvaradoskimarceloski4500]

Please, part 3

[@Nature-brother.s]

0:12 gangnam style

[@daviddimitrov3696]

"ScIeNtIsTs ThInK aBoUt ReCoNsTrUcTiOnS" *meanwhile me* ....uh-huh.. so you mean to tell me that scientists DIDN'T think that raptors were thin lizards? And that therizenisaurus being "a turtle" took thought process and not just assumption? Is that what you're telling me? May I also show you spinosaurus originally just being an allosaurus with a sail... (Also 7:37 "this is not a dinosaur" forgetting that birds are dinosaurs)

[@BroYoutubeRuinedMyUsername]

I would love a part three of this

[@Bullboy_Adventures]

3:46 there is nothing that screams out I AM A D-BAG more than someone who unironically says "grow up"

[@Alkis05]

Essa é de rachar o bico! 🤣🤣🤣

[@spencerlarson9357]

This channel is so unique I love your oldies show style

[@Gig252]

Sou brasileiro, acompanho seu canal faz um tempinho, amo a estética.

[@jaisanatanrashtra7035]

People started hating him for making fun of mistakes done by paleontologist 😔😕

[@vokimlong2112]

This video should have more view, dang it algorithm, there are a dozen of us that need to fulfill our need for daily shrink wrapping images, A DOZEN OF US

[@marciohelobrine9074]

eu achei incrível você tentando fala português.

[@XxguaxinimxX.]

This was recommended me out of nowhere, I'm pretty sure You'll get a lot of view with this one! Great video!

[@omarkarem8445]

Bro,I'm new to this channel just knew it yesterday from part one of this video,your style is very creative and the idea of making it like an old show is insanely creative,I thought i subbed but I didn't,so I did now thinking that you'd have a mil subs,but you actually have 20k,never thought of that,keep up the amazing work,and also I finally got a few ones !the pachy one I was 100 sure it was a fish,and also the whale one too,and the bat

[@lovepeople777]

cant believe they didnt see it was a joke. these videos are hella funny. but seriously tho, feathered dinosaurs are cool. id recommend looking at some videos or art work of them. they truly can be quite terrifying! and not to be that guy.... buttttttttttttttttt..... BIRDS ARE DINOSAURS-

[@stonecoldsteveaustin5429]

Eyyyy, I finally did it! I can did fulfilled! Thank you, 50s talk show host who has an alien archeologist friend that pisses off Brazilians.

[@jaisanatanrashtra7035]

Don't stop bro I want U 😠 To make part 10 of this series 👍

[@ChefpeepeeYT453]

Congratulations, you managed to speak a word in Brazilian

[@RSaBBproductions]

PORTUGUESE

[@pls-help-i-need-a-good-handle]

bro really went into a video called "Aliens Reconstruct Animals Based on their Skeletons" expecting it to be a professional scientific study... smh

[@MySerpentine]

The parrotfish was surprisingly obvious.

[@Barakon]

Non avian dinosaurs in feathers I think were more like terror birds, flightless hawks, & ratites like cassowaries.

[@Frodojack]

My bone to pick is that you don't have a million subscribers. Your videos are damn funny and entertaining, and professionally made.

[@High_Tech_Priest]

Your integrity is unmatched sir. You site your sources. You admit your mistakes and you adress criticism in a mature and entertaining manner. Have a like and subscribe ⭐

[@marcussmith1183]

10:10 I see Finger Boy finds another batch of nightmares to torment

[@bluecretan7441]

10:14 "Fingerboy"

[@tuney7319]

I swear there are some people who simply cannot comprehend jokes, like you show em a meme that goes “me when i eat beans at 1 am” and they’d go “wait that’s not you, who is this, what does this mean”. Just fully unable to understand the concept of humor.

[@Luozzzz]

I've watched many Black and white Brazilian shows as a grew up, and one thing that i can surely say, this guy did not only just tried to speak portuguese with a Brazilian accent, he also tried and succeded to look brazillian, he quite were able to extract the facial expressions, the clothing style, and (somehow) he has the general common facial structure of brazillian males, simply wonderful

[@Orgs_Rock]

as a biologist and person obsessed with anatomy, words cannot descibe how much i love tis series, or how much it makes me wanna die. over all, 10/10.

[@Orgs_Rock]

The fact that after three years, you still check comments, check in with your comminity, and listen to what we have to say is really heartwarming, and made my day. Thank you, and this is why your one of my favorite channels on the internet.

[@robin.8868]

I’m not even gonna pretend I didn’t check the other comments to figure out who that was. Lmao

[@lourdespachla6516]

As a brazilian. Ignore the others, YOU ARE GREAT! You deserve to be the only trustworthy guy in the world!

[@m0thernature730]

3:50 clearly they never read “all yesterdays” also i definitely think brontosaurus would have more skin based on the size and the low body to the ground, if we compare it to giraffes of our time as well as kimono dragons, we can infer necks of proportional size that move of that length would carry a large throat and thus to off balance the rest of the body would also be girthy as we see on komonos and monitors. It’s also a well documented fact at this point large animals have a LOT of fat on them. Elephants, horses, bears, tigers, there is fat that hangs, this is not only a good way for prey to develop a bulk enough to throw down a thin predator but also for a predator it’s a common problem for them to get in fights so the extra fat acts as protection for vital organs as well as makes it harder to be taken down. This is also a good way to store food if you body can naturally take in more food you can go after larger prey and sustain yourself for longer periods without eating. This is what most modern predators do they fill their stomachs and eat everything they can so they are full for months in case their next catch is months away. Herbivores have to eat more frequently and have a more plentiful food source but predators need that food storage fat. It’s classic anatomy and biology. The term used when you don’t take this aspect into account is called shrink wrapping.

[@GoofyMomentos]

As a Brazilian those guys are pure gold.

[@KairuHakubi]

wait a minute, south america? that place where those crazy elongated alien skulls came from?

[@unitedfoxesofyoutube3283]

Actual brazillian here(Not a paleotologist tho): Whoever said that comment is really stupid,like...how the hell can they even think this was a video to be taken seriously?! This is VERY CLEARLY a meme. If that guy is brazillian,he speaks for the same IQ level of his Twitter kind,not our portuguese speaking peoples. Video's great,love watchin ya videos,I hope you make some other video involving Brazil someday.

[@Niernim]

I saw these videos about the bones and I thought: Hey, this could be a good way to make monsters. While the other side far far away goes: HOW DARE YOU!!!! Jesus. This is meant to be fun, not 100% authentic science about bones and reconstruction. If you wanted that, go to a lecture hall or even a museum. Whatever has that stuff.

[@parvitz]

the caricature of that pirulla guy looks kinda like weird al if he had a beard

[@Dinoclj]

I mean i think feathered dinos are scarier, could you imagine a gangly 7 foot murder turkey trying to kill you.

[@umacreanonoyt9477]

Eu me assustei quando ele falou "Olá pessoas" a pronuncia foi boa

[@JerryDUMB]

As a person from brazil i laughed and loved the Portuguese accent harry made Dinstictivly beautifully and entertaining.

[@ELECTROMIST]

Love your videos bro!! Keep it up 👍

[@Kaijuuniversefan2.0]

This is so underrated

[@darthloki8]

Dude is trying to be goofy and enough people are pissed at him becouse of it that he put in an apology.. lol

[@feuerling]

The funny thing is that the "alien reconstruction" of a hippo is a better fit for their personality than their real appearance. They're not tubs of lard, they're barrels of pure muscle with mood swings that can run way faster than their stubby little legs should allow them to.

[@one_night_gaming]

Getting close to 2K. Keep it up!

[@jpcyberdude7777]

The alientologist is obviously genius!

[@ico9005]

4.4K views ONLY???

[@IncendiaT1990]

Insanely talented 😯 some people just don't have a good sense of humor 🙄😤 ignore the haters and keep pushing. I, for one, thoroughly enjoy these videos. 😂

[@SmollRuby]

The Beaver was easy enough to guess (i love beavers)

[@edenmairay60]

People really dont get jokes or having a bit of a laugh. Like it might not be realistic, but he is just having some fun.

[@ArcadeEXP]

I swear man this channel is gold

[@MarcosVinicius-hg4uz]

you are so good drawing

[@rotundavian5792]

I portuguese and your pronunciation is really good

[@drawinaminutewithdr.rajasa8861]

Vultures and Barn Owls are theropod dinosaurs though