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An orange fish with yellow fins swimming up from the ocean floor from between rocks toward the viewer. Caption: in the environment they inhabit.

A roughly tear-drop shaped object with a thin outer layer, a wider middle layer, and a central space. Caption: A gastrula is an embryo made of three cell layers.

The skull of an animal with long, sharp teeth. Caption: And those teeth are incredibly strong.

A white cow with brown spots on its head in a grassy field. Caption: began about 8,000 years ago in three separate locations.

Polar bear on all fours walking in the dark. Caption: It was the cold in fact that created polar bears.

A grizzly bear chasing an animal, moving so quickly the image is blurred. Caption: the grizzly once ruled alone.

Two people standing next to a long, rectangular indoor pool full of small fish. In the background there are many other pools. Caption: They'll be about two years old when we release them

A frog in mid-leap. Caption: (female narrator) Frogs have managed to navigate life on Earth

Human holding a small puppy and looking into its eyes. Caption: According to genetics,

Black hummingbird with a white breast in flight. The wings are blurry because they are moving so fast. Caption: And it's no wonder they eat so much.

A baby elephant being helped to its feet by the trunk of an adult elephant. Caption: If all goes well, they'll share in the mothering.

Dog laying at the front of a doghouse with a sign attached with Caption: sad dog. Food bowl is upside down by his head, chain attached to the ground and the dog. Caption: He's on a short chain.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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,

Snake slithering down a thin branch. Caption: looking for snakes and frogs and salamander

People walking through a cave. Caption: And try and set your feet without dragging your shoes

Three people in a dark cave wearing headlamps. Caption: There are so many bats in here.

Closeup of an animal with a pointed snout, large claws, and overlapping scales covering its body. Caption: They are covered in keratin scales,

Person turning the page of a book with detailed illustrations. The turning of the page. Caption: revealing a new page every week,

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.

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.

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.

Three wolves in the snow. Caption: He's one of the oldest in the northern range,

Cartoon of an ant carrying a large piece of food.

An illustration of an anteater with spectacles.

An illustration of an armadillo in the wilderness.

An illustration of a bat inside a cave.

An illustration of a bear sitting next to a waterbody.

Cartoon of a beaver next to a river.

Cartoon of A bee flying in a house.

An illustration of a Bison.

An illustration of a black panther.

Cartoon of a butterfly flying in flowers.

Cartoon of a camel in the desert standing in front of a pool of water.

An illustration of a cat inside the house.

Cartoon of a caterpillar on a grape vine.

An illustration of a Chameleon.

Cartoon of a chick on a farm.

Cartoon of a flying cicada.

An illustration of a cow.

An illustration of a crab.

Cartoon of a crocodile swimming in the water.

Cartoon of a deer in the forest.

Cartoon of a dog in a yard.

Cartoon of a dolphin swimming in the water.

An illustration of a donkey.

Cartoon of a dragon fly flying over a pond.

A bird with long wing.

Cartoon of an elephant in a pool of water.

Cartoon of a fly landing on a plate of leftover food.

An illustration of a fox.

Cartoon of a frog on a lily pad.

Cartoon of a giraffe under trees.

Cartoon of a goldfish swimming underwater next to a treasure chest.

An illustration of a gorilla in a forest.

Cartoon of a grasshopper in dry grass.

An illustration of an hamster looking at a box.

An illustration of an hermit crab in the sea.

Cartoon of a hippopotamus on the banks of a river.

Cartoon of a horse in a field.

Cartoon of an animal with horns in foliage.

An illustration of a hyena.

Cartoon of a jelly fish swimming underwater.

Cartoon of a kangaroo with a baby in its pouch.

An illustration of a koala on a tree.

Cartoon of a ladybug flying among plants.

Cartoon of a lion under a tree.

An illustration of a lizard standing near a wall.

Cartoon of a llama on a terraced hillside covered in flowers.

An illustration of a meerkat standing on two legs.

An illustration of a mole.

An illustration of a monkey on tree top.

Cartoon of a flying mosquito.

An illustration of a mouse in the house.

An illustration of an octopus in the sea.

An illustration of an orca jumping out of the water.

A bird with long reddish neck, a small and wide bill, and small wings, on a barren land. The bird has big eyes with thick eyelashes.

Cartoon of an owl on a branch.

Cartoon of a panda in a tree surrounded by bamboo.

An illustration of a parrot in an island.

Cartoon of a peacock with tail feathers displayed.

Cartoon of a penguin at the north pole.

Cartoon of a pig with mud on its belly next to a mud pit.

An illustration of a pigeon on the street.

An illustration of a platypus standing near a river.

Cartoon of a polar bear on ice.

An illustration of a rabit peaking out a hole.

Cartoon of a raccoon next to trash cans.

An illustration of a reindeer in a forest covered in snow.

Cartoon of a rhinoceros in natural habitat.

An illustration of rooster.

An illustration of a scorpion.

Cartoon of a sea horse swimming underwater.

An illustration of a seagull

Cartoon of a shark swimming next to an underwater shipwreck.

Cartoon of a sheep in a field.

An illustration of a skunk near a river.

An illustration of a sloth hanging head down from a tree branch.

Cartoon of a squirrel in an autumn forest.

An illustration of a stingray jumping out of water.

Cartoon of two swans on the water.

An illustration of a tiger in the woods.

Cartoon of a turtle next to a head of lettuce and a piece of fruit.

An illustration of a vulture.

Cartoon of a whale swimming in the ocean.

Cartoon of a wolf in an autumn forest.

Cartoon of a woodpecker perched on a tree.

Cartoon of a zebra in natural habitat.