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198253m / epDocumentary · Family

First aired

October 10, 1982

7.9

TMDB Score

79% match · 45 votes

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S01 · E11

The Discovery of Animal Behavior: A Question of Learning

Season 1 · Dec 19, 1982 · 53m

The Flight of the Condor: Ice, Wind, and Fire

Oct 10, 1982 · 53m

The Flight of the Condor: Ocean, Desert, and Thin Air

Oct 17, 1982 · 53m

The Flight of the Condor: Down the Amazon

Oct 24, 1982 · 53m

Amate: The Great Fig Tree

Oct 31, 1982 · 53m

Kopje: A Rock for All Seasons

Nov 7, 1982 · 53m

On the Edge of Paradise

Nov 14, 1982 · 53m

Forest in the Clouds

Nov 21, 1982 · 53m

The Discovery of Animal Behavior: Natural Mysteries

Nov 28, 1982 · 53m

The Discovery of Animal Behavior: In Praise of God

Dec 5, 1982 · 53m

The Discovery of Animal Behavior: Search for the Mind

Dec 12, 1982 · 53m

The Discovery of Animal Behavior: A Question of Learning

Dec 19, 1982 · 53m

The Discovery of Animal Behavior: Signs and Signals

Dec 26, 1982 · 53m

The Discovery of Animal Behavior: Living Together

Jan 2, 1983 · 53m

First there is a re-creation of Ivan Pavlov's experiments which led to the discovery of the "conditioned reflex." Then we see the investigation by Otto Pfungst of "Kluge Hans" (Clever Hans) a horse whose apparent knowledge of arithmetic was actually response to subtle signals from his trainer. We also see dramatizations of Thomdike's experiments with chicks, Watson's with terns, and B. F. Skinner's famed work at Harvard in the thirties.

About the Series

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Synopsis

Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy Antarctica. The show's primary focus is on animals and ecosystems around the world. A comic book based on the show, meant to be used an as educational tool for kids, was briefly distributed to museums and schools at no cost in the mid-2000s.

CreatorsThomas Lovejoy, George Page

First aired: October 10, 1982
Last aired: April 22, 2026
Seasons: 45 seasons · 697 episodes
Status: Returning Series
Original language: English
Network: PBS

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