Zoology: Understanding the Animal World

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

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• 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