Nature — Season 1, Episode 10: The Discovery of Animal Behavior: Search for the Mind
Documentary, Family • 53 min • 44 seasons, 692 episodes • ★ 7.9/10
Episode synopsis
In 1848, Charles Darwin began the quest to understand the mysteries of the animal mind. Following Darwin's achievement - suggesting a plausible process for evolution: natural selection - Lewis Henry Morgan discovered evidence of cogitation in beavers. George Romanes experimented with fish, cats, and dogs, Douglas Spalding with newborn chicks, all finding apparent mental activity. Meanwhile Jacques Loeb attempted to prove animals "mindless."
About Nature
Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy Antarctica. The show's primary focus is on animals and ecosystems around the world. A comic book based on the show, meant to be used an as educational tool for kids, was briefly distributed to museums and schools at no cost in the mid-2000s.
More episodes from Season 1
- E1The Flight of the Condor: Ice, Wind, and Fire
- E2The Flight of the Condor: Ocean, Desert, and Thin Air
- E3The Flight of the Condor: Down the Amazon
- E4Amate: The Great Fig Tree
- E5Kopje: A Rock for All Seasons
- E6On the Edge of Paradise
- E7Forest in the Clouds
- E8The Discovery of Animal Behavior: Natural Mysteries
- E9The Discovery of Animal Behavior: In Praise of God
- E11The Discovery of Animal Behavior: A Question of Learning
- E12The Discovery of Animal Behavior: Signs and Signals
- E13The Discovery of Animal Behavior: Living Together