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Animals Like Us (LOGIN TO VIEW THIS EPISODE)
Animal Medicine (Episode 3)
Like us, animals are exposed to parasites, bacteria and viruses – the germs which cause disease. How do they survive these attacks ?
Recent research and observation have shown that animals use plant and insect substances to treat themselves. Not only do they apply things to their skin, they actually treat themselves by feeding on things not normally part of their diets. Capuchin monkeys rub citrus fruit on their fur, caterpillars eat poison hemlock, herbivorous red deer have even been seen chewing the legs off live seabirds.
This film takes off around the world to discover how animals use medicine, it questions what notions they have about health and how medical knowledge is passed on from one generation to the next. In doing so, the film also asks what we can learn from animals about medicine. |
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Print synopsis |
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| Format: |
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One hour series |
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| Number of episodes: |
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5 |
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| Running Time: |
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50 minutes |
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| Categories: |
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Nature & Wildlife
Science & Technology
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| Director: |
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Jacqueline Farmer, Keebe Kennedy, Guillaume Poyet |
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| Executive Producer: |
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Bertrand Loyer |
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| Production Company: |
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Saint Thomas Productions |
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| Awards: |
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International Wildlife Film Festival- Missoula, Montana, USA Finalist - Merit award for presentation of a controversial issue |
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Wildscreen- Bristol, UK, Finalist |
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Vendee Nature Film Festival- La Rochelle, France, Silver award |
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Menigoute wildlife film Festival, Menigoute, France, Eductation award |
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| Delivery: |
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Rights Expired |
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Overview
Episodes:
Animal Adoption (Login To View This Episode)
Animal Language (Login To View This Episode)
Animal Medicine (Login To View This Episode)
Animal Politics (Login To View This Episode)
Animal Tool Use (Login To View This Episode)
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