On this planet there are plenty of reminders of the creatures who used to roam this earth. Most of these reminders come in the form of fossils but there are also many living reminders. Many modern day animals are related to prehistoric creatures and famously birds are descendants of dinosaurs. In this video I will be focusing on some of these creatures as I will be going through 5 modern day animals with prehistoric roots.

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Attributions

Cassowary images:
Steven dosRemedios
https://www.flickr.com/photos/sdosrem...
(CC BYND 2.0)
Raphaël Quinet
https://www.flickr.com/photos/raphael...
(CC BYSA 2.0)
seth m
https://www.flickr.com/photos/thalamus/
(CC BYNCND 2.0)
Laurie Boyle
https://www.flickr.com/photos/9238423...
(CC BYSA 2.0)
Susan
https://www.flickr.com/photos/janusse...
(CC BY 2.0)
Stonestreet's Coaches The Extra Mile
https://www.flickr.com/photos/theextr...
(CC BYND 2.0)
Andrew
https://www.flickr.com/photos/andland/
(CC BYNC 2.0)
Anne Adrian
https://www.flickr.com/photos/aafromaa/
(CC BY 2.0)
awee_19
https://www.flickr.com/photos/mystica...
(CC BYNCND 2.0)
Anzirpasai
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
(CC BYSA 4.0)
Dan Gordon
https://www.flickr.com/photos/7579784...
(CC BY 2.0)

Velvet worm images:
Thomas Shahan
https://www.flickr.com/photos/4958058...
(CC BYNC 2.0)
Marshal Hedin
https://www.flickr.com/photos/2366085...
(CC BYSA 2.0)
Frupus
https://www.flickr.com/photos/frupus/
(CC BYNC 2.0)
B kimmel
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
(CC BY 2.0)
Diego Tirira
https://www.flickr.com/photos/diegoti...
(CC BYSA 2.0)

Duckbilled platypus images:
Klaus
https://www.flickr.com/photos/7914989...
(CC BYSA 2.0)
Brisbane City Council
https://www.flickr.com/photos/brisban...
(CC BY 2.0)
Rainbow606
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
(CC BYSA 3.0)
David Cook
https://www.flickr.com/photos/kookr/
(CC BYNC 2.0)

Tuatara images:
Paul Stewart
https://www.flickr.com/photos/astrostew/
(CC0 1.0)
Nordstjern
https://www.flickr.com/photos/nordstj...
(CC BY 2.0)
Bernard Spragg. NZ
https://www.flickr.com/photos/volvob12b/
(CC0 1.0)
Buffy May
https://www.flickr.com/photos/buffyma...
(CC BYSA 2.0)
Nga Manu Images NZ
https://www.flickr.com/photos/1296624...
(CC BYNCND 2.0)
Brian Gratwicke
https://www.flickr.com/photos/briangr...
(CC BY 2.0)
Sid Mosdell
https://www.flickr.com/photos/sidm/
(CC BY 2.0)
digitaltrails
https://www.flickr.com/photos/digital...
(CC BYNCSA 2.0)
Jorge Blanco
https://www.nature.com/articles/s4159...
(CC BY 4.0)

lamprey images:
USFWS Pacific Region
https://www.flickr.com/photos/usfwspa...
(CC BYNC 2.0)
NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory
https://www.flickr.com/photos/noaa_gl...
(CC BYSA 2.0)
USFWS Fish and Aquatic Conservation
https://www.flickr.com/photos/eddiesf...
(CC0 1.0)
Fernando Coello Vicente
https://www.flickr.com/photos/fernand...
(CC BYNC 2.0)
Fishes of Georgia Photo Gallery
https://www.flickr.com/photos/georgia...
(CC BYNCND 2.0)

Cassowary footage:
Kaisa Breeden
   / @justworkwillyou  
dchrisoh
https://www.flickr.com/photos/dchris/
(CC BYNCND 2.0)

Velvet worm footage:
Concha A, Mellado P, MoreraBrenes B, Sampaio Costa C, Mahadevan L, MongeNájera J
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...

Platypus footage:
David McDonald45
https://www.flickr.com/photos/6451756...
(CC BYND 2.0)

Tuatara footage:
Archives New Zealand
   / @archivesnz  

Lamprey footage:
Glamorgan Rivers Trust
   / @glamorganriverstrust9633  
David
   / @davehewlett  
Gary Hale
   / @ghaledev  
Natural Resources Wales / Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru
   / @natreswales  
USFWS Pacific Region
https://www.flickr.com/photos/usfwspa...
(CC BYNC 2.0)
Vassia Atanassova Spiritia
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Us...
(CC BY 3.0)

Ostrich images:
orientalizing
https://www.flickr.com/photos/orienta...
(CC BYNCND 2.0)
Nik Borrow
https://www.flickr.com/photos/nikborrow/
(CC BYNC 2.0)

Kiwi footage:
Department of Conservation
   / @docgovtnz  

Birdlike dinosaur image:
PaleoNeolitic
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Us...
(CC BY 4.0)

Rat Footage:
Crafty Creatures
   / @deniseanderson666  

Water Bear Image:
Rebekah Smith
https://www.flickr.com/photos/1556393...

I have edited and adapted some of these clips and images.
Creative commons licences: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/

Thanks for watching I hope you enjoyed :)