Why Megalodon (Definitely) Went Extinct

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For more than 10 million years, Megalodon was at the top of its game as the oceans’ apex predator...until 2.6 million years ago, when it went extinct. So, what happened to the largest shark in history?
"Correction: 9:36 This is an image of a humpback whale when it should be a blue whale."
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[@eons]

As some of you have pointed out, the size comparison we show at 9:36 features a humpback whale instead of a blue whale. That's my fault! The illustration (from a stock photo site) was improperly labeled and we missed the mistake in our review. We spent so much time making sure we had all of the extinct species depicted accurately that we missed the (enormously) obvious error right in front of us. Sorry for the mistake! -Seth

[@DinoMaster54]

Very nice to see such a large channel take feedback from it's viewers I've been here since 100k and it's been great seeing you grow so fast your content is very well made

[@therecombinant6215]

Hey, you are making precedent on how to correct the mistakes. It’s still weird ground for edutainment channels on the internet. Do your best and keep improving the process, you’ll be the examples for those that fallow.

[@22vx]

We still love you.

[@bryanholdren9043]

not a big deal, this channel is amazing!

[@drsharkboy6568]

You also sort of forgot to show the Megalodon with a blunt snout. Most people erroneously assume it looked just like a great white but bigger, when it surely would have some morphological distinctions.

[@noodlesushi111]

Megalodon: *goes extinct* Whales: alright boys, let's get to work

[@alexanderwilisow3633]

She reminds me of that really nice teacher that enjoys her job

[@cringereview9585]

@@alexanderwilisow3633 huh

[@Dirtbag-Hyena]

Huh, huh??

[@Glaivemistake]

@@alexanderwilisow3633 huh

[@JakeRubalcaba1]

@@alexanderwilisow3633 huh?

[@garyK.45ACP]

I discovered that when I am in the ocean, my reactions to a piece of seaweed touching my leg and a Megalodon attacking me are exactly the same.

[@olalekanmayowa4023]

I only swim in pools; I'm too scared of other water bodies because of the fear of having any water animal attacking me

[@garyK.45ACP]

@@olalekanmayowa4023 I live in Florida. Sometimes there are alligators in our swimming pools.

[@Isabelle-Cassels]

@@garyK.45ACP My aunt lives in Florida.

[@garyK.45ACP]

@A Megalodon With Internet Connection I swim in the ocean at New Smyrna Beach, shark bite capital of the world. The best time would be in March when the shark migration occurs and there are 10s of thousands of sharks, many right up to the shore. You can hardly avoiding bumping into them. They show up about the same time as the tasty young college girls in thong bikinis for spring break. I am not sure it is a coincidence. Bigger sharks come there to eat the smaller ones, and that makes for an interesting show when a 12-15 foot hammerhead runs a few 5 foot blacktips up onto the beach, right between your feet. Exciting! When I'm not there, I swim at Blue Springs State Park. DeLeon Springs is another great place. Both are crystal clear natural springs in the St. John's river. The water temperature is the same year 'round, and these are the springs reportedly called "The Fountain of Youth" by Spanish explorer Ponce DeLeon. The St. John's river has, reportedly, the highest concentration of alligators in the world. It is connected to the ocean and they occasionally catch bull sharks in the river. Can you handle that? People like it because if you don't get eaten by an alligator, you will feel 10 years younger after swimming there. If you do get eaten...well, you won't be getting any older. Hence the name. I'm old, I have little to lose anyway. Take your choice. Of course there is the whole intercoastal waterway thing that runs the entire perimeter of the state between the mainland and the barrier islands, and has people swimming and BOTH sharks and alligators!

[@samiazaman7940]

@A Megalodon With Internet Connection lmao

[@bravepigster]

The scariest thing to consider is that it’s not like there was only a few, since it was an entire species of shark, there was likely a number of them ranging from hundreds to near thousands.

[@philbecker4676]

Well duh.

[@HogBurger]

@@philbecker4676 yeah, but just imagine not one, not one hundred, but thousands of massive sharks swimming in the oceans

[@abhay4147]

​​@@HogBurger Not only that, then slowly they are all gone in a span of time due to starvation

[@inisus]

I think it would have been way more. There are a billion sharks at the moment, and the shark today is pretty much a top predator now like megalodon was back then. The oceans were teeming with life and so would have supported a potentially huge number of sharks. And if someone replies that we havent found that many skeletons, remember that we only dig on what is now land. We don't exactly go digging in the oceans.

[@HogBurger]

@@abhay4147 that would be worse. The last thing I wanna see is a massive starving shark that is so desperate that everything and anything is on the menu

[@yoalightbulb2571]

The amount of people who legit think the Meg is still around despite all evidence against it concerns me.

[@fart63]

You should hear about all the people who think the earth is shaped like a plate

[@dontforgetyoursunscreen]

@@fart63 here me out we terraform mars then move smart people there then we nuke earth till not even bacteria at the bottom of the ocean survive

[@Tunamust3]

I believe meg exist because most parts of the oceans were undiscovered

[@yoalightbulb2571]

@@Tunamust3 My brother in Christ, where do you think it's hiding? At the bottom of the ocean? There's nothing for it to eat down there. It'd be hunting big game like whales and what not, which would keep it close to the surface which means we would have seen it by now.

[@glennquagmire1747]

​@@Tunamust3- and people with limited brain mass use one percent of brain matter lol

[@busterbunz9710]

we know the megaladon is gone but when i go into the water i still feel its presence

[@adalovelacestan4640]

that's your fear of sharks then lmao.

[@Csaykaman]

Especially when night swimming in the beach I get this really eerie feeling hehehe

[@thatkidwiththehoodie]

Modern ocean ecosystems, in part, are the way they are as a direct result of Megalodon's presence and extinction, so in a way you literally do feel its presence!

[@C4Fuu]

Their souls are still swimming in the ocean

[@apokis1386]

megalodon's impact

[@Bananapocalypse]

"I know you're smarter than that" Me: "oh god someone else I'm about to disappoint"

[@ultear1056]

Same homie 😂😂

[@kingtoon22]

Finally an original comment on KZbin.

[@Kkeire7]

Haha 😆

[@YusufGinnah]

But, Jason Statham...?

[@miakedlarchuk208]

Fr 🤣

[@azurenodes537]

It’s definitely extinct. It doesn’t take a genius to realize that Mariana trench is the worst place for it to stay Due to the strong pressure, pure darkness, and low temperatures It will be hard for the meg to find food sources let alone survive down there.

[@lucaswixson1439]

finally a smart person

[@Jigoat]

They cloaked their city. Like Wakanda.

[@cliffordfernandez3524]

For real They would’ve spotted one by now

[@its3amagain.]

It definitely went extinct in its original form. However we all know the evolution is real so what if it evolved and adapted into a species that is able to live under strong pressure, darkness and low temperatures ? Maybe also slightly smaller ?

[@mandymonster]

I always assumed that megaladons evolved into great whites because we know certain animals, like crocodiles, used to be ginormous. I definitely learned a lot of new stuff! I also feel like even if they still existed, we wouldn't have to worry too much because sharks don't like the taste of humans, and we would be too small to satisfy their appetite

[@trequor]

Crocodiles can still get ginormous

[@TheGintama86]

​@trequor ya like 20+ feet but the prehistoric ones were 30-40ft

[@thedinohunter212]

@@TheGintama86deinosuchus hatcheris latest estimate puts it at 50 some times😭

[@lauren9245]

We still eat appetizers 😖

[@fullsundotcom]

the number of annual crocodile attacks is about 1k, whereas in 2022, there were _57_ shark attacks globally. so honestly we *DONT* have to worry nowadays either, the chances of being bitten by _any_ shark species is so slim it’s silly to suggest otherwise

[@sampratt8584]

Hmm sounds like something a megalodon would say

[@simplicition148]

Had me rolling on the floor 😂😂😂

[@DaKing-io9be]

Genuinely made me laugh

[@payozz9245]

Czarcasm Hahahaha I’m dead man😭😭😭

[@toonyt3078]

😂

[@gashiiiii]

HAHAHAHA

[@PsychicCatTCG]

“Whales today face few predators” Humans: *intense sweating*

[@kf9565]

Lol 😂

[@Salvo900]

*japanese

[@EloHell1129]

@@Salvo900 all humans*

[@caseyhansen4467]

😅😅😅

[@Wildboots414]

Shaduckles I know right even in Wisconsin is getting way to hot normally it’s warm but still cool in summer

[@The_Fancy_Duck]

I swear if I see one more comment denying that they went extinct and their first argument is "Well, we have only explored 5% of our oceans so we don't know what's in the other 95%" imma flip the table.

[@thecreature916]

Hey its you again!

[@The_Fancy_Duck]

@@thecreature916 And you are..?

[@sashafied]

@@The_Fancy_Duckshush

[@mihaimercenarul7467]

​@@sashafiedbe quiet, little boy

[@cozmicmojo2181]

Both you and them are people sitting at home on their computers speculating about the ocean.. Neither is of much use.

[@charlotte1704]

I came across this video by accident, but absolutely love everything about sharks - Having great respect for them. Watching this video makes me want to watch The Meg again 🙈

[@DrThunder88]

"Giant sharks may patrol our oceans again." Yeah, we megalodon't want that.

[@toastghost3174]

DrThunder88 this needs more likes

[@jeffjames4763]

*send* *help*

[@radjadawamindra697]

Get out

[@rkvishnu762]

Lmao 😂😂

[@anitaautry521]

the world will be on fire by then lol

[@securitybreach5182]

I kinda feel sorry for Piscobalaena. It got bullied by all the sharks

[@moonlight.8831]

: Body slam : :punches: :Beats up:

[@quinncrumpton5545]

yeah basically lol

[@Tommy-dc7zp]

Dude was just tryna vibe

[@sivasankar5875]

Yes

[@eddieds312]

Simp

[@venuka8670]

So basically I had a big pool in my school, and it was about 10 feet deep. It started at 3 feet deep, then 5 feet and finally 10 feet. Swimming to the 10 feet end of the pool always scared me, I couldn’t see the bottom of the pool so it felt like there was a huge shark coming my way… dam bro that was scary

[@irissupercoolsy]

If it helps, often when you can't see something well, your brain will fit the space in for you. Example: when something moves in your far side view, you can see a person, while it's just clothing that fell of a clothing rack. Or shapes in the dark. It's not actually there if you look closer 😁😁

[@tijanamilenkovic9442]

@@irissupercoolsy I believe megalodon is the reason that dolphins are smaller but more muscular than whales megalodon could not satisfy its hunger by eating dolphins and would probably get injured if it rammed into dolphin's stomach because dolphins have super hard defined abs plus dolphins can overpower megalodon with tail muscles

[@irissupercoolsy]

@@tijanamilenkovic9442 interesting

[@tijanamilenkovic9442]

@@irissupercoolsy thank you

[@quimicoz]

"Why Megalodon (Definitely) Went Extinct" Because it was over-fished by Hollywood studios in order to figure in disaster movies.

[@crazydinosaur8945]

yet another child star lost do to Hollywood

[@crusaderofthelowlands3750]

I have a Megalodon at home. Well, it's actually a goldfish, but he's named Megalodon.

[@bruceasiandude8979]

Ralph Vermolen you had us in the first half not gonna lie

[@TariqNavabiGaming]

Alexander Chen uh

[@zera8780]

😂

[@quickstep2408]

it's not ever going to remember you

[@destinysophia7942]

🤣🥺

[@pretty_d00med]

“I know you’re smarter than that” Heh heh Don’t overestimate me

[@Sneezy_04]

Lmao 😂💀 me!

[@sune6708]

Idk why but your profile picture made this comment even more hilarious.

[@nicknowles998]

SubwayPhreshh ok chubs

[@spoongaming6036]

Finna sound nerdy but the ocean is more unexplored than the galaxy so things like this could exist

[@FlapjackR]

Pubg Mobile players You can’t use the word “finna” and expect to sound nerdy.

[@clarknavarrete2035]

It’s still crazy to me how little we know about are own ocean and what could be hiding down there

[@Schlummigumpf]

​@@ems4884 survival mechanism now? I think it's an advantage to search for more possible dangers and stuff+ it's just fascinating to see animals this size :)

[@giannaf6617]

@@ems4884 we all want what we can’t have. the more we get, the more we want.

[@PortmanRd]

We'll it ain't Megaladons that's for sure. Unless it's developed into a new species of pancake shark.

[@heroe1486]

​​​@@Schlummigumpfrvival mechanism ? People don't know anything, "humans" know tons of things, individual making those comments point what we don't know while still ignoring 99% of the knowledge available to us. If there was a survival mechanism it'd certainly be to learn about what we've available first.

[@user-ev1ty9pm8p]

Yeah, consider the coelocanth !

[@Hearts4_chanel]

This is all very interesting thanks so much i really needed this !☺️

[@hottea9546]

It’s crazy when you think that at one point in time the last megladon was swimming being the only one left of its kind.

[@SKtheMage]

Ofcourse it does. Imagine your the last kind of human on earth

[@JT-qc1bu]

GutterPunk never thought like that... now I’m sorry for that megladon😢

[@ishnoxx]

SKtheMage 1234 damn.. that was deep...

[@joshuas.bulaong8905]

Damn

[@xroyal2179]

Man tried to survive for its people and be the comeback its species needed... 😢😢

[@hyper7747]

She reminds me of that really nice teacher that enjoys her job

[@MrMichaelFire]

She enjoys cheeseburgers more!

[@MA...-]

@@MrMichaelFire you need to chill man

[@scavorthespacecowboy2096]

@@MrMichaelFire what?

[@theatfshotmydog8224]

I never had one of those....

[@sort6726]

Is it the shark?

[@JAM-je7ok]

This was so cool and interesting to learn about, thank you for this video!!

[@CrystalinRose]

That’s so cool about the tree ring portion!!! How cool!

[@Zyloa]

When you swim with a blue whale then it smiles with megalodon teeth. *oof sound effect intensifies*

[@ishnoxx]

M43 t0 LOL

[@Moonlight-fi2lc]

*run*

[@slippershells4111]

Lol

[@hamslice4777]

@@Moonlight-fi2lc *running is not possible in the ocean unless you can walk on water*

[@omarabdelkader9832]

@@hamslice4777 *I CAN WALK ON WATER ALL OF A SUDDEN*

[@-Sharky-]

"Sand tigers, goblins, threshers, and great whites." Sharks get the most metal names.

[@Love-jf7rs]

Or metal music members must mimic much mam ;)

[@Granolie]

hammerhead and bull shark exuberate thrash metal energy

[@natecrandall3130]

Idk “great white” might be a controversial band name

[@anatomicallycorrectmuppets8180]

Nurse shark

[@brittneymichelle4726]

Cookie cutter shark :D

[@anonykip]

Your voice is so pleasant and soft that I can't help but fall asleep.

[@dominicbeainy9972]

wow this is good and clean channel finally ( by clean i mean well done and accurate)

[@scootingscout]

All I’m saying is, I think it would be hilarious if it was a a tiny shark with one giant tooth

[@estherwilson5868]

I like your thinking 😎✨🤚

[@kenziewhite7165]

@sisu mies i think they're just saying it wouldve been funny if it had a tiny jaw unlike the large jaw it actually has

[@masterofpuppets5072]

It was

[@federicocolaci9993]

true

[@saishou]

😂😂😂

[@a.s.vanhoose1545]

Pour out a little liquor for my homie Megalodon. Gone but not forgotten.

[@headintheclouds7905]

Cheers!

[@connorgawne-mark6929]

Megalo-GONE

[@BigTiddyTheRapper]

the hood lost a real one today

[@Cracknutter22]

@@connorgawne-mark6929 get. out.

[@Shunderz]

He's up there with Tupac

[@dipendragahamagar2386]

Informative video as always thank you ❤

[@voluptuousbooty5000]

I went to this museum in texas Houston and there was a real megladon Skelton and it was so interesting the Skelton was giant

[@BillPurkayastha]

No megalodon skeleton has ever been found so it was not a real one.

[@fart63]

Megalodon Sharks… did not have skeletons. They are made of cartilage. That is why they do not fossilize

[@dreamer6432]

The 5.4K dislikes are from megalodons

[@Drone-ri5nz]

Wow your comment was next to the original one

[@dreamer6432]

@@Drone-ri5nz Which original one?

[@Drone-ri5nz]

I found another comment like this with much more likes and its older

[@dreamer6432]

@@Drone-ri5nz I didn't see or copy it

[@TheErockScott]

@@dreamer6432 I didn't see it either and thought this was gold

[@imcharming4808]

These were at the bottom of every pool when I was growing up

[@tzombikos9718]

I hade the same issue, i couldnt go into a pool without wearing swim glasses, in order to look around under water every 5 seconds so i can feel save

[@caraf8727]

Yes.... that and the creature from that Are you afraid of the dark episode...

[@mattiguess8094]

I dont own a pool or went to any pool

[@SussusAmongus576]

When I was little, I always thought there was a shark that would eat me whenever I drained the water in the bathtub.

[@evasmojang]

Yep, I always imagined there was a creature below me in a swimming pool. Gave myself a heart attack every time, not sure why.

[@kenlucero3651]

That was a very good presentation!

[@AngelGamingOnYT]

The fact people think megalodons are still alive and argue about it mindboggles me.

[@philbecker4676]

A lot of people are really stupid.

[@SnorgYippee]

Indeed

[@tobygill6650]

Megalodons actually sound so scary, like imagine seeing an 18m long shadow just pass beneath you in the water..

[@thedevilsrockstxr2309]

If they were alive, whoever go in the water bought that

[@Bobswardo]

Toby Gill I would probably just say what’s up and hangout with Mr. Megalodon. Seems like a chill dude. I could use his tooth to shotgun my beer and invite him to hangout. You know?

[@QuasarRedshift]

Dude, I'm already scared of my bathtub . . .

[@thecrippledpancake9455]

And blue whales arn’t scary?

[@tanujrana8490]

@@thecrippledpancake9455 at least blue whales arent looking to eat you

[@j4ys0n]

When the whales population decrease Megalodon: *'ight imma go extinct*

[@ryan_liao34511]

'Ight I'mma afk

[@baddonkey75]

I prefer to think of it as permanent hybernation lol

[@phaex2288]

@@baddonkey75 Sharks dont do it

[@Buh1444]

Blue whale ight imma head out

[@phaex2288]

@@Buh1444 Normal Sharks: 'ight imma head out

[@Protont]

Even trough I know Megalodon is definitely extinct I can still feel its soul is still swimming down there

[@MB32904]

that's eerie. the ghost of an extinct species haunting it's home.

[@fart63]

There is actually a reason for that. Your natural instinct from your ancestors tells you to be wary of the water.

[@Thesilliestkid]

Everytime i see that megalodon picture, i can't stop imagining it with a jawline😭😭

[@theelephant2887]

This lady deserves a medal just for pronouncing all of those fancy names correctly.

[@vtrombone8902]

Ikr

[@Jw-un8oh]

She def had a degree in like paleontology

[@Snowballlover10]

Seriously she does

[@_will795]

Definitely. I’ll have to take her out to dinner to show my appreciation

[@MichaelSmith-bm6qf]

Fax

[@jeffsha5326]

Megalodon: *dies* Whales: finally, survival is secured Humans: hold my beer

[@Grogu-485]

They were killed off by Orcas.

[@thestupid7281]

@Jeff Sha yeah

[@CanalTremocos]

Whenever I get people concerned with some sort of monstrous predator I like to point out they are part of a species that used to prey on the largest animal on the planet just to get slightly better lighter fluid.

[@issagahan6693]

😳😢

[@stuffstuff1059]

KZbin comments: cringe Jeff Sha: hold my beer

[@kevinjones9547]

Pretty neat to see how much geography can effect entire species

[@sourpatchsquid5445]

gone but not forgotten 💔

[@yungkilig5122]

2020: "write that down, write that down."

[@hayden.47]

Bruh😂

[@tylexfn7167]

Bro we gonna have medlos again 😓😓🤣

[@sento_kat]

If WW3 breaks out this year, I’m not joining the Navy

[@yuvalron2129]

loll

[@Linator4]

By Summer, we’re gonna be fearing the Mechalodon! A malfunctioning robot Megalodon that goes on a rampage

[@240devil1]

My body at 2AM: Sleep. Need sleep. Brain at 3AM: But why is the Megalodon extinct? Answers. We need answers.

[@JuiceMyRandomness]

Travis VanAlst haha I’m there now lol

[@advancedl2661]

*copies a comment*

[@true_cynx]

I dont need sleep I need answers

[@G.T.A.F.M.Inc.]

Y do the answers need answers Now I need answers....

[@concretgod8085]

This was so interesting and informative

[@lachauntiswashington231]

So scary, but fun and interesting to learn

[@jenneric03]

The megaladon payed you to say this didn’t he

[@thestupid7281]

paid*

[@jenneric03]

@@thestupid7281 gonna be honest i dont rlly care lol thank you tho

[@adityabadole7221]

Dull joke.

[@IrishIris]

Cmon ppl they just tried to make a joke, gosh

[@mithvibes4727]

@@jenneric03 u don't care abt spelling either 😬

[@ZayIvory7]

"Bigger is better" Nature: I'm sorry what?

[@vixxcelacea2778]

"Survival of the biggest" Nope Uhh "Survival of the fittest?" Nope "Survival of the lucky and adaptable?" There you go.

[@mazrimtaim3107]

@@vixxcelacea2778 Wouldn't being the most adaptable also make them the fittest?

[@Uknowjusticemill]

@@mazrimtaim3107 you clever girl

[@strikebeatz5312]

ZayIvory7 ocean nerd jokes

[@mazrimtaim3107]

@@Uknowjusticemill Yo be careful bro I'm from America where they burn people at the stake for misgendering folks 😂

[@crazykhespar8487]

Yeah but that isnt what I wanna hear so Imma go to an illegitimate source that confirms my confirmation bias

[@bismuth6778]

Sounds like something the megladon would say

[@andrewk3336]

Title:Why Megalodon (Definitely) Went Extinct recommendations: *10 reasons the megalodon still exists* ._.

[@moongirl146]

😂😂😂😂

[@thespookyvaginosisnut5984]

Lol

[@ishnoxx]

嵐 風Bluewind LOL

[@muzankibutsuji622]

@嵐 風Bluewind I love irony

[@jaboi7709]

@@muzankibutsuji622 not irony, coincidence

[@myle1809]

Im just glad to have bigger whales than bigger sharks

[@NathanDavisVideos]

Aren't whales going extinct now due to climate change and global warming?

[@ChinnuWoW]

Why? They wouldn't be a threat to anything that lives on the land.

[@Benz2533]

human would just build a bigger stronger ship and hunt it down for bigger bowl of shark fin soup.

[@TheGauges420]

@@ChinnuWoW well no, but surely if different gigantic sharks replaced each and every species of whales (even just larger ones as well though) could you imagine how dangerous it would be to go in the ocean?

[@lancetlo]

No threat to land until they learn flight

[@sourcefilmmake123]

the meg can also be up to 30m fr

[@bencaruso1346]

Hollywood can't be happy with this haha but they'll be okay! Great presentation with lots of data!

[@davemikulanda4400]

"i know your smarter then that" Me: "blushes"

[@alexisrouzet3596]

Lmao *than

[@JiuJitsuStuTru]

you're* lol

[@davemikulanda4400]

@Dimitrije Kulak lmao get a life dimitrij

[@alexisrouzet3596]

chaos how’s he gonna get a life rn🥺

[@AnonYmous-ob7py]

I*

[@AfroMan187]

The last remaining Megaladons only started disappearing a few decades ago, when their natural predetor, the Jason Statham, started appearing in our oceans.

[@JuanFourth]

Nice

[@soumils6623]

Jason Statham became the new apex predator and continues to thrive to this very day.

[@Dirtbag-Hyena]

@Smunstu Stinkymonster 👏🏼

[@marcelousneal4641]

@Smunstu Stinkymonster lmao nice starship troopers reference I just brought it on dvd n been watching it then come across this comment on random lol

[@dull_demon4717]

This is a reference isnt it

[@Tikykitus]

Finally a video where they don't try to prove the Meg still exists. Good job.

[@rosebeveridge2861]

I find it interesting that whales grew AFTER the Megaladon went extinct. My assumption would have been that whales growing bigger and therefore less consumable (through micro/macro evolution and natural selection) would be the factor that put pressure on the Megaladons.

[@Juicypunani]

R.I.P TO MY GIRL PISCABALAENA.

[@Superchicken_36]

Finally someone takes notice of the real victim.

[@dianafox3513]

It was just a feeder species Poor creature

[@anacabell8112]

Fr so sad

[@lauqhingz9103]

This comment made me spit out my gum at my cat

[@AngusSgXD]

Bruh 💀

[@firegamesxl]

I really am wasting my summer vacation with these videos

[@asdfghl3482]

TacticalDireGames shjsjs im supposed to be doing my assignment my submissions in 2 days LMAO

[@frankpoleski5423]

Go read a book

[@firegamesxl]

ASDFGHL 💀💀goodluck

[@shoishie]

TacticalDireGames same

[@literallyded438]

Same

[@purvadicholkar8356]

Fact checking this video: The largest megalodon tooth available to authors in 2021 was GHC6,which produced size estimates for the shark going from 17.4 to 24.2m. The range had a mean of around 20.3m. But, the authors themselves mention there are many teeth larger than GHC6 around the world, so now you can just imagine Megalodon's size... A lot of people think Megalodon was some made up fantasy like Godzilla or Optimus, but this just shows you what nature can emanate...

[@zacharybohlman4069]

Shhhhh

[@maximumbees]

i love sharks, there is absolutely nothing going on in those heads of theirs

[@frankibianchi6188]

sharks dont got heads

[@redsky397]

@@frankibianchi6188then what do theyhave

[@frankibianchi6188]

@@redsky397 bodies

[@redsky397]

@@frankibianchi6188 still have heads though, humans have bodies too and we still have a head

[@yuujikazami4084]

"that's why they appeared only recently" *Only 2 million years ago*

[@watermeleon1]

In the basis of the archaeological and fossil record 2.6 million years is an incredibly short period of time.

[@aspen8544]

Yuuji Kazami 2 million is a tiny amount of time, when talking about the geological time periods you speak in hundreds of millions of years. Plus earth is 4.5 billion years old.

[@zekezzekekan2144]

2 million years ago was very recent the universe is 16 billion years old

[@GIJRock]

But the Earth's only 6000 yrs old. /S

[@thetitanic1956]

Toxxic JRock The earth is not 6,000 years old lol 😂

[@TheSnakeboy11]

Megalodon? more like megaloGONE HAHA gotem send help

[@HeavyMetalKittenx]

Truman Sharp LMAO

[@jakeariel3974]

YFJA ONFJS GRYGF AIBFCFFD OSBTBBFBF PUHEBNANSD SHDBBRDJDG

[@kawaiikitten795]

Help is on the way 📞🚓🚒🚔🚑🚨🚔💉💊

[@benjamin-vx1uv]

Megalo *DONE*

[@dbdbsddhxh5239]

R/comedycemetery

[@linzyc4696]

Just knowing that something big once lived in those waters makes me extremely queasy

[@Batmanstabbingadog]

Yeah, but ‘once lived’ pretty sure whales exist mate. I’m just trying to be a douche rn, have a lovely day mate

[@fart63]

Think about all the whale poop in the water instead

[@user-wl6hk1kx5t]

WOW THATS WHY I AM REALLY INTERESTED AND UNIQUE THAT WAS AWESOME I AM HAPPY TO KNOW QHY THANKS!

[@tamarangarriott917]

Megalodon: *Goes extinct* Whales: GUYS HE'S GONE! LETS PARTY!!!

[@upchurchfan9690]

Chill Link stfu kid

[@WouldntULikeToKnow.]

@tryndaOP is that a Bill Wurtz reference

[@urgarb9718]

tryndaOP no it’s a reference to crab rave

[@TheMainManHimself1]

KylerYT LOL Your mad

[@donkeykong4983]

176Blue lol

[@melimelon5368]

“And that giant sharks might patrol out oceans once again” How comforting....

[@sam-dy2ho]

i mean they wont FIT anywhere near where you swim at the beach but lets say a person falls overboard a boat or cruise, then theres a possibility.

[@notcristi]

@@sam-dy2ho Bruh the megaladon would've eaten the whole boat 😂

[@tarcisioneves9348]

We'll be long gone if/when that happens lol

[@alexcrowder1673]

Tarcisio Neves Why would we be long gone? I think humans are more likely to ruin the planet and move to a new one then go extinct before the rest of our planets animals. Humans are pretty darn adaptable. Sharks in the other hand are so hard to keep alive that we generally can’t even keep them in captivity very successfully except for a few species. That’s why you don’t see tanks full of great white sharks at the zoo, they usually just die in captivity.

[@johnnysanchez1164]

our*

[@kencornia3333]

Species extinctions always bring a tear to my eye, but given the size of the Megalodon, and her razor sharp teeth, I remain on the fence on this one! Yikes!

[@PortmanRd]

We'll they ain't in the Mariana Trench that's for sure.

[@MarsNapada555]

How fascinating TY! I watched this with my 9 month old, I'm surprised it kept her attention for 11 minutes! I guess she likes sharks LOL

[@jordanashe5699]

well we gonna find out when we storm area 51 aquarium

[@clara2804]

Who would actually do that 😂

[@nowelalalalala]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@baileightahlulah]

No we will find when we storm Bermuda Triangle

[@sofia-is7ih]

Clara Saunders I would 😂😂

[@grace7881]

Well those millions of people are gonna die

[@McconneIIRet]

*Megaladon has left the chat.* Whales: That's a relief. *Giant Squid has entered the chat.* Whales: *Intense sweating*

[@kronkepus3671]

In case you dont know, some whales eat giant squid.

[@McconneIIRet]

@@kronkepus3671 Only sperm whales as far as I know.

[@kronkepus3671]

@@McconneIIRet Still. Giant Squid does not hunt whales

[@McconneIIRet]

@@kronkepus3671 There's no evidence to support that.

[@kronkepus3671]

@@McconneIIRet tell me how a giant squid can attack and kill a whale

[@stopboi3212]

It makes me feel both sad and happy that this is gone.

[@tjjordan4207]

If the Megalodon still existed, we would definitely know. Especially if they’re huge.

[@YodaMan.]

"i know youre smarter than that" i dont know, ive seen me do some stupid things in my life.

[@sparkybob1023]

zactly. i took some offence to that. trigger warning, confusion and trauma. carniferous plasticine whales ruined it for me.

[@Drewcatmorris]

We are all stupid in some way... Consider George Carlin "Think about this; think about how stupid the average person is, and then realize that half of 'em are stupider than that."

[@WhiteSharkUK]

How dare she suggest we're not stupid!!

[@turtlelizard1531]

The scariest shark of all time... Has a double chin

[@candyzhou8496]

Turtle Lizard lol

[@nab_tm]

Peter griffin

[@turtlelizard1531]

@@nab_tm Peter Griffith*

[@braindead1949]

Lol

[@tiffanybrown2259]

Turtle Lizard him and me both

[@mrCetus]

I was going to the beach and was wondering if he still exists. Now I feel better about swimming in the ocean in my seal costume.

[@TS-qd1tz]

Wow so interesting Thx for this video

[@loopingmoon1444]

Anyone wonder how they ended up here after watching nothing related to this?

[@lycidaes4752]

hell yes

[@schlobster3929]

I was watching kylo ren talking to kids at Disney world... then this popped up and I was like 🤔

[@larpu6205]

I watch a lot of these kind of videos because they are kind of interesting

[@Silly_Rum]

Just watching video game related channels with zero relation to marine life and bam.

[@jjfrankland4424]

Mathijs v R no

[@gamerguy425]

The amount of studying and work and investigation to have this clear a story of this ancient creature, out of what fossils and evidence exists today, is mindboggling.

[@cbrend22]

90% of it is based on assumption and pure guess work based on perilously few data points in the fossil record, and more pure assumption based on climate models that are 100% wrong even today. Nice story; but in 100 years it will be completely different, and totally different again in another century. We need to feel we know things, but we don’t. Assumption on assumption on assumption baed upon almost no real data, whose interpretation is itself based on assumptions. You don’t get larger to eat larger prey, that’s NOT how Darwinian evolution works, which is all based on random genetic defects, not a perceived opportunity. Adaptation is NOT what evolution claims happens, as there is ZERO evidence that need or environmental factors proactively influence the creation of supposedly random genetic mutations. epigenetics will eventually re-write evolutionary theory, demonstrating that adaptation to environmental factors can effect DNA and become hereditary( DARWIN WAS WRONG) and the 96% of DNA that is not considered “genes”’ that many biologists ignorantly call “irrelevant” and “noise” will be revealed to be the driving forces in evolution and Darwinian theory can finally be thrown onto the scrap heap where it belongs. The irony is that scientists, so desperate to defeat creationism, forgot about science and missed what was staring them in the face for so long. They were so emotionally wed to a position, in spite of the dearth of data and logic, it became their own religion. Hopefully that will end soon.

[@oluwatayo.x]

@@cbrend22 bro you just typed out pure nonsense.

[@melarie205]

@@cbrend22 ok

[@pakkagewa4591]

that's nuts.. they extinct because we killed them. you see these predators including Dinosaurs etc were the biggest threat for our mankind extinction. Therefore we as you know 'human' had no choice but to eliminate every single one of them.

[@konstantinoschantzis4842]

@@pakkagewa4591 ayo what you talking about ?

[@stevem.6279]

lets also talk about higher oxygen levels, these higher levels mix with oceans. more oxygen over the gils? more active and prolific all species were....thank you, great film.

[@WhirlingSteel]

Thank you for this video!

[@Jbugg1w3]

Me At 11pm - Ight Sleep Time Me At 2am - Wow Sharkeyy!!

[@bramdaandels5335]

Me at 5am

[@cyy1891]

hahahah

[@mithelthompson2015]

4:48 AM baby👌

[@wyatterminator3761]

@@bramdaandels5335 same rn

[@xguruv-7723]

J

[@user-rh9lm6ve4b]

Megalodon has joined the chat Ice age has joined the chat Megalodon has left the chat

[@Ps3luvr260]

This is by far the best comment on this video and you deserve more likes

[@_frxst_5]

P E R M A N T LY

[@devilgirl7__yt655]

You can bold words by putting * around words *see?*

[@hobnobhead4043]

Hollywood has joined the chat Megalodon has joined the chat Megalodon "I'm BAAACK!"

[@codyanntaylor9623]

DevilGirl 7 *yup*

[@midnight_dreamz191]

I wish we still had the megldon I know that most of the ocean will be dead and stuff but I bet it would be amazing to see the fasnaiting shark

[@bman6502]

It is so difficult for us humans to comprehend the length of time these things were in the ocean before going extinct..

[@fearofthemind]

I desperately NEED to learn more about prehistoric carnivorous whales

[@Bastonikov]

MUST know more asap!

[@dariusduesentrieb]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livyatan

[@marioandloveyaplushmasters3374]

Or prehistoric polar bears.

[@FiddlerForest]

Won't lie, that Livyatan Melvilli sends chills down my spine. That is one toothy scare.

[@failandia]

what is that nightmare spermwhale??

[@viccolasvic9461]

I love how the absence of megalodons turned Earth's whales from roombas to stanley steamers

[@bananamilk6155]

Viccolas Vic AHAHAHAHAH

[@AnonYmous-ob7py]

Correlation isn't causation.

[@botolshampo8956]

Buffs and Nerfs

[@Clown_Syndrome]

They turned into carpet cleaners?

[@loremipsum1972]

@@AnonYmous-ob7py I don't see how the disappearance of large whales' only predator wouldn't cause them to grow larger.

[@alfredwaldo6079]

Orcas would just bully them to exitinction again

[@chenzhe5950]

welp can u guys make a video about megalodong pls

[@michaelmunoz679]

Ocean explored: 5% Documentation of ocean life: 110%

[@kyronhillard4675]

Michael Munoz exactly lol

[@nater567]

srsly...

[@aribell6607]

Exactly

[@Spaced92]

Mapping ocean surfaces is a lot different from somehow missing even fossils of an 18 meter long shark that are within a million years of us, especially given its habitat.

[@tannerlawley8435]

Michael Munoz I don’t know about that one man, we’re still finding animals in the deep oceans, don’t be so sure lol.

[@clairemcp72]

*Can't lie,* *this is better than school.*

[@Orangecatty]

This is the result of decades of school and research...

[@ivy5915]

I am supposed to be doing school and you know this is educational so I’m gonna count it 😂

[@DonceBeats]

Isaiah Suon youre the result of not going to school tho

[@isakericsson8653]

Don't study for pre-history, watch PBS Eons instead!

[@sadghost3869]

agree alot of history

[@DarkGamer72]

This was so interesting!

[@cds3703]

I love the idea of the great white taking on the role of super sharks

[@Sir_Robin_of_Camelot]

Her: "I know you're smarter than that" Me: "..How dare you patronize me"

[@101jir]

Yeah, big nope from me when channels do stuff like that.

[@buttzkrieg3919]

i'M sO TrIgGeReD rIgHt NoW!

[@jongskyjongsky5883]

1000 Megalodon = 1 Gigalidon

[@robotbjorn4952]

1000 Gigalidons = 1 Teradon?

[@jongskyjongsky5883]

Gigalodons went extinct before it existed. They require a lot of resources to run. So evolution shelves its blueprint into a corner. And it doesn't take long for him to realize Meg has to go too. Poor Meg.

[@fluffysnowflake4349]

This scares me.

[@SVACDC09]

Yeah no

[@JohnUsp]

@@robotbjorn4952 1024

[@MamiPanda97]

Anyone that believes the megalodon now lives in the deep ocean clearly has no understanding on how evolution works.