Nature

Busy Bee Builds an Intricate Fortress

This construction of grass stems takes bee architecture to new heights. The Red-Tailed Mason bee, nicknamed the Tent-Making bee, has solved the problem of other bees breaking into her nursery and it starts with a shell.

Busy Bee Builds an Intricate Fortress

2m 49s

  • The Serpent's Lair | WILD HOPE: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The Serpent's Lair | WILD HOPE

    11m 50s

    In the face of extreme habitat loss, wildlife biologist Dr. Chris Jenkins puts an ambitious plan in motion to save two uniquely American reptiles, the eastern indigo snake and the gopher tortoise, and the forest they call home.

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    Return of the Manatees | WILD HOPE

    16m 1s

    Crystal River has long been a safe haven for the Florida manatee, but when an invasive algae wiped out the eelgrass that manatees need for food, the community rallied to restore the river and save the animals that call it home.

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    Birds on the Brink | WILD HOPE

    10m 16s

    Hawai’i is home to a broad, beautiful array of bird species found only on its islands — like the stunningly diverse honeycreepers, many on the border of extinction. Now, a local team is removing invasive predators, restoring habitats, and battling mosquito-borne diseases to protect honeycreepers from their latest threat: avian malaria.

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