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A Lot About Axolotls! | SciShow Kids
Axolotls are amazing pets! Join Jessi and Squeaks as they learn about why axolotls have feathery gills and live in water, and how to protect their natural habitat. First Grade Next Generation Science Standards Disciplinary Core Idea:...
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Why Do Animals Eat Their Own Babies?
It might seem pretty dark from a human point of view, but for some animals, feasting on your own offspring is the best way to ensure you and your other babies might have a more successful life.
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Bird Eggs Warn Each Other About Danger
Although they don’t seem like the talkative type, recent research suggests that bird eggs can use vibrations to relay warnings about the outside world to their nest-mates.
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Curious Orangutans and 4 Other Animals a Bit Different in Captivity
Surround a wild animal with humans, and there are bound to be some changes. Here are five animals that show differences in captivity.
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Brood Parasites
What if you could just drop your kids off at someone else’s place and let them have the responsibility? Well, there are some animals that do just that. They’re called brood parasites, and they lay their eggs in other animals’ nests and...
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Life-Changing Birdsong
Bird parent's calls can change how their babies develop! And, do you learn faster when playing a game to benefit yourself or other people?
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9 Extreme Bug Mating Rituals
Welcome to the romantic, violent, treacherous, and murderous mating lives of bugs.
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3D Printing and the Northern Walking Stick Insect: SciShow Talk Show #18
Today on the SciShow Talk Show, Ben Malouf shows off some of his 3D printed designs and talks with Hank about how he got into the world of 3D printing. Then Jessi from Animal Wonders joins in to share Holmes and Watson, the northern...
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3 Mind-Blowing Recent Dinosaur Discoveries
From new insights into how we classify dinosaurs, to the structure of their feathers, to the timeline of their embryonic development, paleontologists are still making cool discoveries all the time!
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Curious Orangutans and 4 Other Animals a Bit Different in Captivity
Surround a wild animal with humans, and there are bound to be some changes. Here are five animals that show differences in captivity.
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Aphids: Weird Poop, Weirder Babies
When you poop sugar, clone yourself and give birth to pregnant babies, you know your survival skills are off the hook...and that you must be an aphid.
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How Baby Sea Turtles Find Their Way Home
Find out how baby sea turtles find their way home after hatching!
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TED-Ed: Why should you read Shakespeare's "The Tempest"? - Iseult Gillespie
Explore William Shakespeare’s play “The Tempest”, a story of shipwreck, magic and a fight for power. -- Claps of thunder and flashes of lightning illuminate a swelling sea, as a ship buckles beneath the waves. It is no ordinary storm,...
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Active Volcanoes: The Perfect Egg Incubators
You probably don't think of active volcanoes as the ideal place to build a nursery, but for some animals, they're the perfect spot to incubate their unborn babies!
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Bird Eggs Warn Each Other About Danger
Although they don’t seem like the talkative type, recent research suggests that bird eggs can use vibrations to relay warnings about the outside world to their nest-mates.
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Salmon Parents Are Amazing!
What swims in rivers and the ocean and is an awesome parent? Jessi and Squeaks talk about the amazing life cycle of salmon.
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TED-Ed: The survival of the sea turtle - Scott Gass
Watch the miraculous journey of infant sea turtles as these tiny animals run the gauntlet of predators and harsh conditions. Then, in numbers, see how human behavior has made their tough lives even more challenging.
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How Do Brine Shrimp Survive In Packaging For Years?
Nearly everyone has some experience with the illustriously branded brine shrimp, but there’s a whole lot more to the creatures’ resilience than what it says on the box.
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9 Extreme Bug Mating Rituals
Welcome to the romantic, violent, treacherous, and murderous mating lives of bugs.
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TED-ED: Cannibalism in the animal kingdom - Bill Schutt
Until recently, scientists thought cannibalism was a rare response to starvation or other extreme stress. Well-known cannibals like the praying mantis and black widow were considered bizarre exceptions. But now, we know they more or less...
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The Most Incredible Octopus You’ve Never Heard of: The Blanket Octopus
All octopuses start out as teeny, tiny plankton, and most grow up to settle down on the seafloor. The blanket octopus, however, never settles down, and spends its life wandering the open ocean.
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Where Do Lice Come From?
Lice are tiny bugs that love to live in people's hair and suck their blood! Anyone can get lice and they can be tricky to get rid of, but Jessi and Squeaks are here with some lice facts that could help you avoid these itchy little critters!
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Awesome Animal Dads
Let's talk about some of the awesome single dads out there in the animal kingdom!