Love your neighbor is apparently a saying that didn’t get around in ancient times, as we humans did some pretty messed up things to our own kind back in the day.
Marine mammals are all around us, whales, seals, manatees, the list goes on and these lot have been a staple of the earth for tens of millions of years. However, it turns out that there used to actually be even more of these guys, as there is one (and only one) marine mammal order that no longer lives, and you probably have never even heard of it.
You ever day dream of what it would be like to travel back in time and see exactly what prehistoric animals looked like? Well me too, and unfortunately I doubt that will happen, BUT we do have some pretty darn amazing specimens that have helped bring the past to us.
We all know that the Titanoboa was the king of snakes and largest to ever live...but was it really? Lemme introduce you to the new King...
You’d never want to get lost in the Amazon, BUT you really really would not want to get lost in the Prehistoric Amazon, as it was a giant cesspit of absolute nopeness.
Present day Earth might not always be the easiest place to live in, but let's just say, be glad you don't live during the Induan...
You know the story, cats hate water, but this is really a great lie that has been pushed onto you, as in Asia, there is one cat species that has not only evolved to like water, but essentially live in it...
Hey all, if you want to help out this little catfish, consider checking out some of the following projects/groups:fishingcats.lk (local group in Sri Lanka)fishingcat.org (group that supports projects across South & Southeast Asia)rewild.org/wild-about/fishing-cat (global org; supports multiple different conservation projects across the world; strong credentials so you can be sure donations are used effectively)internationalconservationfund.org/fishingcats (global org, supports a project in Cambodia)😺🐟
Didn't have two headed marine reptiles and dinosaur mummies on your bingo card, did ya?
Step aside Vampires, your teeth are no match for the sabertoothed...cats. But did you know the cats weren't the only ones to evolve saber-teeth? Nor were they even the first...
When it comes to dinosaurs, bigger always means scarier right? No, and not even close, as this one family of theropod has proved, who might just be just about the worst group of dinosaurs you could ever fathom getting snatched by.
If this episode gives you a sense of dejavu, it's because this is a modernized, improved version of an older episode. Enjoy :)
Turns out that skull island really isn't that far fetched...
Turns out the story of Atlantis is more realistic than you once thought
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They too like to move it, move it
Animals are pretty metal today, and of the many kinds that exist, we mammals are pretty cool, but how do we stack up against the 'coolest' group ever, the dinosaurs? Welcome to the Dino/Mammal Olympic.
If you thought the Nile crocodile was scary, wait until you hear about the Cuban crocodile - hunter of megafauna, and galloper of lands.
If you thought great whites were bad, just wait until you hear about these guys...
Amber might not be able to bring back dinosaurs, but what it can do might be even more impressive...
Looks like Simba's got some explaining to do
Dinosaurs may have fallen 66 million years ago, marking the end of an era and ushering in an age which would eventually come to be known as the age of mammals. But the journey to get there wasn't as simple as some might believe...