There was an island that turtles swam like 600 miles to get to in order to lay their eggs. People wondered why turtles would mate on one beach, then swim 600 miles to get to the place they laid their eggs. Then someone figured out the island was like a quarter mile offshore a few millions of years ago.
This is incorrect on a few points. During the last major ice age, the water level was approximately 300 ft down. These areas were absolutely connected by land. However, even today there is an invisible line where animals will not cross. It is called the Wallis line. There are many types of animals that can induce swim, but will not cross this invisible line.
Even the human between the eastern indonesia and australia are alike…. sorta speaking. And by australia i mean native australia or the aboriginal tribe. Hmmm interesting
One of the exceptions are varanids ie. monitor lizards such as komodo dragons. These evolved from a group of Indian lizards that journeyed south across Wallace’s line and into Australia. There they grew to massive sizes, into giants like Varanus priscus (aka Megalania) and the ancestors of today’s Komodo dragons, the last of which only survive in Indonesia today.
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Are all the birds vastly different as well!?
Take evolution out of the explanation and it still makes sense.
Plate tectonics brought two distant lands together, the strong currents keep them from crossing over. 🤷
Thank you for so clearly explaining this
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Had to listen twice. The first time I thought she said it was called the wall of slime 😂
I heard of it before, but this gives some more details
Ah yes, the wall of sline
Come on, do your research. Komodo dragon is native only to Indonesia, not Australia.
There was an island that turtles swam like 600 miles to get to in order to lay their eggs. People wondered why turtles would mate on one beach, then swim 600 miles to get to the place they laid their eggs. Then someone figured out the island was like a quarter mile offshore a few millions of years ago.
This is great but can't hemp but say Komodo dragons aren't Australian. Havnt been there for thousands of years
This is incorrect on a few points. During the last major ice age, the water level was approximately 300 ft down. These areas were absolutely connected by land. However, even today there is an invisible line where animals will not cross. It is called the Wallis line. There are many types of animals that can induce swim, but will not cross this invisible line.
I’d like one of these barriers above Florida
Did you have sex change again?. One time you look like man other times you are a woman 😅
Wallace is the man. No chasing of fame despite sharing the same discovery with Darwin. Would have loved to have met him
Wall of slime? Weird. Oh wait that wasnt right
This moon face just wasted time when she could have just said "The currents are too strong between them" which is what it all boils down to.
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Just got to this in our ecology class. Perfect timing
Are we sure that the natives didn’t “discover” this little fact before Wallace and he didn’t just take credit for it?
people often credit Wallace but forget the massively important part grommit played in this discovery
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At first, I heard that name as "wall of slime".
Cause clearly 25 million years is not enough time to spread
So.. i heard 'Wallace line' as 'wall of slime' and.. yeah. Admitedly id probably be more than a little hesitant about crossing THAT line..
So that last second is the point. I was gonna say, then why did animals migrate between North and South America when they attached.
Shame it's named after a colonizer
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Even the human between the eastern indonesia and australia are alike…. sorta speaking. And by australia i mean native australia or the aboriginal tribe. Hmmm interesting
One of the exceptions are varanids ie. monitor lizards such as komodo dragons. These evolved from a group of Indian lizards that journeyed south across Wallace’s line and into Australia. There they grew to massive sizes, into giants like Varanus priscus (aka Megalania) and the ancestors of today’s Komodo dragons, the last of which only survive in Indonesia today.
Wow!
Fascinating! So logical if you think about it…which I of course did not until you explained…
She said “only 2500” million years ago. That’s nothing.
Im not gonna hold you, I thought they were talking about fish initially
I love that, you mentioned Continental Drift, gives me life that Alfred's theory is accepted.
If plate techtonics brought them close, does that mean they're going to crash sometime soon? Maybe it'll be crossed after all