NOVA - Season 35 Episode 12
At a research site in Fongoli, Senegal, a female chimpanzee breaks off a branch, chews the end to make it sharp, and then uses this rudimentary spear to skewer a tasty bush baby hiding inside a hollow tree. It’s an astonishing breakthrough for primate researchers—the first time anyone has documented a chimpanzee wielding a carefully prepared, preplanned weapon. But it's only the latest in a slew of extraordinary new findings about ape behavior. The more researchers learn about the great apes—chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas, and orangutans—the more evidence they find of creative intelligence. What, then, is the essential difference between them and us? "Ape Genius," a NOVA-National Geographic special, explores that provocative question and examines research that is illuminating the ape mind. Bit by bit, investigators are finding an explanation for why the non-human great apes never made the breakthrough into a human-style culture that builds on the achievements of previous generations.
First Air Date : 1974-03-03
Last Air date : 2024-11-27
Runtime : 57 minutes
Genre : Documentary
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Subtitles :
- Season 35 : Episode 12007-10-09
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- Season 35 : Episode 32007-10-30
- Season 35 : Episode 42007-11-07
- Season 35 : Episode 52007-11-13
- Season 35 : Episode 62007-11-20
- Season 35 : Episode 72007-12-18
- Season 35 : Episode 82008-01-08
- Season 35 : Episode 92008-01-15
- Season 35 : Episode 102008-01-29
- Season 35 : Episode 112008-02-12
- Season 35 : Episode 122008-02-19
- Season 35 : Episode 132008-02-26
- Season 35 : Episode 142008-04-08
- Season 35 : Episode 152008-04-22
- Season 35 : Episode 162008-05-13
- Season 35 : Episode 172008-05-20
