'Arctic Mermaid' Biology Explained | The Science of the Qalupalik

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The qalupalik is a disturbing legend whispered amongst indigenous peoples throughout the Arctic circle. Many think of them as only that--legends. But beneath the frigid water, could something actually be lurking?

This video was edited by @CyanRameron, who does excellent work!

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Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
1:55 - Sponsored segment
5:00 - Background
6:31 - Anatomy and physiology

Sources:

[ThoughtPotato]

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[Molech]

I'm so glad you covered a creature from Inuit mythology, which is pretty underrated.

[lordrath]

Your work with aquatic creatures is probably my favorite of this whole series. The way you paint their morphology, behavior and evolutionary history really makes one wonder if perhaps these creatures might have existed, or still do to this day

[ManImTheVoid]

That thing is the embodiment of my irrational fear of water.

[Bandersnatch]

Would have loved an additional line. " Occasionally this creature miscalculates and attracts the attention of an adult polar bear and the hunter becomes the hunted "

[whatever]

It's always nice to see more popular channels covering lesser-known mythical creatures. I never thought I would see the qalupalik being mentioned in a video, much less in a speculative biology video

[GlueEater-ixgl]

I love the way you insert somewhat scientific reasoning to various cryptids and myths. This channel truly is a diamond in the rough.

[aaronwilder]

11:43 - 11:45 - I may be wrong but this is the first time he names his team members, Allison and Marcus...I wonder if we'll get more bits of lore in future videos :)

[Sabatuar]

That one image with the three figures and the child has always been one of the creepiest illustrations for me. Though for the longest time I was familiar with the image without knowing what it was depicting.

[Lavenderwise]

Thank you for covering an Indigenous myth! I live on the unceded Dena'ina and Ahtna lands and grew up with these stories 🫶 they are raw and terrifying.

[bloodrosereaper]

I'm loving this series. It's kinda like the SCP series, but about real world mythological creatures and legends from around the world.
Some unknown organization is scouring the world for these "cryptids", only to learn they are VERY real and do their best to catalogue and understand this bizarre kingdom of the outlandish.

[MisstressMourtisha]

I like how you actually add in scientific information that could be a biology of a creature from oberservations from locals

[ryonhatcher]

That is a facinating understanding of the Qalupalik. It also appears to be much uglier than the Siren, not to mention vaguely similar. It's likely to be the work of convergent evolution, thus explaining why the Qalupalik and the Siren are so similar to one another, despite not being related at all. I look forward to seeing what other mythical creature will be studied in the future, TP. I just hope there's gonna be some fantastical creatures that are quite familiar, though much less likely to *kill* you. Nonetheless, this is some good work, and I hope you keep it up! This is a very facinating series, I can tell!

[godzillakingofthemonsters]

With how specialized the creature seems to ambush hunting in and under ice flows, I have to wonder how it protects itself from more mobile predators like orcas and polar bears. Avoiding sleeper sharks seems easy enough given their slow movement, but seeing how mammals like seals and moose have consistently been hunted by the slow sharks I would also assume Qalupalik is on a shark's menu.

[vickyger]

Thank you for unlocking a memory of my father reading me a children's book of this creature and how terrifying it was.

[violetlight]

Human child, human child
Ours to have, ours to hold
Forget your mother, forget your brother
Ours to hold under the ice

- "A Promise is a Promise", a children's book by Robert Munsch and Michael Kusugak about the legend of the Qalupalik.

Your video took me back to my childhood here.

[rsookchand]

A new upload is amazing but even better when it’s a cryptid I never heard of

[AngDevigne]

The "You matter" at the end of your videos helped me out so much. I didn't even notice it at first, but I've listened to your videos often enough that "you matter" became ingrained in my mind. Thank you so so much for that.

[xanderdoesart]

i dont know how the hell you made that humming noise but its genuinely incredibly unnerving, good job

[kasinokaiser]

Can't wait for the next entry into the mermaid biology, the ningen!