ENDLINGS - The Last One Before Extinction

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In this video, we're looking at the endling of 6 species and subspecies of plants and animals.
1. Orange Band, the Dusky Seaside Sparrow (Ammospiza maritima nigrescens)
2. The Loneliest Plant (Hyophorbe amaricauli)
3. The Aurochs (Bos primigenius)
4. The Portuguese Ibex (Capra pyrenaica lusitanica) and Celia, the Pyrenean Ibex (Capra pyrenaica pyrenaica)
5. Toughie, Rabbs' Fringe-limbed Tree Frog (Ecnomiohyla rabborum)

Music:
Shifting Waters
Helmut Shenker

[MichaelRafferty-xbiy]

Hearing Toughie calling for a mate was a punch in the gut.

[the.aardvark]

I can't believe I nearly shed a tear for a frog... Poor Toughie

[BananaCake]

"A fir tree fell on her and killed her." What a strange way for a species to go extinct.

[araenu]

I would love to see the Kaua'i 'o'o covered in a future episode if you haven't done them already in the past! The recorded mating call of the last male is very beautiful yet haunting.

[lauriemartin]

I love all of your videos, but I especially love the way you present the stories of extinct species. You provide such detailed descriptions of the circumstances that led to extinction, but your voice has so much empathy for every creature, whether it is a mammal, a bird, a reptile, a fish, an insect, or a plant. I feel like I'm at a memorial service for each species. It's lovely and so sad.

[PSSPWRD]

I know its not the accepted term but “terminarch” for the last of a species sounds so badass

[pidgeonlanding]

As always, loved it! I definitely prefer these videos that are not simply rapid fire and go into depth about each, lets us get to know the species we are learning about. Good decision to split the videos up!

Several Endlings that come to mind are Martha (Passenger Pigeon), Inca (Carolina Parakeet), and Lonesome George (Pinta Island Tortoise). Unnamed are the video recorded Kauaʻi ʻōʻō from 1987, the Po'o-uli from 2004 (albeit technically two of them). I could probably find more, but was more fun to go off the top of my head.

[lekhaclam]

I wonder if an endling ever realized at some point that it was the last of its kind or if it went to sleep the final time still wondering where everyone else went.

[KradenkoZA]

Encephalartos woodii cycad here in South Africa is also down to just one. Very close to the end for him as well :( Nice video!

[Crustaceanking]

Every time your videos come out they make me excited but depressed that I have to wait a whole week for another😭

[laurachapple]

Sometimes I wonder if the last Neanderthal knew that they were the last.

[ISAF_Ace]

The Iberian ibex is by far my favourite animal. I saw a small group of them in Malaga about a decade ago, they are such a majestic animal.

[Skyypixelgamer]

The kauia’oo, golden toad, and pinta island tortoise are some really good endlings you should talk about.

[BMWseries]

Another gem of a video. Thanks so much for posting. John. UK.

[aDaewooLanos]

We have a tree in NZ called Three Kings Kaikōmako which is nicknamed the loneliest tree in the world as well due to there being one wild specimen on the side of a cliff.

[sixthsecond]

You always manage to teach me about fascinating things I had no idea were a thing

[greenghoul]

The closest relative of the aurochs are Chillingham cattle, they are extremely rare only about a hundred of them that live on the grounds of Chillingham Castle in England but they are the most ancient and genetically isolated domesticated cows

[Treeplanter]

Even better, let's not let this happen anymore.

[robrice]

I've been developing this what if scenario about how conservation efforts would've happened much sooner and many of these recently extinct species would have persisted & continued in secluded areas & nature preserves (sorta inspired by Darren Naish's Cryptozoologicon book and the film, Hunt for the Wilderpeople).

[JuanMiguelDelostrico]

damn i feel bad and also amazement how the last one is recorded