7 'Tiny' Animals That Had Giant Ancestors

Do penguins scare you? Do otters make you shiver? Are millipedes blasphemous even though they don't really want to hurt you? If you answered yes to any of these, you have come to the right place.

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0:00 Intro
0:35 Piranha
2:38 Creepy Crawlies
4:48 Flying Insects
6:25 Otter
9:27 Squirrel
11:16 Penguin
12:56 Armadillo

Artwork in thumbnail by Hodari Nundu

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[Misp]

12:06
Danny DeVito being included in the comparison is hilarious 😂

[kevineisele]

The largest living carnivorous piranha species is the black piranha (Serrasalmus rhombeus) which maxes out at around 60cm. Also red bellied piranhas only max out at 37 cm. Additionally, if you want to get technical, the largest living piranha species is the mainly herbivorous pacu which can grow to over a meter, which actually makes it similar in length to Megapiranha (M. paranensis), but with a more robust build (if M. paranensis was similar in build to the carnivorous species like the red bellied and black piranhas). You even showed a picture of a fisherman holding a juvenile/subadult pacu in this video.

[sunny_muffins]

If *penguinz0* had an animal channel he would sound like this.

[DemitriVladMaximov]

I am so glad that my friend Hondari's art is being used in this video. He is such a talented artist and deserves attention for his hard work.

[grisslebear]

"DANNY DEVITO'S THE PENGUIN"
OMFG, I'M DEAD!!!
😂🤣☠️😂🤣☠️😂🤣☠️

[CwL-]

I for one, is glad that otters and squirrels have shrunk down to their current size.

[MrPink-qfxi]

I hope this will become a series, lovely to see bigger versions of today's animals.

[M.Bsn]

9:49 Squirrel striking the Heisman pose while trying not to become lunch. 😂

[eyetrollin]

I work in the Pacific Northwest in the bush and I have come into contact with lots of bears several wolves and been stalked by cougars, , but I've also seen lots of otters and I think an otter the size of a wolf bear or cougar could be possibly the most terrifying thing one could imagine

[valdivia]

Any otter or weasel-like animal the size of a lion is pretty scary.

[extremejoy]

5:27 - does that dragonfly has a meme smile on its face?! 😂

[huiygzj]

Are we sure that the Kumimanu went extinct because I've heard stories about large penguins dwelling in numbers near certain unspeakable 'Mountains of Madness"

[thecoolaxolotlnova]

5:25 modern dragonflies are some of the most effective hunters imagine how terrifying these guys were

[PrehistoricZoo]

Several animals that are small today were giants in the past, like birds, pigs, sharks, rhinoceroses, Komodo dragons, among others. Exploring a second part of this topic would be interesting!

[The.Age.of.Dinosaurs]

There are many more animals that are tiny today, but in the past, they were giant: Birds, Pigs, Sharks, Rhinos, Komodo Dragons... etc.
By the way, nice job! You can do a part two of this!

[volk]

Do you plan on covering ancient Mustelids at some point?

I think the noodle mammals deserve some expansion upon.

[daniell]

I don't know why, but the idea of giant animals has always fascinated me. Really interesting video!

[andrewwilson]

I was so sure that the giant sloth, megatherium, would make an appearance

[dylansearcy]

Piranhas are actually less aggressive than we imagine

[hamder]

That's a powerful thumbnail! Perhaps the best I've ever seen on YouTube.