At a research site in Fongoli, Senegal, a female chimpanzee breaks off a branch, chews the end to make it sharp, and then uses this rudimentary spear to skewer a tasty bush baby hiding inside a hollow tree. It’s an astonishing breakthrough for primate researchers—the first time anyone has documented a chimpanzee wielding a carefully prepared, preplanned weapon. But it's only the latest in a slew of extraordinary new findings about ape behavior. The more researchers learn about the great apes—chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas, and orangutans—the more evidence they find of creative intelligence. What, then, is the essential difference between them and us? "Ape Genius," a NOVA-National Geographic special, explores that provocative question and examines research that is illuminating the ape mind. Bit by bit, investigators are finding an explanation for why the non-human great apes never made the breakthrough into a human-style culture that builds on the achievements of previous generations.
| Title | NOVA - Season 35 Episode 12 : Ape Genius |
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| Alternative Titles | PBS新星Nova, نوا, نووآ, PBS Nova |
| First Air Date | 1974-03-03 |
| Last Air Date | 2024-05-22 |
| Number of Episodes | 981 |
| Number of Seasons | 51 |
| Genres | Documentary, |
| Networks | PBS, |
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| Plot Keywords | , |
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NOVA Season 35 :Episode 1 Secrets of the Samurai Sword Secrets of the Samurai Sword
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NOVA Season 35 :Episode 3 Marathon Challenge Marathon Challenge
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NOVA Season 35 :Episode 5 Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial
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NOVA Season 35 :Episode 6 Master of the Killer Ants Master of the Killer Ants
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NOVA Season 35 :Episode 7 Missing in MiG Alley Missing in MiG Alley
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NOVA Season 35 :Episode 8 Absolute Zero: The Conquest of Cold Absolute Zero: The Conquest of Cold
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NOVA Season 35 :Episode 9 Absolute Zero: The Race for Absolute Zero Absolute Zero: The Race for Absolute Zero
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NOVA Season 35 :Episode 10 Secrets of the Parthenon Secrets of the Parthenon
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NOVA Season 35 :Episode 11 Astrospies Astrospies
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NOVA Season 35 :Episode 12 Ape Genius Ape Genius
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NOVA Season 35 :Episode 13 The Four Winged Dinosaur The Four Winged Dinosaur
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NOVA Season 35 :Episode 14 Cracking the Maya Code Cracking the Maya Code
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NOVA Season 35 :Episode 15 Car of the Future Car of the Future
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NOVA Season 35 :Episode 16 A Walk to Beautiful A Walk to Beautiful
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NOVA Season 35 :Episode 17 Lord of the Ants Lord of the Ants
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