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Zoology

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Overview

Welcome to Crash Course Zoology! In this fourteen-episode series made in partnership with PBS and Nature, Crash Course Zoology will take a rapid deep dive into the weird and wonderful biology of animals. Host, wildlife ecologist, and conservation scientist, Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant will guide us across the tree of life as we endeavor to answer what makes an animal an animal anyway? We’ll explore the current state of the world and how it's evolving with in-depth looks at particular animals, show how the science is applied, and even take you along for the journey with day-in-the-lives of some astonishing creatures.

Syllabus

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What is an Animal? Crash Course Zoology #1.
What’s the Most “Animal” Animal? Crash Course Zoology #2.
Diversity of Bodies & Sizes (but mostly crabs): Crash Course Zoology #3.
How & What Animals Eat: Crash Course Zoology #4.
Brainy & Brainless Animals: Crash Course Zoology #5.
How Animals See: Crash Course Zoology #6.
How Animals Hear: Crash Course Zoology #7.
Ancestral & Weird Senses: Crash Course Zoology #8.
Reproduction: Crash Course Zoology #9.
Animals Working Together: Crash Course Zoology #10.
Parasites: Crash Course Zoology #11.
Phylogenetic Mysteries: Crash Course Zoology #12.
What is a Species? Crash Course Zoology #13.
Frontiers in Zoology: Crash Course Zoology #14.

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Reviews

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  • Yasmina Turgunova
    I recently completed the zoology course, and it was an amazing experience! The engaging lectures and hands-on activities deepened my understanding of animal biology. I highly recommend this course to anyone interested in the fascinating world of animals!
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    Kit Zonk
    Amazing! Couldn’t wish for a more enthusiastic lecturer. I learned so much. Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant is unbelievably great. Thanks for this course!
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    Eric Peck
    this course is great. it really gave me the understanding of how to become a zoologist and where they work.
  • Richa Rajput
    nice explanation description is quite better and soo helpful for others . its exciting to see the animals behaviour and their habitat and reproduction and any other.

  • Niranjan Panda
    The course is nicely designed for the beginners and for those who wants to get some idea on animals.

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