The sperm whale is the largest toothed whale. They have 20-26 teeth on each side of their lower jaws. Technically they have upper teeth, too, but these are vestigial and rarely erupt. Sperm whales are deep ocean dwelling animals making dives up to 6,500 feet (2,000m) to find food in the form of gian
On this episode of Animal Fact Files discover a wasp that eats cicadas. I mean, to be fair, what else were you expecting? EDIT: According to geonerd the wasp seen at 1:45 is a European hornet, not a cicada killer. Sorry for the mix up! You can learn more on: Twitter - https://twitter.com/animalfac
On this episode of Animal Fact Files discover some whales who aren't whales at all. You can learn more on: Twitter - https://twitter.com/animalfactfiles Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/animalfactfiles/ --- We always do what we can to be as accurate as possible but we're only human; if you cat
For whales, sound plays a central role. But it is becoming increasingly noisy in the oceans. Man-made noise from a wide variety of sources is increasingly drowning out the whales' calls - and thus disrupting their sense of direction. Author: ZDF/Terra X/Group 5 Film Production/Tamar Baumgarten/Scop
More than 1000 pilot whales live between Madeira, the Azores and the Canary Islands. They have settled down there, since the sea around the island flanks offers ideal feeding conditions. Author: ZDF/Terra X/E. z. Eulenburg, I. Zink, Oliver Roetz, WENDEVARGA, Region Five Translation and dubbing: al
The parasites begin their life cycle as eggs. They reach the digestive tract of whales and dolphins via several intermediate hosts as adult worms. The eggs laid there by the females are returned to the sea with the excrement of the host. Author: ZDF/Terra X/Group 5 Film Production/Tamar Baumgarten/
What is anxiety and what is fear? Let's talk about it! How to treat phobias: https://www.helpguide.org/articles/anxiety/phobias-and-irrational-fears.htm How to treat Anxiety: https://www.helpguide.org/articles/anxiety/anxiety-disorders-and-anxiety-attacks.htm Click here to see more videos: https://
There are various ways to treat pain. That's why it's good to know how pain occurs. This animation explains it and shows how Aspirin works. ► Bayer TV International: The official Bayer Youtube-Channel - Science For A Better Life. ► Lean more here: http://www.magazine.bayer.com/en/the-battle-against-
This video segment adapted from NOVA scienceNOW examines a developing theory that might explain a 250-million-year-old "murder mystery." While several possible causes have been considered for the mass extinction that occurred at the end of the Permian period, the scientists featured in the video thi
When something like the herbicide Glyphosate (Roundup) is labeled "probably causes cancer", what does this mean? This question was prompted by Grist, who asked us: "Hey Risk Bites guy, the WHO just said that the herbicide in Roundup probably causes cancer -- what's the deal with that? It seems lik
Plants have developed responses called tropisms. A tropism is a growth in response to a stimulus; so light and water in the plant’s case. There are different types of tropisms: Positive tropisms are when growth is towards the stimulus - so the plant growing towards the light to maximise the stimul
