In spring, macaques in the Taihang Mountains of central China's Henan Province welcome new additions to their families. During this new start, stories unfold as the macaque society grows bigger.

In this video we are going to follow Long Hair, the biggest alpha male of a macaque troop in Wulong Mountain which lies at the southern foot of the Taihang Mountains. A series of battles is going to happen between Long Hair and Strong, leader of a wild gang that wants to take over his throne. The fight against intruders goes on, and Long Hair's throne hangs by a thread...

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(Cover image shows Long Hair via screenshot from the video.)

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