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Planet's Best: Mountain Gorilla Safari

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On Animal Planet's "Planet's Best," we follow a group of tourists on a mountain gorilla safari.

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Orangutans Climbing (0:52)

From the Archives of Discovery: Orangutans are natural tree climbers. Learn more about orangutans in this video.

Savage-Rumbaugh on Pac-Man Playing Apes (19:25)

Watch this video about Pac-Man playing apes on HowStuffWorks. Susan Savage-Rumbaugh shows wild Bonobo monkeys and their physical similarities to humans. Learn how these primates are evolving and learning in the wild in this video from TED.

Monkey Talk (1:24)

Watch this video about monkey talk on HowStuffWorks. New research concludes that monkeys process their vocalizations in the same part of their brain that humans process language - or put another way, monkeys talk like humans talk. See how monkey... More »

What Are the Odds? Shakespeare Monkey (2:26)

What are the odds a monkey could randomly type "to be or not to be" on a typewriter? Learn more about odds in this video.

Why Monkeys Attack (1:20)

Build it and they will go, or so hoped locals in one Indian village that was once overtaken by wild monkeys. The monkeys regularly attacked humans, so officials built the monkeys a massive park with trees and fields. Video is courtesy of Reuters.

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Growing Up Baboon: Baboons Released Into the Wild (3:01)

On Animal Planet's "Growing Up Baboon," a group of baboons which were rescued and raised at the Centre for Animal Rehabilitation and Education (CARE) are released back into the wild.

Growing Up Baboon: Volunteer Leaves CARE (1:57)

When a small baboon orphan comes to the Centre for Animal Rehabilitation and Education (CARE), it receives a surrogate mother. On Animal Planet's "Growing Up Baboon," a volunteer has to leave and the baboon will need get a new mother.

Planet's Best: Mountain Gorilla Safari (2:54)

On Animal Planet's "Planet's Best," we follow a group of tourists on a mountain gorilla safari.

Growing Up Baboon: Pinkeye Spreads at the Sanctuary (2:56)

As the senior troupe of baboons at the Centre for Animal Rehabilitation and Education (CARE) are about to be released into the wild, a case of pinkeye breaks out at the sanctuary. Watch how they treat the problem on Animal Planet's "Growing Up... More »

Growing Up Baboon: Baboon Surrogate Mother (3:00)

In this clip from "Growing Up Baboon" on Animal Planet, we meet Maria Corrales, a surrogate mother for a baboon orphan at a rescue sanctuary in South Africa. Maria describes the relationship.

Growing Up Baboon: Baboon Release Plan (3:00)

As the South African drought ends, volunteers at the Centre for Animal Rehabilitation and Education (CARE) prepare the young baboons to be released back into the wild. Watch the baboons try to adapt on Animal Planet's "Growing Up Baboon."

Growing Up Baboon: Baboon Perception in South Africa (2:05)

In South Africa, baboons are considered pests to the locals. But organizations such as the Centre for Animal Rehabilitation and Education (CARE) are trying to change that through education. Learn more about CARE in Animal Planet's "Growing Up... More »

Growing Up Baboon: Baboon Kindergarten (2:59)

On Animal Planet's "Growing Up Baboon," visit the baboon kindergarten at the Centre for Animal Rehabilitation and Education (CARE).

Growing Up Baboon: Baboon Gets New Surrogate Mother (3:01)

On Animal Planet's "Growing Up Baboon," volunteers at the Centre for Animal Rehabilitation and Education (CARE) help transition Stu, a small orphaned baboon, to his new surrogate mother.

Growing Up Baboon: Baboon Finds a Place Among Others (1:03)

On Animal Planet's "Growing Up Baboon," volunteers at the Centre for Animal Rehabilitation and Education (CARE) attempt to integrate a baby baboon into a kindergarten class. Watch as the young baboons investigate the new comer to help establish... More »