Glasswing butterflies aren’t made of glass, but their transparent wings help them blend with their surroundings, protecting them from predators. This Deep Look episode from KQED takes the time to observe the life cycle of glasswing butterflies (Greta oto), as well as the special nanopillars responsible for their non-reflecting wings.
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Clangers TV Show
Clangers is a BAFTA-winning British stop-motion children’s series about “small creatures living in peace and harmony on – and inside – a small, hollow planet, far, far away.” It first-aired in 1969 and returned to television in 2015. In this 50th anniversary celebration episode, which aired in 2019, renowned space scientist Dr. Maggie Aderin-Pocock plays an astronaut that visits the Clangers.
Squirrel Obstacle Course – Hilarious!
This man looked at squirrels defeating his anti-squirrel bird feeders, and turned them into quality entertainment.
Building a Giant Furry Electric Dog Car
https://youtu.be/LJEUyIpE9ms When eleven-year-old Alex designed her Giant Furry Electric Dog Car, the team at Kids Invent Stuff rose to the challenge of making it real. In this how-it’s-made video, makers Ruth Amos and Shawn Brown team up to weld, wire, staple, tape, glue, and screw together the canine-themed vehicle, complete with a huge wagging tail. Here’s the result of their month…… Continue reading Building a Giant Furry Electric Dog Car
Neil Freeman’s Fake is the New Real
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"The Lonely Goatherd" from The Sound of Music (1965)
In this classic scene from Rodgers and Hammerstein‘s 1965 film adaptation of The Sound of Music, Maria and the von Trapp children sing ‘The Lonely Goatherd’ during their marionette show, a performance for their father and his friends.
CalAcademy Nightlife Coloring Pages
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Mr. Darcy – Victoria Chang
Mr. Darcy by Victoria Chang In the end she just wanted the house and a horse not much more what if he didn’t own the house or worse not even a horse how do we separate the things from a…… Continue reading Mr. Darcy – Victoria Chang
Often I Am Permitted to Return to a Meadow
Often I Am Permitted to Return to a Meadow by Robert Duncan as if it were a scene made-up by the mind, that is not mine, but is a made place, that is mine, it is so near to the heart, an eternal pasture folded in all thought so that there is a…… Continue reading Often I Am Permitted to Return to a Meadow
“Rainbow Connection” (2020) (1979) – Kermit the Frog
https://youtu.be/jS5fTzMP_mg In a special performance from a riverbank in the woods, Kermit the Frog sings Rainbow Connection, his Oscar-nominated hit. The song was originally written for the frog and his banjo by Paul Williams and Kenneth Ascher for 1979’s The Muppet Movie. Watch the original here: https://youtu.be/WS3Lkc6Gzlk From Vanity Fair: Swamp-dweller Kermit plucks a banjo, contemplating rainbows and “what’s on the…… Continue reading “Rainbow Connection” (2020) (1979) – Kermit the Frog
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