- Overview
Among The Apes gets up close and personal to four of the best known primate species. It features three apes -mountain gorillas, orang-utans and chimpanzees - and baboons, a monkey species living in the woody and grassy African habitats similar to the home of early man.
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- First Air Date
21 June 2009
- Last Air Date
12 July 2009
- Creator
- Stars
Charlotte Uhlenbroek
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