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 over100,000 kilometres per hour through space
3
00:00:14,320 --> 00:00:17,480
and at a speed of one hour per hourthrough time,
4
00:00:18,400 --> 00:00:22,000
is home to a bewilderingarray 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 nameon the screen.
18
00:01:21,040 --> 00:01:26,280
In some of our planet's most ancientand inaccessible forests,
19
00:01:26,600 --> 00:01:31,440
lives a remarkableand 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 audiencewith 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 callinga 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 parallelswith 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 treeswith 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 musiccertainly wants you to know that.
57
00:03:44,640 --> 00:03:49,920
Three quarters of our great apes are foundon 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 hometo 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 metresof 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 dominatedby 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 pepperwhich 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 oneof 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" amountof 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 capableof protecting his family,
87
00:05:44,440 --> 00:05:48,760
which is the standard setupof 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 chestwas 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 contributesto one part of the effort involved.
97
00:06:33,960 --> 00:06:38,480
There’s nothing like a tap on the shoulderto put you off your stride though.
98
00:06:41,320 --> 00:06:44,640
After what he probably thinksis 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 longbefore 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 livein 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 themhear you call them "monkeys".
116
00:08:02,040 --> 00:08:05,640
Now, anyone who’s triedto feed a toddler knows
117
00:08:05,720 --> 00:08:09,560
that kids are highly suspiciousof green things,
118
00:08:11,080 --> 00:08:14,840
and the sprout equivalentfor 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 goodto 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 comesto spectacularly bland meals.
127
00:08:49,560 --> 00:08:52,800
Mountain gorillas evenoccasionally 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 upof 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 gorillashave not yet discovered fire.
133
00:09:20,720 --> 00:09:24,000
Let’s hope they don’tfor 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 workfor the BBC,
140
00:09:49,240 --> 00:09:53,360
are intelligent, social animalswith a complex culture.
141
00:09:55,600 --> 00:10:00,960
Living in stable communitiesof 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 introductionof 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 viewof 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 loveis a portion of ants:
152
00:10:43,800 --> 00:10:47,360
a vicious sourceof 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 stickinto the ants’ nest.
156
00:11:00,360 --> 00:11:04,440
The furious residents bitethe 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 gismoin the chimpanzee’s tool kit.
159
00:11:14,480 --> 00:11:20,080
When zoologists first saw this behaviourback in the ‘60s, they went bananas.Because until this point, we assumedthat 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 couldsmoke 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 notto 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 outon 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 transferfrom 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 cutewhen he starves to death
179
00:12:23,720 --> 00:12:26,080
because he didn’t pay attentionto 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’tabout to go gathering berries.
184
00:12:54,640 --> 00:12:58,360
They look to the treesfor 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 tomake them look bigger and more fearsome.
187
00:13:09,720 --> 00:13:13,200
A bit like Chris Packham rubbing his hairwith a balloon before he goes live.
188
00:13:13,920 --> 00:13:15,920
Oh, what you thought itstood 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 hoursin 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 youlet 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 meanthat 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 failedto 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 monkeyup 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 otherravenous 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 ourmost 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 asthe "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 notthat 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 knewabout them for yonks,
225
00:15:36,640 --> 00:15:39,160
and of course the Bonobos knewabout themselves.
226
00:15:41,920 --> 00:15:46,400
But it wasn’t until the 1920sthat scientists found them.
227
00:15:47,480 --> 00:15:50,760
And nothing really existsuntil 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 percentof our DNA with these fellows.
230
00:16:00,920 --> 00:16:04,640
However, we supposedly share 50 percentof our DNA with a banana,
231
00:16:04,720 --> 00:16:07,320
so, take from thatuseful fact what you will.
232
00:16:09,920 --> 00:16:13,400
Bonobos are more slenderand graceful than chimps.
233
00:16:14,080 --> 00:16:16,760
And they like the pink lipsand 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 optometristI 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 setsthis subspecies of chimpanzee apart.
242
00:16:54,880 --> 00:16:58,640
Like chimps, Bonoboslive in large social groups,
243
00:16:59,360 --> 00:17:03,200
but instead of a societyruled by males and aggression,
244
00:17:03,280 --> 00:17:07,360
these groups are governedby females and seduction.
245
00:17:11,000 --> 00:17:16,480
Bonobos have a, uh, special meansto 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 peacekeepingmeasure anytime soon.
248
00:17:27,520 --> 00:17:32,480
They maintain the peacemorning, 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 savefor that one special person.
255
00:17:55,040 --> 00:17:59,360
It’s basically the equivalentof a handshake or a high five.
256
00:18:00,840 --> 00:18:03,520
Blimey. Looks like they’vecovered 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 bondsthe Bonobos' peaceful society together.
260
00:18:20,800 --> 00:18:24,320
Garth the cameraman saidwe 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 enjoyeach other’s company a lot,
263
00:18:37,280 --> 00:18:40,400
across the other sideof 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 Sumatrahides 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 sawin the wild was in a ruined temple
273
00:19:22,400 --> 00:19:24,800
and was talking to aboy 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 dancewith 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 withthem until they are about eight years old
282
00:19:59,160 --> 00:20:02,600
when they are kickedout of home to fend for themselves.
283
00:20:08,040 --> 00:20:10,840
During the time they spendwith their mother,
284
00:20:10,920 --> 00:20:15,280
young orangs will learn which foodis 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 indulgein 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 likethis 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 mannersleave 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 remembersthat 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 balconywhile 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 dissuadethe 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 rememberpuffins 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-makingskills 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 closestliving 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 thatreally 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 wherethey will be in a million years?
333
00:23:41,520 --> 00:23:44,960
They could be makingdocumentaries 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 fantasticimages 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 merefive weeks to reach base camp.
345
00:24:32,280 --> 00:24:35,240
Now, we were hopingto be the first ones to film there,
346
00:24:35,640 --> 00:24:39,840
but we were sad to discover that therewere 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 tobook rooms in a local five-star hotel
349
00:24:48,680 --> 00:24:51,360
with a fabuloustwo-star Michelin restaurant.
350
00:24:52,560 --> 00:24:56,520
I know you’re not supposed to spendBBC money on that, but "needs must".Anyway, I hope you enjoyed lookingat all the monkeys. Aren’t they funny?
32402
Can't find what you're looking for?
Get subtitles in any language from opensubtitles.com, and translate them here.