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SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL UNVEILS A SIMIAN SOAP OPERA IN A LIFE AMONG MONKEYS

NEW SPECIAL EXPLORING THE LONGEST CONTINUOUS MONKEY STUDY OF ALL TIME PREMIERES WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24 AT 9PM ET/PT   NEW YORK – March 19, 2019 – Smithsonian Channel will introduce viewers to a class-conscious community of Sri Lankan monkeys in a new documentary to air during the network’s Wild Wednesday lineup. The one-hour special draws upon the remarkable work of Dr. Wolfgang Dittus, who has spent over 50 years studying the charismatic toque macaques of Sri Lanka, constituting the longest continuous monkey study in the world. Centered in the stunning ancient kingdom ruins of Polonnaruwa, ...