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00:16:42

The Brutal Endings Of Four Recently Extinct Animals

ExtinctZoo ·

2024/07/29

Everyday it's estimated that over 100 species die, that's quite a lot, but let's face it most of these species we never hear of, so we don’t really think often about this stat. Yet, once in a while a species well-known to people disappears, causing us to stop for a minute and ponder…

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00:12:41

The Spinosaurus Had A Twin Brother

ExtinctZoo ·

2024/07/22

I wonder who was the favorite child...

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00:20:42

Extinct Animals The Native Americans Saw

ExtinctZoo ·

2024/07/15

10,000 years ago of all kinds of titans roamed America, and I mean ALL KINDS, we're talking giant beavers, mammoths, wolves and more... Thankfully for us we no longer have to worry about a not-so friendly Smilodon jumping us while out running, but the same could not be said for the Native Americans, who not only lived alongside them but also managed to thrive.

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00:09:18

This Killed All But 1,000 Humans 900,000 Years Ago

ExtinctZoo ·

2024/07/08

Our ancestors had it ROUGH. On the bright side, there was a good chance you would've been the world's best at something...

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00:14:55

The True Nemesis Of The T. Rex

ExtinctZoo ·

2024/07/02

"Not so tough now are you tyrant king" circa 66 Mya

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00:16:29

The Worst Period To Time Travel To If You Hate Bugs

ExtinctZoo ·

2024/06/24

If you hate bugs, or any other type of creepy crawlies, you probably shouldn't listen to this

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00:14:58

The Only Dinosaur Known To Have Injured A T. Rex

ExtinctZoo ·

2024/06/17

Not so tough now are you "tyrant king"

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00:12:07

Africa Was Once Ruled By Bears

ExtinctZoo ·

2024/06/10

Yup, your reading the title right, Africa wasn't always the land of giant cats, rather big fuzzy wuzzy bears.

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00:11:01

Prehistoric Dolphins Were Absolutely Terrifying

ExtinctZoo ·

2024/06/03

Flipper wasn't so nice and wholesome back in the day. For some reason it seems like every animal we all adore was at one point quite monstrous as demonstrated by the Ankylorhiza, a prehistoric nightmarish dolphin.

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00:11:22

The Giant Frog That Probably Ate Dinosaurs

ExtinctZoo ·

2024/05/27

Everything was messed up and more dangerous during the Mesozoic. You had theropods, titanic sauropods, fortified ankylosaurs, giant crocs, and frogs. Yes, that's right even the frogs were messed up as demonstrated by Beelzebufo the dinosaur eating giant, that may have been the largest frog to ever live.

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00:22:53

The Worst Period To Time Travel To...

ExtinctZoo ·

2024/05/21

150,000,000 years ago the Earth was a completely different place. Dinosaurs roamed the lands, pterosaurs ruled the skies, and all manners of nightmares lurked in the waters. But this barely does justice in describing the wonder that was Earth during this time period, which was also known as the golden age of dinosaurs, i.e the late Jurassic!

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00:14:53

Extinct Animals The Ancient Egyptians Saw

ExtinctZoo ·

2024/05/13

When people think of Ancient Egypt, we often think of mummies, pyramids and hieroglyphs, in other words, the human-y things. But did you know that despite only being 2,000 years ago, ancient Egyptians also lived alongside many different animals that are no longer around? We're talking giant lions, massive cows, 2-meter birds, and more...

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00:15:13

The T. Rex’s Brutal Asian Older Brother

ExtinctZoo ·

2024/05/06

During the Late Cretaceous, a giant Tyrannosaur lumbers about looking for its next victim. It has one of the most powerful bites ever seen and outsizes nearly every predator be it on land or in the water, sounds a lot like the T. rex right? Wrong! This is Tarbosaurus!

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00:15:13

Prehistoric Australia Was Pure Nightmare Fuel

ExtinctZoo ·

2024/04/29

You’ve probably heard that the country down under, Aka Australia, is the land of nope. Well, its kind of true, as Australia does have way more lethal animals that the average country does, but in true Australian fashion, it turns out that in the past it was 100x worse.

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00:15:20

The Largest ‘Dog’ To Ever Walk The Earth

ExtinctZoo ·

2024/04/22

Cats vs Dogs - a debate as old as time itself. Unfortunately for dog lovers, felines always seem to have the upper hand when it comes to size. But once upon a time there was a dog that could give even the big cats a run for their money. Meet the Epicyon, the lion sized, bone crushing canine of North America.

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00:12:01

Why Birds Rule The Sky And Pterosaurs Went Extinct

ExtinctZoo ·

2024/04/15

Birds and Pterosaurs...they both flew and they both had beaks, but only one made it out of the late cretaceous. What gives?

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00:20:27

The Human Species That Built Houses 1,750,0000 Years...

ExtinctZoo ·

2024/04/08

It may come as a surprise, but the first human species to build proper houses was not us, Homo Sapiens, but instead another species of human that lived almost 2 million years ago. And the crazy thing is, that's only a small list of "firsts" that the they accomplished...

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00:16:25

The Only Dinosaur That T. Rex Was Scared Of

ExtinctZoo ·

2024/03/27

The Tyrannosaurus Rex is known as the king of the dinosaurs and ruler of Cretaceous North America. However, there was another king that lived along the Rex, and it was no carnivore, this was the Ankylosaurus

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00:18:20

The Dinosaur That Movies Always Get Wrong - Velociraptor

ExtinctZoo ·

2024/03/20

Velociraptors = Human-sized scaly reptiles that lived with T. rex right? WRONG! They were tiny! And lived in…wait for it…MONGOLIA! Who would’ve thought?

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00:17:10

The Bear That Was As Large As The Allosaurus

ExtinctZoo ·

2024/03/05

Through old studies and numerous paleo media depictions, the Andrewsarchus has gained a reputation of being the undisputed largest mammalian land predator and carnivore ever. However, this is almost 100% not the case, as another lesser known mammal has a much more solid claim to the throne, Arctotherium sometimes known as the giant short faced bear

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