Primates of the Caribbean
1938: Five hundred monkeys in India are rounded up, shipped across the world, and released on a remote, uninhabited Caribbean island. How do they organize themselves socially? Group wars, discrimination, and the abuse of power on one hand; and maternal love, solidarity, and respect for social hierarchy on the other. For better or worse, a society has been formed. Three renowned scientists -- a psychologist, a geneticist, and an evolutionary biologist -- scrutinize these primates of the Caribbean in order to gain insight into the origins of our own human society.
- Runtime
- 52m
- Released
- 2013
Details
Release year: 2013
Storyline
1938: Five hundred monkeys in India are rounded up, shipped across the world, and released on a remote, uninhabited Caribbean island. How do they organize themselves socially? Group wars, discrimination, and the abuse of power on one hand; and maternal love, solidarity, and respect for social hierarchy on the other. For better or worse, a society has been formed. Three renowned scientists -- a psychologist, a geneticist, and an evolutionary biologist -- scrutinize these primates of the Caribbean in order to gain insight into the origins of our own human society.