zoology theme
Zoology is the branch of biology that studies the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct, and how they interact with their ecosystems. This theme is used whenever an aspect of this science is featured in the story.
6 total · 1 major · 5 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| ahp5x06 | major | The story concerned assorted critters and their behaviors. In his monologue, Alfred Hitchcock presented his carnivorous plant to the audience. |
| ahp2x04 | minor | Fitzhugh was collecting butterflies. |
| ahp5x35 | minor | The Miss Hope impostor explained some ins-and-outs of frog reproduction to the children. |
| movie: Mimic (1997) | minor | The entomologist Dr. Susan Tyler explained how the giant bugs were using an evolutionary strategy by which they mimicked their human prey. She also explained about the workings of termite colonies to a couple of boys who'd come to her lab to sell her some bug specimens, and surmised that the giant bugs used pheromones to recognize their own kind. |
| movie: Mimic 2 (2001) | minor | The entomologist Remi Panos explained how the giant cockroach-like creature was using an evolutionary strategy by which it mimicked its only real predator: humans. |
| movie: Star Kid (1997) | minor | It was explained how tiger moths effectively jam the sonar of their bat pursuers. |