Thresher sharks - The Whiptails of The Ocean

[@tahliam7377]

I love these guys. They look like me when I pat my pockets and don't feel my keys.

[@TNTsquid.]

That is way too accurate...

[@iksarguards]

Zooming in on the very silly D8 face of the palegic thresher while talking about how very shy it is killed me 😂

[@AnEcologistPlays]

I once was lucky enough to see one from shore. Saw some movement in the water, and (thinking there were dolphins in the water) I pointed out the movement to my friends. Next moment, the thresher came zooming completely out of the water, its entire body clearly visible. Turns out the commotion I saw, was the thresher wacking fish, and it jumped through the stunned fish. Awesome sighting.

[@AncientWildTV]

That is so cool fr. I really want to see with my own eyes these experience

[@AnEcologistPlays]

@@AncientWildTV It really was a once-in-a-lifetime experinece! I'm just super glad everyone in my group was looking exactly there when it jumped out of the water.

[@HereticalKitsune]

Thresher faces are so cute and silly, constantly spooked, they are certainly a mood. And wow, their tail whips are so fast to create cavitation bubbles. That's impressive!

[@albatross4920]

Adorable derpy lil' sea critter

[@thecaveofthedead]

This is absolutely everything 8 year old me would have wished to learn about thresher sharks. I was so delighted when I heard the tail-strike hypothesis had been confirmed and filmed. And now you show me how they do it. Bravo. Absolutely made my day.

[@cupidwxings]

One of my favorite sharks. I also love epaulette, pajama and nurse sharks too 🦈

[@purplehaze2358]

I think it's kind of hilarious how much of an outlier sharks are in terms of animals which have weaponized their tails.

[@metal_pipe9764]

Why?

[@purplehaze2358]

@ I read an interesting article at some point that posited the development of tail weaponry is typically contingent on a very large body mass and some kind of protective armor or structures to keep the body stable as a tail swings - both of which are typically reserved for herbivores, who would get a significant benefit out of a defensive structure like a tail weapon in the first place. As examples, look at stegosaurids, ankylosaurids, glyptodons, and the turtleids of Pleistocene Australia. And then you just have these guys which check none of those boxes.

[@metal_pipe9764]

@@purplehaze2358 thresher sharks use it to hunt, so those rules might just not apply

[@purplehaze2358]

@@metal_pipe9764 Yes, that's.. the point.

[@ShiniesoftheGanders]

THANK YOU for making this video, thresher sharks are some of my favorite pelagic fish out there

[@launchpending]

they look very concerned

[@MinTed63]

Very foxy. :)

[@BriEnr]

God they’re so CUTE

[@carlogiacometti1996]

Fantastic video, the most informative on the topic on youtube! Please consider making a video covering the evolution of lamniformes in general. Thresher sharks, parotodus, the megatoothed sharks as well as the various extinct species of makos and white sharks are incredibly interesting and little is known about them and their relationship! Thanks again for your work.

[@Kroggnagch]

I love these little guys! They have the cutest little faces! And yes, I know they're not "little", but I call them that because they're cute. Awwwe just look at em!! I wanna hold its tail while it swims us about, here and there, just enjoying the warm rays of the sun..

[@geoduckgeoscience4300]

Wonderful video as always Henry!

[@HenrythePaleoGuy]

Thanks a lot my dude!

[@Weird_Pal]

I've always loved their cute faces haha

[@tylerstudybaker]

Alopias vulpinus is my fav animal species on earth. I’m glad Henry decided to cover my favorite of the lamniformes, loving the other vids like this as well. Glad to hear that my state of living also made the effort to protect them before they fell from vulnerable to a lower catagory.

[@Alberad08]

Thank you so much for this fascinating documentation - highly appreciated!

[@singachiri4135]

Finally someone talks about my favorite sharks! Thank you so much!😊

[@matthewwyatt7659]

More please

[@napkinanimations]

Fantastic video, Henry! So glad I finally got to watch it. Loved the comparison between their speeds and Pistol Shrimp. I thought that was really cool!

[@Kroggnagch]

19:45 YES! I was so hoping you were going to show this footage! The first time I ever saw this clip I honest-to-God thought it was fake; some AI generated or CGI nonsensical nincompoopery, but I was ECSTATIC to find out that these sharks were very real and that video, also, is very real. They're such an interesting species. And you were right, they do use their pectoral fins to come to a sudden stop and then use that transference of momentum to help sling their tails up over their heads and slash at the prey being targeted. Gosh, they're such a neat animal...

[@Junketh71]

One of my favourite sharks.

[@leoornstein3963]

9:05 goofy ahhh dude.

[@balenfalotico2283]

All Threshers are pretty goofy lmao

[@DS.proudkiwi]

I saw one caught up coromandal in NZ. Always been fascinated with them but never had the luck to catch one myself , all I've ever caught is little sand sharks . I usually throw them back they just fun to catch and see .

[@davidryall-flanders6353]

A great video. Very informative.

[@bkjeong4302]

These have always been among my favourites simply for that hunting technique.

[@reeyees50]

New Zealand SHARK OF THE WEEK

[@adhdlama2403]

Cutest animal out there, it's not even real

[@louieHuelsman]

Yeah this was great!!! I’d also like to learn about the p.bugle sharks or salmon sharks also

[@HenrythePaleoGuy]

If you check the channel, I have indeed made a video on them. :)

[@louieHuelsman]

Oh the Vaquita shark

[@louieHuelsman]

@@HenrythePaleoGuy k I definitely will!!!! Like now!!!

[@Kroggnagch]

6:35 it makes me happy to see that there are still people who want to study these fascinating animals, rather than just cut all the fins off and throw them back in the water, which absolutely infuriates me, vehemently infuriates me. And especially because the sharks are still alive, and the whole reason the fins are taken is because they'll give you a boner or some shyte which just.. ugh.. God it's so frustrating and makes me just... just so angry and sad...🥺🤬😭😣

[@universodolucas6023]

really liked the video and the shark

[@aceundead4750]

Thresher sharks make me think of Sean Connery saying "we named the dog Indiana." Also it's starting to seem like all we need to do to avoid many shark attacks is come up with a device to create bubbles that can be attached to surfboards and legs like a bracelet given how many species turn tail when they see divers leave bubbles from their equipment

[@AncientWildTV]

Does the bubble device have any challenge to develop it?

[@aceundead4750]

@@AncientWildTV i dont see why it would, but im not an engineer so idk for sure. What i do for a job engineers are the bane of my existence.

[@sospeakthefreak6269]

Thanks a Lot !

[@patreekotime4578]

SEA FOX!!!!!

[@DacentrurusArmatus]

I love these fishies, but henry I need more archosaur content please Im starving

[@graphite2786]

Threshers are the Side Eying Chloe's of the shark world

[@pedrogabrielduarte4544]

Do Walking with Monsters and beasts Review

[@feliformcraze9306]

They are sometimes known as fox sharks.

[@MyMomSaysImKeen]

Henry the PaleoGuy is the closest thing to a father Ive ever had

[@bensantos3882]

Henry is a great man, if you ever need a brotherhood, friends or a morale compass find a Catholic Church. Attend Mass and get to know your local Priest and join the Knights of Columbus too. Again Henry is an underappreciated Lion among men but you're always welcome in the largest group in the world too.

[@jessepitt]

Religious predators are creepy.

[@TheHimmus]

@@bensantos3882 Do you mean all christians in that largest group statement or just catholics?

[@bensantos3882]

@TheHimmus I'm stating solidarity as well as openeess to all through the lens of a Catholic. Being a Knights of Columbus we have every walk of life men in terms of status, race and even multinationals. I'm sure other Christian groups have said options of comradery too but I can't suggest or direct anyone but ours. Also our group The KoC were a motley crew that was the first group in all of the military that was desegregated. As I stated before we're open to all and our mission is to support and help our fellow brothers.

[@bensantos3882]

@jessepitt I'm sorry your pagan family molested and sacrificed you on the altar of Satan. Go touch grass and get a normal life then.

[@thepirateofkoshkonong]

300th like

[@HenrythePaleoGuy]

Thanks a lot! :D

[@thepirateofkoshkonong]

@@HenrythePaleoGuy your welcome keep up the good work

[@hoinoi]

henry im going bonkers! there are so many instances of you using the word "and" in a funny way to conjoin unrelated sentences, for example your classic tagline: "i thank you for watching this video and that you may have learned something new". (in my mind the word 'hope' needs to be inserted here to make it correct). Is this a British thing? no hate, I have just been wondering about it for several years. also I have OCD.