SciShow
Spider Rain?!!
Hank sets the record straight for us, discussing a rain of spiders in Brazil (!?), a new virus that has the internet all a-twitter, and another asteroid recently found to have hit the Earth (not the one in Siberia!) - are you ready for...
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Why Don't Sleeping Bats Fall Down?
Bats sleep upside down, so how come they don't fall? Turns out that they've got some unusual legs.
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The Scary American Bat Die-Off
In North America, bats are in mortal danger, and the poor little guys can't even activate their own Bat-Signal to call for help. A terrible infection is ravaging their populations, and it's as serious as a heart attack. Hank has the...
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SciShow Quiz Show: Invest in Your Digestion!
It's Green vs. Green in this week's quiz show as Hank battles Katherine to see who takes home all the marriage points.
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10 Bizarre Ways to Avoid Being Dinner
If you’re a wild animal, you might spend your days actively trying to NOT become another animal's dinner. And some animals have come up with some pretty bizarre strategies to stay safe.
TED-Ed
How does ultrasound work? | Jacques S. Abramowicz
In a dark cave, bats can't see much. But even with their eyes shut, they can navigate rocky topography at incredible speeds. This is because bats aren't just guided by their eyes, but rather, by their ears. It may seem impossible to see...
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Attack of the Brain-Eating Killer Songbirds
Zombies aren't coming for you brains, but for an unfortunate species of bats, the terror of seemingly sweet songbirds developing a taste for brains is a horrific reality.
MinuteEarth
Why People Hate Hyenas
Throughout history and around the world, most people dislike hyenas. But why?
SciShow
Why Do Bats Carry So Many Dangerous Diseases?
Bats are amazing and not just because they're the only mammal that can fly! But they also carry a lot of diseases that are dangerous to humans, and while that is definitely not their fault, there is actually a lot we can learn from their...
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These Bats Make Tiny Snow Caves
One might not think that snow could help anything stay warm through a harsh winter, but these tiny bats have found a way to utilize the insulation provided by the snow: they make little forts to wait out the winter.
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The Bizarre World of Animal Flight | Compilation
Flying is a great way to get around, but humans have only been doing it for a little over a century. Let’s revisit six SciShow videos exploring the world of flying non-human animals, which includes some species that you might not expect!
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How Studying Animals Is Helping Us Make Better Drones
Drone technology has advanced a lot in the last few decades, but our flying robots still have a lot to learn about navigation, agility, and adaptability from animals that have been flying for millions of years.
SciShow
Altruism
Hank explains the evolutionary basis for altruistic behavior in animals, including vampire bats!
SciShow Kids
Echolocation: Seeing with Sound! | Amazing Animal Senses | SciShow Kids
Squeaks and Mister Brown learn all about echolocation, and how animals use it to sense things! First Grade Next Generation Science Standards Crosscutting Concept: Structure and Function: The way an object is shaped or structured...
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How Some People Echolocate Like Bats
Animals like bats and dolphins navigate the world using echolocation, but there’s also another animal capable of such a feat: humans.
SciShow Kids
Flowers and Their Pollinators: A Perfect Match!
Mister Brown and Squeaks take a look at some flowers and their pollinators, and learn about special structures that help them work together perfectly! Performance Expectation: 1-LS1-1. Use materials to design a solution to a human...
SciShow
The Carnivorous Plants That Gave Up Meat for Poop
Seymour might have had better luck had he raised one of these Bornean plants instead of a giant Venus flytrap. Instead of evolving to eat animals, they’ve evolved to play nice in exchange for their nutrient rich feces.
TED-Ed
Why bats don't get sick | Arinjay Banerjee
Consider a bat that is infected with several deadly viruses, including ones that cause rabies, SARS, and Ebola. While this diagnosis would be lethal for other mammals, the winged wonder is totally unfazed, and may even spend the next 30...
MinuteEarth
Why do Bats Transmit So Many Diseases Like Ebola?
Why do Bats Transmit So Many Diseases Like Ebola
TED-Ed
TED-ED: Why do animals form swarms? - Maria R. D'Orsogna
When many individual organisms come together and move as one entity, that's a swarm. From a handful of birds to billions of insects, swarms can be almost any size. They have no leader, and members interact only with their neighbors or...
SciShow Kids
3 Fun Facts About Bats!
You don’t have to be Batman to think bats are awesome! Learn some fun facts about these furry flying mammals.
Bizarre Beasts
No Other Birds Do What This Bird Does
New ReviewOilbirds come out at night, live in caves in huge colonies, and echolocate, but they aren't bats! Why would this South American bird have evolved to be so similar to our favorite flying mammals of the night?
Bizarre Beasts
How This Bat Learned To Fish
New ReviewThe greater bulldog bat lives in Central and South America where it uses its enormous feet to catch fish right out of the water.
Curated Video
Derby & Rookie: The Trenton Thunder Baseball Batdogs
The Trenton Thunder, a minor league baseball affiliate of the NY Yankees, has an unusual way of getting through the dog days of summer. Meet Batdog Derby and his son Rookie, a Batdog in training. During the first inning of every Thunder...