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What is an Animal?

Crash Course Zoology: Episode 1: What is an Animal?

So what is an animal anyway? In our inaugural episode of Crash Course Zoology, we’ll endeavor to answer just that because as it turns out, it’s complicated! But before we get there we’ll need to introduce you to zoology more broadly, tell you about taxonomy, ...

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Museum Alive with David Attenborough

What the Dodo Bird Actually Looked Like

Sir David Attenborough comes face-to-face with the dodo, the first animal driven to extinction by humans in recorded history. In this extraordinary encounter, he reveals how this long-lost species has been misrepresented over time.

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Museum Alive with David Attenborough

David Attenborough Befriends a Dinosaur

Sir David Attenborough befriends a lifelike diplodocus as its towering skeleton replica comes to life. During this encounter, surprising truths are revealed about this extinct dinosaur.

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Museum Alive with David Attenborough

Was Bigfoot Real?

Sir David Attenborough explores the scientific research behind the legend of a massive ape, known as "Bigfoot," the "Yeti," or the "Abominable Snowman." Drawing on fossil evidence, he unveils the astonishing scale of this elusive and seemingly mythical creature.

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Expedition Killer Whale

Killer Whales Teach Young To Hunt

The team films something not seen before: an hours-long teaching session between adults and their young. Killer whales are one of only a handful of animals that actively teach their young, and it's the females that take on this duty, ensuring the survival of their ...

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Expedition Killer Whale

Pack-Ice Killer Whale Sounds — on Film

Pack-ice killer whales are highly social creatures, communicating through various vocalizations like pulsed calls and whistles. For the first time, researchers have recorded these vocalizations and made surprising discoveries about their behavior.

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Expedition Killer Whale

What Is Wave Washing: How Killer Whales Hunt Seals

Killer whales rarely risk hunting leopard seals - Antarctica's second top predator. But when reinforcement whales appear, this group of killer whales has a technique for capturing this aggressive predator: wave washing.

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Mission Impossible | WILD HOPE

Mission Impossible | WILD HOPE

It was a late-career epiphany that led “wacky genius” Pat Brown to abandon his academic career and commit himself to fighting global warming and biodiversity collapse. He did it, against all odds, by developing a surprising product: the revolutionary and delicious plant-based Impossible Burger.

Protecting Paradise | WILD HOPE

Protecting Paradise | WILD HOPE

On Panama’s remote Pearl Islands, marine biologist Callie Veelenturf is using her research on endangered sea turtles to help the country enshrine the rights of nature into law — and help the communities living there protect their own environment and livelihood.