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Season 2 Episode 26 - Shapes in Nature
Miguel and Paco start the week in the back of a pick-up truck, riding through San Diego Wild Animal Park. They see the prehensile tongue of a giraffe up close. A worker explains how giraffes evolved to its long-necked self. Kathy and Robin go to Magi, a 3-d computer animation studio. Christine Chang, a computer scientist, shows how masic shapes turn into complicated animal shapes. Back at the Wild Animal Park, Miguel and Paco see how an elephant's trunk can pick up things. FILM INSERT: Basic shapes are all over the world. ANIMATED MUSIC VIDEO: The Way It Was shows how the continents were together millions of years ago. BIOGRAPHY: Botanist Elma González reflects on her life and her inspiration for studying the cells of plants. FILM INSERT: Basic shapes are all over the universe. Back at the Wild Animal Park, Miguel and Paco emcounter a Bactrian camel. An expert explains that animal families are determined by the similarities of different animals. THE BLOODHOUND GANG: ""The Case of the Ma
Episodes in Season 2
Survival: Breathing
30 min
Survival: Temperature
30 min
Survival: Protection
30 min
Survival: Energy
30 min
Survival: Teamwork
30 min
Sports: Training Analysis
30 min
Sports: Time, Rate, Measurement
30 min
Sports: Energy Transfer
30 min
Sports: Impact Analysis
30 min
Sports: Coordination
30 min
Flight: Flying Animals
30 min
Flight: Air Resistance
30 min
Flight: Thrust
30 min
Flight: Acceleration
30 min
Babies: The Code of Life
30 min
Babies: Growth and Development
30 min
Babies: Behavior
30 min
Babies: Colonization
30 min
Babies: Change
30 min
Senses: Taste and Smell
30 min
Senses: Sight
30 min
Senses: Hearing
30 min
Senses: Touch
30 min
Senses: Special Sensors
30 min
Shapes in Nature
30 min
Shapes and Gravity
30 min
Shapes: Streamlining
30 min
Shapes: Form and Function
30 min
Shapes: Clues
30 min
Water: 3 Phases – Gas, Liquid, Solid
30 min
Water: Medium for Life
30 min
Water and People
30 min
Water: Distribution
30 min
Water in the Body
30 min
Building: Materials
30 min
Building: One of a Kind
30 min
Building: Standard Parts
30 min
Building: Modular
30 min
Building: Communication
30 min
