Livyatan & Megalodon animation

hello here's a little Livyatan animation
thanks to Mika Honko for composing the music

and thank you to Robert Fabiani for the Livyatan base model and texture

Thanks for looking and best wishes to everyone !! 👍🏻👍🏻😀

some Livyatan info from wiki

Livyatan is an extinct genus of macroraptorial sperm whale containing one species: L. melvillei. The genus name was inspired by the biblical sea monster Leviathan, and the species name by Herman Melville, the author of the famous novel Moby-Dick about a white bull sperm whale.

Livyatan was likely an apex predator, preying on whales, seals, sharks and so forth. Characteristic of raptorial sperm whales, Livyatan had functional, enamel-coated teeth on the upper and lower jaws, as well as several adaptations for hunting large prey.

Livyatan's total length has been estimated to be about 13.5–17.5 m (44–57 ft), similar to the modern sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus), making it one of the largest predators to have ever existed. The teeth of Livyatan measured 36.2 cm (1.2 ft), and are the largest biting teeth of any known animal.

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#Livyatan #Megalodon #leviathan

[DawnTyrantEo]

Fun fact- giant whale-eating predators like Livyatan and megalodon were likely killed off by ice-age-related climate change... but not directly.

At the time they lived, many different filter-feeding whales existed, both large and small. These smaller baleen whales were probably their favoured prey, and formed the bulk of their diet. All whales need very high concentrations of fatty food such as krill or fish to survive, but small baleen whales had a different tactic to modern ones. The small whales didn't need as much food as big whales, but their small size means they had lower cruise speeds and higher drag, and so they probably fed in fairly local conditions without migrating far.

When the ice ages hit, baleen whale food became much more seasonal and localised. This meant that, while they needed more food overall, the massive size of large baleen whales let them survive longer between feasts and travel far more efficiently than the small ones could. So the big whales could migrate across the planet to feed and breed (and indeed, started getting bigger to do so even better- it's why the blue whale is bigger than any extinct whale), while the smaller whales were trapped in places with food supplies that were too irregular to rely upon, and so died out.

Without the small whales to eat, megalodon and Livyatan were left with a choice between small, fast whales and seals, and giant, formidable baleen whales. The former were too hard to catch for too little gain, while the latter had the sheer power to guard their vulnerable calves and protect themselves as adults- leaving the whale-hunters to starve. Later, modern mammal-hunting groups of killer whales developed a new, more modern strategy for hunting marine mammals via culture rather than evolution- they chase whales into exhaustion before attacking, letting them circumvent their size and power, and they can switch between ambush and pursuit to ensure they can reliably catch the safer small marine mammals as well.

[meteoricdragon]

Me: This looks so calming and peaceful
(Sees whale bite the meg)
And the moment’s past

[jaydingleberrydaquaviousbi]

The worst thing about this video is that it ended. But the best thing was that it started.

[tsunamix]

I like the realism this guy put into the Livyatan's eating habits. Fossil evidence suggests that while they did eat sharks, they did not eat the whole thing, and for a couple good reasons:

1. It's too big
2. They need to consume chunky flesh and meat

Megalodon certainly was a significant meat supplier for these marine mammals, but it wasn't the outside that was appetizing; it was the inside. At the end of the animation, you can see the dying/dead megalodon slowly floating down to the seafloor, and you'll notice it has a good-sized hole from the attack; that hole is right around where the shark's vital organs are, including the liver.

The internal organs of sharks provide lots of protein, fat, and other subsidiaries for their predators to benefit from, and this is why sharks are a prominent target of carnivorous marine mammals. Many modern-day marine mammals like Killer Whales tend to eat sharks themselves and do the same thing; bite a hole out of them and then eat what's inside. This way for whales to dine has been a practice since the days of Basilosaurus, and this method has carried on through multiple different species, including Livyatan.

[theacro]

I like how the megalodon wasn't a generic giant great white but had some bulk on it

[fishgaming]

Megalondon:

Livyathan:why are you running?! Why are you running?!

[notusingthischannelanymore]

I swear Livyatan is such an underrated sea monster, but nice animation, glad to see interaction between these two epic beasts

[LucasTheUltimate]

Such a shame we'll never get to see these incredible creatures in action...
We can only bring them back to life in our imagination.
Fortunately, we have talented people like you, that can help us to picture what this clash of titans could've looked like.

[dastardlydino]

yes! finally something showing livyatan, and we are blessed that it came from you of all people

[goatrex]

Glad to see livyatan here! It's a very underrated animal in my opinion

[Barbxtoes]

The music entrance for livyatan is just magestic 👌

[KR-kbku]

The animation represents the 14-15 m. long adult male megalodon shark was killed by a 17 -18 m. long adult male livyatan whale in the sharks nursery area. It is a magnificent cenozoic period animation work.

[thepastavatars]

The Ocean 25-2 million years ago.

Back when it was pure, no plastic, waste or warships in the Ocean. Back when the earth had high amounts of oxygen.

[devinleber]

This animation is so poetic, especially at 1:36. It's like it came from the end of a documentary where the narrator says "The days of Megalodon have ended."

[jeffreygao]

This looks incredible!
Aaand the real Moby Dick triumphs!

[persianking]

Megalodon: I am the most feared predator in the oceans.

Livyatan: And I took that personally...

[boopdeedoops]

How does the camera man hold his breath that long?

[darkhumour]

It's weirdly refreshing to see Megalodom *NOT* be this unkillable top dog everyone is used to...makes the animation feel more real and down to earth

[andrescastromayorbuston]

Increíble trabajo. Es sensacional. Siempre he pensado que Liviatan tenía una forma mucho más parecida a una orca que al cachalote. Era un gran depredador hábil y competente. No puede estar mejor realizado, lo único que me dejó extrañado fue que su aleta dorsal no la hiciesen gigantesca, asemejándolio aún más a la orca. Puede que haya Sido pariente del cachalote, pero era muy lejana su unión. Me encantó es una obra maestra!

[irondragon]

Glad that someone else finds the giant orca to be the scary one for once!