Senegal Chimpanzees Seek Shade In a Cave
Clip: Episode 3 | 2m 47sVideo has Closed Captions
In Senegal, a troop of chimpanzees seek shade in a cave, a behavior never recorded before.
In Senegal a troop of critically endangered West African chimpanzees seek shade in a cave to avoid the savanna temperatures which at the peak of the dry season push the chimps to their limits. This is a behavior never recorded before, and as with many precious resources, when the whole troop arrives, tempers can flare. As the climate continues to warm their limits will be pushed even further.
Senegal Chimpanzees Seek Shade In a Cave
Clip: Episode 3 | 2m 47sVideo has Closed Captions
In Senegal a troop of critically endangered West African chimpanzees seek shade in a cave to avoid the savanna temperatures which at the peak of the dry season push the chimps to their limits. This is a behavior never recorded before, and as with many precious resources, when the whole troop arrives, tempers can flare. As the climate continues to warm their limits will be pushed even further.
How to Watch Evolution Earth
Evolution Earth is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet, Roku, Samsung Smart TV, and Vizio.
Buy Now
Evolution Earth
Traveling to the far corners of the world, we discover the extraordinary ways animals are adapting to our rapidly changing planet. We witness nature’s remarkable resilience, as our perception of evolution and its potential is forever transformed. Read these interviews with experts to learn more.Providing Support for PBS.org
Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship[Campbell-Staton] The pressure of the extreme heat pushes these chimps to do something extraordinary.
And our remote cameras were there to capture it.
[Chimps grunting] Momma and baby finally get some respite from the mid-day sun.
She heads even deeper into the cave, crawling into a chamber beyond the overhang.
[Jill] Females that are nursing and really stressed by heat will be hanging around the cave.
The caves are consistently cooler.
[Campbell-Staton] And when she says cooler, she means an astonishing 23 degrees cooler than outside.
[Chimp barking] And everyone wants a piece of this action.
[Jill] If there are a lot of chimps around, the adult males will actually compete over access to the caves.
[Campbell-Staton] It's still early days to start describing this cave behavior... but this is what I would categorize as "chillaxing."
♪
Big City Living For The Nubian Ibex
Video has Closed Captions
The ibex are Israel’s newest big city resident with rising desert temperatures. (8m 2s)
Video has Closed Captions
In the hottest places, species are going to extraordinary lengths to survive. (30s)
The Wild Camels of Mongolia's Gobi Desert
Video has Closed Captions
In the Gobi Desert, Adiya Yadamsuren tracks a wild camel to a water hole. (3m 4s)
The Zebra Finches' Battle to Survive
Video has Closed Captions
Mylene finds that when temperatures rise, zebra finches can sing to their unhatched eggs. (3m)
Providing Support for PBS.org
Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship
