Zoology: Understanding the Animal World
Offered By: The Great Courses Plus
Course Description
Overview
Join a zoologist at the Smithsonian's National Zoo for 24 lectures that reveal the scientific marvels of animal life on our planet.
Syllabus
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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
Taught by
Donald E. Moore III
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