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The dance of the dung beetle

Marcus Byrne · TED

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A dung beetle has a brain the size of a grain of rice, and yet it shows a tremendous amount of intelligence when it comes to rolling its food source -- animal excrement -- home. How? It all comes down to a dance.

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Institution
TED
Department
TEDxWitsUniversity
Speaker
Marcus Byrne
Year
2012
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Biology
Source
TED
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