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Primates

Filmed across the globe over two years on 28 filming expeditions, from snow-capped mountains to the hottest deserts, Nature's "Primates" combines family drama with the latest science. Uncover primates’ complex relationship dynamics, how they learn to hunt and feed, their courtship rituals and more.

Wednesdays, November 4-18, 2020 at 8 p.m. on PBS

Protecting Primates | Primates -- Preview of Primates: Episode Three "Protecting Primates" WATCH: 53:13
Protecting Primates | Primates
Meet the scientists making groundbreaking discoveries to safeguard the future of primates.
Protecting Primates | Primates -- Tool-Using Macaques Could Drive Shellfish Extinct CLIP: 2:32
Protecting Primates | Primates
Tool-Using Macaques Could Drive Shellfish Extinct
These monkeys are exceptional tool-users, which could have some surprising consequences.
Protecting Primates | Primates -- How Do Monkeys Safely Cross the Road? CLIP: 3:14
Protecting Primates | Primates
How Do Monkeys Safely Cross the Road?
These monkeys are provided with some help when crossing busy roads.
Protecting Primates | Primates -- Orangutan Orphans Learn to Climb CLIP: 3:09
Protecting Primates | Primates
Orangutan Orphans Learn to Climb
Orphan orangutans receive a special lesson from their human carers.
AMA with Dr. Russ Mittermeier from “Primates”
Dr. Russ Mittermeier, featured in NATURE's mini-series "Primates," answered fan questions in a Reddit AMA.
Family Matters | Primates -- Preview of Primates: Episode Two "Family Matters" WATCH: 53:55
Family Matters | Primates
Family is everything for primates. Meet devoted monkeys’ uncles and playmate apes.
Family Matters | Primates -- New Orangutan Species Filmed for First Time CLIP: 3:00
Family Matters | Primates
New Orangutan Species Filmed for First Time
Watch the first moving images of a Tapanuli orangutan mother and her infant.
Family Matters | Primates -- Devoted Tamarin Dad Leads His Family CLIP: 2:53
Family Matters | Primates
Devoted Tamarin Dad Leads His Family
There are few dads more involved than tamarin dads!
Secrets of Survival | Primates -- Preview of Primates: Episode One "Secrets of Survival" WATCH: 53:55
Secrets of Survival | Primates
Discover the survival strategies used by primates, often in the most unexpected places.
Secrets of Survival | Primates -- Macaque Cons Squirrel Into a Free Meal CLIP: 3:04
Secrets of Survival | Primates
Macaque Cons Squirrel Into a Free Meal
There are few animals sneakier than Lion-tailed macaques.
Secrets of Survival | Primates -- Lemurs' Jungle Pharmacy CLIP: 1:55
Secrets of Survival | Primates
Lemurs' Jungle Pharmacy
Lemurs have developed an ingenious means of keeping pests at bay!
Secrets of Survival | Primates -- Alpha Gorilla is Dad of the Year CLIP: 3:00
Secrets of Survival | Primates
Alpha Gorilla is Dad of the Year
Not everyone shows this gorilla troop leader the respect he deserves.
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Written Features

AMA with Dr. Russ Mittermeier from “Primates”
Dr. Russ Mittermeier, featured in NATURE's mini-series "Primates," answered fan questions in a Reddit AMA.
Behind the Camera: Q&A with “Primates” Filmmaker Gavin Boyland
Filmmaker Gavin Boyland answered NATURE's questions about the making of the mini-series "Primates."
Good NATURE: Primates
Videos, quizzes, playlists and more to accompany episode one of Primates!
Secrets of Survival | Primates
Primate Quiz: Which Primate Are You?
Take a short quiz and see which primate you most closely identify with.