Chris Packham's Animal Einsteins

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Chris Packham reveals the natural world’s surprising brainboxes and clever strategies.

Animals have to be smart to survive. Chris Packham reveals the natural world’s surprising brainboxes and uncovers the clever strategies that give certain species the upper hand.

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Chris Packham's Animal Einsteins: Series 1: Social Networkers

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Chris Packham reveals the social intelligence of animals such as lions and hyenas.

Chris Packham looks at the social intelligence of animals, from lions hunting in teams to vampire bats’ trust building tactics. He also finds out how dogs became man’s best friend.

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.

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