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201260 minTV-Gdocumentary

7.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Super Smart Animals

201260 minTV-Gdocumentary

7.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

The series challenges perceptions of animal intelligence by demonstrating how various species strategize and think.

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Johanna Demetrakas

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The series challenges perceptions of animal intelligence by demonstrating how various species strategize and think.

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Johanna Demetrakas

Johanna Demetrakasdirector

Chögyam Trungpa

Chögyam Trungpacast

Pema Chödröncast

Ram Dass

Allen Ginsberg

Allen Ginsbergcast

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By showing us how animals and birds strategize and think, this series challenges our own perceptions of what it means to be intelligent.

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