Hey friends! Today Ben talks about magnets, we learn about the smell of raindrops on footpaths, and we follow a Sea Turtle all the way home!

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Also Sprach Zarathustra, composed by Richard Strauss and premiered in 1896. Link to license:

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Sources mentioned:

Boyle, A. (2023). Episodic memory in animals: Optimism, kind scepticism and pluralism. Current Controversies in Philosophy of Memory (Chapter 9).

https://books.google.co.nz/books?hl=en&lr=&id=s4V0EAAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PT224#v=onepage&q&f=false

Rattenborg, N.C. & Martinez-Gonzalez, D. (2011). A bird-brain view of episodic memory.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0166432811002191

Hofer, M. K., Collins, H. K., Whillans, A. V., & Chen, F. S. (2018). Olfactory cues from romantic partners and strangers influence women’s responses to stress. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 114(1), 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1037/pspa0000110

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GEOMAR, Coastal Upwelling Diagram. https://www.geomar.de/en/discover/ocean-and-climate/climate-change-in-the-ocean/upwelling

The Ocean Cleanup, Turtle trapped in garbage: https://theoceancleanup.com/great-pacific-garbage-patch/

Cleanhub, Great Pacific Garbage Patch: https://blog.cleanhub.com/the-great-pacific-garbage-patch-how-marine-plastic-impacts-our-biggest-ocean

Planet Earth II, BBC:

https://cms.bbcearth.com/sites/default/files/2020-12/2ecmt0000001000.jpg

https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/12/12/09/turtles-planet-earth.jpg?width=1200&height=630&fit=crop

Barbados Sea Turtle Project, Hawksbill Rum:

https://www.hawksbillrum.co.uk/news/barbados-sea-turtle-project

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Hey friends! Today Ben looks at the fastest animals on Earth, we get the first ever metabolic rate tier list [not clickbati!!!] and Ben tries to put together the hardest soundtrack of any animal video on YouTube.

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Sources mentioned:

Domenici, P., Wilson, A. D. M., Kurvers, R. H. J. M., Marras, S., Herbert-Read, J. E., Steffensen, J. F., Krause, S., Viblanc, P. E., Couillaud, P., & Krause, J. (2016). Maximum swimming speeds of sailfish and three other large marine predatory fish species. Biology Open, 5(10), 1415-1419. https://journals.biologists.com/bio/article/5/10/1415/1485/Maximum-swimming-speeds-of-sailfish-and-three#:~:text=URL%3A%20https%3A%2F%2Fjournals.biologists.com%2Fbio%2Farticle%2F5%2F10%2F1415%2F1485%2FMaximumKing,

R. (2008, May). Falling with the falcon. Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/air-space-magazine/falling-with-the-falcon-7491768/Queen's University, Belfast. (2013, September 5).

New insight into how Cheetahs catch their prey. ScienceDaily.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/09/130905085644.htm

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Proprioception scan 1: https://neurosciencenews.com/proprioception-genetics-22044/ Proprioception scan 2: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.07.29.501977v1.full

Peregrine Falcon scan: https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Peregrine-falcon-radiography-Ventrodorsal-A-and-lateral-B-radiographic-view-showing_fig1_349169490

Football boots: Photo by Hal Gatewood on Unsplash

Ford Focus: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:2008_Ford_Focus_Zetec_TD_109_1.6_Front.jpg

Hey friends! Today Ben introduces his clone, Qen, we meet an entirely female species of lizard and take a closer look at how chromosomes work IN TURKEYS.

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Your host: Qen, the buasi-ecologist

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Science News Article:

https://centennial.societyforscience.org/entry/1997-science-news-reports-on-dolly-the-sheep/

‘Sister Clones’ of Dolly The Sheep:

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/07/26/487047575/clone-sisters-of-dolly-the-sheep-are-healthy-alive-and-kicking

Hey friends! Today Ben explores a different kind of video, we take a look at the largest elusive creature on the planet, and we understand how our political world can affect the lives of animals. OKAPI CONSERVATION PROJECT: https://www.okapiconservation.org/ CONTENT WARNING This video contains discussions around invasion, colonisation and very brief mention of acts of violence on both people and wildlife. Become a YouTube Member! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsuWQV4_s-Wt-JE8kvv7E1w?sub_confirmation=1 ••••• Your host: Ben Cooper, the quasi-ecologist ••••• Looking to explore on more platforms? Insta: https://www.instagram.com/naturalworldexplored/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@naturalworldexplored ••••• Thank you so much to everyone who’s checked out my YouTube Membership! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsuWQV4_s-Wt-JE8kvv7E1w/join And my patreon page! https://patreon.com/NaturalWorldExplored Your support means everything to me! ••••• Been exploring for some sweet nature merch? You can score some here soon! https://naturalworldexplored.com ••••• Audio Credits Intro Music by Aakash Gandhi Voiceover Editing by Wojciech B. ••••• Photo credits Persepolis https://amazingiran.media/persepolis/ Okapi Tongue, photo by Kaelin https://www.flickr.com/photos/32277757@N00/4579417976 #okapi #nature #documentary #animal #earth #explore #africa

Hey friends! Today Ben explores the world of yucky things, we hear about how a book can ruin an animal’s reputation, and discover that we betrayed our nearest and dearest :(

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This video contains discussions around death and decay in the animal kingdom. These topics are not portrayed as gruesome, but as biological processes.

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Egmont Overture by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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Photo credits

Tube Nosed Bat

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/101006-papua-new-guinea-species-tube-nosed-bat-science-animal-pictures

Rufous Horseshoe Bat

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/35/Rhinolophus_rouxii.jpg

Hey friends! Today Ben explores the world of colour, we hear about how confusing feathers are, and discover that Polar Bears are FREAKIN IMPOSTERS. ••••• Your host: Ben Cooper, the quasi-ecologist ••••• Looking to explore on more platforms? Insta: https://www.instagram.com/naturalworldexplored/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@naturalworldexplored ••••• Thank you so much to everyone who’s checked out my YouTube Membership! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsuWQV4_s-Wt-JE8kvv7E1w/join Or my patreon page! https://patreon.com/NaturalWorldExplored Your support means everything to me! ••••• Been exploring for some sweet nature merch? You can score some here soon! https://naturalworldexplored.com Audio Credits ••••• Intro Music by Aakash Gandhi Audio Editing by Wojciech B. ••••• Photo credits Photonic Crystals Diagram: https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Introduction-to-Photonic-Crystals-%3A-Bloch-%E2%80%99-s-%2C-%2C-%28-Johnson/5fad2dacf3b86b2748e5910f1ea64be1ebec2936/figure/3 Photonic Glass Diagram: https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Anisotropic-photonic-glass-APG-is-fabricated-in-the-bulk-of-the-glass-by-direct-laser_fig1_310823471 Bragg Reflectors Diagram: https://www.batop.de/information/r_Bragg.html Diffraction Gratings Diagram: https://phys.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/University_Physics/University_Physics_%28OpenStax%29/University_Physics_III_-_Optics_and_Modern_Physics_%28OpenStax%29/04%3A_Diffraction/4.05%3A_Diffraction_Gratings Quasi-crystal Diagram: https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Geometric-structure-of-the-Tsai-type-quasicrystal-QC-and-approximant-crystal-AC-1_fig1_318197452 Thin film interference: https://physics.highpoint.edu/~jregester/potl/Waves/InterferenceColors/interfcolors.html Ref Fabbri, Matteo; Wiemann, Jasmina; Manucci, Fabio; Briggs, Derek E. G. (2020). "Three-dimensional soft tissue preservation revealed in the skin of a non-avian dinosaur". Palaeontology. 63 (2): 185–193. doi:10.1111/pala.12470 #science #nature #animal #dinosaur #evolution #wildlife #explore #earth

Hey friends! Today Ben explores a big blue beast, we hear all about why bugs are little (thankfully), and take a little trip through space and time. ••••• Your host: Ben Cooper, the quasi-ecologist ••••• Looking to explore on more platforms? Insta: https://www.instagram.com/naturalworldexplored/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@naturalworldexplored ••••• Thank you so much to everyone who’s checked out my patreon page! https://patreon.com/NaturalWorldExplored Your support means everything to me! ••••• Been exploring for some sweet nature merch? You can score some here: https://naturalworldexplored.com Credits ••••• Intro Music by Aakash Gandhi Audio Editing by Wojciech B. ••••• #nature #explore #animal #nz #whale #newzealand #evolution #wildlife #bird #dinosaur #science

Hey friends! Today Ben explores the last land of dinosaurs, finds a continent that isn’t as dangerous as it sounds and finds out why there are different birds on top of Venezuelan mountains. Donate to Forest & Bird: https://www.forestandbird.org.nz/ ••••• Your host: Ben Cooper, the quasi-ecologist ••••• Looking to explore on more platforms? Insta: https://www.instagram.com/naturalworldexplored/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@naturalworldexplored ••••• Thank you so much to everyone who’s checked out my patreon page! https://patreon.com/NaturalWorldExplored Your support means everything to me! ••••• Been exploring for some sweet nature merch? You can score some here: https://naturalworldexplored.com Credits ••••• Intro Music by Aakash Gandhi Audio Editing by Wojciech B. ••••• Photos used: Kukenan Tepui by Paulo Fassina https://flic.kr/p/7V4UEk #nature #explore #animal #nz #australia #newzealand #southamerica #evolution #wildlife #bird #dinosaur