BBC series uses robot cameras disguised as animals to capture hilarious images of beasts up-close

This band of gorillas are wise to be sussing out the imposter who has arrived on their patch.

Because while the adorable baby gorilla might look similar to them – complete with fur, a large nose and the same body movements – closer scrutiny reveals that there is a stark difference between them.

The baby gorilla is in fact an undercover robot fitted with the latest technology and used to infiltrate the gorilla world in Uganda, Africa.

Who are you, little fella? Mountain gorillas in Uganda investigate a new infant unaware he is a sophisticated camera recording their most intimate moments in a way no human could — without them going ape

While the adorable baby gorilla might look similar to them - complete with fur, a large nose and the same body movements - closer scrutiny reveals that there is a stark difference between them

While the adorable baby gorilla might look similar to them – complete with fur, a large nose and the same body movements – closer scrutiny reveals that there is a stark difference between them

The baby gorilla is an undercover robot fitted with the latest technology and used to infiltrate the gorilla world in Uganda

The baby gorilla is an undercover robot fitted with the latest technology and used to infiltrate the gorilla world in Uganda

Spy Gorilla is one of 36 new animatronic beasts that have been created for the second series of the BBC’s Spy In The Wild, which airs next week.

The four-part series, which took three years to make, gives an extraordinary and intimate insight into the behaviours of different animals.

An incredible floating pygmy elephant, a cute baby jaguar and a puffin are part of the army of 51 spy creatures that will be shown throughout the series, which was created by John Downer.

It explores four different climate zones, including the tropics, the seasonal north, the islands of the southern hemisphere and the frozen poles.

The show explores four different climate zones, including the tropics, the seasonal north, the islands of the southern hemisphere and the frozen poles

The show explores four different climate zones, including the tropics, the seasonal north, the islands of the southern hemisphere and the frozen poles

It’s just a camera, Dumbo: The robot, filming for a new four-part Spy In The Wild series, swims up to a pygmy elephant in Borneo — then receives a full close-up trumpet blast

It’s just a camera, Dumbo: The robot, filming for a new four-part Spy In The Wild series, swims up to a pygmy elephant in Borneo — then receives a full close-up trumpet blast

Pictures from the opening episode shows Spy Gorilla trying to get approval from the other gorillas.

One sequence shows a female mountain gorilla with a baby looking into the eyes of Spy Gorilla.

One of the stand out moments of the series is of the baby spy gorilla who records for the first time how wild gorillas sing when they are enjoying their meals.

Are you one of them webcams? A real puffin, left, wonders why his chum has buried his webbed feet in the snow. You’ll catch your death

Are you one of them webcams? A real puffin, left, wonders why his chum has buried his webbed feet in the snow. You’ll catch your death 

Shell-shocked: A giant reptile on the Galapagos Islands, right, beak to beak with one of the 36 robot animals

Shell-shocked: A giant reptile on the Galapagos Islands, right, beak to beak with one of the 36 robot animals

Speaking at the series launch about this discovery, Mr Downer said: ‘That was extraordinary. We actually discovered that and realised how valuable it was when we started listening back to the spies.

‘They’re so close that they’re all capturing sounds, so we suddenly realised we had this rich reserve of incredible material that the scientist was so excited about because she knew it happened but no one had ever recorded it.

‘So that was quite a breakthrough moment but quite late in the stages, it was more in the edit that as we were going through all the amazing material we had that we suddenly realised “wow” this is quite something and no one had ever recorded it in the wild.

Chick this out: A young king penguin, left, examines the new kid on the ice block in South Georgia but simply gets a frozen stare in return

Chick this out: A young king penguin, left, examines the new kid on the ice block in South Georgia but simply gets a frozen stare in return

You’ll never be king of the swingers: Not sure this capuchin monkey, left, is entirely convinced by this spy camera in Brazil’s Amazon Rainforest

You’ll never be king of the swingers: Not sure this capuchin monkey, left, is entirely convinced by this spy camera in Brazil’s Amazon Rainforest

‘There was a few people that had seen it in captivity in the zoo where they make these musical noises.’ In another funny scene, Spy Gorilla also experiences the noisy after effects of their vegetarian diet.

Speaking about how the complex spy creatures, which cost ‘tens of thousands’ of pounds to make, have developed since the first series in 2017, Rob Pilley, a series producer, said: ‘We have had three additional years of new technology being formed, 4k cameras, 6k cameras and 8k cameras as well.

‘With the spy creatures that have camera eyes, they can film at higher frame rates too so they can capture moments even more beautiful and even more detailed than last time.’ 

Spy in the Wild II starts on January 22 at 9pm on BBC1. 

Cub’s-eye view: This robot camera jaguar in tropical Brazil can show a rare turn of speed — shutter speed, that is

Cub’s-eye view: This robot camera jaguar in tropical Brazil can show a rare turn of speed — shutter speed, that is

Lurking in the shallows: A phoney polar bear in Norway. Spy In The Wild starts next Wednesday at 9pm on BBC One

Lurking in the shallows: A phoney polar bear in Norway. Spy In The Wild starts next Wednesday at 9pm on BBC One

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