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Why Does Your Cat’s Tongue Feel Like Sandpaper? | Deep Look Video
It’s not vanity. For cats, staying clean is a matter of life and death. And their tongue, specially equipped for the job, is just one of the things that makes cats such successful predators.
This is another installment of the PBS Deep Look series. If no film or link appears in this email, go to the blog to view it by clicking on the blog title above. If the film stops & starts in an annoying manner, press pause (lower left double bars ||) to let it buffer and get ahead of you. [Chuck Almdale]
How Do Pelicans Survive Their Death-Defying Dives? | Deep Look Video
Brown pelicans hit the water at breakneck speed when they catch fish. Performing such dangerous plunges requires technique, equipment, and 30 million years of practice.
This is another installment of the PBS Deep Look series. If no film or link appears in this email, go to the blog to view it by clicking on the blog title above. If the film stops & starts in an annoying manner, press pause (lower left double bars ||) to let it buffer and get ahead of you. [Chuck Almdale]
California kelp forest fishes in the collection, with guests Mary and Amazon | Natural History Museum’s Curiosity Show
We dive into one of LA’s nearby forests, the kelp forest! Off our coast, huge kelp beds thrive and support a whole variety of sea creatures. We tour the fish collection at NHM and meet the rockfish, Garibaldi and bat rays that call the kelp home, as well as some tropical fish and sharks that visit during El Nino.
This comes from the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. If no film or link appears in this email, go to the blog to view it by clicking on the blog title above. If the film stops & starts in an annoying manner, press pause (lower left double bars ||) to let it buffer and get ahead of you. [Chuck Almdale]
We’ve all heard that each and every snowflake is unique. But in a lab in sunny southern California, a physicist has learned to control the way snowflakes grow. Can he really make twins?
This is another installment of the PBS Deep Look series. If no film or link appears in this email, go to the blog to view it by clicking on the blog title above. If the film stops & starts in an annoying manner, press pause (lower left double bars ||) to let it buffer and get ahead of you. [Chuck Almdale]
Bats over Los Angeles with Miguel Ordeñana | Natural History Museum’s Curiosity Show
You might have missed bats in the city, but they’re here, and at NHM we’re seeing new species visit us ever since we planted our Nature Gardens. Or actually, hearing them – Miguel detects bats at night using bat detectors that record and identify their calls. We also visit the bats stored in our mammal collection and learn how they fly and catch insects.
This comes from the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. If no film or link appears in this email, go to the blog to view it by clicking on the blog title above. If the film stops & starts in an annoying manner, press pause (lower left double bars ||) to let it buffer and get ahead of you. [Chuck Almdale]
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