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It's time to meet our 47 million year old ancestor... 

Millions of years ago, a little girl was born. Now, she's about to change the world. Kept secret for over two years, Ida, as she is known to the researchers who have painstakingly verified her provenance, is the most complete early primate fossil ever found. It's a discovery Darwin would have killed for. With exclusive access to the first scientists to study her, this unprecedented documentary tells the history of Ida and her place in the world. 

The Link offers a wide-ranging investigation into Ida and our earliest origins - and the magnificent, cutting-edge scientific detective story that followed her discovery. At the same time, it opens a stunningly evocative window into our past and changes what we know about primate evolution and, ultimately, our own. This film will challenge your idea of what it is to be human.