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In this episode, Jack Hanna is counting down animals that count on each other. He highlights birds that groom buffalo, lions that feed jackals, and catfish that are fed by bats. These are just a few of the symbiotic relationships between animals.
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The Arctic Sea Ice, a plate of ice roughly the size of Europe, is disappearing. Explores, with the company of scientists, the fabled Northwest Passage. Provides an overview of how polar bears, seals, and arctic birds are struggling to adapt to the rising temperature and their shrinking terrain. But beyond the wildlife, there are concerns about the effect the melting ice cap has on human life.
When Genoveva opens her magic book, the screen is filled with feathers, beaks, horns, legs, wings, and snouts. Genoveva's magic book transports her to various habitats where she learns about the animals that live there. Proud of its soft song and its brick-colored feathers, this bird builds its home with mud. In this episode, Genoveva travels with her magic book and flies all over the world with this little bird.
There are millions of different types of animals on Earth, ranging from simple animals, such as sponges and worms, to more complex animals. Students focus on complex animals, specifically the major vertebrate groups: fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. Specific examples of vertebrates are shown to illustrate the different characteristics of complex animals. Important terminology includes: vertebrae, backbone, gills, ectoderm, fins, metamorphosis, eggs, scales, feathers, and endotherm.
Even in a sport like speed-skydiving, there are those for whom terminal velocity is just not fast enough. Join Wild Chronicles as one thrill-seeker takes to the skies to learn how to satisfy his need for speed from a bird whose top speed of 300 mph puts humans to shame - the peregrine falcon. Segment of vide from Wild Chronicles Series.
For Dr. Oakley, no two days are the same. She is the only all-species vet for hundreds of square miles, and she sees some interesting cases. With patients like alpaca, reindeer, and moose, it's easy to see why being a wilderness vet is no walk in the park. Part of the "Wilderness Vet" series.
Climate change is affecting Iceland’s landscape and ecology, and residents of Iceland are concerned about the survival of the Atlantic Puffin. The Atlantic Puffin are important to Iceland’s ecology and culture, but the population is being threatened by rising ocean temperatures and diminishing food supply. Segment of video from Wild Chronicles Series.
Paleontologists have studied the fossil record of human evolution just like they have done for other major transitions, including the evolution of tetrapods from fish and the evolution of birds from dinosaurs. Sean Carroll and Tim White discuss the most important human fossils and how they illuminate key phases of human evolution, focusing in particular on three traits: larger brains, tool use, and bipedality.
A total eclipse of the sun is the greatest spectacle in our solar system. Gives an in-depth explanation as time-lapse images capture the full impact of this event. Begins with a discussion of lunar eclipses before moving on to examine auroras. Explores the causes of auroras, and gives examples of two: the Aurora Borealis and the Aurora Australis.
This program from the acclaimed PBS Nature series, "Forces of the Wild," looks at man's constant attempt to adapt the Earth to his own needs without concern of the consequences. Earth is a self-regulating organism full of forces impossible to control. Water is one force, creating life where there is none and destroying life when it can't be tamed. Narrated by James Earl Jones.
Part of the "Branches on the Tree of Life" series. Phylum Arthropoda is the most luxuriant branch on the tree of life. Covers phylum characteristics and three major arthropod classes: Crustaceans (copepods, waterfleas, branchiopods, decapods, and barnacles), Chelicerates (scorpions, pseudoscorpions, spiders, ticks, and mites), and Uniramians (centipedes, millipedes, and insects). Focuses on adaptations, life cycles, and evolutionary relationships in each section.
Observes the animals that make the Nile River their home, such as the baboon, spoonbill, crocodile, hippopotamus, African buffalo, elephant, cheetah, giraffe, lion, vulture, and ibis. Explores what they eat, where they find shelter, and how they live and play. Explains that they can only be found in remote places that are safe, where there is little contact with people, and where they can find food.
When Genoveva opens her magic book, the screen is filled with feathers, beaks, horns, legs, wings, and snouts. Genoveva's magic book transports her to various habitats where she learns about the animals that live there. In this episode, Genoveva visits with the rhea. The rhea has a round body covered with feathers, long neck and big eyes. Genoveva visits the plains to find out why the rhea does not use its wings to fly.
What happens to the size and health of ducklings if their mothers have to leave the nests for long periods of time to get food? That’s what Bill Hopkins, a fisheries and wildlife professor, hopes to find out, with support from the National Science Foundation. Hopkins’ research team at Virginia Tech, including wildlife Ph.D. student Sarah DuRant, is studying how environmental factors influence hatchlings, incubation, and overall survival of wild ducks.
This episode focuses on spooky science stories. One of the segments features footage from the bird prep lab at The Field Museum. Host Emily Graslie also discusses how animals are disease reservoirs, and how the incomplete notes of Dr. Elias Francis Shipman still haunts science today. Part of the "Natural News From The Field Museum" series. Please note this title shows animal dissection.
When Genoveva opens her magic book, the screen is filled with feathers, beaks, horns, legs, wings, and snouts. Genoveva's magic book transports her to various habitats where she learns about the animals that live there. It walks, swims, and flies. It is a singer with a beak and feathers. It enjoys traveling, hates the winter and lives among the reeds of peaceful lagoons. What bird will Genoveva discover in this episode?
David Ray never turns his back on his research, and with good reason. Ray and his team study alligators, crocodiles, and bats. With support from the National Science Foundation, this multidisciplinary team from several universities is mapping crocodile and alligator genomes. Reptiles resembling these have existed for around 80 million years and they are among the first reptiles to have their DNA sequenced. The research will expand knowledge beyond crocodilians to other reptiles, birds, and even dinosaurs.
What can scientists learn from dissecting owl pellets? Host Emily Graslie visits with paleontologist Matt McDowell, and they discuss how owl pellets can be used by scientists to learn about certain aspects of an ecosystem. Part of "The Brain Scoop" series.
Explores the fascinating features of the animal kingdom. The taxonomy of the different invertebrate and vertebrate phyla are the focus of the program, with special emphasis placed on the evolutionary relationships of the various phyla. Each of the major phyla are discussed, going from simple to more complex organisms. Other terminology includes: sponges, cnidarians, flatworms, roundworms, segmented worms, mollusks, arthropods, echinoderms, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals.
Less familiar to residents of the US and Canada are several junco groups that inhabit the highlands of Mexico and Central America. In this segment, researchers from around the world travel to remote high elevation habitats to study unique junco groups. They explore the concepts of endemism, geographic isolation, and the role of genetic data in classifying species. Part of Ordinary Extraordinary Junco (Chapter 4).
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