Monkey Life (2007)
Monkey Life was created in 2006 and has continuously documented the work of Dr. Alison Cronin, MBE and her team at Monkey World; Ape Rescue Centre. Filmed at Monkey World in Dorset, Monkey Life follows the rescue and rehabilitation of abused and neglected primates. Many have mental as well as physical problems so the Primate Care Staff treat their individual needs until they can be reintegrated with primates of their own kind. The primates at the park range from apes, who were taken from the wild as babies and used as photographers props on Spanish beaches to monkeys, many of which were rescued from the UK pet trade. With unparalleled access Monkey World's dedicated team are filmed dealing with medical emergencies, primate moves, births and sometimes heart-breaking decisions. We follow Dr. Alison Cronin, MBE around the globe as she continues the park's mission to rescue abused primates. Monkey Life documents the daily life and drama of the world’s largest primate rescue centre.
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- 1 1. Episode 12022-04-16 · 30mIn the first episode of the new series of Monkey Life, concern grows for chimp Kalu, who was recently rescued from South Africa. Alison calls in two consultant surgeons to operate
- 2 2. Episode 22022-04-16 · 30mThe park is closed due to the latest lockdown but while visits from the public have had to stop, the need to rescue primates hasn’t. Alison travels to Liverpool, to rescue a family
- 3 3. Episode 32022-04-23 · 30mChimp Kalu, struggles to recover from her recent surgery, and despite the best efforts of the team takes a turn for the worse leading to a difficult decision for Alison. There’s ne
- 4 4. Episode 42022-04-23 · 30mConcern is growing about one of the park’s older chimps in the bachelor group, high-ranking Jestah has developed a sinister looking lump on his lip. Wildlife vet John Lewis examine
- 5 5. Episode 52022-04-30 · 30mIt’s an anxious time for Alison and the primate care staff, as chimp Jestah goes under the knife following a diagnosis of mouth cancer. Wildlife vet John Lewis and local vet Dave H
- 6 6. Episode 62022-04-30 · 30mVet Cesar Sastre is at the park, as marmoset Bart gets a health check and a vasectomy. While the primate care team serve the capuchins a muddy breakfast to see if they demonstrate
- 7 7. Episode 72022-05-07 · 30mStumpie Freddy has a dental issue, which proves taxing for wildlife vet John Lewis. Busy-body lemur Kaiyah, who was removed from the huddle while recovering from nasty injuries, is
- 8 8. Episode 82022-05-07 · 30mAt the park’s hospital it’s all systems go for vet Cesar Sastre and the team, with a patient list including marmoset Jenny, capuchin Abby and squirrel monkey Lopez. While at the ca
- 9 9. Episode 92022-05-14 · 30mThere’s tragic news for the park, Alison and Jeremy pay tribute to their colleague highly respected wildlife vet John Lewis, who has passed away. Chimp Jestah is back outside with
- 10 10. Episode 102022-05-14 · 30mAlison’s on an emergency mission to the Midlands to collect Geoffroys marmoset, Gizmo, who had been separated from his sibling and now lives with a family who are concerned for his
- 11 11. Episode 112022-05-14 · 30mWildlife vet, Nic Masters and local vet, Dave Harding are called to the park due to serious concerns for the health of elderly chimp Zoe, one of the original nine chimps. Sadly Ali
- 12 12. Episode 122022-05-21 · 30mFemale orang-utans, RoRo and Lucky are reintroduced in the hope they can learn to live together, but immediately come to blows. Big orang male, Tuan has to step in and separate the
- 13 13. Episode 132022-05-21 · 30mIt’s a huge day for the chimp team, after weeks of meticulous planning two of the park’s chimpanzee groups are about to swap homes and enclosures. It’s the biggest house swap in th
- 14 14. Episode 142022-05-21 · 30mAlison and Jeremy undertake one of the park’s biggest primate rescues in recent years, from a zoo in Mid Wales who have been forced to rehome some of their animals. While back at t
- 15 15. Episode 152022-05-28 · 30mAlison and Jeremy are in Mid Wales to collect five monkeys from a zoo, two patas monkeys and two capuchin monkeys that are destined for Monkey World. While a vervet monkey is to be
- 16 16. Episode 162022-05-21 · 30mConcern grows at the park as the effects of the global pandemic continue to bite, everyone has to muck in as staff are forced to isolate. Alison is concerned, not only for the park
- 17 17. Episode 172022-05-28 · 30mAlison comes up with a plan to collect Dodger, a capuchin monkey in desperate need of rehoming. Wildlife vet, Nic Masters is at the park to perform health checks on the capuchins t
- 18 18. Episode 182022-05-28 · 30mAlison and Jeremy travel to Kent on a rescue mission, and come up with a cunning plan to box up Dodger, the capuchin. Back at the park, the team need to move recently arrived capuc
- 19 19. Episode 192022-06-04 · 30mJimmy, one of the park’s original nine chimps isn’t well so local vet, Dave Harding is called in to examine him and it’s not good news. It’s an emotional time as the team have to s
- 20 20. Episode 202022-06-04 · 30mIt’s a momentous day for Alison, as legislation banning the legal trade of pet primates in England is announced at the park. Marmoset Rattler returns to Monkey World to be paired w
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