How Size Shapes The Animal Kingdom

Explore how size influences every element of an animal's existence from its place in the food chain and migratory behaviour to its relationship with the opposite sex. We'll explore some of the common differences between vertebrates and arthropods and discover why we're not all that different than you might think.

00:00 World's Largest Animal
00:42 Life Cycle
03:19 Predation & Avoidance
06:33 Habitat & Migration
11:06 Behaviour
15:11 Biology

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Sources & Further Reading
Listed below are the sources used to create the video.

The blue whale
fisheries.noaa.gov/species/blue-whale
fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-story/big-hearted-blue-whale
nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/facts/blue-whale
The size and number of insects
si.edu/spotlight/buginfo/bugnos
britannica.com/animal/insect
Life history strategy
eco-intelligent.com/2018/07/30/r-strategists-k-strategists-and-survivorship-curves-the-reproductive-adaptions-of-different-organisms/
cs.montana.edu/webworks/projects/stevesbook/contents/chapters/chapter002/section004/blue/page003.html
studysmarter.co.uk/explanations/biology/ecology/life-history-strategies/
bionity.com/en/encyclopedia/R/K_selection_theory.html
britannica.com/science/r-selected-species
Alpine Salamanders
thehsi.org/2015/07/01/amphibian-reproductive-strategies/
guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/90311-longest-gestation-period-amphibian
Crocodilians
oldest.org/animals/crocodiles/
britannica.com/animal/crocodile-order/Natural-history
dkfindout.com/us/animals-and-nature/reptiles/crocodile-parents/
discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/crocodiles-are-particularly-good-mothers
Food chain
education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/food-chain/
britannica.com/science/food-chain
Predator avoidance
sciencedirect.com/topics/immunology-and-microbiology/predator-avoidance
Camouflage
education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/camouflage/
nhm.ac.uk/discover/can-you-spot-hidden-animals-cunning-camouflage.html
Poisons/Toxins
nps.gov/cabr/blogs/venomous-versus-poisonous-same-thing-right-wrong.htm
Cheetahs and gazelles
thoughtco.com/how-fast-can-a-cheetah-run-4587031
amnh.org/explore/ology/ology-cards/309-thomsons-gazelle
Prairie dogs - a keystone species
nps.gov/articles/prairie-dogs.htm
Bison diet
tpwd.texas.gov/education/resources/resources/lesson-plans/terrestrial-ecology/bison/learning-about-bison-classroom-activities
https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/american-bison
Hummingbirds
audubon.org/news/hummingbird-pollination-practice
Bees - a keystone species
planetbee.org/planet-bee-blog//bees-an-environmental-keystone
Elephants - a keystone species
ifaw.org/uk/journal/elephants-ecological-engineers
Leaf Chameleons
nature.com/articles/s41598-020-80955-1
rainforests.mongabay.com/kids/elementary/animals/leaf_chameleon.html
Cuttlefish migration
abc.net.au/news/2023-02-25/sa-cuttlefish-on-national-heritage-list/102023608
Cuban crab migration
pbslearningmedia.org/resource/vtl07.la.ws.style.crab/the-cuban-crab-migration/
Wildebeest and migration
animaldiversity.org/accounts/Connochaetes_gnou/
nationalgeographic.org/media/wildebeest-migration/
Monarch butterflies and migration
monarchjointventure.org/monarch-biology/monarch-migration

FULL SOURCE LIST:
There were too many for the character limit so I've included a link to a Google Doc with the full source list for this video
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