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Travel through millions of years of evolution and discover the incredible world of primates, from Madagascar's lemurs to chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans, gibbons, baboons, and macaques. Explore how intelligence, social behavior, tool use, and adaptation helped shape the primate family tree and ultimately led to the emergence of humans. Subscribe to Our World: bit.ly/3xnPuGL
Our origins lie in the mists of Africa's past. Apes and humans are both primates and share the same ancestors. This film looks at the various branches of the primates' family tree.
This film was first broadcast: 13 Apr 2005
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Travel through millions of years of evolution and discover the incredible world of primates, from Madagascar's lemurs to chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans, gibbons, baboons, and macaques. Explore how intelligence, social behavior, tool use, and adaptation helped shape the primate family tree and ultimately led to the emergence of humans. Subscribe to Our World: bit.ly/3xnPuGL
Our origins lie in the mists of Africa's past. Apes and humans are both primates and share the same ancestors. This film looks at the various branches of the primates' family tree.
This film was first broadcast: 13 Apr 2005
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True Lives - bit.ly/3A8xRMJ
Our History - bit.ly/3rUpdhL
Our World - bit.ly/3ftuckM
Our Stories - bit.ly/3ynfFyk
Our Taste - bit.ly/3OZoDcV
Explore Our World and watch some of the most successful nature documentary series about the environment and the wonders and dangers nature has to offer. We will be posting some of the longest-running and most successful nature documentary series, revealing the trials and tribulations of life on Earth and often for the first time, the secrets of the natural world in all its wonder.
Content distributed by ITV Studios.
#wildlife #animaldocumentary #monkey
