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Nature Documentaries
Why Help? The biological logic of altruism:
This 27 minutes film explains the biological logic behind altruism behavior in nature, by following the cooperate-breeding Arabian Babbler birds in the Israeli desert:
"HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! Shows how Arabian babblers--the only cooperative, group living bird species in Israel--regularly perform altruistic behaviors, ostensibly for the betterment of their colonies....describes these behaviors as evolutionary traits that ultimately benefit the accommodating individuals? this aligns with the Handicap Principle theory originally proposed by Amotz Zahavi to explain cooperation between animals that have obvious survival related motivations to deceive one other." - Educational Media Reviews Online
"HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! A fascinating and insightful documentary that will make viewers think twice about how to interpret animal behavior." - Video Librarian
Shezaf Nature Reserve, Israel:
Short documentary about the Shezaf Nature Reserve in the Israeli Arava desert - The Kingdom of the Arabian Babbler birds: