Chris Packham's Animal Einsteins

Chris Packham's Animal Einsteins

Continuing First aired 21/Feb/2021 United Kingdom English 1 season(s) 6 episode(s)
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Chris Packham reveals the natural world’s surprising brainboxes and clever strategies.
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Season 1 · Season 1
6 episode(s) · Air date: 21/Feb/2021
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S1E6
Travellers
Air date: 28/Mar/2021 · Time: 19:00 · Runtime: 60 min
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Chris discovers the cleverest animal travellers and how they find their way, from deer with mental maps, blue whales planning routes, and dung beetles navigating by the stars.

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Chris discovers the cleverest animal travellers and how they find their way, from deer with mental maps, blue whales planning routes, and dung beetles navigating by the stars.

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S1E5
Con Artists
Air date: 21/Mar/2021 · Time: 19:00 · Runtime: 60 min
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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.

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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.

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Social Networkers
Air date: 14/Mar/2021 · Time: 19:00 · Runtime: 60 min
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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.

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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.

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S1E3
Builders
Air date: 07/Mar/2021 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 60 min
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Chris reveals some of the best building animals in the world - a group that is incredibly varied, including everything from beavers to bees and prairie dogs to bowerbirds.

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Chris reveals some of the best building animals in the world - a group that is incredibly varied, including everything from beavers to bees and prairie dogs to bowerbirds.

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Communicators
Air date: 28/Feb/2021 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 60 min
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Chris Packham reveals the cleverest animal communicators on the planet and learns how scientists are using cutting-edge technology to understand their conversations.

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Chris Packham reveals the cleverest animal communicators on the planet and learns how scientists are using cutting-edge technology to understand their conversations.

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Masterminds
Air date: 21/Feb/2021 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 60 min
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Using brand new science and innovative techniques, Chris Packham investigates how nature’s masterminds measure up against human brainpower.

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Using brand new science and innovative techniques, Chris Packham investigates how nature’s masterminds measure up against human brainpower.

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