Preview of Silverback

Season 43 Episode 1

About the Episode

Follow filmmaker Vianet Djenguet as he documents a grueling but vital mission to habituate a notoriously protective 500-pound silverback, in a last-ditch effort to save the critically endangered Eastern lowland gorillas from extinction.

Aired: | Expires: | Runtime: 30s

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