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Get ready to meet some of our closest
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and most incredible relatives in the
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animal kingdom. Today we're diving into
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the world of apes, the highly
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intelligent tailless primates that
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capture our imagination. From the mighty
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giants of Africa to the acrobatic
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singers of Asia, we're counting down
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five of the most fascinating apes on the
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planet. Kicking off our list at number
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five is the Seang. This is the largest
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of the lesser apes, part of the Gibbon
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family. What makes them so unique? It's
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their voice.
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CMANs have a massive throat sack that
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inflates to the size of their head,
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acting like a built-in amplifier. They
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use it to produce incredibly loud
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booming calls that echo for miles
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through the rainforests of Malaysia and
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Indonesia. These duets strengthen the
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bonds of their monogous pairs. They're
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also masters of brachiation, swinging
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through the canopy with astonishing
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speed and grace. Unfortunately, like
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many apes, they are endangered due to
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habitat loss. Coming in at number four,
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we have the bonobo. Often called the
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hippie ape, they are just as closely
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related to us as chimpanzees are, but
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their society is completely different.
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Bonobos live in peaceful female
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dominated groups. Instead of fighting,
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they're famous for diffusing tension
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with social grooming and physical
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affection, earning them the nickname the
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make love, not war ape. They're highly
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empathic and playful, and unlike their
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chimpanzeee cousins, they haven't been
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seen engaging in lethal warfare. Found
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only in the Democratic Republic of
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Congo, these gentle apes are also
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endangered. At number three, we have the
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solitary engineer of the forest. The
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orangutan is the only great ape from
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Asia and the world's largest tree
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dwelling mammal. They are truly one of a
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kind. Orangutans are master builders,
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constructing a new elaborate sleeping
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nest high in the canopy every single
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night. They're incredibly smart, using
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leaves as rain hats and fashioning tools
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for various tasks. Different populations
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even have their own unique cultures and
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learned behaviors. But these magnificent
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red apes are critically endangered.
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Facing an existential threat from palm
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oil deforestation that is wiping out
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their forest homes. A runner up at
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number two is the chimpanzee. We share
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about 98.7% of our DNA with them, making
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them one of our closest living
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relatives.
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Their intelligence is simply off the
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charts. They are masters of tool use,
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from using sticks to fish for termites
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to cracking nuts with stone hammers.
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Their social lives are incredibly
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complex, filled with politics,
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alliances, and strategic thinking. But
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they also have a darker side.
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Chimpanzees are one of the few animals
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known to engage in coordinated lethal
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warfare against neighboring groups. As
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an endangered species, they face threats
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from habitat loss in the illegal bush
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meat trade. And finally, our number one
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ape is the undisputed king of primates,
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the eastern gorilla. As the largest
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primate on Earth, a male silverback can
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weigh over 400 lb. These gentle giants
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live in stable family groups led by a
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single dominant male who protects his
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family and makes all the decisions. They
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spend most of their time on the ground,
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walking on their knuckles and munching
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on leaves and stems. The eastern gorilla
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is critically endangered, but there's a
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glimmer of hope. The mountain gorilla
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subspecies is a rare conservation
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success story with its population slowly
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increasing thanks to intense protection
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efforts.
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It shows that when we act, we can make a
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difference. From the booming calls of
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the cmang to the peaceful society of the
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bonobo and the raw power of the gorilla,
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apes are a diverse and extraordinary
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group. Their survival is intertwined
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with the health of our planet and
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protecting them means protecting the
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world's most vital forests. Thanks for
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watching and if you enjoyed learning
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about these amazing animals, don't
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