Being able to use human feces as fertilizer could be really helpful for human colonies on other planets. It could also be useful for human colonies on THIS planet! And who doesn’t love recycling!?

The famous symptomless carrier of Typhoid Fever, Mary Mallon, never felt the effects of the fever, but never recovered from a medical system that didn’t know how to treat a carrier of the disease.

Each day, the animal kingdom produces roughly enough poop to match the volume of water pouring over Victoria Falls. So why isn't the planet covered in the stuff? You can thank the humble dung beetle for eating up the excess. Eleanor...

Toxoplasma gondii, is a unicellular parasite that changes the behavior of its host! A 2002 study showed that people who had toxoplasmosis got into more car accidents than uninfected people. Later research, in rats (another host) and...

Four waste products are shown, but which is the odd one out?
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A Twig Tidbit Film - Odd one out. The children have to work out which of four images is...

Huckleberry the baby beaver is growing up! He's learning how to swim and we're figuring out how to manage his swimming water - which he poops in.



*Because of his Ataxia, Huck doesn't always coordinate his nostrils closing and...

Jessi talks about fleas! What are they? How do you prevent them in your home? How do you deal with them once they've entered your home or become established on an animal?

Feces is really important for some animals. It can help them survive in their environment, heal sickness, and gives some young a good start in life!

Jessi shares 5 ways to tell if your bird might be sick. Featuring lots of the birds at Animal Wonders (that aren't sick, just happy to join in the fun of the day)

Jessi features four fun facts about feces and how some animals use their poop to help them survive.

Jessi has an univited guest join her on screen while she talks about the gross things that your pets can share with you.



*Jessi was on a medication that weakened her immune system which allowed the ring worm to form. No...

Season 3, Platypus part 4

A platypus swam into the net Kamil and Kayne set. Now it's time to identify the sex of the animal and perform a health check. Discover how veterinarians check platypus fertility and what they can learn...

This live-action video program is about the monogastric digestive system. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the term through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and...

In this video, we discuss the degradation pathway of red blood cells [Erythrocytes] and trace the fates of the 1) globins, 2) heme, and 3) iron.

In this video, I explain the function of enterohepatic circulation and the anatomical structures/organs involved.

This live-action video program is about the pseudo-ruminant digestive system. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the term through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and...

How do breathalyzers work? And will there ever be a breathalyzer for marijuana? As pot has become legal in several states, law enforcement has sought a method to detect marijuana use in drivers. This is complicated, though. Breathalyzers...

A Hong Kong woman fell victim to the new coronavirus after a man residing 10 floors directly above her unit became sick. <br/>

Toxoplasma gondii is a protozoan parasite and as a parasite, its goal is to reproduce and affect more and more hosts. The only place in the entire world that toxoplasma can find a mate and sexually reproduce is in the gut of a...

Heme Catabolism (2/2): Microfloral Degradation of Bilirubin in Colon

Toxoplasma gondii, is a unicellular parasite that changes the behavior of its host! A 2002 study showed that people who had toxoplasmosis got into more car accidents than uninfected people. Later research, in rats (another host) and...

In this video, we explore the pathway for red blood cell destruction including the full degradation of heme b from the liver and spleen to renal and gastrointestinal elimination.

This video is a lecture on the characteristics of living organisms. The presenter lists and explains the eight main characteristics that all living organisms have in common: the need for nutrients, respiration, excretion, response to...

In this video, Jonathan from the Institute of Human Anatomy discusses the anatomy of digestion and whether or not the colon can really hold 20 pounds of feces.