Explore the ways that animals use play, including young gibbons in Thailand that practice falling from branches, elderly macaques that preserve their brains with playtime, and games that sharpen the profound intelligence of African elephants.
Young hyenas compete in tug of war, mischievous parrots play at picking apart tourists’ cars, and Atlantic spotted dolphins enjoy sophisticated social games amid seaweed—all following specific rules that hone social bonds.
Gordon Buchanan
Narrator
Dan Perowne
Director
Laura Whitley
Producer
Alex Williamson
