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Beak & Brain - Genius Birds from Down Under

Beak & Brain - Genius Birds from Down Under

2013•53m•7.9/10
Documentary

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7.9/10(7)

Whoever came up with the term 'bird brain' never met these feathered thinkers, who use their claws and beaks to solve puzzles, make tools and more.

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Hans-Peter Bögel

Narrator

Alice Auersperg

herself

Gyula Gajdon

himself

Amanda Greer

herself

Gavin Hunt

himself

Brian McClatchy

himself

Corey Mosen

hiself

Raoul Schwing

himself

Auguste von Bayern

herself

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