"... A more detailed article on how we research our videos: https://medium.com/@Kurzgesagt/how-research-and-factchecking-work-at-kurzgesagt-f5b239188255 In 2023, Kurzgesagt has existed for 10 years... continue reading
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The common wisdom is that, once an invasive species is truly established, it can't be eradicated — but I talked to the team from Predator Free Wellington, who think they can do just that. ■ Predator... continue reading
posted by newtboy 1 year 2 months 2 weeks ago • 84 views • 9:17Manú National Park, deep in the Peruvian rainforest, is one of the most biodiverse places on the planet. The park and surrounding areas are home to some 10 percent of the world's bird species, countless... continue reading
posted by BSR 1 year 6 months ago • 19 views • 13:25Zefrank1 informs us of some true facts about parasitic birds.
posted by w1ndex 1 year 8 months 1 week ago • 128 views • 11:13The Smithsonian Natural History Museum houses 147 million specimens — everything from pickled animals to priceless gems to dinosaur bones. But less than 1% of it's on display. The rest is hidden behind... continue reading
posted by eric3579 2 years 1 week ago • 59 views • 12:15Sharyn Alfonsi meets the founder of Birds Aren't Real, the conspiracy theory parodying conspiracy theories.
posted by newtboy 2 years 1 week ago • 346 views • 13:22"I have trained magpies in my garden to trade litter for food. In this version the birds trade bottle-caps for food. Thr food dispenser contains a mix of peanuts and 'cat-food'. obviously, the birds prefer... continue reading
posted by ant 3 years 6 months ago • 41 views • 2:07For three centuries, farmers living in the remote mountains of northern Turkey have communicated great distances by whistling. It’s a language called kuş dili that is still used to this day, though... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 4 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 100 views • 2:41The wet season started and so fire related projects are harder to do. So I planted this years crop of yams using a different technique. The stones covering the mounds protect the yams from predators such... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 5 years 4 months ago • 470 views • 6:48YouTube description: You can tell a lot about an animal from the way it moves, which is why scientists have been recreating the movements of an extinct crocodile-like creature called Orobates pabsti.... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 4 months ago • 441 views • 4:19"Pacific mole crabs, also known as sand crabs, make their living just under the surface of the sand, where they're safe from breaking waves and hungry birds. Some very special physics help them dig with... continue reading
posted by ant 5 years 7 months 1 week ago • 90 views • 3:52Destin catches a small bird in his house and decides to film it taking of in slow motion.
posted by Fantomas 5 years 9 months 2 weeks ago • 479 views • 4:22"You'll probably survive." YouTube: If you've spent any time on the internet, you know that Australia is host to all sorts of horrible spiders and snakes. But that doesn't even begin to cover the myriad... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 5 years 10 months 4 weeks ago • 157 views • 11:18YouTube description: They may be dressed in black, but crow funerals aren't the solemn events that we hold for our dead. These birds cause a ruckus around their fallen friend. Are they just scared,... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years ago • 858 views • 4:35"Birds of prey fight over feeding spots and food."
posted by Warren E. Hale (MrFisk) 6 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 381 views • 3:46YouTube: Deep in the forests of New Guinea there is a rich variety of life, each more bizarre than the last. One such spectacle is the male Bird of Paradise who appears to go to extraordinary lengths to... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 245 views • 3:24In this video I build a garden to grow Cassava and yams, two staple food crops. Cassava is a shrub that develops large edible roots. Yams are a climbing vine that produce large, edible underground bulbs... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 99 views • 6:27Is it a bird? A plane? A supernova? No! It turned out to be something else! We've also now studied the weather on a gas giant exoplanet!
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 4 months 4 weeks ago • 200 views • 4:47See also this article on making the episode - http://bbc.in/1VYzLYk YouTube description: Programme website: http://bbc.in/1SMdeuR This bird's incredible acceleration and agility enable it to to sneak... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 880 views • 2:52