Why bats don't get sick – Arinjay Banerjee
Explore the relationship between viruses and their hosts, and find out how the evolutionary adaptations of bats keep them safe from viruses.
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Consider a bat that is infected with several deadly viruses, including ones that cause rabies, SARS, and Ebola. While this diagnosis would be lethal for other mammals, the winged wonder is totally unfazed, and may even spend the next 30 years living as if this were totally normal— because for bats, it is. So what’s protecting bats from these dangerous infections? Arinjay Banerjee investigates.
Lesson by Arinjay Banerjee, directed by Cabong Studios.
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Some Asian countries aren’t bothered by bats declining population as they eat them.
i wish i could transform into a bat when i get any serious illness.
I love the animation! Who drew this?
city: burning
white: this is fine 2:43
Bats are Cute.
Who disliked the video?
a) Bats
b) Viruses
😅😂
Ok furry artists, let’s get to work
No one:
TED-Ed: Reminds me of 2020
Cool now I want to be a bat
5:27 KAWAII😍
they look like the bats from MLP
0:51
So this is the reason why I didn’t catch my computer virus
she’s the cutest bat ever! also, the violet virus reminded me of Gengar(Pokemon).
bats are awesome! 💜🦇
I don’t know how much people praise the animator or the bat design that looks cute or even the explanation of the topic.
But for me, that cute bat looks like one of few flying type pokemon.
this thumbnail might awaken something in me
Why bats don’t get sick: they are the sickness
But what if the genes that sense broken genes are broken?
Interesting. God bless and have a wonderful day
and maybe not eat them
where did you say can i get and official Ted-ED bat plushy?
Humans will stop encroaching when their own population drops significantly…
🤪🤪🖕🖕
The bat has a great personality than me
Stop eating bats in China
Isn’t 4:16 a meme
Why bats don’t get sick: they made corona
Batman likes this video.
Why are bats viewed as villains?
You just said so in the video, they carry deadly viruses and diseases
That’s a perfectly logical reason for humans to villainize them and other animals over history
Moving beyond that fear is fine for various reasons, but dont pretend like it’s some big mystery
I wonder who tf dislikes Ted Ed videos?
I see Ted-Ed is adding meme references in their animations, THAT’S PRO-GAMER MOVE
Because they jusst die
Woop
China: Write that down quick
China needs to see this
So they could have had Covid years ago. No way to know
When disease hits you – start beating your arms until you take flight.
I can totally see why they would study a bats’ immune system. If someone got sick from the lab and let it out without knowing, then that is what happen. People eat bats and that too can be a reason it has spread. Being asymptomatic and traveling could be the main cause of the virus spreading so quickly. WE can say it started it China, but who knows
I had just thought just now that we just take anything that can help us and not the creature or something, taking part of creature and make our?
Bats : the perfect haven for all viruses
Thank you for letting me animate a few scenes
Looking to do it again!
That’s why vampires live longer
Then why bats in adopt me need to go to hospital ?
Tell that to patient 0 of The corona virus
Bats don’t get sick cause
They cut and paste it on humans before it even takes effect on them.
Coz they are busy making other species sick😅😅
4:34 Virus: Me and the boys at 2 A.M.
Bottom line: Humans should not be eating bats
Now we know what actually was happening at the lab at Wuhan! Thanks for clearing.
Plot twist: Viruses are aliens that created humans to explore earth because they can’t survive earth’s atmosphere.
Video : “ Bats don’t get sick”
That one guy who ate a bat and started the pandemic : *so this was a ####### lie*