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Amphibians This video segment from IdahoPTV's D4K points out what it means to be cold-blooded. A frog's life cycle is revealed as well as why it croaks, why it hibernates, and how it catches its prey. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript	4-6	Video
Arctic Summer See the many birds that spend their summer in the Arctic in this video segment from Nature. Accessibility features: Transcript	6-12	Video
As the Crow Flies In this video from Nature researchers from the University of Washington conduct a long-term experiment to see if crows can pass information down from one generation to the next. Accessibility features: Transcript	8-12	Video
Bears This video segment from IdahoPTV's D4K shows bears' adaptations for eating. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript	4-6	Video
Beavers This video segment explores the world of the beaver, including the biology of the species and, more importantly, its ability to transform an ecosystem for its own benefit. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript	K-5	Video
Beyond the Present This video from The Human Spark provides a look at humans' unique ability to reflect upon events that have happened in the past and think about things that could possibly happen in the future. Accessibility features: Transcript	5-12	Video
Bird Migration This video segment from IdahoPTV's D4K discusses the purpose of migration and shows researchers and students working together to study bird migration at the Idaho Bird Observatory. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript	4-6	Video
Birds of Kundha Kulam In this Nature video, learn about the extraordinary impact that birds have on the agriculture of a small Indian community. Accessibility features: Transcript	6-12	Video
Birds of Prey This video segment from IdahoPTV's D4K defines birds of prey and explains what characteristics they have that identify them as a raptor and help them catch their prey. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript	4-6	Video
The Brain This video segment from IdahoPTV's D4K explores the anatomy of the brain and how your brain interacts with the rest of your body. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript	4-6	Video
Cooperation Over Competition In this video from The Human Spark, scientists discuss what may be the uniquely “human spark” which separates us from animals: our ability to communicate, cooperate, and collaborate with others. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Desert Biome This video segment from NOVA: "A Desert Place" describes the physical characteristics and organisms that define the desert biome. Accessibility features: Audio Description, Caption, Transcript	3-12	Video
Destructive Forces In this video segment from Nature, scientists question how animals mysteriously survive natural disasters. Accessibility features: Transcript	6-12	Video
Elk This video segment from IdahoPTV's D4K describes the yearly life cycle of elk and follows them from their winter habitat to their summer habitat and back. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript	4-6	Video
Endangered Species This video segment from IdahoPTV's D4K explores the many reasons why animals become endangered or become extinct. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript	4-6	Video
Feeding Time In this video from Nature, watch how ravens’ smarts can be observed in many situations, such as when they hunt and store food. Accessibility features: Transcript	6-12	Video
Fish Research This video segment from IdahoPTV's D4K explains the Chinook salmon's life cycle in the Pacific Northwest and why it is an endangered species. A fisheries biologist takes students through some steps of fish research with explanations of the kinds of information biologists gather to perhaps help manage fish recovery. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript	4-6	Video
Floral Arrangements Explore a few of the ways plants pollinate each other in this video segment from Sexual Encounters of a Floral Kind. Accessibility features: Audio Description, Caption, Transcript	6-12	Video
Food Is Fuel This video excerpt from NOVA scienceNOW examines the energy and nutrient content of a cupcake and a rat. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript	6-12	Video
Forests This video segment from IdahoPTV's D4K describes rain, temperate and boreal forests and some of the animals that live in them. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript	4-6	Video
Guess How Whales Hear! This video segment explores how one marine biologist used the scientific process to discover how whales hear. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript	K-5	Video
Hearing This video segment from IdahoPTV's D4K describes the parts of the ear and the path a sound wave makes to your brain. It points out the role of the ear in maintaining balance and why and how to protect your ears. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript	4-6	Video
Hook, Line and Sinker In this video from Nature learn how on the tiny, remote island of New Caledonia, crows are much smarter than anyone ever expected. Accessibility features: Transcript	8-12	Video
How We Learn In this segment from The Human Spark, host Alan Alda observes experiments at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology which demonstrate how differently human children and orangutans learn how to complete tasks. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Human vs. Chimp Thinking This video segment from The Human Spark features a discussion about how human thought differs from that of chimpanzees. Accessibility features: Transcript	5-12	Video
Hungry Beasts Learn about the wildebeest and locusts on the move in this video segment from Nature. Accessibility features: Transcript	6-12	Video
Idaho Fish This video segment from IdahoPTV's D4K introduces Idaho's native fish species, and discusses why some populations are doing fine while others are struggling with declining numbers. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript	4-6	Video
Insight and Imagination Get an overview of how insight and imagination distinguish humans from others in this segment from The Human Spark. Accessibility features: Transcript	5-12	Video
Life in the Water Supply Take a close look at life in one town’s water supply in this video segment from Nature. Accessibility features: Transcript	4-8	Video
Little Brain, Big Journey This Nature video shows the migratory patterns and habits of the Rufous hummingbird. Accessibility features: Transcript	6-12	Video
Masters of Disguise In the face of danger, what's a spineless animal to do? This video segment introduces the concept of camouflage -- how animals achieve it and how this form of disguise benefits both predators and prey. Footage from NOVA: "Animal Impostors." Accessibility features: Audio Description, Caption, Transcript	K-12	Video
A Matter of Size Learn about the brains of a rat, monkey, chimp, and human and why some brains are bigger than others in this video from The Human Spark. Accessibility features: Transcript	5-12	Video
Migration of the Monarch This video segment from NOVA: "The Mystery of Animal Pathfinders" explores the migratorial exploits of monarch butterflies. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript	3-8	Video
Monarch Migration This video from Nature features the start of the monarch butterfly’s northward trek. Accessibility features: Transcript	6-12	Video
Monkey See, Monkey Do Through experimentation, scientists at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center in Atlanta demonstrate how chimps faithfully transmit learned behaviors from one chimp to another. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Monkey See, Monkey Take In this video segment from The Human Spark, an experiment is done that indicates monkeys have a working notion of other minds. Accessibility features: Transcript	5-12	Video
Mountain Goat This video segment from IdahoPTV's D4K introduces us to life of mountain goats on high rocky peaks. It describes the adaptations mountain goats have for living on rocks. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript	4-6	Video
Nutrition This video segment from IdahoPTV's D4K defines the 6 nutrients, explains what each one does for our body and demonstrates the path food takes in our bodies Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript	4-6	Video
Owls This video segment from IdahoPTV's D4K discusses the physical adaptations of owls for hunting their prey. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript	4-6	Video
The Pigeon Express This video segment from Nature profiles a small business in which homing pigeons play a central role. Accessibility features: Transcript	6-12	Video
Planetary Moves This video segment from Nature offers an introduction to four species’ migratory patterns. Accessibility features: Transcript	6-12	Video
Raven Adaptability This video segment from Nature features ravens, the most intelligent birds in the crow family. Accessibility features: Transcript	6-12	Video
The Roost Learn how ravens benefit from sharing information and working together in this video segment from Nature. Accessibility features: Transcript	6-12	Video
Smell This short video segment from IdahoPTV's D4K explains how a scent particle moves from your nose to a nerve cell which sends a signal to your brain. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript	4-6	Video
Snakes This video segment from IdahoPTV's D4K describes the adaptations, anatomy, natural history and types of snakes. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript	4-6	Video
Taste This short video segment from IdahoPTV's D4K illustrates the anatomy of the tongue, showing how it works to help you taste sweet, sour, bitter, and salty food items. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript	4-6	Video
Teeth This video segment from IdahoPTV's D4K takes you to the dentist where you discover the different types of teeth animals have, how many teeth and the kinds humans have, the parts of a tooth and how to keep your teeth healthy. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript	4-6	Video
Testing Intelligence In this video segment from Nature, scientific experiments test how ravens think. Accessibility features: Transcript	6-12	Video
Thinking About Thinking This video from The Human Spark features a discussion about the ability of humans to think about others' thoughts. Accessibility features: Transcript	5-12	Video
Touch This short video segment from IdahoPTV's D4K shows a cross section of the body's largest organ, skin, and explains that it has at least 7 different kinds of sensors. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript	4-6	Video
Venom: A Viper’s Deadly Weapon This video excerpt from NOVA: “Venom: Nature’s Killer” explains how venom enters a human body and causes it to shutdown. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript	9-12	Video
Waves of Destruction Learn about the anatomy of a tsunami in this segment from Nature. Accessibility features: Transcript	6-12	Video
Wolf Research In this video segment from IdahoPTV's D4K you fly with a biologist as they track, trap and radio collar a pack of wolves. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript	4-6	Video
Wolves This video segment from IdahoPTV's D4K defines what it means to be a predator and prey. Explore the life history of the wolf and learn about its many adaptations that help it to catch its prey. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript	4-6	Video
Zoology In this video segment from IdahoPTV's D4K the Zoo Boise Director, Steve Burns, takes us on a tour of Spider monkeys, cockroaches, Red Panda, tigers and Aldabra tortoises, explaining the role of zoos in conservation and breeding endangered species. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript	4-6	Video