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Natural World Explored

Ben the Quasi-Ecologist

Welcome to Natural Curiosity, a show by the creators of The Natural World Explored. We challenge each other to learn new fascinating tidbits about the natural world and share them with you! We also share audio form episodes of our Natural World Explored videos, where we explore particular animals, behaviours and other jazz that calls this planet home. Stay curious, friends.

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00:17:55

There Are New Giraffes. Why?

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2025/10/04

Hey friends! Today Ben breaks the news of why there are so many Giraffes now??? We look at the Panther family and why ducks are slowly all becoming the same animal.Want to support Giraffe conservation? Donate to the Giraffe Conservation Foundation here:https://giraffeconservation.org/Official IUCN release on new Giraffe species:https://iucn.org/press-release/202508/four-giraffe-species-officially-recognised-major-conservation-reclassification ••••• Your host: Ben the Quasi-Ecologist ••••• Looking to

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00:16:03

You Won't Believe What T-Rex Looks Like Now!

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2025/09/13

Hey friends! Today Ben clicks on the wrong type of ad, we learn all about scaley lips and dive into the hot topic of dinosaur temperatures.More about how we know the colour of dinosaurs:https://youtu.be/c0PYvIP0Tmw••••• Your host: Ben the Quasi-Ecologist••••• Looking to support the channel? Take a look at our support channels to help us make even more videos:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsuWQV4_s-Wt-JE8kvv7E1w/join Or my patreon page!https://patreon.com/NaturalWorldExplored Your support means

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00:21:01

What Happens When You Find An Extinct Animal... Alive?

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2025/04/19

Hey friends! Today Ben explores what extinction actually means, how we know when an animal is truly gone and what happens when we decide to change things...More about Convergent Evolution and how it works:https://youtu.be/c0PYvIP0Tmw••••• Your host: Ben the Quasi-Ecologist••••• Looking to support the channel? Take a look at our support channels to help us make even more videos:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsuWQV4_s-Wt-JE8kvv7E1w/join Or my patreon page!https://patreon.com/NaturalWorldExplored

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00:20:24

How Other Animals Use Medicine

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2025/02/10

Hey friends! Today Ben talks about a famous great ape, we meet the biggest very small army in the world, and some Madagascan primates that enjoy a nice millipede in the morning.••••• Your host: Ben the Quasi-Ecologist••••• Looking to explore on more platforms? Insta: https://www.instagram.com/naturalworldexplored/Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@naturalworldexplored••••• Thank you so much to everyone who’s checked out my YouTube Membership!https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsuWQV4_s-Wt-JE8kvv7E1w/join

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00:14:50

How Turtles Unlock Memories They Didn't Know They Had

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2025/01/11

Hey friends! Today Ben talks about magnets, we learn about the smell of raindrops on footpaths, and we follow a Sea Turtle all the way home!DONATE to the Barbados Sea Turtle Project: http://www.barbadosseaturtles.org/pages/resources/index.html DONATE to the Australian Sea Turtle Foundation: https://seaturtlefoundation.org/donate ••••• Your host: Ben the Quasi-Ecologist ••••• Looking to explore on more platforms? Insta: https://www.instagram.com/naturalworldexplored/ Tiktok:

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00:15:12

What It Takes To Be The Fastest Animal Alive

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2025/01/11

Hey friends! Today Ben looks at the fastest animals on Earth, we get the first ever metabolic rate tier list [not clickbati!!!] and Ben tries to put together the hardest soundtrack of any animal video on YouTube. ••••• Your host: Ben the Quasi-Ecologist ••••• Looking to explore on more platforms? Insta: https://www.instagram.com/naturalworldexplored/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@naturalworldexplored ••••• Thank you so much to everyone who’s checked out my YouTube

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00:14:08

How Animals Clone Themselves

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2025/01/11

Hey friends! Today Ben introduces his clone, Qen, we meet an entirely female species of lizard and take a closer look at how chromosomes work IN TURKEYS. ••••• Your host: Qen, the buasi-ecologist ••••• Looking to explore on more platforms? Insta: https://www.instagram.com/naturalworldexplored/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@naturalworldexplored ••••• Thank you so much to everyone who’s checked out my YouTube Membership! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsuWQV4_s-Wt-JE8kvv7E1w/join Or my

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00:15:08

The Search For The Elusive African Unicorn

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2025/01/11

Hey friends! Today Ben explores a different kind of video, we take a look at the largest elusive creature on the planet, and we understand how our political world can affect the lives of animals. OKAPI CONSERVATION PROJECT: https://www.okapiconservation.org/ CONTENT WARNING This video contains discussions around invasion, colonisation and very brief mention of acts of violence on both people and wildlife. Become a YouTube Member

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00:14:54

Why We Need Gross Animals

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2025/01/11

Hey friends! Today Ben explores the world of yucky things, we hear about how a book can ruin an animal’s reputation, and discover that we betrayed our nearest and dearest :( CONTENT WARNING This video contains discussions around death and decay in the animal kingdom. These topics are not portrayed as gruesome, but as biological processes. Become a YouTube Member! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsuWQV4_s-Wt-JE8kvv7E1w?sub_confirmation=1 ••••• Your host: Ben Cooper, the quasi-ecologist •••••

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00:15:12

How We Unlocked The Colours Of Dinosaurs

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2025/01/11

Hey friends! Today Ben explores the world of colour, we hear about how confusing feathers are, and discover that Polar Bears are FREAKIN IMPOSTERS. ••••• Your host: Ben Cooper, the quasi-ecologist ••••• Looking to explore on more platforms? Insta: https://www.instagram.com/naturalworldexplored/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@naturalworldexplored ••••• Thank you so much to everyone who’s checked out my YouTube Membership! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsuWQV4_s-Wt-JE8kvv7E1w/join Or my

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00:15:30

How To Build The Largest Animal Ever

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2025/01/11

Hey friends! Today Ben explores a big blue beast, we hear all about why bugs are little (thankfully), and take a little trip through space and time. ••••• Your host: Ben Cooper, the quasi-ecologist ••••• Looking to explore on more platforms? Insta: https://www.instagram.com/naturalworldexplored/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@naturalworldexplored ••••• Thank you so much to everyone who’s checked out my patreon page! https://patreon.com/NaturalWorldExplored Your support means everything to

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00:14:20

How Birds Conquered New Zealand

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2025/01/11

Hey friends! Today Ben explores the last land of dinosaurs, finds a continent that isn’t as dangerous as it sounds and finds out why there are different birds on top of Venezuelan mountains. Donate to Forest & Bird: https://www.forestandbird.org.nz/ ••••• Your host: Ben Cooper, the quasi-ecologist ••••• Looking to explore on more platforms? Insta: https://www.instagram.com/naturalworldexplored/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@naturalworldexplored ••••• Thank you so much to everyone

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00:14:01

Humans Aren't The Only Animals That Farm

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2025/01/11

Hello friends! Today Ben explores the world of agriculture, we find a new crab that shimmies in the deep sea, and meet an ant that drugs other bugs. ••••• Your host: Ben Cooper, the quasi-ecologist ••••• Looking to explore on more platforms? Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@naturalworldexplored Insta: https://www.instagram.com/naturalworldexplored/ ••••• Thank you so much to everyone who’s checked out my patreon page! https://www.patreon.com/NaturalWorldExplored Your support means everything

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00:14:47

How Poison and Venom Actually Works

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2025/01/11

Hello and bienvenue, today Ben explores the invisible ways to die, looks at all the different ways plants, animals and fungi mix chemical concoctions and learns what to do if you’re exposed to toxins. •• CONTENT WARNING •• This video contains relatively graphic descriptions of bodily harm caused by plants, animals and fungi. Content may be disturbing. What to do if you’re bitten by a snake (CDC): https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/snakes/symptoms.html ••••• Your host: Ben Cooper, the

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00:11:16

Why There Are Two Pandas

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2025/01/11

ey friends! Today Ben explores two animals with the same name, we find out that there are more than one type of thumb and meet a few critters that are unexpectedly related to these animals. Donate to the Red Panda Network: https://redpandanetwork.org/ Donate to the World Wildlife Fund: https://wwf.panda.org/support_wwf/ ••••• Your host: Ben Cooper, the quasi-ecologist ••••• Looking to explore on more platforms? Insta: https://www.instagram.com/naturalworldexplored/ Tiktok:

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00:11:59

The Most Intimidating Insects You've Never Heard Of

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2025/01/11

Hello and bienvenue, today Ben explores large little animals, surveys cat owners on their hunting habits and learns all about a bug that freezes itself for literally zero gain. ••••• Your host: Ben Cooper, the quasi-ecologist ••••• Looking to explore on more platforms? Insta: https://www.instagram.com/naturalworldexplored/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@naturalworldexplored ••••• Thank you so much to everyone who’s checked out my patreon

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00:11:23

Why Animals Evolve To Look The Same

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2025/01/11

Hey friends! Today Ben explores why animals evolve to look the same, we encounter some sadistic little ants and play a game with some funny crustaceans. ••••• Your host: Ben the Quasi-Ecologist ••••• Article referenced in episode: https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi... ••••• Looking to explore on more platforms? Insta: / thenaturalworldexplored Tiktok: / naturalworldexplored ••••• Thank you so much to everyone who’s checked out my patreon page! / naturalworldexplored Your support

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