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Category Archives: Nature
Insect Views: The Kung Fu Mantis (BBC Earth Video)
Is this the world’s bravest mantid? Nick Easton recalls the amazing story of capturing this once-in-a-lifetime encounter.
Northern Praying Mantis is a style of Chinese martial arts, sometimes called Shandong Praying Mantis after its province of origin. It was created by Wang Lang and was named after the praying mantis, an insect, the aggressiveness of which inspired the style.
Science: Birds Navigating With Quantum Mechanics
Some birds can sense Earth’s magnetic field, using it to navigate. But precisely how they do this has long remained a mystery. Now, researchers have confirmed that a protein found in bird eyes displays a quantum mechanical phenomenon which makes it sensitive to magnetic fields. The researchers suggest this mechanism could be behind birds’ magnetoreception abilities.
Read the paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s4158…
Denmark Views: Starling ‘Murmurations’ (Video)
Nature Views: Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary In Southwest South Dakota
“Sunday Morning” takes us to South Dakota’s Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary, near Hot Springs – 11,000 acres in which horses may run free. Videographer: Kevin Kjergaard.
The Black Hills is a small and isolated mountain range rising from the Great Plains of North America in western South Dakota and extending into Wyoming, United States. Black Elk Peak, which rises to 7,244 feet, is the range’s highest summit. The Black Hills encompass the Black Hills National Forest.
Infographic: 75 Largest Underwater Species
Wildlife Views: A Red Fox ‘Snow Dives’ To Hunt Prey
Unlike the buffalo who dig through tonnes of snow, this crafty fox has a unique way of hunting its prey in winter.
Nature: Best Of ‘Flying Wildlife’ – BBC Earth
Sometimes nature drives animals to take wild leaps of faith, for food, to survive, or to learn to fly.
River Walks: Kamikochi Valley, Central Japan (4K)
Kamikōchi is a remote mountainous highland valley within the Hida Mountains range, in the western region of Nagano Prefecture, Japan. It has been preserved in its natural state within Chūbu-Sangaku National Park.
Date taken: June 9, 2021
Video timeline: 0:00 Azusa River 5:19 Kappa Bridge (Kappabashi) 11:47 Taisho Pond 19:44 Tashiro Pond
Science: The Secret Language Of Trees
Using a complex network of chemical signals, trees talk to each other and form alliances with fellow trees, even other species.
Credits: Narrator: Stephanie Sammann Writer: Lorraine Boissoneault Editor: Dylan Hennessy (https://www.behance.net/dylanhennessy1) Illustrator/Animator: Kirtan Patel (https://kpatart.com/illustrations) Animator: Mike Ridolfi (https://www.moboxgraphics.com/) Sound: Graham Haerther (https://haerther.net) Thumbnail: Simon Buckmaster (https://twitter.com/forgottentowel) Producer: Brian McManus (https://www.youtube.com/c/realenginee…)
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