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1 online resource (streaming video file) (24 min. 5 sec.) ; 143482384 bytes |
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There are lots of amazing animals in the animal kingdom; some dangerous, some microscopic, some highly intelligent... and then there are those that are... well, slightly different to the rest. This episode of Scope is dedicated to those strange/exotic/weird animals that roam our planet! We walk on the slow side with sloths, dive deep into the ocean for freaky fish and find out why medical scientists think axolotls are so interesting. FREAKY FISHMany marine animals are very odd looking but at Australia's National Fish Collection the fish are out of this world. Alastair Graham shows us some of the weirdest looking fish in the collection from anglerfish to cookiecutter sharks!DISSECTION EXPERIMENTJunior Scientists Frank dissects a pretty weird animal- a Moreton Bay Bug. With the help of an adult Frank is able to see exactly what is inside this strange creature.SLOTHSSloths live upside down, move at a painfully slow rate and look like a mythical creature -they are definitely one weird animal. Keeper Gayl Males from Adelaide Zoo gives us all the facts about the Hoffman's two-toed sloth.ALBINO ANIMALSApart from their outward appearance, albino animals are exactly the same as their conventionally coloured relatives. Kerry Bebbington from Gorge Wildlife Park fills us in on albino animals and introduces us to some very cute kangaroos and peacocks. AXOLOTL RESEARCH There are a lot of weird things about axolotls but one of the most astounding things is the way they heal. Dr James Godwin from the Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute is researching the way axolotls regrow limbs which may help with human wound healing in the future.WEIRD ANIMAL BEHAVIOURDr Gabrielle Carter, a vet from the University of Melbourne explains the basics in pet psychology and introduces us to one of her patients with a weird behavioural problem. So embrace your unusual side and join Dr Rob as he once again proves the ordinary really does become extraordinary, under the SCOPE! |
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Broadcast 2011-10-29 at 09:00:00 |
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Classification: G |
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Animal behavior -- Experiments.
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Animals -- Miscellanea.
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axolotl.
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Fishes -- Collection and preservation.
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Sloths.
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Australia, Southeastern.
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Streaming video
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Bell, Robert, host
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