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Extraordinary Animals

20082 Seasons30m episodes

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Runtime: 30m episodes
Genre: Documentary
Origin: US

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Not available to stream in United States yet. It is in United Kingdom, Australia, Ireland.

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Status: Ended
First aired: Jan 2, 2008
Network: 5
Studio: BBC

Time to finish

8 hrs

16 episodes. About 2 weeks at an hour a night.

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SERIES

Extraordinary Animals

20082 Seasons30m episodes

Documentary

Your rating

Runtime: 30m episodes
Genre: Documentary
Origin: US

Where to watch

Region

Not available to stream in United States yet. It is in United Kingdom, Australia, Ireland.

Episodes

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E1 · Airs Jan 2, 2008 · 30m
The Elephant Artist
This programme explores the extraordinary abilities of Hong, an elephant whose painting skills have rocked the art world and challenged hitherto accepted views on animal intelligence. Can Hong's work pass as art in a top London gallery?
E2 · Airs Jan 3, 2008 · 30m
The Grim Reaper Dog
The story of Skamp, a four-year-old schnauzer that is said to have predicted the deaths of 58 residents in an Ohio nursing home over the past three years. The dog appears to alert staff by barking and then stays with the patients until they die.
E3 · Airs Jan 4, 2008 · 30m
The Smartest Sea Lion
The unique abilities of Rio the sea lion. Reared in captivity at the Marine Mammal Laboratory in California, the animal developed a strong bond with one of the doctors at the institute. Subsequent research demonstrated the creature performed better in a series of logical tests than some humans
E4 · Airs Jan 5, 2008 · 30m
The Genius Parrot
Dr Irene Pepperberg details the unique abilities of Griffin, a grey parrot being studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The bird is capable of performing tasks previously thought to be exclusive to humans, great apes and monkeys, such as labelling objects, identifying colours and shapes and forming simple phrases.
E5 · Airs Jan 6, 2008 · 30m
The Greatest Ape
The story of Azy, a 30-year-old orang-utan with incredible mental abilities. Over a number of years, Azy has displayed his intelligence by recognising symbols and objects; demonstrating self-awareness; and showing exceptional memory skills.
E6 · Airs Jul 18, 2008 · 30m
The Super Sonic Dolphin
Examining a Swedish scientist's attempts to communicate with dolphins, designed to conclusively measure their intellect, and which could save thousands of the mammals from fatal entanglements in fishing nets using a revolutionary computer program based on the creatures' echolocation means of identification.
E7 · Airs Jan 29, 2008 · 30m
The Memory Chimp
The story of a remarkable seven-year-old chimpanzee, born in captivity, which has been taught by its mother to recall numerical sequences to a higher standard than human memory champions. In passing a series of computerised tests, the Japanese-raised creature has altered the way scientists think about primates

Details

Status: Ended
First aired: Jan 2, 2008
Network: 5
Studio: BBC

Time to finish

8 hrs

16 episodes. About 2 weeks at an hour a night.

Episodes

0 of 0 watched

E1 · Airs Jan 2, 2008 · 30m
The Elephant Artist
This programme explores the extraordinary abilities of Hong, an elephant whose painting skills have rocked the art world and challenged hitherto accepted views on animal intelligence. Can Hong's work pass as art in a top London gallery?
E2 · Airs Jan 3, 2008 · 30m
The Grim Reaper Dog
The story of Skamp, a four-year-old schnauzer that is said to have predicted the deaths of 58 residents in an Ohio nursing home over the past three years. The dog appears to alert staff by barking and then stays with the patients until they die.
E3 · Airs Jan 4, 2008 · 30m
The Smartest Sea Lion
The unique abilities of Rio the sea lion. Reared in captivity at the Marine Mammal Laboratory in California, the animal developed a strong bond with one of the doctors at the institute. Subsequent research demonstrated the creature performed better in a series of logical tests than some humans
E4 · Airs Jan 5, 2008 · 30m
The Genius Parrot
Dr Irene Pepperberg details the unique abilities of Griffin, a grey parrot being studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The bird is capable of performing tasks previously thought to be exclusive to humans, great apes and monkeys, such as labelling objects, identifying colours and shapes and forming simple phrases.
E5 · Airs Jan 6, 2008 · 30m
The Greatest Ape
The story of Azy, a 30-year-old orang-utan with incredible mental abilities. Over a number of years, Azy has displayed his intelligence by recognising symbols and objects; demonstrating self-awareness; and showing exceptional memory skills.
E6 · Airs Jul 18, 2008 · 30m
The Super Sonic Dolphin
Examining a Swedish scientist's attempts to communicate with dolphins, designed to conclusively measure their intellect, and which could save thousands of the mammals from fatal entanglements in fishing nets using a revolutionary computer program based on the creatures' echolocation means of identification.
E7 · Airs Jan 29, 2008 · 30m
The Memory Chimp
The story of a remarkable seven-year-old chimpanzee, born in captivity, which has been taught by its mother to recall numerical sequences to a higher standard than human memory champions. In passing a series of computerised tests, the Japanese-raised creature has altered the way scientists think about primates

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