Videos

All videos are 30 minutes long unless otherwise indicated and will be shown in the Palaeontology Demonstration Room, next to the entrance to Gallery 39. We recommend a minimum age of 8 years.

Sat 6  12.00	Technical animals
       13.00	Never built to fly
       14.00	Cats kin
       15.00	Meerkats united
Sat 13 12.00	Birdies on the green
       12.45	Cats kin
Sat 20 12.00	Never built to fly
       13.00	Meerkats united
       14.00	Technical animals
       15.00	Birdies on the green
Sat 27 12.00	Technical animals
       12.45	Cats kin

May

Sat 11 12.00	Never built to fly
       13.00	Meerkats united
       14.00	Cats kin
       15.00	Birdies on the green
Sat 18 12.00	Never built to fly
       12.45	Technical animals
Sat 25 12.00	Birdies on the green
       12.45	Meerkats united

Technical animals

Humans aren’t the only animals to have developed the use of tools. A tropical fish that uses a leaf as a hide from which to ambush prey and the Californian sea otter that prises shellfish free with a hammer and anvil, are just two examples of 'technological animals'.

Talks at a glance

Never built to fly

Ostriches are the largest birds in the world. They can run at speed of up to 40 miles an hour and have a kick strong enough to disembowel a lion. They have to - for with their tiny wings nature never intended them to fly.

Talks at a glance

Birdies on the green

British golf courses are sanctuaries for many creatures, including foxes, badgers and birds. But problems can arise, especially if a magpie takes a fancy to a golf ball, or when a oyster catcher tries to hatch one!.

Talks at a glance

Cats kin

From the lion, leopard and cheetah to exotic species like the caracal, the serval and the golden cat of the forest, the big cats come in all shapes and sizes and all have very different hunting skills.

Talks at a glance

Meerkats united

In this, one of the most popular nature films that the BBC has produced, we follow the social meerkat as it goes about its daily business of feeding, playing and standing on guard.

Talks at a glance

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