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The Apes

United States, 1977
film

This film looks at physical characteristics, habits and behaviour of the gibbon, chimpanzee, orangutan and gorilla. It shows how each ape is adapted to its ph..

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Apes

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Zoo babies: observing things about us

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Life in the trees

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See how they run

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Baboon Social Life

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Rise of the Planet of the Apes

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Planet of the apes

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United Kingdom, 1978
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Circus at the zoo

United States, 1951
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