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Why Is Kudus Dying
Communication through chemistry- The film stated by investigating why kudus were dying with no obvious causes present. So scientist started to research the situation and found that all of the dead kudu had high levels of tannin from plants. They also found that plants can increase their tannin levels when they are being over utilized and can communicate by air. It's the plants way of chemical defense. Then the explanation of how carnivorous plants have developed to kill and trap their prey. Also, some plants can even act as both a plant and an animal. Also, plants are farther along on their genetic journey than animals which is pretty shocking. That's why they have more DNA sequences than humans. At the University of Bonn in Germany they are

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