KUED Programs

Most people think of venom as something to be avoided at all costs since some animals use it to kill other animals or humans. But modern researchers now use scientific methods to study animal toxins, and they have discovered that the thousands of venom types on planet earth may help cure or control many human ailments, from chronic pain to life-threatening bleeding to cancer and Parkinson's disease.

Death Valley is the largest National Park and the most extreme desert biome in the lower 48 states. Its hot, dry landscape and climate force plants and animals into extreme adaptations for survival. Some animals such as kangaroo rats recycle their own moisture, while the jackrabbit has developed huge ears that wick away heat.

Two Orders of birds of prey, the falcon group and the owl group, are classified informally as raptors. Together, they display such spectacular and broad ranges of flight skills, along with other adaptations for hunting, which aeronautical engineers have not yet equaled with their designs. Amazing live-action footage combined with computer animations and precise sound effects reveal these adaptations in detail.

The Grizzly Bear, America’s largest, most spectacular predator, was on the brink of extinction in Yellowstone National Park until the 1975 Endangered Species Act made its recovery the biggest success story in conservation history.