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Parrots, the universe and everything

Douglas Adams · TED

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Blind river dolphins, reclusive lemurs, a parrot as fearless as it is lovelorn ... Douglas Adams' close encounters with these rare and unusual animals reveal that evolution, ever ingenious, can be fickle too -- in a University of California talk that sparkles with his trademark satiric wit.

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Institution
TED
Department
University of California
Speaker
Douglas Adams
Year
2001
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Biology, Religion, Literature and writing
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
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