Animal and human languages - David Attenborough's 1973 Christmas Lectures 5/5

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Sir David Attenborough explores the language of animals and shows how it can, at times, be unexpectedly complex.

This lecture was filmed at the Ri on Thursday 6 December 1973; These lectures were some of the last Ri Christmas Lectures to be delivered totally live on the BBC.

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In this Lecture, Sir David Attenborough explores the languages animals use to communicate.

Many animal languages are relatively simple. They consist of simple declarations of the animal’s immediate intentions, or straightforward statements of how it is feeling at that very moment.

Usually the language can only convey a limited number of messages. Yet in some cases, the information sent in the message is really quite complicated. For example, some animals can pass on to another, detailed instructions concerning the exact position of food. Some animals have developed means by which to increase the amount of information they can pass through their language, either by using a larger repitoire of messages or by conveying more detail in their existing messages.

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David Attenborough's 1973 CHRISTMAS LECTURES - The languages of animals:

Breaking the cardinal rule of broadcast television – ‘never work with animals or children’ – Sir David Attenborough demonstrates the varied means by which animals convey information to one another and reveals a collection of diverse and complicated behaviours.

From visual signals to distinctive scents, the series explores the vast repertoire of animal language as well as the diverse meaning of messages, whether it be attracting a mate or acting as a warning signal.

As David explains, getting the right message across often means the difference between life and death. Parents communicate with their young, infants signal when they’re in distress and specific colours can signal danger. Other animals have also devised clever deceptions, mimicking the warning signals of others without actually possessing a physical threat.

Language is shown to be a universal tool of the animal kingdom but, asks David, how can we learn what animals are saying to each other and how does their language compare to our own? The series concludes by exploring whether it is possible for us to communicate with animals and if we could ever hope to teach an animal to use a human language.

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Help us find the missing CHRISTMAS LECTURES
The fourth lecture in the series, 'Simple Signs and Complicated Communications', is considered a missing a lecture, as there is no known copy of it.

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Designed for kids, like 50 years ago, but so much more valuable than 95% of 'science' content on YouTube...

simonblynch
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That clip of the tribe was absolutely fascinating ❤

Romamb
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I was only talking about David a couple of days ago, maybe thats why i got recommended this video. Marvelous man!

andygeary
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Absolutely beautiful and mind blowing ❤

Understandingshanawaz
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Animal 'and' Human languages? Shoddy title from such a well respected institution.
There's no such thing as Humans AND Animals.
There is only Humans ARE Animals.
We are mammals and a species of Great Ape.

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Very racist. Its only a matter of time before this institution goes down for such a demeaning tone deaf lecture. I have enjoyed royal institute but now I feel bad for watching it myself n

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Snakes say hiss
Hiss = Hi senses
Hi = Hi
ss = spiritual senses

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Yes is an ancient word for the sun which leads to our nodding our heads for yes, the sun rise and sun set .
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I'm very interested in why he never stresses seeing modern ppl he says European or white is this an admittance that white ppl are new so showing them a dark skin person won't shock them why because it's normal on earth the only thing that can shock an original person is a new type of person a white person smh someone tell me another interpretation of this

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a Bird says TWEET
TWE -- Phonetically = Tree
ET = Tree ( Hebrew )

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Donkeys say Hee - Haw
Hee - Haw (Unscrambled) = Hawaii
Haw = Haw
H = Silent leter
e = y
e = e (i)
its pronounced Haw y e

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A Sheep says Baa
Baa reversed = Abba (Father )

his sheep know his voice

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a duck says Quack
Qua = Quad (4)
ack = act

a acts like it can walk, fly, swim, talk

but its just acting.

Look at that doctor he's not a real doctor
hes a quack, just acting.

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