Animals at Play
The Power of Play
Season 1 Episode 1 of 2
Part one of two. The reasons why young animals enjoy playing, and how it can teach them to survive in the wild. The programme explores how young elephants, which rarely leave their mothers' side for the first eight years of life, play to develop social skills, while macaques hone their mental agility by playing games with stones. Plus, a zoologist who looks after orphaned cheetahs reveals how play can help cubs learn to hunt
Animals at Play airs on Sky Nature HD at 9:00 PM, Tuesday 12 November.
Topics
Education ➝ Science ➝ Factual Topics
Nature ➝ Animals ➝ Environment
Alex Williamson
Executive Producer
Laura Whitley
Series Producer
Dan Perowne
Director