Curated Video
Species-saving Diego returning to original habitat
A 100-year-old tortoise called Diego is responsible for the fertilization of 800 offspring and for contributing substantially to the salvation of one of the species of giant tortoise in the Galapagos Islands.
Bridgeman Arts
Beach, fishermen and wildlife in Martinique, Antilles, 1950s
Clip 5 from 'Paradis Antillais', a 1950s documentary about Martinique, the Antilles and the West Indies. In this clip, fishermen sort through their catch on the beach. Women wash clothes by the stream. A mongoose and a serpent fight to...
Curated Video
Artist Damien Hirst puts on display in the Wallace Collection
AP Television
London, 13 October 2009
1. Exterior of Wallace Collection building
2. Tilt down Wallace Collection building
3. Tilt down of Damien Hirst 'No Love Lost' banner
4. Various of Skull 2008 painting
5. Mid of Dame Rosalind...
Curated Video
A seven-year old boy in the Kandal province of Cambodia has a rather unusual best friend. Koun Samang has been spending time with his pet reptile since he was born. They are the same age and have hardly been separated in their whole lives.
HEADLINE: Raw Video: Boy's best friend? A giant python
CAPTION: A seven-year old boy in the Kandal province of Cambodia has a rather unusual best friend. Koun Samang has been spending time with his pet reptile since he was born. They are...
Sky News
Warning from charities as popularity of exotic pets soars
VOICED: Now as we all know, a dog is for life, not just for Christmas. But the same is true for more exotic pets, which can find themselves unwanted and abandoned after the festive period. Adele Robinson reports.
SHOWS: Interior shots...
PBS
The Age of Reptiles in Three Acts
Reptiles survived the largest extinction event on the planet and then they grew into the most dominant class of the Mesozoic Era. They quickly evolved into giants on land, sea, and air. In an episode of the PBS Eons series viewers learn...
Curated OER
Reptiles
Did you know that reptile species outnumber mammals? Reptiles include snakes, turtles, and lizards. Watch this video to learn a few more interesting facts.
Curated OER
Reptiles - NatGeo Best Photos
This video slide show includes vibrant photographs of various reptiles. From snakes to turtles, this slide show will definitely rattle your scales.
TED-Ed
How Turtle Shells Evolved... Twice
How do turtle shells form? Scholars explore the evolution of turtle shells and learn about how they form from many different bones before relating the process to cell differentiation in an organism. Pupils also look at different turtle...
PBS
When the Synapsids Struck Back
As environments change so must their inhabitants, or extinction will prevail. An in-depth look at the evolution of the synapsids shows how one group overcame environmental changes and survived. The video lesson from the PBS Eon series...
Nature League
Adaptations at Animal Wonders - Field Trip
The word camouflage was first found use in English in the 1917 edition of Popular Science magazine. Camouflage, along with many other variations, star in the second video in a four-part series about adaptations. Join the virtual...
PBS
FAQs From Our First Year
After a year of PBS Eons videos, viewers raised some excellent points and questions. The hosts highlight the most common including classification of animals, when a new eon starts, how to pronounce scientific terms, and many other...
The Brain Scoop
Crocodiles vs. Alligators
Crocodile or alligator? The answer is in the bite! There are many characteristics that distinguish a crocodile from an alligator including the overbite of an alligator that contrasts with the underbite of the crocodile. Part of a larger...
Be Smart
Tuatara All the Way Down: Face to Face with a Living Fossil!
Change is good ... unless you're a tuatara! Meet Earth's oldest surviving reptile species in a fun video from an extensive science playlist. Content includes why the tuatara did not evolve and its unique anatomy.
Be Smart
How Evolution Turned a Possum into a Wolf
Do bats really have thumbs? Explore this, and many other intriguing topics using a short video from a great science series. Viewers learn to differentiate between analogous and homologous structures, why natural selection favors traits...
PBS
The Biggest Thing That Ever Flew
Imagine a reptile the size of a giraffe that flies across oceans. This reptile, quetzalcoatlus, existed, and scientists continue to learn more about this fascinating creature. The video, part of the Eons series, explains where the...
The Brain Scoop
Dimetrodon Is Not A Dinosaur
Dimetrodon—the dinosaur that wasn't really a dinosaur! Explore the facts about an animal that lived before the Jurassic era with a fact-filled video from Brain Scoop. The narrator shows dimetrodon's characteristics, its common...
The Brain Scoop
The Origin of Mammal Movement: Harvard Adventures, Part I
It may be difficult for some humans to walk and chew gum at the same time ... but reptiles can't breathe while running at all! Compare the skeletal systems of reptiles and mammals in the first installment of Brain Scoop's fossils and...
FuseSchool
Animal Classification
So many animals, so many characteristics—how do we classify them all? A short tour of taxonomy awaits within a helpful Fuse School video on Evolution. Science scholars see how scientists sort animals into the main classes and what traits...
Crash Course
Chordates
Did you know that coelacanths, a living chordate fossil, can live at an ocean depth of 2,300 feet, grow to be 6.5 feet long, and weigh almost 200 pounds? The narrator of a video series on evolution continues his way up the evolutionary...
Curated OER
Lizards, Snakes, and Poisonous Animals in the Deserts of Australia
Australia has more lizards than any other country. Learners have an opportunity to get up close to one type, the goanna lizard, with a short video about how this speedy reptile survives under the harsh conditions of the outback. Viewers...
Curated OER
Dinosaur Supremacy
With very little water, watch how a particular type of dinosaur has learned to adapt to the dry environment. This video displays other impressive reptiles from our past. Watch to observe these ancient creatures!