Apes in captivity watch TV and favor either ER, Disney cartoons or teletubbies

Some researchers have observed that apes held in captivity watch tv programs. Some of them are fond of the Teletubbies, others favour emergency room dramas or Disney cartoons.

ut is it possible to script, shoot and screen cinema just for primates? That's what Rachel Mayeri set out to discover with her work Primate Cinema: Apes as Family.

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emily | 3:06 PM | Offbeat |
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