Animal behavior expert Philip Johns introduces us to the vibrant urban environments of Singapore, where city dwellers and skyscrapers coexist with a rich array of other species, including otters, hornbills and lizards — prompting the question: Can we design cities to be wildlife refuges? (Recorded at TEDxYale NUS College on October 21, 2023)
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@Danestani.master1
September 26, 2024 at 7:11 am
I wish you would have a program about dust storms in the Middle East and iran they have made life difficult for us.
@StarlitFran
September 26, 2024 at 9:08 am
I want to be an otter watcher
@heatherburch7697
September 26, 2024 at 10:33 am
Anyone else think this guy is a young Carl Fredrickson look alike from the movie Up? I mean this in the most complimentary way. I love him.
@zakeibc
September 26, 2024 at 12:12 pm
This reminds me of that BBC mini clip from a documentary 😊❤❤❤
@zakeibc
September 26, 2024 at 12:14 pm
Please don’t forget the endangered wild junglefowl who roam everywhere freely, i love them to bits too! Ancestor of the modern day chicken ❤❤❤
@zakeibc
September 26, 2024 at 12:22 pm
There are also snake watchers and insect watchers etc
@zakeibc
September 26, 2024 at 12:28 pm
I feel one of the larger contributing factors which made the wildlife come back was actually cov1d because people stayed home during the lockdown and wildlife had more safe space to roam.
@ScarlitWidow
September 26, 2024 at 8:02 pm
I have lived in the Boston MA area for 5 years. This past year we moved into the city. Since moving into the city I’ve seen, a groundhog that lives under my neighbors house and he can’t figure out how to get rid of it, a very large skunk, a very large non-venomous snake, rabbits galore, and of course birds, squirrels, chipmunks. Very interesting