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Christopher Frederick James Kratt (born July 19, 1969) is an American biologist, educational nature show host, YouTuber and actor. A grandson of musical-instrument manufacturer William Jacob "Bill" Kratt, [2] he and his older brother Martin grew up in Warren Township, New Jersey, [3] and together created children's television series Kratts' Creatures, Zoboomafoo, and Be the Creature (which ...
Martin (born December 23, 1965) and Christopher Kratt (born July 19, 1969) are American zoologists, educational nature show hosts and YouTubers.Sons of musical instrument manufacturer William King "Bill" Kratt, [2] the brothers grew up in Warren Township, New Jersey [3] and together created children's television series Kratts' Creatures, Zoboomafoo, [4] Be the Creature (which aired on the ...
J. B. S. Haldane. John Burdon Sanderson Haldane FRS (/ ˈhɔːldeɪn /; 5 November 1892 – 1 December 1964 [1][2]), nicknamed "Jack" or "JBS", [3] was a scientist born in Britain who later moved to India and took citizenship there, who worked in physiology, genetics, evolutionary biology, and mathematics. With innovative use of statistics in ...
A wheeled buffalo figurine—probably a children's toy—from Magna Graecia in archaic Greece [1]. Several organisms are capable of rolling locomotion. However, true wheels and propellers—despite their utility in human vehicles—do not play a significant role in the movement of living things (with the exception of certain flagella, which work like corkscrews).
Nature Cat (a.k.a. Fred) (voiced by Taran Killam [2]) is the titular protagonist of the series. In the absence of his owners, Fred transforms into his alter-ego Nature Cat, narrating himself as such throughout the show. He is the main protagonist in leading a group of three other animals, frequently using the expressions "tally ho!" and "onward ...
Lynn Margulis (born Lynn Petra Alexander; March 5, 1938 – November 22, 2011) was an American evolutionary biologist, and was the primary modern proponent for the significance of symbiosis in evolution. In particular, Margulis transformed and fundamentally framed current understanding of the evolution of cells with nuclei by proposing it to ...
Natural history is a domain of inquiry involving organisms, including animals, fungi, and plants, in their natural environment, leaning more towards observational than experimental methods of study. A person who studies natural history is called a naturalist or natural historian. Natural history encompasses scientific research but is not ...
Nature is an inherent character or constitution, [1] particularly of the ecosphere or the universe as a whole. In this general sense nature refers to the laws, elements and phenomena of the physical world, including life. Although humans are part of nature, human activity or humans as a whole are often described as at times at odds, or outright ...