Life in the trees

United Kingdom, 1978

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Episode number 12 of Series “Life on Earth”.
David Attenborough examines the evolution of the primates. As well as looking at the better known members of the ape family - monkeys, gorillas and chimpanzees - it also looks at some of the lesser known cousins. This episode contains the memorable scene where David Attenborough meets a group of young mountain gorillas in Zaire.

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Credits

producer

John Sparks

director

Richard Attenborough

production company

Reiner Moritz Productions

Warner Bros Pictures

British Broadcasting Corporation

Duration

00:56:21:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1978

Appears in

Life on Earth

Group of items

Life on Earth

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

015199

Language

English

Subject categories

Animals & Wildlife → Adaptation (Biology)

Animals & Wildlife → Chimpanzees

Animals & Wildlife → Evolution (Biology)

Animals & Wildlife → Gorilla

Animals & Wildlife → Monkeys

Animals & Wildlife → Primates

Animals & Wildlife → Primates - Ecology

Animals & Wildlife → Zoology

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural selection

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Adaptation (Biology)

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Evolution (Biology)

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Natural selection

Television

Television → Television programs

Television → Television programs → Television programs - Great Britain

Television → Television series

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Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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