The Human Animal: A Personal View of the Human Species (1994) The Hunting Ape
Believe it or not, our eating habits express a lot about our identity as a species, and reveal our unique evolutionary history. Join zoologist Desmond Morris in this second part of The Human Animal documentary series as he traces back our ancestry from arboreal gatherers to bipedal hunters. Learn how so many of the habits we take for granted as simply aesthetic and non-functional, even those seemingly separate from feeding, reveal many of the instincts that our ancestors acquired long ago due to powerful evolutionary selection pressures, and the implications of many of those adaptations in our modern world.
A six part documentary series in which zoologist Desmond Morris examines human behavior and the human condition from a zoological perspective.
Primary Title
- The Human Animal: A Personal View of the Human Species
Episode Title
- The Hunting Ape
Date Broadcast
- Monday 9 October 1995
Release Year
- 1994
Start Time
- 22 : 00
Finish Time
- 23 : 00
Duration
- 60:00
Episode
- 2
Channel
- TV One
Broadcaster
- Television New Zealand
Programme Description
- A six part documentary series in which zoologist Desmond Morris examines human behavior and the human condition from a zoological perspective.
Episode Description
- Believe it or not, our eating habits express a lot about our identity as a species, and reveal our unique evolutionary history. Join zoologist Desmond Morris in this second part of The Human Animal documentary series as he traces back our ancestry from arboreal gatherers to bipedal hunters. Learn how so many of the habits we take for granted as simply aesthetic and non-functional, even those seemingly separate from feeding, reveal many of the instincts that our ancestors acquired long ago due to powerful evolutionary selection pressures, and the implications of many of those adaptations in our modern world.
Classification
- G
Owning Collection
- TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Human behavior
- Human evolution
- Human beings--Animal nature
- Primates--Behavior
- Documentary television programs--Great Britain
Genres
- Animals
- Documentary
- Nature
- Science
Hosts
- Desmond Morris (Presenter)
Contributors
- Mike Beynon (Producer)
- BBC (Production Unit)
- Discovery Channel (Production Unit)
- Desmond Morris (Writer)
- Howard Blake (Composer)
Subjects
- Human behavior
- Human evolution
- Human beings--Animal nature
- Primates--Behavior
- Documentary television programs--Great Britain