Animals at Play

Sender:BBC Two

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S01E02 - "Playing Together"

Ausgestrahlt am Aug 4, 2019, 7:00 PM

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Beschreibung

Young animals love nothing more than play. But science is now revealing the astonishing benefits animals gain from it. This series uncovers the secrets behind their games.

Details

Status: Beendet
Sprache: English
Laufzeit: 60 min
Erstausstrahlung: July 28, 2019
Beendet: August 4, 2019
Sendeplan: Sunday um 20:00

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Episoden (1 Staffel · 2 Episoden)

The Power of Play

The reasons why young animals enjoy playing, and how it can teach them to survive in the wild. The programme explores how young elephants, which rarely leave their mothers' side for the first eight years of life, play to develop social skills, while macaques hone their mental agility by playing games with stones. Plus, a zoologist who looks after orphaned cheetahs reveals how play can help cubs learn to hunt.

Jul 28, 2019

60 Min.

Playing Together

The secrets behind animals' group games, from dolphins that play catch to a hyena tug of war, revealing the benefits they gain from their playful behaviour. The programme examines how breaching the rules of a game can have fatal consequences - but how it also presents an opportunity for animals with a rigid hierarchy to break down social barriers.

Aug 4, 2019

60 Min.