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Crash Course Zoology
What is an Animal?
Season 1
Episode 1
So what is an animal anyway? In our inaugural episode of Crash Course Zoology, we’ll endeavor to answer just that because as it turns out, it’s complicated! But before we get there we’ll need to introduce you to zoology more broadly, tell you about taxonomy, and then we’ll get to phylogenetics.
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12:32
We try to answer mysteries from DNA sequences to where all the baby eels are!
12:42
We discuss how animals use senses to explore their environment and communicate.
12:39
We walk through the history of eyes, how they work, and vision's evolutionary advantage.
12:45
We take a closer look at brains, how animals use them, and how some evolved to lose them.
13:35
We explore carnivores, herbivores, and omnivores and how animals help redefine food.
