Read more: http://www.newscientist.com/blog/technology/2007/11/taking-inspiration-from-nature.html Robotics researchers are increasingly turning to nature for inspiration. Watch a robotic salamander, a water strider robot, mechanical roaches and some cool self-configuring robots. Footage courtesy of: University of Essex, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Carnegie Mellon University, ULB-EPFL, Tokyo Institute of Technology, National Institute of Advanced Science and Technology (AIST). …
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A chance to see the weird and wonderful creatures that live in the Andean Cloud Forests of South America. Includes amazing images of Spectacled Bears climbing trees. Brilliant animal video from BBC wildlife show Wild South America.
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In Southern Brazil, a wild predator stalks the great plain. Meet some of the strange mixture of wild animals that call South America home. Includes images of Armadillos, Giant AntEaters, Maned Wolves, and the ostrich-like Ria. Brilliant short from BBC natural history show ‘Wild South America’.
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Watch this amazing marine footage of Steve Leonard snorkelling with a sperm whale!
From the BBC
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some scary some cool and some just ugly
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Trip to Wild Safari In pine mountain Georgia
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Take a look at this amazing footage of the African Bull Frog as it mates and guards its young tadpoles from predator attack. Brilliant short animal video from BBC wildlife show ‘Battle of the Sexes in the Animal World’.
Duration : 0:3:11
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Fantastic nature photography demonstrates the rapid growth of spring in the rain hungry African landscape. Birds, trees, monkeys, flowers and other beatiful jungle pictures. From the BBC.
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Mary mins of Wildlife Rescue interviews Mollie Hogan, Founder and President of The Nature of Wildworks. Appearing with Mollie is Tara the red tailed hawk. The Nature of Wildworks is a nonprofit 501(c)(3), founded by Mollie Hogan in 1995 to bring to life her vision of providing interactive wildlife educational programs to [...]