Teach Like an Orangutan! What Makes These Great Apes Such Great Teachers? (Encore)
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Teach Like an Orangutan! What Makes These Great Apes Such Great Teachers? (Encore)

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 14, 202626 min

When Guy Raz needs help preparing to teach his "Faster-Class," Mindy decides the best "people" to teach him are… orangutans in the jungles of Sumatra? In this episode about orangutan intelligence, animal learning, and teaching, Mindy and Guy embark on a wild adventure to discover how orangutan moms teach their babies the skills they need to survive! Listen and discover how young orangutans spend years learning everything from how to find flowers and fruits to using tools! By connecting laughter to learning, this animal learning episode shows how some of the best lessons can come from the most unexpected te...

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Hey, Wowser fans, Mindy here. And before we start the show, I have some really exciting news. Just in time for Hispanic Heritage Month, you can now listen to some episodes of Wow in the World

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in Spanish. Brrrr. Brrrr. That's right, Reg.

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A talented team of tinkerers worked behind the scenes to bring some of your favorite Wow in the World episodes to life in Spanish, all with the goal to make WOW more accessible and to help us

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