Chris Packham's Animal Einsteins - Season 1

Chris Packham's Animal Einsteins - Season 1

Season 1

Network
Episodes6
DatesFeb 21, 2021 - Mar 28, 2021

Episodes

Masterminds
Season 1Episode 160 min

Masterminds

Who are Nature's brightest brainboxes? How do you measure an animal's IQ? Some species seem to have a greater mental capacity than others, but what's driven them to evolve such intelligence?

We meet the chimps with a better memory than us, cuttlefish that plan ahead, and bees that can count and play football. It's not necessarily the biggest brains that win out but the ones that are engaged most efficiently - to solve problems, remember information and use tools.

Feb 21, 2021
Communicators
Season 1Episode 260 min

Communicators

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

Feb 28, 2021
Builders
Season 1Episode 360 min

Builders

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.

Mar 7, 2021
Social Networkers
Season 1Episode 460 min

Social Networkers

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.

Mar 14, 2021
Con Artists
Season 1Episode 560 min

Con Artists

Chris Packham reveals that deceit is rife in the natural world – from cunning masters of disguise and sneaky thieves, to kidnapping otters and even femme fatale fireflies

Mar 21, 2021
Travellers
Season 1Episode 660 min

Travellers

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.

Mar 28, 2021

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