Rise Of The Mesopredator
Adults Nature
Thanks to humans, old school apex predators are struggling to hold onto their perch at the top of the food chain.
Primitive Technology: Wood shed and Native bee honey
Adults Nature
It has been raining here quite a bit in what should normally be the dry season. The wattle and daub hut is standing up well despite this (see video).
Why Don't Sled Dogs Ever Get Tired?
Adults Nature
Sled dogs are the best endurance athletes in the world thanks to a weird quirk in their metabolism.
How Evolution Turned A Possum Into A Wolf
Adults Nature
ntil the early 20th century, Tasmania was home to a very weird wolf-like creature. Except that it wasn't a wolf. Even though it looked like a wolf.
See What It Takes to Hide a Secret Tracker in a Rhino Horn
Adults Nature
In Tanzania, a team of veterinarians are on a covert mission to protect the black rhinoceros from poaching.
Why Some Animals Follow The Moon
Adults Nature
Organisms of all shapes and sizes synchronize their behaviors using biological clocks. Some keep pace with the daily rising and setting sun using circadian rhythms.
Are naked mole rats the strangest mammals?
Adults Nature
What mammal has the social life of an insect, the cold-bloodedness of a reptile, and the metabolism of a plant?
Leopard Mother Rescues Cub from Wild Dogs
Adults Nature
A young leopard is taught a lesson in caution after a close call with a group of African wild dogs.
Primitive Technology: Blower and charcoal
Adults Nature
I made a blower and some charcoal at the new area in order to create higher temperatures in for advancing my material technology.
The Deadliest Being on Planet Earth - The Bacteriophage
Adults Nature
A war has been raging for billions of years, killing trillions every single day, while we don't even notice. This war involves the single deadliest being on our planet: The Bacteriophage.
How squids outsmart their predators
Adults Nature
There are about 500 species of squid, and they live in all the world's oceans, making them a reliable food source for whales, dolphins, sharks, seabirds, fish - and even other squids. As a result, the squid's most extraordinary adaptations are those that have evolved to help them thwart these predators.
Are Birds Modern-Day Dinosaurs?
Adults Nature
An asteroid strike 66 million years ago devastated the dinosaurs. But today's birds are proof there were a few survivors.
What's the difference between hibernation and sleep?
Adults Nature
The Arctic Ground Squirrel hibernates by burrowing under the permafrost and slipping into a state of suspended animation.
Primitive Technology: Round hut
Adults Nature
I built a round hut using palm thatch and mud walls to replace the damaged A-frame hut built a few months ago.
Primitive Technology: Sling
Adults Nature
A sling is a weapon used to fire rocks farther and harder than could be thrown by hand alone. I made this sling from bark fiber that I made into cord.
A simple way to tell insects apart
Adults Nature
There are nearly a million known insect species in the world, but most have one of just five common types of mouthparts.
This Week I Learned to Ski
Adults Nature
My name is Mike Boyd and I make videos documenting my process of learning stuff as quickly as I can.
Primitive Technology: Wattle and Daub Hut
Adults Nature
I built this hut in the bush using naturally occurring materials and primitive tools.
Crocodile Feeding FRENZY!
Adults Nature
On this episode of Breaking Trail, Coyote feeds a GIANT Saltwater Crocodile!
Cannibalism in the animal kingdom - Bill Schutt
Adults Nature
Until recently, scientists thought cannibalism was a rare response to starvation or other extreme stress.
Primitive Technology: A-frame hut
Adults Nature
I built an A frame hut as a large work space for projects. First I made a celt hatchet to cut timber for the hut.