NOVA

Bird Brain

Directed by John Capener
TV-PG
S44 • E27    Dec 20, 2017    55m
8.4
Watch astonishing tests of avian aptitude: parrots that can plan for the future, jackdaws that can “read” human faces, and crows that can solve multi-step puzzles with tools like pebbles, sticks, and hooks. Could these just be clever tricks, based on instinct or triggered by subtle cues from their human handlers?

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Cast of Bird Brain

  • Craig SechlerSelf - Narrator
  • Auguste von BayernSelf - University of Oxford
  • John MarzluffSelf - University of Washington
  • Christina RiehlSelf - Princeton University
  • Lloyd BuckSelf - Bird Trainer
  • Ludwig HuberSelf - University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna
  • Valérie DufourSelf - University of Strasbourg
  • John CapenerDirector / Producer
  • Victoria CoulesWriter
  • Kristine AllingtonProducer
  • Michael H. AmundsonProducer
  • Paula S. ApsellExecutive Producer
  • Elizabeth ArledgeProducer
  • Ari DanielProducer
  • Allison EckAssociate Producer
  • Greg KestinAssociate Producer
  • Gitanjali RegeAssociate Producer
  • Anna RothschildAssociate Producer
  • Jedd EhrmannEditor
  • Martin ElsburyEditor

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