The distribution of the world’s fauna can be broken down into 8 areas known as Biogeographical Realms. Each of these realms is separated for various reasons and contains unique wildlife that has been evolving separately for millions of years. In this video, we’ll delve into each realm and explore the geographical features and biodiversity found therein.
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00:57 Antarctic Realm
03:06 Nearctic Realm
06:17 Neotropical Realm
09:21 Afrotropical Realm
12:16 Palearctic Realm
15:14 Indomalayan Realm
18:22 Australasian Realm
21:29 Oceania Realm
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Sources & Further Reading
Listed below are the sources used to create the video.
An Update of Wallace’s Zoogeographic Regions of the World
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.1228282
https://news.mongabay.com/2013/01/scientists-nearly-double-the-number-of-biogeographic-realms/
Biome Maps traced from NASA
https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/biome/
Biogeography Definition
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biogeography
Info on Individual Species
https://animaldiversity.org/
Overview of Realms
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biogeographic_realm
Most biodiverse countries
https://www.iberdrola.com/sustainability/megadiverse-countries
Antarctica Topography
https://lynceans.org/tag/british-antarctic-survey/
Antarctica Temperature
https://public.wmo.int/en/media/press-release/wmo-verifies-one-temperature-record-antarctic-continent-and-rejects-another
Orca diet
https://www.antarctica.gov.au/about-antarctica/animals/whales/killer-whale/
Moose Diet
https://www.nwf.org/Educational-Resources/Wildlife-Guide/Mammals/Moose
Freshwater Fish of America
https://www.fws.gov/fisheries/freshwater-fish-of-america.html
Greater prairie chicken
https://cranetrust.org/who-we-are/what-we-do/conservation/ecological-overview/greater-prairie-chicken.html
Great Basin Reptiles
https://www.nps.gov/grba/learn/nature/snakes-and-lizards.htm
The hottest place on earth
https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/features/HottestSpot
Mississippi River Fish
https://fishingbooker.com/blog/ultimate-fishing-guide-mississippi-river/
Insects of the prairie
https://wp.stolaf.edu/naturallands/prairies/insects/
Fish of the Amazon
https://www.rainforestcruises.com/guides/amazon-river-fish-best-known-species
Bull Sharks in the Amazon
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/shark-attack-threats-bull-sharks-location
The Pantanal
https://www.nature.org/en-us/get-involved/how-to-help/places-we-protect/pantanal/
Heaviest snake in the world
https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/what-is-the-biggest-snake-in-the-world.html
The Atacama
https://www.livescience.com/64752-atacama-desert.html
The Great American Biotic Interchange
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2987556/
https://www.si.edu/newsdesk/releases/recent-connection-between-north-and-south-america-reaffirmed
Largest African Elephant
https://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/elephant
Elephant evolution
https://theconversation.com/how-did-elephants-evolve-such-a-large-brain-climate-change-is-part-of-the-answer-119354
Congo fish
https://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/features/where-in-the-world-the-congo-river/
Bird of paradise flower
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/facts/birds-of-paradise
Animals of the Kalahari
https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/animals-of-the-kalahari-desert.html
Animals of the Taiga
https://sciencing.com/herbivores-taiga-8508808.html
Gobi Desert
https://www.youngpioneertours.com/gobi-desert-guide/
Full Source List (there were too many for the character limit so I've included a link to a Google Doc with the full source list for this video)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FSBnAnzmqxQAj1tL8T4qLH-FVIjhgPsXRrJdOR9wHv0/edit?usp=sharing
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