Name: Animals at Play
Released: 2019-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Gordon Buchanan

TV Show · Documentary

Across the natural world, young animals spend much of their time playing. From cats that love a game of chase, to chimps that can solve puzzles, new research now reveals that play is at the heart of almost everything an animal learns.

2019 · 50m

Starring Gordon Buchanan

Director Dan Perowne

EPISODE 1

The Power of Playtime

Experts examine how play affects the learning process for most animals in domestic and wild habitats.
EPISODE 2

Rules of the Game

Discover how species buddy up for group games with astonishing benefits. See how various animals, from young hyenas playing tug of war to mischievous monkeys getting rough and tumble, communicate the rules of their antics.