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The flock of ganders is swimming in the water. Caption: These ganders are far more adventurous.

From above, we see nine people assisting a large lion into a CAT scan machine.

Man in a Columbus Zoo and Aquarium Staff polo shirt speaks to us in front of a manatee habitat.

Three people stand around a horse. One holds the reins of the horse. A smiling person wearing a helmet is mounted on the horse. Caption: and I get to watch the riders benefit from her therapy.

Computer rendering of a kangaroo rat skeleton showing its arched spine and large skull.

Video shows a light gray background.

Person reaches out to open a cage with a polar bear at the Columbus Zoo.

Black and white photo of ancient rock drawings, including a kangaroo, deer, and a lot of scribbles.

Two rat like creatures are seen fighting. Caption: Illustration by Velizar Simeonovski, copyright Darin Croft. From horned armadillos and rafting monkeys: The fascinating fossil mammals of South America.

An illustration of a Daphoenus Demilo.

A panda eating bamboo shoots.

Illustration shows an interpretation of how a hell pig would look like in the desert. The pig looks like a longer warthog with a long nose and prominent cheekbones.

Woman stands in front of a black backdrop like she's doing an interview.

An illustration depicts an extinct animal, the Giant Lemur.

Woman talks to us in front of a black background like she's doing an interview.

A group of four legged terrestrial creatures. Caption: Synapsids.

An aerial view of the archipelago in Florida. Caption: It is spectacular scenery, and I can never get enough.

At the Columbus Zoo, a technician kneels to clean the hoof of a giraffe.

Still image from: Gopher Tortoise: Secrets of the Burrow

Cycle showing eggs leading to tadpole; tadpole developing back legs and keeping tail; tadpole developing all four legs, losing some of the tail, and looking more like a frog; to an adult frog who produces eggs. Caption: to watch what happens to the eggs.

Man wearing sunglasses and a baseball cap sits next to a person who has their back towards us. They sit in an open vehicle in the Serengeti. In the distance is a group of wild animals.

Still image from: In the Wild With Bears

Sea lion props itself up on a deck in front of man who squats under a canopy next to a pool of water.

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.

Man talks to us next to a framed image that looks like roots in the ground.

Man in glasses parts lips in mid-speech. Bookshelves and art supplies line walls in background. Title card reads, "How to fly. Stay in the air."

Closeup of a wolf pup with its hind legs up as a person in the foreground checks it.

Woman uses sign language in front of a 2-page view of a storybook with a color illustration of a giraffe looking down at a young boy in a green shirt. In the top left corner is an illustration of the sign for giraffe.

An Octopus holding on to a bottle. Caption: Each arm has upto 200 suckers.

Still image from: Origin of Everything: Why Do People Have Pets?

Five or six trucks gather around a herd of buffalo in a wide, dry field, appearing to corral the animals near a fence.

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?

Landscape view of a sand dune dotted with grass and sea oats leading out onto the sandy beach and ocean, along which two people are walking alone.

Underwater view of penguins swimming in a tank below text that reads, "Columbus Zoo."

Still image from: Teaching in Room 9: Backpacks, Fossils, Roosters, and More!

Still image from: The Brain Scoop: Rat Dissection--The Cutest Parts Are on the Outside

Still image from: The Brain Scoop: Rose Pest Solutions Tour

Children talk to each other while standing next to a chain-link fence.

Young woman with her hair in a braid stands near a small pond in a park, with palms and tall trees in the background, as she speaks to someone off-screen.

Boy wearing a headlamp speaks to us as he sits on the platform of a bronze statue of a man wearing work pants and boots, near a bright green forest.

Boy with a quizzical facial expression sits on the platform of a bronze statue of a man who wears work pants and boots.

Boy holds up a fabric net while talking. In the background, the thick sloping trunks of cypress trees emerge from still water.

Boy holds up a fabric net while talking. In the background, the thick sloping trunks of cypress trees emerge from still water.

Two turtles swim in shallow light green water.

Digital art. Against a black background, a green wavy line depicting a sound wave moves towards two red lines.

Cartoon image of an open book. Caption: Let's look inside this book and see.

We look over the back of an Okapi as it curves it neck to look back towards us. Text reads, "Columbus Zoo."

A snake on a rock. Caption: All reptiles are cold-blooded,

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.

Woman in a black Columbus Zoo polo smiles at us as she clasps her hands while giraffes and other animals roam in the background. Text reads, "Columbus Zoo."