Ep. 88 A Wildlife Guide of Pandora (James Cameron's Avatar)

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English - August 24, 2022 10:30 - 1 hour - 64.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
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The highest-grossing movie of all-time is getting a sequel this year, and has A TON of really cool biological concepts in it, so Gavin and Fia talk about James Cameron's Avatar, and all of it's bioluminescent glory.

Links to More Information About Pandora:

Archived copy of the Survival Guide to Pandora: https://archive.org/details/avatarconfidenti00mari/page/105/mode/1up?view=theater
Short article published in Trends in Ecology and Evolution: https://www.cell.com/trends/ecology-evolution/fulltext/S0169-5347(10)00108-4
Blog Post about Pandoran life by Darren Naish: https://scienceblogs.com/tetrapodzoology/2010/01/14/creatures-of-avatar

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