Hello my curious! Be all welcome to a new video.
Now I have prepared a list for you
with 10 animals that you probably did not know.
Animals that not everyone knows about their existence
and they seem taken from another planet.
These things are so weird!
But before we start with the video I have a question for you.
In my previous video, the one with the 10 places where you should never swim,
unless you're completely sick...
I told you about a volcanic lake
that killed an entire village in Cameroon.
Do you happen to remember the name of that lake?
If you saw my previous video that's a piece of cake.
If not... Well, I feel sorry for you.
Here I am going to leave these four options on your screen,
choose the option that you think is correct
and write it down here in the comments right now.
At the end of the video I'm going to tell you the name of that lake
and let's see if you got your answer right, okay?
Okay, make yourself comfortable
and enjoy it my friend.
I'm the Curious Ben, and… How curious are you?
THE UGLIEST GOAT IN THE WORLD
Damascus goats are one of the animals
with the strangest aspect of our planet, you saw it?
These animals are raised primarily for meat, milk, and leather,
but their appearance is what is most commented on them.
Since you only find them in Damascus
I think this is an animal that you probably haven't seen before.
Damascus market is very famous among local consumers,
all kinds of farm animals are traded here,
cows, sheep, chickens and the famous Damascus goats.
Something very curious about these goats is that not all of them look like the one you are seeing,
actually a Damascus goat looks like any other goat,
the only thing different is that his ears are longer,
but among them is a group of Damascus goats
that have a gene that has deformed them, giving them that ugly appearance.
For some strange reason, people highly value Damascus goats
that have that gene for ugliness.
They say out there that specimens have already been sold for more than $60,000 USD,
just for a goat.
I think that's a lot of money.
- Pure garbage! - Benny...
I'm not going to give you $60,000 USD.
For that unique appearance
and since you only find them in this market,
Damascus goats are one of the animals least known to people.
But what the hell is that thing?!
I present to you the 'purple frog',
one of the most unknown animals for humanity,
those frogs spend most of their time inside their burrow,
they only leave it for two weeks in the whole year.
I think we are alike in that!
The only reason to come out of its burrow is to mate,
it seems that all the purple frogs agree to go out and meet,
they mate and return back to the burrow
from which they will not leave until the following mating season.
And that's the only thing they do in their whole miserable life.
As it spends almost all the time hidden,
not much was known about this frog.
Were recently discovered in 2003 almost by chance in India,
they barely measure 7 centimeters and look like a piece of poop.
So it was not easy to know of its existence.
They only live in a small region called the Western Ghats.
and nowhere else on our planet.
They are considered living fossils.
since its roots go back about 100 million years
and they haven't changed much since then.
Now you know the purple frog...
Congratulations! Add that to the list of things you know,
but won't do you any good in your life.
THE COCKROACH ON STEROIDS
These are the giant isopods,
cockroaches of the sea.
They are really gross, right?
These creatures live in the cold depths of the oceans
where the sunlight never reaches.
It is believed that the largest colony of these animals is in the Atlantic Ocean,
it is considered one of the oldest species in the ocean.
There are fossil records of them from before the dinosaurs.
Wow, these things are old, aren't they?
It's a garbage creature
eat all the waste that falls on the seabed
and are part of the army of creatures that clean the bottom of the sea.
Sometimes, if they are very hungry
and cannot find the remains of animals to feed on,
they become predatory.
They devour sea cucumbers, sea sponges
and only God knows what else.
In the abyssal depth food is scarce,
sometimes they can go months without eating,
that's why when they find food they don't leave anything.
Not much else is known about its behavior in its natural habitat,
They live in an area where there is no light and it is difficult to access.
So it is very likely that you did not know of its existence.
It is because of this kind of animals that I am afraid of the ocean.
I present to you the 'mola mola' fish, also known as the 'ocean sunfish',
it is the heaviest bony fish in the world.
Specimens of more than 3 meters in length have been found
and that exceed 2 tons of weight.
They live in tropical and temperate waters around the planet,
they feed mainly on jellyfish, which is their favorite food.
The problem is that jellyfish are not as rich in nutrients,
so in order to reach their daily diet they have to eat jellyfish stupidly,
as if there is no tomorrow.
So it is not that they are bloodthirsty beasts that devour everything in their path,
they are actually pretty quiet.
But, I mean, who wouldn't be afraid to run into one of these animals down there?
The appearance is not pretty and compared to a human they are gigantic.
In the food chain of the ocean the 'sunfish' is one of the strongest,
due to its large size and thick skin, not everyone dares to bother him.
Actually the most worrying threat to them is us, the human beings.
Its meat is considered a delicacy in some parts of the world,
such as Japan, Korea and Taiwan.
It is currently on the list of vulnerable ocean species.
That body that looks like a big head with fins
must be one of the most curious animals of the deep.
Have you seen it before?
THE MOST SCARY CRAB THAT EXISTS
Have you ever seen such a huge crab?
This animal is the Japanese giant crab,
lives in the depths of the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Japan,
you find it between 300 and 500 meters deep
and behaves like any other crab.
When they see human presence they usually hide,
it seems that they see us ugly and we see them ugly...
I think the hate is mutual!
The legs of this crab are more than 2 meters long
making it the largest arthropod in the world.
I know his legs look skinny,
but don't jump to conclusions so quickly.
They are actually stronger than you think,
they are said to be more powerful than a crocodile's jaw, you know?
If that thing grabs you with its pincer... There is nothing you can do, dude.
But don't worry, they are quite calm creatures
and spend much of their day looking for food.
They do not usually hunt, but instead feed on dead and decaying animals or plants
found on the bottom of the sea.
The life expectancy of these crabs is 100 years old.
That's a pretty long life for a crab.
Another interesting fact about them is that the female can lay up to 1,500,000 eggs
during the spawning season.
What the hell?
It's not every day you see one of these crabs, right?
I think it is one of the strangest animals that inhabit our planet.
A little pig that perhaps you did not know.
Does the name 'Babirusa' sound familiar to you?
The Babirusa is a rare breed of pig that lives on the Sulawesi Islands,
in central Indonesia.
It likes to walk in humid areas such as rivers, lakes and puddles to wallow in.
Well, like any other little pig.
The first thing people notice when they meet the Babirusa are its fangs,
they look like horns, but they're not horns, they're fangs.
They don't seem to be very useful as offensive weapons,
the curve they take is not outwards,
which would be logical if they were used as weapons,
but the curve is inward, toward his own face...
I think that's so stupid.
Scientists think it helps them protect their faces
when they have fights with other little pigs.
The upper fangs basically break the Babirusa pig's snout,
pop out of its mouth cavity and pierce its skin,
and worst of all, they never stop growing.
Babirusas have been seen with wounds on their own faces from those fangs.
These animals are considered special
because they only grow in this part of the world, in Indonesia.
And if we add to that his fangs with a defective design...
I think we're looking at the weirdest pigs in Mother Nature.
Not many people have heard of these animals,
but now you already know them.
THE TOUGHEST RAT EVER SEEN
That hairless animal is the 'naked mole-rat',
are small rodents that live in underground tunnels in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia,
and they like to feed on roots and tubers,
so they are considered a pest.
They are capable of spoiling your carrot harvest in just a few days,
so be careful with them.
When they discovered the existence of these things,
it was not known if it was a new species
or if they were sick rats that had lost their hair.
Over time, scientists began to study them
and indeed they discovered that they were a new species,
and they also found other surprising things.
It is believed that these rats hold the secret of eternal youth,
their life expectancy is greater than that of other rodents,
a common rat lives about three years on average,
but the 'naked mole-rat' lives to about 30 years of age.
They usually die from other predators rather than from old age,
they also have a high resistance to developing tumors,
basically they are immune to cancer.
As if that were not enough, it can also survive several minutes without oxygen.
The human brain begins to die when it lacks oxygen for a minute,
but they can withstand up to 18 minutes without oxygen.
What kind of creature is this?
I think we are facing one of the most curious animals in the world.
IMMORTAL JELLYFISH
Would you believe me if I told you that there is an animal that is practically immortal?
That sounds like the dumbest thing I've ever heard.
Its scientific name is 'Turritopsis Nutricula',
but I like the sound of 'immortal jellyfish' better.
Of the almost 4000 species of jellyfish that we know
this is perhaps the most amazing.
It was discovered in the year 1843,
but its ability to live forever was recognized only a few years ago.
Apparently when the jellyfish reaches a certain adulthood
it returns to its first phase of development and starts its life cycle again.
It is as if we humans, upon reaching adulthood,
can make our body return to youth
without making us smaller and preserving our body as it is.
That process the jellyfish can repeat it over and over again forever.
The researchers believe that this mechanism could be replicated in humans.
when the knowledge of molecular genetics is sufficiently advanced.
Can you imagine that?
It would be cool, right?
It is still not very well known how this jellyfish does the whole process,
but it is already being studied.
Jellyfish only die when they fall prey to their predators.
Nothing can be done in that case, whatever.
There is no mechanism that can save you from being eaten by another animal.
Few have heard of these jellyfish,
did you know of its existence?
THE BIRD YOU WON'T WANT TO DISTURB
The 'Shoebill' is a majestic bird that lives in the central-eastern region of Africa.
What most impresses about this animal is its huge beak in the shape of a 'Sueco shoe'
and his penetrating gaze.
If you see it from the front, surely you don't want to bother it.
Fortunately they are not violent birds, but you never knows,
so you better stay away.
They measure about 1.5 meters tall,
they are the largest bird in Africa.
since they have a big head and thin legs,
they tend to spread their wings to balance when they walk,
which makes them look even scarier than they already are.
Little is known about their behavior and what their life is like in their natural habitat.
They are in danger of extinction and that has made it very difficult to study them.
It is very rare to see a specimen of these birds in the wild.
It is estimated that the world population of these birds is between 3000 and 5000 specimens,
and it doesn't look like things are going to get any better for them anytime soon,
there are so few left and they are not well documented,
so not many know about them or have even seen them.
If you see this thing... Don't touch it!
It is likely that if you find this tuft of hair on a plant
have the urge to touch it,
but that's the worst thing you could do.
This is a 'southern flannel moth',
a larva covered with long, dense hair-like setae.
Some innocent people have been carried away by its cottony appearance
and they have held them in their hands without knowing that they are highly poisonous.
They may seem soft and innocent,
but under that layer of hair there are thorns that will cause you unbearable pain.
Be careful what you touch!
The reactions to its sting are similar to those experienced
by the sting of bees, wasps and ants,
but its effect lasts much longer, up to 12 hours,
it will cause irritation and in the worst cases vomiting and dizziness.
Some describe the pain as very similar to when you break a bone.
The main recommendation I can give you is that if you see something
that looks like a wig in the middle of the forest... Don't touch it!
These puss caterpillar have been found in rural areas of almost the entire American continent,
so be careful when you go camping.
And that's all for today!
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The answer to the question at the beginning of the video is option 'C',
Lake Nyos.
On August 21, 1986, at dawn,
residents of several villages in the area discovered
that many of his friends and neighbors had died during the night,
and the culprit was this lake.
If you want to know more about this story
I recommend you watch my video about 10 places where you should never swim.
Up here I am going to leave you a link so that you can go directly to see it right now.
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