This course explores a wide range of fascinating topics related to animals, including their behaviors, adaptations, and unique characteristics. By the end of the course, learners will have a deeper understanding of animal biology, behavior, and evolution. The course covers various skills such as critical thinking, observation, and analysis. The teaching method includes a series of engaging lectures by experts in the field, each focusing on a specific aspect of animal life. This course is intended for anyone interested in the natural world and curious about the diverse and incredible creatures that inhabit it.
Overview
Syllabus
Why do cats act so weird? - Tony Buffington.
How does a jellyfish sting? - Neosha S Kashef.
Cannibalism in the animal kingdom - Bill Schutt.
The three different ways mammals give birth - Kate Slabosky.
Why elephants never forget - Alex Gendler.
The history of the world according to cats - Eva-Maria Geigl.
Why do animals have such different lifespans? - Joao Pedro de Magalhaes.
Why the octopus brain is so extraordinary - Cláudio L. Guerra.
Why are sloths so slow? - Kenny Coogan.
Meet the tardigrade, the toughest animal on Earth - Thomas Boothby.
Why isn't the world covered in poop? - Eleanor Slade and Paul Manning.
How do animals experience pain? - Robyn J. Crook.
Mating frenzies, sperm hoards, and brood raids: The life of a fire ant queen - Walter R. Tschinkel.
How smart are dolphins? - Lori Marino.
How do fish make electricity? - Eleanor Nelsen.
The evolution of animal genitalia - Menno Schilthuizen.
How smart are orangutans? - Lu Gao.
A brief history of dogs - David Ian Howe.
Why don’t poisonous animals poison themselves? - Rebecca D. Tarvin.
The otherworldly creatures in the ocean's deepest depths - Lidia Lins.
How do dogs "see" with their noses? - Alexandra Horowitz.
Do animals have language? - Michele Bishop.
Inside the ant colony - Deborah M. Gordon.
The Survival of the Sea Turtle.
No one can figure out how eels have sex - Lucy Cooke.
Why are sharks so awesome? - Tierney Thys.
Inside the minds of animals - Bryan B Rasmussen.
Why can't some birds fly? - Gillian Gibb.
The world’s most dangerous fart - Nick Caruso and Dani Rabaiotti.
How do animals see in the dark? - Anna Stöckl.
How does hibernation work? - Sheena Lee Faherty.
These squids can fly... no, really - Robert Siddall.
Axolotls: The salamanders that snack on each other (but don't die) - Luis Zambrano.
Meet the bluefin tuna, the toughest fish in the sea - Grantly Galland and Raiana McKinney.
Why are blue whales so enormous? - Asha de Vos.
Vultures: The acid-puking, plague-busting heroes of the ecosystem - Kenny Coogan.
Why bats don't get sick - Arinjay Banerjee.
How turtle shells evolved... twice - Judy Cebra Thomas.
The last living members of an extinct species - Jan Stejskal.
The world’s most painful insect sting - Justin Schmidt.
The fish that walk on land - Noah R. Bressman.
Are naked mole rats the strangest mammals? - Thomas Park.
Can you be awake and asleep at the same time? - Masako Tamaki.
How do birds learn to sing? - Partha P. Mitra.
Can animals be deceptive? - Eldridge Adams.
The surprising secrets of hummingbird flight - Kristiina J. Hurme and Alejandro Rico-Guevara.
The sharks that hunt in forests - Luka Seamus Wright.
The lovable (and lethal) sea lion - Claire Simeone.
How to speak monkey: The language of cotton-top tamarins - Anne Savage.
The big-beaked, rock-munching fish that protect coral reefs - Mike Gil.
This sea creature breathes through its butt - Cella Wright.
A year in the life of one of Earth's weirdest animals - Gilad Bino.
Do larger animals take longer to pee? - David L. Hu.
Could you survive the real Twilight Zone? - Philip Renaud and Kenneth Kostel.
Why do animals form swarms? - Maria R. D'Orsogna.
The spear-wielding stork who revolutionized science - Lucy Cooke.
What you can do with an extra jaw - Darien Satterfield.
The incredible, bendable, twistable, expandable elephant trunk - Chase LaDue & Bruce A. Schulte.
Bird migration, a perilous journey - Alyssa Klavans.
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TED-Ed
