Romulus Whitaker: The real danger lurking in the water

http://www.ted.com The gharial and king cobra are two of India's most iconic reptiles, and they're endangered because of polluted waterways. Conservationist Romulus Whitaker shows rare footage of these magnificent animals and urges us to save the rivers that sustain their lives and our own.

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[chvick]

Amazing speech! I'm officially ashamed. On a side note why are 80% of the comments always arguing with eachother on youtube? Watch the video, learn, react. End of discussion.

[djsnakeyes]

@tudoralexe

You're boring and probably useless as well. Go watch xfactor. TED is not for sheeple.

[elsergeira]

Madras Crocodile Bank Trust and Agumbe Rainforest Research are outstanding projects. Greetings from Brazil.

[crudhousefull]

I don't mind this guy harping on the crap that goes on in India because he doesn't have an ulterior motive. That's the difference between Amnesty and other NGOs saying crap and honest people saying things to inform people. Love this guy

[crudhousefull]

i LOVE hippies

[crudhousefull]

We are the first species to grow s prolific that we threaten our own species? Lol, what a joke!

[SBha30]

Gout n the gharial. Very interesting. Were they able to find the company who was dumping in the river?

[gonufc]

I really love listening to this bloke, he's so enthusiastic, personable and respectful of the animals that I find all of his talks interesting

[luckynumber58]

i like his balls beard

[luckynumber58]

80% my ass! jkin lol