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00:00 Returning to the wet forest of Africa to discover another primate.
00:06 It looks like a chimpanzee, but the appearances can be misleading.
00:11 These funny animals have long been considered small chimpanzees,
00:24 but it is actually another species, the bonobos.
00:28 They are a group of small chimpanzees,
00:32 but they are not as violent as they appear.
00:36 They are very similar to chimpanzees,
00:40 but they are not as different in behaviour.
00:44 Chimpanzees are all about violence.
00:48 If there is tension in the group, they will inevitably end up fighting.
00:52 Bonobos have another solution to calm the tension.
00:58 They mate.
01:02 Everything is fine.
01:06 Males with females, males between them, females between them.
01:11 And even in families.
01:13 They are the libertines of the jungle.
01:21 They are among the rare animals to mate for pleasure,
01:25 and not for reproduction alone.
01:28 Like humans.
01:30 In chimpanzees, the male dominates.
01:36 In bonobos, it is the females.
01:39 In this disorganized and very close-knit community,
01:44 babies are at the center of attention.
01:47 Like all great apes, they grow slowly.
01:51 Bonobos feed mainly on plants,
01:59 but they share a trait with their closest relatives, chimpanzees and humans.
02:03 They also eat meat, and they are accomplished hunters.
02:13 They can hunt in groups to better track the mammals.
02:17 It may not be a coincidence if the fruits they drop on the ground
02:24 attract the doikers, small antelopes of the forests.
02:28 These minor movements are monitored from above.
02:40 Discreetly, some members of the group move in silence
02:44 towards the retreat path of the antelope.
02:47 And the trap closes.
02:53 The antelope is faster than a monkey, but less intelligent.
03:08 This time, it is the brain that wins.
03:11 The prey is shared collectively.
03:36 The wet forest bears its name.
03:39 Here, the rain is a source of life,
03:50 but the monkeys do not seem to appreciate it.
03:53 Even these chimpanzees with a fiery temperament
04:00 await calm with resignation.
04:03 [rain falling]
04:07 [thunder]
04:11 [music]
04:14 [BLANK_AUDIO]