TEDTalks - Brian Skerry Reveals Ocean's Glory and Horror

"Photographer Brian Skerry shoots life above and below the waves -- as he puts it, both the horror and the magic of the ocean. Sharing amazing, intimate shots of undersea creatures, he shows how powerful images can help make change."

TEDTalks Dee Boersma: Pay attention to penguins

"Think of penguins as ocean sentinels, says Dee Boersma -- they're on the frontlines of sea change. Sharing stories of penguin life and culture, she suggests that we start listening to what penguins are telling us."



(Via TED)

Meet The Sloths

BBC Weird Nature - Crazy Ant Farmers

"Learn more about the weird and wonderful world of ants as they farm great herds of aphids to harvest the sweet honeydew nectar. Great animal video from BBC show 'Weird Nature'."



(Via Pharyngula)

Natural World - Clever Monkeys

"David Attenborough's entertaining romp through the world of monkeys has a serious side: for when we look at monkeys we can see ourselves. From memory to morality, from 'crying wolf' to politics, monkeys are our basic blueprint.

Pygmy marmosets 'farm' tree sap; bearded capuchins in Brazil develop a production line for extracting palm nuts; white-faced capuchins in Costa Rica tenderly nurse the victims of battle; and in the Ethiopian highlands a deposed gelada baboon has got the blues."


Playlist

When Geese Attack!

Monkey tool usage: Flint knife and probe

Bonobo chimp plays Pac-Man

BBC - Roboshark Swimming with Whale Sharks

Woodpecker vs Snake

Here is some remarkable footage from somewhere in the Amazon (Peru?) of a Crimson-crested Woodpecker, Campephilus melanoleucos, taking on a "Giant bird snake" or "puffing snake", Pseustes sulphureus, that has raided its nest and swallowed its eggs.

Via GrrlScientist

National Geographic - Piglet Squid, Other Bizarre Species Found

National Geographic - Deep-Sea Oddities

Jane Goodall: The Plight of the Chimpanzee

"Famed biologist Jane Goodall recalls the gradual destruction of the chimpanzee's natural habitat and their rapidly declining numbers. She presents the plight of the chimpanzee as just one example of a species that has been pushed to "the brink of extinction" by human factors."

Funny Talking Animals - Walk On The Wild Side - Episode Four Preview - BBC One

I thought this was pretty funny :)

Butterflies

Frogs in Focus

Dolphin Bubbles: An Amazing Behavior

"Watch the dolphins at SeaWorld Orlandos Dolphin Cove as they artfully create and play with underwater bubble rings and hear what SeaWorlds trainers, educators and guests have to say about this fun and fascinating behavior."

David Gallo: Underwater astonishments

Kuroshio Sea - 2nd largest aquarium tank in the world