BBCWorldwide asked:
A fascinating look at how a little girl walking in the sand of the African desert could cause a hurricane 4000 miles away in the USA. Great video from BBC show The Science of Superstorms. Contains some scenes that some viewers may find upsetting. Watch more high quality videos on the new BBC Worldwide YouTube channel here: www.youtube.com
Jim
Animals African Desert, Bbc, Bbc Worldwide, Bbcworldwide, High Quality, Hurricane, Little Girl, science, Superstorms, Video Show, Walking In The Sand, Youtube
BBCWorldwide asked:
The Candiru fish, or Toothpick fish, is a natural parasite commonly found living inside Amazonian Catfish. Watch this short video from BBC wildlife show ‘Weird Nature’ to learn how this small fish has become a horror story in its own right when introduced to humans!
Sarah
Animals Bbc, Bbc Wildlife, Candiru Fish, Catfish, Fish Animals, Horror Story, Parasite, Small Fish, Toothpick Fish, Weird Animals, Weird Nature, Wildlife Show
PBS asked:
An inside look at a honeybee hive, including the labors of the queen, worker bees and drones, and remarkable close-up footage of the honeybee’s “waggle dance,” a method of providing directions to a pollen source that is the only known symbolic language existing outside of humans and lower primates. From the “NATURE” season premiere “Silence of the Bees,” airing on PBS Sunday, October 28 at 8 pm (check local listings). Academy Award-winning actor F. Murray Abraham narrates “NATURE,” the …
Stanley
Animals Academy Award, Directions, Drones, F Murray Abraham, Hive, Honeybee, Nature, Pbs, Pollen Source, Primates, Queen Bees, Season Premiere, Silence, Stanley, Symbolic Language, Worker Bees
BBCWorldwide asked:
In the Caribbean, Vervet Monkeys have developed a taste for alcohol and can regularly be spotted stealing cocktails from humans on the beach. Brilliant wildlife video from BBC animal show ‘Weird Nature’.
Andreas
Animals Alcohol, Alcoholic, Bbc, Caribbean, Cocktails, Vervet Monkeys, Weird Animals
PBS asked:
The highly synchronized mating dance of the flamingo, just one of many surprising animals hidden among the Andes. From the NATURE premiere of “Andes: The Dragon’s Back,” airing on PBS Sunday, Oct. 7 at 8 pm (check local listings). Academy Award-winning actor F. Murray Abraham narrates the program, which reveals a wonderland of exotic creatures and extreme climates within the world’s longest mountain chain. Part of the 25th anniversary season of NATURE, the Peabody and Emmy Award-winning …
Bonnie
Animals Andes, Animals, Creatures, Dragon Dance, F Murray Abraham, Nature, Peabody