A Short Tale About Diplodocus' Long Neck

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Long necks gave sauropods a huge advantage when it came to food, but not in the way you think. And this benefit would allow them to become the biggest terrestrial animals of all time!

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[lylachristopherson]

I LOVE THE "HUMAN FOR SCALE" Thank YOU!

[kelbyreid]

I’m very curious about the evolution of grasses. I can’t imagine it’s super heavily studied but I’d love to know about the origin of grasses and what unique traits makes something a grass. Are there any plants that are almost grasses but not quite that are related?

[trogo]

Diplodocus, Diplodocus, eating leaves off the ground

Diplodocus, Diplodocus, ate so many ferns, he was so very round

Diplodocus, Diplodocus, but only his bones were found

[filmboyultimate]

Sauropods would definitely be the poster species for the message, “eat your veggies”

[vintageman]

Just imagine a 40 foot tall duck, walking on its wings like a pair of knuckles and quacking in a tone so deep that the ground tremble.

[MrGlennJohnsen]

Sauropods are basically semi-stationary lawn mowers with extremely long swivel range.

[craigory]

"Kallie" should definitely be a unit of measurement.

[TheSaneHatter]

When I was a kid, most dinosaur books described Diplodocus as the longest dinosaur: how things have changed!

P.S. Apatosaurus: the Artist Formerly Known as Brontosaurus.

[justnoah]

I loved these dudes. Especially in Walking With Dinosaurs. Even though some of the design choices are dated now. But that always happens with paleontology.

[LazyCat]

But would you rather fight one diplodocus-sized goose or a hundred goose-sized diplodocuses?

[sg_dan]

"The less you have to move in order to get your food, the better".

Damn I share something with them. 🤣🤣🤣

[thedoruk]

Long *Necc* and impressively slasher tail; with attitude !

[CannonRanger]

Can't imagine how much energy it took to swallow. Imagine how long it took to get from mouth to stomach.

[taakoadventurezone]

obsessed with the insanely funky scoring on this

[globin]

8:55
It's a lovely day in the village... and you are a 30-ton goose.

[urj]

Untitled Goose Game 2: Big Goose Big Trouble!

[nicks]

Thank you for putting meters and feet together. It helps me understand the metric system better :)

[AerikForager]

@9:05 The earth-shattering "Honk!" of that goose...

[cintronproductions]

3:34 Vulcanodon was not as big as its later relatives, but it was a lot bigger than you. And it also skipped leg day unlike its later relatives, look at the thin, lizardlike back legs on that thing! 😂😂😂

[Seadalgo]

Vulcanodon was hands down the coolest illustration in the dinosaur AZ guide I got for my 5th birthday over three decades ago