Monkeys of Bioko | Smithsonian Channel
Watch the Lost Kings of Bioko in the USA for the first time
2019 Documentary,50min
We at Drill Films are excited to announce that the drills are finally coming to US broadcast television!
It’s been a long road but on July 29th, 2020 the documentary Monkeys of Bioko will air for US audiences on the Smithsonian Channel. Drill Films and Gulo Films Productions worked on Bioko Island for a combined 12 months to create this first ever look at wild drills in their natural habitat. Monkeys of Bioko is the Smithsonian Channel’s version of Lost Kings of Bioko which aired in Europe late in 2019.
SYNOPSIS
Roughly 20 miles off the coast of west Africa, sits a volcanic relic now completely blanketed in equatorial rainforest: the island of Bioko. It's home to some very rare species, including the drill -- one of the most endangered primates in the world. Join us on a jungle expedition as we uncover the secret life of these reclusive primates and track down the seasonal migration of the goby -- a plucky fish battling its way upriver past strong currents, deadly predators, and even a 100-foot waterfall, to reach the spawning grounds of its youth.
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