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Chris Packham's Animal Einsteins episode 5

Chris Packham’s Animal Einsteins episode 5

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Chris Packham’s Animal Einsteins episode 5: In this episode Chris Packham reveals the intelligent cons and deceitful behaviour that animal Einsteins use to survive and prosper in the game of life – from disguising themselves to outwit predators, and kidnapping babies to save their own offspring, to reading our body language to pull off a successful robbery. We start with the ultimate master of disguise – the octopus. Prof Roger Hanlon describes how octopus intelligence rivals that of vertebrates, with extraordinarily fast and complex decision-making that transforms their appearance faster than the blink of an eye. If camouflage doesn’t fool […]

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Chris Packham's Animal Einsteins episode 4

Chris Packham’s Animal Einsteins episode 4

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Chris Packham’s Animal Einsteins episode 4: Chris Packham looks at social intelligence in the animal kingdom and finds out why it is that, for animals, being together means being clever. He looks at how lions hunt in teams and each hold a very specific position, how vampire bats build trust and donor networks through grooming, and how wild wolves first became domesticated and transformed into man’s best friend.       Chris Packham’s Animal Einsteins episode 2 is a television series presented by Chris Packham that explores the intelligence and problem-solving abilities of various animal species. The series consists of

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