19-Aug-24 18:00

Dr Felicity Oram, Primatologist & Orangutan Field Researcher, Malaysian Primatology Society | Krishna , Planet of the Apes Fan

If you've watched the Planet of the Apes series, you've probably wondered: What would happen if apes decided to gang up on humans? Would we stand a chance against them? If apes ever learn to speak, are we absolutely done for? Some even say the apes have entered the stone age. How much longer do we have until they decide to club us in the head and take the world for their own? And if they hypothetically come together, could they develop a culture? Will they demand human (or ape) rights? We pick apart our monkey brains for answers with Dr Felicity Oram, a behavioural ecologist and primatologist who (fun fact!) actually cared for the real-life orangutan that inspired Maurice in the first three Planet of the Apes films.

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