USGS Multimedia Gallery Video Collection for: Biology http://gallery.usgs.gov/ en-us A list of the latest videos and animations added to the U.S. Geological Survey's Multimedia Gallery (http://gallery.usgs.gov). http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/USGS.gif USGS http://gallery.usgs.gov/ <![CDATA[Whooping Cranes]]> hhamilton - at - usgs.gov (Hannah Hamilton) http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/172 http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/172 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST WhoopingCranes biology birds animals AnimalHealth Patuxent <![CDATA[Hoary Bat Animation]]> Seasonal distribution of hoary bats. Gaining a better understanding of the seasonal migration patterns of bats affected by wind turbines could help biologists and wind energy developers find ways to reduce bat fatalities at turbines.

]]> everettel - at - usgs.gov (Lance Everette) http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/171 http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/171 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST bats hoary bat Lasiurus cinereus migration museum records seasonal distribution biology <![CDATA[Constrictor Snakes (B-roll)]]> Video footage (B-roll) of Everglades National Park biologists hunting and capturing a Burmese Python in Florida.

Transcript available soon.

]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/169 http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/169 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST InvasiveSpecies biology snakes pythons Everglades <![CDATA[Hatching of a Mojave Desert Tortoise]]> This four minute short movie depicts the hatching of a Mojave Desert Tortoise. This is the continuation of a sixty million year process for this threatened species. One of the surprising moments in the movie is when the hatchling tumbles from its shell and is propped up by its yolk. This is an evolutionary adaptation where the young absorb the yolk over several hours and they then use that nutrition to sustain themselves during the first few months of their lives. This is an especially handy adaptation as the young tortoises hatch in late summer when temperatures can exceed 110 degrees making the search for food especially difficult.

The images shown here are part of a larger movie expected to be released by the USGS in November, 2009. That program will depict the USGS research program on the Desert Tortoise and the role of that research in managing desert environments to allow the species to recover and escape the threat of extinction.

This movie was produced by the USGS Western Ecological Research Center and USGS Western Region Office of Communications in cooperation with the Las Vegas based Desert Tortoise Conservation Center, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the Nevada Department of Wildlife and the San Diego Zoo.

]]> smwess - at - usgs.gov (Stephen M. Wessells) http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/131 http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/131 Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EST mojave tortoise turtle desert hatching eggs <![CDATA[CoreCast—Radar is for the Birds]]> jlavista - at - usgs.gov (Jennifer LaVista) http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/103 http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/103 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST biology birds radar CoreCast <![CDATA[Asian Swamp Eels: Predation on Juvenile Largemouth Bass]]> lnico - at - usgs.gov (Dr. Leo G. Nico) http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/101 http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/101 Thu, 5 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST fish SwampEel <![CDATA[Anemones]]> ksulak - at - usgs.gov (Dr. Ken Sulak) http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/83 http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/83 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST reef ocean fish invertebrate biotopes VioscaKnoll <![CDATA[Bamboo Anemones]]> ksulak - at - usgs.gov (Dr. Ken Sulak) http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/84 http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/84 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST reef ocean fish invertebrate biotopes VioscaKnoll <![CDATA[Barrelfish (Hyperoglyphe perciformis)]]> ksulak - at - usgs.gov (Dr. Ken Sulak) http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/85 http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/85 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST reef ocean fish invertebrate biotopes VioscaKnoll <![CDATA[Caristius Salp]]> ksulak - at - usgs.gov (Dr. Ken Sulak) http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/86 http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/86 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST reef ocean fish invertebrate biotopes VioscaKnoll <![CDATA[Chemo Seep Biotope]]> ksulak - at - usgs.gov (Dr. Ken Sulak) http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/87 http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/87 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST reef ocean fish invertebrate biotopes VioscaKnoll <![CDATA[Chemo Tubeworms]]> ksulak - at - usgs.gov (Dr. Ken Sulak) http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/88 http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/88 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST reef ocean fish invertebrate biotopes VioscaKnoll <![CDATA[Conger Eel (Conger oceanicus)]]> ksulak - at - usgs.gov (Dr. Ken Sulak) http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/89 http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/89 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST reef ocean fish invertebrate biotopes VioscaKnoll <![CDATA[Coral Sampling]]> ksulak - at - usgs.gov (Dr. Ken Sulak) http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/90 http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/90 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST reef ocean fish invertebrate biotopes VioscaKnoll <![CDATA[Dandelion Anemones]]> ksulak - at - usgs.gov (Dr. Ken Sulak) http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/91 http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/91 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST reef ocean fish invertebrate biotopes VioscaKnoll <![CDATA[Lophelia Coral Thicket]]> ksulak - at - usgs.gov (Dr. Ken Sulak) http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/92 http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/92 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST reef ocean fish invertebrate biotopes VioscaKnoll <![CDATA[Ragged-Tooth Shark (Odontaspis ferox)]]> ksulak - at - usgs.gov (Dr. Ken Sulak) http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/93 http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/93 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST reef ocean fish invertebrate biotopes VioscaKnoll <![CDATA[Rattail (Nezumia aequalis)]]> ksulak - at - usgs.gov (Dr. Ken Sulak) http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/94 http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/94 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST reef ocean fish invertebrate biotopes VioscaKnoll <![CDATA[Slimehead (Gephyroberyx darwini)]]> ksulak - at - usgs.gov (Dr. Ken Sulak) http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/95 http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/95 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST reef ocean fish invertebrate biotopes VioscaKnoll <![CDATA[Snowy Grouper (Epinephelus niveatus)]]> ksulak - at - usgs.gov (Dr. Ken Sulak) http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/96 http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/96 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST reef ocean fish invertebrate biotopes VioscaKnoll <![CDATA[Squat Lobster (Eumunida picta)]]> ksulak - at - usgs.gov (Dr. Ken Sulak) http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/97 http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/97 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST reef ocean fish invertebrate biotopes VioscaKnoll <![CDATA[Sub Survey]]> ksulak - at - usgs.gov (Dr. Ken Sulak) http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/98 http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/98 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST reef ocean fish invertebrate biotopes VioscaKnoll <![CDATA[Tinselfish (Grammicolepis brachiusculus)]]> ksulak - at - usgs.gov (Dr. Ken Sulak) http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/99 http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/99 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST reef ocean fish invertebrate biotopes VioscaKnoll <![CDATA[Wreckfish (Polyprion americanus)]]> ksulak - at - usgs.gov (Dr. Ken Sulak) http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/100 http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/100 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST reef ocean fish invertebrate biotopes VioscaKnoll <![CDATA[Status of Grizzly Bears in Northwest Montana]]> The size and distribution of grizzly bear populations in northwest Montana has just been released by the USGS, so research biologist Kate Kendall bring us up to speed on the findings.

]]> jlavista - at - usgs.gov (Jennifer LaVista) http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/53 http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/53 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EST grizzly bear rub tree DNA NorthernDivide research KateKendall GlacierNationalPark Montana animals <![CDATA[Sea Otter B-roll]]> Various video footage of sea otter researchers, sea otters in their habitat, and scenery.]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/52 http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/52 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EST SeaOtters animals water b-roll <![CDATA[Lead Shot and Sinkers: Heavy Implications for Wildlife]]> Millions of pounds of lead used in hunting, fishing, and shooting sports wind up in the environment each year and can threaten or kill wildlife, according to a new scientific report.

Sarah Gerould, head of the USGS's Contaminant Biology Program, talks with Dr. Barnett Ratter, a USGS scientist at the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center and a co-author of the new report, about the ways lead is affecting wildlife and their habitats. This episode includes images and video.

]]> dhebert - at - usgs.gov (David Hebert) http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/1 http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/1 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST leadshot biology animals fowl fishing lead sinkers <![CDATA[Grizzly Bear with Cubs Charges Wolf]]> A wolf feeds on a road-killed elk carcass in the morning. A grizzly bear with two cubs feeds on the carcass in the evening. A grizzly bear will chuff and pop its jaw when it feels threatened. Sometimes it will also charge at the threat, usually veering off or stopping short -- a bluff charge. Early the next morning a grizzly bear with cubs chuffs and bluff charges a wolf. The wolf appears to be alone and, at times, postures as if it is playing. Video camera was triggered by a motion sensor (Make sure you have your sound on for this; note: at one point there a loud sound that is wind).

]]> J.Stetz / A.Macleod http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/20 http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/20 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST grizzly bear cub wolf carcass NorthernDivide remote camera DNA research KateKendall GlacierNationalPark animals <![CDATA[Black Bear Rubbing Tree and Attacks Camera]]> Black bear rubs on a tree regularly used by bears in Glacier National Park then approaches, sniffs, and swats the camera.

]]> J.Stetz / A.Macleod http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/23 http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/23 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST grizzly bear rub tree DNA NorthernDivide research KateKendall GlacierNationalPark Montana <![CDATA[Deer and Fawn in Bear Hair Trap]]> Deer with a fawn passes by and through a bear hair trap.

]]> J.Stetz / A.Macleod http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/31 http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/31 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST NorthernDivide DNA deer wire hair research KateKendall GlacierNationalPark <![CDATA[Grizzly Bear Rubbing Tree]]> Grizzly bear vigorously rubbing on a tree regularly used by bears in Glacier National Park.

]]> J.Stetz / A.Macleod http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/32 http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/32 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST grizzly bear rub tree DNA NorthernDivide research KateKendall GlacierNationalPark Montana animals <![CDATA[Grizzly Bear Claws and Licks Camera]]> Grizzly bear paws and licks one of our remote cameras and eventually pushes it off the tree. The camera container had a screw top lid that moves as the bear paws at it; the camera was not damaged (Make sure you have your sound on for this).

]]> J.Stetz / A.Macleod http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/33 http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/33 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST grizzly bear rub tree DNA NorthernDivide research KateKendall GlacierNationalPark Montana animals <![CDATA[Grizzly Bear Rubbing Tree and Log]]> This is two video clips captured at the same site from two different angles. The rub trees are on one side of the trail and the excavated log is on the other side. Bears that rub on one or more of the trees often visit the log as well. The clips show a grizzly bear rubbing on a tree regularly used by bears then investigates and rubs on the decaying log on the opposite side of the trail in Glacier National Park.

]]> J.Stetz / A.Macleod http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/35 http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/35 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST grizzly bear rub tree DNA NorthernDivide research KateKendall GlacierNationalPark Montana animals <![CDATA[Grizzly Bear and Cub in Bear Hair Trap]]> Grizzly bear and her cub visit a bear hair trap in Glacier National Park. The bear leaves hair samples snagged on the barbed wire as it enters and exits the site. Both bears vigorously rub in the lure pile which is a pile forest debris that had a liquid scent lure poured on it.

]]> J.Stetz / A.Macleod http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/37 http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/37 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST grizzly bear hair DNA NorthernDivide research KateKendall GlacierNationalPark Montana animals <![CDATA[Grizzly Bear Rubbing Tree]]> Grizzly bear sniffs and rubs on trees regularly used by bears in Glacier National Park then visits a log off screen and returns to the trees to rub again.

]]> J.Stetz / A.Macleod http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/38 http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/38 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST grizzly bear rub tree DNA NorthernDivide research KateKendall GlacierNationalPark Montana animals <![CDATA[Fat Grizzly Bear Digging at a Log]]> Grizzly bear rubbing, laying on, and excavating a decaying tree in Glacier National Park. The log shows long-term use by bears.

]]> J.Stetz / A.Macleod http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/39 http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/39 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST grizzly bear rub tree digging DNA NorthernDivide research KateKendall GlacierNationalPark Montana animals <![CDATA[Wolves in Glacier National Park]]> Eight wolves walk past a bear rub tree in Glacier National Park.

]]> J.Stetz / A.Macleod http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/40 http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/40 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST wolves NorthernDivide research KateKendall GlacierNationalPark Montana animals <![CDATA[Wolverine in Bear Hair Trap]]> Wolverine moves through a barbed wire bear hair trap. The wolverine is smaller than a bear and does not snag any hair on the barbed wire.

]]> J.Stetz / A.Macleod http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/41 http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/41 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST wolverine NorthernDivide research KateKendall GlacierNationalPark Montana animals <![CDATA[Black Bear Cub Rubbing on a Tree]]> Black bear cub awkwardly rubs on a bear rub tree regularly used by bears in Glacier National Park.

]]> J.Stetz / A.Macleod http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/45 http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/45 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST grizzly bear rub tree DNA NorthernDivide research KateKendall GlacierNationalPark Montana animals <![CDATA[Herd of Elk in Glacier National Park]]> Elk walk past a bear rub tree in Glacier National Park.

]]> J.Stetz / A.Macleod http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/46 http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/46 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST elk NorthernDivide research KateKendall GlacierNationalPark Montana animals <![CDATA[Pine Marten in Glacier National Park]]> A pine marten climbs up and down a tree and onto the remote camera box. The camera is pointed at a bear rub tree.

]]> J.Stetz / A.Macleod http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/48 http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/48 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST PineMarten NorthernDivide research KateKendall GlacierNationalPark Montana animals <![CDATA[Fox in Bear Hair Trap]]> A red fox visits a bear hair trap site in Glacier National Park.

]]> J.Stetz / A.Macleod http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/51 http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/51 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST fox NorthernDivide research KateKendall GlacierNationalPark Montana animals <![CDATA[Dancing Grizzly]]> Grizzly bear vigorously rubbing on a natural marking tree in Glacier NP, Montana. Rubbing is a form of chemical communication. DNA analysis of hair collected from natural rub trees is used to identify individual bears and census the population.

]]> J.Stetz / A.Macleod http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/15 http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/15 Mon, 3 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST grizzly bear rub tree DNA NorthernDivide research KateKendall GlacierNationalPark animals <![CDATA[Rub and Look Black Bear]]> Black bear rubbing on a marking tree regularly used by other bears in Glacier NP, Montana. DNA fingerprinting of hair collected from natural rub trees is used to census the bear population.

]]> J.Stetz / A.Macleod http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/17 http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/17 Mon, 3 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST grizzly bear rub tree DNA NorthernDivide research KateKendall GlacierNationalPark animals <![CDATA[Grizzly Under Barbed Wire]]> Grizzly bear goes under barbed wire into a hair snag station, sniffs scent lure pile, and leaves. DNA analysis of hair deposited on the barbs identifies the bear for a study of bear population size.

]]> J.Stetz / A.Macleod http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/18 http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/18 Mon, 3 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST grizzly bear rub tree DNA NorthernDivide wire hair research KateKendall GlacierNationalPark animals <![CDATA[Big Grizzly at Hair Trap]]> Grizzly bear climbs over barbed wire at a hair snag station near Glacier NP, Montana. DNA analysis of bear hair is used to identify individuals as part of study to determine the size of the bear population.

]]> J.Stetz / A.Macleod http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/19 http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/19 Mon, 3 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST grizzly bear rub tree DNA NorthernDivide wire hair research KateKendall GlacierNationalPark animals