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Animals

A collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of Animals.

Video playlists about Animals

TED Talks for bird enthusiasts

6 talks • 1h 14m

Bird's the word on this collection of TED Talks that spotlights our fascinating feathered friends.

Unexpected lessons from the animal world

7 talks • 1h 31m

These TED speakers gained remarkable knowledge by closely studying animal behavior. What do their insights mean for you?

Pets of the future

4 talks • 53:29

Imagine a future home filled with robots in the likeness of dogs, cats and even dinosaurs ...

What's happening to the ocean?

5 talks • 1h 10m

Are we turning the oceans into warm, noisy, uninhabitable bodies of acid? The short answer is, yes -- but there's still hope.

Talks about Animals

Sarah Brosnan

Why monkeys (and humans) are wired for fairness

Posted Dec 2020

Kaeli Swift

What crows teach us about death

Posted Oct 2020

Mandë Holford

The power of venom — and how it could one day save your life

Posted Oct 2020

Leah Garcés

A lesson in turning adversaries into allies

Posted Sep 2020

Menno Schilthuizen

How animals and plants are evolving in cities

Posted Aug 2020

Ariel Waldman

The invisible life hidden beneath Antarctica's ice

Posted Jul 2020

Jane Goodall

Every day you live, you impact the planet

Posted Jul 2020

Mary Ellen Hannibal

How you can help save the monarch butterfly — and the planet

Posted Apr 2020

Nicola Jones

The dangers of a noisy ocean — and how we can quiet it down

Posted Mar 2020

Lauren Sallan

A brief tour of the last 4 billion years (dinosaurs not included)

Posted Feb 2020

Victoria Gill

What a nun can teach a scientist about ecology

Posted Feb 2020

Lucy King

How bees can keep the peace between elephants and humans

Posted Feb 2020

Ashwin Naidu

The link between fishing cats and mangrove forest conservation

Posted Oct 2019

James Logan

How we're using dogs to sniff out malaria

Posted Oct 2019

Moreangels Mbizah

How community-led conservation can save wildlife

Posted Oct 2019

Victor Vescovo

What's at the bottom of the ocean — and how we're getting there

Posted Aug 2019

See all 149 talks on Animals

Exclusive articles about Animals

Do insects have personalities? Yes they do, says this researcher

Like many of us, Melinda Babits has a perfect pet. But it’s probably not the kind you’re thinking of. “Cockroaches are my favorite animals,” says the zoology researcher. “I thin...

In search of the rare and ridiculously cute pygmy sloth

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By saving this adorable, elusive wild cat, you could help save the planet (really!)

It’s a fact: Dangle a cat video in front of almost anyone, and they’ll drop everything to watch it. It’s something that conservationist and entrepreneur Ashwin Naidu is counting...

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