| Description |
1 online resource (streaming video file) (25 min. 6 sec.) ; 151795107 bytes |
| Summary |
The Galta gang, a group of 60 rhesus macaques, wreak havoc on the city of Jaipur in India when a drought dries up their usual food source at the beautiful Hindu temple grounds.The monkeys enjoy a highly privileged status. Locals revere them, believing them to be descended from the monkey god Hanuman. But when the gang leave the temple grounds, heading off across the rooftops to treat Jaipur like a huge playground, trouble arises.The hungry monkeys wreak havoc, raiding and ransacking houses and apartments.They rely on speed and cunning to escape the homeowners, but some of the younger more adventurous members of the monkey troop make some disastrous mistakes during their getaway.PRODUCTION DETAILS:Produced by Colin Collis; an Off the Fence production for Equator HD with National Geographic Channel and France 5 |
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Broadcast 2011-07-09 at 19:00:00 |
| Notes |
Classification: G |
| Subject |
Hindu temples -- Dedication.
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Monkeys -- Behavior.
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Monkeys -- Psychology.
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Monkeys -- Religious aspects.
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Thieves.
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India -- Jaipur.
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Streaming video
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| Author |
Bean, Allison, director
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Pertwee, Sean, cast
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