Nat Geo's coronavirus safety precautions included being mindful of bonobos

The Mary Sue

Female animal docuseries Queens had to ensure that its coronavirus precautions were considerate not just of the local populations, but of the animal subjects. “We actually canceled a shoot we were planning to do with bonobos in the Congo,” said Queens showrunner Vanessa Berlowitz. “We’ve been thinking a lot about how do we socially distance from monkeys who might be naturally curious and want to come close to us? You can’t necessarily prepare for that. So we’ve had to make some really complex decisions not just for our own safety and the people we work with, but also the animals that we’re filming.” ALSO: How Nat Geo shows like Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted and Running Wild with Bear Grylls returned to production.