KLRU-TV, Austin PBS » animal intelligence http://www.klru.org Inspiring Austin Tue, 21 May 2013 05:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Science Night: Animal intelligence http://www.klru.org/blog/2011/06/science-night-animal-intelligence/ http://www.klru.org/blog/2011/06/science-night-animal-intelligence/#comments Thu, 30 Jun 2011 17:53:48 +0000 april http://www.klru.org/?p=3591 more →]]> Wednesday, July 6, Science Night takes on the theme of Great Apes and animal intelligence the week of July 6th.

Nature The Gorilla King at 7 p.m.
Retraces the life of Titus, a silverback gorilla, from birth to present reign, spanning a tumultuous period in the history of the species. After watching the show, get an update on Titus’ life after the making of this documentary

Nova Ape Genius at 8 p.m.
The great apes – which include chimps, orangutans, gorillas and bonobos – seem to have rich emotional lives similar to our own. But just how smart are these animals? Nova: Ape Genius at 8 p.m. Wednesday follows a new generation of investigators as they reveal the extraordinary abilities of great apes.

NOVA ScienceNow How Smart Are Animals? at 9 p.m.
How well can we understand what’s going on in the brains of non-human animals? Do our pets – like dogs – have the same feelings we do? How smart are animals really? Nova ScienceNow explores these questions and more at 9 p.m. Wednesday.

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