Nova scienceNOW. Season 6, Episode 6, What are animals thinking? /

We humans have long wondered how animals see the world -- and us. Does your dog really feel shame when it gives you that famous "guilty look?" What is behind the "swarm intelligence" of slime mold or a honeybee hive? How can pigeons possibly find their way home across hundreds of...

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Other Authors:	Strachan, Anna Lee (Director, Producer, Screenwriter), Bicks, Michael (Director, Producer, Screenwriter)
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English.
Published:	Arlington, VA : Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), 2012.
Series:	Academic Video Online
Subjects:	Santos, Laurie. Animal intelligence. Cognition in animals. Homing pigeons. Animal behavior. Bees. Monkeys. Bees Animaux > Intelligence. Cognition chez les animaux. Pigeons voyageurs. Abeilles. Singes. Animal television programs. Documentary television programs. Science television programs. Documentaires télévisés. Émissions scientifiques télévisées.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)

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Summary:	We humans have long wondered how animals see the world -- and us. Does your dog really feel shame when it gives you that famous "guilty look?" What is behind the "swarm intelligence" of slime mold or a honeybee hive? How can pigeons possibly find their way home across hundreds of miles of unfamiliar terrain? In this episode of NOVA scienceNOW, David Pogue meets--and competes--with a menagerie of smart critters that challenge preconceived notions about what makes "us" different from "them," expanding our understanding of how animals really think
Item Description:	Title from resource description page (viewed March 05, 2018).
Physical Description:	1 online resource (53 min.)
Playing Time:	00:52:46