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Chimps Inc., Bend, Oregon, provides an interesting video on their site (bottom of page):
Rare behaviour – male golden lion tamarin cares for pygmy marmoset babies. See the video from Dublin Zoo:
“Rhys Jones Wildlife Patrol”, featuring Cardiff University lecturer and leading animal expert Dr. Rhys Jones, highlights the rescuing of a mandrill from Poland – rehoming the primate to the Wales Ape and Monkey Sanctuary (see charities, this website).
Aired on BBC1, 7:30 pm, 14 April, series 2, episode 3 is available on BBC i-player. “Monkey Planet” , a new three-part series on the behaviour of primates worldwide, began 2 April on BBC 1. The documentary is presented by well-known zoologist Dr. George McGavin.
BBC News About Primates has a variety of videos on various primates: http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/life/Primate Bonobo Conservation Initiative – dedicated to “Protecting Bonobos, Preserving Rainforest, Empowering People”. See short video on website: http://www.bonobo.org
See rare camera trap footage of chimp behavior in remote part of Democratic Republic of Congo: http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/feb/07/chimpanzees-congo-forest
Videos of various types of primates, along with other information on primates, can be found on the “Primarily Primates” website. For more information on this US-based charity and sanctuary, see also “News”, this website.
“Jungle Babies: Tarsier Tails”, a documentary series for Channel five and BBC Worldwide, is narrated by actor/presenter Bernard Cribbins and filmed by eminent cameraman, naturalist and wildlife presenter Adrian Cale. The series follows the lives of two spectral tarsier families on the northern coast of Sulawesi, Indonesia, over a period of one year. Night cameras capture the activities of these intelligent, loving, yet fierce animals. Cale also helped produce “Baboon Boot Camp” as well as “Gibbons: Back in the Swing” for Animal Planet.* Check your tv guide for channel five times or Demand Five Iplayer for “Jungle Babies”.
*”Gibbons: Back in the Swing” is a five-part series highlighting gibbons throughout Thailand as they struggle against the impact of tourism and the illegal pet trade. See: http://www.adriancale.co.uk/filmmaker-clips/gibbons-back-in-the-swing/
“Refugees of the Lost Rainforest” is an excellent account of the work being done by the Jersey Zoo (Gerald Durrell’s legacy) and its sister rehabilitation centre in the far north of the Island of Sumatra – the program focuses on the endangered orangutans living on both islands. Orangs, when they are ready, are released back into the wild from the Sumatran centre – they are chipped to allow tracking to determine their progress. Another focus is on the dangers to Sumatran wildlife – the production of palm oil and other reasons for deforestation. Narrated by John Nettles, the program is available on BBC Iplayer until 7 December.
Madagascar is home to some of the most endangered animals on the planet – especially primates (see “Primate Facts – Plight of Primates Today”, this website – 6 lemurs from Madagascar are on the 25 most endangered primates list). The BBC series “Deadly Mission Madagascar” is back (first aired in February, 2013), focusing on school children from the UK in partnership with children in Madagascar to develop a conservation ethos through education. A major aim is ascertaining whether a national park is beneficial for local people and wildlife.
See CBBC, 11:35 am, Tuesdays. “Primate Cinema” is an enlightening look at the similarities between non-human primates and humans. Produced by LA artist Professor Rachel Mayeri, who has collaborated with comparative psychologist Dr. Sarah-Jane Vick, the project gauges the responses of chimps (Edinburgh Zoo) to a video installation drama of humans dressed as apes (2011-2013).
See: “Apes as Family” – http://www.artscatalyst.org/projects/detail/Primate_Cinema_Apes/
See also the video “Baboons as Friends” (2007), at http://www.rachelmayeri.com/ Natural World – 2013-2014, “Orangutans: the great ape escape”.
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