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Liz Bonnin

Jo Shinner

Simon Bell

Wendhy Sierra

Sarah Walker

Giles Badger

Sophie Lanfear

John Humphrys

Super Smart Animals: Episode 1

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Episode 1

BBC One - Super Smart Animals, Episode 1

Liz Bonnin embarks on a worldwide search for the planet's most intelligent animals.

From skateboarding dogs to chimp maths geniuses, Liz Bonnin searches for the planet's most intelligent animals, and John Humphrys puts a goldfish through its paces on Mastermind.

For centuries, the idea of intelligent animals struck most people as ridiculous. But not any more - the latest science reveals that animals are a lot smarter than we thought. 

From skateboarding dogs to chimp maths geniuses, Liz Bonnin embarks on a worldwide search for the planet's most intelligent animals, devising some ingenious IQ puzzles and even putting herself to the test to find out. 

Liz gets creative with dolphins, shares a eureka moment with orangutans and defends the reputation of the human race when she goes head-to-head with a chimp genius in a test of maths and memory. There is an octopus escapologist, John Humphrys puts a goldfish through its paces on Mastermind, and Tillman the skateboarding dog wows crowds in Los Angeles. 

Prepare to be amazed, entertained and even outwitted by the world's Super Smart Animals.

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Prepare to be amazed, entertained and even outwitted by the world's Super Smart Animals.

The latest science reveals that animals are a lot smarter than we thought. Prepare to be amazed, entertained and even outwitted by the world's Super Smart Animals.

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