Zoologist George McGavin explores the world of primates, from strange lemurs and acrobatic monkeys to enigmatic apes. He uncovers the secrets of the primates' success - their survival tactics and physical adaptations - and how their lives mirror those of their human cousins. He begins by meeting an orang-utan that uses soap to improve its personal hygiene, baboons with a taste for flamingos, criminal-minded macaques and fluorescent mandrills that don warpaint before going into battle