The world’s first film shot entirely by chimpanzees is to be broadcast by the BBC as part of a natural history documentary. According to the BBC, apes created a movie using a specially designed chimp-proof camera given to them by primatologists who plan to study how chimpanzees perceive the world and each other. The selected group of chimps were presented two challenges. The first, to learn how to use a touchscreen to select different videos, so scientists could study what types of images chimps preferred to watch. The second challenge involved giving the primates a “Chimpcam,” a recording camera within a chimp-proof box. On top of the box a video screen showed live images of whatever the camera was pointing at. Scientists found that initially the chimps were more interested in each other than the video, but over time some learned how to select different videos to watch. In conclusion, scientists found that the chimps were more interested in the Chimpcam viewfinder than they were in the touchscreen in the research room and that they were unlikely to have actively tried to film a particular subject or understand that they were filming anything with the Chimpcam. How Fascinating. The film will air on the Natural World program “Chimpcam” shown on BBC Two this Wednesday. (via BBC)
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The world’s first film shot entirely by chimpanzees is to be broadcast by the BBC as part of a natural history documentary.

According to the BBC, apes created a movie using a specially designed chimp-proof camera given to them by primatologists who plan to study how chimpanzees perceive the world and each other.

The selected group of chimps were presented two challenges. The first, to learn how to use a touchscreen to select different videos, so scientists could study what types of images chimps preferred to watch. The second challenge involved giving the primates a “Chimpcam,” a recording camera within a chimp-proof box.

On top of the box a video screen showed live images of whatever the camera was pointing at. Scientists found that initially the chimps were more interested in each other than the video, but over time some learned how to select different videos to watch. In conclusion, scientists found that the chimps were more interested in the Chimpcam viewfinder than they were in the touchscreen in the research room and that they were unlikely to have actively tried to film a particular subject or understand that they were filming anything with the Chimpcam. How Fascinating.

The film will air on the Natural World program “Chimpcam” shown on BBC Two this Wednesday.

(via BBC)

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