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Rise Of The Warrior Apes

Rise of The Warrior Apes tells the stunning twenty-year story of the fierce rivalry and unparalleled ambition behind the most formidable group of chimps ever known.

Seen through the eyes of the scientists who have been filming them for 20 years, this is a privileged close-up of a secret world, deep in the African jungle.

In a story never told before, we follow an elite group of influential males at the centre of the troop. As the scientists gradually uncover the secrets of their strict hierarchy they witness shocking evidence of unprecedented war-like behaviour.

In an investigative approach new to Natural History we tell the shocking 20-year story of politics, infighting and war at the heart of wild chimpanzee society.  Using previously unseen archive footage and intimate testimony from the scientists, this is a story of the unbreakable friendships and intense rivalries inside a mighty chimpanzee empire.

First broadcast Sunday 5th March 2017 Discovery Channel

Credits

With Thanks To

Ngogo Chimpanzee Project

Ugandan Wildlife Authority

Richard Wrangham

Tom Struhsaker

Luke Wiles

 

Photography

BENJAMIN SADD

BILL WALLAUER

DAVID WATTS

 

Additional Photography

WILL BALES

 

Sound Recordist

KRISTIN MOSHER

 

Field Producer

EDWARD ANDERSON

 

Editor

SAM ROGERS

 

Additional Editing

FELIX BLACK

ROBBIE GARBUTT

 

Edit Assistant

HARRIET HOARE

 

Colourist

BLAIR WALLACE

 

Online Editor

ARUN HALL

 

Graphics

ROBIN LITTLEWOOD

 

Archive

DISNEYNATURE

BBC MOTION GALLERY / GETTY IMAGES

 

Music
WILLIAM GOODCHILD

DANIEL BROWN

JEAN HASSE

 

Dubbing Editor

TIM OWENS

KATE HOPKINS

 

Dubbing Mixer

BEN PEACE

 

Script Consultant

MATTHEW HOUGHTON
Head of Production

MADDY ALLEN

 

Production Manager

DULCIE ARNOLD

 

Production Coordinator

CHLOË BAYLIS

 

Production Accountant

PHIL HASTINGS
Commissioning Editor

HELEN HAWKEN

 

Executive Producer

LIZ BRACH

 

Director of Production Management

ELAINE FOSTER

 

Production Manager

RALPH SAUNDERS

 

Executive Producer for KEO Films

MATT COLE

 

Produced and Directed By

JAMES REED

 

Produced for Discovery Networks International

By KEO Films Limited

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