Going Ape

Documentary 2006

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Going Ape looks to our primate predecessors to understand human interaction and social dynamics. Not only do humans share 98 percent of our genetic code with our closest ape relatives, we also share some of the same inherent basic instincts.

Documentary 2006

TV-PG

Starring Charlotte Uhlenbrook

EPISODE 1

Battlefront

A 13-year-old chimp has been chained to a burnt-out car all her life; a tiny baby gorilla in Mefou National Park.

22 min · Jan 3, 2008 TV-PG
EPISODE 2

Knife Edge

Trying to save Shufai, a baby gorilla who orphaned by hunters; 19 escaped chimps need to be found.

22 min · Jan 10, 2008 TV-PG
EPISODE 3

Friend or Foe?

Shufai goes back to the jungle after his surgery; Nino needs to be saved after being attacked by an older male.

22 min · Jan 17, 2008 TV-PG
EPISODE 4

Letting Go

Baby gorilla Shufai has a seizure; an illegal owner of a chimp escapes incarceration.

23 min · Jan 24, 2008 TV-PG
EPISODE 5

Hope

Stories of West Africa's illegal bush meat and pet trades; the 4-year-old chimp Nino bonds with his vet.

23 min · Oct 6, 2007 TV-PG
EPISODE 6

Help

Vet Sheri Speede appeals for help with Nino; Shufai begins his separation from Rachel.

22 min · Jun 9, 2008 TV-PG

Charlotte Uhlenbrook

Narrator

About

Going Ape

DOCUMENTARY

Going Ape looks to our primate predecessors to understand human interaction and social dynamics. Not only do humans share 98 percent of our genetic code with our closest ape relatives, we also share some of the same inherent basic instincts.

Information

Studio: Animal Planet
Released: 2006
Rated: TV-PG

Languages

Audio: English (United States)