3 Mammals That Are The Largest Members Of Their Families

[@سلامسالمي-ر6ذ]

This series is great You can add the opposite like smallest animals in their family

[@TsukiCove]

i'm glad you like the series as it's fun to make and i'm sure ill get around to the smallest at some point :)

[@YvetteArby]

@@TsukiCove Oh I’m so happy to hear this!! I’m really looking forward to seeing the smallest animals! ✌🏼💖

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

Since you talked about the Indian giant squirrel, here's info on the red giant flying squirrel: While the Indian giant squirrel is found only in India, the red giant flying squirrel is found in a wide variety of forest-types, plantations and more open habitats with scattered trees, ranging from the Himalayas to central China and the Indonesian island of Java. The red giant flying squirrel usually travels between trees by long glides, up to at least 100 to 150 m (330 to 490 ft), reputedly even 450 m (1,480 ft). Most glides are no longer than 50 m (160 ft). They're largely nocturnal, starting its activity just before dusk and retreating at dawn. The day is typically spent in a hole in a tree that is 10 m (33 ft) or more above the ground. And regarding porcupines, I wanna point out that Old World porcupine quills don't have barbs, the New World ones do! Here's an Old World porcupine fact: The Philippines has their own species of porcupine called the Philippine porcupine. They are endemic to Palawan. It's known locally as durian or landak. Locally common to uncommon, the species is found in primary and secondary forest in the mountains and in the lowlands. This species also inhabits caves but is commonly found under tree buttresses or in rock crevices. It is sadly persecuted by farmers as pests in coconut plantations.

[@ahmedshaharyarejaz9886]

Thanks for the Facts Kim!

[@ahmedshaharyarejaz9886]

A Few years ago in my native Pakistan a woman spotted a Giant Flying Squirrel gliding at Dusk in the Northern Mountains, it caused quite a stir because she thought it was a demon 😅.

[@rajath275]

@@ahmedshaharyarejaz9886was she thinking of Imran khan when she spotted the squirrel? 😂😂

[@ahmedshaharyarejaz9886]

@rajath275 Yes she was bro, after all the Giant Flying Squirrel is a very handsome beast.

[@Sgtassburgler]

All porcupines have barbs. Don't share facts if they aren't facts. The cuticle of the spines faces towards the root of the quill just like in new world porcupines. You can only see it with a microscope in new world and old world porcupines. This cuticle facing the root is the barbing in both species. It just so happens there are many sources of misinformation about this on the internet it seems. So I see how you got misinformed in the first place. www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=jurnalbiologi.perbiol.or.id/storage/journal/2776f4cd-ea3b-4700-844c-36ccc16eb6ef/journal-22042021074223.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwjW9avYhYSBAxWclWoFHTMZDQk4ChAWegQICBAB&usg=AOvVaw1YQH_GqGfWQD0PFJQ7HaIi

[@Gildedmuse]

Fun fact: the best way to fight back is to stab your attacker in the face.

[@FieniX_]

I had absolutely no idea that any porcupine could weigh that much!! Roughly 62lbs…? Crazy!

[@LeucisticBaryonyx]

Fascinating video

[@TsukiCove]

thanks for the support i appreciate it :)

[@dinosaurkin5093]

My dad used to hunt and a porcupine scared him once. He was hunting Elk and while he sitting on top of a ridge line watching a group of them, he heard rustling behind him and saw a big brown shape. He thought it was bear at first, but he yelled and the porcupine just turned and walked off 😂. He said it was the worst jumpscare of his life.

[@HuckleberryHim]

What a wholesome story about slaughtering wildlife for fun ♥ hahaha, hilarious. Did he force any bleeding elk to run from him in terror that day? That's always hilarious to me too! Love animals.

[@xeykdeyk]

clown

[@frowner_and_co]

​@@HuckleberryHim, some people don't have enough money to buy food. I'm aware it's still cruel, and I love all animals, but sometimes people need to do what they do.

[@joemungus6063]

@@HuckleberryHim you have 0 idea what hunting is

[@joemungus6063]

@@frowner_and_co hunting isnt cruel, just killing animals for fun is but theres a lot more to hunting than just going out and shooting an animal

[@yzettasmith4194]

Today I learned that the marmot is a type of squirrel. :)

[@kambouie8745]

I would looove to see an episode on fishes >:)

[@TsukiCove]

i'll probably get around to it in the future :)

[@thetechnerd7467]

I love this channel so much. I am learning a lot, thank you

[@sohopedeco]

The mascot of the 2014 Worldcup was a Brazilian three-banded armadillo.

[@YvetteArby]

Yes, I have the sticker book with stickers of them! That really was a great World Cup!! I’ll never forget Robin van Persie’s header nor the street mural of him doing that header. ✌🏼💖⚽️

[@daliborjovanovic510]

Giant glyptodonts are actually no more ancient than living armadillos. Although they've been around for some 48 million years, glyptodonts didn't really start reaching massive sizes (1-2 tons) until the Pliocene-Pleistocene (5 million to 10,000 years ago), and the true giants like Glyptodon, Glyptotherium, and Doedicurus lived long enough to encounter the first Native Americans, and we even have evidence of human predation.

[@aquadragondavanin6745]

i would love to see the largest mustelid in your next video of this topic! also a smallest of each family would be really cool!

[@funnyxusername]

Amazing vid! Also thanks for making cool animal videos without clickbait in them!

[@OfficialBM4TheW]

That was cool you should make a part two. Also, did you know that new world porcupine quills are even barbed, making it even more impossible to remove them without tearing out your own flesh.

[@TsukiCove]

i'll make it a series as i enjoy making the vids and yeah it's brutal especially for the predators that get quilled in the face

[@OfficialBM4TheW]

@@TsukiCove Yeah lol

[@adreabrooks11]

Only New World porcupines have barbed quills. With Old World porcupines, all you need to worry about is getting a handful of pointy objects the size of pencils rammed into you. ^^;

[@oliverm7138]

Can you do a video on domesticated species becoming feral or a video on the bird flu epidemic in the UK? Also great video I enjoy your content keep it up!

[@TsukiCove]

Yeah the bird flu is such a nasty illness for the birds and it's a very important issue but i don't really know how to fit it into a video. i was planning on doing a video on wild animals that we have domesticated so that's similar i guess.

[@oliverm7138]

@TsukiCove Yeah I've seen how bad it is across the UK I could email you some photographs if you would like of some of the birds I have found

[@Solomon0424]

A nice addition to the largest species within a mammal family: Largest Lagomorph: Arctic Hare (Lepus arcticus) (max weight: 15 lbs) Largest Viverrid: Binturong (Arctictis binturong) (Average weight: 20-30 lbs) and Largest Hamster: European Hamster (Cricetus cricetus) ( Average Weight: 300-400 grams)

[@Rafael-tc3eu]

I saw an armadillo on my first day in Panama. It was a 7 banded.

[@randomusername3873]

Since you asked, a video about ungulates would be amazing in my opinion😊

[@dinky-diaussie9007]

Do a video on the marsupial family Dasyuridae / the Tiger Quoll the Tasmanian Devil and the Brush- tailed phascogale

[@martijn3015]

3:24 got me back to my youth like "Who's that pokemon?" 😂

[@سلامسالمي-ر6ذ]

These are some ideas for your future videos 1.most ancient animals(mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians,) species that still alive today. 2.animals that are the only survival of it species/family. 3. animals with special abilities that fictional.

[@anniehill9909]

What glorious scenery in your clip of India! Another really interesting video. You didn't tell us the range of the Giant Armadillo - or I missed it. 😊

[@petermontoya1796]

New sub here. Great job. I would love to see a video on Walruses. TY

[@nilanjanachatterjee9023]

Excellent video

[@MuaadElSharif]

In Libya we have the Crested Porcupine and we call it: Night Lion. As a reference to its size and defensive style.

[@Liberatorx13]

Can you do rhinos? They’re my favorite animal. Also how is Arnie?

[@Eidolon1andOnly]

Now do the smallest animals of their families.

[@johntodd3910]

Nice Do one of animals with the largest migration Wildebeest Grey whale Arctic tern Caribou Also one with animals that you’ll often see in Kruger National park Cape buffalo White rhino Black rhino African elephant leopard Lion Blue wildebeest Plains zebra Nile crocodile Puff adder Rock python Blue crane Ostrich South African dove 😅

[@karollipowski4]

Fun fact for fellow europeans in europe lives the largest hamster in the world the european hamster Sadly this hamster is at the brink of extinction

[@paulschofield985]

I’ve seen a Giant tree squirrel 🐿 in Borneo, it’s was about the size of a rabbit.. Not as big as the Indian variant but still absolutely huge for what it is..

[@hmtmth8481]

I recommend this book to you: "The Evolution Underground: Burrows, Bunkers, and the Marvelous Subterranean World Beneath Our Feet" by Anthony J. Martin.

[@hollyodii5969]

That giant armadillo; it’s crazy!

[@MrDuck420]

Ducks are the biggest

[@TsukiCove]

i forgot i'm sorry you're right

[@Redneckkratos]

7:56 I say someone comes in and reclassifies Arnie into his own family of canidae because he’d certainly be the biggest member

[@isaiahmcguire1822]

People seem to exclude the Viverridae family, with the largest being the binturong

[@shannonspage9360]

02:08 poor leopard looks like it is hating life at that moment. 😊

[@CarleyGoshaw28]

Man, I was hoping to see the Capybara 😭💜

[@stevewilliams3850]

Tsuki : What about the American fox squirrel? It is a large squirrel in the United States.

[@maevblog9955]

Hello

[@TsukiCove]

hey hey :)

[@shadowking1795]

If you do a part two of this can you add snakes? Because I have trouble remembering which one is the largest, is it the Burmese python, is it the boa constrictor, I struggle and I heed the truth!

[@lannytjahja8756]

fun fact:giant hummingbird are the largest hummingbirds

[@evelynlamoy8483]

weird that you mentioned old world porcupines being from europe, africa, and the indian subcontinent when they are also present throughout asia.

[@BoogalyTheGreat]

what type of animal was that at the end!!!??!?

[@GibbonLord]

Maybe lizards that take care of their young could be a interesting video

[@bonesawmcgraw9728]

What’s your favorite kind of meats?

[@channeljusttocommentwith3165]

I think you could add Giant River Otter

[@Pollenoverponds]

Rabbits, weasels, racoons, and deer!

[@Crakinator]

I got a good video idea, “3 more mammals that are the largest member of their families”

[@jo-mi4966]

Please use a de-esser on you audio!!!

[@terrycogan9908]

How about the comparison of the Indian and African elephants...maybe adding tapirs...

[@brendandarkside1207]

How about Bats and how far back they are related to rodents (its way way back)

[@instinct1128]

“The old world porcupine is slightly larger on average and the largest porcupine is an old world porcupine”

[@NorthForkFisherman]

There's a "Yo Mama" joke just waiting to happen.

[@brelouum]

new world porcupines are sm cuter

[@twilightgardenspresentatio6384]

Are the squirrels just forgetting the seeds or are they not able to return for some predatory reason?

[@iseriver3982]

Old world and new world porcupine aren't in the same family. New world porcupine are more related to capybara (you know, giant rodents) than they are to old world porcupine. Apart from the squirrels (which apparently can't be hunted by birds, mammals or snakes in trees) none of the animals mentioned are part of the same family.

[@mistersir3020]

How difficult is it to look up the correct plural of _genus_ if your entire channel is about zoology It's beyond me to understand

[@DanielWatson-vv7cd]

Wombat vs Ground Hog, who would win?

[@mjkhan9664]

Just wanna make a small correction, it's New World Porcupines that have the barbed quills. Old World porcupines have larger quills that can stab deep in flesh, but they are UNbarbed

[@dazedfaze3801]

Weird fact: Giant armadillos of South America will sometimes prey on baby lambs if they can.

[@barrettfenwick8028]

5:48 Do they forget? Or are they investing in their children's future? ;P

[@The-Black-Death]

What about Wolverines? They're the biggest in the Weasel family.

[@krissaberhagen]

lol the squirrels forgot where they buried their nuts

[@dahmc59]

Hold up just a darned minute... you have not witnessed the Fox Squirrell of South Carolina. They are huge and can look like a mutated racoon.

[@JAFKennedy]

It would be nice if you could include your measurements in inches , feet , onces , & pounds , please !

[@Eidolon1andOnly]

He did. It's on screen.

[@jonahfalcon1970]

I'm the one of my species with the largest member. I went there. 🎉

[@skan7677]

You allways say that: its a very important part of the ecosistem. Can you make a video about the ones that are not really important?

[@jurgeysamuel]

I would like giant squirrels running through my backyard

[@carllawrencedefiesta8603]

Id would be nice if livebearers

[@jurgeysamuel]

Much like the common canine, my attention span was quickly diminished as you took too long to get to the squirrel

[@hermestrismegistos9152]

Have u seen big ounce?

[@davidgantenbein9362]

I didn’t know that there are porcupines in Italy.

[@tdata545]

The only time I see Armadillo is as roadkill by me. Or that one time, I saw one gassed. But I've never seen a live armadillo.

[@davidvento5481]

Armadillo = Turtle Bunny

[@BruceVial]

As a 34 year man, I know now house to spell “porky-pines” properly now :p

[@WatchingTrainsGoBy-PassingTime]

Bonus animal: Rosie O'donnell

[@rollotomasislawyer3405]

Giant Anteater

[@potatoponey567]

Wait a minute.... How do porcupines even have sex???

[@The_InfantMalePollockFrancis]

Why say some of the largest? The largest are all mammals except for whale sharks.

[@LordMondegrene]

Pangolins!

[@hdhil3137]

Im going to tell people about these mammals but add the 4th one for whales and let a yo mama joke out

[@jr-wv4qw]

Why isn’t Lizzo on here?

[@Jessica-ct8uv]

Blue whale and outer belean whales put I’m you hex vedo

[@tundrataiga5100]

Why do i hear mamuls not mammals 😅

[@logmonkeyr32vr7]

Weasel family. ;)

[@tyrannozilla1]

the largest cetacean is the blue whale🐋

[@pixelatedgrass7528]

this but it's just a slideshow with pictures of your mom

[@normanred9212]

Nearly all poaching is done by nonWestern peoples

[@PahadiSher]

because the westerners already killed of their own fauna.😂

[@fenrirgg]

What if when people and monekys go extinct the squirrels become the new intelligent species? A new civilization made of squirrels, but sucks for them because humans got most of the petroleum by then, their civilization will need to flourish with charcoal maybe ahah

[@garymilne6250]

Capybara rool the gods are capybara I ❤ capybara and foxes like silver Cape fennec marble grey red kit cross and more because I now more I wash most of all Thore video 😂😂😂

[@Mooffgamesgamer]

Fun fact: The Philippines have their own species of Porcupine.

[@mattm4600]

5% 😂 its no where near that probably less tgan 0.001%

[@mistersir3020]

Also liven up your voice, it's depressing

[@SPQRcat]

And of course, your mother.

[@nuzzlewuzzle5749]

Your mom

[@Maverick_Armwrestling]

Coming in at Number 1, in the Hippo 🦛 Family, LIZZO