Category: Animals and Conservation
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At the Dolphin Research Center: Part 1
In the Florida Keys, more precisely in Grassy Key about an hour’s drive from Miami, you’ll find the Dolphin Research Centre. Thousands of people, most of them school kids or students come every year to learn about one of the planet’s most fascinating animals – the dolphin. In the first film, we learn about the…
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Elephant Poaching: Part 2
Mr Travers believes the war on poaching can be won, but that it is going to take a continued political will, greater resources and a change in the attitude of the consumers. He explains the connection between the ivory trade, and organized crime, did you know there was also a direct link between the survival…
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At the Cheetah Conservation Fund: Part 4
You have probably heard of narcotics dogs and bomb detection dogs but maybe not cheetah scat dogs. It is just amazing what dogs can be trained to do. When Tiger indicates that he has found a cheetah scat, Eli brings it to the laboratory to analyse it. This way the dogs help us find out…
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A Young Environmentalist
We constantly hear about all the environmental issues in the world such as global warming, deforestation and species of insects, birds and animals that are in danger of becoming extinct. What do we do about it though? Some of us do more than others do and James is one of them. In his spare time,…
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At the Dolphin Research Center: Part 3
You probably already know that dolphins are very intelligent animals, but did you know that their brains are unique in the sense that they sleep with only one-half of the brain while the other half is awake? There is a reason for this, and you will learn about this in Part 3. We can find…
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At the Dolphin Research Center: Part 4
In Part 4, Loriel explains why she decided to become a dolphin trainer and how she learned to train them and recognize them as individuals. It has taken years, but for Loriel it has been a thrill. She loves every minute together with the dolphins and for her it doesn’t feel like work. It feels…
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At the Dolphin Research Center: Part 2
In Part 2, we learn about how dolphins are trained. Loriel is a very experienced trainer and she shows us things we didn’t know and haven’t seen before. For example, did you know how they take blood samples from a dolphin? Dolphins are actually trained to participate in their own health care. Length: 10:17.
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At the Cheetah Conservation Fund: Part 3
Ryan explains the eating habits of the cheetahs, and why they feed on donkey and horse, instead of game meat. Cheetahs are fast eaters and in the film, you’ll learn why. You will also meet a cheetah with only one eye and learn why cheetahs sometimes hurt their eyes. Ryan will also tell you why…