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What is a Species?

Season 1 Episode 13
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Crash Course Zoology

Phylogenetic Mysteries

Season 1 Episode 12

There are so many more questions we have yet to answer in Zoology so grab some fossils, fire up the DNA sequences, and bring your best hypothesis as we try to figure out where all the baby eels are, explain why spiders seem so lonely, and decide once and for all if horseshoe crabs are arachnids!

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Frontiers in Zoology
12:35
We review all that we've learned in this final episode.
What is a Species?
12:35
We try to figure what "species" really means.
Parasites
13:04
We explore parasites' ecology and evolution in our ecosystem.
Animals Working Together
13:21
We dive into the amazing ways animals interact with each other.
Reproduction
13:00
We explore sex and gender and how animals pass down genetic information.
Ancestral & Weird Senses
12:42
We discuss how animals use senses to explore their environment and communicate.
How Animals Hear
11:56
We explore the evolution of ears and animals' genetic adaptations of them.
How Animals See
12:39
We walk through the history of eyes, how they work, and vision's evolutionary advantage.
Brainy & Brainless Animals
12:45
We take a closer look at brains, how animals use them, and how some evolved to lose them.
How & What Animals Eat
13:35
We explore carnivores, herbivores, and omnivores and how animals help redefine food.
Diversity of Bodies & Sizes (but mostly crabs)
13:16
We take a look at the various ways animals can grow.
What’s the Most “Animal” Animal?
11:29
We try to figure out what that “average” animal would really look like.
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