Clever Monkeys
David Attenborough discovers some surprisingly human behaviour when he looks at monkeys, such as pygmy marmosets, bearded capuchins or white-faced capuchins.
David Attenborough's entertaining romp through the world of monkeys has a serious side: for when we look at monkeys, we can see ourselves. From memory to morality, from 'crying wolf' to politics, monkeys are our basic blueprint.
Pygmy marmosets 'farm' tree sap; bearded capuchins in Brazil develop a production line for extracting palm nuts; white-faced capuchins in Costa Rica tenderly nurse the victims of battle; and in the Ethiopian highlands, a deposed gelada baboon has got the blues.
Cheating, lying and bare-faced murder are all there too. These revelations of simian science, combined with captivating photography, make this film about monkey business our business.
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Narrator | David Attenborough |
Producer | Tim Martin |
Writer | Mark Fletcher |
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- Tue 25 Nov 2008 20:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Wales & Yorkshire
- Sat 20 Dec 2008 13:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Yorkshire
- Thu 22 Jan 2009 03:30
- Sat 16 Apr 2016 08:10Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Tue 11 Sep 2018 23:25Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Wales
- Sat 6 Apr 2019 15:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Wales & Wales HD only
- Wed 10 Jul 2019 00:05Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Wales & Wales HD only
- Wed 11 Sep 2019 00:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Wales HD & Wales only
- Tue 3 Mar 2020 23:25Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Wales & Wales HD only
- Thu 25 Jun 2020 16:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Wales & Wales HD only
- Tue 20 Oct 2020 16:20Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Wales HD & Wales only
- Thu 5 Aug 2021 23:25Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Wales & Wales HD only
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- Sun 15 May 2022 00:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Wales HD & Wales only
- Thu 23 Mar 2023 23:25Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Wales & Wales HD only
- Wed 19 Jun 2024 00:05Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Wales HD & Wales only
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