SciShow
7 Animals with Really Wild Tongues
They’re sticky, they’re stretchy, they’re just plain long—here are seven of the most interesting tongues in the animal kingdom! chapters CHAMELEONS 0:51 TUBE-LIPPED NECTAR BATS 2:16 WOODPECKER TONGUE Popular Science Monthly illustration,...
SciShow Kids
Why Don’t Woodpeckers’ Heads Hurt?
Woodpeckers search for food by using their face to dig through tree bark! But why doesn't this give them a headache?
SciShow
How Is That Not Killing You?
When Hank watches nature documentaries he always comes away with one big question: how is that not killing you? In today's episode of SciShow he looks at three unusual ways that animals manage not to get killed by nature.
Curated Video
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MUSIC: "El Condor" by D. Hentschel
STORY: In the Tilaran mountains of northwestern Costa Rica, an unusual
conservation project is taking shape. It's the Bosque Eterno de Los
Ninos or Children's Eternal Forest. Thousands of hectares...
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: The Hunt for a Vanishing Woodpecker
Film footage from 1956 of the rare, or possibly extinct, Imperial woodpecker, a two-foot tall bird found in a mountainous area of Mexico. Aired Nov. 11, 2011. [3:58]
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Cornell Lab of Ornithology: Hairy Woodpecker
Watch a video of a Hairy Woodpecker. [1:21]
PBS
Pbs News Hour: Here's What Contributed to the Extinction of the Ivory Billed Woodpecker
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed moving 23 animals and plants off the endangered species list, declaring them extinct. Perhaps the most well-known of the species deemed gone forever is the ivory-billed woodpecker. These...
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Cornell Lab of Ornithology: Ladder Backed Woodpecker
Watch a video of a Ladder-backed Woodpecker. [0:45]
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Macaulay Library: Black Backed Woodpecker Video
See a list of videos of the black-backed woodpecker in its natural habitat. Click on each to see the video and hear the call. From the famous Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Macaulay Library: Acorn Woodpecker
View a list of some videos taken of the Acorn Woodpecker. Click on the examples to see videos of various lengths that show the woodpecker in its habitat. From the renowned Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Macaulay Library: Downy Woodpecker
A list of videos of the downy woodpecker for you to watch. Each video lasts less than two minutes, but gives you a glimpse at the downy woodpecker in its natural habitat. From the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
National Pest Managment Association
Pest World for Kids: Season 2: Episode 7
Learn about a variety of interesting animals like giant rodents, jumping spiders, and noisy woodpeckers! [3:40]
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Searching for a Ghost Bird
Tim Gallagher, editor of Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Living Bird magazine, describes an expedition to try to save the woodpecker, and talks about his own survival during the experience.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Hunt for a Vanishing Woodpecker
A discussion of a video that captured the rare Imperial woodpecker on 16 mm color film in 1956. Aired Nov. 11, 2011 [4:23]