Nature — Season 1, Episode 12: The Discovery of Animal Behavior: Signs and Signals
Documentary, Family • 53 min • 44 seasons, 692 episodes • ★ 7.9/10
Episode synopsis
Continuing with the exploration of animal communication we see recreations of Karl von Frisch unraveling the language of honey bees. Julian Huxley, who discovered a possible language in the ritual movements of great-crested grebes, Konrad Lorenz who recorded the visual language of geese, and Niko Tinbergen, who studied the habits of hunting wasps and together with Esther Cullen recorded the relationship of temperament in birds to their habitat.
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
- E10The Discovery of Animal Behavior: Search for the Mind
- E11The Discovery of Animal Behavior: A Question of Learning
- E13The Discovery of Animal Behavior: Living Together