Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Int his video, we're looking at 10 mysteries that were uncovered by genetics. In some cases, the mystery has been solved. Others have left us with more questions than answers.
1. Blue-headed Quail-dove (Starnoenas cyanocephala) – How did they get to Cuba?
2. Jungle Centipede (Scolopendra subspinipes) – Mysterious range
3. Iberian Harvester Ant (Messor ibericus) – Gives birth to a different species of ant
4. Platypus – The genome retains genes from other ancestral animals
5. Sengis – More closely related to elephants than rodents
6. Horseshoe Crabs – More closely related to spiders than crabs
7. Bdelloid Rotifers – Steal genes from other species and don’t sexually reproduce
8. Neuse River Waterdog (Necturus lewisi) – Has an extremely long genome
9. Seagrass (Posidonia australis) – A clone that stretches on and on. Largest organism on Earth
10. Amazon Molly (Poecilia formosa) – Asexual, but needs to mate to produce offspring

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