Extraordinary Animals

This programme explores the extraordinary abilities of Hong, an elephant whose painting skills have rocked the art world and challenged hitherto accepted views on animal intelligen...

The story of Skamp, a four-year-old schnauzer that is said to have predicted the deaths of 58 residents in an Ohio nursing home over the past three years. The dog appears to alert...

The unique abilities of Rio the sea lion. Reared in captivity at the Marine Mammal Laboratory in California, the animal developed a strong bond with one of the doctors at the insti...

Dr Irene Pepperberg details the unique abilities of Griffin, a grey parrot being studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The bird is capable of performing tasks previ...

The story of Azy, a 30-year-old orang-utan with incredible mental abilities. Over a number of years, Azy has displayed his intelligence by recognising symbols and objects; demonstr...

Examining a Swedish scientist's attempts to communicate with dolphins, designed to conclusively measure their intellect, and which could save thousands of the mammals from fatal en...

The story of a remarkable seven-year-old chimpanzee, born in captivity, which has been taught by its mother to recall numerical sequences to a higher standard than human memory cha...