BBC自然世界.语言大师草原犬鼠
演员：罗伯·布莱顿
简介：PrairiedogsareAmerica'sanswertothemeerkat-small,sociableandexceptionallycute.ThisoffbeatfilmnarratedbyRobBrydontakesustotheWildWestwhereprairiedogsliveinhugecoloniesknownas'towns'.Likemeerkats,theyarecomicaltowatch,butthereisawholelotmoretoprairiedogsthanjustbeingcute-theycantalk. For30yearsProfessorConSlobodchikoffhasbeenrecordingtheircallsinresponsetopredatorslikecoyotes,hawksandbadgers.Hebelieveshehasdiscoveredalanguagesecondonlytohumansinitscomplexity.It'saboldclaimbutisheright?Conhasdevisedaseriesofcunningfieldexperimentstohelpprovehispoint.