Great apes : fact vs. fantasy

Duration: 0:22:57

Genre: Educational | Nature

Year Published: 1977

Creator: ABC Owned Television Stations: Distributor | Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corporation: Distributor | Indiana University Audio-Visual Center: Distributor

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Compares the Hollywood Film version of the great apes to the factual version, showing the gorilla, orangutan, chimpanzee, and pygmy chimpanzee in their natural environment and in captivity. Stresses that the ape is a docile, nonviolent creature, threatened with extinction. Presents highlights of several studies on primate communication, adaptation, and endangerment. Mentions the use of apes in medical research and shows how some of these apes are being reintroduced to environments resembling their traditional surroundings., Compares the Hollywood film version of the great apes to the factual version, showing the gorilla, orangutan, chimpanzee, and pygmy chimpanzee in their natural environment and in captivity. Stresses that the ape is a docile, nonviolent creature, threatened with extinction. Presents highlights of several studies on primate communication, adaptation, and endangerment. Mentions the use of apes in medical research and shows how some of these apes are being reintroduced to environments resembling their traditional surroundings., Compares the Hollywood film version of the great apes to the factual version, showing the gorilla, orangutan, chimpanzee, and pygmy chimpanzee in their natural environment and in captivity. Stresses that the ape is a docile, nonviolent creature, threatened with extinction. Presents highlights of several studies on primate communication, adaptation, and endangerment. Mentions the use of apes in medical research and shows how some of these apes are being reintroduced to environments resembling their traditional surroundings.

Complete Record: , Compares the Hollywood film version of the great apes to the factual version, showing the gorilla, orangutan, chimpanzee, and pygmy chimpanzee in their natural environment and in captivity. Stresses that the ape is a docile, nonviolent creature, threatened with extinction. Presents highlights of several studies on primate communication, adaptation, and endangerment. Mentions the use of apes in medical research and shows how some of these apes are being reintroduced to environments resembling their traditional surroundings., Compares the Hollywood film version of the great apes to the factual version, showing the gorilla, orangutan, chimpanzee, and pygmy chimpanzee in their natural environment and in captivity. Stresses that the ape is a docile, nonviolent creature, threatened with extinction. Presents highlights of several studies on primate communication, adaptation, and endangerment. Mentions the use of apes in medical research and shows how some of these apes are being reintroduced to environments resembling their traditional surroundings.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.