Evil Geniuses Of The Animal Kingdom

the animal kingdom is full of dumb bows we've all gotten a kick out of a bird flying into a window or a cat hissing at its own reflection but some animals continue to amaze us with their intelligence and ingenuity unfortunately not all of these geniuses are good guys like marbles Professor X coming up or 20 of the most evil geniuses of the animal kingdom number 20 ala Maris ants these ants look like your typical gardening each one sports six legs two antennae and a hearty exoskeleton unlike your typical picnic crasher however these ants are kind of like jigsaw from saw using a specially cultivated fungus and carefully selected plant fibers these ants we have a series of hollow pockets they then 'wait mandibles extended for some poor sap to walk by after trapping prey and their bear trap like jaws they then secrete pheromones to summon up buddies the mob events then grab each of the preys flailing limbs and slowly pull it apart number 19 Kyah people tend to see parents is one of two things super smart beautiful or pirate accomplices the Kea a species of large paired native de New Zealand is more like a vampire best known for their intensive curiosity these parrots make a habit of stealing small items shattering mirrors and nibbling on unguarded food there are rumors that one even flew off with a tourist passport while that never-ending curiosity makes them more chaotic than evil these parents also have another weird habit ripping bits of flesh off of living sheep somewhere along the way these birds developed a taste for animal fat knowing that sheep are unable to defend themselves these pears often land on their backs and tear out bloody bits of flesh number 18 male cuttlefish when it comes to scoring babes and fighting off territorial boyfriends some men are at a distinct disadvantage this is true not just for humans but for male cuttlefish as well these cunning cephalopods have found a unique workaround smaller less attractive male cuttlefish put their camouflage abilities to good use when hunting down up you'll make taking a page from two faces book they insert themselves between mating cuttlefish couples to the male they display the coloring and patterning of a young fertile female to the female however they show their normal colors by disarming other males with an impromptu gender swap these crafty little buggers managed to get some of their DNA into the gene pool number 17 black herons the black heron is a medium-sized bird common to freshwater lakes and marshes while many people call this bird elegant I can't help but be reminded of a gawky Raven caught in the middle of a growth spurt but silly looking or not these birds manage to terrorize fish throughout Africa many fish spend their daytime hours cowering in fear of these feathered behemoths only swimming out from their hiding-places long after night has fallen but the black heron is well aware of this fact they are perfectly capable of turning day into night wrapping their wings into a semicircle these fishing birds turn themselves into an umbrella or fish take cover then the black Heron beasts number 16 Pacific striped octopus the Pacific striped octopus is so bizarre that the zoological community denied its existence for nearly 15 years while many octopi are cannibalistic often devouring one another mid copulation this species is known for the intimacy of its courtship a mating pair will often wrap themselves together beaks locked while kissing while the idea of an octopus playing kissy-face is enough to give most people nightmares that's not enough to get them a spot in this video what's truly horrifying is this creatures ability to trick its prey into running right into its open mall biologists have often observed this creature extending a tentacle over fish's back to tap at its eyes nose or face panicked by the intrusion the frightened fish often rushes in the opposite direction the hungry octopus then gobbles it up number 15 boxer crabs hailing from the genus Libya these tiny cheerleaders are better known as pom-pom crabs but you shouldn't let their name or size fool you thanks to their CMN anybodies these little crabs pack quite a while it all starts when a young boxer crab plucks its own piece of an enemy from a pre-existing plant the crab will then use these pieces of anemone to poison prey and stun their rivals they're also pretty attached to their gauntlets of living death by have observed these crabs helping the anemones to not only feed but to reproduce as well while most cases of symbiosis are pretty fascinating this one really takes the cake number fourteen bowerbirds the bowerbird is a medium-sized bird known for its unique courtship ritual male bowel birds construct miniature art galleries fittingly called Bowers to attract potential mates this is done by weaving together little stick structures and decorating them with brightly colored objects due to their appreciation for novel objects it's not uncommon to find the walls of these little museums peppered with things like glass rifle shells coins and broken plastic once these structures are finished female bowerbirds flit from gallery to gallery playing the part of snobby art critic to ensure they get all the chicks male bowerbirds make a habit of destroying the bowers of their rivals they're basically a strange mix of artist and corporate saboteur number thirteen cuckoo birds if you think your cousin is a deadbeat parent you've never had the displeasure of meeting a cuckoo bird this genus of bird is truly deserving of the world's laziest parent trophy roughly 60 species of these birds are brood parasites meaning that they lay their eggs in the nests of other birds as their chicks hatch faster than those of their host species the cuckoo hatchlings shove their adopted brothers and sisters from the nest due to their relatively large size feeding these little nest Crashers takes a lot out of the cuckoos foster parents any foster parent that rejects this gluttonous burden faces the wrath of its parasitic parent maybe you'll think twice the next time you call your niece or nephew a parasite number twelve Margay we all know that house cats are uppity little divas that live too much on sleeping toes but their vocabulary is not the most sophisticated aside from purrs meows and the occasional chirp our feline companions are mutant that's not the case with the Margay however these Amazonian natives have been documented mimicking the call of young members of their preferred snack thinking they hear the entrance cries of an infant it's pray often rushes out of their hiding places right into the jaws of the waiting Margay number 11 Indonesian temple macaques deep in the forests of Indonesia a group of temple dwelling macaques are running a ransom racket when visiting tours turn their back monkeys make a dash for their backpack rummaging through the goods they run off with items such as cameras cash glasses and passports years of similar behavior is taught them the theft earns them treats from temple staff in exchange for the stolen items this behavior is spread from one small group of macaques to roughly half a dozen so don't be surprised if you run into a macaque mobster next time you visit Bali before I reveal the next example you should subscribe if you've enjoyed this video we upload amazing fact-filled list videos daily also make sure to click that Bell icon to stay updated or you'll regret missing out on some amazing knowledge that could have filled your brain now let's get back to it number 10 the assassin bug the vampire it's name says it all these bugs are not only transmitters of Chagas disease but masters of both murder and trickery scientists have evidence of assassin bugs doing everything from mimicking the sound of wrestling leaves to pretending to be prey in a spider's web once the target draws into range these bugs turn into miniature vampires injecting their prey with a paralyzing poison while they drain them a blood and other bodily fluids number 9 the orchid mantis don't stop and smell the flowers in Malaysia it's quite likely that one of them will be an orchid madness in disguise through evolution these pink and white insects have developed the uncanny ability to mimic their namesake flower when a pollinator comes to investigate the Mantis tears them apart with its sharp claws number eight drongos just because Drago is Aussie for moron doesn't mean that these birds are stupid in fact recent discoveries point to the opposite first you need to know that the alarm cause of this bird are often the first sign that a predator is in the area when other birds here it's called a fly off to cower amongst the bushes and trees but these calls aren't always honest scientists have recently observed groups of drongos calling for help so that when the other birds flee they scoop up any food they left behind number 7 moths they're an estimated 160 thousand species of moths in the world some of them have pretty interesting traits and abilities many of these revolve around one of their most prolific predators bats somewhere in the past millions of years moths have developed the ability to both jam and mimic the echolocation of everyone's favorite flying mammal dark-minded mail ma however use these calls to terrify females and lure them into mating number six crows crows are highly intelligent and emotional birds often associated with the creative process they're not only able to recall events from years prior but also recall the faces of those who harm them when someone does something particularly egregious these birds will spread the word throughout their flock the resulting grudge can lead to years of getting tortured by kamikaze crows number five the spider tailed horned Viper if there's one thing we dislike more than snakes its spiders the only thing worse would be a creature that combined them both meet the spider tailed horned Viper this venomous snake is not just deadly but sneaky using the spider shape bulge on the end of its tail as lures and birds and other insectivores once their prey draws within range they strike at least the arachnophobes are safe kinda number four Golden Eagles imagine walking along the street one moment and falling through the sky the next that's a pretty common occurrence for the prey of Golden Eagles especially Turtles this Peter Pan moment doesn't end up in a trip to Neverland however it ends in a shattered skull once the bird of prey reaches a suitable height and lets go then glides down to pick up the shattered remains number three the Shrike when you think of evil animal geniuses you probably don't think of anything that looks like the Shrike this cute little bird looks more like a sparrow than a twisted villain but one look around at its surroundings will quickly change your perception when mating season comes around these birds turn the surrounding bushes and Touma cub Christmas trees male shrikes fly around and pick up smaller birds lizards snakes and live insects they then impale these creatures many of them still wiggling onto thorns and cactuses female shrikes then mate was whichever bird most closely mimics Dracula number two dolphins dolphins are the second smartest animal on the planet unless you're Arthur Dent though they're smart enough to be drafted into the military these cetaceans don't always use their power for good sometimes they use it to trip balls over the years dolphins have discovered the terrorised pufferfish release non-lethal amounts of their toxin this makes them tingly in you forked while not quite villainous it's certainly strange use of their talent number one orcas most of us don't like sharks so we might see these killer whales as less villains and more vigilantes but they're pretty frightening too sharks orcas learned a long time ago that sharks that go belly-up end up paralyzed and defenseless scientists have observed orcas working together to flip over great whites and tiger sharks they then swarm the motionless shark and rip it into canned tuna and as they're awake it's likely the shark feels every bit of it but this isn't their only ingenious hunting technique watch the video on screen now about the 10 best predators in the world and you'll find out that they probably have better ideas for hunting prey than you so which animal did you think was the smartest evil genius let me know in the comments down below thanks for watching [Music]

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Length: 11min 57sec (717 seconds)

Published: Tue Apr 23 2019