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Would you like to inspect the original subtitles? These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:00:07,080 --> 00:00:08,320 This planet, 2 00:00:08,400 --> 00:00:13,880 moving at a speed of over 100,000 kilometres per hour through space 3 00:00:14,320 --> 00:00:17,480 and at a speed of one hour per hour through time, 4 00:00:18,400 --> 00:00:22,000 is home to a bewildering array of animals 5 00:00:23,000 --> 00:00:23,880 and plants. 6 00:00:24,440 --> 00:00:27,320 Here, and only here, 7 00:00:27,400 --> 00:00:31,080 life has found countless ways to flourish. 8 00:00:33,480 --> 00:00:35,120 Life has grown legs 9 00:00:35,480 --> 00:00:36,640 or a beak 10 00:00:36,720 --> 00:00:38,560 or whatever... that is. 11 00:00:40,920 --> 00:00:43,320 Life does its own thing. 12 00:00:44,600 --> 00:00:47,200 It doesn’t care what anyone thinks. 13 00:00:48,960 --> 00:00:52,160 This is its crazy story. This is Round Planet: 14 00:00:59,680 --> 00:01:03,680 The Story of Everything. 15 00:01:08,840 --> 00:01:10,360 You know, Tabitha, 16 00:01:10,440 --> 00:01:13,560 even after 30 years, I still get goosebumps 17 00:01:13,640 --> 00:01:15,800 when I see my name on the screen. 18 00:01:21,040 --> 00:01:26,280 In some of our planet's most ancient and inaccessible forests, 19 00:01:26,600 --> 00:01:31,440 lives a remarkable and elusive group of animals. 20 00:01:32,520 --> 00:01:34,240 I see what you’re doing here, Tabitha. 21 00:01:34,320 --> 00:01:35,520 This is a tease, isn’t it? 22 00:01:35,600 --> 00:01:38,960 Yes. Tantalising the audience with what’s coming up. 23 00:01:39,040 --> 00:01:39,960 Very good, yes. 24 00:01:41,600 --> 00:01:44,280 A glimpse of simian fur. 25 00:01:45,680 --> 00:01:48,240 A pair of ape-ish eyes. 26 00:01:50,120 --> 00:01:51,520 Well, this is all very lovely, Tabby, 27 00:01:51,600 --> 00:01:53,760 but it is only half an hour, this program. 28 00:01:53,840 --> 00:01:55,320 Shall we press on? 29 00:01:57,040 --> 00:01:58,960 The great apes. 30 00:02:00,280 --> 00:02:03,440 They’re not mediocre or fair to middling. 31 00:02:04,240 --> 00:02:06,760 Don’t call them "monkeys". They hate that. 32 00:02:07,960 --> 00:02:10,320 It’s like calling a New Zealander an "Aussie" 33 00:02:10,400 --> 00:02:11,560 or a hobbit. 34 00:02:17,360 --> 00:02:19,320 With their opposable thumbs 35 00:02:19,400 --> 00:02:24,680 and their ability to use tools, they are "phenomemally" humanlike. 36 00:02:27,280 --> 00:02:31,760 In fact, there are more parallels with our culture and society 37 00:02:31,840 --> 00:02:35,880 than perhaps we realise or care to admit. 38 00:02:38,200 --> 00:02:40,480 Complex social politics. 39 00:02:41,800 --> 00:02:43,680 Running about and shouting. 40 00:02:44,880 --> 00:02:46,040 Peace keeping. 41 00:02:47,600 --> 00:02:50,520 And dot-com startups. 42 00:02:51,200 --> 00:02:52,720 Okay, not those. 43 00:02:54,160 --> 00:02:59,120 In the animal kingdom, they are our closest living relatives. 44 00:03:00,480 --> 00:03:03,200 Okay, Tabby, can we not over 45 00:03:03,280 --> 00:03:04,920 I mean, when was the last time you saw me 46 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:07,080 swinging through the trees with my tackle out? 47 00:03:07,440 --> 00:03:09,240 Actually, don’t answer that. 48 00:03:09,320 --> 00:03:10,200 Thank you. 49 00:03:11,360 --> 00:03:13,360 "The Great Apes: 50 00:03:13,680 --> 00:03:16,280 Mirror of Man". 51 00:03:17,360 --> 00:03:22,320 Hmm. That’s nice, but Tabby, can we make it "humanity", not "man"? 52 00:03:22,960 --> 00:03:25,760 I know we’ll lose the alliteration, but we won’t be sexist. 53 00:03:25,840 --> 00:03:28,240 Sexism just isn’t me. You know that. 54 00:03:30,120 --> 00:03:32,200 That’s lovely. There’s a poppet. 55 00:03:36,240 --> 00:03:37,800 Africa. 56 00:03:38,880 --> 00:03:42,160 Whoever chose the music certainly wants you to know that. 57 00:03:44,640 --> 00:03:49,920 Three quarters of our great apes are found on this vast continent. 58 00:03:51,840 --> 00:03:54,280 The Virunga Mountain Range 59 00:03:54,360 --> 00:03:56,840 on the Ugandan-Rwandan border 60 00:03:57,240 --> 00:04:00,800 is home to the mighty mountain gorilla. 61 00:04:02,640 --> 00:04:06,440 There they are, wishing they were beach gorillas. Yes. 62 00:04:07,920 --> 00:04:10,320 On the slopes of the mountain range, 63 00:04:10,400 --> 00:04:13,640 up to three metres of rain can fall in a year. 64 00:04:14,640 --> 00:04:17,600 A fact they leave off the tourist website. 65 00:04:19,040 --> 00:04:24,680 These giants tough out the cold, damp conditions with a thick layer of fur, 66 00:04:24,760 --> 00:04:27,480 that protects them from the pouring rain. 67 00:04:29,480 --> 00:04:32,880 They are prepared, just like I was 68 00:04:32,960 --> 00:04:35,200 until Garth Delaspong, my cameraman 69 00:04:35,280 --> 00:04:37,160 lost my coat at Kampala Airport. 70 00:04:38,640 --> 00:04:40,320 “I’m gonna get us both coffees, Garth. 71 00:04:40,400 --> 00:04:42,120 Make sure nobody steals my coat,” 72 00:04:42,560 --> 00:04:44,160 is what I said to Garth. 73 00:04:44,840 --> 00:04:45,720 But anyway. 74 00:04:47,520 --> 00:04:52,360 When the rains clear, the gorillas carry on with life. 75 00:04:55,040 --> 00:04:58,880 Each family group is dominated by a single leader. 76 00:04:59,960 --> 00:05:03,240 An alpha male, called a "silverback". 77 00:05:04,160 --> 00:05:07,960 Suffice to say, up here, grey hair is in. 78 00:05:12,120 --> 00:05:16,320 And it’s not just his sexy salt and pepper which gain him respect. 79 00:05:17,040 --> 00:05:18,440 It’s his size. 80 00:05:20,560 --> 00:05:22,080 It’s astonishing to think 81 00:05:22,160 --> 00:05:24,960 that you can build one of these enormous creatures 82 00:05:25,040 --> 00:05:28,000 out of nothing but leaves and twigs 83 00:05:28,080 --> 00:05:31,120 and a "phemomenal" amount of testosterone. 84 00:05:34,080 --> 00:05:36,240 At 180 kilos, 85 00:05:36,320 --> 00:05:38,880 he is a seriously big unit. 86 00:05:40,040 --> 00:05:43,720 And is more than capable of protecting his family, 87 00:05:44,440 --> 00:05:48,760 which is the standard setup of several wives and a gaggle of kids. 88 00:05:49,680 --> 00:05:51,400 Much like my brother, Warren. 89 00:05:53,720 --> 00:05:57,920 Silverbacks, like some people, have terrible double standards. 90 00:05:58,680 --> 00:06:03,280 It’s okay for them to be polyamorous, but apparently not okay for the females. 91 00:06:03,800 --> 00:06:06,840 Any male rival must be scared away. 92 00:06:10,800 --> 00:06:13,160 See how he beats his chest. 93 00:06:13,560 --> 00:06:17,080 Well, just imagine his chest was your face. 94 00:06:19,440 --> 00:06:20,400 Ooh. 95 00:06:21,120 --> 00:06:24,400 This alpha male loves having a big family, 96 00:06:25,200 --> 00:06:29,760 but, like my brother, only contributes to one part of the effort involved. 97 00:06:33,960 --> 00:06:38,480 There’s nothing like a tap on the shoulder to put you off your stride though. 98 00:06:41,320 --> 00:06:44,640 After what he probably thinks is a stellar performance, 99 00:06:44,720 --> 00:06:46,520 the silverback is knackered 100 00:06:47,600 --> 00:06:50,280 and, like any man, promptly falls asleep. 101 00:06:52,440 --> 00:06:57,240 Although it’s not long before another amorous admirer approaches. 102 00:06:58,840 --> 00:07:02,280 Intense eyeballing is her chosen strategy 103 00:07:02,360 --> 00:07:05,080 because gorillas have no chat-up lines. 104 00:07:06,040 --> 00:07:08,240 If she had, she might say, 105 00:07:08,320 --> 00:07:15,320 “I like your parasitic lice, and your silver back is very... silver. 106 00:07:17,800 --> 00:07:20,440 Did I mention I like your parasitic lice?" 107 00:07:22,280 --> 00:07:25,000 But the silverback pretends to be asleep. 108 00:07:26,680 --> 00:07:28,440 Oh, that’s embarrassing. 109 00:07:34,240 --> 00:07:37,440 Mountain gorillas live in what is essentially 110 00:07:37,520 --> 00:07:39,240 a massive salad bowl 111 00:07:40,440 --> 00:07:43,520 and spend five hours a day eating. 112 00:07:45,720 --> 00:07:49,080 The silverback leads the way, and the family follows, 113 00:07:49,760 --> 00:07:51,200 stopping where he stops 114 00:07:51,280 --> 00:07:53,440 and eating what he eats. It’s monkey see, monkey do. 115 00:07:56,520 --> 00:07:59,880 But as I said before, don’t let them hear you call them "monkeys". 116 00:08:02,040 --> 00:08:05,640 Now, anyone who’s tried to feed a toddler knows 117 00:08:05,720 --> 00:08:09,560 that kids are highly suspicious of green things, 118 00:08:11,080 --> 00:08:14,840 and the sprout equivalent for gorillas is goose grass. 119 00:08:16,520 --> 00:08:18,160 Oh no, doesn’t like that. 120 00:08:21,040 --> 00:08:23,640 Tabitha, I think it'd be good to have a few gags in here. 121 00:08:25,600 --> 00:08:27,840 Oh. 122 00:08:28,160 --> 00:08:29,200 Oh, yes. 123 00:08:31,800 --> 00:08:33,760 Okay, you’ve made your point. 124 00:08:37,440 --> 00:08:40,160 These gorillas also eat fungi 125 00:08:40,240 --> 00:08:42,480 and could show vegans a thing or two 126 00:08:42,560 --> 00:08:45,360 when it comes to spectacularly bland meals. 127 00:08:49,560 --> 00:08:52,800 Mountain gorillas even occasionally eat wood 128 00:08:52,880 --> 00:08:55,080 because it’s rich in minerals. 129 00:09:00,440 --> 00:09:04,480 But a diet almost exclusively made up of vegetables 130 00:09:04,560 --> 00:09:07,920 comes with some unpleasant after effects. 131 00:09:10,160 --> 00:09:14,800 Yes, sorry. 132 00:09:17,320 --> 00:09:20,640 Mountain gorillas have not yet discovered fire. 133 00:09:20,720 --> 00:09:24,000 Let’s hope they don’t for health and safety reasons. 134 00:09:29,360 --> 00:09:33,200 Further north in Africa, in the lowlands of Senegal, 135 00:09:33,280 --> 00:09:35,760 is another of our hairy cousins. 136 00:09:37,200 --> 00:09:39,040 So advanced, it wouldn’t surprise me 137 00:09:39,120 --> 00:09:41,240 if they shot this footage themselves. 138 00:09:41,760 --> 00:09:43,480 The chimpanzee. 139 00:09:45,520 --> 00:09:49,160 Chimps, unlike some humans who work for the BBC, 140 00:09:49,240 --> 00:09:53,360 are intelligent, social animals with a complex culture. 141 00:09:55,600 --> 00:10:00,960 Living in stable communities of between 15 and 150 members, 142 00:10:01,400 --> 00:10:03,880 they have a political system of sorts 143 00:10:03,960 --> 00:10:05,600 where favours are traded. 144 00:10:06,840 --> 00:10:08,680 It’s all based on nits. 145 00:10:09,480 --> 00:10:12,520 You pick mine out; I’ll pick yours out. 146 00:10:13,600 --> 00:10:16,360 Well, the introduction of shampoo would put an end to all this, 147 00:10:17,440 --> 00:10:21,120 but the park rangers take a very dim view of chimp washing. 148 00:10:25,000 --> 00:10:29,360 When it comes to food, chimpanzees will eat pretty much anything. 149 00:10:30,520 --> 00:10:34,680 Although they, like myself, draw the line at lychees. 150 00:10:35,240 --> 00:10:37,720 Urgh, they’re like goblins’ eyeballs. 151 00:10:38,800 --> 00:10:42,920 But one thing chimps do love is a portion of ants: 152 00:10:43,800 --> 00:10:47,360 a vicious source of protein and very bite-y. 153 00:10:48,360 --> 00:10:53,360 But with their large developed brains, chimps have devised an ingenious solution 154 00:10:53,440 --> 00:10:55,760 to this aggressive food problem. 155 00:10:57,040 --> 00:10:59,960 The chimp pokes the stick into the ants’ nest. 156 00:11:00,360 --> 00:11:04,440 The furious residents bite the twig intruder, and voila... 157 00:11:04,520 --> 00:11:05,880 ant skewers. 158 00:11:08,600 --> 00:11:12,600 Sticks are not the only gismo in the chimpanzee’s tool kit. 159 00:11:14,480 --> 00:11:20,080 When zoologists first saw this behaviour back in the ‘60s, they went bananas. Because until this point, we assumed that tool use was a uniquely human trait. 160 00:11:28,080 --> 00:11:29,840 It was a different era back then though. 161 00:11:30,160 --> 00:11:32,360 You know, you could smoke everywhere for a start. 162 00:11:32,960 --> 00:11:34,600 I used to smoke at the dentist. 163 00:11:34,680 --> 00:11:36,640 Laurie, my dentist for many years, 164 00:11:36,720 --> 00:11:37,960 he loved a cigar. 165 00:11:38,280 --> 00:11:39,880 Bolivars were his favourite, 166 00:11:40,200 --> 00:11:43,280 and he’d be very careful not to knock the ash out into your mouth. 167 00:11:43,360 --> 00:11:44,800 A total professional. 168 00:11:46,920 --> 00:11:50,920 Although, he did once stub a cigarette out on my earlobe, but that was an accident. 169 00:11:52,680 --> 00:11:53,680 Anyway, 170 00:11:53,760 --> 00:11:55,960 using one stone as an anvil 171 00:11:56,040 --> 00:11:57,320 and another as a hammer, 172 00:11:57,640 --> 00:12:00,400 this chimp is an expert nutcracker. 173 00:12:02,400 --> 00:12:05,040 He didn’t invent the method. He’s not that good. 174 00:12:05,120 --> 00:12:07,200 No. It was passed down to him, 175 00:12:07,280 --> 00:12:10,720 and when the younger apes come to watch, it is passed on again. 176 00:12:12,480 --> 00:12:16,040 Skills transfer from generation to generation. 177 00:12:18,160 --> 00:12:21,160 Oh. Looks so cute, doesn’t he? 178 00:12:21,560 --> 00:12:23,640 But he won’t look so cute when he starves to death 179 00:12:23,720 --> 00:12:26,080 because he didn’t pay attention to the anvil lesson. 180 00:12:26,160 --> 00:12:28,480 I’m sorry if that sounds harsh, but that’s nature’s way. 181 00:12:32,520 --> 00:12:38,360 But chimpanzees aren’t all peace, love, understanding, and... ants on a stick. 182 00:12:46,600 --> 00:12:48,280 Tabitha’s change of music 183 00:12:48,360 --> 00:12:52,440 now tells us that the chimps aren’t about to go gathering berries. 184 00:12:54,640 --> 00:12:58,360 They look to the trees for a high energy hit. 185 00:13:00,360 --> 00:13:03,280 These adult males are getting ready. 186 00:13:04,240 --> 00:13:08,720 With their fur standing on end to make them look bigger and more fearsome. 187 00:13:09,720 --> 00:13:13,200 A bit like Chris Packham rubbing his hair with a balloon before he goes live. 188 00:13:13,920 --> 00:13:15,920 Oh, what you thought it stood up like that naturally? 189 00:13:16,000 --> 00:13:16,800 Oh, no. 190 00:13:19,520 --> 00:13:21,520 They set off on a hunt. 191 00:13:22,440 --> 00:13:25,880 And they can travel many hours in search of prey 192 00:13:25,960 --> 00:13:28,240 as they head deep into the forest. 193 00:13:29,880 --> 00:13:33,240 So, what is their source of protein, you ask? 194 00:13:33,720 --> 00:13:36,760 Tree ants 195 00:13:37,520 --> 00:13:39,520 Perhaps a nice tuna melt? 196 00:13:40,520 --> 00:13:41,360 No. 197 00:13:42,560 --> 00:13:43,600 Monkeys. 198 00:13:45,720 --> 00:13:48,200 Tabby, darling, can you let me know when it’s over, please? 199 00:13:48,280 --> 00:13:50,240 I’ll just keep my eyes on the script. 200 00:13:51,560 --> 00:13:53,640 What? What do you mean that will be a first? 201 00:13:53,720 --> 00:13:54,680 Cheek. 202 00:13:58,160 --> 00:14:00,360 Up they go. Stealthily at first. 203 00:14:02,320 --> 00:14:03,720 Then yelping and hooting. 204 00:14:05,520 --> 00:14:07,640 Like they failed to agree on tactics. 205 00:14:09,760 --> 00:14:13,760 But this is, in fact, a coordinated, dual-pronged attack. 206 00:14:17,520 --> 00:14:20,840 One band chases a monkey up into the trees, 207 00:14:20,920 --> 00:14:22,920 driving it to the ends of branches, 208 00:14:24,680 --> 00:14:28,200 where the other ravenous chimps lie in wait. 209 00:14:35,760 --> 00:14:37,600 Oh. I looked up too soon. Oh. 210 00:14:37,680 --> 00:14:40,920 Oh, it’s okay. I’ll push on. I’ll just... I’ll push on. 211 00:14:44,040 --> 00:14:47,440 Let’s travel onwards to central Africa. 212 00:14:48,800 --> 00:14:51,840 The Congo bit of the round planet. 213 00:14:54,240 --> 00:14:57,840 Here, we find our most socially advanced great ape. 214 00:14:58,960 --> 00:15:01,040 I’m talking about the Bono. Isn’t he the guy I can’t get off my phone? 215 00:15:07,760 --> 00:15:09,560 Sorry. Tabby, can you pass me my glasses? 216 00:15:11,480 --> 00:15:13,240 Um... Ah, yes. 217 00:15:13,960 --> 00:15:15,080 The Bonobo. 218 00:15:15,600 --> 00:15:19,120 Previously known as the "pygmy chimpanzee". 219 00:15:19,840 --> 00:15:21,320 Though, that was a little confusing 220 00:15:21,400 --> 00:15:23,880 as they’re not that much smaller than a chimpanzee, 221 00:15:24,200 --> 00:15:26,360 and the "almost-the-size-of-a chimpanzee" 222 00:15:26,440 --> 00:15:27,760 never really caught on. 223 00:15:30,280 --> 00:15:33,160 This great ape is the newest to science. 224 00:15:33,680 --> 00:15:36,120 Although the locals knew about them for yonks, 225 00:15:36,640 --> 00:15:39,160 and of course the Bonobos knew about themselves. 226 00:15:41,920 --> 00:15:46,400 But it wasn’t until the 1920s that scientists found them. 227 00:15:47,480 --> 00:15:50,760 And nothing really exists until science says it does. 228 00:15:51,280 --> 00:15:53,040 That’s how science works. 229 00:15:55,160 --> 00:16:00,080 We share something like 96 percent of our DNA with these fellows. 230 00:16:00,920 --> 00:16:04,640 However, we supposedly share 50 percent of our DNA with a banana, 231 00:16:04,720 --> 00:16:07,320 so, take from that useful fact what you will. 232 00:16:09,920 --> 00:16:13,400 Bonobos are more slender and graceful than chimps. 233 00:16:14,080 --> 00:16:16,760 And they like the pink lips and centre parting look. 234 00:16:19,120 --> 00:16:21,960 Of course, the more you look at Bonobos, 235 00:16:22,040 --> 00:16:23,720 the more they look like people you know. 236 00:16:25,400 --> 00:16:27,400 It’s just like you, Tabitha. 237 00:16:28,360 --> 00:16:30,160 I can see you through the glass, you know. 238 00:16:33,880 --> 00:16:35,920 You see, now this one reminds me 239 00:16:36,000 --> 00:16:39,560 of a holistic optometrist I once went to see on Harley Street. 240 00:16:41,120 --> 00:16:44,880 I didn’t really like her. She just kept touching my face. 241 00:16:48,120 --> 00:16:52,720 But it isn’t just their looks that sets this subspecies of chimpanzee apart. 242 00:16:54,880 --> 00:16:58,640 Like chimps, Bonobos live in large social groups, 243 00:16:59,360 --> 00:17:03,200 but instead of a society ruled by males and aggression, 244 00:17:03,280 --> 00:17:07,360 these groups are governed by females and seduction. 245 00:17:11,000 --> 00:17:16,480 Bonobos have a, uh, special means to maintain the harmony of their troop. 246 00:17:17,560 --> 00:17:20,520 Let’s just say it’s unlikely to be adopted 247 00:17:20,600 --> 00:17:24,000 as a UN peacekeeping measure anytime soon. 248 00:17:27,520 --> 00:17:32,480 They maintain the peace morning, noon, and night 249 00:17:32,560 --> 00:17:34,920 in every conceivable position. 250 00:17:35,640 --> 00:17:36,960 Well, you get the picture. 251 00:17:40,440 --> 00:17:41,760 Sorry, Tabby? 252 00:17:41,840 --> 00:17:45,400 No. No, I don’t think we need to pixelate. I think we’ll just draw attention to it. 253 00:17:48,440 --> 00:17:51,640 For Bonobos, sex isn’t just a precious thing 254 00:17:51,720 --> 00:17:54,160 that you save for that one special person. 255 00:17:55,040 --> 00:17:59,360 It’s basically the equivalent of a handshake or a high five. 256 00:18:00,840 --> 00:18:03,520 Blimey. Looks like they’ve covered the whole Kama Sutra, 257 00:18:03,600 --> 00:18:04,960 and it’s not even lunch time. 258 00:18:06,600 --> 00:18:13,440 This joyous, unashamed, and, at times, startlingly inventive genital jamboree 259 00:18:13,520 --> 00:18:18,760 is the everyday glue that bonds the Bonobos' peaceful society together. 260 00:18:20,800 --> 00:18:24,320 Garth the cameraman said we could learn from the Bonobos. 261 00:18:25,200 --> 00:18:27,080 The rest of the crew said nothing. 262 00:18:32,280 --> 00:18:37,200 While Bonobos evidently enjoy each other’s company a lot, 263 00:18:37,280 --> 00:18:40,400 across the other side of the globe in Indonesia, 264 00:18:40,760 --> 00:18:43,480 there’s a great ape that’s less sociable. 265 00:18:46,760 --> 00:18:51,120 In the jungle of Sumatra hides a solitary figure. 266 00:18:51,800 --> 00:18:54,880 Although "hides" is a bit misleading. It’s bright, ruddy orange. 267 00:18:57,160 --> 00:18:59,880 Oh. Is this another tease, Tabitha? I thought we talked about this. 268 00:19:02,560 --> 00:19:05,040 It is, of course, the orangutan, 269 00:19:06,600 --> 00:19:08,840 which means "man of the forest". 270 00:19:09,840 --> 00:19:12,640 Though, this one is female, so I’m not quite sure how that works. 271 00:19:13,840 --> 00:19:15,800 Science, eh 272 00:19:18,560 --> 00:19:21,760 First orang I ever saw in the wild was in a ruined temple 273 00:19:22,400 --> 00:19:24,800 and was talking to a boy about the secret of fire. 274 00:19:25,160 --> 00:19:27,360 Then, a panther and a bear appeared, 275 00:19:27,440 --> 00:19:30,400 and the bear did a dance with a coconut in his mouth. 276 00:19:30,960 --> 00:19:33,080 Quite extraordinary moment. 277 00:19:35,240 --> 00:19:36,960 Oh. No wait. 278 00:19:37,400 --> 00:19:38,760 No. I’m thinking of the Jungle Book. 279 00:19:39,160 --> 00:19:41,240 Sorry. Sorry, Tabitha. Sorry. 280 00:19:45,800 --> 00:19:51,000 While Bonobos are social animals, these chaps generally live on their own. 281 00:19:52,960 --> 00:19:58,680 Except for the mums whose kids live with them until they are about eight years old 282 00:19:59,160 --> 00:20:02,600 when they are kicked out of home to fend for themselves. 283 00:20:08,040 --> 00:20:10,840 During the time they spend with their mother, 284 00:20:10,920 --> 00:20:15,280 young orangs will learn which food is where and at what time of year. 285 00:20:20,400 --> 00:20:21,480 Homeschooling. 286 00:20:21,800 --> 00:20:24,440 No English, maths, history, or French. 287 00:20:24,520 --> 00:20:26,120 Just fruit location. 288 00:20:33,280 --> 00:20:36,440 And every now and then, for a bit of variety, 289 00:20:36,760 --> 00:20:39,960 these apes will indulge in a spot of honey, 290 00:20:41,400 --> 00:20:43,200 straight from the hive, 291 00:20:47,160 --> 00:20:50,320 whilst being attacked by angry bees. 292 00:20:52,600 --> 00:20:54,880 Really, if they don’t like this sort of persistent theft, 293 00:20:54,960 --> 00:20:56,920 bees should make something less tasty, 294 00:20:57,320 --> 00:20:59,480 like haggis or bran flakes. 295 00:21:05,800 --> 00:21:08,240 Ants are also on the menu. 296 00:21:08,920 --> 00:21:11,200 Although, when compared to chimpanzees, 297 00:21:11,560 --> 00:21:15,240 the orangutan’s table manners leave something to be desired. 298 00:21:16,400 --> 00:21:18,400 One: stick fist in ants. 299 00:21:18,920 --> 00:21:20,520 Two: lick fist. 300 00:21:20,600 --> 00:21:22,760 Three: stick fist in ants again. 301 00:21:23,240 --> 00:21:27,520 Continue until ape brain remembers that honey is quite a lot nicer. 302 00:21:30,640 --> 00:21:34,400 Shots of... clouds forming. Garth’s great at this. 303 00:21:35,040 --> 00:21:37,240 "One of the best in the business," we call it in the business. 304 00:21:37,560 --> 00:21:40,480 Yes. Takes them from the balcony while he’s putting a dent in the mini bar. 305 00:21:41,920 --> 00:21:44,960 We’re setting the scene, and the scene is set. 306 00:21:49,320 --> 00:21:51,920 It’s raining in the rainforest. 307 00:21:53,000 --> 00:21:57,320 The frequent deluge doesn’t dissuade the determined orangutan, however, 308 00:21:58,640 --> 00:22:02,240 because, over the last million years or so, 309 00:22:02,320 --> 00:22:05,240 they have evolved a remarkable skill. 310 00:22:06,840 --> 00:22:08,280 They make rain hats. 311 00:22:10,320 --> 00:22:14,960 They are probably the only creatures, apart from humans, that make headwear. 312 00:22:15,600 --> 00:22:18,600 Oh, no. I seem to remember puffins make berets. 313 00:22:18,920 --> 00:22:19,960 Anyway. 314 00:22:20,040 --> 00:22:25,200 Orangutans may not have the tool-making skills of their chimpanzee cousins, 315 00:22:25,280 --> 00:22:30,200 but when it comes to accessorizing, the orange one has got it nailed. 316 00:22:31,880 --> 00:22:34,640 Hmm. It’s certainly a statement, 317 00:22:35,000 --> 00:22:36,720 but it’s not really a hat though. 318 00:22:39,680 --> 00:22:43,000 And that, in a stone-cracked nutshell 319 00:22:43,360 --> 00:22:49,160 is the story of our closest living relatives in the animal kingdom 320 00:22:49,240 --> 00:22:52,680 and what a "phenomenomenal" family they are. 321 00:22:57,240 --> 00:23:01,800 Some might say all that really separates us from the great apes 322 00:23:01,880 --> 00:23:03,760 is our ability to speak. 323 00:23:05,320 --> 00:23:07,120 And read and write. 324 00:23:09,240 --> 00:23:10,400 And drive cars. 325 00:23:12,160 --> 00:23:13,160 And do jobs. 326 00:23:14,560 --> 00:23:15,720 But apart from that, 327 00:23:15,800 --> 00:23:19,920 oh, and invent computers and the internet, but that’s probably about it. 328 00:23:21,760 --> 00:23:23,880 Yeah... Anyway, either way, 329 00:23:23,960 --> 00:23:26,160 the great apes are fascinating, 330 00:23:27,240 --> 00:23:29,000 entrancing members 331 00:23:30,720 --> 00:23:32,840 of the animal kingdom. 332 00:23:37,000 --> 00:23:40,680 And who knows where they will be in a million years? 333 00:23:41,520 --> 00:23:44,960 They could be making documentaries about us. 334 00:23:45,800 --> 00:23:47,400 They won’t be 335 00:23:47,720 --> 00:23:51,160 because they’re apes, but I think it’s fun way to end it, 336 00:23:51,880 --> 00:23:52,800 so keep that in. 337 00:23:57,800 --> 00:23:59,400 Right. Time for that poo. 338 00:24:00,720 --> 00:24:02,840 Oh, I’d completely forgotten about this. 339 00:24:03,760 --> 00:24:04,960 The "making of", right. 340 00:24:07,800 --> 00:24:13,000 Of course, capturing the fantastic images in this series is no easy task. 341 00:24:13,760 --> 00:24:16,880 To film the great apes, the crew had to pack light 342 00:24:16,960 --> 00:24:19,280 for our treks deep into the jungle. With a crew of just ninety people, 343 00:24:24,240 --> 00:24:27,760 carrying a barebones kit of 200 cases, 344 00:24:27,840 --> 00:24:30,680 it took us a mere five weeks to reach base camp. 345 00:24:32,280 --> 00:24:35,240 Now, we were hoping to be the first ones to film there, 346 00:24:35,640 --> 00:24:39,840 but we were sad to discover that there were 14 other crews on location. 347 00:24:42,120 --> 00:24:44,280 With our tents eaten by leeches, 348 00:24:44,840 --> 00:24:48,600 we were forced to book rooms in a local five-star hotel 349 00:24:48,680 --> 00:24:51,360 with a fabulous two-star Michelin restaurant. 350 00:24:52,560 --> 00:24:56,520 I know you’re not supposed to spend BBC money on that, but "needs must". Anyway, I hope you enjoyed looking at all the monkeys. Aren’t they funny? 32402

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