- [Narrator] In the heart of Equatorial Africa
between the mountains and the lakes one country
has the most exceptional wildlife, Uganda.
In Southwestern Uganda, over a thousand meters
above sea level thick vegetation covers the hills.
What creatures are living here
under the almost impenetrable canopy?
Even the rays of the morning sun barely penetrate
to the ground.
(light music) (crickets creaking)
This sole chimpanzee is in no rush to start the day.
(orchestral music)
The other chimps are sleeping in the trees
but he's comfortable here on the ground,
safe in the knowledge that the head of the clan
is watching over their territory.
(orchestral music)
This is Totti, the alpha male.
Totti fully assumes the leader's role ready to spot
any encroachment by other clans.
And the intruder would be chased off immediately
and ruthlessly.
What makes his watch even harder is that the 40
or so members of the clan are spread out
in small groups across the entire territory.
(chimps laughing)
The chimps gather around the fruit trees.
They let each other know when the fruit is ripe.
Sharing food helps to strengthen social ties
and bond the clan together.
This young chimp has no trouble reaching the berries
at the end of the branches. (birds chirping)
This older chimp is heavier and has an injured wrist,
for the time being he makes do with carefully chosen leaves
but there will be a lower hanging fruit somewhere else.
And if the opportunity arises,
he can always hunt small mammals even monkeys
and steal eggs.
(birds chirping) (insects buzzing)
All the world's a playground for this young Chimp
as he gradually learns to set out on his own.
For the first eight years of their lives chimps stay close
to their mother even if she has two or three other babies
in the meantime.
(birds chirping)
With their pink faces and big ears
all little chimps in the same age group look alike.
But during adolescents, around the age of 10
the skin on their faces turns brown or black
and they acquire their distinctive features.
You can tell mature adult males between 20 and 45 years old
from their muscular body and white beard.
This male who is eating a jackfruit is the second
in command to Totti and thus occupies a pretty high position
in the clan. (birds chirping)
He's not number one, either because he hasn't managed
to defeat Totti one-on-one in a fight or because
he hasn't been able to gain support
from the other members of the clan
or maybe he's simply biding his time.
(birds chirping)
This young male is still far lower in the hierarchy.
By offering to share fruit with Totti,
he's showing his respect for the chief.
He understands the strategic role of alliances
in the complicated chimp society.
(birds chirping)
Even if he's starting at the bottom of the social ladder,
he's got years to work his way up.
Maybe he too could become a second-in-command.
(birds chirping) (crickets creaking)
He has noticed that other more solitary chimps
seem to have relinquished all social ambition.
(birds chirping)
The best he can do for now is watch and learn
and build up his strength.
Who knows what the future holds in stone.
(birds chirping)
Totti on the other hand must maintain his position
and fulfill his role as protector.
At 23 years of age, he's about midway through his life.
He's been a leader of the clan for about a year.
(birds chirping) (light music)
His calm demeanor, scar-free face
and moderate muscle structure all suggests
that it's mainly because of his intelligence and charisma
that Totti's managed to build coalitions
and take over as chief of the clan.
(orchestral music)
Now Totti watches over his clan and territory.
(orchestral music)
The forest is everything for chimps,
providing protection and nourishment.
(orchestral music)
But still there's a vast and mysterious world beyond.
(music dies down)
He could hardly imagine
that 100 kilometers to the south
there's an entirely different habitat.
Under the Virunga Volcano Mountains,
shrouded in a veil of mist,
(orchestral music)
2000 meters above sea level lies an impenetrable jungle.
The vegetation grows so thick you might think
there's hardly room for anything larger than an insect.
(orchestral music)
This is home to the world's largest apes,
the refuge of the last mountain gorillas.
(orchestral music)
Adult males can be identified by their elongated skull
and silvery back.
This alpha male watches over his family of several females.
They're young and one or two older non alpha males.
(crickets creaking)
(branch cracking)
Gorillas spend a third of their day eating.
They're almost strictly vegetarian but can supplement
their diet by hunting ants which provides some protein.
(crickets creaking)
His impressive belly is explained by the need to digest
over 30 kilograms of leaves, roots and fruit every day.
This diet is relatively poor nutritionally
so gorillas need huge quantities to nourish
their 200 kilograms of body mass.
(crickets creaking)
Gorillas don't dwell in any one place for long.
It's easy for them to move through rugged terrain
and tangled vegetation.
(playful music)
With their thick fur coats for protection,
young gorillas swing on the branches.
(orchestral music)
(playful music) (cricket creaking)
But the best exercise comes from getting up to mischief
with one's half brothers.
(playful music) (branches shuffling)
Despite his weight,
the male silverback has no trouble climbing trees
which provide good vantage points.
(crickets creaking) (birds chirping)
But the ground is where he really moves
in short spurts stopping to check that all as well.
His family will join him in a few minutes.
(crickets creaking)
Despite his formidable appearance,
the mountain gorilla is peaceful.
As an attentive father, he makes sure his offspring
are in good hands.
For the time being, it's his oldest son
who is watching over the others allowing
the father gorilla to rest.
(crickets creaking) (birds chirping)
After eating, it's time for a siesta.
And there are no distractions to hold him back.
(crickets creaking) (birds chirping)
(gorilla exhales)
His oldest son seems resigned
to having his siblings play on his silver back.
(crickets creaking)
(birds chirping)
(playful music)
The young silverbacks are engrossed in play unaware
of the uncertain fate awaiting them,
the last 1000 mountain gorillas in Equatorial Africa.
(playful music)
(branches shuffling)
(playful music)
The siesta comes to an end
when a female gorilla indicates she wants to move.
(crickets creaking) (birds chirping)
The rambunctious youngsters don't want to stop playing.
(branches cracking)
(birds chirping)
It's hard to sleep given the circumstances.
It's clearly time for the head of the family
to assume his role.
(vegetation shuffling) (branches cracking)
(thunder) (rain pattering)
What makes this mountain forest so luxurious
is the abundant precipitation.
It rains almost every day. (rain pattering)
The Jackson's chameleon is used to this cool,
damp high altitude climate
and take shelter under the leaves.
(rain pattering) (birds chirping)
The golden monkeys thick-coated fur affords protection
from the weather.
(birds chirping)
So a little rain won't deter him from his meal.
(rain pattering) (birds chirping)
Golden monkeys are herbivores
but can also dig out larvae hidden under bark or moss.
(rain pattering) (birds chirping)
(thunder) (rain pattering)
(crickets creaking)
This is the season when golden monkeys travel a lot
in search of fruit trees
because they're fond of blossoms and fruit alike.
It's a welcome change from the usual diet of bamboo leaves.
(crickets creaking) (branches shuffling)
Golden monkeys live in groups of some 30 members.
They're always on the alert hyperactive
and they stick together.
Despite having few predators,
golden monkeys are an endangered species
because of the gradual destruction of the bamboo forests
they need to survive.
Today, this is their last refuge
and the Virunga Volcanic Mountains
of Central Africa on the frontier of Rwanda, Uganda
in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Their snout isn't really yellow but this season
it's often covered with pollen from flowers.
(thunder) (birds chirping)
(rain pattering) (birds chirping)
Golden monkeys not only look a bit like clowns
they can act like clowns when something startles them.
They often meet up with gorillas
because both primates share the same territory.
(rain pattering) (birds chirping)
But while the silverback is unmoved by the monkeys antics
the golden monkey can't resist putting on a show.
(rain pattering) (birds chirping)
Totti the chimp will never venture far enough
from his forest to see gorillas.
His territory is limited to this narrow stretch of forest
in a conservation area.
Beyond the horizon lies the world of men and women,
the world of deforestation, tea plantations
and chemical pesticides that cause severe harm
to chimpanzees health.
So Totti stays with his own kind, watching the endless hours
of delousing sessions.
Delousing is a crucial ritual for primates.
It's more than just a question of health and hygiene
and removing parasitic insects that bite
and transmit disease.
Grooming sessions also promote social bonding and provide
for a show of respect.
Chimps with an elevated status
in the hierarchy receive more attention and grooming
than what they give in return.
(birds chirping)
This could make lower status individuals jealous.
(birds chirping)
Quite often it's the youngest chimps who would take care
of the older ones.
This Chimp is performing his task with devotion.
This demonstration of altruism reminds us
that chimps are the best living representatives
of the earliest prehistoric human societies.
It's only been 7 million years, just a blink of time
in the history of the planet
that chimps and humans branched out from a common ancestor
to form two distinct lines.
Even today, despite how far we have evolved
from Australopithecus,
the chimpanzee is our closest living relative
and over 98% of our genes are identical.
A close relative, but a relative we disrespect
as we destroy its habitat.
The population has fallen by 80% in the past century
and chimpanzees are today threatened with extinction.
In the future,
there may no longer be any chimpanzee populations
to teach us a lesson in humility,
to remind us of who we are, our past and our present.
With the destruction of the great apes,
it's part of our family that we are destroying.
Contemplating his forest, Totti can not know
that his habitat survives only because it's preserved
as a national park.
How much longer can he and his clan continue to live
in this haven of peace?
And how can he imagine
there was a totally different wilderness
at a lower altitude?
Lower down other realms of East Africa's great Rift Valley,
this broad, expansive savanna which was long considered
to be the only cradle of humanity.
(orchestral music) (birds chirping)
At daybreak the birds are active
and the air fills with song.
(orchestral music) (birds chirping)
The antelope take longer to emerge from sleep.
(orchestral music) (birds chirping)
The defassa waterbuck takes advantage
of the early morning due to quench his thirst.
(birds chirping)
But the grazing animals remain cautious because maybe
not all the predators have completed their nights hunting.
(crickets creaking)
It's a good thing this lion family seems to have eaten
it's fill and is ready to rest.
(crickets creaking) (birds chirping)
This African Buffalo may be on his own
but is not unduly worried.
The great Kestrel seems captivated
by a strange whistling sound like a call in the wild.
(crickets creaking) (dramatic music)
(kob whistling)
What we are hearing is a female Ugandan kob.
(orchestral music)
This young mother is alarmed.
Her cry of distress carries a hundred meters
before fading in the bush.
(kob whistling) (crickets creaking)
She's looking for her young calf in every direction,
hoping to locate it. (kob whistling)
But her child cannot answer,
and this leopard is the reason why.
The mother can call and call with her distressful cry,
(kob crying) (birds chirping)
but sadly she will never see her calf again
for it has already fallen victim to its attacker.
(orchestral music)
The rest of the herd continues on its way.
Ugandan kobs prefer the high ground
where the broader view gives them a sense of safety.
(birds chirping) (orchestral music)
But unfortunately the water is below
and some of them pay the price.
Going down to drink is always a risk
as the presence of the vultures shows.
(birds chirping) (orchestral music)
These scavengers know they will always find the leftovers
from prey.
(birds chirping) (orchestral music)
Nor does the leopard seem to worry where his next meal
is coming from.
He's identified two apparently carefree antelope.
The young defassa waterbuck are testing their strength
under the umpiring of a hammer top.
But the bird is actually interested in the insects
the two fighters are kicking up with their hooves.
(crickets creaking)
(rattling sound)
To go hunting, the long-crested eagle prefers a higher view.
But keeping one's balance in the gusting wind requires lots
of skill to avoid the thorns.
The wind also carries the smell of danger.
The spotted hyena
with its ever-present smile needs two kilograms of flesh
a day.
If it fails to find carrion,
it will have to hunt with its pack.
Fortunately, this one doesn't seem to be famished
or maybe it's a ruse and knowing it's being watched
by its potential prey,
it may be only feigning in difference.
Seeing the hyena move away the zebras relax a little.
Small herds like this one are in great danger
especially in the tall grass.
Zebras have highly developed senses of sight,
hearing and smell.
Each in turn examines the surroundings.
They are fast enough to outrun potential predators
but only if they spot them in time.
The young adults can work off their access energy
with mock fights that do no lasting harm.
(birds chirping) (crickets creaking)
But before the fight gets out of hand
the fighters are called to order.
(birds chirping) (crickets creaking)
This zebra foal is being hidden by his mother from the hyena
and is too young to play with the older colts,
especially if it's suckling time.
(birds chirping) (crickets creaking)
(screaming sound) (birds chirping)
As for this monkeys don't go out of their way to hide.
(screaming sound)
This female lives in a group of some 50 members
but suddenly realizes she's all alone.
Did she doze off or did she have to fleas some predator
and lose sight of her family?
In the Savannah, each animal is often left on its own
to face the dramatic events of everyday life.
Even if her cry is unanswered for the time being
she might end up finding another member of her tribe,
unless of course the sound simply whetted the appetite
of a leopard.
(birds chirping)
This solitary warthog is keeping a safe distance.
He senses there is safety in the midst of the kobs
and marks the trunk with his scent.
This way he'll be able to return
to this secure location where he can sleep or drink.
(birds chirping) (insects buzzing)
The sense of smell is also how
the Ugandan kob bog identifies that a female in his harem
is ovulating.
(birds chirping)
This is followed by a brief and somewhat laborious phase
of seduction during which the male can be aggressive.
He has to repeat the exercise several times
and prove his determination
before the female allows him to mount her briefly.
At the end of the rainy season
the Savanna grasses are green and tasty.
(orchestral music) (birds chirping)
Giraffes prefer areas with more trees
as the leaves have taller shrubs are more nutritious.
They eat some 30 kilograms during the day
and ruminate at night.
(orchestral music) (birds chirping)
The giraffes living here are the largest subspecies
called Rothschild's giraffe.
Males can grow up to 5.8 meters tall.
Their height lets them feed on young shoots
well above the reach of the antelope.
Standing one meter above the ground,
the gray crowned crane is the national bird of Uganda.
These tall handsome birds live in pairs
and appear on the country's flag and coat of arms.
Unlike the giraffe which reaches upward,
the crane uses its long neck to bend down for feeding.
Like many species of waiters,
these cranes feed by stamping their feet on the ground
to flush out insects and worms.
Red-throated bee-eaters are able to catch insects in flight.
Living in colonies they can carry out full fledged raids
on flying ants, flies and crickets.
These gray-headed and striped kingfishers also eat insects.
Unlike their cousins the pied kingfisher
and malachite kingfisher,
these species do not require wetlands.
While one is preening his feathers,
this one has already begun singing for his mating dance.
At lower altitudes the forests develop around rivers
and streams.
They are hosts to different species than the Savannah,
particularly among the primates.
Easily recognized from its black and white fur
the mantled guereza lives in small groups
of about 10 members with several females
and their young gathered around an alpha male.
(birds chirping)
The females are the most altruistic spending
lots of time delousing especially their young offspring.
Their down-turned mouths give the mantled guereza
a depressed appearance
but nothing could be further from the truth.
(leaves shuffling)
These are strong, active monkeys capable
of jumping up to 10 meters between branches
as they race across the trees. (branches shuffling)
(birds chirping) (branches shuffling)
It would take more than that to distract this couple
of black and white casqued hornbills,
busy bickering and then patching up their quarrels.
(birds chirping) (rattling sound)
These hyperactive birds use their bills as tools,
hammers, pliers, scissors, or crowbars,
their bill can do everything.
This bird is harvesting pieces of bark for the nest
in the hollow of a tree.
Doing so he can capture a larvae to supplement the diet
made mainly of fruit.
(playful music) (birds chirping)
The hornbill is interested in everything and never stops.
(playful music) (birds chirping)
(crickets creaking)
On the other hand, the red-tailed monkey is active only
in the morning and evening.
These amusing little monkeys are identifiable
from their reddish tail and the heart shape snowflake
on their nose.
(birds chirping) (crickets creaking)
Like many fruit eating animals,
they help to reseed the forest
by passing seeds in their droppings.
(crickets creaking)
In other words, you can look like a clown
and still grow giant trees.
And these trees are observation towers for Totti.
But climbing is hard work and the head of the chimp clan
has to take a break from his surveillance.
He's perfectly familiar with his territory
and knows where to find the best fruits.
(birds chirping) (vegetation shuffling)
The fruit of the jackfruit tree is rich and fibrous
but can be hard to swallow.
(birds chirping) (crickets creaking)
For dessert Totti prefers juicy figs
which he carefully selects by sniffing them
to check they're rich in sugars.
(birds chirping) (crickets creaking)
He takes time to peel them with a deft movement of his lips
against his teeth.
(birds chirping) (crickets creaking)
Totti can relax a bit
as the other chimps in the clan go about their business.
(birds chirping) (crickets creaking)
But his second in command remains vigilant.
(chimps hooting)
The intruder knows he's been spotted and therefore retreats.
If he'd come from outside the clan
he'd certainly be chased off and probably killed.
But he's a member of the group
that has been temporarily banished probably
for having tried to overthrow Totti.
That means he'll gradually be allowed to rejoin the clan
but not yet.
This lets Totti know he can count on the loyalty
of his seconds-in-command who gave the alert
so he has every reason to be reassured
and let us his mind wander.
(light music) (birds chirping)
His imagination soars high above the canopy to the North
as though drawn by the powerful roar of a distance river.
(river roaring)
The water rushes through the heart of the forest
so powerfully that it can cross the Sahara Desert
and carry the rains of the equator all the way
to the Mediterranean Sea. (river roaring)
Because this is the source
of the world's second longest river, the mighty Nile.
(river roaring)
Murchison Falls is often considered the symbolic source
of the Nile where the waters of the White Nile flowing
from Lake Victoria lunge 43 meters
before flowing into Lake Albert.
(orchestral music)
Below the falls, the river spreads out
where the calm waters offer a habitat
for plantain animal life to flourish.
The reed beds offer shelter to numerous fish eating species
like this giant solitary shoebill
that stands 120 centimeters tall.
(orchestral music) (birds chirping)
This is naturally a paradise for the various species
of kingfishers that thrive with these rich waters.
(water whooshing) (birds chirping)
(playful music) (birds chirping)
The yellow-billed stork fishes by stirring the mud
with one foot and then the other to dislodge worms
and little fishes which are forced directly
into it's bill.
On the lookout for larger prey
the African fish eagle arises above the waters.
Here he can survey a Panorama that remains intact
because it is preserved.
National parks are about the only place where
the landscape is not dotted with human construction.
(birds chirping)
Here the banks of Lake Albert are still open
for large animals with no roads to block their path.
This might not last however
because recently discovered oil fields could soon
be brought into production.
But elephants require unimpeded access to the lake.
They have a tremendous need for water, for drinking
and also for cooling off.
The banks of the river are a gathering place
for elephant herds, the ideal location to make new contacts
and meet up with old acquaintances.
The vegetation is more plentiful, which is vital
for creatures that have to eat nearly 150 kilograms
of plants every day.
(birds chirping) (rattling sound)
There are many elephants boxed in a limited space
which gives them ample opportunity for mock fights.
(birds chirping)
The clashes are actually well-controlled
with little violence
as the purpose is more to determine their relative strengths
than to cause injury.
The hierarchy becomes really important
when the male needs to prove their strength
to females and oestrus.
(birds chirping)
The combat stops as soon as one of
the fighters admits defeat and walks away.
(birds chirping) (water whooshing)
Further south on the equator,
it's over 35 degrees centigrade in the shade.
During the dry season, in the heat of the day,
herds of African Buffalo cooled themselves
in the shallow water.
They're close together so they can doze in safety
because they've been accepted by the hippos
who reign over the area and hippos are hardly recognized
for their friendliness
The alpha male watches over his herd from a distance.
The female hippos stick together during the day.
Females weigh 1300 kilos.
They're too heavy and their bodies are too dense
to easily float.
They rest where their feet touch the bottom
and provide support for their single calf.
What difference does it make if the frogs complain?
(frogs croaking)
(hippo grunting) (frogs croaking)
Baby hippos are born in the river
and the calves can suckle under water.
But sometimes they're impatient for their mother
to move to dry land.
Adult hippos feed only on land typically at night.
But that doesn't prevent the hungriest hippos
from starting earlier in late afternoon.
(rattling sound)
In small rivers, hippos crowd even more closely together.
(hippos grunting) As the sun goes down
they shake off their lethargy.
Young hippos play together and the adults shout out
their position to avoid being trampled.
(hippos grunting) (birds chirping)
The hippos eagerly wait for nightfall before plotting up
the banks of the river where they'll spread out
and feed until morning.
(water whooshing) (hippos grunting)
But it's hard to get started.
And the hippos call out until the hardiest one steps out
of the water.
(water whooshing) (hippos grunting)
(water whooshing) (birds chirping)
(hippos grunting)
And as the sun goes down,
the hippos cries resonate through the air sometimes so loud
that even Totti can hear them.
The leader of the chimps can let his mind wander
for a long time and take in the scene.
His thought patterns are clearly non-verbal.
They're simply visual just like those of a human infant.
(birds chirping)
And observing his clan day after day
he sees that harmony prevails.
He sees the members of his clan taking care of one another
with respect and dedication.
He can sense the peacefulness of the community
where each member has a position to fulfill
and all share a sense of trust.
(crickets creaking) (birds chirping)
Some chimps are more solitary than others.
This one has caught a cold
and is staying away from the others until he's better.
Chimps don't actually speak
but they pay close attention to those around them.
Their face is highly mobile, enabling a wide range
of expressions that they read much better than we can.
This allows them to communicate in a more complex,
more subtle way than other primates.
They've developed genuine psychological capacities
something essential for life and society.
Young chimps are brought up in a way that leaves them
a great deal of freedom fostering their natural curiosity.
This young chimp is observing the faces of older ones
and trying to interpret their expressions,
it's not an easy task.
This young mother must still hold her newborn baby close
to her body.
He was born only a few weeks ago and on his own
wouldn't be able to follow her in the trees.
Chimps make their sleep nests tying the branches
to avoid predators and mosquitoes.
By bending branches at an intersection,
she quickly builds a nest with a comfortable mattress
of leaves.
The nest can only hold one adult
and will be used a single night only.
That means there's no room for the older brother
who will have to make his own nest,
but that doesn't prevent him from saying goodnight
and asking for some cuddles.
(birds chirping) (crickets creaking)
Sleep comes gently at the close of day
for the entire community.
(birds chirping) (crickets creaking)
The evening is peaceful and the world is calm.
The eyelids are growing heavy.
(birds chirping)
This older male seems to find that even eating is a chore
and he needs a rest.
(crickets creaking)
(birds chirping)
In the dense vegetation, the chimps remain attentive
to every sound.
The forest is virtually still except for the chimps climbing
into the trees each in turn to their separate nests
in the leaves.
And there they rest surrounded by the vegetation sheltered
by the green mantle of the canopy.
The chimp entrusts his body to nature and sleeps.
(crickets creaking)
Totti is still awake alone on the ground.
Like a father he watches over his clan.
Maybe he feels a sense of pride in the peaceful equilibrium
and the mutual trust he's instilled in the group.
Soon, he too will climb up to bed and if he dreams,
will he take delight in the peaceful territory
in which he lives?
This ultimate little sanctuary where chimps have reigned
since the dawn of time.
(orchestral music)
(growling sound) (orchestral music)
(crickets chirping) (music dies down)
- [旁白] 在赤道非洲的中心
山與湖之間的一個國家
擁有最獨特野生動物的國家就是烏干達。
在烏干達西南部，
海拔高度以上，茂密的植物覆蓋著山丘。
在幾乎無法穿透的樹冠下
這裡生活著哪些生物呢？
甚至連清晨的陽光都幾乎無法穿透
落到地上。
（輕音樂）（蟋蟀吱吱叫）
這隻孤獨的黑猩猩並不急於開始新的一天。
（管弦樂）
其牠黑猩猩在樹上睡覺
但牠在地面上很舒服，
部落首領
正在守護牠們的領土。
（管弦樂）
這就是托蒂，牠是我們的領袖。
托蒂充份發揮領袖作用，隨時準備發力
任何其牠氏族的侵佔。
入侵者將被立即趕走
並且毫不留情。
讓牠監視更加困難的是
這個部落的卌多名成員
分散在整個領土上的小群體中。
（黑猩猩笑）
黑猩猩聚集在菓樹周圍。
當菓實成熟時牠們會互相告知。
分享食物有助於加強社會聯繫
並使部落團結在一起。
這隻小黑猩猩輕易地就能吃到莓菓
在樹枝的末端。 （鳥鳴聲）
這隻年紀較大的黑猩猩體重較重，手腕受傷，
目前牠衹能用精心挑選的樹葉
但還會有其牠地方更容易採摘到水菓。
如果有機會，
牠總是能捕獵小型哺乳動物，甚至猴子
並偸雞蛋。
（鳥鳴聲）（昆蟲嗡嗡聲）
對這隻年輕的黑猩猩來說，全世界都是遊樂場
牠逐漸學會了獨立行動。
在生命的最初八年裡， 黑猩猩會與母親保持親密關係
即使牠已有兩三個孩子
同時。
（鳥鳴聲）
有著粉紅色的臉和大耳朶
同一年齡層的小黑猩猩看起來都很像。
但在青少年時期，約十歲
臉上的皮膚變成棕色或黑色
並形成了各自的獨特特徵。
你可以辨別出廿至卌五歲之間的成年雄性
從牠們肌肉發達的身體和白鬍鬚。
這隻正在吃菠蘿蜜的雄性是第二隻
指揮托蒂，因此佔據相當高的位置
在氏族中。 （鳥鳴聲）
牠也不是第一，因為牠沒有成功
在一對一比賽中擊敗托蒂，或者因為
牠未能獲得支持
來自家族其牠成員
或者牠衹是在等待時機。
（鳥鳴聲）
這名年輕雄性的等級仍然很低。
透過與托蒂分享水菓，
牠這是在表達牠對酋長的尊敬。
牠了解聯盟的策略作用
在複雜的黑猩猩社會中。
（鳥鳴聲）
即使牠來自社會最底層，
牠還需要多年的努力才能不斷進步。
或許牠也能成為二把手。
（鳥兒鳴叫）（蟋蟀吱吱叫）
牠註意到其牠更孤獨的黑猩猩
似乎放棄了一切社會抱負。
（鳥鳴聲）
牠現在能做的最好的事情就是觀察和學習
並增強牠的實力。
誰知道未來會發生什麼事。
（鳥鳴聲）
另一方面，托蒂必須保持自己的地位
並履行保護者的職責。
牠今年廿三歲，正値中期。
牠擔任該部落領導者大約一年。
（鳥鳴聲）（輕音樂）
牠平靜的舉止，沒有傷疤的臉
和適度的肌肉結構都顯示
這主要是因為牠的智慧和魅力
托蒂成功建立聯盟
並接任部落首領。
（管弦樂）
現在托蒂守護著牠的家族和領土。
（管弦樂）
森林是黑猩猩的一切，
提供保護和營養。
（管弦樂）
但外面仍然有一個廣闊而神秘的世界。
（音樂漸漸消失）
牠幾乎無法想像
向南一百公里處
那裡有一個完全不同的棲息地。
在維龍加火山下，
籠罩在薄霧之中，
（管弦樂）
海拔兩千公尺以上，是一片難以穿越的叢林。
植物生長得如此茂密，你可能會認為
幾乎沒有空間容納比昆蟲更大的生物。
（管弦樂）
這裡是世界上最大猿類家園，
最後的山地大猩猩避難所。
（管弦樂）
成年雄性可以透過其細長的頭骨
和銀色的背部來識別。
這頭雄性大象守護著由幾頭雌性組成的家族。
牠們很年輕，還有一兩隻年紀較大、非阿爾法雄性。
（蟋蟀吱吱叫）
（樹枝斷裂）
大猩猩每天有三分之一的時間在進食。
牠們幾乎是嚴格素食者，
但可以透過捕獵螞蟻來補充些許蛋白質。
（蟋蟀吱吱叫）
牠那令人印像深刻的肚子是因為需要消化
卅多公斤的樹葉、根和菓實。
這種飲食營養相對較差
所以大猩猩需要大量的食物來滋養
牠們的體重有皕公斤。
（蟋蟀吱吱叫）
大猩猩不會在任何一個地方長期居住。
牠們能夠輕鬆地穿越崎嶇地形
和糾結的植物。
（歡快的音樂）
牠們有厚皮毛作為保護，
年輕大猩猩在樹枝上盪鞦韆。
（管弦樂）
（歡快的音樂）（蟋蟀吱吱作響）
但最好的鍛鍊方式是惡作劇
和同父異母的兄弟。
（歡快的音樂）（樹枝搖曳）
儘管體重超標，
雄性銀背大猩猩可以毫無困難地爬樹
可以提供良好的有利位置。
（蟋蟀吱吱叫）（鳥兒嘰嘰喳喳）
但牠眞正行動的地方是地面
短時間內停下來檢查一切。
牠的族群過後就會來找牠。
（蟋蟀吱吱叫）
儘管牠外表強大，
山地大猩猩很平靜。
作為一個細心的父親，牠確保自己的孩子
得到妥善照顧。
目前，是牠的大兒子
在照顧著其牠猩猩
可讓牠父親好好休息。
（蟋蟀吱吱叫）（鳥兒嘰嘰喳喳）
用餐後，就到了午睡時間。
沒有任何事物干擾牠。
（蟋蟀吱吱叫）（鳥兒嘰嘰喳喳）
（大猩猩呼氣）
牠的大兒子似乎認命了
讓牠的兄弟姐妹在牠的銀背上玩耍。
（蟋蟀吱吱叫）
（鳥鳴聲）
（歡快的音樂）
年輕的銀背大猩猩全神貫註地玩耍，卻沒有意識到
未知的命運正在等待著牠們，
赤道非洲最後一千隻山地大猩猩。
（歡快的音樂）
（樹枝亂舞）
（歡快的音樂）
午睡結束了
當雌性大猩猩表示牠想要移動。
（蟋蟀吱吱叫）（鳥兒嘰嘰喳喳）
這些活潑的年輕猩猩還想玩。
（樹枝斷裂）
（鳥鳴聲）
在這種情況下，很難入睡。
顯然，現在是一家之主
擔任牠的職務。
（植被搖曳）（樹枝斷裂）
（雷聲）（雨聲）
這片山林為何如此奢華
因為雨水充沛。
幾乎每天下雨。 （淅淅瀝瀝）
傑克遜變色龍已經習慣了這種涼爽，
潮濕的高海拔氣候
並在樹葉下避難。
（雨點淅瀝）（鳥兒鳴叫）
金絲猴厚皮毛可以保護牠
不受天氣影響。
（鳥鳴聲）
所以一點小雨不會妨礙牠用餐。
（雨點淅瀝）（鳥兒鳴叫）
金絲猴是草食性動物
還可以挖出隱藏在樹皮或苔蘚下的幼蟲。
（雨點淅瀝）（鳥兒鳴叫）
（雷聲）（雨聲）
（雨點淅瀝）（蟋蟀吱吱叫）
現在是金絲猴大量遷徙的季節
尋找菓樹
因為牠們喜歡花朶和菓實。
這與通常的竹葉飲食相比是一個可喜的變化。
（蟋蟀吱吱作響）（樹枝搖曳）
金絲猴通常群居，每群成員約卅隻。
牠們總是處於高度警覺和過度活躍的狀態
並且牠們團結一致。
儘管天敵很少，
金絲猴是瀕臨絕種的物種
由於竹林逐漸被破壞
牠們需要生存。
今天，這是牠們最後的避難所
以及維龍加火山
位於中非盧安達和烏干達邊境
在剛果民主共和國。
牠們的鼻子並非黃色，但這個季節
牠通常被花粉覆蓋。
（雷聲）（鳥鳴聲）
（雨點淅瀝）（鳥兒鳴叫）
金絲猴不僅長得有點像小丑
當某事讓牠們吃驚時，牠們會表現得像小丑一樣。
牠們經常與大猩猩見面
因為兩種靈長類動物共享同一領地。
（雨點淅瀝）（鳥兒鳴叫）
但儘管銀背大猩猩對猴子的滑稽動作無動於衷
金絲猴忍不住要表演一齣好戲。
（雨點淅瀝）（鳥兒鳴叫）
黑猩猩托蒂永遠不會走得夠遠
從牠的森林去看大猩猩。
牠的領地僅限於這片狹長的森林
在保護區內。
地平線那邊是雄性和雌性的世界，
森林砍伐與茶園的世界
以及化學農藥
嚴重危害黑猩猩的健康。
所以托蒂和牠的同類待在一起，看著無盡的時光
除蝨。
除蝨對於靈長類動物來說是一項重要的儀式。
這是一個健康和衛生問題
若不祛除叮咬的寄生昆蟲
則會傳播疾病。
梳理過程不但能促進社交聯繫，
而且還可表示尊重。
地位較高的黑猩猩
在等級制度中得到更多的關註與培養
而不是牠們所給予的回報。
（鳥鳴聲）
這可能會讓地位較低的人感到嫉妒。
（鳥鳴聲）
通常最年輕的黑猩猩會照顧
年長者。
這隻黑猩猩正在忠誠地執行任務。
這種利牠主義的表現
是提醒黑猩猩現存最佳代表
最早的史前人類社會。
才過了七百萬年，衹是一眨眼
在地球的歷史上
黑猩猩和人類是從共同祖先演化而來
形成兩條不同的線路。
直到今天，無論人類進化到何種程度，
來自南方古猿，
黑猩猩都是人類的近親
人類百分之九十八以上的基因和黑猩猩相同。
但人類不尊重牠們
因為人類破壞了牠們的棲息地。
過去一個世紀黑猩猩數量下降了百分之八十
如今，黑猩猩正面臨滅絕的威脅。
將來，
可能不再有任何黑猩猩族群
教導人類謙卑的道理，
提醒人類是誰、過去、還有現在。
隨著類人猿的滅絕，
人類正在摧毀的是家庭的一部份。
看著牠的森林，托蒂不知道
牠的棲息地之所以能存在，是因為得到了保護
作為國家公園。
牠和牠的家族
在這片和平的天堂，還能活多久？
牠又怎麼想像
在較低的海拔，
是一片完全不同的荒野？
東非大裂谷，
這片廣袤的大草原長期以來被認為是
成為人類唯一的搖籃。
（管弦樂）（鳥鳴聲）
黎明時分，鳥兒活躍起來
空氣中充滿著歌聲。
（管弦樂）（鳥鳴聲）
羚羊需要更長的時間才能從睡眠中醒來。
（管弦樂）（鳥鳴聲）
德法薩水羚
清晨起來，就會喝水。
（鳥鳴聲）
但草食動物隨時保持警惕，因為也許
並非所有的捕食者都完成了夜間的狩獵。
（蟋蟀吱吱叫）
幸好這隻獅子家族似乎已經吃飽了
牠已準備休息。
（蟋蟀吱吱叫）（鳥兒嘰嘰喳喳）
這頭非洲水牛可能獨自一頭
但並沒有過度擔心。
大紅隼似乎被迷住了
一種像野外呼喚一樣的奇怪口哨聲。
（蟋蟀吱吱叫）（戲劇音樂）
（科布吹口哨）
我們聽到一隻雌性烏干達水羚的叫聲。
（管弦樂）
這位年輕母親感到驚慌。
牠的求救聲傳到了一百公尺外
隨後消失在灌木叢中。
（水雞吹口哨）（蟋蟀吱吱叫）
牠四處尋找牠的幼崽，
希望能夠找到牠。 （科布吹口哨）
但牠的孩子無法回應，
而這隻豹就是原因。
母親衹能痛苦地哭喊，
但遺憾的是牠再也見不到牠的幼崽了
因為牠已經成為攻擊者的犧牲品。
（管弦樂）
其餘象群繼續前行。
烏干達水羚更喜歡高地
更廣闊的視野給予牠們一種安全感。
（鳥鳴聲）（管弦樂）
但不幸的是，水在下面
其中一些付出了代價。
喝水總是有風險
正如禿鷹的出現。
（鳥鳴聲）（管弦樂）
這些拾荒者知道總是能找到剩食
離獵物較遠。
（鳥鳴聲）（管弦樂）
豹似乎也不擔心
下一餐來自哪裡。
牠發現了兩隻看起來無憂無慮的羚羊。
年輕的德法薩水羚在鎚頭的裁判下
測試牠們的力量。
但實際上，鳥對昆蟲很有興趣
兩名戰士正用蹄踢動。
（蟋蟀吱吱叫）
（嘎嘎聲）
為了出去打獵，長冠鷹喜歡從更高的視角觀察。
但在狂風中保持平衡需要很多
避免荊棘的技巧。
風中也帶著危險的氣息。
斑點鬣狗
永遠帶著微笑
一天需要兩公斤肉。
如果找不到腐屍，
牠不得不和族群一起狩獵。
幸運的是，牠看起來並不餓
或者這可能是個詭計，並且知道
被潛在獵物監視著
或許衹是假裝不同。
看到鬣狗走開，斑馬稍微放鬆了一些。
像這樣的小群體正面臨巨大的危險
特別是在高聳的草叢中。
斑馬有高度發達的視覺，
聽覺和嗅覺。
每隻斑馬依序檢查周圍環境。
牠們的速度夠快，可以逃脫潛在掠食者
但衹有牠們能夠及時發現才行。
年輕斑馬可以透過運動消耗多餘的能量
透過模擬打鬥不會造成持久傷害。
（鳥兒鳴叫）（蟋蟀吱吱叫）
但在戰鬥失控前
戰士們被命令遵守秩序。
（鳥兒鳴叫）（蟋蟀吱吱叫）
這隻斑馬幼崽被母親藏起來，以防鬣狗發現
而且年紀太小，不能跟大一點的斑馬一起玩，
特別是在哺乳時間。
（鳥兒鳴叫）（蟋蟀吱吱叫）
（尖叫聲）（鳥鳴聲）
至於這個，猴子不會刻意去躱藏。
（尖叫聲）
這隻雌性生活在一個大約有五十隻雌性的群體中
但突然意識到孤身一隻。
牠是不是打瞌睡了，還是牠要捕食跳蚤
或是失去了對家人的關註？
在大草原上，每隻動物通常會被單獨留在那裡
面對日常生活中的戲劇性事件。
即使牠的呼喊暫時無法回應
牠最終可能會找到部落的另一名成員，
當然，除非聲音衹是勾起了食慾
豹
（鳥鳴聲）
這隻孤獨的疣豬正保持著安全距離。
牠感覺到在科布斯中間有安全
並在樹幹上留下了自己的氣味。
這樣牠就能回來了
到這個安全的地方，牠可以睡覺或喝水。
（鳥鳴聲）（昆蟲嗡嗡聲）
嗅覺也是
烏干達科布沼澤認為，牠的後宮中有一位雌性
正在排卵。
（鳥鳴聲）
接下來是一段短暫而有些費力的階段
在誘惑過程中，雄性可能會表現出攻擊性。
牠必須重複這個練習幾次
並證明牠的決心
然後雌性才會允許牠短暫地騎在牠身上。
雨季結束時
稀樹草原的草又綠又美味。
（管弦樂）（鳥鳴聲）
長頸鹿喜歡樹木較多的地區
因為樹葉較高，灌木更有營養。
牠們一天吃掉大約卅公斤食物
並在夜間反覆思考。
（管弦樂）（鳥鳴聲）
住在這裡的長頸鹿是最大的品種
被稱為羅斯柴爾德的長頸鹿。
雄性可生長到五點八公尺高。
牠們的高度使牠們能夠以嫩芽為食
遠遠超出了羚羊能夠到達的高度。
站在離地面一公尺的地方，
灰冠鶴是烏干達的國鳥。
這些高大英俊的鳥成對生活
並出現在該國的國旗和國徽上。
與向上伸展的長頸鹿不同，
鶴用長脖子彎下身覓食。
像許多種類一樣，
這些鶴類透過踩踏地面來進食
驅除昆蟲和蠕蟲。
紅喉虎蜂能夠在飛行中捕捉昆蟲。
牠們生活在殖民地，可以進行全面的襲擊
飛蟻、蒼蠅和蟋蟀。
這些灰頭翠鳥和條紋翠鳥也吃昆蟲。
與牠們的近親斑翠鳥不同
還有孔雀翠鳥，
這些物種不需要濕地。
當一隻鳥正在梳理羽毛時，
這隻鳥已經開始唱歌來表達牠的交配之情。
在低海拔地區，森林圍繞著河流
和溪流生長。
牠們與大草原上的物種不同，
特別是靈長類動物。
黑白相間的皮毛很容易辨認
披毛羚羊生活在小群體中
約有十名成員，其中有幾名雌性
牠們的幼崽聚集在雄性首領周圍。
（鳥鳴聲）
雌性是最無私的消費
花了很多時間除蝨，特別是給牠們年幼的後代除蝨。
牠們的下垂的嘴巴讓披著斗篷的遊擊隊
沮喪的樣子
但事實卻大相逕庭。
（樹葉搖曳）
這些猴子強壯、活躍，
當牠們在樹林間蕩來蕩去時
能夠在樹枝間跳躍十米。 （樹枝亂舞）
（鳥兒鳴叫）（樹枝搖曳）
要分散這對夫妻的註意力，還需要做更多的事情
黑白盔犀鳥，
忙著爭吵後調解。
（鳥鳴聲）（嘎嘎聲）
這些過度活躍的鳥類用牠們的喙作為工具，
鐵錘、鐵鉗、剪刀或撬棍，
牠們的喙可以做任何事。
這隻鳥正在採集樹皮碎片
在樹洞裡築巢。
這樣牠就可以捕捉幼蟲來補充食物
主要由水菓製成。
（歡快的音樂）（鳥鳴聲）
犀鳥對一切都感興趣，永不停歇。
（歡快的音樂）（鳥鳴聲）
（蟋蟀吱吱叫）
另一方面，紅尾猴衹活躍於
早上和晚上。
這些有趣的小猴很容易辨認
從牠們的紅色尾巴和
心形雪花的鼻子。
（鳥兒鳴叫）（蟋蟀吱吱叫）
像許多吃水菓的動物一樣，
牠們幫助重新播種森林
透過糞便傳播種子。
（蟋蟀吱吱叫）
換句話說，你可以看起來像個小丑
並且還能長出參天大樹。
而這些樹木對托蒂來說，就是瞭望塔。
但攀爬是一項艱苦的工作，而黑猩猩家族的首領
必須暫停監視。
牠對自己領地十分熟悉
並知道哪裡可以找到最好的水菓。
（鳥鳴聲）（植物搖曳聲）
菠蘿蜜樹的菓實富含纖維
但可能難以接受。
（鳥兒鳴叫）（蟋蟀吱吱叫）
托蒂喜歡多汁的無花菓作為甜點
牠透過嗅聞仔細挑選
檢查牠們是否含有豐富的糖份。
（鳥兒鳴叫）（蟋蟀吱吱叫）
牠用嘴唇巧妙地剝開牠們
抵住牠的牙齒。
（鳥兒鳴叫）（蟋蟀吱吱叫）
托蒂可以放鬆一下
而族群中的其牠黑猩猩則各忙各的。
（鳥兒鳴叫）（蟋蟀吱吱叫）
但牠的副手仍然保持警戒。
（黑猩猩叫聲）
入侵者知道自己已被發現，因此撤退。
如果牠來自部落之外
牠肯定會被趕走，甚至可能被殺。
但牠是該團體的成員
可能被暫時放逐
因為試圖推翻托蒂。
這意味著牠將逐漸被允許重新加入部落
但還沒有。
這讓托蒂知道牠可以依靠忠誠
牠的副手發出了警報
所以牠有充份的理由放心
並讓我們一起探索牠的思緒。
（輕音樂）（鳥鳴聲）
牠的想像力飛越北方的樹冠
彷彿被遠處河流的強大咆哮聲所吸引。
（河水咆哮）
水流穿過森林的中心
威力強大到可以穿越撒哈拉沙漠
把赤道的雨水帶到
地中海。 （河水咆哮）
因為這是來源
世界第二長河－尼羅河。
（河水咆哮）
穆奇森瀑布通常被認為是
白尼羅河水流經的地方
距離維多利亞湖卌三米
然後流入艾伯特湖。
（管弦樂）
瀑布下方，河流延伸開來
平靜的水域提供了棲息地
讓車前草動物得以繁衍生息。
蘆葦床為眾多食魚物種提供了庇護所
就像這隻巨大的孤獨鯨頭鸛
高一百廿公分。
（管弦樂）（鳥鳴聲）
這裡是各類物種的天堂
翠鳥在這些豐富的水域中茁壯成長。
（水流呼嘯）（鳥兒鳴叫）
（歡快的音樂）（鳥鳴聲）
黃嘴鸛透過攪動泥漿捕魚
先用一隻腳，然後用另一隻腳把蟲趕出來
然後將小魚
納入五臟六腑。
非洲魚鷹翱翔於水面上
尋找更大的獵物。
在這裡牠可以俯瞰全景
因為牠被保存了下來。
國家公園幾乎是唯一一個
景觀中沒有人類的建築。
（鳥鳴聲）
這裡的艾伯特湖岸仍然開放
對於沒有道路阻擋其去路的大型動物來說。
然而這種情況可能不會持續
因為最近發現的油田可能很快就會
投入生產。
但大象需要暢通無阻地進入湖中。
牠們對飲用水的需求龐大
還可以起到降溫的作用。
河岸是聚集地
對於大象群來說，這是建立新聯繫的理想地點
並與熟悉者見面。
植物更加豐富，這是至關重要的
對於必須吃掉近一百五十公斤食物的動物來說
每天種植植物。
（鳥鳴聲）（嘎嘎聲）
有限的空間裡有很多大象
這給了牠們充足的模擬戰鬥機會。
（鳥鳴聲）
衝突實際上得到了很好的控制
幾乎不會發生暴力事件
因為目的更多的是為了確定牠們的相對實力
以免造成傷害。
層次結構變得非常重要
當雄性對雌性和發情期
需要證明自己的力量時。
（鳥鳴聲）
一旦其中一方
戰士們承認失敗並離開。
（鳥鳴聲）（水流呼嘯聲）
赤道以南
陰涼處的溫度超過攝氏卅五度。
在旱季，在白天最熱的時候，
非洲水牛群
在淺水區降溫。
牠們彼此靠得很近，所以可以安全地打瞌睡
因為牠們已經被河馬接受了
誰統治這個地區，河馬幾乎被認出來
牠們的友好
狼會在遠處註視著牠的狼群。
雌河馬白天都聚在一起。
雌性體重一千三百公斤。
牠們太重了，身體太密了
輕易漂浮。
牠們在腳接觸底部的地方休息
並為其幼崽提供支撐。
如果青蛙抱怨的話會有什麼差別？
（青蛙嘎嘎叫）
（河馬咕嚕聲）（青蛙嘎嘎叫聲）
小河馬出生在河裡
幼崽可以在水下哺乳。
但有時牠們會對媽媽不耐煩
移居到乾燥的陸地上。
成年河馬通常衹在夜間在陸地上進食。
但這並不能阻止最飢餓的河馬
從下午晚些時候早些時候開始。
（嘎嘎聲）
在小河裡，河馬聚在一起就更加緊密了。
（河馬咕嚕聲）當太陽下山時
牠們擺脫了昏睡狀態。
小河馬一起玩耍，成年河馬大聲叫喊
以免自己的地位被踐踏。
（河馬咕嚕聲）（鳥兒鳴叫聲）
河馬們熱切地等待夜幕降臨，然後開始密謀
河岸邊，牠們會散佈開來
並餵食至早晨。
（水呼嘯聲）（河馬咕嚕聲）
但開始卻很難。
河馬會一直叫喊，直到最強的一頭走出來
水。
（水呼嘯聲）（河馬咕嚕聲）
（水流呼嘯）（鳥兒鳴叫）
（河馬咕嚕聲）
當太陽下山時，
河馬的叫聲在空中迴盪，有時非常響亮
甚至連托蒂都能聽到。
黑猩猩的領袖可以放飛思緒
久久地凝視著這一幕。
牠的思維模式顯然是非語言的。
牠們就像人類嬰兒的視覺一樣。
（鳥鳴聲）
日復一日地觀察著牠的族群
牠看到和諧盛行。
牠看到牠的部落成員互相照顧
充滿尊重和奉獻精神。
牠能感受到社區的寧靜
每名成員都有自己的職責
而大家都有著共同的信任感。
（蟋蟀吱吱叫）（鳥兒嘰嘰喳喳）
有些黑猩猩比其牠黑猩猩更孤獨。
這隻黑猩猩感冒了
並會遠離其牠族群直到情況好轉。
黑猩猩其實不會說話
但牠們密切註意周圍的生物。
牠們的臉部活動性很強
讀懂表達能力比人類強得多。
這使得牠們能夠
比其牠靈長類動物更微妙。
牠們已經發展出眞正的心理能力
對生活和社會至關重要的東西。
幼年黑猩猩的成長方式
極大的自由培養了牠們的天生好奇心。
這隻年輕的黑猩猩正在觀察年長黑猩猩的臉孔
並嘗試解讀牠們的表情，
這不是一件容易的事。
這位年輕的母親仍必須緊緊抱著牠的新生嬰兒
到牠的身體。
牠幾週前才出生，獨自一隻
無法在樹林裡跟著牠。
黑猩猩用樹枝綁起來做睡覺的窩
以避免掠食者和蚊子。
透過在十字路口彎曲樹枝，
牠很快就用舒適的床墊築了一個窩
樹葉。
窩衹能容納一隻成年者
並且衹能使用一晚。
這意味著哥哥沒有空間了
牠必須自己築巢，
但這並不妨礙牠說晚安
並要求一些擁抱。
（鳥兒鳴叫）（蟋蟀吱吱叫）
睡眠在一天結束時悄悄來臨
為整個社區服務。
（鳥兒鳴叫）（蟋蟀吱吱叫）
夜晚寧靜，世界平靜。
眼皮越來越沉重。
（鳥鳴聲）
這隻年長的雄性似乎發現，用餐也是一件苦差事
牠需要休息。
（蟋蟀吱吱叫）
（鳥鳴聲）
在茂密的叢林中，黑猩猩對每一個聲音
隨時保持警惕。
森林裡幾乎一片寂靜，衹有黑猩猩在攀爬
進入樹上，各自回到各自的巢穴
在樹葉裡。
牠們在那裡休息，周圍有植物遮蔽
在樹冠的綠色覆蓋下。
黑猩猩將自己的身體交給大自然後睡覺。
（蟋蟀吱吱叫）
托蒂仍然獨自一隻醒著躺在地上。
牠就像父親一樣守護著牠的家族。
也許牠對這種和平的平衡感到自豪
以及牠為團隊灌輸的相互信任。
很快，牠也會爬上床，如果牠做夢，
牠會喜歡和平的領土嗎？
牠住在哪裡？
自古以來
這個終極小避難所是黑猩猩統治的地方。
（管弦樂）
（咆哮聲）（管弦樂）
（蟋蟀鳴叫）（音樂漸漸消失）