The Biology and People of Madagascar

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In this video we explore Madagascar’s living and recently extinct animals answering questions of how they got there and why they are so different to animals in other parts of the world.

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[fossilsfabe]

Recent scientific studies have found several men who pass their mitochondrial DNA to their children! This has upset every study which thought that we only inherit this DNA from our mothers. I love science.

[masterblasterlordofdisaste]

Random animal: Washed up on a some unknown shore
Madagascar:*This will make a fine addition to my collection*

[MegaRanjee]

I am a malagasy citizen and I really appreciate the work you guys did about our country. I have learnt lots of facts about my country. I didn't even know most of them before even if I am a citizen of this beautiful country! Kuddos to you 👍👏👏👏

[CSLucasEpic]

Evolution eveywhere: Okay, let's fill out those niches with diverse lifeforms.
Evolution on islands: You're big, you're small, birds walk, we only have two or three animals to work with so... LET'S GET WEEEEIRD!

[zepetv]

I'm sad there was no mention of the Madagascar boas. They're the most basal of boas and split off from the rest of the living boas before the kpg extinction, so they've probably been in the island longer than any of it's more iconic residents.

[aproposracer]

Man, I’m so mad now. Your telling me in an alternate universe I could have a tiny pet hippo

[JoeJoeTheCapybara]

Fantastic video! I have learned so much about the animals of Madagascar. It's a shame the mega fauna couldn't make it till today they were so close.

[laidbacklifestyle]

This is one of the best I've seen to from you, but from YouTube in a while. Don't get discouraged you will blow up. Please more videos on evolutionary oddities occuring on islands and remote places like these. You can maybe get into the Galapagos Islands, Austrailia, New Zealand, Snake Island of Brazil of etc🙏

[marsattacks]

Great video. I'm an evolutionary Biologist and visited last year. I actually came within 2 inches from a bold wild fossa. It sounded like a hyena in terms of vocalizations and growling.

[Ocean_Man]

Your content is one of the best things about youtube, you just keep going strong. Admiration from Germany✌🏻

[joynermaidana]

Migration is actually common in austronesians and most of the time involved whole communities. So it’s no mystery why there are women in the voyages.

[flightlesslord]

im just now realising India was one big island for most of the Mesozoic, passing through all sorts of different latitudes. Stuff must have gotten pretty weird there I bet, so its odd how you dont hear much about it.
Also this is an ecosystem I think we could and maybe should bring back from the dead, as we may have had serious influence in the extinction of many species. Unlike the mammoth steppe

[hailgiratinathetruegod]

Evolution: How many strange and unique lifeforms do you want.
Madagascar: Yes

[Volvith]

Evolution: "Okay, let's do this thing, let's make this nice and orderly, okay?"
Basically Every Continent: "Yes sir, orderly it is."
Islands: **insane giggling**

[naomirazafi]

Thank you for enlightening me on my own country😭. Although It is quite unfortunate to see how much of our fauna (and probably flora as well) has died out.
I think this type of content is very much needed in our local education...I doubt every single one of us is even aware of how rich Madagascar is, or was.
But still a beautiful country, I just hope we can divert to more sustainable ways to avoid the loss of more species.

[mioratianaranoarison]

And I actually come from Madagascar but I have never heard of this elephant bird! Thanks for sharing about my country 😊💞

[quijybojanklebits]

Giant aye-aye, that seems pretty terrifying. Those little things are the stuff of nightmares. Seriously it looks like Gollum.

[CPrings]

Another interesting fact, after the initial Austronesian settling of the island, Swahili settlers from east Africa also came to the island and influenced the genetic pool resulting in the Malagasy people being mixed race.

[thejurassicman]

My favorite topics an places to know are New Zealand, South America, Australia, and Madagascar! Because not many people know about the weird, an yet fascinating life that evolved there. In isolation. Thank you MLM!

[evodolka]

this was just fascinating, never knew Madagascar was THIS interesting
(knew it was cool but not THIS cool)