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The Animated Life of A. R. Wallace

Topic

  • Evolution
  • Natural Selection

Resource Type

  • Videos
  • Animated Shorts

Level

High School — GeneralHigh School — AP/IBCollege

Duration

00:07:45
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Description

This animated short video illustrates the life of Alfred Russel Wallace, who independently formulated the theory of evolution by natural selection at the same time as Charles Darwin.

The video uses animated paper puppets and narration by experts in the field to tell A. R. Wallace’s story, from his early days growing up in England to his voyages with Henry Walter Bates and later adventures in the Malay Archipelago.

The video is presented here with permission from Sweet Fern Productions.

An audio descriptive version of the film is available via our media player.

Key Terms

Amazon, natural history, On the Origin of Species, species, specimen, survival of the fittest

Terms of Use

Please see the Terms of Use for information on how this resource can be used.

Accessibility Level (WCAG compliance)

PDF files meet criteria. Video files meet criteria.

Version History

Date Published 01.04.14

NGSS (2013)

HS-LS4.B

AP Biology (2019)

EVO-1

IB Biology (2016)

5.2

AP Environmental Science (2020)

Topic(s): 2.6

Vision and Change (2009)

CC1

Materials

HD (M4V) 112 MB
HD (WMV) 229 MB
SD (M4V) 63 MB
SD (WMV) 58 MB
Transcript (PDF) 243 KB

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