Season 1
6 episodes · Feb 21, 2021
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S1E1Masterminds
Feb 21, 202160mUsing brand new science and innovative techniques, Chris Packham investigates how nature’s masterminds measure up against human brainpower.
S1E2Communicators
Feb 28, 202160mChris Packham reveals the cleverest animal communicators on the planet and learns how scientists are using cutting-edge technology to understand their conversations.
S1E3Builders
Mar 7, 202160mChris 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.
S1E4Social Networkers
Mar 14, 202160mChris 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.
S1E5Con Artists
Mar 21, 202160mIn 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.
S1E6Travellers
Mar 28, 202160mChris 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.