Difficulty: Newbie
USA South
In this beginner-level video, Luana teaches us about plants. She talks about the functions of the various parts of a plant, and offers tips on watering plants that grow indoors and outdoors.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
We continue to explore the phenomenon of hurricanes. Why are they so dangerous? And do they serve any purpose?
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
In recent years, we've seen an increase in the intensity of tropical storms and hurricanes due to global warming. But how and why do hurricanes form? Sigrid provides a basic explanation of this phenomenon.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
This Yabla news broadcast features stories about two different kinds of animals, one enormous and one tiny. Sometimes we can predict how animals will behave, and sometimes not.
Difficulty: Beginner
Canada
Merve feels lucky to live in Kamloops, a small city in southwest Canada, and you can see why! It’s a beautiful place, surrounded by wilderness on all sides. Merve tells us about the area's mountains, grasslands, rivers and lakes, the gold rush of the late 19th century, and its wealth of fascinating wildlife.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
The narrator explains how the breathtaking rock formations of Antelope Canyon came to be, and why mountains around the world can provide a metaphor for human existence.
Difficulty: Beginner
Germany, USA
Why are some rock formations and animals found on more than one continent? The explanation dates back to the Ice Age.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Why do some of the national parks in the United States resemble the European Alps? Geologist Dr. Robert Darga answers this question.
Difficulty: Beginner
United Kingdom
Wild Sharks, a film by Sigurd Tesche, follows Professor Samuel Gruber who has been researching sharks for more than fifty years. He founded the Bimini Biological Field Station, called the Sharklab, on Bimini Island in the Bahamas.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
The heat of a scorched riverbed is too much for some animals, but the rare and venomous Gila monster is still active and hunting for prey. Meanwhile, the untiring hummingbird mother will feed her remaining chick until it finally fledges.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Despite the intense heat, a female hummingbird must adapt her diet and work non-stop to feed the young in her nest. The rattlesnakes are breeding, and the victorious male claims its hard-won mate.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Male rattlesnakes “dance” in a show of strength designed to win females. A cholla cactus uses its prickly form of defense and the passing javelina to populate new parts of the desert. Meanwhile, the javelina’s tiny young are threatened by a hungry coyote.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
A courageous roadrunner faces off with a venomous rattlesnake. The small amount of precious rainfall that January provides gives the desert a sudden spark of life. Plants grow, flower, and store water, and the tiny Costa’s hummingbird uses the finest materials that nature provides to make a nest for her young.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Arizona’s Saguaro National Park was created to save the iconic and increasingly rare saguaro cactus from extinction. Within the park’s desert scenery, conflicts arise between species and can often resemble an Old West showdown at high noon!
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Yosemite’s mountain peaks are already capped with snow and a mist rolls through the valleys. The coyote’s mating season begins as winter starts, and the bobcat mother will soon leave her young to fend for themselves.
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