Please see videos on our Conservation page.
Newly posted videos:
Christophe Boesch on Chimpanzee Cultures in Wild Populations (2017)!
Smithsonian Channel – Chimps learn behaviour from one another (2017):
And on monkeys, Karen Strier’s Ted Talk, “Saving the world’s most peaceful primates” (2016):
From Living Links Centre, Edinburgh Zoo – learning resources! Design an ethogram for a primate behaviour study: Living Links Centre states, “This video shows a selected few behaviours and variations of them that will demonstrate the importance of defining and coding behaviours carefully before a study.” Find notes and other resources on Living Links website (although not recently updated, they still have useful videos, blog posts etc).
“The Chimp Smugglers” – Undercover BBC journalists pose as buyers of baby chimps to reveal the extensive, illegal, international trade in primates. First aired on 4 February, 2017. Will be available on BBC iplayer – “One World” – for 29 days.
“Koko: The Gorilla Who Talks to People” – documentary summarizing the life of Koko, the western lowland gorilla, over her forty-five years with carer Penny Patterson, in Woodside, California. First aired on 15 June, 2016, the program is available for 29 days. See “Science and Nature”, BBC iplayer.
“Natural World” – “Jungle Animal Hospital” – ARCAS. John Hannah narrates the program on animals rescued from the illegal pet trade in Guatemala – many of them small orphans taken from their mothers. Highlighted are an orphan spider monkey and the release of a troop of spider monkeys into a remote area. Aired on 14 April, 2016, the program is available for 19 days on BBC iplayer. You can also check the ARCAS website for information on the NGO, See: http://www.arcasguatemala.org See also Charities and Blogs.
“Nature’s Miracle Orphans”, series 2:3, features orphaned baby howler monkey Santino. Rescued from life as a pet monkey in Costa Rica, he is being rehabilitated and will be returned to the wild. First aired on 28 February, 2016, the program will be available for 29 days on BBC iplayer.
“Nature’s Wonderlands: Islands of Evolution” is presented by Professor Richard Fortey of the Natural History Museum, London. The second episode, on Madagascar, is an in-depth look at the island, with important information on lemurs throughout. A BBC4 presentation, this episode was aired on 25 January, 2016, and will be available on BBC iplayer for 29 days.
Lisa Marie, a rescued chimpanzee at Save the Chimps Inc. (we have featured her in our most recent blog post):
Bonobos: Back to the Wild – opened 31 July, 2015:
Koko and new kitten companions:
Op-Doc (NYT), “Gorillas in the Crossfire” (2014), features individuals from the Virunga documentary (same documentary film director):
PBS documentary on Koko, from 1999 – well worth watching:
Mountain Gorillas, National Geographic film from 1991:
Aspinall reunion with gorillas:
And a sad update on gorillas Aspinall released from captivity. It poses the question of whether these gorillas were ready to live in the “wild” after captivity.
Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago, U.S.A., has created a global gorilla-blood database. See the video: http://www.aljazeera.com/video/americas/2014/06/chicago-zoo-creates-gorilla-blood-database-201461774839827894.html
“Mountain Gorilla”, a series on BBC2 narrated by Patrick Stewart – 1. Kingdom in the Clouds. Details the lives of the world’s last mountain gorillas. Available on BBC I-player until 5 April. See also “related links” on the site.
OTHER GREAT APES AND MONKEYS
Illicit trade in primates:
The Culture of Tool Use in Primates:
National Geographic’s Primates of Indonesia (clip):
“Your Inner Fish: An Evolution Story” – 3. “Your Inner Monkey”, narrated by evolutionary biologist Neil Schubin, traces human connections to life on our planet. Aired on 23 June, 2015, on BBC iplayer documentaries – available for 17 days.
“The Wonder of Animals – Great Apes”, narrated by Chris Packham, studies the anatomy, ingenuity and sociability of these primates. Aired on 24 September, 2014, the program is available on BBC4 iplayer f