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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9780792219774 Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC ISBN: 0792219775 Label: Questar Video Manufacturer: Questar Video Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Questar Video Release Date: January 31, 2000 Running Time: 57 minutes Sales Rank: 6243 Studio: Questar Video Theatrical Release Date: 1995
Rating: - A Classic: Why Doesn't National Geographic Keep It in Stock?
Along with Among the Wild Chimpanzees, The New Chimpanzees is a classic. It beats me why National Geographic does not keep it in stock. Here's why. It covers all aspects of chimpanzee behavior, from protecting the borders of their territory to coalition politics on the hunt to warfare to cannibalism.
There is an all-too-short segment on the bonobos which, nevertheless, covers the dominance hierarchy of females, its influence on male hierarchy, and the use of sex to defuse tension and to integrate the group.
The New Chimpanzees also shows the cultural side of chimps and ... Read More
Rating: - Excellent and unique. Should be on high-quality DVD
I agree that this is an excellent and unique film especially because it has valuable footage on the rare and endangered bonobo or pygmy chimpanzee. I show it every year to my university students. No species is closer to us than the bonobo and it may be going extinct right now. This film may be much of its legacy to civilization and a high quality print should be made available on DVD.
Rating: - Fantastic video on Chimpanzees.
I saw this program on PBS. I even recorded it. I recently purchased a copy. This was the best video on Chimpanzees I had seen. This one was great because it showed the Bonobo chimp. I have yet to see another National Geographic with them it it. The Bonobo is called the Pygmy Chimp. It is the same size as the other species but it is more delicate and has a more child-like face. It is a matriarchal society where the females run the show. The other species have males at the head of their societies. The Bonobo don't fight or go to war like the other species. They use sex to defuse tense situations. ... Read More
