Synopsis

The study of animal communication continued with researchers recreating Karl von Frisch's groundbreaking work deciphering the language of honeybees. Julian Huxley had previously suggested a form of communication in the ritualistic movements of great-crested grebes, while Konrad Lorenz documented the visual signals of geese. Together with Esther Cullen, Niko Tinbergen investigated the behavioral patterns of hunting wasps and explored the connection between temperament in birds and their environme