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The World About Us: Geese Are Only Human

on BBC Two England

with Konrad Lorenz

A film about an extraordinary man and the geese that thought he was one of them
For 50 years Lorenz has been demonstrating amazing parallels between the behaviour of geese and men. His ideas have inspired many biologists, caused others to regard him as a heretic, and, through such books as King Solomon's Ring, set up such a wave of public interest in animal behaviour that 'ethology' has become a smart word to use.

As Lorenz approaches 70 and retirement, this film shows his continuing work with a team of helpers - all followed by families of goslings convinced that they are under the wing of a real goose...

Produced in association with Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen and Windrose Dumont Time
(From Bristol)

Contributors

Subject:
Konrad Lorenz
Narrator:
David Attenborough
Presented by:
Barry Paine
Series Editor:
Anthony Isaacs
Series Editor:
Christopher Parsons

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