Why animals help each other - Ashley Ward
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Charles Darwin introduced the notion of “survival of the fittest,” where the fittest animals are those who can survive long enough to produce healthy offspring. The fittest animal can also be the most stealthy, resourceful, or even the most cooperative. So what exactly does cooperation look like in the wild? Ashley Ward digs into the animal kingdom's capacity for generosity.
What reasoning can you think of to explain the humpback whale's generosity in the example from this video?
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Ashley Ward
- Director Sharon Colman
- Narrator Pen-Pen Chen
- Composer Jarrett Farkas
- Sound Designer and Mixer Weston Fonger
- Director of Production Gerta Xhelo
- Produced by Sazia Afrin
- Editorial Director Alex Rosenthal
- Editorial Producer Dan Kwartler
- Fact-Checker Charles Wallace
