How Can a Creature “Dissolve” in its Own Tears? Squonk Biology Explained

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

Sources:
- Cox, William T. (1910). Fearsome Creatures of the Lumberwoods. Washington DC: Judd & Detweiler, Inc. pp. 30–31
- Tryon HH. Fearsome Critters. Cornwall, NY: Idlewild Press; 1939.
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Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction
01:18 - The Investigation
02:50 - Sponsored segment
05:22 - Anatomy & Biology
08:05 - Dermal Features
10:05 - Defense Mechanisms
19:28 - Conclusion

[k.w..]

babe wake up the squonk lore just dropped

[Hypercube]

Squonk: _You may kill me, but you will _*_absolutely not_*_ eat me._

[purplehaze]

The squonk legitimately feels like a shitpost, and the fact it's an actual piece of folklore is kind of hilarious.

[skypentraico]

If I hear a single negative word about my boy Squonk out of any of you, I'm shutting down the studio.

[sorath]

He's so scrungly. He's just a little guy. He must be protected.

[perihelion]

“Cryin’ tears of joy!”

-A happy Squonk

[Molech]

I wasn’t expecting you to go from the terrifying deep-sea mermaids to the depressing squonk, but it’s a welcomed surprise.Btw, I’d love to see you cover the biology of some SCPs.I think it suits your style.

[jerebear]

"Should it be startled it will dissolve in its own tears-"

I shouldnt be laughing this hard i shouldnt be laughing this hard im crying

[Aodhan]

Two episodes ago: we sacrificed numerous human lives to satisfy our curiosity about the interaction between the werewolf and zombie diseases.
This episode: Squonk.

[afatpossum]

I don’t know how you made the saddest, wettest, most pathetic fearsome critter even more sad and wet but you did and I love it.

[jennyfeare]

"i thought it to be some attempt at humor by someone on my team..." *the report of "catgirls" laying next to the Squonk's* XP

[lavender_bee]

i love the squonk, they're just silly little guys

[josephmask]

It's nice that not all the creatures in this series are scary or dangerous

[williamreed]

Went into this video thinking it would be an early April Fools joke and Thought Potato played it as seriously as Michael Caine in the Muppets Christmas Carol. This is why we love you good sir
(PS: Jersey Devil next plz)

[fantasy-writing-vz]

So you decided to make this poor thing scientifically accurate BEFORE the centaur

[imalltheragex]

9:32 can I just say, I want a pillow sized plushie of this thing. It's just a lump of derpieness

[aaronfraire]

Little dude's like the physical embodiment of social anxiety. And they need hugs.

[MastodonMann]

Think you may have just found a candidate for your very first marketable plushie

[janehughart]

I love how the Squonk is literally just a cryptid version of a woobie.

[samfish]

The loose skin could work as scruff, something a predator could bite it, get a mouthful of nasty chemicals, and run off all without harming the squonk atall.