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In each episode, viewers are given clues about a hidden animal inside a magic box. Can viewers use all the clues to correctly guess that the mystery animal in this episode is a crocodile? Part of the "Zoobabu" series.
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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 do crocodiles and leopards have in common? Century-old specimens of both are helping to decode the biodiversity of ecosystems that are under threat today. Researcher Evon Hekkala and curator Joel Cracraft help unravel the mystery of cryptic species. Part of the "Shelf Life" series.
Focuses on animal life in four extremely inhospitable deserts: the Namib's adaptive elephant, a dromedary roundup in Australia's outback, fish in thermal lakes in Mexico's Chihuahua desert, and the Sahara's Ennedi crocodiles. Survival is an eternal challenge to any life in these places.
Features a wide variety of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful, animated graphics and labels. Begins with a simple definition, and this helps clarify pronunciation and provides opportunities to transfer words from working to long-term memory. Also concludes with a critical thinking question. For this particular clip, students will focus on reptile.
In this episode, wildlife expert Jack Hanna highlights some scary animals. He lists frightening encounters with lions, crocodiles, king cobras, sea snakes, bats, and Tasmanian devils. Part of the "Jack Hanna's Wild Countdown" series.
In each episode, viewers are given clues about a hidden animal inside a magic box. This episode is all about animals that swim. Highlighted animals include: a whale, a crocodile, a dolphin, a frog, a sea horse, a jelly fish, a penguin, a gold fish, a shark, and a turtle. Part of the "Zoobabu" series.
Features a wide variety of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful, animated graphics and labels. Begins with a simple definition, and this helps clarify pronunciation and provides opportunities to transfer words from working to long-term memory. Also concludes with a critical thinking question. For this particular clip, students will focus on vertebrate.
The discovery of Archaeopteryx in a quarry in Germany in the early 1860s provided the first clue that birds descended from reptiles. In the last 40 years, scientists have identified many shared features between birds and two-legged carnivorous dinosaurs called theropods.
About 59 million years ago, the largest animal lurking in the ancient forests of Colombia by far was a Titanoboa. It’s only been in the past few years that scientists have put together the many pieces of this puzzling creature, but it turns out that the greatest snake that the world ever saw was made possible by a warming planet. Part of the "Eons" series.
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.
Identifies physical characteristics, adaptations, and survival tactics of various kinds of reptiles. Segment 1, Snakes: Describes how snakes move, eat, and reproduce. Segment 2, Crocodilians: Compares and contrasts alligators and crocodiles. Segment 3, Lizards: Looks at some unique physical adaptations of various lizards, such as basilisk lizard, Komodo dragon, Gila monster, and chameleon. Includes suggested classroom activities after each segment.
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's a reptile, but not a snake. It's from the family of the crocodiles, but it has no teeth. Its head looks like a lizard, and hides it when it's afraid. What animal is Genoveva about to discover, in this episode?
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