Scientist Isabel Duncan forms deep bonds with sign-language-using bonobos at a research lab, but an explosion scatters the apes to a sleazy reality TV show exploiting their behaviors.
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Scientist Isabel Duncan forms deep bonds with sign-language-using bonobos at a research lab, but an explosion scatters the apes to a sleazy reality TV show exploiting their behaviors.
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The New York Times bestseller - of how six bonobo apes change the lives of three humans, from master storyteller Sara Gruen, author of the international bestseller, Water for Elephants . These bonobos are no ordinary apes. Like others of their species, they are capable of reason and carrying on deep relationships - but, unlike most bonobos, they also know American Sign Language. Isabel Duncan, a scientist at the Great Ape Language Lab, doesn't understand people, but animals she gets, especially ...
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Sexual content
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Recurring descriptions of bonobo sexual behaviors, including frequent same-sex and opposite-sex interactions; mostly fade-to-black or observational, not explicit human scenes.
Violence & gore
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Lab explosion causes serious injury to a character; mentions of animal cruelty, killings, and habitat destruction in context of exploitation.
Profanity
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Mild profanity scattered throughout dialogue and narrative.
Substance use
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Brief mentions of a meth lab explosion and possible alcohol use; not glamorized.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Bonobo same-sex interactions depicted as natural behavior; no central human LGBTQIA+ characters or themes.
Religious content
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No religious themes present.
Magic & witchcraft
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No witchcraft or occult elements.
Occult / demonology
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No evidence found in available sources.
Political content
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Central themes of animal rights advocacy, critique of reality TV exploitation, and human societal flaws like greed and ignorance.
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide depicted.
Abuse & suffering
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Frequent depictions of animal abuse and exploitation, including lab bombing, selling apes to reality TV, and emotional suffering from cruelty.
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