Smithsonian Channel
Why Florida Beaches Are Vital for Loggerhead Sea Turtles (4K)
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- Why Florida Beaches Are Vital for Loggerhead Sea Turtles (4K)
- Runtime
- 2:27
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Florida beaches are some of the highest density nesting sites for loggerhead turtles in the world. As such, they're a major focus for conservationists looking out for this endangered species.
From the Series: The Living Beach: Florida http://bit.ly/2U34hH8
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- Why the Size of a Male Fiddler Crab's Claw Matters (4K)
- Runtime
- 1:48
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- There are millions of fiddler crabs on the shores of the Sanibel lagoons. The males, in particular, are recognizable by their large outsized claw - used for everything from attracting mates to punching their rivals.
From the Series: The Living Beach: Florida http://bit.ly/2U34hH8
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- The Astounding Length of Seaweed in the Sargasso Sea (4K)
- Runtime
- 1:32
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- The Sargasso Sea is famous for its floating seaweed that covers large swathes of ocean. But it also boasts an astounding wealth of diversity that has earned it the nickname 'The Floating Rainforest of the Sea.'
From the Series: The Living Beach: Mexico http://bit.ly/2Tq3mvL
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- Did Flight 1713 Pilots Miss a Crucial Step Before Takeoff?
- Runtime
- 3:31
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Investigations into the November 15, 1987 crash of Continental Airlines Flight 1713 revolve around a single crucial question: did the flight crew neglect to de-ice the plane prior to take off?
From the Series: Air Disasters: Dead of Winter http://bit.ly/2TMusm2
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- General Pulaski Didn't Let His Small Stature Hold Him Back
- Runtime
- 2:02
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Despite his small size, General Pulaski cut an impressive figure, especially in battle. In 1779, his bold offensive outside Charleston, South Carolina pushed British forces all the way back to Georgia.
From the Series: America's Hidden Stories: The General Was Female? http://bit.ly/2FoXrlK
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- A Captain's Decision to Overrule His First Officer Ends in Disaster
- Runtime
- 4:03
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Shortly before its crash on November 14, 1990, the first officer of Alitalia flight 404 attempted to perform a 'go-around,' or a delay in landing. It would have been the correct decision - if the captain hadn't overruled him.
From the Series: Air Disasters: Deadly Inclination http://bit.ly/2TYaJz3
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- These Dingo Pups Can Get Into a Lot of Trouble Unsupervised (4K)
- Runtime
- 1:46
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- A dingo couple, Saxon and Petal, are in charge of their four, six-week-old puppies and are trying to show them the ropes. The puppies, of course, have other ideas.
From the Series: Secrets of Wild Australia: The Dingo http://bit.ly/2t9Wl7C
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- How Geladas Evolved to Become the Only True Grazing Primate (4K)
- Runtime
- 1:39
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Geladas have a number of adaptations that make them particularly suited to their grass-dependent lifestyle: from opposable thumbs to pick up the blades, to high-crowned molars that help them chew.
From the Series: Land of Primates: Geladas of Ethiopia http://bit.ly/2XtGOxG
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- How Grooming Plays a Role in Helping Baboons Reproduce (4K)
- Runtime
- 1:21
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Grooming is an important function in baboon society that calms nerves and enhances group cohesion. In addition, it also plays a part in reducing stress among baboon females - which leads to healthy reproduction.
From the Series: Land of Primates: The Geladas of Ethiopia http://bit.ly/2XtGOxG
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- These Young Dingo Pups Are Ready for a Real Meal (4K)
- Runtime
- 1:35
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- After about seven weeks of suckling milk from their mom, dingo puppies are ready to take the next step. It's the parents' job to teach them how to forage for little snacks like caterpillars and beetles.
From the Series: Secrets of Wild Australia: The Dingo http://bit.ly/2t9Wl7C
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- This Legendary Bear Matriarch is a Yellowstone Icon
- Runtime
- 3:35
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Quad mom is one of Yellowstone's most celebrated bears, and over the years, a prolific breeder. It's an important quality because as recently as 40 years ago, bears in the area were placed on the endangered list.
From the Series: Epic Yellowstone: Return of the Predators http://bit.ly/2Uxh3dT
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- Why 1995 Was a Big Year for Grey Wolves in Yellowstone
- Runtime
- 4:05
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- A century ago in Yellowstone, predators such as wolves were viewed as the enemy of progress and were hunted to near extinction. But in 1995, a bold new plan to reintroduce them was put into place.
From the Series: Epic Yellowstone: Return of the Predators http://bit.ly/2Uxh3dT
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- Are Gelada Cries the Closest Thing We Have to Human Speech? (4K)
- Runtime
- 1:22
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Are Geladas one evolutionary adaptation away from being capable of human speech? Studies show that in our own primate ancestors, 'lip-smacking' was an immediate precursor to speech.
From the Series: Land of Primates: Geladas of Ethiopia http://bit.ly/2XtGOxG
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- This Amazing Plant Ecosystem Actually Thrives on Fire (4K)
- Runtime
- 2:07
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- All living creatures have a natural fear of fire. But for the fynbos ecosystem at Table Mountain National Park, some shrubs have adapted to fire - and even rely on it for new growth.
From the Series: Great Parks of Africa: Table Mountain National Park https://bit.ly/2NZ5sld
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- Alpha Baboon Stands Up for His Bullied Offspring (4K)
- Runtime
- 1:53
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Despite their reputation, baboon alpha males have a gentle side, which they reserve for their offspring. But if these young are threatened or harassed, the alpha isn't afraid to show his rage.
From the Series: Land of Primates: Baboons of Bambelala http://bit.ly/2XtGOxG
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- Why Baboon Society is All About 'Who You Know' (4K)
- Runtime
- 1:34
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Baboons maintain strict hierarchies which are very difficult to ascend. One way to improve your standing is to do favors for higher ranked members - including babysitting duty.
From the Series: Land of Primates: Baboons of Bambelela http://bit.ly/2XtGOxG
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- These Wolves Are Clever Enough to Con a Group of Bears
- Runtime
- 4:19
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- A pair of hungry wolves come up with a smart plan to swindle the swamp bears away from their carrion. While one wolf distracts the bears, the other goes in and steals her fill.
From the Series: Wolf vs. Bear
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- A River Otter Family Is Forced to Find New Fishing Spots
- Runtime
- 3:50
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- In deep winter, the water territory of river otters is reduced to a few isolated spots. As a result, otters must travel over land to the next fishing location - a perilous journey.
From the Series: Epic Yellowstone: Fire and Ice http://bit.ly/2tUKOcW
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- How the CIA Turned the Tables on Soviet Industrial Espionage
- Runtime
- 4:16
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Thanks to information provided by President Mitterrand of France, the U.S. knew the USSR was stealing tech. Now, the CIA had a plan - adjust the technology being stolen so it ended up sabotaging their rivals.
From the Series: America's Hidden Stories: CIA Cyber Attack
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- An Older Brown Bear Exerts His Dominance Over a Younger Rival
- Runtime
- 3:28
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- A dominant brown bear - dubbed the 'Swamp King' - comes across a younger bear feasting on a kill. He immediately moves in - as the biggest and strongest around, he won't take a backseat to any rival.
From the Series: Wolf vs. Bear
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- A Bobcat Uses a Different Hunting Strategy to Catch a Duck
- Runtime
- 4:02
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- A hungry bobcat has made his way to the edge of a lake, in the snowiest region of Yellowstone National Park. The next step is to figure out a way to put duck on the menu.
From the Series: Epic Yellowstone: Fire and Ice http://bit.ly/2tUKOcW
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- How Marsupials Are Different From Other Mammals (4K)
- Runtime
- 1:55
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Unlike other mammals, marsupials give birth to tiny, underdeveloped babies - who then have to crawl all the way across their mother's bodies and into her pouch, where they continue to develop.
From the Series: Secrets of Wild Australia: Mini-Marsupials http://bit.ly/2t9Wl7C
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- This African Mammal Always Has Time For a Quick Nap (4K)
- Runtime
- 1:33
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- The rock hyrax is a nap specialist - in fact, the first thing they do when they wake up in the morning is spread out on the rocks and take a lengthy sun nap.
From the Series: Extreme Africa: Linear Oasis http://bit.ly/2USVEvm
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- Devoted Flying Fox Protects Pup With Her Wings (4K)
- Runtime
- 1:48
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Even by a mother's high standard of care, this flying fox gives a remarkable display of devotion, as she gently fans her little baby - all while hanging upside down on a branch.
From the Series: Secrets of Wild Australia: The Flying Fox
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- This Leaping Lemur Lady Rules the Bunch (4K)
- Runtime
- 1:50
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Ring-tail lemurs are highly social, extremely adaptable and, like all lemurs, led by a dominant female - and she doesn't put up with any dissent in her ranks, especially in the males.
From the Series: Land of Primates: Lemurs of Madagascar http://bit.ly/2XtGOxG
- Title
- How Philadelphia City Officials Helped the Spanish Flu Take Hold
- Runtime
- 2:01
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- In 1918, against the advice of health experts, the city of Philadelphia went ahead with a scheduled parade. Within weeks, the Spanish Flu had become a public health disaster, eventually killing over 15,000 people.
From the Series: America's Hidden Stories: Pandemic 1918 https://bit.ly/2Xtf1gV
#pandemic #virus
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- How Did a Former British Navy Officer End Up as a Japanese Spy?
- Runtime
- 4:01
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Six months before the attack on Pearl Harbor, FBI and naval investigators uncover an unlikely figure at the heart of a Los Angeles-based Japanese spy network: a former high-ranking British naval officer.
From the Series: America's Hidden Stories: Pearl Harbor Spies https://bit.ly/2UaXBmR
- Title
- Why the 1918 Spanish Flu Probably Didn't Originate in Spain
- Runtime
- 4:07
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Despite its name, the Spanish Flu almost certainly didn't originate in Spain. In fact, it appears to have originated on the Midwestern prairies of Kansas.
From the Series: America's Hidden Stories: Pandemic 1918 https://bit.ly/2Xtf1gV
#pandemic #virus
- Title
- A 1941 FBI Raid Reveals a Network of Japanese Spies in LA
- Runtime
- 4:30
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- In 1941, Naval Intelligence zero in on a Japanese spy named Itaru Tachibana. Raiding his room at the Olympic Hotel in Los Angeles reveals a stash of documents that outlined the extent of his undercover network.
From the Series: America's Hidden Stories: Pearl Harbor Spies https://bit.ly/2UaXBmR
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- Why This Lion Pride's Home Range Guarantees a Good Life (4K)
- Runtime
- 1:32
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- With a home range extending as far as a thousand square miles, this lion pride dominates the Kalahari food chain like no other.
From the Series: Great Parks of Africa: Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park http://bit.ly/2ByUSML
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- Even Death Can't Break this Elephant's Bond to Her Calf (4K)
- Runtime
- 2:21
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Elephants have remarkably strong bonds with their offspring – even beyond the grave. This elephant mother refuses to abandon the remains of her calf, maintaining a poignant vigil.
From the Series: Great Parks of Africa: Addo the Elephant http://bit.ly/2ByUSML
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- Don't be Fooled Into Thinking This is a Domestic Tabby Cat (4K)
- Runtime
- 1:21
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- It was cats like the African wildcat that were first domesticated by the ancient Egyptians, 6,000 years ago. Other than a couple of minor differences, the resemblance to Tabby cats is nearly identical.
From the Series: Great Parks of Africa: Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park http://bit.ly/2ByUSML
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- A Tense Cheetah Clan Standoff With an Injured Wildebeest (4K)
- Runtime
- 2:07
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- An injured wildebeest calf is cornered by a group of cheetahs. With exhaustion setting in, can this plucky youngster hold out against the overwhelming odds?
From the Series: Great Parks of Africa: Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park http://bit.ly/2ByUSML
- Title
- Were the Letters Ordering the Assassination of Jefferson Davis Real?
- Runtime
- 3:28
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- The assassination orders found on the body of a Union colonel caused outrage in the South. But were those letters real or were they forged by the confederate government to be used as a propaganda tool?
From the Series: America's Hidden Stories: Targeting Jefferson Davis https://bit.ly/2SSNRRL
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- This 28-Wheel Heavy Duty Vehicle Was Designed for One Moving Job
- Runtime
- 4:01
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- The team in charge of transporting the 115-ton antennas for the largest radio telescope in the world have designed a special vehicle for the job: a 28-wheel U-shaped transporter.
From the Series: Humongous Moves: Mountain Mission http://bit.ly/2T4UI9X
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- How Svalbard's Glaciers Precipitate an Arctic Feeding Frenzy
- Runtime
- 2:22
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Summer is a time of plenty in the Arctic, and Svalbard is no exception. From blue whales journeying thousands of miles to feast on crustaceans, to auks returning back to land for the breeding season.
From the Show: My Journey With a Polar Bear http://bit.ly/2GVcp5s
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- A U.S. Bombing Mission Over Serbia Turns Into a Nightmare
- Runtime
- 3:33
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- The F-117 Nighthawk is the ultimate stealth fighter, virtually undetectable to radar. But on a bombing raid over Belgrade in 1999, Colonel Dale Zelko is shocked to see two missiles locked in on his plane.
From the Series: Air Warriors: F-22 Raptor http://bit.ly/2LkVTKG
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- This Man Created the Finest Black Hotel in America
- Runtime
- 2:22
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- A.G. Gaston was a successful black businessman from Birmingham, Alabama. But he was also an unsung civil rights icon with tireless support for desegregation efforts.
From the Series: The Green Book: Guide to Freedom http://bit.ly/2MIuTHn
- Title
- The Vicious KKK Attack Against Nat King Cole
- Runtime
- 2:27
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- In 1956, Nat King Cole, one of the biggest musical stars in the world, was attacked on stage by the KKK. It was the reality of being a black man in America, where even fame and fortune couldn't protect you.
From the Show: The Green Book: Guide to Freedom http://bit.ly/2MIuTHn
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- A Secret Civil War Plot to Blow Up Richmond is Uncovered
- Runtime
- 3:41
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- In 1864, a secret plan to blow up Richmond, Virginia was foiled. But how do you even blow up an entire city? A Civil War expert teamed up with a Hollywood props master to find out.
From the Series: America's Hidden Stories: Targeting Jefferson Davis https://bit.ly/2SSNRRL
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- A Chance Encounter With a Polar Bear and Her Two Cubs
- Runtime
- 2:17
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- In 2013, a wildlife cameraman from Norway, Asgeir Helgestad, met a polar bear mom whom he names Frost. Over the next few years, their paths would cross again.
From the Show: My Journey With a Polar Bear http://bit.ly/2GVcp5s
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- French Roads May Not Be Big Enough for This Giant Satellite Dish
- Runtime
- 3:22
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- It's a tricky assignment: transporting a giant satellite dish 500 miles by lorry through narrow French roads, to the Belgian port of Antwerp. From there, it will be loaded onto a ship sailing to Chile.
From the Series: Humongous Moves: Mountain Mission http://bit.ly/2T4UI9X
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- How This Mayan Legend Inspired a Deadly Ballgame
- Runtime
- 3:14
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- In ancient Mayan lore, the world of the living was directly connected to the underworld: Xibalba. This belief was central to many facets of Mayan life - including a unique sport with fatal consequences.
From the Series: Sacred Sites: Maya https://bit.ly/2GYgKVF
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- Dung Beetle Rolls Enormous Dung Ball with Difficulty (4K)
- Runtime
- 1:15
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- The Addo flightless dung beetle isn't one to give up - even when the ball of dung he's pushing is easily 20 times his size. He'll roll it all the way home for as long as it takes.
From the Series: Great Parks of Africa: Addo the Elephant http://bit.ly/2ByUSML
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- A Group of African Spiders Devour a Grasshopper (4K)
- Runtime
- 1:47
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Group hunting is rare in spiders; but at half an inch long, these African spiders need all the help they can get - and their elaborately constructed communal webs offer both a home and a hunting ground.
From the Series: Great Parks of Africa: Addo the Elephant http://bit.ly/2ByUSML
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- This Ancient Fish is Facing a Plummeting Population Crisis (4K)
- Runtime
- 1:32
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Despite producing thousands of eggs at a time, sturgeon populations are down to about 1% of their historic population levels. Scientists are scrambling for answers.
From the Series: Great Lakes Wild: The Damning Truth http://bit.ly/2SRYJi1
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- The Clever Idea That's Reducing Rattlesnake Casualties
- Runtime
- 1:44
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Ecopassages, which help snakes cross roads safely, have helped dramatically limit the number of snakes killed in Ontario. Here's how they work.
From the Series: Great Lakes Wild: Bad Reputations http://bit.ly/2SRYJi1
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- Why It's So Risky Transporting Racing Yachts to Europe
- Runtime
- 4:01
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- With the trans-Atlantic race known as the Route du Rhum behind them, the skippers of the competing yachts now have a different problem: how do they get their yachts back to Europe?
From the Series: Humongous Moves: Ocean Odyssey http://bit.ly/2BA4dnw
- Title
- Why Yellowstone Can be a Magnet for Deadly Misadventures
- Runtime
- 3:22
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Every year, people are injured or killed at Yellowstone with distressing regularity: from the two women who tried to take a selfie with an elk, to victims of bear attacks, to people falling into the thermal pools.
From the Series: Aerial America: Yellowstone
- Title
- Advanced Tech Reveals Shocking News About an Ancient Mayan City
- Runtime
- 2:54
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- In 2017, groundbreaking remote sensor technology revealed a stunning truth about the Mayan city of Tikal.
From the Series: Sacred Sites: Maya http://bit.ly/2OEvoSA
