Tropical Ecology Activities and Links
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If you come across an excellent resource, let us know at hello@harborandsprout.com so we can add it to the list!James Cook:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6Fz88l2vlo
Darwin & Wallace:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOiUZ3ycZwU
Henry Walter Bates:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psMffWVKAkI
Alexander von Humboldt:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzakQuKqBeQ
Rainforests:
Ecosystems and biomes (Khan): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A495e31cDdE
Biomes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_AfNcjlOgU
Tropical Rainforest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wq0asIXcW7w
Tropical Monsoon & Tropical Savanna: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqpA9tswQxM
Great Migration Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MI_ZA3M9zO0
What is biodiversity?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y18o0mACCQs
Why is biodiversity important?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlWNuzrqe7U
The Global Movement to Restore: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJX1Te0jey0
Human impacts on biodiversity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXJiHr8jWBs
Rainforest 101 (NatGeo): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vijLre760w
Why Certain Fires are Important (TedEd): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNVZEVq3KzY
Primary & Secondary Succession: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ceDE01iWLE
Ecological Succession - Amoeba Sisters: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqEUzgVAF6g
Pioneer Species: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0fDbTqqXjA
Human Interactions (Good and Bad): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGvl2SoBNBo
Why Animals Eat Dirt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVAIZEikkak
8 Most Beautiful Macaws: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OW7J_3z1MOI
Lear’s Macaw: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_eDs1qevAc
Why Parrots Can Talk Like Humans: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmZqTrTdr9g&t=1s
Most Beautiful Toucans: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6U2NQM92pc
Grey-breasted Mountain Toucan: https://youtu.be/24f33Nfl7ew
Lesser Bird of Paradise: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57xmMbZ9QfY
Greater Bird of Paradise: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PerzNnfgWQ
Bird of Paradise Courtship (Planet Earth clip): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWfyw51DQfU
Splendid Astrapia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yY4Um6pKQBE
Kingfisher: Death from Above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dnouQtSIL0
Kookaburras Laughing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3puMIfxm9fU
Marquesas Kingfisher: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wBhkPN26cY
Rainbow Lorikeet: https://youtu.be/Mra5e9LUG6w
Inside a Harpy Eagle Nest: https://youtu.be/T55VjkSWcMQ
The Amazing Harpy Eagle: https://youtu.be/C8VEOx5kM0M
The Unique Kagu: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnET4b_UJ6Y
Giant Hummingbird: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uumwdKBkV28
Bee Hummingbird: https://youtu.be/fRw3zaV5ynE
White-Fronted Bee-eater: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVk1RG4KMeU
Resplendent Quetzal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SN9i_bLHOxk
Resplendent Quetzal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRgWMdsWtH0
Jane Goodall: https://youtu.be/Vq5dKqNw92o
Dian Fossey (Nat Geo): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7caGCKECO4
Gorillas in the Mist Trailer (1988): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PPSIwe7sb8
Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trpsifNzWbQ
Dr. Gladys (International Women’s Day): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkZTJvCcY-I
Shaman Songs of the Amazon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvE1XdBYkkw
Peru afro dance of Chincha: https://youtu.be/qgah34cPa2I
Brazilian percussion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNktDNVg_u8
Cuica: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmlK94QvwiA
Flute music from the Amazonian House: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iyjsCq1cM8
Gratitude Yumisu: https://youtube.com/shorts/aYyMRYgOINU?si=zoyZYkx_6HuPZGpn
Medicine Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98qf55B_oxk
Interview with Thandiwe Muriu: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLIbDYfR-T0
African Prints: The story behind the style: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Riwur5yRmLE
The Truth about African Wax Prints: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmBOQ_OsNT8
Can a Pattern Tell a Story?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bL2PeF2xW14
Nutrient Cycling: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVhY4ssMtbI
Nutrient Cycling in the Tropical Rainforest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXkaBaxiSAE
Literary devices, definitions, and examples: https://writers.com/common-literary-devices
Tropical Ecology by John C. Kricher
The New Neotropical Companion by John C. Kricher
Habitats: From Ocean Trench to Tropical Forest by DK
Quetzals: Icons of the Cloud Forest by Alan F. Poole
Handy Pocket Guide to Tropical Plants by Elisabeth Chan
Living in Tropical Rain Forests by Tea Benduhn
Tropical Rain Forest Ecology, Diversity, and Conservation by Jaboury Ghazoul and Douglas Sheil
Restoring Tropical Forests: A Practical Guide by Stephen Elliott, David Blakesley, Kate Hardwick
Tropical Forests by Michael Allaby and Richard Garratt
Reason for Hope: A Spiritual Journey by Jane Goodall and Phillip Berman
In the Shadow of Man by Jane Van Lawick-Goodall
Gorillas in the Mist by Dian Fossey
African Textiles: Colour and Creativity Across a Continent by John Gillow