Nature

Clever Monkeys

Season 27 Episode 2 | 50m 11s

Love, language, guilt, envy, secrets, lies, and society: we share all those complex concepts with our relatives, the monkeys! Monkeys around the world rely on that knowledge to adapt to the remarkable variety of environments they now call home. Who are the cleverest monkeys? And how much of our human experience do they really share?

Aired: 02/04/11 | Expires: 09/21/11

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