Could Carnotaurus Survive Modern Asia?

Added: 2026-05-26

[00:00:22]Asia is the largest continent on Earth and holds the most biodiversity aside from the Amazon. From forest all the way to our desert, the place has more biomes on the Minecraft server. And although there are many different countries here, the one who holds some of my favorite animals on the planet is India, more specifically Bastar. Hope I did not say that wrong. Home to the largest and most powerful big cat in the planet and the longest venomous steak that could technically air out your entire family with a single bite. It serves as both a wildlife sanctu destination. However, certain parts of story mode that most people don't even know it exists. I'm talking about so isolated that some of the animals here don't even know what people are. Home to some of the deadest, most powerful creatures on the continent that have no equals in their respective habitat. For crying out loud, they have wild cows called gore. And the bulls look as though they're on every rod in the book. But what if another bull was brought back? More specifically, one that ate flesh and run into legs. No, I'm not losing it from lack of sleep.

[00:01:10]Okay, I kind of am, but I'm referring to the carnotaurus nicknamed the meat eatating bull. This South American abellosaur was the largest most dominant carnivore in its respective ecosystem with no other that could match it aside from itself. And while it may have lived on a different continent at the time, the landscape was more or less the same.

[00:01:24]Different biomes and seasons had shift throughout the parts of the year.

[00:01:27]However, evolution has done a lot since it went extinct, and the mammals have become apexes in their own right and have gotten much much bigger. Not only that, the predator density is much higher than anything carnotaurus have to deal with back in the day. It's been a while since I've done one of these, like a month or more actually. So, I thought I'd come back with a bang and see if the carnotaurus could survive modern Asia.

[00:01:45]More specifically, the Bastar region in India. I was going to do the Thunderbands, but Bastar seems like a better fit. More prey, but also more competition. Before we drop our meat eatating bull into the present, we have to do a breakdown on the animal itself to see just how well suited it would be for an environment as vast and as harsh as this. Carnotaurus lived in what is now Argentina in the Lake Cretaceous, roughly 72 million years ago. The air was a lot more humid back then, but the seasons were pretty much the same as most tropical areas today, basically wet and dry. And when it came to terrain, it varied a lot from swampland and dense forest all the way to open grassland.

[00:02:16]Carnotaurus was one of the largest obelisaurs of all time with an average weight of two tons and length of 9 meters, twice the weight of the largest carnivore ever recorded today. But what sets it apart from its other pugface brethren are the two massive horns in the head. There's still debates on what exactly they were used for. But most don't think it was effectively used for hunting, which would be cool, but instead it was more than likely something males used in mating displays or even as weapons when fighting other males for territory and mating rights.

[00:02:39]Aside from the horns, another thing that the bellaur is known for is its speed.

[00:02:43]Most animals once they get over the one ton mark can't run that fast in two legs. Doing so while going over 25 mph could shatter a hip. Yet carnotaurus seems to be one of the few exceptions.

[00:02:53]Commonly stated is the fastest large therapod there of all time. The animal can somehow achieve speeds over 30 mph which is pure nightmare fuel. I know the carnos and the lost world book aren't as big but I don't want to imagine what Lavine was feeling when one started chasing him after Diego got walked down.

[00:03:07]Anyway, this speed allowed it to chase down mediumsized or nissopods that were just as fast or possibly even faster than the carnotaurus itself. But like most carnivores, ambushes are usually set to ensure the best case scenario in a successful hunt. Then there were sorods like saltsaurus who are likely safe as a healthy adult. But juveniles in the old and sick were a fair game.

[00:03:24]One weird thing, however, was the bite force. It was strong, don't get me wrong, but for something twice the weight of a large polar bear, you'd expect more, especially with such compact jaws. Its bite force was anywhere between 3,000 to 5,000 newtons, which is effective for slicing and tearing, but not enough for crushing bones as effectively as other members of its own family or other serapot families. Nevertheless, it worked out just fine for the animal, and it's not like it had much competition as an adult. However, juveniles and hatchlings had it much harder. Other bellyurs like ocosaurus, which can get over 1,000 lbs, would make quick work of a young carnotaurus, not just for food, but in eliminating future competition. Then there were some smaller drums would raid nest and snatch up hatchlings when they got a chance. Even the river systems weren't safe since some crocodiles patrol the river systems at the time.

[00:04:06]But as bad as this was, it would never compare to the sheer amount of predators alive today. But would this serapot's hardiness and weaponry allowed to drive in one of India's harshest and most diverse regions? Well, we're about to find out. By the way, if you're new here, hit that subscribe button and join the Discord in the description. Your boy's trying to get to 300K by the end of the year, which is definitely doable seeing that we skyrocketed to 100K last year. Anyway, with a shameless plug over, let's get into the video. By the way, I apologize for my voice. It sounds a bit high, I guess, but I think I may be getting six soon. Hopefully not.

[00:04:36]Anyway, this time we're going to be bringing back 16 carnos into the mix.

[00:04:39]Six males and 10 females. Won't do it equally since males usually require much larger territories, and usually one male mates with like two or more females in any given territory. Sink is the most amount of sapods I've put in a single place so far, as a matter of fact. But the region is kind of big enough to support all of them. The busar district is almost 3,000 mi long, and even though people lives there and even use it as tourist destinations, the more remote locations are almost never explored.

[00:05:01]When it comes to terrain, it's mostly dense forest. However, you get a few open areas and swampland here and there, and the climate also a lot cooler than back in the day would be enough to not affect the serapods, especially with the same two major seasons being wet and dry. Only real danger would be the occasional monsoon when the rainy season gets too much, but it shouldn't be a major issue most of the time. So, for climate and terrain, it's looking okay so far, but what about prey? Well, there's a lot of variety. Things like deer and boar are plentiful, but catching them is another story. The connors may be fast, but the deer are faster. And while boores are extremely wary to danger. So, in order to catch them, it would have to get really close, which can't really be done in an opening when you're two tons, unless of course use the forest line for cover. Then, there's a different species of monkeys that act like lookouts on occasion, which could further blow the car's cover. So, these animals may be an occasional source of food if lucky, but not the main one. That distinction will go towards the larger bids such as Gor and water buffalo. Each of these animals can get to over a ton when mature with the gore in particular being the largest wild bo on the planet with weights exceeding 1500 kg. The carnotaurs could catch up to boat and has the power to bring eyes down, but they aren't small enough to the point where they wouldn't be any risk of injury. Massive horns could tear flesh and even [ __ ] a careless therapod, especially in the case of the bulgar. But most of the time, I'm sure the carnotaurus wouldn't look for the absolute largest individual, more so a stray female or old male past his prime. still dangerous, but the risk is significantly reduced. And even if it was a healthy adult, these bovines have never had to deal with a predator that weighs over a ton on land at least. So, they won't really have the best line of defense here. Again, they can injure if the car is very unlucky, [ __ ] a serapod of this size. But more often than not, the ability wouldn't have much issue taking one out as they are within the size range that could sustain these serapots.

[00:06:39]It doesn't stop there. However, the region is home to some other herbivores.

[00:06:42]But now we're getting into the territorious things that can kill an adult carnotaurus much more easily. Now this area doesn't have rhinos since most live in other parts of the country national parks. But they do have elephants and this district has some of the highest human elephant conflict in the country. But for the few to stay more inland away from humanity, they don't have to worry about much aside from another elephant. Asiatic elephants aren't quite as big as their African cousins. With females typically weigh around 3 tons with some exceptionally large males approaching almost six, but the average is more so around 5 tons.

[00:07:11]While they may be smaller than their African relatives, they are still big enough to kill a belly sword like the carnotaurus. And have mercy if one of the serapots decides to go for a calf or tries anything with a meal must. While cretaceious Argentine, you could attempt to kill a young sor and get through with the adults, not really caring once one is dead. You can't do the same with the elephants. You know the saying an elephant never forgets? Well, it's true in this case. Females usually stick in tightened herds. I remember previous stress younger members of the herd. even isolating specific tigers in the area who have tried to kill a calf and try to jump the big cats if they see them. Same goes for humans. There was once a female elephant that actually ate a person because her calf was shot. You heard it right. In a very rare and bizarre case, a female elephant took revenge so far to the point where she ate a person as determined by the contents found in her stomach. Yeah, that's gruesome. So, it's safe to say that carnotaurus wouldn't really mess with a herd head on. The calf has to be really isolated for you to even take the risk. And as for the males, well, in every elephant species, mus turns them into literally the most aggressive animal on the planet for a specific time period. Hormones are excreted from their glands and tempers rise to astronomical amounts due to the increased testosterone production, causing them to kill other animals that aren't even a threat in some cases.

[00:08:18]Sometimes they even kill each other. So ragd dolling and a cerop more two times smaller than itself wouldn't be that difficult. But overall, the prey selection is pretty decent. The cars can get by with the bovines and wild boar here and there, but with so much prey, there's bound to be competition. and there is but they just can't touch the carnos. Tigers are the largest land carnivores in the region and even though they have taken young adult guard to pass a ton in rare occasions attempting to bring down a two ton of bellisur is basically impossible. More than likely these big cats would stay clear of the serapods and so would other carnivores such as leopards do slbe bears etc etc. None of these mian carnivores could threaten an adult carnotaurus. Only carnivores that even stand a chance or have the balls to attempt attacking one is a large male mug crocodile and it's not even going to be predatory. One case of mistaken identity could cause a crocodilon to attack a carnotaurus and do some damage, no doubt. But it's soon going to be dragged out of the water and swiftly killed if it doesn't get back in time. So, in terms of hierarchy, our carnotaurus is once again at the top of the food chain with no direct competition. But that doesn't mean they're safe. Eventually, they will have offspring. And this is where the 21st century shows just how much worse it is than back then. The sheer amount of egg seeds and baby snatchers is much more than Cretaceous. Chances are that even if the female guarded their nest, a few would get stolen before they even hatch.

[00:09:30]Monkeys, snakes, jackals, monkeys, m lizards, etc., etc. would all attempt to raid the nest if they came across it.

[00:09:36]And even if most survive up until they hatch, it doesn't get better. Those same animals along with birds of prey, and even opportunistic big cats would quickly weed them out. There's no direct evidence the carnotaurs even looked after the chicks after hatching. So, those things are just on their own. And when you're the size of a small duck walking awkwardly roaming the forest, you're for your game. Luckily, their saving grace is their rapid maturation rate. Unlike mega serapods that take multiple years just to get to half their adult size, carnotaurs likely reach adulthood at around 6 to 8 years. And in the first few months, they would rapidly increase in size if they make it that long. And they are now at the size where the big cats could put them down to reduce future competition. Not only that, but like most belly sores, I'm sure an adult carnotaurus wouldn't pass up the opportunity to feed on a juvenile or subad adult if it's hungry. Then there's other things like disease, starvation, and just being out competed that'll weed out mostly animals before they even reach adulthood. Out of the clutch of 30 or so, I could see maybe one or three surviving to subad adultthood only. Whereas it'd be safe from the largest native predators, but still from adult carninals roaming the area. Now, even though the district has humans, I won't include them for this video because India not only has the largest population of any country, but it's one of the fastest growing ones, which is why human and wildlife conflict is getting so serious and eventually I'm sure people will just start killing the animals. The first reason is because a carnotaurus that has never seen a human won't know what they are or how to fear them. So they just eat us and end up getting shot. And two is that their habitat is currently under threat from the rising population which already threatens protected species today. But without humans in the picture, could they survive? I'd say they have like a 50% chance here. Not because the lack of food and territory, but because the infant mortality rate. The truth is that our modern habitats have much more predators that would make quick of a baby carnotaurus. And if more chicks are killed and could be born, the population would eventually start to decline.

[00:11:16]However, if three or four from each clutch eventually reach adulthood and start having offspring of their own, then eventually the species could adapt to new environments. After many, many, and I do mean many generations, the serapods would shrink to around 1 ton and have even longer legs to allow for higher top speeds in order to live off their species more often. Adults would also implement some sort of parental care for youngsters just like birds today, looking after the hatchling for at least a month to ensure the best chance of survival. A lot will still get picked off even with protection, but it won't be as many with a wanton cereopod by their side. But that's even if they make it that far. If the species gets picked off before they can even reach adulthood for most clutches, then it's doomed to fail. But let me know what you guys think. Could Carnotaur survive today, or would it just take a second L and end up extinct again? And what other country in Asia do you think would have been a better fit? Drop it in the comments. But that's all for now, folks.

[00:12:02]Have a great day. I'll see you tomorrow.

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