Monkeys: a big family And trimates are the productions that pay tribute to these mammals on the occasion of their World Day. The cycle, which tours different countries every Friday in September, will be available on demand on AMC SELEKT from the day of its premiere.

TV channel Odysseyof AMC SELECTexclusively from Friday, September 1 at 4:00 p.m., the special broadcast among the primatesa cycle that travels the world to investigate our closest relatives on the occasion of the celebration, on the same day, of world primate day.

Through two productions centered on these mammals, we discover their incredible evolutionary ascent, their relationship with their peers and with human beings. Special programming titles will be available upon request at AMC SELECT on the main operators from the day of its release.

The first three Fridays will be the turn of Monkeys: a big familya series that allows the viewer to embark with the biologist Patrick Aryee on a journey through 65 million years to relive the incredible evolutionary ascent of primates through their family tree. Visit the natural landscapes of central America, South America, Africa And Asia, Patrick Aryee He comes face to face with some of the most charismatic apes on the planet and tells fascinating stories about the birth of each of the world’s primate species.

Plus, using photos, hands-on demos, and a CGI family tree, it shows how different key members of this animal order displayed intelligent behaviors and formed social groups Tightly knit to thrive in some of the wildest environments on the planet.

The second part of this special features trimatesthe story in 4K of tpioneers who decided to share space with the closest living ancestors of humanity, the hominids. Three young women changed the way the world viewed these animals: Jane Goodall left England to live with African chimpanzees and became one of the most famous women of the time; the american Dian Fossey was the great defender of Rwanda’s mountain gorillas and though he met a tragic end, his cause became legendary; and the Canadian Birute Galdikas entered the deepest jungles of Borneo to live among orangutans. These women are known as “trimates‘. These stories have awakened worldwide awareness of the wonders of hominids and the problem of their disappearing habitats.

THE ‘trimates‘ have become role models for a generation of young women, and literally thousands of them have followed in their wake as students, scientists and passionate advocates for our closest living ancestors. This moving documentary series not only tells the story of a pioneering generation, but also follows the adventures of three young women inspired by the “trimates‘ to make their decisions and live with the hominids of Africa and Borneo.