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The banded mongoose and common warthog have a symbiotic relationship. The mongoose removes insects and dried skin from the warthog's body and, in exchange, gets an easy meal. An animatronic 'spy warthog' catches all of the action and even gets his own cleaning.
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A robotic 'spy sloth' gets a close-up view of the mini-ecosystem contained in a sloth's fur. Eeeww...gross!
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Help your child learn what a few spiders can achieve together.
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Watch and find out who the gopher tortoise shares his underground home with.
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Watch how ants cut through leaves and carry them overhead, while marching in a line.
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Watch how a chimpanzee moves from tree to tree and returns to its mother for naptime.
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Scarlet macaws raised in a wildlife rescue center are released from the top of a hill over-looking the Guatemalan jungle. The hope is that they’ll find food straightaway, and join up with members of the wild population.
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At the ARCAS wildlife rescue center in Guatemala, an orphaned spider monkey is settling in well. She’s just starting to feed from a bottle and has been given a teddy bear to hug as a sort of surrogate mother.
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Help your child learn about nests and their builders, as they observe a hummingbird building its nest.
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Lethal sea kraits (snakes) are too slow to catch fish in a straight chase. Fortunately, they have partners in crime - shoals of yellow goatfish and trevally who seek similar prey. The big fish scare the prey into the cracks where the sea snakes can catch them.
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When it comes to skin care, hippos need a little help. Unable to pick up a stick and scratch their own backs, they’ve gone into partnership with a fish called the barbell. Barbells nibble away all the ticks and parasites and on a hippo's skin. Their service even includes dental hygiene.
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Half a mile from an Indian village, two cow-killing male lions rest in the shade. A lioness approaches with several small cubs. In order to help spread their genes, male lions will often kill cubs that aren't part of their direct bloodline. However, these males begin playing with the cubs, indicating they are probably their fathers.