Planet Without Apes

Planet Without Apes

how we love our cousins to death

2021•10.0/10

Documentary

Ratings

🎬TMDb

10.0/10(1)

Humans hunt for baby apes. But things are not always done properly when chimpanzees and orangutans are acquired for zoos or shows. And even the endangered bonobos are no exception.

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NDR, ARD

Language

DE

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Michel Abdollahi

Self

Adams Cassinga

Self

Adolphe Mboka

Self

Itaso Vélez

Self

Karl Ammann

Self

Doc Antle

Self

Abdallah Baki

Self

Steven Galster

Self

Somkiat Soontornpitakkool

Self

Ian Redmond

Self

Pinsak Suraswadi

Self

Doug Cress

Self

Theo Pagel

Self

Jane Goodall

Jane Goodall

Self

Suraphong Chaweepak

Self

Augustin Ngumbi

Self

Ivonne Higuero

Self

Adam Cruise

Self

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