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Dung Beetles on a Spinning Planet

Season 1 Episode 4 | 3m 28s

The rotation of our planet affects the lives of the creatures that inhabit it, including the humble dung beetle. Dung beetles have learned to navigate and orient themselves using the motion of the sun, moon and stars.

Extras
Researcher Oswaldo Vasquez swims with humpback whales in the Silver Banks Marine Reserve.
Surfer Serginho Laus rides the Prororoca Wave, a tidal wave on the Amazon River in Brazil.
After a dry summer the parched plains of the Serengeti transform into a green blanket.
The Baroarbunga volcano in Iceland spews red hot lava.
In the Dominican Republic a team of divers explore an underground cave system.
At the Kawah Ijen volcano in Indonesia, bright yellow elemental sulphur is mined.
In Catalonia, Spain, teams compete to build the tallest, most complex human towers.
See how we experience Earth’s natural forces, including shape, elements, color and motion.
Learn how Earth’s chemical elements transformed barren rock into a living world.
Learn how we experience the consequences of natural forces that keep Earth on the move.