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Inside the minds of animals - Bryan B Rasmussen

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Do animals think? It’s a question that has intrigued scientists for thousands of years, inspiring them to come up with different methods and criteria to measure the intelligence of animals. Bryan B Rasmussen navigates through this controversial question, showing how determining intelligence often says more about how humans think than about anything else.

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Meet The Creators

Educator
Bryan Rasmussen
Animator
Mike Schell
Composer
Stephen LaRosa
Script Editor
Alex Gendler
Narrator
Addison Anderson

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