Saigas are Straight Out of Star Wars

The Saiga is an antelope that looks like it’s straight out of Star Wars.

Thanks to Karina Karenina and Andrey Giljov at the Stepnoi Sanctuary, Astrakhan Oblast
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Pavel Petrovskiy
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Tim Flach

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CREDITS
Created by Dylan Dubeau and Andrew Strapp
Written, Directed, Shot and Produced by Dylan Dubeau
Hosted by Danielle Dufault
Edited by Jim Pitts
Research by Andres Salazar
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Examining the nature of the beast.

[animalogic]

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[venus]

I never even knew these animals existed until today

[ignatiuslaurent]

I have been living a very long time but this is my very first time seeing this animal .

[shhhh]

"I'll have you know MYYYY husband has a squishier nose than YOOUUURSS. SQUISHIEST IN THE HERD"

[Ejectaphelion]

"One of the first things you'll notice about Saigas are their amazing horns!"
Danielle, that was the *second* thing I noticed about Saigas.

[lrissunflower]

"The first thing you'll notice about the Saiga are those amazing horns"
nope still staring at those ginormous nostrils lol!

[johnnycena]

Man i love nature, this animal looks so prehistoric.

[katewin]

Animals: *exist*
Traditional chinese medicine: hello there

[Doitgood]

I’m 65yrs old and I have never seen this animal before today!

[jaysonvicente]

*"Humans really are the reasons that's why we can't have nice things"*

Dang it.

[sheriffntx]

Here I am, almost 50 years old and I’ve never heard of these things nor saw a picture of one. Interesting video!

[kanserthecrab]

Danielle: “Yep you guessed it”

Me: “Mongolia-“

Danielle: “Western Mongolia”

Me: 😐...

[officialroxxmusic]

“The older the male, the more rings he has”
Ahhhh, so they’re Italian!

[petersmythe]

Interesting how much the Soviets managed to protect them and let them grow back. From hundreds to millions in 30 years?! That's an annual growth rate of 36%!

[levihuttner]

I'm starting to wonder if there's ANY part of ANY animal that ISN'T used in traditional Chinese medicine?!?!?

[hasanbassari]

exotic animals : exist

chinese : is this viagra?

[JollySaintPhil]

“Females tend to choose the male with the squishiest, sloppiest, blubberiest nose”

[theoregonguy]

I love the weird and wonderful animals you guys showcase, it's great when we get to learn about these unique animals.

[jsthecanuck]

Grinding The bones of poachers has been said to help with endangered species re populating

[deblankford]

"Humans really are why we can't have nice things." Sad but true.