How do geckos defy gravity? - Eleanor Nelsen
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Geckos aren’t covered in adhesives or hooks or suction cups, and yet they can effortlessly scale vertical walls and hang from ceilings. What’s going on? Eleanor Nelsen explains how geckos’ phenomenal feet allow them to defy gravity.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator
- Eleanor Nelsen
- Director
- Marie-Louise Højer Jensen
- Animator
- Svend Andreas Rothmann Bonde
- Sound Designer
- Cem Misirlioglu
- Narrator
- Pen-Pen Chen
