“Within a couple of weeks of observing the group, it became very clear that something strange and unusual was going on here,” said Professor John Mitani.
And that makes them and their lives even more captivating.” “The chimps are not unlike some of the larger than life characters populating big drama today. They are rulers, usurpers, heroes, lovers and friends. But these creatures, who we know intimately through the experiences of the researchers who have studied them for decades, are no fictional invention. “ RISE OF THE WARRIOR APES is an epic film and a new approach to natural history that draws upon some of the most powerful storytelling archetypes,” said Marjorie Kaplan, President of Content, Discovery Networks International.
Chimpanzee documentary archive#
Over more than two decades, their dedication, extraordinary capacity as story-tellers and remarkable archive of film – supplemented with new specially shot material – reveal groundbreaking insights into animal behavior and perhaps even into human evolution.
Researchers, who first started studying and filming these apes in 1993, were determined to understand how they had established a unit more than three times the size of anything ever seen in the wild before. Built upon over 20 years of remarkable storylines – from their emergence as young adults culminating in their total dominance – RISE OF THE WARRIOR APES provides a fresh and uncensored perspective on these magnificent and sometimes terrifying animals. The warrior apes, who are known as the largest troop of chimpanzees ever discovered, control a vast empire and reign with terror through war, politics and alliances. The film, by Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival-winning director James Reed (Jago: A Life Underwater), is slated to premiere on Discovery Networks International’s portfolio of factual networks in more than 220 countries and territories, and on Animal Planet in the United States, beginning in early 2017. (EDINBURGH, Scotland) – Discovery Networks International announced today at the Edinburgh Television Festival a new two-hour documentary event, RISE OF THE WARRIOR APES, which will tell the epic story of an extraordinary troop of chimpanzees in Ngogo, Uganda – featuring four mighty warriors who rule through moral ambiguity, questionable politics, convenient alliances and destroyed trust. RISE OF THE WARRIOR APES Takes Viewers on an Unprecedented Journey Exposing the Raw Brutality, Surprising Politics and Touching Emotion as a Troop of Chimps Rise to Power in Ngogo.
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