Why do some fish have teeth and others “suckers?” How can some aquatic animals swim so much faster than others? How do beavers “sharpen” their teeth? Why do the shells of various turtles differ in shape, and why are some shells much stronger than others? How do owls fly with almost no sound and locate their prey in darkness?
In this episode of Exploring North Carolina, these fascinating questions, and more, are answered as
engineers and biologists look to common animals in order to understand the “form and function” of nature.
