SciShow
Octopuses Have a Favorite Arm
Most humans might be right-handed, but plenty of other animals have a preferred hand (or whatever they've got instead of hands) too. The more general term is lateralization, and it's found in everything from kangaroos to octopuses.
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How Giant Creatures Eat Tiny Meals: 5 Fabulous Filter Feeders
Some of the largest creatures that have ever lived on earth thrive by eating tiny prey. Why don’t they eat bigger fish, and how can they even consume these things they can barely see? Here are 5 creatures that grow to be giants by eating...
TED Talks
TED: What a living whale is worth -- and why the economy should protect nature | Ralph Chami
How much is one living blue whale worth in the fight against climate change? A lot more than you may think, says financial economist Ralph Chami. He explains the value of bringing the language of dollars and cents to conservation -- and...
SciShow
SciShow Quiz Show with Phil Plait: Sperm, Whales, and Sperm Whales
Hank and Phil Plait dive deep into questions about gametes and sea mammals in this episode of SciShow Quiz Show!
SciShow
7 Animals with Really Wild Tongues
They’re sticky, they’re stretchy, they’re just plain long—here are seven of the most interesting tongues in the animal kingdom! chapters CHAMELEONS 0:51 TUBE-LIPPED NECTAR BATS 2:16 WOODPECKER TONGUE Popular Science Monthly illustration,...
SciShow
How Giant Creatures Eat Tiny Meals: 5 Fabulous Filter Feeders
Some of the largest creatures that have ever lived on earth thrive by eating tiny prey. Why don’t they eat bigger fish, and how can they even consume these things they can barely see? Here are 5 creatures that grow to be giants by eating...
TED Talks
TED: Dragonflies that fly across oceans | Charles Anderson
While living and working as a marine biologist in Maldives, Charles Anderson noticed sudden explosions of dragonflies at certain times of year. He explains how he carefully tracked the path of a plain, little dragonfly called the globe...
SciShow
Why Don't Whales Deafen Themselves?
Whales have a lot of the same ear parts as humans, but they are capable of making sounds that could easily shatter a human's eardrums. So why are they seemingly immune from their own sense-shattering sounds?
SciShow
Blue Whales and The Smartphone Morality Experiment
Hank shares news about the biggest animal in the history of ever -- blue whales -- and explains the lessons learned in a new study of human morality, using smartphones.
Curated Video
Volume – Did you know?
Did you know that the blue whale is so loud that its calls can be heard underwater for hundreds of kilometres? Physical processes - Sound - Volume Learning Points Blue whales are one of the loudest animals on Earth. A Twig Tidbit Film -...
Curated Video
The Music of Nature: Understanding Animal Sounds and Communication
Dive into the fascinating world of animal communication and explore how different species use sound to interact and survive. From dogs reacting to music, to birds singing complex melodies for territory and mating, and whales producing...
Next Animation Studio
Large number of blue whales found in South Georgia waters
Researchers from the British Antarctic Survey have found an increase of blue whales around the island of South Georgia near Antarctica.
Curated Video
Ocean's Loudest Voices Fall Silent in Unprecedented Marine Crisis
New ReviewMarine scientists report a dramatic drop in underwater soundscapes as key ocean species fall silent, signaling a growing ecological crisis with potentially irreversible consequences for marine life.
Curated Video
Blue whales stop singing as oceans die
New ReviewEarth's largest animals have mysteriously gone silent as catastrophic ocean heat waves devastate their food sources. Scientists have documented a 40% drop in blue whale communications, with these magnificent creatures abandoning their...
Curated Video
The Secret World of Whales Revealed in Close-Up Underwater Footage
Dive into the deep and witness the awe-inspiring grace of whales in their natural habitat—captured in stunning underwater footage that reveals their immense beauty and gentle presence beneath the waves. For more videos like this, don’t...
Curated OER
Blue Whale
Staring out onto the ocean is often soothing and calm, but take a dip beneath the waters to find plenty of sounds and activity! This video clip studies the sounds of blue whales. Find out what their pulsing sounds might mean in this...
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Blue Whale Barrel Roll
Blue whales can grow to 90 feet! "That's longer than a tennis court. Getting that big requires a lot of fuel," says Jeremy Goldbogen, a postdoctoral researcher at the Cascadia Research Collective. That's why Goldbogen studies the whales'...
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Blue Whale Barrel Roll Caught on Camera
Biologists are using data tags and a National Geographic Crittercam to study the dining habits of the largest animal on the planet.