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Meet the Family

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Dr George McGavin looks at the world of primates. He meets an orangutan who uses soap to improve her personal hygiene and heads underground to a monkey dormitory.

Our primate family is incredibly varied and surprising. From the ninja tarsier, a spring-loaded ambush predator the size of a tennis ball, to the magnificent herds of geladas in the mountains of Ethiopia, primates have adapted to environments across the planet.

In this episode, Dr George McGavin gets up close and personal with Siswi, an orangutan who uses soap to improve her personal hygiene. He strips off to experience the mind-numbing cold of the Japanese Alps and heads 100 metres underground to a secluded monkey dormitory.

Then there are baboons with a thirst for flamingo flesh, macaques with criminal minds, fluorescent mandrills who wear war paint to do battle, and Ardry, a real-life gremlin who sees the unseeable with her extraterrestrial fingers.

59 minutes

Last on

Thu 30 May 2024 16:15

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Music Played

  • The xx

    Infinity

  • Chase & Status

    Embrace (feat. White Lies)

  • Cruz

    The Overture

  • Bastille

    Bad Blood

  • Goldfrapp

    Lovely Head

  • Plan B

    She Said

  • The xx

    Fantasy

  • Goldfrapp

    Lovely Head

  • Plan B

    She Said

  • The xx

    Fantasy

  • Mumford & Sons

    Sigh No More

  • Mumford & Sons

    The Cave

  • Kasabian

    Fire

  • ????? ???????

    ????? ???? (?????????? ??????)

  • Rob Dougan

    Clubbed To Death

  • Nicola Conte

    Missione A Bombay

  • Florence + The Machine

    Spectrum (Say My Name) (Calvin Harris Mix)

    Remix Artist: Calvin Harris.

Credits

Role Contributor
Series Producer Jo Shinner
Executive Producer Chris Cole
Presenter George McGavin
Producer Rosie Thomas

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