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Crash Course: Zoology

Take a rapid deep dive into the weird and wonderful biology of animals. Hosted by Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant.

What is an Animal? WATCH: 14:56
S1E1 | What is an Animal?
What is an Animal?
So what is an animal anyway?
What’s the Most “Animal” Animal? WATCH: 11:29
S1E2 | What’s the Most “Animal” Animal?
What’s the Most “Animal” Animal?
We try to figure out what that “average” animal would really look like.
Diversity of Bodies & Sizes (but mostly crabs) WATCH: 13:16
S1E3 | Diversity of Bodies & Sizes (but mostly crabs)
Diversity of Bodies & Sizes (but mostly crabs)
We take a look at the various ways animals can grow.
How & What Animals Eat WATCH: 13:35
S1E4 | How & What Animals Eat
How & What Animals Eat
We explore carnivores, herbivores, and omnivores and how animals help redefine food.
Brainy & Brainless Animals WATCH: 12:45
S1E5 | Brainy & Brainless Animals
Brainy & Brainless Animals
We take a closer look at brains, how animals use them, and how some evolved to lose them.
How Animals See WATCH: 12:39
S1E6 | How Animals See
How Animals See
We walk through the history of eyes, how they work, and vision's evolutionary advantage.
How Animals Hear WATCH: 11:56
S1E7 | How Animals Hear
How Animals Hear
We explore the evolution of ears and animals' genetic adaptations of them.
Ancestral & Weird Senses WATCH: 12:42
S1E8 | Ancestral & Weird Senses
Ancestral & Weird Senses
We discuss how animals use senses to explore their environment and communicate.
Reproduction WATCH: 13:00
S1E9 | Reproduction
Reproduction
We explore sex and gender and how animals pass down genetic information.
Animals Working Together WATCH: 13:21
S1E10 | Animals Working Together
Animals Working Together
We dive into the amazing ways animals interact with each other.
Parasites WATCH: 13:04
S1E11 | Parasites
Parasites
We explore parasites' ecology and evolution in our ecosystem.
Phylogenetic Mysteries WATCH: 12:32
S1E12 | Phylogenetic Mysteries
Phylogenetic Mysteries
We try to answer mysteries from DNA sequences to where all the baby eels are!