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Naturalist Rudy Mancke takes a look at a vireo nest and shows how vireo nests are different from those made by other bird speces.
Short Takes with Naturalist Rudy Mancke
Naturalist Rudy Mancke, renowned for his work on South Carolina ETV’s NatureScene series, talks some of his favorite creatures, sharing his enthusiasm for nature and his knowledge about fascinating things all around us in SC.
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Naturalist Rudy Mancke, renowned for his work on South Carolina ETV’s NatureScene series, talks a tad about some of his favorite creatures, sharing his enthusiasm for nature and his knowledge about fascinating things all around us in SC. From his office at the University of South Carolina that is filled with artifacts and creatures of every size and description, Rudy shares a minute of information on interesting science topics! (From our Streamline collection)
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Naturalist Rudy Mancke examines a whelk shell which became trapped in a reef and has recrystallized.
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Naturalist Rudy Mancke shows one of the phases of a polyphemus moth's lifecycle- a cocoon, which houses a moth pupa during metamorphosis.
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Naturalist Rudy Mancke shows the chambers carpenter bees make for themselves in wood.
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Naturalist Rudy Mancke shows a cow skull and its different parts.
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Naturalist Rudy Mancke showcases a piece of South Carolina's state mineral - Amethyst. Amethyst is primarily found in South Carolina's piedmont region.
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Naturalist Rudy Mancke takes a closer look at a fruit pod and a branch from an Indian Cigar tree.
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Naturalist Rudy Mancke shows off an alligator skull.
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Naturalist Rudy Mancke takes a look at a rattle from a rattlesnake, and discusses how it works.
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Naturalist Rudy Mancke compares and contrasts male and female pine cones from a longleaf pine tree.
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Naturalist Rudy Mancke shows audiences a skull from an eastern snapping turtle - the largest fresh water turtle in South Carolina.
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Naturalist Rudy Mancke observes the shell of a box turtle, and how it provides protection, including camouflage.
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Naturalist Rudy Mancke takes a look at a tooth from the massive Carcharadon Megalodon shark.
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Naturalist Rudy Mancke takes a look at a red-tailed hawk feather.
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Naturalist Rudy Mancke tells us about the lettered olive shell.
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Naturalist Rudy Mancke explains what a fossilized bivalve is and how it came to be.
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Naturalist Rudy Mancke explains the process of the horseshoe crab shedding its skin.
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Naturalist Rudy Mancke explores the many different kinds of shells.
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Naturalist Rudy Mancke looks at the skull of the loggerhead sea turtle.
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Naturalist Rudy Mancke tells us about the moon snail.
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Naturalist Rudy Mancke examines part of a brown pelican's skeleton.
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Naturalist Rudy Mancke removes the spins of the sea urchin and explains what a test is.
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Naturalist Rudy Mancke shows the different parts of the horseshoe crab.
