'7 Species That Truly Are What They Eat'

10:38 Jun 30
'Skillshare is offering SciShow viewers two months of unlimited access to Skillshare for free!  https://skl.sh/scishow-11  You\'ve heard the saying \"you are what you eat\" but for some animals, they truly get their abilities from the food they eat! Join Michael Aranda for a new episode of SciShow and learn about these creatures that get important and recognizable parts of their biology from their diets!   SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It\'s called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at https://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters: rokoko, Alex Hackman, Andrew Finley Brenan, Lazarus G, Sam Lutfi, D.A. Noe, الخليفي سلطان, Piya Shedden, KatieMarie Magnone, Scott Satovsky Jr, Charles Southerland, Patrick D. Ashmore, charles george, Kevin Bealer, Chris Peters ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? 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