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Naturalist Rudy Mancke looks at the skull of the loggerhead sea turtle.Rudy Mancke Collection
Rudy Mancke, who passed away on Nov. 7 at the age of 78, became a beloved figure in South Carolina and beyond through his groundbreaking work as the host of the nationally distributed television show NatureScene and SC Public Radio’s NatureNotes. NatureScene, co-created with Beryl Dakers premiered in 1978 and continued for an impressive 25 years, gaining national recognition for its simple and innovative approach to exploring the natural world.
Within this Collection
Loggerhead Sea Turtle | Short Takes with Naturalist Rudy Mancke
Horseshoe Crab, Part 2 | Short Takes with Naturalist Rudy Mancke
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Naturalist Rudy Mancke explains the process of the horseshoe crab shedding its skin.
Fossilized Bivalve | Short Takes with Naturalist Rudy Mancke
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Naturalist Rudy Mancke explains what a fossilized bivalve is and how it came to be.
The South Carolina State Shell | Short Takes with Naturalist Rudy Mancke
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Naturalist Rudy Mancke tells us about the lettered olive shell.
Year-End Highlights (2017-18)
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Year-End Highlights 2017-18 This is a quick summary of major content added during the school year. The following NEW Series were launched or added fro SCETV. Expeditionss Shorts History in a Nutshell...
Lee State Park (S.C.) Stop 2 | NatureScene
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On this stop the hosts see more butterfly pea flowers. Watch the video to find out what animal tracks were seen. Learn about the structure of a turtle's shell.
Lee State Park (S.C.) Stop 4 | NatureScene
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This stop is considered floodplain. The hosts makes note of how the river flowed into this area carrying sand and also the height of the water. Native Americans used places like the Lynches river to...
Lee State Park (S.C.) Stop 3 | NatureScene
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The hosts come across some very large mosquitoes. Mosquitoes love standing water. It's the female mosquito that takes blood from us. There are flowers that grow along this stop like sweetgum, red...
