How animals and plants are evolving in cities

Title:
How animals and plants are evolving in cities
Speaker:
Menno Schilthuizen
Description:

In cities, evolution occurs constantly, as countless plants, animals and insects adapt to human-made habitats in spectacular ways. Evolutionary biologist Menno Schilthuizen calls on peculiar beings such as fast food-loving mice and self-cooling snails to illustrate the ever-transforming wonders of urban wildlife -- and explains how you can observe this phenomenon in real-time, thanks to a global network of enthusiastic citizen scientists.

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Video Language:
English
Team:
closed TED
Project:
TEDTalks
Duration:
12:07
Format: HTML5
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