Researchers discover the surprisingly complex cognitive skills and emotional depth of animals

In this entertaining, thought-provoking documentary, we’ll explore exciting new research and dispel old myths about how animals really think. From the foothills of the Canadian Rockies to a spectacular nature reserve in South Africa, Think Like an Animal features cutting edge scientists and the fascinating creatures they’re studying - animals that possess more complex cognitive skills and emotional depth than we humans once assumed. ------- Chapters ▷ 00:00 - Introduction ▷ 01:08 - Vervet monkeys use grooming and wrestling as social tools ▷ 06:00 - Sperm whales can have complex conversations and have different dialects ▷ 12:41 - Hummingbirds can remember a flower's location after just one visit ▷ 18:14 - The importance of conducting experiments in the right conditions ▷ 23:31 - Fish that watch scary movies and can distinguish between beethoven and bach ▷ 28:34 - Peaches, the bearded-dragon, watches a video to learn how to open a gate ▷ 31:18 - Pigs can find the fastest way through a maze and deceive fellow pigs ▷ 36:06 - Ester, the wonder pig, makes herself at home in a human house ▷ 40:46 - They question shouldn't be "How are animals like us?" but "who are they?" ▷ 44:44 - Vervet monkeys increase their cognitive abilities by playing ▷ 47:58 - Conclusion ▷ 52:05 - Credits #documentary #animals #wildlife #animalbehavior #animalplanet #hummingbird #elephant #monkey #reseach #science #cognition #intelligence ------- Subscribe to wocomoWILDLIFE: https://goo.gl/L5puvQ Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wocomo ------- Think Like an Animal zeroes in on species that have largely been ignored or underestimated, and what you’ll discover may surprise you: fish that can deceive each other, lizards that can problem-solve, monkeys that learn by wrestling, sperm whales that speak to one another. By providing a glimpse into the inner world of animals and challenging conventional wisdom, Think Like an Animal also raises important questions about how we, as humans, think about and treat our fellow creatures. Original title: Think like an Animal A film by Leora Eisen © 2016, Licensed by Jambika Docs ------- Videos about animals, aquatic life and nature: wocomoWILDLIFE offers high-quality entertainment. The films on our channel are produced by leading production companies. Check out our other channels to watch high quality documentaries: ▷ wocomoHUMANITY: https://www.youtube.com/@wocomoHUMANITY ▷ wocomoDOCS: https://www.youtube.com/@wocomodocs ▷ wocomoHISTORY: https://www.youtube.com/@wocomoHISTORY ▷ wocomoTRAVEL: https://www.youtube.com/@wocomoTRAVEL ▷ wocomoCOOK: https://www.youtube.com/@wocomocook WocomoWILDLIFE is part of the Wocomo channel network by NIKITA VENTURES. Wocomo - wonderful content in motion.