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Exploring the World of Toads: Nocturnal Creatures and Fascinating Adaptations
In this video, we explore the fascinating world of toads, nocturnal creatures with rough, dry skin and large protruding eyes. We learn about their unique characteristics, such as their ability to walk instead of jump and their use of...
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Landmarks - Faberge Egg Exhibition
FABERGE EGG EXHIBITION FABERGE EGGS WERE ORIGINALLY THE CREATION OF RUSSIAN JEWELLER CARL FABERG WHO TOOK OVER HIS FATHER S ST. PETERSBURG GOLDSMITH BUSINESS IN 1870. IN 1885 HE WAS APPOINTED THE SUPPLIER TO THE COURT OF HIS IMPERIAL...
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Only In Belgium 1 - Master Chocolate Artists in Belgium
Master Chocolate Artists in Belgium:Belgium's skilled chocolate artists create meticulously sculpted chocolate creations that are almost too beautiful to eat.
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Only In Greece 15 - Turtles vs. Tourists on the Beach
Turtles vs. Tourists on the Beach:On a beach, turtles compete with tourists for space to lay their eggs in between where the tourists sunbathe.
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Only In United Kingdom 12 - Medieval Festival Extravaganza
Medieval Festival Extravaganza:England's Medieval Festival becomes one of the UK's largest period re-enactment extravaganzas, transporting attendees to a bygone era.
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The Magnificent Peacock: Beauty, Behavior, and Facts
The Peacock is a magnificent bird known for its vibrant colors and elaborate tail feathers. Males display their feathers to attract females during mating rituals, while females have more subdued feathers. Peacocks are social creatures...
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Why are There 30 Million Horseshoe Crabs on This Beach?
Every spring, the beaches of Delaware Bay play host to one of the world’s wildest parties. Millions of prehistoric crabs (and hundreds of thousands of birds) converge here. These horseshoe crabs spend most of their lives in the ocean...
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Why Is Food Packaged The Way It Is?
Weird History Food is getting into the packaging of your favorite foods. Sometimes, logical reasons exist for what seem to be frustrating package designs. Who knew that air in chip bags served a purpose? On the other hand, you might be...
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Art and Agriculture: An Artist's Journey on a Small Family Farm
Explore how a lifelong artist incorporates her creative vision into the daily rhythms of a small family farm. Learn about the synergy between her art and agricultural practices, which enhances both the farm's productivity and its visual...
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Asexual reproduction
Reproduction involving just one parent, without the mixing of genetic material with another individual. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions....
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Sperm
Male reproductive cells, also referred to as the male gametes. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science Glossary Films reinforce...
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What is a Fish?
Fish are by far the most diverse of all the vertebrate groups. Discover the shared characteristics that make a fish, a fish. Biology - Animal Kingdom - Learning Points. Fish are aquatic vertebrates. Jellyfish, starfish and other marine...
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Damselfly
From egg to nymph to adult: an introduction to the life cycle of the damselfly. Biology - Animal Kingdom - Learning Points. Damselflies spend the first part of their lives underwater. Damselflies change from aquatic nymphs into winged...
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Poison Arrow Frog
This brightly-coloured frog lays its eggs on the ground and must climb high into the rainforest canopy to transport its young to a watery nursery. How? Biology - Animal Kingdom - Learning Points. Poison arrow frogs have poisonous skin,...
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The Moon and Its Effect On Life
The cycles of the Moon are said to affect reproductive rhythms, from humans to coral. How could this be? Physics - Our Solar System - Learning Points. The Moon exerts a strong influence over life cycles on Earth. Cycles of the Moon have...
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Red-Eyed Tree Frog
Discover why the precarious choice of spawning location means this species' young must make a life-or-death decision as soon as they hatch. Biology - Animal Kingdom - Learning Points. The South American red-eyed tree frog lives in rivers...
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Duck-Billed Platypus
An introduction to the duck-billed platypus - one of the world's few egg-laying mammals. Find out what it looks like, where it lives, and what it eats. Biology - Animal Kingdom - Learning Points. The duck-billed platypus is native to...
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Midwife Toads
A look at the nurturing techniques of the male midwife toad, who is charged with looking after the newborn eggs. Biology - Animal Kingdom - Learning Points. Iberian midwife toads mate from September to March each year. During mating...
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Marbled Salamanders
Why the female marbled salamander must abandon her eggs in order to survive. Biology - Animal Kingdom - Learning Points. Unlike most salamanders, the marbled salamander reproduces entirely on land. The male drops sperm onto the ground...
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Splash Tetras
Discover how splash tetras earned their name from the unusual way they lay their eggs. Biology - Animal Kingdom - Learning Points. Splash tetras lay their eggs on leaves. Male splash tetras find well-protected leaves by leaping out of...
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Caiman
Discover the extraordinary parenting techniques of the broad-snouted and spectacled caimans. Biology - Animal Kingdom - Learning Points. Whether a caiman is male or female depends upon the temperature of the nest during its early...
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Bioaccumulation in Food Chains
Investigating why peregrine falcon populations are threatened by pollution from industry thousands of kilometres away. Biology - Ecosystems - Learning Points. The peregrine falcon lives remotely but is affected by man-made chemicals....
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Ratios: The Maths of Baking
How would you bake the world's biggest cake? The same way as a small one... in ratio, but with increased measures. Maths - Number A Twig Math Film. Reinforce and extend the learning required by the curriculum. Twig’s context films show...
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Migration: Reproduction
Some animals must migrate to reproduce. Pacific salmon migrate thousands of kilometres to spawn - an epic journey which ends in death. Biology - Ecosystems - Learning Points. Pacific salmon migrate thousands of miles to reproduce. Their...