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Forrest Galante searches old animal footage for signs of hope

His extinction-history video has passed half a million views, with the thylacine, baiji and ivory-billed woodpecker among its subjects.

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5 Last Videos of Extinct Animals

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0:25Historical thylacine footage introduces Galante's assessment of whether remote populations could survive.
3:12Footage of captive baiji Qi Qi precedes Galante's account of a rejected search expedition.
8:23Archival ivory-billed woodpecker film and Michael Collins's research inform Galante's survival assessment.
11:53Galante gives the toolache wallaby no chance of survival, citing habitat loss and its captive history.
15:06Caspian tiger footage prompts a discussion of genetic overlap with Siberian tigers.

A thylacine paces through archival zoo footage, and Forrest Galante asks a question the images cannot settle: could any remain beyond the camera's reach?

In "5 Last Videos of Extinct Animals", the wildlife biologist reviews historical recordings of five animals, then gives his own assessment of their chances of surviving somewhere. The distinction matters: these are Galante's judgments, not evidence of rediscovery. He leaves some room for the thylacine and ivory-billed woodpecker, but none for the toolache wallaby.

The baiji section brings the story closer to his own work. Alongside footage of Qi Qi, the captive Yangtze River dolphin, Galante recounts an expedition proposal that Chinese authorities rejected in 2019. His discussion moves between what those old cameras preserved and what a new search might establish.

It was the most watched of six new uploads, reaching roughly 554,000 views, and it also carries the strongest daily momentum among the channel's active videos. Viewers are bringing reading recommendations, especially Douglas Adams's Last Chance to See, and asking for more episodes about obscure lost species. Others want to know whether Galante will search New Guinea for thylacines.

Elsewhere, Joe Rogan's reaction to a Russian town overrun by polar bears drew the next-largest new audience. Ice Age survivors, pests and the perspective of prey rounded out the week. That prey upload is already drawing views quickly, while the older visit to Jacob Feder's backyard sanctuary remains active.

The channel added subscribers over the week, with daily viewing a little above its usual level. Nearby animal channels TheGoodHype and Raja and David had larger weekly view totals; Galante's own week centered on something less easily counted: the difference between a surviving recording and a surviving animal.

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What viewers say

Douglas Adams' book "Last Chance to See" describes searching for a baiji in the 1980s (in addition to other species). Great book.
@thurbersmomSee it on YouTube
It would be interesting to see Forrest get a tour of alveus sanctuary
@Thebest6790_ytSee it on YouTube
Videos like this are fascinating, but also incredibly sad. Hopefully, seeing the loss of such amazing species will inspire just enough people to get involved in conservation efforts and prevent some animals from suffering similar fates. Might sound naive, but hope is an important emotion, and I want to retain it as often as possible.
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Could you talk about these animals next? Extinct but also only ever seen once
Liverpool pigeon
Neschiar nighjar
Andean wolf
Cayenne nightjar
Giliois whale
@WissywokSee it on YouTube
So forrest do you still planning to go to new guinea to see if the Thylacine still exists there?
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