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Why are sloths so slow? - Kenny Coogan
909 views / 2 likes - addedView full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-are-sloths-so-slow-kenny-coogan Sloths spend most of their time eating, resting, or sleeping; in fact, they descend from their treetops canopies just once a week, for a bathroom break. How are these creature
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What Tardigrades Can Teach Us About Life in the Rainforest
476 views / 0 likes - addedDr. Meg Lowman climbs hundreds of feet off the ground to reach ecosystems at the very top of the rainforest. Her research sheds new light on these extremely diverse communities of plants and animals, from sloths to butterflies to tiny tardigrades. Experie
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Odd Facts About Sloths
1,440 views / 9 likes - addedSloths might be slow and spend much of their time sleeping, but they’re definitely not boring. Jessi shares three weird facts about sloths! ---------- Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and ho
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The Amazon Rainforest Could Become A Savannah Within 15 Years, Here's How
354 views / 1 likes - addedNew research suggests that if the current rate of deforestation continues, the Amazon rainforest could transform into a savannah within 15 years. Do we have time to stop it? Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Watch more Elements! http://bi
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Explore the Rainforest!
1,745 views / 9 likes - addedIt's raining where Jessi and Squeaks live, so they decided to bust out some books and read up on a special kind of forest where it rains almost every day! ---------- Love SciShow Kids and want to help support it? Become a patron on Patreon: https://www.pa
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The Amazon Rainforest Doesn't Produce 20% of Our Oxygen, Here's Why
604 views / 1 likes - addedContrary to popular belief, the Amazon forest doesnt provide Earth with 20% of its oxygen supply. So how exactly do the fires currently destroying Earth's largest remaining rainforest affect us? Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Watch mor
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Why Are Sloths So Slow? | COLOSSAL QUESTIONS
1,644 views / 7 likes - addedNo animal is more widely-known for taking things slow than a sloth! But, what that all about? Why do sloths move around so slowly??Images used under license from Shutterstock.comWelcome to Colossal Questions, the show that answers all of life's most press
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Our Senses: What Sluggish Sloths Tell Us About Balance
650 views / 1 likes - addedWe don’t always think of balance as one of our senses, but scientists often consider it as essential as sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch. For a species like the three-toed sloth, however, there’s little need for this sixth sense. Check out the Muse
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What If We Lost The Amazon Rainforest?
470 views / 3 likes - addedHow long would it take for the world's largest rainforest to burn down? If we don't do anything to stop it, we'll soon find out. The Amazon rainforest creates 20% of the Earth's oxygen. It's home to 30% of the planet's species, and it holds the secrets to
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Why 10 Daily Tons of Ant Poop Keep This Rainforest Thriving
1,032 views / 4 likes - addedThe soil in the rainforests of Barro Colorado is packed with nutrients, but where does it come from? The answer lies high up in the canopy, where a remarkable, prolific species of nest-building ants drops its waste. From: MYSTERIES OF THE RAINFOREST http:
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How Old Cell Phones Are Protecting the Rainforest
280 views / 0 likes - addedPlanted high in jungle treetops, used cell phones powered by small solar panels record and upload the surrounding sounds of the landscape. In real-time, the audio is analyzed by AI software that can recognize chainsaws, logging trucks, and other signs of
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Jewel Caterpillar from the Amazon rainforest of Ecuador
881 views / 5 likes - addedWhat looks like a tasty gummy sweet is actually a Translucent Jewel Caterpillar from the Amazon rainforest of Ecuador. This species is probably Minacraga argentata and belongs to a family of moths known as Dalceridae whose larvae are also called slug cate
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How Sloths Went From the Seas to the Trees
568 views / 0 likes - addedThe story of sloths is one of astounding ecological variability, with some foraging in the seas, others living underground, and others still hiding from predators in towering cliffs. So why are their only living relatives in the trees? Thanks to Ceri Thom
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Which Came First - The Rain Or The Rainforest?
903 views / 5 likes - addedThis video sponsored by our Subbable supporter Cookie Blast: Cookie Blast at App Store - http://appstore.com/cookieblast Cookie Blast Facebook - http://facebook.com/cookieblastapp And thanks to Subbable supporter Steve Moyers for helping make MinuteEarth
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How To Protect The Rainforest
966 views / 0 likes - addedFor our final installment in the Amazon Adventures series, I interviewed expedition leader Corine Vriesendorp about what it means to protect and conserve areas of the rainforest in spite of the overwhelming global demands for its natural resources. This i
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Minecraft Xbox - Rainforest [514]
568 views / 0 likes - addedWelcome to my Let's Play of the Xbox 360 Edition of Minecraft. These videos will showcase what I have been getting up to in Minecraft and everything I have built. In this I build a rainforest style building as part of my jungle gym. Twitter - @stampylongn
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The Amazon Rainforest
1,187 views / 6 likes - addedLet's explore the Amazon Rainforest wildlife! Support the cartoons on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/simplehistory?ty=a Get your copy of Simple Geography: Brazil http://www.amazon.com/Simple-Geography-Brazil-History/dp/1499774869/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8 Sim
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How Deforestation Looks From Space | Earth From Space | BBC Earth
1,255 views / 3 likes - addedA timelapse showing the devastating effects of deforestation of the Amazon forest and Madagascar, caught from satellites. Watch more of Earth From Space: https://bbc.in/2VMchcYSubscribe: http://bit.ly/BBCEarthSub Watch more: Planet Earth http://bit.ly/Pla
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Sesame Street: Grover Searches the Amazonian Rainforest | Story Time Adventures #2
544 views / 1 likes - addedIn this episode of Story Time Adventures, Franny and Frankie are searching for treasure in the Amazonian rainforest in South America! Good thing Grover is an expert treasure hunter, making him the perfect addition to their latest expedition. Will they be
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GIANT Ancient Sloths + More Facts You Didn't Know | WEIRD IN THE WILD
354 views / 2 likes - addedCheck out the slow walking, but fast swimming Sloth of South and Central America today on Weird in the Wild!Created by Concrete MediaExecutive Produced by Judy MeyersProduced by Matt LevyAssociate Produced by Chelsea Butler
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What’s Hiding Deep Within The Rainforest?
652 views / 2 likes - addedRainforests cover a large portion of Earth, but what's hiding inside of them? Watch more: What's Hiding Deep Within The Ocean? ►► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2Zv3OOhQEQ&index=98&list=PL8L0MzSk_V6JtEDRfRMyb6rFd1acqYSlO Subscribe: https://bit.ly/SubLif
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The Amazon Rainforest Now Gives off More Carbon Than It Absorbs
206 views / 0 likes - addedAnd as usual, humans are to blame.
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This Couple Nursed a Rainforest Back to Life
507 views / 0 likes - addedWhat was once 300 acres of coffee and cardamom fields in India’s Southern Ghats is now lush native forest, all thanks to the hard work and dedication of Pamela Gale Malhotra and her husband Anil. The couple started India’s first private wildlife sanctuary
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Tourists Help Discover New Species in Peru’s Rainforest
527 views / 0 likes - addedEarth is home to two million known insect species, but some researchers believe that there could be between 10 and 20 million on our planet. That’s a lot of bugs to discover! Luckily, there’s Refugio Amazonas. Located in one of the most biodiverse nations
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They Built a Rainforest Ecosystem inside a Geodesic Dome
376 views / 0 likes - addedEden Project is a the largest greenhouse in the world built in Cornwall UK in Geodesic domes to show that humans can correct Climate change BECOME PART OF THE TEAM: https://www.patreon.com/FLORB Find out more about Eden Project: https://www.edenproject.co
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Pink River Dolphins Of The Amazon Rainforest's Hunting Secret | Earth's Great Rivers | BBC Earth
1,339 views / 6 likes - addedBotos (pink river dolphins) have whiskers that help them find their prey in dark waters. Watch Earth's Great Rivers: https://bbc.in/2F0TmXb Subscribe to BBC Earth for more amazing animal videos - http://bit.ly/BBCEarthSub Watch more videos from BBC Earth:
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The Amazon isn't "Burning" - It's Being Burned
412 views / 0 likes - addedThis is a thing that is happening right now, and (taking a page from the global warming playbook) a think I've been hearing from Bolsonaro's supporters is, "Who even knows how bad it is...deforestation is actually down." It's so sad to watch us play with
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Eavesdropping on Orangutans
123 views / 0 likes - addedThe Kalimantan Rainforest in Borneo, Indonesia is one of the most biodiverse spots on Earth. Bustling with life, the dense greenery is home to orangutans, all kinds of birds, frogs, you name it. But the rainforest wont stay that way if mining and logging
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Leaf Cutter Ants Carry a Message For Me!
132 views / 0 likes - addedLeaf Cutter Ants are one of the most surprisingly fascinating groups of animals in the rainforest-- they can build their own roads, they are farmers of a fungus, and they can carry messages to the world!Happy birthday from the Ants GIF:https://media.giphy
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How Do Rainforests Make Clouds? | Maddie Moate
561 views / 0 likes - addedWe were lucky enough to get early access to THE WORLD'S LARGEST INDOOR TROPICAL RAINFOREST at The Eden Project. Whilst playing on the awesome cloud bridge we thought what better question to tackle than...How do Rainforests Make Clouds?! Corrections: * Whe
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Red-Faced, Hairless and Handsome: Meet the Bald Uakari Monkey
853 views / 0 likes - added"Hairless and red-faced " may not be typical adjectives to describe good health, but healthy bald uakari monkeys possess both of these qualities. These primates are known for their bright red faces, which indicate good health. Sick bald uakaris tend to de
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The Extreme Life Of A Sloth
876 views / 2 likes - addedSloths are the slowest mammal on the planet. But as strange as they seem the sloth is perfectly adapted to their environment and is actually slow for a very important reason. In fact, sloths are far from boring and are a lot more extreme than it seems. Wi
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10 Weirdest Things Animals Do Explained! | COLOSSAL QUESTIONS
1,161 views / 7 likes - added10 Colossal Questions all about weird things animals do!Why Do Chimps Fling Poop?Why Do Bees Die After Stinging You?Which Really Came First: Chicken or Egg?Why Do Pigs Like Mud?Why Do Horses Wear Shoes?How Do Chameleons Change Color?Whats The Deadliest An
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The Networked Beauty Of Forests - Suzanne Simard
720 views / 0 likes - addedView full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-networked-beauty-of-forests-suzanne-simard Deforestation causes more greenhouse gas emissions than all trains, planes and automobiles combined. What can we do to change this contributor to global warming? Su
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How a Haitian village cooks with sunlight
546 views / 1 likes - addedThis sustainable initiative is helping to save Haiti's forests. Follow Vox Borders on Facebook: https://goo.gl/l0x5cA and Instagram: https://goo.gl/CduwlO Subscribe to the Vox Borders newsletter for weekly updates: http://www.vox.com/borders-email Haiti h
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Today I Learned a Sloth Sleeps 20 Hours a Day
149 views / 0 likes - addedAs the slowest mammal in the world, sloths sleep up to 20 hours a day, and even when theyre awake theyre so slow that algae grows on their hair. Find out more about these drowsy tree-dwellers in Best of Orlandos latest Today I Learned video featuring Mila
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How Can Farms and Forests Coexist? | Hot Mess
395 views / 0 likes - addedLike this video? SUBSCRIBE to Hot Mess! ►► http://bit.ly/hotmess_sub Peril & Promise is a public media initiative from WNET telling human stories of climate change and its solutions. Learn more at: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/peril-and-promise/ Deforestat
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Nature's Superheroes: More Trees Please!
637 views / 0 likes - addedJoin Francesca, Asha, and Lydia as they explore what makes trees so important, the problems trees face, and what kids like you can do to help. Learn more at OLogy, the Museum’s science website for kids: https://www.amnh.org/explore/ology/biodiversity/natu
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Hilarious orangutan does everything to get his friends attention
5,485 views / 7 likes - addedThis orangutan will just not leave his friend alone - Really funny orangutang video from our centre. Save the Orangutan is supporting the world largest orangutan rehabilitaiton centre where more than 500 orangutans are given a second chance. At the centre
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Longest Butterfly Net In the World
604 views / 1 likes - addedI spent a few days in the Ecuadorian rainforest with Dr. Susan Finkbeiner as she uses one of the longest butterfly nets in the world to study some amazing species. Come along for the adventure, and stick around to hear her talk about her life as a scienti
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Stezzi The Parrot | A Cosmic Kids Yoga Adventure!
1,427 views / 0 likes - addedEpisode 39 | Stezzi The Parrot | A Cosmic Kids Yoga Adventure! Join Jaime on a kids yoga adventure into the rainforest to learn about solving boredom! No more "I'm bored!!" Stezzi the Parrot shows us how a little boredom can lead us to great ideas if we j
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Can Planting Trees Help Fight Climate Change?
58 views / 0 likes - addedIs planting trees a solution to global warming? Recent studies have looked into the possibility of planting billions of, or even a trillion, trees as a low-tech solution to climate change. But is planting that many trees feasible and worthwhile, consideri
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AMAZING ANIMALS | Laugh, Learn and Play | 2020 Compilation | Highlights Kids
128 views / 0 likes - addedAnimals are amazing. Come learn about Birds, Sloths, Mammoths and more! Laugh, Learn and Play with Highlights.Click to Subscribe to Highlights Kids: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4p_YSvJlJpEhAh5PMyhkiQ?sub_confirmation=1SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.
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Can You Solve The Frog Riddle? - Derek Abbott
1,720 views / 2 likes - addedView full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/can-you-solve-the-frog-riddle-derek-abbott You’re stranded in a rainforest, and you’ve eaten a poisonous mushroom. To save your life, you need an antidote excreted by a certain species of frog. Unfortunately, on
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Can You See this Leaf Mimicking Grasshopper?
157 views / 0 likes - addedGrasshopper (Genus: Systella, Family: Trigonopterygidae) from the rainforest of Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia.This Leaf mimicking Grasshopper is remarkably well-camouflaged. Its body resembles a green leaf with patches of brown and even leaf-life veins. Its mov
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This New AI Forensic Tool is Fighting Illegal Logging
221 views / 0 likes - addedAt about $150 billion per year, the illegal logging trade is the most profitable environmental crime in the world. A majority of which is often controlled by international organized criminal networks. To slow down this illegal enterprise, an interdiscipli
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The Double-Crossing Ants to Whom Friendship Means Nothing | Deep Look
641 views / 0 likes - addedThe Peruvian Amazon is a dangerous place when you're small. So the young Inga tree hires ants as bodyguards to protect its vulnerable leaves. Their pay: delicious nectar served up in tiny ant-sized dishes. But will the ants keep up their end of the bargai
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Meet the Ranchers Who Claim the Brazilian Amazon is Theirs to Burn | The Dispatch
371 views / 0 likes - addedWelcome to the lawless heart of the Brazilian Amazon. Here, cattle ranchers and loggers emboldened by President Jair Bolsonaro are clearing huge swaths of rainforest every minute. All in the name of progress.Assista ao vdeo com traduo selecionando legenda
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The Flower That Smells Like Death
783 views / 1 likes - addedThere's a titan arum - a corpse flower - blooming at the Eden Project in Cornwall. For years, it stores energy: and then for 48 hours, it heats up and sends out the smell of decay and death through the rainforest. And it stinks. The Eden Project: http://w
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Adventures and Exploration Compilation | Learning for kids | Highlights Kids
70 views / 0 likes - addedHow big is the Amazon Rainforest? Who takes photos of animals? Who knows wilderness survival skills?SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4p_YSvJlJpEhAh5PMyhkiQ?sub_confirmation=1#VideosForKids #activities #HighlightsKids #educationalHighlights is
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NATURE | Laugh, Learn and Play | 2020 Compilation | Highlights Kids
116 views / 0 likes - addedWho photographs animals? How big is the Amazon Rainforest? Want to learn a fun activity you can do at home yourself?SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4p_YSvJlJpEhAh5PMyhkiQ?sub_confirmation=1#VideosForKids #activities #HighlightsKids #education
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If Humans Never Appeared, What Creature Rules Earth?
746 views / 0 likes - addedOur unique shop on Amazon (US only): http://amzn.to/3tkGbpYOur species is at the top of the food chain! With our big brain and fancy tools! But have you ever wondered who'd take our place as the dominant intelligent lifeform if humans never appeared on Ea
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The Tiny Mossy Frog Clings for Survival
596 views / 3 likes - addedThis little guy is a mossy frog. Located predominantly in the flooded caves of Vietnam, these tiny amphibians have a very unique camouflage to ward off prey. With their blotchy green and brown skin, they can easily hide in plain sight by blending in with
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The Small, but Mighty, Hercules Beetle
689 views / 2 likes - addedReaching up to 17 cm in length, the Hercules beetle is one of the largest insects in the world. They’re commonly identified by the characteristic horn-like pincers found on male beetles. Just like its heroic namesake, these little guys are strong. They ca
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Everything You Wanted to Know About Animal Farts
153 views / 0 likes - addedDani Rabaiotti is the co-author of a book that passes the smell test. Its titled Does It Fart? The Definitive Guide to Animal Flatulence. A zoologist at Londons Zoological Society, Rabaiotti got interested in the stinky subject after her brother asked her
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Meet the Man Protecting Venezuela’s Eagles
617 views / 0 likes - addedAlexander Blanco Márquez is a veterinary doctor going to great heights to save the harpy eagles of Venezuela. As victims of poaching and deforestation, these beautiful birds have been diminishing in numbers over the years. Watching their species destroyed
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This Pink Winged Stick Insect is Hiding in Plain Sight
596 views / 0 likes - addedThis is a pink winged stick insect at the Montreal Zoo. These guys have quite the camouflage on them. Despite growing up to 21 inches in length, these insects are able to hide in plain sight, blending in among sticks and foliage. As camouflage is their pr
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Meet the monkey with a spectacular snout! | SciShow Kids
38 views / 0 likes - addedHosted by: Jessi Knudsen Castaeda (she/her/they/them)Michal Richardson: WriterKyle Nackers: Fact CheckerAlex Billow: Script EditorMadison Lynn: VideographerHiroka Matsushima: Script SupervisorStefan Chin: EditorMackenna Goodrich: Associate ProducerJosef "
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These Sapphire Tarantulas Are Losing Their Home
549 views / 2 likes - addedThis true blue beauty is a gooty sapphire tarantula at the Dallas Zoo. Native to the forests of Gooty, a small town in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, these spiders’ bright coloring comes from tiny hairs that line their body. They are quick and extrem
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Sesame Street: N is for Nature
519 views / 1 likes - addedNature starts with the letter N. Let's go on a nature walk in the Australian rainforest and see what we can find! Subscribe to the Sesame Street Channel here: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=SesameStreet For more fun games and videos f
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David Attenborough's "Extraordinary" Waterproof Plant | Nature Bites
268 views / 0 likes - addedDavid Attenborough takes us into London's man-made rainforest at Kew Gardens - there, he finds a plant with a special adaptive quirk...The Taro plant, also known as the Colocasia esculenta, is a tropical plant grown primarily for its edible corms, a root
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Renewable Energy - Powered by Poop | California Academy of Sciences
973 views / 0 likes - addedIn this Flipside Science unit, designed for a middle school audience, we'll explore environmental issues related to energy use and conservation. In our most recent installment, find out how a dairy farm is using a methane digester to turn cow poop into el
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Meet The Agouti, The Giant Yet Lovable Rodent Of The Amazon | WIRED
1,245 views / 2 likes - addedThe agouti ain’t no sewer rat: It’s actually a pivotal part of the rainforest ecosystem. Like a weird-looking squirrel, really. Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7 CONNECT WITH WIRED Web: http://wired.com Twitter: https:
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The Delightful Dance of Hummingbirds | The Wild Place | Relax with Nature | BBC Earth
114 views / 0 likes - addedIn the Atlantic Rainforest of Argentina and Brazil, hummingbirds gather around flowers in a spectacular dance.Subscribe: http://bit.ly/BBCEarthSub #bbcearth #thewildplace #HummingbirdsWatch more: Planet Earth http://bit.ly/PlanetEarthPlaylist Blue Planet
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The largest river on Earth is actually in the sky - Iseult Gillespie
1,222 views / 0 likes - addedExplore the Amazon rainforests flying rivers, and dig into why these invisible waterways are essential to life on Earth.--The largest rainforest in the world, the Amazon, exists between two rivers but not in the way you might think. At ground level, the A
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These Wildcats Need the Forest to Survive
513 views / 0 likes - addedThis little old lady is Button, a 21-year-old margay at the Santa Ana Zoo. Native to the dense forests of Central and South America, these wildcats are tree-dwelling creatures whose wide feet and flexible toes allow them to climb, jump and hang from branc
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Robert Irwin and Jimmy Cuddle a Sloth
693 views / 2 likes - addedRobert Irwin, 13-year-old son of Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin, shows Jimmy some animals including a dwarf crocodile, a red-tail boa and two sloths. Subscribe NOW to The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: http://bit.ly/1nwT1aN Watch The Tonight Show Starr
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Tour of the Galaxy | California Academy of Sciences
290 views / 0 likes - addedDepart Earth’s surface and fly through the solar system to the edge of the Milky Way, discovering objects at increasingly distant locations from Earth. - - - The California Academy of Sciences is a renowned scientific and educational institution ded
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Christmas Island's Red Crab Invasion | That's Amazing
843 views / 1 likes - addedEvery year in late October, Christmas Island sees red. LOTS of red. During the annual crab migration, the island’s endemic red crabs travel from their home on the rainforest floor to the shore to mate and spawn. This mass migration of around 40 million cr
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5 Human Impacts On The Environment: Crash Course Ecology #10
1,582 views / 1 likes - addedHank gives the run down on the top five ways humans are negatively impacting the environment and having detrimental effects on the valuable ecosystem services which a healthy biosphere provides. Like Crash Course? http://www.facebook.com/YouTubeCrashCours
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The Largest of the Toucans Has an EPIC Bill
769 views / 1 likes - addedThe toco is the largest and perhaps most recognizable of the toucan family. Its striking, brightly colored bill comprises almost half of its body surface area. Toco toucans are found throughout South and Central America, but populations have declined over
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Uncovering the Secret Lives of Reed Frogs | California Academy of Sciences
209 views / 0 likes - addedAcademy researcher Rayna Bell was drawn to studying frogs because there's still so much we don't know about them. She's currently asking questions about speciation, coloration, and what frogs see.Learn more about Dr. Bell's work here: https://www.calacade
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Is that a SMILEY or a SKULL?
133 views / 0 likes - addedLappet Moth Caterpillar (lebeda sp., Lasiocampidae family) from the rainforest of Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia.This caterpillar has a sunny yellow head with black patterns closely resembling a smiley (notice the 2 small ovals dark dots representing the eyes an
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Butterfly Or Moth?
884 views / 3 likes - addedDo you have a favorite insect? We really like butterflies! But there's another awesome insect with really big wings and long antenna that you might see flapping around: moths! Moths and butterflies can look really similar, but we've got some tips to help
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What Butterfly Flight Looks like in Slow Motion!
210 views / 0 likes - addedI filmed slow motion flight and time-lapse eclosion sequences of tropical butterflies, and give a behind-the-scenes tour of our museum's walk-in tropical rainforest exhibit.Check out https://naturalsciences.org/ for info about when to visit our museum and
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Gourmet Worms: The Amazon’s Secret Ingredient
533 views / 0 likes - addedFor plenty of folks, eating bugs can feel like an exotic (and sometimes frightening) novelty, but much of the world regularly indulges in the plentiful, protein-rich invertebrates. In Ecuador’s Amazon rainforest, certain insects are appreciated as true de
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Travel Deep Inside a Leaf | California Academy of Sciences
472 views / 1 likes - addedTake a journey inside a leaf of a redwood tree. Enter the stoma and view photosynthesis on a molecular level, knowing that the animation prioritizes scientific accuracy. Educators might also be interested in an annotated version of this video: https://you
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Why Are Bugs Attracted To Light? - Smarter Every Day 103
644 views / 1 likes - addedDownload your free Audio Book Here: http://bit.ly/AudibleSED Seriously... it's a pretty cool way to support my video making habit. ⇊ Click to Expand! ⇊ Filmed on location in the Rainforests of Eastern Peru. I was on a tour run by Rainforest Expeditions (h
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Lincoln & Ronnie Annes VLOG: First Upload EVER!!! | The Loud House & The Casagrandes | Nick
803 views / 2 likes - addedLincoln and Ronnie Anne are taking over the internet with their very own vlog! This brand-new series has: stories about their families, never-before-heard facts about The Louds & The Casagrandes, internet challenges, video games, sloths, and MORE! Join Li
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The Largest River On Earth Is In The Sky
462 views / 0 likes - addedLearn more about your personal DNA story by going to https://23andMe.com/okay SUBSCRIBE so you don’t miss a video! ►► http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub ↓↓↓ More info and sources below ↓↓↓ What’s the largest river on Earth? If you said “the Amazon”… you’re only half
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Can We Stop Climate Change? | Global Warming | The Dr Binocs Show | Peekaboo Kidz
666 views / 0 likes - addedCan We Stop Climate Change? | Heat Waves | Global Warming | Reasons For Climate Change | What Causes Climate Change? | Changes In Climate | Changes In Weather | Green House Gases | Rise In Temperature | Renewable Sources Of Energy | How To Prevent Climate
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The Mystery of Earth's Disappearing Giants | IN OUR NATURE
129 views / 0 likes - addedIn Our Nature is a NEW special limited series on Its Okay To Be Smart!Were on PATREON! Join the community https://www.patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart More info and sources below Seemingly distant ecosystems, even half a world apart, are connected in surprisi
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Preserving One Square Inch of Silence
728 views / 0 likes - addedGordon Hempton is on a personal quest to preserve silence in nature. The “sound-tracker” circles the globe recording vanishing sounds, including the most elusive one of all: silence. Twelve years ago, Hempton resolved to find the quietest place in Washing
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Which Poison Frog Can Kill You?
689 views / 4 likes - added**This video contains paid sponsorship by B&H Photo.** On this episode of Breaking Trail, Mark and Mario take us on the search for two species of poison dart frogs while also capturing some amazing macro footage of these tiny gems of the rainforest! So, h
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Giant Amazon Spider Preys on Opossum | Nat Geo Wild
628 views / 0 likes - addedDuring a night survey in the Peruvian forest, scientists saw a spider catch this remarkable meal. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoWILDSubscribe About National Geographic Wild: National Geographic Wild is a place for all things animals and for animal-love
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The Secret Things Living In Your Drains
140 views / 0 likes - addedThis episode is sponsored by Wren, a website where you calculate your carbon footprint. Go to https://www.wren.co/join/journeytothemicrocosmos to sign up to make a monthly contribution to offset your carbon footprint or support rainforest protection proje
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Mindful Meditation: Miracle Cure or Media Hype?
515 views / 0 likes - addedMindfulness meditation is gaining popularity as a technique for reducing stress, but is there science that shows that it even works? Did Science Just Prove Women Are Nicer Than Men? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oy82RuTg5IU&t=3s What Ever Happened To Sa
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Primitive Technology: Lime
1,245 views / 1 likes - addedAt the old hut site (the new one being temporarily cut off by flooding) I made lime mortar from the shells of rainforest snails by firing them in a kiln, slaking them in water, mixing them into lime putty. Limestone is basically calcium carbonate (CaCO3).
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Growing the World's Largest Flower
123 views / 0 likes - addedWhen you imagine a plant, what do you think of? Lush green leaves, the sweet smell of a flower or maybe some roots? Well, the worlds largest flower doesnt have any of these!Rafflesia is a parasitic behemoth that has baffled scientists since its discovery.
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Stephen Hawking: We Must Leave Earth To Survive | Expedition New Earth | Earth Lab
707 views / 1 likes - addedStephen Hawking predicts humans must be prepared to leave earth in the next 100 years if we are to survive. This video is to promote the program Expedition New Earth, part of the Being Human season on BBC Earth. Subscribe to Earth Lab for more fascinating
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Christmas Lectures 2020: Engine Earth - with Chris Jackson
177 views / 0 likes - addedIn the first lecture of the 2020 Christmas Lectures, geologist Chris Jackson shows us how the planets oldest rocks and fossils tell a story of radical climate changes throughout history and how the Earths finely balanced tectonic system volcanoes has cont
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What Happens to Poop in the Jungle? - Borneo
723 views / 0 likes - addedCraig Beals travels to the jungles of Borneo to explore what happens to poop in the jungle. Surprisingly, animal dung plays an important role in the ecosystem of the rainforest. Craig explores the role of feces on the forest floor around the Kinabatangan
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The Ancient Animal Crossing | SciShow Kids
49 views / 0 likes - addedJoin Squeaks and Jessi as they learn about a time when lots of animals switched places -- like bears, sloths, armadillos, and more.Hosted by: Jessi Knudsen Castaeda (she/her/they/them)Second Grade Next Generation Science StandardsDisciplinary Core Ideas:L
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Iceland Is Growing New Forests for the First Time in 1,000 Years | Short Film Showcase
1,093 views / 0 likes - addedThe landscape of Iceland has changed a lot in a thousand years. When the Vikings first arrived in the ninth century, the land was covered in 25 to 40 percent forest. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe Get More Short Film Showcase: http://bit.ly/Shor
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How do leafcutter ants cut leaves off of trees? #TeamTrees
393 views / 0 likes - addedVisit https://teamtrees.org to dontate to #TeamTreesSpecial thanks to Leaf House Scientific (https://www.leafhousescientific.com/) for supplying the ants and to Dr. Fred Larabee (https://twitter.com/bugbiter) for the microCT images of Atta internal head m
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An Electric Eel And A Caiman
735 views / 0 likes - addedWherein Isobel and Maria show us the ropes -- or nets -- for surveying fishes in the Amazon. The distribution of fish in tropical river systems is important to understanding how animals move around these waterways. Where there are big fish -- like the ele
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How Mushrooms Make It Rain
1,216 views / 3 likes - addedA big thank you to our supporters on https://www.patreon.com/minuteearth - Today I Found Out - Maarten Bremer - Jeff Straathof - Mark Roth - Tony Fadell - Muhammad Shifaz - 靛蓝字幕组 - Viraansh Bhanushali - Duhilio Patiño - Alberto Bortoni - Valentin - Nichol
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Ecology - Rules for Living on Earth: Crash Course Biology #40
2,259 views / 0 likes - addedHank introduces us to ecology - the study of the rules of engagement for all of us earthlings - which seeks to explain why the world looks and acts the way it does. The world is crammed with things, both animate and not, that have been interacting with ea
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Is This A NEW SPECIES?!
892 views / 1 likes - addedOrder my Maker Box from Quarterly ►► http://on.qrtr.ly/ItsOKtoMake Don’t miss the next video! SUBSCRIBE! ►► http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub ↓ More info and sources below ↓ This is the first-ever video of what we’re calling the "hermit crab caterpillar"! We’re pre
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Drones in the Jungle!
639 views / 4 likes - addedPlease SUBSCRIBE - http://bit.ly/BWchannel Buy Coyote’s Book - http://bit.ly/BOOKbraveadventures Watch More - http://bit.ly/BTTfrogfish In this segment of On Location, Mark shows the Coyote Pack just how he gets some of the epic arial footage seen in many
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When the Rainforests Collapsed
297 views / 0 likes - addedCheck out Animal Wonders! https://youtu.be/tyK21xUnGrkThe Carboniferous Rainforest Collapse set the stage for a takeover that would be a crucial turning point in the history of terrestrial animal life. If it werent for that time when the rainforests colla
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Official World Record! Fantastic Classical Music Medley played by a Train | Miniatur Wunderland
147 views / 0 likes - addedNew GUINNESS WORLD RECORD Title! The best of classical music, played by a train. Take part in our three challenges: 1. How many songs are being played?2. Which songs? 3. How many glasses were used in total? A little hint: We used melodies from Wolfgang Am
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Why Do More Species Live Near the Equator?
578 views / 0 likes - addedGo to http://Raceforretirement.com and see how the action gap affects you. Follow all of our Peru adventures on this playlist: http://bit.ly/SmartPeru ↓ More info and sources below ↓ Special thanks to Rainforest Expeditions for hosting us! Visit http://ww
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The Amazonian myth of the goblins' revenge - Nathan D. Horowitz
637 views / 0 likes - addedDiscover the Siekopai myth of the air goblins, spirits who fly and control the winds, as they clash with the human world. --Deep in the Amazon rainforest in the river Neaocoy lived a school of particularly big and tasty fish. When the rains came and the w
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How a Mass Extinction Event Created the Amazon
538 views / 0 likes - addedThe Amazon rainforest of South America is a paradise for flowering plants. But long ago, the landscape that we now think of as the Amazon looked very different. And would you believe that the entire revolution of the Amazon began with just one day?Produce
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What Makes A Dinosaur?
840 views / 0 likes - addedThanks to 23andMe for sponsoring this video! http://www.23andme.com/minuteearth Due to a revolution in our understanding of the tree of life, birds are dinosaurs, while dimetrodons are not. Thanks also to our supporters on https://www.patreon.com/MinuteEa
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Will Supercomputers Create Virtual Maps of Your Body in the Future?
450 views / 0 likes - addedDr. Larry Smarr has been collecting 3D visualizations and detailed data on his body for almost a decade, amassing it all into a VR medical avatar of himself fondly known as "Transparent Larry." What could this mean for the future of personalized medicine?
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Glasswing Butterflies Want To Make Something Perfectly Clear | Deep Look
746 views / 1 likes - addedEver wanted to be invisible? The elusive glasswing butterfly knows just how to do it. Its transparent wings, covered in an anti-glare nano-coating, help it hide from its predators in the rainforest. Please join our community on Patreon! https://www.patreo
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Bats: Guardians Of The Night
962 views / 9 likes - addedTo see all the great bat action, please watch in HD!! Subscribe to It’s Okay To Be Smart: http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub ↓ More info and sources below ↓ Follow on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jtotheizzoe Follow on Tumblr: http://www.itsokaytobesmart.com Visit Bat
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The worlds most painful insect sting - Justin Schmidt
311 views / 1 likes - addedFind out whether a honeybee, a tarantula hawk wasp, or a bullet ant has the most painful insect sting, and what each of their stings feel like. --One of these three creatures is thought to possess the worlds most painful insect sting: theres an ant that f
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The Weirdest Parasite on Earth
99 views / 0 likes - addedGet a 2-year plan + 4 extra months and 30 days money-back guarantee by going to https://nordvpn.com/realscienceWatch this video ad-free on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/realscience-why-does-this-flower-smell-so-badPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/reals
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Why does this flower smell like a dead body? - Daniel Nickrent
75 views / 0 likes - addedExplore how the Rafflesia plant uses parasitic strategies to grow the worlds largest flower, and find out why it smells so bad.--Deep inside the Sumatran rainforest, a carrion fly descends, guided by the scent of its favorite place to lay eggs: rotting an
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NASA | Brazil’s Extreme Drought Seen From Space
930 views / 4 likes - addedFor more information: http://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/nasas-grace-satellites-evaluate-drought-in-southeast-brazil Empty water reservoirs, severe water rationing, and electrical blackouts are the new status quo in major cities across southeastern Brazi
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I went to space and discovered an enormous lie | Ron Garan
122 views / 0 likes - addedWhat astronaut Ron Garan saw in space changed his life forever heres what it taught him. Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1Up next, Neil deGrasse Tyson: 3 mind-blowing space facts
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What If All The Trees On Earth Disappeared Overnight?
618 views / 2 likes - addedTweet this video at Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro! https://twitter.com/jairbolsonaroWatch more: What If Earth Only Had One Season? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TQHdMdBf20Subscribe: https://bit.ly/SubLifeNoggin | Get your exclusive Life Noggin mer
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The Donald Trump Caterpillar and Nature's Masters of Disguise
709 views / 2 likes - addedThey have some of the best caterpillars in Peru. The best. Follow all of our Peru adventures on this playlist: http://bit.ly/SmartPeru ↓ More info and sources below ↓ Special thanks to Andy Warren, David Pfennig, Alex Wild, and Gustavo Londoño for helpful
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LIVE: Overview Camera - View Earth from the International Space Station
67 views / 0 likes - addedEnjoy the live view of the overview camera on the International Space Station. Our sister livestream from space can be found here: https://youtube.com/live/gtDuEwvdVU8 -------------------- This livestream is part of something bigger. AfarTV has an idea th
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Which Animal Is The Smartest?
482 views / 0 likes - addedSure, humans are smart. But how smart are our animal friends? Watch more: What’s Hiding Deep Within The Rainforest? ►► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2P6dG-csseU&index=12&list=PL8L0MzSk_V6JtEDRfRMyb6rFd1acqYSlO&t=0s Subscribe: https://bit.ly/SubLifeNoggi
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The Sahara Desert Used to Look Like ThisAnd May Again
176 views / 0 likes - addedThousands of years ago, the Sahel region of Africa was a green, lush, tropical paradise. The Great Green Wall initiative is on a mission to restore that greenery in that region across the entire continent. Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeke
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Which Bear Is Best?
584 views / 0 likes - addedWhy do some species flourish and others falter? Sometimes it just comes down to luck. A big thank-you to our supporters on https://www.patreon.com/MinuteEarth : - Today I Found Out - Maarten Bremer - Jeff Straathof - Mark Roth - Tony Fadell - Muhammad Shi
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This Breakthrough in Lab-Grown Meat Could Make it Look Like Real Flesh
670 views / 0 likes - addedScientists at Harvard have created a texture in meat grown in a lab close to the actual animal meat we're used to. Would you eat it? Subscribe to Seeker!http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Watch more Elements! http://bit.ly/ElementsPlaylist Human meat consumpti
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When Camels Roamed North America
435 views / 1 likes - addedCamels are famous for adaptations that have allowed them to flourish where most other large mammals would perish. But their story begins over 40 million years ago in North America, and in an environment you’d never expect: a rainforest. Special thanks t
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What are Stalactites and Stalagmites? | Let's Explore Caves! | SciShow Kids
137 views / 0 likes - addedAfter visiting Sam the Bat in his familys cave, Squeaks is learning all about the rock icicles that are growing from the ceiling and the floor in the cave! Hosted by: Jessi Knudsen Castaeda (she/her/they/them)Teachers and parents: scroll down to check out
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Primitive Technology: New area starting from scratch
568 views / 0 likes - addedI bought a new property to shoot primitive technology videos on. The new area is dense tropical rainforest with a permanent creek. Starting completely from scratch, my first project was to build a simple dome hut and make a fire. First, I took some wood,
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Primitive Technology: Blower and charcoal
554 views / 0 likes - addedI made a blower and some charcoal at the new area in order to create higher temperatures in for advancing my material technology. I took Fan palm leaves and fashioned them into an impellor (about 25 cm in diameter) held in a split stick as a rotor. I then
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The Last Time the Globe Warmed
483 views / 0 likes - addedTry CuriosityStream today: http://curiositystream.com/eons Imagine an enormous, lush rainforest teeming with life...in the Arctic. Well there was a time -- and not too long ago -- when the world warmed more than any human has ever seen. (So far) Produced
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Why These Bears Waste Food
221 views / 0 likes - addedOffset your carbon footprint with Wren! They'll protect 5 extra acres of rainforest for each of the first 100 people who sign up at https://www.wren.co/join/minuteearth.Optimal foraging theory means that turning down food is sometimes more efficient than
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How Drones Are Fighting Poaching in South Africa
270 views / 0 likes - addedThe immense density of the rainforest is one of its more incredible defining characteristics, so this company uses a combination of drones and advanced AI technology to spot poachers and stop them before any animals are harmed. Subscribe to Seeker! http:/
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Why Poor Places Are More Diverse
772 views / 0 likes - addedThanks to The Kwongan Foundation at the University of Western Australia for supporting this video: http://www.plants.uwa.edu.au/alumni/kwongan MinuteEarth is now on Patreon! Please support us at: http://www.patreon.com/minuteearth And subscribe! - http://
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The $5,000,000,000,000 Lie, w Stephen Fry.
665 views / 0 likes - addedA powerful trick is forcing governments to keep quiet about a toxic threat that's killing more than Coronavirus. Voiced by Stephen Fry Watch the new hyperloop video: https://youtu.be/BxuOJfAOsnc Help us make more videos like this (and enjoy exclusive cont
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Food Theory:Coffee, Science's MOST IMPORTANT Discovery!
743 views / 1 likes - addedSubscribe to become a Food Theorist! https://bit.ly/2CdCooV How to always WIN McDonald's Monopoly! https://youtu.be/ZOcI_9pAR_ACoffee, the elixir of many genius minds throughout history. You see, coffee itself is a fundamental building block of the world
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Why Is The Very Hungry Caterpillar So Dang Hungry? | Deep Look
728 views / 1 likes - addedBecause it's hoarding protein. Not just for itself, but for the butterfly it will become and every egg that butterfly will lay. And it's about to lose its mouth... as it wriggles out of its skin during metamorphosis. DEEP LOOK is a ultra-HD (4K) short vid
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We don't know what a tree is (and this video won't tell you)
206 views / 0 likes - addedOffset your carbon footprint with Wren! They'll protect 5 extra acres of rainforest for each of the first 100 people who sign up at https://www.wren.co/join/minuteearth.It turns out that defining what is and isn't a tree is way harder than it seems.LEARN
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Apparently tree FINGERPRINTS are a thing
107 views / 0 likes - addedThanks to the ASCEND project for partnering with us on this video!Every species on Earth has a fingerprint - whether or not they have fingers at all. LEARN MORE**************To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: - Spectr
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