Brainy Birds: Crows, Ravens, and Parrots

Meet William Wilberforce, a kind-hearted man who lived a long time ago in England. He is famous for helping to stop slavery. Wilberforce worked very hard to make new laws that would free many people. He spoke up in front of important people and never gave up, even when things wer ...  Show more

Captain James Cook was a brave explorer who sailed the world's oceans. He was born in 1728 in England and grew up loving the sea. Cook became famous for his three big voyages where he discovered new lands and mapped unknown parts of the world. He was the first European to visit p ...  Show more

“Birdbrain” may be an insult, but birds are far smarter than they’re often given credit for. Irene Pepperberg, PhD, talks about her five decades of research with gray parrots, how she teaches parrots to communicate with English words, how birds’ mathematical and other abilities c ...  Show more

Mindy and Guy Raz are dropping off Reggie at the University of Clever Birds, where they learn about a new class all about opening... trash cans?! Discover how the Sulfur-Crested Cockatoo can break into any trash can! It's the who, what, when, where, why, how and WOW of Bird Beaks ...  Show more

Why can’t animals talk to us? Are humans the only animals that can talk? Can different species of animals communicate with each other? We learn about animal communication with Arik Kershenbaum, author of ...

Have you ever watched birds soaring in the sky and wondered... How do they fly like that? Our guest,  Alex Troutman, wildlife biologist and science communicator, is here to explain it all. A lifetime birding enthusiast, Alex turned his interest in birds into a job as a scientist. ...  Show more