Bats
Bats have colonized remote corners of the planet to become one of most widespread mammals on Earth. Chris Packham explores their incredible anatomy, physiology, and senses to understand what enables them to thrive in some surprising places. Tiny hairs on their wings give them a detailed air-flow map...
| Other Authors: | BBC Worldwide Ltd., Infobase, |
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
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[Place of publication not identified] :
BBC Worldwide Ltd,
[2014]
Distributed by Infobase, |
| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (1 video file (29 min., 36 sec.)) : sound, color. |
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Wonder of animals.
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| Summary: |
Bats have colonized remote corners of the planet to become one of most widespread mammals on Earth. Chris Packham explores their incredible anatomy, physiology, and senses to understand what enables them to thrive in some surprising places. Tiny hairs on their wings give them a detailed air-flow map during flight, heat sensors on the nose of vampire bats means they can sense the most blood-rich areas of a prey's body, and iron oxide particles in the bat brain may act as a compass allowing them to find the most direct route back to the roost. |
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| Item Description: |
Originally released by BBC Worldwide Ltd, 2014. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on June 03, 2015. Bats: Introduction (2:43) -- Bat Wings (3:26) -- Bat Flight (2:52) -- Echolocation in Flight (2:49) -- Echolocation and Counter Defense (3:00) -- Short-Tailed Bats (2:10) -- Vampire Bats (3:07) -- Navigation and Migration (1:39) -- Brown Bats (4:18) -- Successful Mammals (1:17) -- Credits: Bats (10:24) Access requires authentication through Films on Demand. Bats have colonized remote corners of the planet to become one of most widespread mammals on Earth. Chris Packham explores their incredible anatomy, physiology, and senses to understand what enables them to thrive in some surprising places. Tiny hairs on their wings give them a detailed air-flow map during flight, heat sensors on the nose of vampire bats means they can sense the most blood-rich areas of a prey's body, and iron oxide particles in the bat brain may act as a compass allowing them to find the most direct route back to the roost. 6-8. Streaming video file. System requirements: FOD playback platform. Closed-captioned. |
| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (1 video file (29 min., 36 sec.)) : sound, color. |
| Format: |
Streaming video file. System requirements: FOD playback platform. |
| Audience: |
6-8. |
| Access: |
Access requires authentication through Films on Demand. |