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Instead of us looking at nature, the friendly gorilla family upended the narrative and took on the role of the curious observer of a mysterious ape called Attenborough.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026
The TV naturalist remembers his first trip to see gorillas in Rwanda’s Virunga Mountains in 1978—and checks in on the descendants of an ape he met then—in this involving documentary.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Researchers report that a newly uncovered fossil ape from northern Egypt is changing how scientists view early hominoid evolution.
From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026
But there are no ape characters in the Lion King.
From Slate • Feb. 6, 2026
What a sight we must have been, me running with an ape on my back, trailing another bonobo attached by a leash.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
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