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starring: National Geographic
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786304474129
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
ISBN: 6304474121
Label: Nat'l Geographic Vid
Manufacturer: Nat'l Geographic Vid
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Nat'l Geographic Vid
Release Date: July 11, 1997
Running Time: 60 minutes
Sales Rank: 16464
Studio: Nat'l Geographic Vid
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Description:
In 1960 Jane Goodall set out for Tanzania's remote Gombe Stream Game Reserve to study the behavior of man's closest living relative, the chimpanzee. With dedication and perseverance she earned the trust of a wild chimp community, and gradually they revealed their individual personalities and the rich tapestry of their daily life. This film looks at two landmark decades of Jane Goodall's work, including her dramatic discovery of chimpanzees making and using tools.
Amazon.com:
Jane Goodall is legendary among primate researchers, and for good reason--she learned more on her own studying chimpanzees than all who went before her combined. National Geographic's Among the Wild Chimpanzees looks at her life's work from 1960, when she first came to Tanzania's Gombe Reserve, to the early 1980s, showing her quiet determination to observe these animals closely while disturbing them as little as possible. Gaining their trust through months and years of noninterference, she gathered an unprecedented wealth of information on their rich social lives. We see playing, fighting, grooming, and even the once-controversial tool-use among the remarkably human-seeming chimpanzees. Goodall's grace and scientific curiosity really shine; she is a model for field biologists the world over. Among the Wild Chimpanzees is perfect for ape lovers, budding scientists, and anyone captivated by the lush African forests. --Rob Lightner
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - Extraordinarily gripping
This is not your typical wildlife movie with chilling action scenes of predators chasing down and killing prey.
Rather, it is a meticulously laid out and nicely shot film about the extraordinary pioneering work done by Jane Goodall and her life among the wild chimpanzees of Africa. You get to see different chimps up close and to almost 'live' with them through the eyes of the camera and the narrator. The film spans enough years of the chimps' lives to see how their behavior changes ... Read More
Rating: - The One and Only
With the possible exception of "The Sharks", this is the most famous of all the National Geographic nature documentaries.
Jane Goodall has spent most of her life studying the chimpanzees, and here she shares what she has learned over the years about the behavior of a particular group of the primates. Touching, heartbreaking and frightening at times, the video's greatest moment may be when we see the chimps getting a meal of termites with...a tool. By the end, you'll feel as if you ... Read More
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