Richard Dawkins - The Giant Tortoise's Tale

[kadayo]

I just love your theme music at the beginning of each video. Also, thank you for compiling and sharing these documentaries.

[MrChris7586]

These tortoises dont have any predators do they? Must be a peaceful and boring life for a tortoise.

[Surtak]

@MrChris7586

I think I'd personally prefer that to being hunted by say Tiger, Lions or wolves :P

Then again, that might have resulted in even greater evolution.

[pleasantleethedragon]

I loved the evolutionary arms race concept. It is so rich in meaning. Prof. Dawkins rocks!

[chillout010]

I don't mean to come off as a smart ass, but isn't the plural form of "cactus", "cacti" (instead of "cactuses"?

Just asking, guys.

[Experiment47]

Yes the plural is cacti. Gold star for you :)

[Raherin]

I notice recently people say fishes too. When I was younger I always thought fishes wasn't a word. Maybe English is trying to co mingle with how people want to generalize stuff. But, not totally sure either way. I thought cacti was correct too.

[petestrat07]

I noticed that also, Dawkins called what was once called "octopy", "octopuses."

[RedSoxForObama]

@petestrat07 The correct term is Octopodes. But nobody says that, so Octopi is okay now.

[danielkirk1]

According to Wikipedia, cactuses is a valid plural form. Unless I'm mistaken.

[ofssk]

Shit he didnt mention God or religion once. Well done Dicky boy

[trancendence1]

You come to watch a serious science video and you get lots of laughs from the text comments...I love youtube!

[switchroomrecords]

Check out 2:45. I guess it should come as no surprise that Richard Dawkins doesn't catch much of a tan as an evolutionary biologist in Oxford.

[laraesque]

This is a wonderful explanation and video. I want to see more.  For instance, I'd like to see the tortoises grazing on the cactus, showing the advantage of the high-lipped shells. Nice job, Fun to listen to.

[fsxmantra]

The giant tortoises are indeed huge; it takes almost two Richard Dawkins to size up to one of them but it takes only one Richard Dawkins to bring almost three billion deluded theists onto their knees.

[Digeridude]

Now what have I told you about using biologists as units of measurement? Hmm?

[Grav80]

wonderfull

[jazzx251]

It's tortoyz not tortuss Richard!

Very nice vid.

[Nilguiri]

Well, not being a twat or a jock, he pronounces tortoise correctly.

[jazzx251]

Your comment shows that you are a twat.

You're not a jock or a nigger or a frog.

You are a caucasian imbecile born on an archipelago just off the coast of Europe.

You think this gives you dominion over others when, in fact, you know nothing about the mechanism you employ to attack other people.

You are an ignoramus - your worst crime being that you choose to be one rather than just accepting it naturally as part of your mental retardation.

Ah well ...

[Nilguiri]

a "nigger"!! ?? ha ha ha!

Why on earth would you think I was born on an archipelago?

Dominion over others? ha ha ha ha!!

You're a hoot mate!

[arp194]

thanks for another great dawkins video. very inspirational. :D

[Subfightr]

Dawkins writes so beautifuly, speaks so softly, and explains things so patiently. His love of evolution is palpable, I have felt it, it is a result of this theory that I so love and appreciate nature now more than ever. And it is all thanks to the way Dawkins explains things.

Thank you Richard.

Thank you Richard.

[peteq1972]

Me too, Especially from reading his books.