← Land of Primates

Season 1

8 episodes · 2016

  1. 1Lemurs of Anja Mountain

    16 Jun 2016 · 45 min

    In Anja Reserve, Madagascar, we follow a family of ring-tailed lemurs for a day. Led by a dominant female, the families face bitterly cold nights, and must find food and evade predators.

  2. 2Lemurs of Madagascar

    23 Jun 2016 · 45 min

    We meet the lemurs of Madagascar. Found nowhere else on earth, here they thrive. We take a look at how different species have adapted to the island's many habitats.

  3. 3Wanderers of the Lost Forest

    30 Jun 2016 · 45 min

    For two of South Africa's most charming inhabitants, the Cape parrot and the Samango monkey, home is the Afromontane--mountain forests that contain some of the rarest vegetation in the world and cover only .5% of the country. Follow their daily quest for survival in a rapidly vanishing environment.

  4. 4Baboons of Bambelela

    07 Jul 2016 · 45 min

    In the heart of South Africa under the shadow of the Waterberg lives a troop of chacma baboons led by a dominant alpha male. Explore their challenges, from raising young and searching for food to dealing with the threat of a vicious rival clan.

  5. 5The Geladas of Ethiopia

    14 Jul 2016 · 45 min

    If you want to see the fascinating geladas in their natural habitat, there's only one place on Earth you can: the Semien region of Ethiopia. Follow this absorbing band of mountain primates as they face the challenges of their rocky habitat and negotiate the complex dynamics of their close-knit group.

  6. 6Baboon Lagoon

    21 Jul 2016 · 45 min

    Join a troop of 24 chacma baboons who live by a shimmering saltwater lagoon in the southern tip of South Africa's De Hoop Nature Reserve. Led by a dominant alpha male, they sleep on nearby cliffs, forage through fynbos plains, and raise their babies. It's a successful strategy for these adaptable primates, built around food, family, and social hierarchy.

  7. 7Africa's Baboons

    28 Jul 2016 · 45 min

    There are five species of baboons in Africa, and despite profound differences in appearance, they are genetically similar enough for interbreeding to happen. From chacmas living in urban environments to mountain dwelling geladas, baboons are a fascinating case study in adaptation.

  8. 8Zanzibar's Poison Monkeyfinale

    04 Aug 2016 · 45 min

    In Zanzibar, the colobus monkey is known in Swahili as the \"poison monkey,\" an unearned reputation that's seen them hunted to the point of endangerment. Follow the adventures of one baby colobus separated from his family, as he navigates the perils and predators of this verdant island paradise.