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How parrots swing like monkeys

Clip: Season 51 | 1m 36s  | Video has closed captioning.

Researchers call this movement “beakiation” which is a play on an existing term, “brachiation,” used to describe how Gibbons move by swinging from their arms.

Aired: 02/15/24

Rating: NR

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