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Nature: The Discovery of Animal Behavior: Signs and Signals

7.91982-12-26Documentary, Family

Continuing with the exploration of animal communication we see recreations of Karl von Frisch unraveling the language of honey bees. Julian Huxley, who discovered a possible language in the ritual movements of great-crested grebes, Konrad Lorenz who recorded the visual language of geese, and Niko Tinbergen, who studied the habits of hunting wasps and together with Esther Cullen recorded the relationship of temperament in birds to their habitat.

Episodes

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EP 1

The Flight of the Condor: Ice, Wind, and Fire

1982-10-10

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EP 2

The Flight of the Condor: Ocean, Desert, and Thin Air

1982-10-17

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The Flight of the Condor: Down the Amazon

1982-10-24

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EP 4

Amate: The Great Fig Tree

1982-10-31

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Kopje: A Rock for All Seasons

1982-11-07

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On the Edge of Paradise

1982-11-14

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EP 7

Forest in the Clouds

1982-11-21

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EP 8

The Discovery of Animal Behavior: Natural Mysteries

1982-11-28

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The Discovery of Animal Behavior: In Praise of God

1982-12-05

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EP 10

The Discovery of Animal Behavior: Search for the Mind

1982-12-12

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The Discovery of Animal Behavior: A Question of Learning

1982-12-19

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The Discovery of Animal Behavior: Signs and Signals

1982-12-26

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The Discovery of Animal Behavior: Living Together

1983-01-02

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