Inside the Animal Mind Tues 28/1/2014 Part 1/3 BBC2 21.00-22.00pm (1 Viewer)

[Peewit]

Hi there

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b03tcpjv/Inside_the_Animal_Mind_You_Are_What_You_Sense/

A new documentary where Chris Packham plays the main part.

A look into animl minds to see how clever they really are from domestic dogs to Sharks

Repeated on BBC2 at 11.20pm tomorrow

Regards
Kathy
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[Peewit]

Excellent programme tonight

Half of the programme was taken up with birds - members of the Crow family, Parrots to show how bright they really are.

Loved the 10 secs of the Clarks Nutcracker that was shown - a rare treat on any wildlife programme.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b03tt7jm/Inside_the_Animal_Mind_The_Problem_Solvers/

Regards
Kathy
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[Welsh Peregrine]

Two questions come to my mind - why did researchers start to look at New Caledonian Crows, and what is it that has caused this species to become so intelligent even relative to other Corvids?

 

[Sy V]

I believe that some of the tools they use are the most sophisticated animal made tools discovered to date. In fact they've been researched for some time.
Hunt, G.R. (1996). Manufacture and use of hook-tools by New Caledonian crows. Nature 379: 249-251