The threat of invasive species - Jennifer Klos 

"Rabbits introduced to Australia because one man liked to hunt them" well obviously he wasn't very fucking good at it...

Guess that one man wasn't a good hunter.

that turned into level vsauce real quick at the end

That tiger is finding that snake skin really tough to bite through.

First of all, the animation and art in this episode is absolutely beautiful. Second of all, I never expected to hear the line "in Australia, the lack of predators..."

Dang, what a plot twist at the end.

Yup, we're definitely invasive. Except we are different in the way we actively change our environments to suit our needs which allows us to be literately be almost everywhere. We disrupt ecosystems much more affectively than any other species.

Who else is here because of online schooling during coronavirus?

A fun storie from my country, Hungary: Acacia was brought in in masses to stop soil erosion and it ended up swarming everywhere. Now it went back to a kind of normal state and it became a huge benefit for honey production.

Half of these comments: i aM oNLy hErE bEcAuSe mY tEaChEr mAdE uS wAtCh tHiS dUrInG oNLiNe sChOoLiNg

This was a beautiful animation

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I did a paper on invasive species in my undergrad. I went in all gunho about to write an essay on how bad it is and what we should do to get rid of them. All the research I did (from peer reviewed articles) made me end up realizing that once a species is established as invasive, it's impossible to get rid of them. The best we can do is mitigate the damage they do until they naturalize. In a few thousand years, they'll turn into a new species from their parent one. That's how nature works and made me LOVE it more.

i saw the ending coming from miles away, when you started to talk about : destroying ecosystems. Well , we are an invasive species, no doubt

I really like the artwork of this video

TL:DW It's all our fault.

the ending just went from 0 to a 100 real quick

Here in Brazil, some species of plants seem to be native, but they are not. The ballast sand from Portuguese wooden ships was removed in tame bays, for hull repairs or replacement with payload. Along with this sand, seeds of plants usually came from India, China, Maluku Islands, etc. For most Brazilians, they are native plants.

Kid in America: “I want a pet rabbit!” Rabbit from Australia:“𝙃𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚,”

I actually live in Georgia, so I see kudzu every day. When I moved here, it was actually starting to cover my backyard, so we had to call a fire department to do a controlled burn. It grows so fast, it can grow over a bicycle in about a week.

Invasive species in a nutshell: Species from other parts of the world that were somehow introduced to a new part they aren't native to, with no natural predators, they breed and take over the area due to the lack of predators.

"Protecting Australia is important." - Johnny Depp.

Ted : "are we an invasive species ?" that's.. pretty deep bruh

This episode was beautifully animated

Yes, the answer is yes

Australia. Lack of predators. Pick one

my science teacher just posted this on google classroom because WE’RE GOING ONLINE NOW-

Lack of predators in australia...

This is my favorite channel ever! The animation is beautiful and the lessons are definitely worth sharing! I just enjoy learning new things and this channel explains concepts so thoroughly. The narrator's voice is soothing and is actually interesting to listen to (unlike my history teacher's🙄)! Like I said before, this channel is a wonderful domain on RU-vid and it is an inspiration to my ears and mind.

We are an invesive species. We are nature. We do the same as those rabbits, using up all the resources until many people will die and then do it again and again.

Never in my life would I think "Australia" and "lack of predators" would be in the same sentence.

ughhhh!! REALLY!!! I just did a project on invasive species and searched to see if Ted-ed or Ted talks had anything about it, and there was nothing but now they do this video AFTER I'm done!!😒😲😲😡

The animation here was beautiful.

We technically are but we've been in our current places for so long, and molded the environment to shape our needs that we're more like those really rich and obnoxious neighbors who think that they own the neighborhood

ted ed is the literal best channel for school and for if you're curious and want to learn about things, not even gonna cap.

"Are we a invasive species?" Yes, the answer is yes.

Yeah, I've come and gone in this roller coaster of moral and ethics about how bad it is to be a human, about how much we hurt the environment, and the idea that we should feel bad about it... But the truth is, we are either the result of natural evolution, or the design of a great actuator. No matter what you believe, both scenarios mean that we are not in control of our development as a specie, all we can do, is to be aware of the situations that arise around us as a result of our interaction with the ecosystem, and if we truly want to get a hold of the reins to our evolutionary process, we need to stop making us feel bad about ourselves, and accept who we are and what we have done as humans.

Fantastic illustration and animation on this one.

First of all The animation and art in this episode absolutely beautiful, second of all I thought Australia had lots of predators, you learn something new every day.🤔🤨😶‍🌫

The art in this is beautiful.

Amazing animation and interesting subject to talk about. Bravo!

The animation in this video looks so damn good.

Beautiful animation though.

Not only THE invasive but the caller to the others

There is one diference between humans and other invasive species, Humans cannot and will never adapt to the places they've inhabited, instead we will keep adapting the places to fit our whims, when non-technologic invasive species will eventually settle and be an active part of the new ecosystem they have contributed to create.. Basically, drastic change but in the end, the species will end up working together.. We never work WITH other species, we use them and it never benefits them in any way (on the long term).

Here's one that's hard to swallow, house cats are considered invasive species in Australia because they decimate the bird population.

I always enjoy your videos. Gotta say I enjoyed this a bit more.

Dude the art in this is so good

We tend to the Earth. It is our choice to be either destructive or a keystone species.

the ending was just amazing

It’s sad that we are a invasive species. 😰😥😓😭😢

this is a very nicely illustrated video 😊

I have a feeling that most of these problems could be solved by simply returning all the species that once existed in their native ecosystems. The Everglades has very few panthers, which I think could adapt quickly to kill a large slow snake, much like the tigers in Asia. Australia has also had a removal of many of it’s native carnivores. The smaller carnivores e.g. quolls, have been reduced by foxes and cats. But dingoes are unaffected by these small carnivores and could actually help reduce their numbers. If we reintroduced dingoes they would eat foxes, cats, rabbits, etc. We could then reintroduced quolls that would add more pressure on the rabbits. I don’t think complete removal of invasive is realistic, but we can help fit them into the environments they invade.

Wow, love the art design.

hey Ted ED, ya'll think you can do a video on the communication of wolfs ( like how they can chose leaders but his or her strength or intelligence, or how some hold their heads high and others tremble before their elders) , there is so little known about them, so if others find out about it, then maybe they will think of a question with more than an awnser

The last line is an eye-opener .

As always, TED Ed makes awesome 😎 videos! 👍👍👍👍👍

Cool, I learnt this while taking the SBA.

I love the topic of inasive species please make more videos on Invasive species.

This has to be the most underrated video of ted ed

Are all species invasive? Yes! In fact invasiveness is a life most appreciated feature! Without that we wouldn't know nature as it is!

4:18 To cite Agent Smith from the documentary The Matrix: *I'd like to share a revelation that I've had during my time here. It came to me when I tried to classify your species. I realized that you're not actually mammals. Every mammal on this planet instinctively develops a natural equilibrium with the surrounding environment but you humans do not. You move to an area and you multiply and multiply until every natural resource is consumed. The only way you can survive is to spread to another area. There is another organism on this planet that follows the same pattern. Do you know what it is? A virus. Human beings are a disease, a cancer of this planet. You are a plague, and we are the cure.*

The last sentence was GOLDEN.

excellent video 👍👍👍

Wow we mess jack up don't we.

i was actually thinking of commenting that question at the end

Love the question at the end

first learning channel that i've seen that has a lot of subs bet you guys like that money.

so animation much artstyle

Indeed we are an invasive specie

How many times do people look at nature and think negatively while the person themself caused the situation?!

the ending is mind blowing.....

Keep up the amazing work ;)

It's So Meta Even This Acronym

That ending twist though......

Very Informative, Thank you!

That hit me... Are we an invasive species!!!! And because that's true...yes we are.

Amazing as always :3

"Are we an invasive species!" - I could see that coming from the start of the video. Haha

Thanks for coming to my TED Talk

Somebody show this to *Johnny Depp* and *Amber Heard*. Maybe this would open their eyes to the importance of import restrictions of animals and plants brought into foreign environments.

I’m only watching this because I was forced to.

Best closing statement

Fantastic art translation and animation. Unexpected and great plot twist and open ended question at the end. 😍 Overall 👌👍💪

someone show this video to Johnny Depp

Fascinating topic as always! I especially loved the artstyle in this one

the depth of it all !

Super Awesome!! I learned a lot! Thanks

we are the best invasive species cuz he help create invasive species! like if u r an invasive species!

Yes we are :)

A great video. Thanks.

Arundo is a plant. An invasive species from Asia, like Bamboo, grows abundantly but now is drying up streams in Santa Barbara CA

4:26 YES.

Are we an invasive species? my answer: yes, we are. The question then becomes: is our invasiveness a bad thing? That's a debated where science and philosophy cross each other. My philosophical view is that a species will do anything to ensure its survival short-term or long-term, short-term being immediate threat to one's life (fight or flight) which all animals know very well, and long-term being to plan ahead to ensure survival, be it reproduction or changing patterns in behavior to prevent or enact something to benefit oneself andor its species. In terms of human survival, all we're doing by invading ecosystems and effectively establishing our own (cities), is ensuring our survival. I believe our ultimate goal is to reach space and thrive there. This planet will die one way or another, and humans need to eventually supercede this Earth to ensure our survival. Maybe a radical idea, but a relevant one.

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Wow very good info. I never looked at it that way.

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That plot twist tho...

i'm always puzzled when ted asks questions like "do birds have wings?" in the end like it's not obvious

The last part is interesting indeed.