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| | Binding: | DVD-R | | Number of Discs: | | | Release Date: | October 26, 2006 | | Sales Rank: | 146,730th |
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Description
Over the past 100 years, humans discovered and nearly destroyed the gorilla. GREAT APES details how a few gifted people changed the world's perception of gorillas. Archival footage and beautiful cinematography reveal the unique relationship between pioneers of animal understanding and the wild animals sharing 98 percent of human DNA . Film excerpts profile the work of Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Adrian De Shriver. Lynn Sherr narrates. |
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