Episode
Horizon: The Selfish Gene
Overview
This Horizon documentary explores animal behavior. Animals do not act for the good of their own species, rather for the preservation of their own genes.
Details
- Series
- Horizon
- Season
- Season 13
- Episode
- Episode 25
- Air date
- 1976-11-15
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
The Selfish Gene is Episode 25 in 1976 of Horizon. It aired on 1976-11-15. The runtime is 60 min.
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