What On Earth Is A Tuatara? | Modern Dinosaurs

[@SavannahBurris]

it's incredible, that, even though these specific creatures aren't lizards, you can see where a lot of lizards get their traits. for example, a lot of modern reptiles also have a third eye, of sorts, however, it doesn't have an actual retina. just light and dark sensors. it's absolutely fascinating that these guys have whole retinas under their scales.

[@kennarajora6532]

I could be wrong here but I think it's called convergent evolution.

[@muslymier]

@@kennarajora6532 Not necessarily. it wouldn't be if they both inherited it from a common ancestor.

[@theangrysuchomimus5163]

@Roberto Biagio Randazzo We have enough problems with other invasive species. We do not need one more.

[@javierhillier4252]

and a lense

[@pimpcrew1]

They're lizards. Duh

[@ExploratoryVessel]

These guys are so adorable. Thank you guys for protecting them!

[@elgieedeee2645]

That 3rd eye might detect shadows movement above their heads

[@BlGGESTBROTHER]

That’s a great hypothesis!

[@SM-be5dh]

Iguanas have something similar

[@GallonMilkProductions]

that's what it does in cycluras and agamids!

[@tophat3534]

Usually, yes.

[@jayceonnikolas5002]

Sorry to be offtopic but does anybody know a method to get back into an Instagram account?? I was dumb forgot my login password. I would appreciate any tips you can give me!

[@phillipayoung10]

Keep them going. Theyre precious to the environment

[@hannahsammeli1941]

To be able to help conserve a species so amazing would be incredible!!! I’m happy we didn’t let these guys go instinct. We need more efforts like this.

[@jonamrodriguez5628]

Please save them 💕

[@starsfalldown1234567]

Cringe

[@thalias6945]

FlowerPower123 your cringe

[@starsfalldown1234567]

@@thalias6945 You're. Please get educated.

[@thalias6945]

FlowerPower123 yu nied too gett educatid.

[@skyrunor804]

Didnt you see that they may have been caused the extintion by these ones

[@YochevedDesigns]

I am absolutely fascinated by Tuatara. I'd love to be involved in a breeding program. The world needs more of these little weirdos!

[@conorsirishnature998]

The turatara: "im a living dinosaur" Literally every other bird: "Am i a joke to you?"

[@skyrunor804]

Literaly every rat in a boat: who cares i eat your eggs and nobody will remenber yu just because humans always destroy something to protect later due the Ship Explorations resulting in our ploriferation around ZaWorld >:)

[@fbghetto5]

They're the ancestor of dinosaurs birds are just posers

[@temujin5743]

@@fbghetto5 false!! Toatara is in the group lepidosauria like the close related lizards. He is in the sister group for archosaurs. Archosauria is the family of the crocodiles, pterosaurs and dinosaurs. Birds ARE dinosaurs they arent just the descendence of then

[@temujin5743]

@Sonic Hedgehog this is only a name, and the name was Given at a time where we dont knowed thar they where so close to birds. And how you can see, even Tuatara is not a lizard. And they found someday a fossil from an early whale and they first thought that it was a reptile, so they call it basilosaurus. But we now know that its a whale and we did not changed the name, its still called basilosaurus. I am interested in dinosaurs, I read a lot, I follow some proffetionals. That what I am going to say to you is the latest stuff that we know(but it still can be outdated one day) Birds are FUCKING dinosaurs. There is less difference between a bird and t-rex then between a human and a goat. But humans and goats are both mamals. You only saw bones from dinosaure and old reconstruction. You absolutly dont know nothing about dinosaurs. Forget jurassic park. All dinosaurs looked and act more like birds then lizards, you can see the similarity to birds in the bones, It just looks nothing like a lizard. It just because we before thought that they where lizards, they did not know that they walked like that and looked like that. And the lizard look is still the only thing that we see. I had really to reset my thoughts about dinosaurs so I could have a better vision of them. And dinosaur scales do not look like lizard scales. In fact the skin of the dinosaurs was more leathery ans pumpy them actually scaly. Birds are just an other family of dinosaurs, they coexisted a long time together. And most likely the very first dinosaur was feathered, because their cousins the pterosaurs are also feathered and this means that their commun ancester was feathered. There are a lot of dinosaurs who where scaly, but they are most likely feathers who became scales Again on some places. If you dont believe me that thats tru then I am going to tell you Two 100% real facts.---> Scales became feathers to keep warm. And a lot of feathered dinosaurs had even feathers on the feets, a place were most birds got dinosaur like scales. This means and we also know that the bird scales are actually feathers that became scales Again. So please dinosaurs are not lizards. They are reptiles yes and birds too, but lizards are a specific famille in the reptiles. Tuataras are not lizards but they are really close and they are not that much older, they bitch existed with dinosaurs. I dont know like they act like its so amazing and shit... its only amazing because they are the last surviving species of the family. your argument is trash as hell really. Its only a name. My name means the winner but Im not specialy a winner.

[@temujin5743]

@Sonic Hedgehog you are joking, And trex tail is not at all lizard like.

[@RohitPant04]

What an incredible being! I just read about it in my Zoology syllabus & i am shook at their history!

[@georgehunter2813]

Tuatara has a very short snout with large eyes. It looks distinctly different from ordinary lizards. They look like little aliens in the process of evolving.

[@synchronicofficial612]

200 millions years, they come from another space time, of course they are Alien, it is awesome!

[@mapleleafkay9824]

5:10 It almost had the face of a hawk in this frame

[@ZeranZeran]

I think they're very cute.

[@ZeranZeran]

I also think that if Aliens ever visit earth, they'll gently pick up a Tuatara and say "Hello again, my little friend". Now I fear and respect the Tuatara.

[@Yadielpro09]

Wdym this are dinosaurs not aliens tf

[@xenoidaltu601]

16 months to lay eggs and another 8 to hatch, that makes it 2 years! And then on top of that it takes the female tuatara two years to produce more eggs. If it weren't because of the fact that they can survive 12 months without eating then they wouldn't make it to our present time.

[@invincible5609]

**8 months to lay eggs and 16 months to hatch :)

[@sethutryambaka]

Finally Leo go to wild 😂

[@mstalcup]

Concerning the comment at 3:38 - Only certain groups of lizards can drop their tails when attacked. Monitor lizards and several other groups can't.

[@TheToneBender]

The third eye is to see into your soul.

[@philipschoen7446]

Bahahajahaahaaaa I pooped nice me me hahaha..haaaa

[@lSh0cKl]

Bruh. Sapping my chakra.

[@bielbarcellos_commenter]

Well no, it's used to see if any predator is on top

[@jackedavocado8689]

@@bielbarcellos_commenter Or Maybe as a light sensitive organ like a sun-compass.

[@FXIRYBXTCH]

I want one because it had a 3rd eye....

[@MarksShrimpTanks]

What a cool looking animal with a third eye !!! wha!!!!

[@Jay-jb2vr]

David Attenborough never talked about the tuatara ;(

[@martialkintu2035]

That's right.

[@yesyes1299]

@Agloma Beardies are the best

[@curlybrownk9]

To look up skirts. It's the law of the jungle.

[@krowman8458]

I gotta a lot of love for all the conservation people and organizations. Just imagine if all the worlds Corporations had an incentive to help with things like this instead of destroying it?

[@lockin222]

Over 200 million years surviving to get wiped out by humans. Good job humans

[@IPIay01]

Nature is perfectly tuned to itself. Humans? Not so much.

[@stroganoffbob7627]

We tend to destroy everything that doesn't directly benefit us.

[@memoulisous2366]

And now we’re helping it stay alive

[@ChocolateEffigy]

Humans had nothing to do with it

[@indrajeet]

@Galaxial Pharmaceutical flat earther detected

[@amandaroman3471]

The third eye was explained :) So sorry to spam the comments ! Excitedly like a 38 year old child I ran out and told my husband about this cool lil guy and he’s like um yeah? I was like why you not excited! He says to me.... I just read an article about them 2 days ago. Totally ironic as heck right! GUESS WHAT Article said the eye is used for sensoring changes in light and shadows! So my hunch and another in comments was actually correct ! It even says our sensory part in our own brains is very similar how we can tell if it’s night or day very similar to their third eye. I’m just crazy excited to find this animal for the first time! I really need a life and maybe to find somewhere else to live. This rock is kinda crappy lol

[@Upper_echelon_exotics]

How are you spamming the comments? I think these creatures are pretty cool too! Where else do you think you will live if it's not on this crappy little Rock?

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

the coolest reptiles ever!

[@fitt4393]

Thank you guys for taking care of them

[@chuinzhi]

Who is here after Leo Netflix?

[@victoriamalloy5904]

I was looking for that comment! Thank you! 💜

[@foxyzx7113]

ME!!!

[@Mr_Lizard45]

Me

[@daftfunk]

what is leo?

[@foxyzx7113]

@@daftfunk its a movie in netflix

[@mstr293]

Random Person: "So they're lizards?" Me, an intellectual: "Well, yes! But actually, no!"

[@blackspec1855]

Hahaha, i'm years late to read this

[@CVL990]

I came for the cool looking lizard-like animal and got the crap scared out of me by the giant ass bugs. Thank goodness for the tuatara.

[@sleeepybae1459]

people like these people are so inspiring. truly making a difference in our world and saving species is amazing. good work!!! i'm so happy we have people working to save animals :D

[@FinkipGirl]

Leo brought me here 😎

[@nicofratianno]

It so cute how they actually stay in their little houses 🥺

[@Yamil_V1]

I didn’t know that Leo was famous on discovery too

[@Makasennn]

The guy biologist kinda sounds like Brain from pinky and the brain

[@thomasr3805]

What great work by these conservationists. Such a shame that there were no pest/wildlife laws for boats back in the day. 2 rats can do a lot of damage.

[@johnnyfavorite1194]

While I’m all for conservation of these nifty reptiles, The Video suggests that Tuatara are on the verge of Extinction. The species is actually listed as “Least Concern” with somewhere between 60,000 and 100,000 individuals existing on various small islands surrounding New Zealand.

[@glenbe4026]

New Zealand government and a lot of it's people encourage cruelty towards introduced animals as part of a policy to "remove all introduced animals) from New Zealand by 2050. School children are even encouraged to participate in drowning baby possums. Some individual arseholes even have a "swerve to hit" policy if driving and they see a possum or a rabbit on the road. This is supported by a fanatical "save our native animals" dogma. Ferrets used to be a popular pet in New Zealand. It was banned. Now there is talk about banning cats and mice/rats as pets. In the name of conservation of animals New Zealand has transitioned to one of the most animal cruel nations around.

[@thespookyvaginosisnut5984]

If they have to elimanaite all invasive species they have to remove theirselvses ( unless they are Maori)

[@glenbe4026]

@@thespookyvaginosisnut5984 Why not remove Maori? Genuinely curious. I am half Maori, but we only arrived 800years ago at max, and we were just as devastating on the native wildlife as the Europeans were, just as devastating on local wildlife as Native Americans were, just as devastating on native wildlife as the native Malagasy were, just as devastating on native wildlife as native Hawaiians were, just as devastating on native wildlife as indigenous Australians were. EVERYWHERE Humans expanded outside of Africa devastated animals populations and left hundreds if not thousands of species extinct. From Mammoths, to Cave Bears, to Moas, to Elephant Birds, to North American Horses, to Dodos, to bloody Passenger Pigeons (a species that number in the billions) to the Falkands Wolf, to Mastodons.

[@thespookyvaginosisnut5984]

@@glenbe4026 the north american mass extinction was accualy from a meteorite

[@glenbe4026]

@@thespookyvaginosisnut5984 aah yes. I forgot about American exceptionalism. EVERYWHERE in the world where humans moved into, it is documented that species died (and not just the megafauna). From Wrangel Island, to Mauretius, to Galapagos, to New Zealand, to Madagascar, to Australia, to Siberia, to Europe. But North America is different. The native Americans were more in tune with nature than anyone else in the world and made no species extinct. sigh

[@shalurana8544]

Wow!!I am scared of reptiles, TBH, but I am fascinated that these tuataras have such an intriguing history and anatomy.We definitely need to save these species and scientists have to work hard to save this incredible species from many threats, including climate change.. Beautiful and unbelievable 🦎🦎🥰!!

[@dennisjeffs4239]

All we need now is a Moa to be found in Fiordland, living with a kiwi and a kakapo, and a kea as their security guard!!

[@7superdaimajin]

How about some Tasmanian tigers, Stellar's Sea Cows, and some Passenger pigeons?

[@armhand97]

IMakeChiliDogs - be the change you want

[@paulamiles9559]

When I was a little girl ( 1961- 67) I was fascinated by reptiles especially the tuatara. I've still never seen one.

[@mixey01]

God: " I thought we had discarded this three eyed prototype a long time ago! Angels: " I guess we didn't get the memo

[@diegodankquixote-wry3242]

Many animals have more functional 3rd such as some snakes, lizards and salamanders, so it looks like the angels did a pretty bad job.

[@veisejas1513]

i think that the third eye could see shadows and shapes a tautara being a meter long was a perfect food source for the eagles that are now extinct but lived in new zealand them swooping down to eat tautaras cast a shadow over them and over the third eye thats how it may stand a chance against the eagles

[@avgvstvs7]

A way complicated adaptation for a animal that remains mostly unchanged for more than 100 million years old

[@billboard470]

@@avgvstvs7 Well, it has to be an adaptation as the fossil record shows that no other closely related fossil has the third eye. Any guess as to when it evolved and in response to what?

[@Thulgore]

Doubtful, however as a hatchling being able to crawl to the light to get out of the burrow is required. Much like a birds "tooth". I doubt there is a purpose after that.

[@amandaroman3471]

Really interesting theory I didn’t think of that :) the thing also mentioned no other animals have had this third eye correct? Or was it just not found in their close relatives specifically? It’s odd we don’t know what it’s for given we know damn near everything about animals currently living. I never heard of this third eye in any animal in my life so it’s very interesting. Also I noticed they said at birth it’s open? But then scales grow Over later so the idea about seeing light to escape a burrow may be right. If in fact it’s only useful while uncovered?? Very very interesting!!!!

[@amandaroman3471]

YOUR RIGHT GIRL My husband read an article 2 days ago in a magazine ironically and states there the eye has a direct link to the brain for sensory - changes in light and shadows!!!! It even said it’s similar to the part of our own brains that helps us tell if it’s day or night and seasonal changes. Incredibly fascinating !!!

[@believeinpeace]

What a wonderful animal! Thank you for saving it!! Thank you for the video!

[@maacus1]

Thats so cool! I'm glad they were able to save them.

[@tophat3534]

Wow, how beautiful! Love them

[@Oddworld2024]

Wow what an interesting and beautiful creature. Definitely save these guys

[@DrewWestPress]

Super neat little dudes. We should breed them like we do bearded dragons, I'd totally be into having a few as pets. I'd give them a huge enclosure and everything.

[@WildWorld81]

It takes them nearly 25-30 years to reach sexual maturity

[@paul-robinfranz9272]

Also no one has had success breeding them outside of new zealand...

[@WildWorld81]

Chester Zoo managed to do it

[@paul-robinfranz9272]

@@WildWorld81 Wow, cool! Didn't knew that. So its possible, but certainly not on the same level as beardies

[@juniorramirez9030]

They will outlive you dude. Some live up too 300 years

[@PrettybuoyJones1992]

They are so adorable.😊❤🤗😍

[@katmoore8423]

Dinosaurs, birds, and crocodilians are all archosaurs. Tautara's are in the sister taxon of lepidosaurs which includes squamates (lizards and snakes), so to call this a modern dinosaur is ignorant.

[@raceplayzichighidorahplayz702]

It’s so sad how many species have gone extinct because of us. I hope there are still many dinosaur-like species just like tuatara or even once thought-to-be-extinct species on an undiscovered island far away, where humans will never find them.

[@tacitplague7079]

Every island has been discovered and all the significant ones capable of sustaining large animals visited and settled, so unfortunately we won't be discovering an island full of weird creatures

[@Darhan62]

We must not let these animals go extinct under any circumstances. If a lizard goes extinct, there are many other species of lizards that could evolve to fill its ecological niche, but there's no other animal alive today that could evolve to take the place of the tuatara.

[@critterfreek83]

Thankfully, tuataras are actually doing pretty well, to the point that the species is currently listed as Least Concern. The removal of sheep, cattle, and other livestock that were wrecking the tuatara’s habitat, and then the development of effective methods of eradicating rats from islands-it’s all made a huge difference for the better.

[@BrekkaJones24]

Is it a frog? Is it a birb? An allogater? NO, it's a tartatuataratara!

[@Lone_Star86]

Third eye? This animal is one with the universe.

[@gobanito]

Birds are the true modern dinosaurs.

[@alexruddies1718]

Well, I'm glad someone said it...

[@nn-dz9zj]

@Sonic Hedgehog yes birds are modern dinosaurs. Dino's had feathers it's been proven

[@nn-dz9zj]

@Sonic Hedgehog By scientists who actually study dinosaurs and basically just people that actually know what the fuck they're talking about lol

[@StayMadNobodycares]

Avian dinosaurs.

[@GatorBoyCL]

Not really

[@jakedeutscher]

Wow, incredibly special animal!

[@shinobishinobi28]

The Tuatara is now my favorite animal

[@Pain-ib7ot]

That 3rd eye probably to sence predators above...

[@BlGGESTBROTHER]

Perhaps an adaptation to be prayed upon by birds? Maybe becoming landlocked away from flighted birds has removed the selective pressure and that’s why it’s lost functionality in modern specimens? I’m no expert but it is interesting to think about 🤔

[@sirderpsalot]

@@BlGGESTBROTHER Most avian predators in NZ still retained flight. It's actually a very small minority of birds that lost flight. Also, the parietal eye (third eye) is still functional and multiple reptiles actually possess them, it's not a unique feature in tuatara. My blue tongue skink actually has it, and will show a clear response to a looming shadow or hand from directly above and behind their line of sight. Really cool stuff.

[@jokerlaffers12]

The Tuatara has reached full enlightment

[@bluecollarmenproductions]

leo brought me here

[@HSP9999]

6:53 dat vocal fry tho

[@getchuzum5235]

💀💀💀💀

[@nickizcool20]

Omg 😮 Lol 😂

[@kontoculai6301]

It's that woman?I thought there's a croaking toad nearby

[@MrMAC8964]

Well done and thanx for sharing .

[@benderisgreat95able]

Convergent evolution is breathtaking. Imagine how similar life could look on other worlds?

[@ar1029]

There are a couple of great documentaries about this exact question. I also own a few books. You should check it out

[@cw442]

@@ar1029 do you have the names of a documentary you'd reccomend?

[@frailvoid5844]

@@ar1029 1 year and we still waiting my guy

[@keithfaulkner6319]

@@frailvoid5844 why? Documentaries about life on other worlds? It's called science fiction. There being absolutely no actual knowledge about life on other worlds.

[@Eepies]

@@ar1029 2 years and still no reccomendations buddy

[@ButtersLStotch]

4:16 Plot twist. We’re the rats

[@amandaroman3471]

Creepy as hell man. I paused at 4:16 and went to comments.

[@aaronmarks9366]

Heckin ancient bois

[@GatorBoyCL]

If they were 5x their size,they would look like some sort of dinosaurid

[@arvopelaa]

Save them ♥😻

[@syntom1]

Thank you for this!

[@OrangeDurito]

There are so many fascinating animals in this world! I was reading 'Menagerie Manor' by Gerald Durrell where I heard about 'Tuatara' and I came here looking what they are. Having found out that they predated Dinosaurs is truly astounding.

[@kris-sama666]

"See what the lizard sees. Tuatara." - The Pusher from The Outlast trials. He's not a lizard though lol

[@humanll8965]

Best animal ever

[@DarkPhoenixSaga]

They can go to 12 months without eating is very impressive.

[@dancingkitty11]

I wonder if that third eye has any relation to the pineal eye?

[@robertculen2949]

Yes

[@rakeshahirwar879]

Lovely

[@150moonlightshadow]

It absolutely does. In our modern day, the human pineal gland in our brains is pretty much the mammalian equivalent of a parietal eye and it helps tell our bodies when to produce the hormone melatonin in the presence of darkness. For example, something like 55%-70% of blind people have sleep disorders associated with their circadian rhythms getting disrupted because their pineal glands can’t sense from their eyes how light or dark their outside environment is. It’s also not the same thing as processing colors or knowing where one is in space as those are processed by different cells in the eyes and brain - the pineal gland is *specifically* honed to process light and darkness. There are a lot of theories as to what the parietal eye evolved for and why it loses its function following the infancy periods of many species, but there are plenty of tantalizing clues in nature, and knowing what happens when things go wrong sheds a whole lot of light of what it does when it’s working correctly.

[@velascoalverez8928]

Survived 200 million before the dinosaurs and we've almost wiped them out in a few hundred years.

[@louislebronlebron1361]

Bless these cute creatures😍

[@hrrawr]

just 8 breeding adults to 300! wow! that was close! I'm very happy that this population recovered. ^.^

[@user-bx3rg7yb1d]

These need to live on and evolve

[@ratdoto2148]

Tuatara have not been wiped out and there are not 300 left as this video implies. There are tens of thousands of them on many mainland and offshore islands. I obviously don't mean to belittle conservation, I just wanted to educate people on the reality of the situation. If you don't believe me a simple google search will show you the current population estimates.

[@jacobherring7736]

They're so frickin cool

[@temujin5743]

I do not understand the womans saying: whoa holding 200mio years of history in my hands!😱 Man holding a bird is older and mamal too. We just evolved. TUATARA dont existed this long, hiss family did but not tuatara his self.

[@killmimes]

Why is there no cc on this video

[@odaydrums]

Cant help but see the resemblance to my bearded dragon.

[@yesyes1299]

Beardies r the best

[@Dukeflyhawker]

I had a beardie too, but the lack of ear holes is a big difference

[@SavannahBurris]

Yeah, you can definitely see how beardies descended from them/evolved alongside them. I wonder if some of these guys lived in modern Australia when the world was one big continent, and evolved into them over time...?

[@tophat3534]

I can, slightly. I have a year old female. Shes a sweetheart!

[@sammuelmccall56789]

@@SavannahBurris they didn’t descend from them.

[@Farvadude]

it sounds like they're a lot like turtles without a shell. did anyone else get that impression based on the traits they described?

[@herlocksholmes9369]

I just thought the hatching one around 6:24 looked like a turtle.

[@ConstantChaos1]

It's a light sensor eye, at birth they need more res but prety soon it's just to tell if something is flying over them

[@Katt92mm]

I wish I was in a breeding program.

[@thespookyvaginosisnut5984]

Same

[@bigmouthprick5852]

gee, maybe your problem is that you bitch about not getting any in the comments of interesting animal videos? dipshit.

[@justsomecat]

@@bigmouthprick5852 your a real Prick >:)

[@christopherjohnson2634]

Maybe once more of you has economic or scientific benefit

[@janderson1008]

Well, there are sperm and egg banks.

[@Noutelus]

I hate how everyone acts like we trying to save these animals from extinction for the animals and not for ourselves. The animal does not care about its species , it only cares about survival of itself.

[@فتىيام-خ1ط]

سبحان الذي ابدع في خلقه

[@blackeye3336]

These guys are badass wish I could keep one

[@IvAreio]

Excuse me BIRDS are the dinosaurs here

[@quiero_plata442]

Homey they're older than dinosaurs

[@namjoonsdesciple5141]

Thankyou for Helping these once ferocious mafia family now cute creature.

[@mariastevens6406]

So if you were to remove the scales from over the third eye, would it be able to see normally outof it since they're bornwith it fully developed?

[@spatrk6634]

its not an eye. its a photosensitive cell

[@JPalermo]

It covers the eye to keep people from being charmed to death. If you peeled back the scales it would wink at you like Lucille Bluth

[@GatorBoyCL]

The really good dinosaur

[@TKDragon75]

Crazy how you can see the similarities it has to other reptiles such as slowing their metabolism like crocodilians can.

[@jestergodfield690]

Looks like a pre godzilla

[@noFPSS]

1:38 potato bug: oh hi tuatar- AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[@unhooked25]

I guess New Zealand was a safe haven when it split away from the rest of the continents for them to survive with no natural enemies. That's why New Zealand is also known as the land that time forgot, because many of it's natural forests have types of fern trees unchanged since the prehistoric times. When Captain Cook went ashore to explore the place there was no grass and no rodents or any four legged mammal.

[@lysol6497]

I know what a tuatara is. It’s a twin-turbocharged 5.9 v8 hypercar with 1,750 horsepower and a zero to 60 in 2.5 and a top speed of 270 miles per hour

[@patricioaroncastrillonross8372]

331 mph

[@disracenboi336]

Probably 350mph

[@chilldoc9638]

Nope, all of it was debunked, the new Bugatti boilde is the fastest

[@lysol6497]

Y’all do realize I made this a week before the tuatara hit 331 right?

[@chilldoc9638]

@@lysol6497 you realize it was fake right

[@rachelmorey3986]

Third eye senses Heat

[@mindisatreasureboxs3217]

Thank you so much.

[@g.p3659]

Lots of lizards have third eyes actually, they serve as a purpose for thermoregulating and detecting light.

[@coltkillergaming5685]

Really like which lizards But this still isn’t really a species of lizard it’s the last thing of its own family

[@g.p3659]

@@coltkillergaming5685 like chinese water dragons and bearded dragons.

[@coltkillergaming5685]

@@g.p3659 I had a bearded dragon it didn’t have no third eye though someone else said there third eyes are also less developed

[@dezsodebreceni4829]

The third eye is actually present on other species of reptiles like bearded dragons

[@sesquipedalianloquaciousne4035]

In the sci-fi setting I'm working on, these things aren't dinosaurs but literl dragons, and dragons would in-universe be defined as rhyncocephalians. There would have been megafauna of that type in the past, but they wwould have been driven to extinction centuries ago save the unassuming tuatara. The winged ones (wyverns) would have had pterosaur-like wings and been gliders. "Fire-breathing", on the other hand, actually would have come from the seraphim, a superficially similar species of brutal interstellar conquerors.

[@TommyMurrayJr]

I would love to see one of these and hold it and gaze into its soul

[@matthewtopping2061]

Came here from PBS Eons. What a fantastically weird animal!

[@gizka9589]

The title of the video Birds: am I a joke to you

[@arminpipieri4046]

I love tuatara my favorite terrible lizard modern♥️😁👍👍👍

[@jari2018]

I guss all subspieces of tuatara died with the rats on new Zeeland - cant imagine a slow animal like this hadn't divided into many on New Zeeland . So imagine if you could get pre-rat tuatara dna from them.

[@alirazashaikh1117]

World fastest car brought me here.....😁

[@chilldoc9638]

Ali Raza Shaikh Its not the fastest car bruh, it's been faked

[@alirazashaikh1117]

@@chilldoc9638 yeah just got the news 😅