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When it comes to intelligence, we humans are clearly the most gifted animals around. But what make us so special? Is it our ability to make and use tools? To solve complex problems? Or plan for the future? It might seem that way, but today, researchers are discovering other creatures with impressive brains that have mastered all those skills. Surprisingly, many are bird brains. Crows bend and shape sticks to create custom-made spears for hunting grubs, and they are just one among a growing list of bird species whose impressive problem-solving abilities are shocking scientists and revolutionizing our understanding of animal intelligence. At the head of the class, we meet animals like Muppet, a cockatoo with a talent for picking locks; 007, a wild crow on a mission to solve an eight-step puzzle for the first time ever; and Bran, a tame raven who can solve a puzzle box so quickly that his performance has to be captured with high-speed photography. But are these skills really evidence of high intelligence, or just parlor tricks, the result of training and instinct? To find out, NOVA tests the limits of some of the planet’s brainiest animals, searching for the secrets of a problem-solving mind.
Season: 41
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| # | Title | Watched | Air Date | |||
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| Eps 1 | 2013-09-11 | |||||
| Eps 2 | 2013-10-09 | |||||
| Eps 3 | 2013-10-16 | |||||
| Eps 4 | 2013-10-23 | |||||
| Eps 5 | 2013-10-30 | |||||
| Eps 6 | 2013-11-06 | |||||
| Eps 7 | 2013-11-13 | |||||
| Eps 8 | 2013-11-20 | |||||
| Eps 9 | 2013-11-20 | |||||
| Eps 10 | 2014-01-08 | |||||
| Eps 11 | 2014-01-15 | |||||
| Eps 12 | 2014-01-22 | |||||
| Eps 13 | 2014-01-29 | |||||
| Eps 14 | 2014-02-05 | |||||
| Eps 15 | 2014-02-12 | |||||
| Eps 16 | 2014-04-02 | |||||
| Eps 17 | 2014-04-09 | |||||
| Eps 18 | 2014-04-16 | |||||
| Eps 19 | 2014-04-23 | |||||
| Eps 20 | 2014-05-07 | |||||
| Eps 21 | 2014-05-14 | |||||
| Eps 22 | 2014-05-28 |
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