SciShow
How Did North America End Up With a Marsupial?
Both North and South America have their own species of marsupial, the opossum, but how they got so far away from their Australian relatives is a bit of a mystery.
SciShow
So Apparently Platypuses Glow in the Dark
Of all the weird animals that exist in the world, platypuses are up there with the weirdest, and last year scientists discovered something even more peculiar about their fur: it glows! What may be even more strange, though, is how little...
SciShow
So Apparently Platypuses Glow in the Dark
Of all the weird animals that exist in the world, platypuses are up there with the weirdest, and last year scientists discovered something even more peculiar about their fur: it glows! What may be even more strange, though, is how little...
SciShow
How Did North America End Up With a Marsupial?
Both North and South America have their own species of marsupial, the opossum, but how they got so far away from their Australian relatives is a bit of a mystery.
Curated Video
Marsupials
An introduction to the marsupials of Australia and South America. What is a marsupial? What do they eat? And how do they raise their young? Biology - Animal Kingdom - Learning Points. Marsupials are a type of mammal. Marsupials give...
Nature League
Can We Domesticate Opossums?
This week on Nature League, Brit explores the incredible process of domestication and answers Adrian's question about keeping a house opossum.
Australian Children's Television Foundation
Dissecting the Diet of the Powerful Owl
Season 2, Urban Animals part 4. How can studying the vomit of a powerful owl help us maintain the owl's habitat? Join Kamil and Kayne as they look for a powerful owl and are joined by a bird expert who explains what is being done to...
Australian Children's Television Foundation
On a Mission to Rescue an Urban Possum
Season 1, Urban Vet part 1. In this reverse episode, Kayne challenges Brandon to help save animals that live in the city or get into a spot of bother living alongside humans. Brandon's first mission is to save a possum stuck in a...
National Parks Service
Everglades National Park - Python Research and Road Survey
Video featuring Dr. Michael Dorcas and his night time road survey for Burmese pythons in the park (5 min. with closed-captions).
Earth Rangers
Australian Animals
Australia is full of diverse and unusual animal life. It is home to hundreds of different species of marsupials, which are mammals that carry their babies in pouches, along with deadly snakes, spiders, and jellyfish. Listen to hear a...
Weird History
Jealous of the Teddy Bear, How President Taft Tried to Make Billy Possum Happen
Presidents William Howard Taft and Theodore Roosevelt battled it out in the election of 1912, even though Roosevelt had handpicked Taft as his successor just four years earlier. What made the Republicans turn on each other? And did the...
Curated Video
Mastering Technical Vocabulary in Informational Writing
In this video, the teacher provides tips on how to sound like an expert when writing an informational text. They emphasize the importance of adding technical vocabulary and provide examples of how to identify missing terms in research...
Getty Images
A sick possum cowers in the corner of a shed.
A sick possum cowers in the corner of a shed.
National Pest Managment Association
Pest World for Kids: Season 1: Episode 10
Watch three snippets about three household pests including: Honey, what's for dinner?, G'dday cousin opossum, and there's always room for dessert!
National Pest Managment Association
Pest World for Kids: Season 1: Episode 18
Find out about some household pests playing possum, mosquitoes who not welcome, and bees vs. wasps! [3:09]