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3) Gigi & Nate
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Nate suffers a near-fatal illness and is left a quadriplegic just weeks before departing for college. As Nate tries to adjust to his new life challenges, his mother helps him bring home an unlikely service animal, Gigi, a curious and intelligent capuchin monkey. Nate and Gigi form an unbreakable bond, but when it's threatened by a group trying to outlaw capuchins, Nate's family rallies behind him to help him regain the hope he so desperately needs....
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Curious George and his friends continue to bring fun and adventure to life. Tag along through 12 delightful episodes as George travels to the rainforest, transforms into a super spy, and makes fish friends under the sea. Through music, creativity, and the beauty of friendship these adventures will spark your imagination!
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This program is designed to introduce Primatology students to the range of monkeys of the Super family Ceboidea originating from Central and South America. Material on twenty -two species is included, covering all five of the families recently defined by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.
6) Five Species
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Three species of monkeys and two apes living in their natural habitat in Africa are compared in this video. The monkeys include the veret, the blue monkey and the black and white colobus, while the apes are common chimpanzees and eastern lowland gorillas.
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In this video we see the savanna baboons of Africa in various regions of their natural habitat, but with an emphasis on woodlands and forested regions since most other baboon films focus on the open savanna. The video emphasizes various roles filled by animals in a troop with particular attention paid to the range of behaviors seen in males.
9) Macaques
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This video presents an overview of the genus Macaca, beginning with a discussion of their place in the primate order and their adaptability. This potential for eating a wide variety of foods and living in both temperate and tropical environments at a variety of altitudes means they are very similar to humans in their ability to exploit a range of habitats.
10) Born in China
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Venturing into the wilds of China, it captures intimate moments with a panda bear and her growing cub, a young golden monkey who feels displaced by his baby sister and a mother snow leopard struggling to raise her two cubs.
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Thirteen years ago, the power-mad General Zhong seized control of Planet Bana, tearing it to pieces in the process. Enter Spark and his friends, Chunk and Vix, who learn of Zhong's plan to take over the universe. If Zhong is able to harness the power of an ancient beast known as the Kraken, he will have history's deadliest weapon at his fingertips. And it's up to Spark and his friends to stop him.
12) Caps for sale
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Designed to encourage and teach hearing parents to share the joys of reading with deaf and hard of hearing children.
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Presents live action footage of monkeys and chimpanzees in their natural habitats, along with clips from Disney animated films featuring monkeys and chimpanzees, to introduce children to detailed information about these animals' habitats, living conditions, behaviors, diets, survival techniques, and life cycles.
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Hours of family-friendly fun with 30 stories starring a favorite storybook character. The two-time Daytime Emmy Award-winning series on PBS KIDS follows George as he creates havoc at the zoo, visits a doctor's office, zooms into roller skate infamy and even flies a rocket. Kids will delight in every adventure while learning creative lessons in problem solving, science, mathematics, and technology.
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Learning something new is always exciting for Curious George, whether he's flying high, getting all wet, creating sticky situations, or even losing his way. Come along with the world's most inquisitive monkey, and some feathered and furry friends, in this playful collection of episodes from the two-time Daytime Emmy Award-winning series airing on PBS KIDS.
16) Monkey kingdom
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A spectacular tale set among ancient ruins in the storied jungles of South Asia. Maya, a clever and resourceful monkey, finds her world forever changed when she welcomes her son Kip into her colorful extended family. As Maya strives to keep Kip safe through unexpected and sometimes perilous adventures, amazing footage captures all the magic and surprises of their magnificent world.
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He is back with twelve new episodes filled with fresh adventures to explore, more problems to solve, and exciting lessons to be learned in this complete eighth season DVD collection. The two-time Daytime Emmy Award-winning series airing on PBS KIDS follows everyone₂s favorite monkey as he plans a trip to Mars, visits a toy factory, builds a guitar, and so much more.
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