Meet the Family
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.
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Clips
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Monkeys' underground hideaway
Duration: 03:01
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The real life ET
Duration: 01:52
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Spring loaded ambush predator
Duration: 01:48
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Monkey bandits
Duration: 02:18
Music Played
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The xx
Infinity
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Chase & Status
Embrace (feat. White Lies)
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Cruz
The Overture
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Bastille
Bad Blood
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Goldfrapp
Lovely Head
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Plan B
She Said
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The xx
Fantasy
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Goldfrapp
Lovely Head
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Plan B
She Said
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The xx
Fantasy
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Mumford & Sons
Sigh No More
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Mumford & Sons
The Cave
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Kasabian
Fire
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Rob Dougan
Clubbed To Death
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Nicola Conte
Missione A Bombay
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Florence + The Machine
Spectrum (Say My Name) (Calvin Harris Mix)
Remix Artist: Calvin Harris.
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Series Producer | Jo Shinner |
Executive Producer | Chris Cole |
Presenter | George McGavin |
Producer | Rosie Thomas |
Broadcasts
- Wed 2 Apr 2014 21:00
- Sun 27 Apr 2014 15:15麻豆社 One Scotland HD & Scotland only
- Sun 27 Apr 2014 15:45麻豆社 One except Scotland & Scotland HD
- Wed 30 Apr 2014 03:00
- Tue 9 Jun 2015 21:00
- Wed 10 Jun 2015 00:55
- Sat 13 Jun 2015 20:00
- Mon 10 Aug 2015 15:45
- Wed 8 Jun 2016 15:15麻豆社 Two except Scotland & Wales
- Wed 8 Jun 2016 16:15麻豆社 Two Wales
- Mon 21 Nov 2016 20:00
- Mon 28 Nov 2016 00:05
- Mon 14 Aug 2017 15:15
- Sat 29 Sep 2018 19:00
- Sun 30 Sep 2018 01:40
- Sat 20 Jul 2019 10:20麻豆社 Two except Scotland
- Sat 7 Aug 2021 09:00麻豆社 Two except Scotland
- Mon 28 Mar 2022 16:15麻豆社 Two except Scotland
- Thu 30 May 2024 16:15麻豆社 Two except Scotland
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