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Offers commonsense tips and step-by-step demonstrations on dog care as an alternative to high veterinary bills. Highlights include: toenail maintenance; treating infections and cuts; eye, teeth, and ear care; dry and itchy skin; and dietary considerations. NOTE: Demonstrates how to empty anal glands.
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In this episode, Bill Stanley, Director of the Gantz Family Collections Center, tells host Emily Graslie all about the hero shrew, with particular focus on the evolution of the development of its spine. He also discusses the discovery of a new species of hero shrew found in Africa. Part of "The Brain Scoop" series.
Highlights the importance of elephants in Indian culture. Shows how they are trained, how people care for them in captivity, how they are represented in culture, and how human needs are affecting their native habitats. Follows a female mahoot (elephant handler) travelling with elephants on the annual summer migration, a three-hundred-mile journey east across northeast India.
Dr. Chris is called to help at the local bat hospital. Can Dr. Chris save a bat named Millie who is covered in goo? He must also help a currawong with a wooden skewer through its wing. At SASH, Dr. Lisa diagnoses a listless puppy named Jelly. Part of the "Dr. Chris Pet Vet" series.
In this episode, host Emily Graslie meets with Bill Stanley, Director of the Gantz Family Collections Center, to discuss the discovery of a new species. The species was stored in the museum's mammal collection for decades until found by professor Kristofer Helgen. Part of "The Brain Scoop" series.
The Field Museum has a long history of hiring artists to help teach people about the dinosaurs and other early life on Earth. This episode features a few famous painters: Charles R. Knight, John Conrad Hansen, and Maidi Wiebe. Part of "The Brain Scoop" series.
A key moment in the evolutionary saga occurred 200 million years ago, when the ferocious reptile-like animals that roamed the Earth were in the process of evolving into shrew-like mammals. But these reptilian ancestors left their mark on many parts of the human body, including skin, teeth and ears. Part of the “Your Inner Fish” series.
Animal researchers travel to Easter Island, one of the most remote inhabited islands on Earth, where a mystery illness is plaguing horses. A chance encounter by a veterinary pathologist reveals a disturbing fact: an invasive, non-native plant introduced to prevent soil erosion is poisoning the horses. Segment of video from Wild Chronicles Series.
Is a sixth mass extinction on the horizon? Dr. Anthony Barnosky and Kaitlin Maguire travel to the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument to find, collect, and date fossils. They have determined that the rate at which animals are going extinct today is much faster than normal.
There's been a lot of talk and research interest around the possibility of resurrecting certain groups of organisms from extinction. In this episode, host Emily Graslie discusses this possibility with a focus on the woolly mammoth and the mastodon. Part of "The Brain Scoop" series.
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.
The white beluga whale lives only in the gulf of the St. Lawrence River in Canada. After years of deliberate destruction and exposure to heavy industrial waste, the belugas are an endangered species. Describes the whale's characteristics, behaviors, and unique features. Excellent photography of whales, including a live birth. One man's commitment to changing their environment is making a difference.
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 watches as a pair of eyelashes and two large humps appear between the wind and the sand of the mysterious desert. Genoveva visits the world of camels.
One-third of Costa Rica's land is designated as national parks. One park is home to the capuchin, howler, and spider monkeys, each an endangered species. The three groups have distinct similarities and differences in their habitats, diets, characteristics, and social structures. As scientists study the roles and functions of the female monkeys, they remain fascinated by these animals that are so similar to humans. NOTE: One brief mating scene.
Host Emily Graslie, Chief Curiosity Corespondent at The Field Museum, introduces this new series. This episode features stories on a newly discovered dinosaur, the different species of trees in the Amazon jungle, a biography of Dr. Margery C. Carlson, and the classification of mammals on Luzon Island in the Philippines. Part of the "Natural News From The Field Museum" series.
With support from the National Science Foundation, some Brown University scientists are doing extensive research on bats, studying everything from their agility in flight to the elasticity of their bodies. Researching a bat's evolution, its structure and biomechanics in flight will help scientists better understand evolution and could lead to the development of aerodynamic materials for more lightweight, agile aircraft.
Presents information on horses in magazine-type format. The first segment features children preparing for a vaulting competition (controlled gymnastics on the back of a horse). In the second segment four teens participate in a jumping competition at a horse show. Segment three shows a beginning rider visiting a tack shop to purchase riding apparel and equipment. In the last segment a professional horse trainer gives practical advice on buying a horse.
In Australia, scientists have found dolphins using tools to find food. The bottlenose dolphin has been observed covering their beaks with basket sponges as they forage for food. The sponge helps them uncover fish hiding in the sandy sea bottom and protects their snouts from scrapes and stings. Part of the "News of the Day" series.
Anthony Marr champions the cause of the endangered Bengal tiger, focusing on 40 tigers at an Indian national park. From 100,000 animals in 1900 to less than 5,000 today, the tigers face extinction from lack of space, poachers, desire for folk medicine, apathy, and ignorance. Shows tigers hunting, eating, resting, and with new cubs. Photography supports facts about this most exotic and revered predator. NOTE: One brief mating scene.
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.
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