The dance of the dung beetle - Marcus Byrne
Apr 15, 2026•23 min
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Episode description
A dung beetle has a brain the size of a grain of rice, and yet 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. (Filmed at TEDxWitsUniversity.)
Talk by Marcus Byrne.
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