Synopsis
Animatronic spy creatures go undercover to explore the world of animal intelligence and reveal their use of tools, self-medication, culture and subterfuge.
- Programme: Spy in the Wild
- Series: 1
- Episode: 02: Intelligence
- Channel: BBC One
- Broadcast year: 2017
- Biology | Ecology
Licence: ERA Licence required
Free to watch for UK schools, colleges and universities with an ERA Licence
UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
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