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Inside the animal mind. Episode 02, The problem solvers / produced and directed by Graham Russel ; BBC Scotland Science production ; a BBC/WGBH co-production.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cognition in animals.
- Problem solving.
- Crows.
- Animal intelligence.
- Animal behavior.
- Genre:
- Educational television programs.
- Animal television programs.
- Television mini-series.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (52 minutes)
- Place of Publication:
- London, England : BBC Worldwide, 2014.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- Long-standing theories about how animals think are being overturned. Instead of simplistic attempts to rank animals through IQ, zoologists are exploring the animal mind on a much broader scale. This fascinating series explores these breakthroughs through three iconic creatures - dogs, birds and dolphins - and discovers how the origins and causes of animals' cognitive abilities lie in their environment. From the dog's ability to know when its owner will return to the cleverest birds in the world and the manipulative power of dolphins, this series reveals the surprising and fascinating ways in which animals understand the world around them. Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be an animal? This series gives startling and revelatory answers. Combining jaw-dropping demonstrations of animals' abilities with revealing photography, Chris Packham travels the world to uncover the secrets of the animal mind. Chris Packham explores the minds of the cleverest animals on the planet, discovering the astonishing abilities of the best, and most unlikely, animal problem-solvers on the planet, crows. He witnesses a remarkable world first as they solve the most complicated animal-puzzle ever completed. And he uncovers the extraordinary range of animal intelligence: bees which navigate, cockatoos which pick locks and a brilliantly ingenious octopus.
- Participant:
- Presenter: Chris Packham.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed February 26, 2019).
- OCLC:
- 1096493459
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