S01E011. Secrets of Survival
58mApril 26, 2020
Revealing the extraordinary strategies monkeys, apes and lemurs use to survive in the most unexpected places, from snow-capped mountains to the open savannah.


“One family, countless faces.”
A celebration of the animals you thought you knew. Primates is the definitive portrait of a hugely charismatic family of animals, to which we all belong.
May 3, 2020
Family and friends are everything for primates. This episoode features devoted monkey dads, playmate apes and tender troops.
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