PBS Nature Episodes – Primates
More than half of the world’s primates are under threat. Meet the scientists making groundbreaking discoveries to safeguard their future.
Scientists discover new endangered primate species, with only 260 left
Scientists have discovered a new primate species in the jungles of Myanmar — and it’s already at risk of extinction.
No Grumpy Old Men in the World of Chimps
Older male chimps follow a pattern that researchers also see in humans, preferring to have positive relationships with a few good friends.
Endangered Brazilian monkeys get a bridge to themselves
The overpass juts from a forest over a four-lane highway in a rural area outside Rio de Janeiro. It’s meant for a very special sort of pedestrian: golden lion tamarins, small orange primates that for decades have been at risk of extinction.
Male baboons with female friends live longer
Drawing on 35 years of data, a new study of more than 540 baboons in Amboseli National Park in Kenya finds that male baboons that have close female friends have higher rates of survival than those who don’t.