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Rise of the Warrior Apes

RISE OF THE WARRIOR APES tells the epic story of an extraordinary troop of chimpanzees in Ngogo, Uganda – featuring four mighty warriors who rule through brute strength, strategic alliances and shrewd political maneuvering.

The warrior apes, who are known as the largest troop of chimpanzees ever discovered, control a vast empire and reign with terror through war, politics and alliances. Built upon over 23 years of remarkable storylines – from their emergence as young adults culminating in their total dominance – RISE OF THE WARRIOR APES provides a fresh and uncensored perspective on these magnificent and sometimes terrifying animals.

Researchers, who first started studying and filming these apes in 1993, were determined to understand how they had established a unit more than three times the size of the average group, and far larger than anything else ever discovered. Over more than two decades, their dedication, extraordinary capacity as story-tellers and remarkable archive of film – supplemented with new specially shot material – reveal groundbreaking insights into animal behavior and perhaps even into human evolution.