Nature · SEASON 1
The Discovery of Animal Behavior: Search for the Mind
Episode 10 · 1982-12-12

- Documentary
- Family
Episode overview
In 1848, Charles Darwin began the quest to understand the mysteries of the animal mind. Following Darwin's achievement - suggesting a plausible process for evolution: natural selection - Lewis Henry Morgan discovered evidence of cogitation in beavers. George Romanes experimented with fish, cats, and dogs, Douglas Spalding with newborn chicks, all finding apparent mental activity. Meanwhile Jacques Loeb attempted to prove animals "mindless."
53 minutes
Season 1 episodes
1. The Flight of the Condor: Ice, Wind, and Fire1982-10-10
2. The Flight of the Condor: Ocean, Desert, and Thin Air1982-10-17
3. The Flight of the Condor: Down the Amazon1982-10-24
4. Amate: The Great Fig Tree1982-10-31
5. Kopje: A Rock for All Seasons1982-11-07
6. On the Edge of Paradise1982-11-14
7. Forest in the Clouds1982-11-21
8. The Discovery of Animal Behavior: Natural Mysteries1982-11-28
9. The Discovery of Animal Behavior: In Praise of God1982-12-05
10. The Discovery of Animal Behavior: Search for the Mind1982-12-12
11. The Discovery of Animal Behavior: A Question of Learning1982-12-19
12. The Discovery of Animal Behavior: Signs and Signals1982-12-26
13. The Discovery of Animal Behavior: Living Together1983-01-02