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Still image from: Lab Six: Monkey Monkeys (Spanish)

Still image from: Lab Six: Rodents (Spanish)

Still image from: Lab Six: Rodents II (Spanish)

Lioness turns to look at us as she strolls past a wooden stump in an enclosure.

Illustration of several monkeys hanging from vines. Caption: Monkeys live in big family groups.

Girl wearing a riding helmet sits in a saddle on a horse as she holds its reigns and smiles.

Still image from: Let's Learn: Do You Hear the Long “o” in “Grow”?

Man wears a white cowboy hat and red neckerchief. He holds a lasso in one hand and reaches to pet a horse's head with the other.

Still image from: Mediterranean: Life Under Siege (Episode 1)

Still image from: Mediterranean: Life Under Siege (Episode 2)

Still image from: Mediterranean: Life Under Siege (Episode 3)

Still image from: Mediterranean: Life Under Siege (Episode 4)

Still image from: Mediterranean: Life Under Siege (Episode 5)

Closeup of a worm in soil. Caption: They really do a bang-up job of cultivating the soil.

Closeup of a bee on a yellow flower. Caption: (Tara) Fertilization with an insect's help--

Adult curls around two baby animals. Caption: Some of the ways animals enter a long sleeplike state

Cartoon of two people, one person pointing. Caption: Look, Olli, this must be the thief.

A piece of coral with a hole in it, a spiral shell with a point, and a sponge. Caption: There are different tools for different "porpoises."

Three jellyfish of various sizes with ribbon-like and long, straight tentacles. Caption: Well, it appears one creature is a step ahead of us.

Close up of the upper half of a shrimp surrounded by plant life and nestled in some rocks. Caption: but each individual had its own unique voice.

A deer roams among trees.

Three camels grazing on shrubs. Caption: Camels have a third eyelid that protects their eyes from airborne sand.

Swarm of locusts fills the frame, flying against a bright blue sky.

Brown and gray tree frog grips a smooth wooden branch in front of a blurry background of a body of water.

3 people with hats, backpacks, and cameras and several horses, some with riders, hike up a dirt trail on a mountain amongst various flora in the fall. Caption. The mountains of Baja.

Still image from: Overview: Want to Solve Wildfires and Drought? Leave it to Beavers!

Still image from: Overview: What Are Wild Coyotes Doing in the Big City?

Still image from: Overview: Why Are There 30 Million Horseshoe Crabs on This East Coast Beach?

Man in suit and bowtie with a blackboard behind him. Blackboard shows two sets of birds in cages, one with lights, one without. Caption: This pioneering experiment would make Rowan famous.

Lion crouching low in the grass. Caption: This lion, hidden in the grass, senses an opportunity.

Blue tropical fish eating something from a rock covered in plants. Caption: Consumers cannot produce their own food.

Lime green gecko with brown spots climbs a smooth stick.

Still image from: Return to the River: Diary of a Wildlife Cameraman

Wolf in natural habitat. Caption: allowing steady pursuit of prey over long distances.

A cheetah walking across a barren, rock strewn landscape. Caption: It's the fastest animal on earth,

Bird with white belly, dark back and wings perched on a branch in a thicket. Caption: People are more like birds than we thought.

Mountain lion in a tree. Caption: They are hard to study.

Monarch butterflies on foliage. Caption: In monarchs, they study a parasite.

A light blue and white stripped caterpillar on a person's finger. Caption: (male) This little guy can grip, hold, and move.

A gray eel. National Aquarium. Caption: an electric eel can generate enough current to stun its prey.

Person pointing at the ground. Caption: study the ants as an invasive species

Small translucent speckled animal nestled on pebbles. Caption: but the Hawaiian bobtail squid is a master of disguise.

Two insects on a plant. Caption: insects, usually males, have some signature moves:

Earthworm in a person's hand. Caption: are actually invasive species.

A line of ants carrying pieces of leaf larger than their bodies. Caption: leafcutter ants maintain a complex society.

Two monkeys in a cage. Caption: (narrator) Our language skills sets us apart from our primate cousins.

Bees in a hive. They have identifying chips glued to their back. One bee is larger than the rest and has bright colored glue affixing the chip. Caption: (male) The queen is well-known, but doesn’t run the show.

Primate hanging from a rope. Caption: how our distant ape cousins watch and learn.

Lizard walking in a clear Plexiglas box. Caption: This is a sandfish, and his slithering moves

Small turtle held in a person's hands. Caption: studies sea turtles that are programmed from birth

A person in a white suit, hat with mesh face covering, and gloves that come past the forearm. Caption: Lets put the gloves on to finish off the complete outfit.

Large grey bird perched on the edge of a cage door. Caption: (male narrator) This is Griffin, an African grey parrot.

Small furry animal perched on two legs in woody scrub with no leaves. Caption: This is the Arctic ground squirrel.

Red, black, and white snakes in a tube. People in white lab coats and gloves are in the background. Caption: They can go many places things with arms and legs can't.

Fish with a suction cup at the mouth area holding on to a nearly vertical surface. Caption: and suction cup that holds to the surface.

Model of a human head being brushed by whiskers attached to wires protruding from a metal post. Caption: by a set of artificial wire whiskers,

Person holding a dragonfly between their fingers. Caption: (narrator) It's not easy to catch a dragonfly.

Frogs partially submerged in shallow water. Caption: Amphibians live in different habitats.

Frogs partially submerged in shallow water. Spanish captions.

Flock of sheep grazing in a pasture. Caption: Grazers are animals that eat grasses and small plants.

Closeup of the nose and open mouth of a cow. Spanish captions.

A bear laying in the snow. Spanish captions.

Giraffes in natural habitat. Caption: Imprinted behaviors are fairly permanent,

Adult goose with ducklings feeding from the grass. Spanish captions.

Adult dog with a puppy. Caption: Innate means you we're born with them.

Peacock with tail feathers fanned out. Spanish captions.

Ducks swimming in the water. Caption: Other omnivores have to hunt or find food in their habitats.

Bea eating something off the ground. Spanish captions.

Elephant, frog, crocodile, eagle, fish. 5 classes of vertebrates. Caption: There are 5 subgroups of vertebrate animals.

Elephant with graphic of skeletal structure overlaid. Spanish captions.

Still image from: SciShow Kids: 3 Amazing Facts About Dogs

Still image from: SciShow Kids: 3 Fun Facts About Bats

Still image from: SciShow Kids: 4 Reasons Cows Are Awesome

Still image from: SciShow Kids: 5 Giant Ice Age Animals

Still image from: SciShow Kids: Animal Slime and Other Weird Stuff

Still image from: SciShow Kids: Animal Tricksters

Still image from: SciShow Kids: Armadillos--Animals With Armor

Still image from: SciShow Kids: Camouflage--Animal Hide & Seek

Still image from: SciShow Kids: Cheetahs--The Fastest Runners in the World

Still image from: SciShow Kids: Fun Facts About Turkeys

Still image from: SciShow Kids: Getting Ready for Hibernation

Still image from: SciShow Kids: Meet the Microanimals

Still image from: SciShow Kids: Migrations--Big Animal Trips

Still image from: SciShow Kids: Narwhals--Unicorns of the Sea

Still image from: SciShow Kids: Oh Rats

Still image from: SciShow Kids: Ravens Are Super Smart

Still image from: SciShow Kids: Roar--Meet the Big Cats

Still image from: SciShow Kids: Save the Rhinos

Still image from: SciShow Kids: Super Sharks

Still image from: SciShow Kids: The Biggest Rodent

Still image from: SciShow Kids: The Outrageous Octopus

Still image from: SciShow Kids: The Real Animals of Madagascar--Animal Science for Kids

Still image from: SciShow Kids: Where Do Pearls Come From?

Still image from: SciShow Kids: Who Knew? Amazing Owl Facts

Still image from: SciShow Kids: Why Do Dogs Pant?

Still image from: SciShow Kids: Why Do Squirrels Dig?

Still image from: SciShow Kids: Why Don't Woodpeckers' Heads Hurt?

Still image from: SciShow Kids: Worms Are Wonderful

Still image from: SciShow: 3 Odd Facts About Pigeons

Closeup of a sea lion's head. Caption: The future of this pup could depend on our learning

Person shaking seeds out of the head of a plant into their hand. Caption: Even the smallest seed contains everything needed to grow

Bird with a brown body, drooping white neck, and splayed tail feathers stands in front of a smaller, plain brown bird. Caption: If a female is interested, she lets him know it

Two spiders facing each other on a leaf. Caption: To win a mate, the males must perform an elaborate dance,

Still image from: Short Takes With Naturalist Rudy Mancke: Carpenter Bee

Still image from: Short Takes With Naturalist Rudy Mancke: Polyphemus Moth Cocoon

Still image from: Short Takes With Naturalist Rudy Mancke: Vireo Nest

Still image from: StoryMakers With Carmen Agra Deedy ("Wombat Said Come In")

Still image from: StoryMakers With Will Jess Brallier ("Booker the Library Bat")

Two elephants are standing on the muddy river banks. A third elephant is sitting beside them. Caption: that elephants produce to warn others of nearby predators.

Still image from: Summer in the Meadow: Diary of a Vanishing World

Still image from: Super Animals: Amazing Acrobats

Still image from: Super Animals: Funky Fliers

Still image from: Super Animals: Marvelous Minis

Still image from: Super Animals: Super Sharks

Still image from: Super Animals: Super Speedsters

Still image from: Super Animals: Super Stealth

Still image from: Super Animals: Super Strength

Still image from: Super Animals: Super Vision

Still image from: Super Animals: Team Players

Still image from: Super Animals: Underwater Wonders

Still image from: Super Animals: X-traordinarily Odd Animals

Still image from: Super Animals: X-Treme Adapters

Small, furry animal with a pointed head and nose. Caption: meerkats emerge just after sunrise.

Taxidermized female lions in a museum. Caption: are two of the most famous specimens at the Field Museum,

Cartoon of a group of large cat-like animals with two protruding fangs. Caption: (narrator) This tells us a little about the life of baby saber-tooths.

Still image from: The Hunt: Living With Predators

Magic school bus in alligator form in the water with two live alligators. Caption: We're in hot water, you mean.

Cartoon characters with faces and the bodies of pigeons sitting on the window ledge of a high-rise building. Caption: We'd better get back to the others.

Bird perched in a tree. Caption: That would be evidence of habitat adaptation.

Graphic of four islands close to each other. Each island has lizards on it. Caption: evolved independently on each island.

Graphic of island with birds that are similar except for coloring. Caption: They had become distinct species.

Multi-sailed ship on the ocean as seen from above. Caption: Darwin jumped at the chance to sail around the world

Four animal puppets playing instruments on the bank of a river. Spanish captions.

Animal puppets in front of the backdrop of a barn. Spanish captions.

Animal puppet speaking. Spanish captions.

Three animal puppets. Spanish captions.

Animal puppet wears a bow tie and stands in front of a stage. Puppets on stage face to the side in front of a backdrop that depicts a path through the forest. Marquee above the stage reads, "Hoy, La Traidora." Spanish caption. El secreto del perro había sido revelado.

Animal puppet in front of a building. Spanish captions.

Colorful puppets on a jungle themed stage. Spanish captions.

Two puppets facing each other. Spanish captions.

Two puppets, one in a hazmat suit. Spanish captions.

Five puppets on a stage. Spanish captions.

Three puppets on a stage, two of them dancing. Spanish captions.

Sloth puppet laying on its side. Spanish captions.

Two puppets singing. Spanish captions.

Animal puppets in front of the backdrop of a jungle. Spanish captions.

Puppet of a bat handing upside down holding a microphone and wearing a Santa hat. Spanish captions.

One puppet tells a story while a group listens to him. Spanish captions.

Two colorful puppets. Spanish captions.

A puppet standing in a staged bathroom. Spanish captions.

A bat puppet hanging upside down on stage holding a microphone. Spanish captions.

A sloth puppet laying on his side with other puppets around him. Spanish captions.

Face of puppet. Spanish captions.

Three puppets on a stage. Spanish captions.

Two puppets talking to each other. Spanish captions.

Two puppets, one wearing a superhero costume. Spanish captions.

Three puppets walking down a road talking. Spanish captions.

A girl puppet talking to another puppet. Spanish captions.

Three puppets talking by the water. Spanish captions.

A bird puppet wearing glasses. Spanish captions.

Llama puppet and pig puppet talking. Spanish captions.

A puppet walking past a store front. Spanish captions.

Still image from: Through the Garden Gate: A Diary of the English Countryside

A walrus poking its head out of ice water. Caption: (female) It's neat to see something so big, so caring.

A person looking up at a pair of primates in the trees. Caption: That's why scientists are interested in studying them.

Illustration of a monkey's tail wrapped around a branch. Caption: If you're a monkey, you hang from a tree by your tail.

Cow grazing in the snow. Spanish captions.

Closeup of a bird on a branch. The bird has a light-colored body and a dark head. Caption: where they're evolving right before our eyes,

Still image from: What's Wild: Carrion Beetle

Still image from: What's Wild: Fox Squirrel

Closeup of a bird with a hot pink head and brown body perching on a branch.

Man wearing a black Columbus Zoo polo speaks to us as he stands in front of an ostrich enclosure. Text reads, "Columbus Zoo."

Closeup of two gibbons hanging from the branches of a bare tree trunk.

Still image from: Wild About Animals: Alaska

Still image from: Wild About Animals: Australia

Still image from: Wild About Animals: Giraffes, Monkeys, and Penguins

Still image from: Wild About Animals: New Zealand

Still image from: Wild About Animals: Pelicans, Sea Stars, and Snakes

Still image from: Wild About Animals: The Pacific Northwest

Closeup of the partially decayed carcass of a bat on the ground. Caption: In caves, everything is food for something else.

Closeup of ants swarming over a beetle. Caption: And they also kill each other in battles over turf.

Ants crawling on the ground. Caption: (Greene) One thing we're learning more and more about ant colonies

Closeup of a black and yellow insect with stripes on the thorax. Caption: finds a European honeybee colony and marks its location

Many iguanas sunning themselves on rock outcroppings next to the ocean. Caption: Some of the hatchlings stay together

A group of small, rodent-like animals. Caption: the meerkats move in on the adder.

Octopus underwater, limbs spread. Caption: he's a very successful, voracious predator.

Reddish spotted octopus underwater, limbs spread. Caption: that is actually a deadly web to snare prey.

A white bird flying in the sky. Caption: Food is so scarce, this own can go 40 days between meals.

Closeup of a spider's web. Caption: Spider silk is the strongest fiber in nature…

Two furry animals fight each other. Caption: But these devils may be in a losing battle.

Digital art. In a frame, a green and orange goat falls stiffly sideways, looking shocked. Text reads, “Fainting goat.”

Smiling girl stands in front of a table with a pig on top of it. The pig is eating something and wears a red harness. Above him reads the text, “8 Amazing Pig Facts!”

Sepia-toned photo. Two bats fly against a blurry backdrop.

Girl stands in front of a digital art science-themed tent. She holds up her hands and smiles next to the text, “Baaaaaa-mazing sheep.”

Against a tropical background with palm trees, a green river, and a sloth, a girl stands in the foreground, looking for something with binoculars.

Digital art. Falcon faces a cheetah, competitively smiling at each other. The headline reads, “Wild Explorers presents The Ultimate Speed Showdown World Championship. Watch now.” Below them in red banners reads the text, “Falcon vs. Cheetah. See who is the fastest on the planet!”

Girl looks up at a falcon sitting atop an arched perch on the table in front of her. Text reads, “The name peregrine falcon means ‘wanderer!’”

Blond fox scampers towards us; its eyes are large with curiosity.

With a surprised look, a girl gently holds a skunk in her arms.

Girl holds her hands up in curiosity standing in front of a photo of a giant panda chewing on a carrot.