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Zoology: Understanding the Animal World

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English
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12 hours 26 minutes
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Beginner

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Join a zoologist at the Smithsonian's National Zoo for 24 lectures that reveal the scientific marvels of animal life on our planet.

Syllabus

01: What Do Zoologists Do?
02: Animal Reproduction: Genes and Environment
03: Mammal Reproduction: Pandas and Cheetahs
04: How Animals Raise Their Young
05: Helpful Corals, Clams, and Crustaceans
06: Bees, Butterflies, and Saving Biodiversity
07: Deadly Invertebrates: Vectors and Parasites
08: Bony Fish, Skates, Sharks, and Rays
09: Amphibians, Metamorphosis, and Ecology
10: Reptiles: Adaptations for Living on Land
11: Beaks, Claws, and Eating like a Bird
12: Form and Function: Bird Nests and Eggs
13: Taking to the Sky: Bird Migration
14: What Makes a Mammal? Hair, Milk, and Teeth
15: Herbivore Mammals: Ruminants and Runners
16: Carnivore Mammals: Feline, Canine, and Ursine
17: Primate Mammals: Diverse Forest Dwellers
18: Size, Structure, and Metabolism
19: Protection, Support, and Homeostasis
20: Animal Energetics and the Giant Panda Problem
21: Ethology: Studying Animal Behavior
22: Think! How Intelligent Are Animals?
23: Combating Disease in the Animal Kingdom
24: Animal Futures: Frontiers in Zoology
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Taught by

Donald E. Moore III

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