Can animals count?
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Mathematics and our ability to describe the world in terms of number, shape and measurement may feel like a uniquely human ability. But is it really? Listener Mamadu from Sierra Leone wants to know: can animals count too? \\nCrowdScience presenter Marnie Chesterton goes on a hunt to uncover the numerical abilities of the animal kingdom. Can wild lions compare different numbers? Can you teach bees to recognise and choose specific amounts? And if the answer is yes, how do they do it? Marnie tries to find out just how deep the numerical rabbit hole goes\\u2026 and comes across a parrot named Alex who is perhaps the most impressive example of animal counting of them all.
Contributors:\\nBrian Butterworth - emeritus professor of cognitive neuropsychology at University College London\\nMai Morimoto - researcher at Queen Mary University of London\\nLars Chittka - professor of sensory and behavioural ecology at Queen Mary University of London\\nIrene Pepperberg - comparative psychologist, and research associate at Harvard University
Sounds:\\nLions from Karen McComb, emeritus professor at University of Sussex\\nT\\xfangara frogs from Michael Ryan, professor of zoology at University of Texa at Austin
Presenter: Marnie Chesterton\\nProducer: Florian Bohr
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