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Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Most insects use sound to call for help and to attract a mate. With a variety of ways to produce sound, insects also have a variety of ways to hear. Consider the significance of sound for crickets, katydids, and cicadas, as well as the expansive and complex “vocabulary” of the bess beetles, with one species that uses 14 sounds to communicate among family members.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
So many animals rely on insects for food that most ecosystems would collapse without them. Birds alone consume almost 500 million metric tons of insects every year. Explore the relationship between insectivorous animals and their prey, as well as the 600 species of plants that also get in on the game. Of course, as you'll learn, the insects do not make it easy for them.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Learn everything you need to know about starting an insect collection and making your own observations about your local environment. Discover how to start a collection of preserved insects using materials you probably already have at home. From nets to aspirators to pitfall traps, you'll have everything you need.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Forty million years ago—long before birds, bats, or flying pterosaurs—the skies were dominated by insects. Unlike every other subsequent flying animal, insect wings did not evolve from modified limbs; insects kept all six limbs and added wings. Explore a variety of flying insects and learn the unique physiology that gives them such precise control and maneuverability in the air.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Explore the many fascinating pairings in the coevolutionary dance between plants and insects. Step by step over millions of years, both insects and plants have developed ways to meet their own needs while increasing their value to their partners. No insects have done this better than the ants.
26) Cow
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Acclaimed director Andrea Arnold’s first documentary immerses the audience in life on a dairy farm in rural England through the eyes of Luma, a cow. Empathetic and nearly wordless, the film opens during calving season and captures a world of animal existence that is ordered around service to humans.
27) Rivers
Publisher
Animalogic
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Rivers, swamps and coastlines are home to some of the most fascinating creatures on the planet. From the ancient, and weird, Gharial, to the turtles with a killer bite, to the humongous crocodiles, and the graceful kingfisher, these species are kings and queens these diverse habitats.
Publisher
Animalogic
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
When you think of wild cats, there are probably a few that come to mind; lions, tigers, and jaguars. But there is a whole world of cats that you have probably never heard of. The 7 big cat species receive 99% of all conservation funding for felines, yet there are at least 33 species of small cat that receive almost no attention. These cats are found all over the world, from the Arabian desert, to the mangroves of the Sundarbans, to the Savanna grasslands....
29) Canadian Wilds
Publisher
Animalogic
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Canada is home to some of the most amazing species on the planet. In Ontario’s boreal forest, we come up close and personal with one of the largest terrestrial animals in the world, the moose. Up in Churchill, Manitoba you’ll meet the king of the bears, the Polar Bear. And finally, out west, come face to face with the funniest little rodents you’ll ever see, the Marmots.
30) Ocean Souls
Publisher
Filmhub, Inc
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
An emotive documentary about cetaceans. OCEAN SOULS highlights new science and discovers that there is an intelligence beneath the waves that closely mirrors our own. Join us as we explore the remarkable lives of these magnificent ocean souls.
31) Pest Patrol
Publisher
Animalogic
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Here at Animalogic we love every species of animal on the planet. But these insects sure make that difficult. These are the creepies, the crawliest, the ones that will make you shudder, nature’s worst pests.
32) The Street Vet
Publisher
Lightbeam
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Dr. Kwane Stewart walks the streets, providing medical care to homeless pets!
35) The Depths Below
Publisher
Animalogic
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Thalassophobia is the intense fear of the sea, and for many, the following creatures are the reason for it. Take a deep breath and prepare to enter the strange, beautiful, and sometimes terrifying world of the ocean’s strangest creatures.
Publisher
Filmhub, Inc
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Tails with tales to tell! In a consumerist society where everything, including man’s best friend, is treated as disposable, everyday people aiding stray dogs remind us what being human(e) is all about and inspire us to make a difference.
37) Life Love Dogs
Publisher
Filmhub, Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Why do we cherish dogs the way we do? How much would you risk for a dog? Through the lens of three heart-tugging, riveting, and inspiring stories, Life Love Dogs explores the intense emotional bonds we share with our dogs.
Publisher
Animalogic
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
On three different continents, these three different species are masters of heat. Living in the outback, the desert and the dry, arid shrublands, Fennec Foxes, Bearded Dragons and Armadillos will impress you with how they navigate these trying habitats.
40) Birds
Publisher
Animalogic
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Majestic, regal, and weird. Three stories about three species of bird that couldn’t be more different. The condor, the eagle, and the secretary bird - three birds you need in your life.
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