Hello everybody welcome back to we live of wisdom and this week's special is going to be the Madagascar special focusing all on animals from in around the island of Madagascar uh trying to keep it a little bit varied but uh maybe with some unusual picks but here goes with the first animal of the week being the malagasy giant hogn no which is species of Dalal harmless lamp forid snakes that can be found on the island of Madagascar as well as nose nose sakatia and the Kos Islands they in a wide va
riety of habitats ranging from wet Coastal rainforest to dry assiduous Forest Aid shrand productive Farmland subter in caves and even inside urban areas uh this is in large part du the remarkably varied diet which consists of frogs toads lizards other snakes Birds RS eggs tenrs even small lemurs they themselves are frequently eaten by birds of prey such as the Madagascar harrier hawk reaching lengths upwards of six feet in the thickness around the size of a grown man's arm the that gascar giant
hogn no snake is the largest type of hogn no snake uh and like all hogn no snakes they support large eyes protruding scales above them that act as production from blowing dust and they utilize their distinctive hog likee noses to dig into soil using a sweeping side to side motion additionally they are rearranged venomous which means they have things at the back of their mouth and that can inject mild Venom by chewing it on their by chewing it into their prey this Venom is not dangerous to humans
but can cause some mild irritation as well as some swelling and discomfort uh curiously when threatened the malagasy giant hogn no is known to flatten their neck as a def defensive intimidation display not likee that of a cobra breeding occurs year round after which the female will dick out a burrow and deposit around six to 12 eggs which she will guard until they hatch some 68 Days Later under ideal conditions the malagasy giant hogn no snake has known to live over 20 years next up Koko Safa u
h you may know from the hit television shows abom where it played the tiu Lemur uh Koko SF is a dial mediumsized lur of the safika genus propithecus is name in Northwestern Madagascar where they inhabit dry deciduous forest and Coastal Woodland here they have a riverest t diet that varies depending on the season feeding primarily on fruits bark and flowers and wet season and leaves Buds and wood in the dry season SAS themselves are prayed upon by Constructors civits FAS Birds of Prey uh includin
g Hawks and Eagles C Safa typically measures around 3 and2 ft in length including the tail the dorsal fur is and the tail is white with maroon patches on the chest to portions the limbs the coat is generally dense and its face is bare and black except for a distinctive patch of white fur along the bridge of the nose its Nega ears are also black and its eyes are either yellow or orange in coloration bottom L's hands and feet are black while the thighs arms and chest are a chocolate brown like all
lemas Coto has a tooth comb which is used for grooming and sometimes for scraping fruit up the uh off of a pit in the trees kokoa moves by vertically clinging and leaping it maintains an upright posture when at rest or when propelled or when propelling itself between branches or trunks of trees up to 35 ft from tree to tree occasionally KS the ground to cross Open Spaces where it moves Bo through a series of bipedal hops with its arms thr to the sides for balance OK Safa lives in matriarchal gr
oups around 3 to 10 individuals and when members of the same group meet they rub they greet each other by rubbing noses together like many social Lemar species Koko saf practices polyandry in which females will mate with multiple males mating typically occurs throughout January and February and after 162 gation day gation period the female will typically give birth to one to two young which will stay with their mother until around 6 months of age and become sexually mature between 2 and 3 and A2
years uh they can live upwards of 25 years under ideal conditions next up is the Madagascar hissing cockroach also known as the hissing cockroach or simply the hisser is a large species of wingless nocturnal to the island of Madagascar here they inhabit both rainforest and drag W them where they primarily dwell in the forest floor feeding upon rotten wood falling through and leaf litter measuring between 2 and 3 in in length and over an inch in width they are some a largest cockroaches on Earth
there is notably sexual dimorphism uh with males possessing large horns in the Pro prum which is behind the head uh while females only have small bumps additionally the antenna of males are hairy while the antenna of females are relatively smooth finally the behavior of males and females also differs with males uh being a grass and often competing for mates by ramming into each other until one surrenders while many insects use sound the manag for hissing C is a unique way of producing its hisse
s as instead of vibrating a membrane rubbing two body parts together like most arthropods the sound is produced by forcibly expelling air through a pair of modified abdominal respiratory spicules this distinctive hissing display plays an important role in Colon the hierarchy and courtship interactions as well as an alarm system warn each other of potential dangers life cycle of the Madagascar Hing cockroach is long and differs from some from most other cockroaches females are OVO vorous that is
they give birth to liia the female carries the egg in the neonate dims approximately 60 days until they first emerge as first inar nymphs one female can produce as many as 30 to 60 nymphs at a time this insect has an incomplete life cycle with egg nymph and adult stage and the nymphs undergo six molds for they reach uh maturity around 7 months of age under ideal conditions adults can live upwards of 5 years which is fairly long for an insect next up is the fousa which is a crous m as a dematic a
scar is a member of theup upup family uh which is a family of car carnivorans uh closely related to the family uh her pesad they can be found throughout a wide range of habitat including Coastal rainforest I'm out of breath for some reason Mont and Cloud Forest Sous woodlands and arid spiny Forest here they feed on a variety of animals including lemurs insects Crustaceans tenis rodents lizards birds and amphibians as well as the seeds of various plants freay is obtained by hunting either on the
ground or in trees during the non-breeding season fousa hunts typically indiv individually but during the breeding season hunting parties may be seen and many these may be pears or for later on moners and their young one member of a group scales a tree and chases the Lemur or other prey out from tree to tree forcing them to the ground where the others are a easily able to capture and kill them the fousa appears as a dimin in form of a large felid such as a cougar but with a slender flame muscula
r Limbs and a long tail that is nearly as long as the rest of the body it has a mongus like head relatively longer than that of a cat a broad short muzzle and large round ears the coat is comprised of short straight reddish brown fur that is relatively dense without spots or patterns its head body length is around 28 to 31 in and its tail is additionally around 26 28 in Long there is some sexual amorphism with adult males weighing around 14 to 19 pounds while females weigh around 12 to 15 lb fou
ses have a polyandrous mating system and the breeding season tyly occurs from September to December after a 90 day gestation period the female will give birth to between one and six Cubs which will stay with their mother until they are fully matured around 3 to four years of age under ideal conditions a fousa can live upwards of 20 years next up is the helmet Vaga it is the distinctive looking bird of the Vaga family vagade uh it is classified in its own genius Yuri SOS it is restricted to lowla
nd and lower Montaine rainforest in northeastern Madagascar where it primarily feeds upon insects spiders crabs slugs snails amphibians and small lizards at around 10 to 12 Ines in length they are the second largest species of bonga after the ccle build vanga the plumage of the head neck throat breast and belly is a solid bluish black H as are the primary coverts and the rages of the wings uh the mantle the back and the rest of the Wings are are Rusty orange uh the tail which is long and Broad i
s black below and Rusty orange above the most distinctive feature is the massive hooked bill which can measure over an inch thick and 2 in long it Sports a bright blue coloration with a black tip helmet FAS are monogamous typically breeding between October and January uh both sexes work on construction of the nest and which is a cup shape as around 5 to 6 in in diameter constructed from woven plant fibers mosses and twigs it is typically placed in the fork of a tree around 6 to 14t off the groun
d uh here the pair will take turns incubating two to three pinkish eggs for around 20 days the young leave the nest 17 days after hatching and the population which is between 600 and 1500 Birds uh is becoming increasingly fragmented and restricted to undisturbed humid rainforest which is increasingly being cleared for Agriculture and Forestry as such the helmet Vaga is considered to be vulnerable to Extinction next up is the Madagascar flying fox also known as the malagi Flying Fox the Madagasca
r uh flying fox or the Madagascar fruit bat it is a species of megabat in the genus uh terus it is endemic to Madagascar where they inhabit tropical and subtropical Loland rainforest uh they are brown and coloration with golden areas on the head chest and shoulders and grayish black wings males can be differentiated from females by their larger head size relative to the body uh with a body length of around 10 in and supporting a wingspan of upwards of 4 feet it is one of the largest flying mamma
ls on Earth and is the largest flying mammal native to Madagascar during the day the Madagascar flying fox Roost throughout canopies at the forest canopy in colonies upwards of a thousand individuals emerging at night and Mass to feed their diet mainly consists of fruit fruit juice as well as leaves flowers and nectar occasionally insects and other arth brods may be consumed because of this the Madagascar flying fox acts as a primary pollinator and Seed disperses throughout their environment fru
it bats themselves are often pred upon by large Raptors such as the Madagascar harrier hawk female Madagascar and mega bats typically give birth once a year around October and produce a single Offspring or occasionally twins they will stay with their mother as they nurse for roughly 5 months before they become largely independent however they will remain with their familiar flock until they reach sexual maturity around 2 years of age magas are flying foses upwards of 30 years under ideal conditi
ons and our extinct animal the week is simos suus uh which means pug which means pug noos crocodile in Greek so the Pug Croc it is an extin Genius of nasuki and crocodil morphs uh from the mol formation of the late crous Madagascar with some possible fossils from India sasus was small around 2 and 1/2 ft based on skeletons and mature individuals in contrast to most other crocodil morphs uh or crocodile forms which have long low skulls simos sugus had a distinctively short snout uh the shape of t
he skull differs considerably between specimens with variation orentation and body projections uh these differences may be indications of seal orphism and the teeth that line the front of the Jaws are shaped like Maple Leaves which possess a primarily herbivorous lifestyle in most respects the postcranial skeleton SOS sucus uh resembles that of other terrestrial crocodilla forms however there were several unique characteristics such as a notably short tail robust limbs large Claws and excesses a
n extensive adornment of osteoderms which formed Shields over the back under side Limbs and tail giving the animal an overall squat body reminiscent of modern armadillos in life simos sucus would have scuttled around the feet of Titanosaurus such as rapetosaurus feeding on a variety of low-lying plants its armor plating would have served as protection Proprietors such as the small thod masiakasaurus and the massive frog of beabo it might have further hidden from both of these and larger carnivor
es such as majungasaurus as well as of wood harsh weather outside inside of burrows which it would have constructed using its powerful limbs tip with sharp claws as always uh take care of my guys guys my binary Pals have a wonderful day
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