The Worldwide Phenomenon That's Shrinking Animals

Animals across the globe are shrinking, and scientists think climate change might be to blame. This Boring Taxonomical Change Is Making Dinosaur Nerds Go Crazy - https://youtu.be/GM7SOweWAHE Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http://bit.ly/1UO1PxI We got nominated for a People's Choice Webby! That means, you can help us win. Please, take a minute and vote for us here (thanks!): https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2017/film-video/general-film/vr-cinematic-or-pre-rendered Read More: Repetitive mammalian dwarfing during ancient greenhouse warming events http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/3/3/e1601430.full "Abrupt perturbations of the global carbon cycle during the early Eocene are associated with rapid global warming events, which are analogous in many ways to present greenhouse warming. Mammal dwarfing has been observed, along with other changes in community structure, during the largest of these ancient global warming events, known as the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum" As the planet gets hotter, some mammals may get smaller http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-global-warming-dwarfism-20170315-story.html "Abigail D'Ambrosia, a graduate student at the University of New Hampshire, is interested in what happens to living things when the global temperature jumps. Do they go extinct? Do they adapt? Do they change? Her research, published Wednesday in the journal Science Advances, shows that at least in the case of some mammals, they shrink." Mountain Goats Are Shrinking-A Lot-Because of Global Warming http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/10/141022-chamois-mountain-goats-shrinking-climate-change-global-warming/ "Although global warming is known to be driving changes in body size in a number of animals, this result was more dramatic than researchers expected and suggests that a changing climate may have significant impacts on natural systems in the near term, in ways that are only beginning to be understood." ____________________ Seeker inspires us to see the world through the lens of science and evokes a sense of curiosity, optimism and adventure. Watch More Seeker on our website http://www.seeker.com/shows/ Subscribe now! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=dnewschannel Seeker on Twitter http://twitter.com/seeker Trace Dominguez on Twitter https://twitter.com/tracedominguez Seeker on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SeekerMedia/ Seeker on Google+ https://plus.google.com/u/0/+dnews Seeker http://www.seeker.com/ Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here: http://bit.ly/1UO1PxI Special thanks to Julian Huguet for hosting and writing this episode of Seeker! Check Julian out on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jhug00

Comments

1. does this mean that humans might shrink as well
2. Damn, I see a cool video about space so I hit subscribe. Then the very next video is full of global warming crap, now I have to unsubscribe.
3. Aminals!?
4. When you start your video by trying to scare us with the global warming scam, I'm done.
5. That is interesting. The more efficient cooling is the best explanation for small animals in warmer climates. Thier is an opposite case during the ice age. The climate got cold, and the mammals became huge as a result. They can retain heat more easily, so they don't freeze to death. I wonder what it would be like to have small horses. I bet they would get cute. The smallest horse today is the Shetland pony, and they are so cute. I like the My Little Pony reference. Maybe humans would be smaller. Maybe they could see the error of their ways and be more respectful of nature. With these trends, humans could evolve into hobbits. They can be like Homo florenses. That would be cute. The future hobbits can even ride future ponies.
6. bit Work really sounds$sfxdeveloping
7. I've been having that problem of shrinkage myself, at least the my story and I'm sticking to it.
8. shrinking human? will we shrink?
9. No wonder my penis is so.......
10. How does life know how to adapt??? Do cells have a mind of its own? How do theh know???
11. lol. I thought I was the only one who said "aminals."
12. Global Warming HAHAAHAHA what a bunch of BS Grow Up
13. scientist talk shit. The age of Dinosaurs was a time when the world was much much warmer than it is now and Dinosaurs were the largest creatures ever to walk the earth. Its another global warming bullshit.
14. This guy is a much better presenter. Keep him doing this aswell! He doesnt try to show that he is confortable and confident and he doesnt struggle to look funny!
15. This is why I keep my room temperature low to prevent my penis shrinking. At the moment it looks small but for long term, it's worth it. #DickMatters
16. clearly climate change aint real @trump
17. WOOT! Julian! good to C u :)
18. lol @ 1:28 aminals hahaha
19. Any information on whether or not this phenomenon affects humans?
20. A tiny goat? that's just adorable