Masterminds
Crows often score highly in avian intelligence tests.
Wildlife
Animal Einsteins
Animals are always proving how smart they are with extraordinary displays of intelligence and ingenuity.
For example, crows have learnt to drop tough nuts among moving cars, safely collecting the bits when the pedestrian lights turn red. Chimpanzees use mirrors to explore themselves, and a bottlenose dolphin outsmarts a stingray to find its favourite food.
Be sure to watch some intelligent animals in action this Wednesday and Thursday in the incredible Super Smart Animals on BBC One at 8pm.
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Fishing for grubs
The woodpecker finch uses a cactus spine to extract a tasty grub.
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Sense of self
Astonishing results when chimpanzees are given mirrors.
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Tool use
The ingenious use of tools to overcome problems.
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Reflections
Dolphins share our self awareness and empathy.
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Chimp insight
Recognising problems and finding solutions is a shared talent.
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Nature: Behind the Scenes
The BBC has been producing ground-breaking wildlife programmes from across the globe for over 50 years.
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Take a trip through the natural world with our themed collections of video clips from the natural history archive.
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Attenborough's frozen planet
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Deadly dinosaurs
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Baby Animals
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Seaside spectacular
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Nature's record breakers
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Garden wildlife
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Jonathan Scott: a wild life in Africa
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David Attenborough's Madagascar
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Life in slow motion
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Garden birds
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George's marvellous minibeasts
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Wild autumn
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Timelapse photography: speeding up life
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Going, going, gone
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Brilliant bees
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Wildlife wind-ups
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Year of the Tiger
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What on Earth...? 2009
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The wildlife of Life
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David Attenborough's favourite moments
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Learning
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Chimpanzee
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Chemical communication
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Corals and sea anemones
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Whales, dolphins and porpoises
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Scallops
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Jurassic period
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Bush crickets
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Ladybirds
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Harlequin ladybird
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The Earth
Explore our dynamic planet with stunning video clips of volcanoes, earthquakes and more.
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Harlequin invasion Ladybird, ladybird, fly away home - they're not welcome and out of control.
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Great escape When clamming up won't work, scallops have a nifty way of escaping danger.
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Weather wise Algae and plant fossils reveal evidence of a massive climate change in the mid-Jurassic.
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Through a glass darkly Do dolphins share our self awareness and empathy?
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It's peanuts to an orangutan Without a single zoo visitor completing the task, can an orangutan get to the treat?
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