Episode
Horizon: Signs of the Apes, Songs of the Whales
Overview
Horizon investigates the linguistic potential of non-human species.
Details
- Series
- Horizon
- Season
- Season 21
- Episode
- Episode 10
- Air date
- 1984-03-26
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
Signs of the Apes, Songs of the Whales is Episode 10 in 1984 of Horizon. It aired on 1984-03-26. The runtime is 60 min.
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