Biology of the Jersey Devil | Terror of the Pine Barrens

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For centuries, something has haunted the pine barrens of New Jersey. Is it an otherworldly specter, or something explainable by science?

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Chapters
0:00 – Intro
1:32 – Background
3:30 – Factor
5:46 – Initial Investigation
8:17 – The Fungus
10:48 – Biological Mechanisms
14:47 – Skeletal & Muscular Adaptations
17:00 – Vocalization Changes
19:52 – Behavioral Analysis

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40 thoughts on “Biology of the Jersey Devil | Terror of the Pine Barrens”

  3. I wonder if there could be a variation of this fungus that doesn't affect bats over in Australia, thus bringing about the bunyip legends and explaining why descriptions of the creature are all over the place as it mutates the affected animal into different forms. Of course, the question is, what animal could this fungus be mutating?

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  7. Damn. Potato dropping creepy stuff in rapid succession! And two creatures I wasn’t expecting.

    Perhaps one day you can take a look at some East Asian folklore? There’s a bunch of fun stories of twisted beings in there.

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  13. The Jersey Devil is just a mule, rearing up on its hind legs in an attempt to get the large barn owl off of its back that is trying to hump it.
    That explains the biology and the terrible noises it makes. Case solved, just always remember to look out for horney owls.

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  17. This is based on nothing and hypotheticals. Please cite your sources otherwise. You don't even make an attempt to clarify in your notes. I know your channel is based on theorical sciences but at least clarify that in the notes. What is your basis for your thoughts, sciences and overall thought process other than "entertainment".

    Cite your sources, even if you are making shit up.

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  20. I’d love to see you do Not-Deer or Changelings.

    I can see not-deer being a case of predatory mimicry—disguising themselves as their preferred prey to hunt them. Maybe they’re actually canines or something similar

    For Changelings, having them be another species of hominid might be interesting. A brood parasite that snatches up human infants and replaces them with its own young. These creatures would probably look mostly human until they reach a certain age, at which point they start diverging from human development and as such instinctually leave home to complete their growth in peace

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  26. Thought Potato releases really neat content that I will one day find on my cycle of "BINGE-WATCH THIS CONTENT CREATOR EXCLUSIVELY FOR A MONTH"

    For now I shall consume these vids in a normal, sane fashion.

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  32. I'm going to give my hypothesis: it's not that fungus can cross the placental barrier but rather that the fungus has epigenetic effects on the egg cells and sperm cells of adult bats. Thus the changes in pups are literally "built in" from conception.

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