Real Apes of the Planet
Family Matters
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The key to primate success is that, like us, most species live in close knit family groups. We explore the complex world of primate social lifestyles. In Peru Emperor tamarin males are conned into childcare; vervet monkeys in South Africa have a sophisticated alarm system to warn for predators and by using team work chimpanzees have become some of the most success hunters on the planet.