Inside the Animal Mind - Introduction

Inside the Animal Mind
Introduction

Intriguing surprises await viewers Inside the Animal Mind a three-part NATURE miniseries.

We all believe that our pets are both intelligent and sensitive. After all, they understand our commands, read our moods, and know just how to manipulate us to get what they want. In some ways, they anticipate our behavior as accurately as we do theirs.

But are these truly examples of intelligence, or simply the results of trial and error derived from millennia of contact with humans? Can animals actually apply insight to problem-solving and understand abstract concepts? Do they reflect on the past and worry about the future? Are they capable of recognizing their own mortality?

NATURE explores the intriguing subjects of animal intelligence, emotions, and self-awareness, when it takes viewers Inside the Animal Mind.

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Online content for Inside the Animal Mind was originally posted January 2000.

Tags: animal intelligence, emotions

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Maddie -- November 19th, 2008 at 6:51 pm

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Thanks so much,
Maddie

Joseph -- November 25th, 2008 at 10:06 am

That was cool. I love this web site on animals

Saria -- December 12th, 2008 at 3:06 pm

This is great! I think that I learned most from here than anywhere else. Thanks so much!
Saria

Bonnie Bryant -- December 15th, 2008 at 6:00 pm

I would love to see the special “INSIDE THE ANIMAL MIND” three part series…do you think you will be showing it again? How can we get a complete listing of your future shows? I was told by a friend in Missouri that you had a chimpanzee special last night, but it wasn’t showing in Texas! I was so disappointed!

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wu -- January 12th, 2009 at 3:54 pm

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Locke -- January 28th, 2009 at 1:59 pm

I take back what i said about this not being useful

But… to use this i need an author for a citation, who wrote this page?

Locke -- January 28th, 2009 at 2:01 pm

Nevermind
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Pravin -- January 30th, 2009 at 2:17 am

This is a great step to provide such good information about animals and their behavior. I think it is very valuable afford. Congratulations!

Richard -- February 3rd, 2009 at 11:46 am

i rate this a 1 i hate having to click on a thousand different websites just to get what i want why not have more info on one page that would really boost your rateings

Kirmiy -- February 3rd, 2009 at 2:15 pm

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george -- February 9th, 2009 at 11:54 am

Animals Rock

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Giulianna -- February 10th, 2009 at 10:56 am

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wierdo mcgee -- February 10th, 2009 at 11:49 am

cool do u like pie as much as me hmmmmmmmmmm?

george -- February 10th, 2009 at 11:50 am

This site is okay if you want animal facts

Sean -- February 10th, 2009 at 11:51 am

Animals are so awsome!!!!!!! (true fact)

Gem -- February 10th, 2009 at 11:51 am

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pierente -- February 10th, 2009 at 11:53 am

That is so right animals are so cool

Andrea -- February 15th, 2009 at 11:07 pm

This is a great site about animals. I used to think that pbs was just some baby site but it isn’t. I got this website from my school. Thanks PBS for giving me so much information!!!

spncer -- February 17th, 2009 at 10:58 am

I love monkeys, they are my favorite animals.

Pickles -- February 17th, 2009 at 11:43 am

I luv the big gorilla

gibby -- February 17th, 2009 at 11:47 am

This is an awesome site.Thank you PBS!!!!!!

Evan -- February 18th, 2009 at 12:10 pm

I love Pie!!!

endreana curry -- February 26th, 2009 at 3:24 pm

awwwww IT LOOKS OLD……lol jk it is very cute in its old ways!!!!!!

mary -- March 7th, 2009 at 6:25 pm

this animal site is very useful and information about them
its greaty great

Lili -- March 18th, 2009 at 3:46 pm

I rate this website 9 1/2 because it’s got good info.(truthfully!)

lesly -- March 23rd, 2009 at 1:24 pm

this was awesome

Jolene Restivo -- March 23rd, 2009 at 7:50 pm

this website is very fungicational, it really explans every thing about chimpanzines in a funn and funny way

J Dog -- April 6th, 2009 at 1:03 pm

well it wasnt compleatly aweful but i could use alot of improvment

Scott -- April 29th, 2009 at 2:36 pm

tThis WS rocks! I should look up stuff more often!

Deron -- May 4th, 2009 at 10:57 am

This is very informative for my essay thanks pbs kids!

goonda -- May 8th, 2009 at 11:19 am

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michael -- May 8th, 2009 at 11:23 am

how is learning fun?

kaitlynn -- May 19th, 2009 at 7:51 pm

dogs are smart people say that chihuahuas are the dumest anamils but they rule big dogs
and you can teathe them anything

alecer -- May 24th, 2009 at 10:33 am

i like monkey it is the intelegent animal

jake -- August 19th, 2009 at 4:36 pm

animals rock ilove them.

jake -- August 19th, 2009 at 4:38 pm

i love monkeys

Sydney -- September 8th, 2009 at 4:50 pm

This wasnt the best but hay it did help me on some work so thanks the videos were good
Thanks
Sydney G.

phil lewwis -- September 14th, 2009 at 11:41 am

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mrfearstrike -- September 14th, 2009 at 5:07 pm

lol this is funney it looks accually cool and educative

tiffany -- September 16th, 2009 at 2:54 pm

this is a cool web site i love it.

beverly -- September 18th, 2009 at 11:59 pm

this is a cool page i love animals but i love horses the most

Calli -- September 19th, 2009 at 11:03 pm

very interresting.

Alex -- September 22nd, 2009 at 11:49 am

I think this is a very interesting articl and that learning will always be fun.

Alex -- September 22nd, 2009 at 11:57 am

i think that horses are primitive and a little dumb. Everything they know we taught or God taught them but all in all they are dumb animals.

joshua green -- September 25th, 2009 at 9:18 am

I think dogs are the smartest animals in the world because not all animals know how to do the things they do.

John -- September 25th, 2009 at 10:09 am

Its kinda small but useful.

denise -- September 25th, 2009 at 3:18 pm

i needed something for my homeschooling work litature and i like it so much for my school work.

Cydney -- September 28th, 2009 at 12:02 pm

this website is awesome! you learn so much!

maat -- September 30th, 2009 at 1:51 pm

two thumbs up!!!!!!

hamzah -- October 4th, 2009 at 3:06 pm

this site is awsome and plus apes monkey are my favorite animals.

sophia -- October 5th, 2009 at 1:12 pm

that is such a cute monkey!!!

Tori -- October 6th, 2009 at 11:44 am

eyes have so much emotion! :)

Abby -- October 7th, 2009 at 8:57 am

That is one cute monkey!!!

Justin -- October 8th, 2009 at 11:45 am

I wish I could have some animals.

Jay -- October 8th, 2009 at 1:35 pm

I love this site.

blah blah -- October 8th, 2009 at 5:13 pm

this is pretty cool. It teaches me things i didn’t even know about. but i do know this… i love monkeys!!!

Emelina -- October 9th, 2009 at 4:09 pm

WOW I am doing a science research project on the intelligence of monkeys and this is this is the site to check out!!!
THANKS PBS!!!
Emelina

Olivia Harshbarger -- October 12th, 2009 at 11:22 am

the site was recomended to me by my teachers for school and I have to say I did not know that animals were so inteligant

page -- October 12th, 2009 at 7:24 pm

i love this website i was doing a report on animal intelligence and i found out this website provides alot of info.and i got an a!! yay i hope they put something on animal testing.boo!!

olivia -- October 14th, 2009 at 6:10 pm

Who ever thought watching these videos can teach you so much about animals and their envoiroment! these videos sure made me think about the envirement around me an made me think what we casn do to make it better!

lucy -- October 19th, 2009 at 2:03 pm

i think this website is awesome but, were can you watch the videos that every one is talking about. i know that they cant be lieng! PS this website is AAAAWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!

ZASH -- October 21st, 2009 at 1:31 pm

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dominique -- October 28th, 2009 at 12:57 pm

this website is awesome even the videos people can learn alot about animals on this website animals are so intelligent my favorite animal is a dog any kind of dog and when i need to know about it,i come on to this and it shows the information of the dog and it answers my questions about dogs……….lol.

Allison -- November 2nd, 2009 at 7:03 pm

This site rocks it totally helped me with my school Thanks pbs and nce artice exactly what I needed totaly cool!

sierra -- November 6th, 2009 at 5:41 pm

sounds interesting but need more information I mean I’m twelve and and I know almost all there is to know about most animals. I could use some thing to amaze me.