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Season 1, Episode 10: The Discovery of Animal Behavior: Search for the Mind
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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."
All Episodes - Season 1
Episode 1
The Flight of the Condor: Ice, Wind, and Fire
Episode 2
The Flight of the Condor: Ocean, Desert, and Thin Air
Episode 3
The Flight of the Condor: Down the Amazon
Episode 4
Amate: The Great Fig Tree
Episode 5
Kopje: A Rock for All Seasons
Episode 6
On the Edge of Paradise
Episode 7
Forest in the Clouds
Episode 8
The Discovery of Animal Behavior: Natural Mysteries
Episode 9
The Discovery of Animal Behavior: In Praise of God
Episode 10
The Discovery of Animal Behavior: Search for the Mind
Episode 11
The Discovery of Animal Behavior: A Question of Learning
Episode 12
The Discovery of Animal Behavior: Signs and Signals
Episode 13
The Discovery of Animal Behavior: Living Together