The Lawrence Jacobsen Library
DVD 017 2004 The Demonic Ape

DVD 017 2004 The Demonic Ape
Films for the Humanities and Sciences [DVD; col., sd.; 50 min.: 2004]

" By turns charming, alarming, and poignant, this program questions the accuracy of the human evolution theory. Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) show signs of sophisticated language, advanced social behavior, and other traits thought reserved only for humans--even empathy. No one knows this better than the legendary Jane Goodall: her pride and joy, Frodo, grew up in front of film cameras in Gombe in Tanzania for over 30 years. But Frodo’s killing of a child in May 2002 prompted huge debate amongst scholars about whether the origins of aggressive male human behavior can be traced back to our shared evolutionary ancestry with chimps ... "--Container.