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Scientific American FrontiersSeason 11, Episode 8 of 10 : Chimps R Us
An episode devoted to our closest cousins, chimpanzees, with whom we s hare 98% or our genetic material. This episode tells stories on the so cial life of chimps, on their thinking abilities, and on their very hu man sense of self-awareness. Also, Alan Alda meets Jane Goodall, who p ioneered studies of chimps in the field and now devotes her energies t o conservation in the wild, and to the establishment of sanctuaries fo r chimps discarded as pets and from medical research.
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