Animal Cunning
This documentary looks at just how clever animals are, how capable of rational thought they are.This documentary looks at just how clever animals are, how capable of rational thought they are. Impressive animal footage, profound findings. This program is a winner on two levels - as pure entertainment with its high action animal sequences, or as a stimulating thought-provoker, stirring the imagination about the possibilities of animal intelligence.
The program examines animals in five categories - sea life, domestic pets, wildlife, birds, and apes and chimpanzees. Experiments and observations recorded include:
* The ballet dolphins: Communication taken to new levels at Hawaii's Kewalo Basin Marine Laboratory where dolphins develop their own swimming routines together.
* Smart Alex: Possibly the world's most intelligent bird; Alex the African Grey Parrot is amazing researchers at the University of Arizona with his ability to make logical conclusions.
* The Hidden Life of Dogs: New Hampshire-based author Elizabeth Marshall Thomas introduces her cunning canine Sundog, and imparts her insights from a lifetime of studying dogs.
* Primates not so primitive: Breakthroughs about animal behaviour including studies of the tiny marmoset monkey at the Wisconsin Regional Primate Centre.
* Never forgetting: The elephant. Revealing observations about these gentle giants from two experts who've spent a lifetime caring for them: Daphne Sheldrick in Kenya and Randall Jay Moore in Botswana's wildlife rich Okavango Delta.
* Sharing Shamu's Show: The brilliant killer whale Shamu displays the depth of communication lines established with trainers at Seaworld in Florida.
* Helping the Handicapped: Dolphins at Eilat in Israel are so intelligent & sensitive they're being used to assist the recover of autistic and handicapped children.
* PLUS: The latest findings on chimpanzees, and the natural cunning of animals in the wild: leopards on the hunt, and polar bears at play.