미국 애리조나에 거대한 운석이 떨어진다. 국방성 소속 과학자였지만 불미한 사건으로 지금은 지방 학교의 생물학 교수로 살고 있는 아이라 케인(데이비드 두코브니)은 동료 지질학 교수 해리 블록(올랜도 존스)와 함께 이 운석을 조사하던 중 운석 속에 생물체가 급격한 속도로 진화하고 있음을 발견한다. 이 발견을 통해 재기를 노리던 아이라는 전에 함께 일했던 우드먼 장군과 새로운 정부 소속 과학자 앨리슨 리드(줄리앤 무어)와 부딪치고, 급기야 운석 조사팀에서 제외된다. 이 외계 생물체는 기하 급수적으로 늘어가고 지구의 환경에도 서서히 적응해가면서 서서히 사람들에게 공격을 가하기 시작한다.
엉뚱한 학설을 내세워 망신살이 뻗친 고생물학자 릭 마샬(윌 페렐)은 심기일전, 와신상담을 외치며 학계를 놀라게 할 연구를 위해 정글로 향한다. 마샬과 그의 조수 홀리(안나 프리엘)가 가이드 윌(대니 R. 맥브라이드)의 도움을 받아 강을 거슬러 오르던 중 정체불명의 소용돌이가 일어나고, 물살 속에 열린 시간의 문을 통해 일행은 로스트 시티에 불시착한다.
Amelia, a young genius and daughter of a top secret agent, unknowingly invents a contraption that makes her the target of an evil scientist.
Bonobos show a particularly pronounced sexual activity and an extraordinarily broad spectrum of sexual contacts for primates. These also extend to non-reproductive life phases and partner combinations. For example, homosexual contacts and sexual contacts between young animals or with adults are frequent, and females are ready to mate throughout the menstrual cycle. Bonobos use sexual contacts not only for reproductive purposes, but also in the context of social conflicts, where they have a clear tension-reducing or peacemaking function.
The profound story of Lucy Temerlin, a female chimpanzee raised as human from birth in a domestic environment, and Janis Carter, the woman who took on the seemingly impossible task of giving her a new life in the wild.
Narrated by Mel Gibson, The Last Trimate is a compelling account of the work of Birute Mary Galdikas -- who, alongside Jane Goodall and Dian Fossey, is one of the three formidable women to have dedicated their lives to the great apes of the world -- she highlights the plight of the elusive 'red ape' and offers some hope for their survival as their very habitat is decimated at a startling rate.
How did your body become the complicated, quirky, amazing machine it is today? Anatomist Neil Shubin uncovers the answers in this 3-part science series that looks at human evolution. Using fossils, embryos and genes, he reveals how our bodies are the legacy of ancient fish, reptiles and primates — the ancestors you never knew were in your family tree.
A closer look at the science of Human evolution, and how much early humans might've contributed to the extinction of large mammals during the Ice Age.
Jane Goodall has spent five years observing the chimps in Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika), Africa. One of her discoveries is that they use primitive tools. The film shows the life of the chimps. Retrospective note: This documentary features remarkable historical footage of Goodall, her original camp, and the Gombe chimpanzees. It shows the early years of Goodall establishing the site before it went on to become a world-renowned research center.
Primos is a story of binaries, leaded by fantastic apes. A tale of two visions of one place. Matter and spirit come together to transform the nature of these apes.
For the last decade, a team of frontline medics has been fighting to save Borneo's critically endangered orangutans. Armed with cameras, International Animal Rescue has documented their struggle: pulling apes from devastated jungle, giving emergency medical care, rehabilitating and releasing the healthiest orangutans back into the wild. This is both the story of their life-saving work and of how one of our closest wild relatives has been pushed to the brink of extinction. Combining genuine rescue footage with contributions from experts throughout, this documentary looks toward the future and asks what hope remains to save the orangutan.
A short mockumentary that explores the life of Monkey Man, a fish out of water who is forced to adapt to a new dark world.