Don’t miss the upcoming Nature’s Unsung Heroes miniseries!

About this episode

This episode introduces the upcoming miniseries 'Nature’s Unsung Heroes' that explores lesser-known organisms and their vital roles in ecosystems.

While the larger, more impressive or charismatic animal and plant species often receive the most attention, the natural world is filled with lesser-known or even misunderstood organisms without which life on planet Earth would look very different indeed. If you’d like to learn how plankton plays a vital role in regulating the health of the entire planet, how, despite being a bit icky, parasites play an essential part in helping the ecosystems they live in thrive, or why we have many fascinating lessons to learn from the different strategies animals use to raise their young, why not check out the four-part Nature’s Unsung Heroes miniseries starting Friday 5th June! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Topics covered

• plankton
• parasites
• ecosystems
• animal behavior
• miniseries

Keywords

• Nature’s Unsung Heroes
• plankton
• parasites
• ecosystems
• animal strategies

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Organizations: Nature’s Unsung Heroes, Our Media

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