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These animals like to stick together. In this episode, Jack counts down animals that like to travel in packs. Some of the animals highlighted include baboons, buffalos, flamingos, painted dogs, and wildebeest. Part of the "Jack Hanna's Wild Countdown" series.
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Shawn and his friends go to the factory to see a prototype for a new train. While at the factory, they help build trains and have to rescue Rusty Robot after an accident occurs. Part of the "Shawn and Team" series.
The Boreal Forest in Northern Canada is the bird nursery for North and South America. The birds and ducks that migrate to the forest are in danger from logging and mining in the area. Conservationists have seen numbers decline over the years, and they have established the Boreal Songbird Initiative to track the health and numbers of the birds’ migrations. Segment of video from Wild Chronicles Series.
Julie loves the glorious colors associated with the sound of a rooster crowing, while Mandi remembers phone numbers by their hues. Until John read a newspaper article about synesthesia in later life, he thought that everyone saw the days of the week as various shades of blue. In this program, people with synesthesia describe their experiences and perceptions, as well as the benefits and drawbacks of having a condition in which the barriers between the senses are dissolved.
After the “Hola” song, Señora Alicia and Susana review the colors "green," "yellow," and "blue." While they sing to the tune of “Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes,” students learn the terms for the following body parts: head, arms, legs, and feet. Señora Alicia introduces a new instrument: the triangle. Students also practice a counting activity that reviews numbers "one" through "eleven." Part of the “Art and More” series.
The ancestors of the horseshoe crab have roamed Earth for over 450 million years. They may look creepy, but they are not dangerous. Their numbers have been declining, and scientists have been trying to help preserve them. Part of "The Remarkable Horseshoe Crab" series.
National Geographic grantee Laura Ruykys works in Australia to help the endangered black wallaby. There are fewer than hundred left in the wild, and they have started an unique accelerated breeding program hoping to increase the numbers in the wild. Segment of video from Wild Chronicles Series.
Harpy eagles are large, powerful eagles, but their numbers are in severe decline. They are found in the forests of Central America, and local researchers have established a national park and breeding program to ensure their future success. Segment of video from Wild Chronicles Series.
The Serengeti, in East Africa, is a vast grassland that is home to some of the greatest concentrations of herbivores. How does this environment support such large numbers of wildlife? What is the key to this exceptional grassland that allows such density and diversity? Part of the "Nature's Microworlds" series.
Part of "The Living Oceans" series. Reveals the habits and behavior of night-spawning coral, manta rays, lobsters, white-tipped sharks, cuttlefish, Humboldt squid, and opalescent squid. Shows the mysteries of ocean ecology in the annual spawning of coral, the molting of lobsters, the feeding habits of sharks and cuttlefish, and the deadly attacks of squid. Captures the death of thousands of opalescent squid as they lay their eggs, and then die in vast numbers.
What is physics? The Standard Deviants introduce students to some of the basic vocabulary and concepts found in physics. Topics covered include scientific notation, numbers, units, scalars, and vectors. Part of the "Standard Deviants School: Physics" series.
Gorongosa National Park was once famous for its lion population. However, during Mozambique’s struggle for independence and subsequent civil war, the park’s iconic wildlife was slaughtered. In 2008, a massive ecosystem restoration project began. Today, many animals are bouncing back in large numbers, but it is unclear if the lions are also making a strong recovery. Paola Bouley heads the “Gorongosa Lion Project,” an effort to document the lions’ response to the park’s restoration and identify any factors that may be limiting their recovery.
Genetic modification of organisms and cloning is controversial. Looks at the way humanity has modified genomes of plants and animals used for food since the dawn of agriculture. As knowledge of cells and genetics has increased, so has humanity's ability to alter genomes. Shows animations of how genetic engineers are now able to construct and insert genes for desirable characteristics into plants and how technology is used to increase numbers of animals with desirable traits and screen out those with disease or lower food yields.
Hurricane Sandy was the deadliest of the 2012 hurricane season and was the second costliest hurricane in U.S. history. University of Washington civil engineer Dorothy Reed and her team received a grant from the National Science Foundation to study how Hurricane Sandy affected the infrastructure of the New York Metropolitan area, including the power and transit systems. Reed and her team area creating highly detailed maps to construct a comprehensive street-by-street view of Sandy’s devastation.
In this episode, citizen scientists are using a wide array of technology applications to collect data on environmental concerns. A group of individuals are using an app to count birds, which generates data on a changing climate. Surfers, using smart tech, track ocean acidification and coastal temperatures. Other projects include collecting data on the migration of monarch butterflies and surveying horseshoe crab populations. In Uganda, World Bank economists and local partners generate data for sustainable development. Part of "The Crowd and the Cloud" series.
Hummingbirds live only in the Americas, and their diversity numbers 350 species. They are part-time carnivores that must catch animals that compromise ¼ of their diet. Demonstrates how they can hover, fly backward, and move their wings in figure eights at 200 wind-beats per second in slow and stop motion images. Also reveals that every night their bodies go in torpor (mini-hibernation) so they don't starve while they can't consume nectar. Also sees how they co-evolve with flowers through pollinating mutualisms, and acquired their aerial skills by evolving from ancestors of swifts, their nearest relatives.
The Mexican free-tailed bat is one of the most abundant mammals in North America. Outside of San Antonio, Texas there is a cave that is home to over 40 million of these bats. Roosting in large numbers in relatively few areas makes them especially vulnerable to human disturbance and habitat destruction. Documented declines at some roosts are cause for concern because there is a delicate balance in the ecosystem that depends on the bats. There is also cause for concern among other bat species that are falling victim to white nose syndrome, which is a condition named for a distinctive fungal growth around the muzzles and on the wings of affected animals.
Most pet owners talk to their animals at one time or another, and some do every day. But, how much do pets actually understand? Is their perception anything like our own? These are the questions that fascinate Irene Pepperberg and she’s looking for answers from the animals themselves, specifically – African Grey Parrots. The Harvard psychology professor is a bit like the character Dr. Doolittle because she’s been talking to parrots for decades. With help from the National Science Foundation, she’s researching how much the birds understand about shapes, numbers, and colors. Her next phase of research involves how the parrots detect optical illusions, and whether they perceive them the way humans do. Her research will also reveal more about how a bird’s vision works.
The 1960s world population has nearly doubled and now tops 7 billion. Population growth, though little discussed, is putting an unprecedented burden on the planet's life systems. Brings to light the connection between overpopulation and our most pressing environmental and humanitarian problems, as well as the solutions. Also, follows Beth, an American mother and child rights advocate, who grew up in a large family of 12 as she travels to Africa to witness first-hand the impact of population growth in the developing world and its role in exacerbating poverty. While there, she meets a young Ethiopian woman, Zinet, who comes from a poor family of 12, but has found the courage to break free from long-held cultural barriers holding back women. Features a broader discussion of the solutions to overpopulation in both the developed and developing world.
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