Explains how certain animals use their noses to help them survive, including a cottontail rabbit, rhinoceros, and a hammerhead shark.

"If you could have any ocean animal's superpower, whose would you choose? If you could shapeshift like a giant Pacific octopus, you could squeeze through even the smallest gaps. If you could snap your claws like a coconut crab, you could slice through sheets of metal. A . . . book of ocean animal superpowers!"--Provided by publisher.

In order for an animal to survive, it must be able to respond instantly to changes in its external and internal environments. This program compares and contrasts animal nervous and endocrine systems, explains stimulus feedback mechanisms, and places coordination and control in a cellular context with explanations of what happens in signal transduction pathways. Narration is supported by animations and footage of animals in action. A powerful tool...

The question of animal intelligence has been debated for centuries. In recent years, science has come closer to proving that animals think and feel-perhaps not at the level of humans, but in ways that are nevertheless authentic. This classic program brings viewers into the midst of eye-opening zoological, neurological, and psychological research, revealing what many scientists believe to be cognitive abilities in animals. These include communication,...

Describes the organs and sense of taste of such diverse animals as the earthworm, anteater, hummingbird, octopus, and chameleon.