Cousins

Synopsis

Dr Charlotte Uhlenbroek investigates primates world-wide. In 3 parts: 1) Lemurs: looks at prosimians, the earliest primates, including lemurs and bushbabies; 2) The Monkeys: shows marmosets, gelada baboons of Ethopia, howler monkeys of Central America, Chinese macaques that mug pilgrims, and the Sichuan golden monkey; 3) Apes: Shows the gibbons of Thailand, mountain gorillas of Rwanda, orang-utans from Borneo, and chimpanzees. Looks at similarities between their behaviour and ours, including long childhoods and the ability to use tools, and the capacity for both love and unprovoked aggression.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 150 min.

Year of production

2000

Availability

out of distribution

Notes

Broadcast on BBC1 from 16/8/00.

Subjects

Biology

Keywords

animal behaviour; apes; baboons; chimpanzees; gibbons; gorillas; lemurs; macaques; monkeys; orang-utans

Credits

Producer

Daniel Rees

Contributor

Bernard Walton

Cast

Charlotte Uhlenbroek

Production Company

Name

BBC Television

Distributor

Name

BBC Home Video

 

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