Take a trip around the world and Marvel at the intelligence and social structures of some of our favorite primates.

How did humanity's earliest ancestors evolve into one of the most successful species on Earth? An extraordinary journey tracing the footsteps of early hominids. Using the latest paleoanthropological findings mixed with the latest CGI from Square Enix, this story is finally told.

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Explore how early hominids in Africa adapted, competed, cooperated, and slowly gave rise to Homo sapiens. Drawing on the latest paleoanthropological findings and striking CGI from Square Enix, this film turns deep time into a gripping investigation of how our species emerged. Sign up to see the evidence, the rivals, and the breakthroughs that shaped us.

Seven million years of human evolution, revealed through fossils and vivid CGI.

How did humanity's earliest ancestors evolve into one of the most successful species on Earth? The story is told using the latest technology in paleoanthropology.

Out of the Cradle

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In 1938, an American psychologist and ethnologist captured 500 macaque monkeys and brought them to a remote and uninhabited Caribbean island. His project was to study a primate population roaming free, in a giant open-air laboratory.

Set inside a real open-air laboratory founded in 1938, this episode follows free-roaming macaques whose rivalries, alliances, and family bonds have been studied for decades. As scientists track aggression, grooming, mating, and genetics, the island becomes a vivid mirror for human behavior. Sign up to see how primate society can sharpen the way you think about our own.

On a remote island, macaques reveal the roots of power and empathy.

Monkey Island

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Dr. Jane Goodall and her staff prepare to reintroduce a special group of rescued and rehabilitated chimpanzees to the wild.

Follow Dr. Jane Goodall's team as they prepare a carefully chosen group of rescued, rehabilitated chimpanzees for life beyond sanctuary fences. Through health checks, behavioral testing, and the final steps toward release, the season reveals how complex it is to give orphaned chimps a real future in the forest.

Monkeying Around

Out of the Cradle

Monkey Island

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