Educational film series
How similar are animals to humans? At firts glance, we don’t have much in common. Forget the pressure of religion, culture and society. Dismantle old beliefs and face the truth. Mankind is no longer a seperate product in the evolution of species. After 5 years of filming, this evergreen series reveals how animals did it first. 11 x 52 min.
Titles in this series
2004 · 52m
Altruism, an act that bestows a benefit on the recipient while conferring a cost to the actor, is…
2004 · 52m
Like us, animals are exposed to parasites, bacteria and viruses - the germs which cause disease. How do…
2004 · 52m
Insect societies have always fascinated us by the perfection of their organisation. But without their ability to secrete…
2004 · 52m
"Give me this, I will give you that". This universal definition of trade finds an equivalent in nature…
2004 · 52m
In the 1950s, rhesus macaques living on the island of Koshima in Japan started to wash the sweet…
2004 · 52m
The study of animal behavior leaves little room for emotional-related explanations. Feelings in animals tend to be presented…
2004 · 52m
According to recent scientific research, more than 450 different kinds of animals engage in homosexual activity. St Thomas…
2004 · 52m
An Indonesian legend claims that monkeys can speak but they prefer to stay quiet. Do animals have languages…
2004 · 52m
As children we learn more about life through playing games than we do in any other way. It…
2004 · 52m
Man is not the only social animal. At the beginning of 2001, Franz de Waal published his work…
2004 · 52m
Recent discoveries have shown that hundreds of animal species use tools. New Caledonia crows, for instance, use twigs…