12 year old Nicky is one of Chimp Eden’s original residents, a colorful chimp who was expelled from the Johannesburg Zoo after he tangled with the zoo's alpha male. The cause of it all? Nicky just couldn't stay away from the alpha's favorite females.
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It’s an important day at Chimp Eden. The five baby chimps that Eugene recently rescued from the Sudan have completed their time in quarantine and are ready to join the other chimps in the infant enclosure.
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There’s a problem at Chimp Eden and his name is Cozi. Cozi is the sanctuary's Jekyll and Hyde chimp - lovable and funny one minute, aggressive and hostile the next.
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Rescued from a decade spent in tiny cages in Angola, Mimi, Lika and Gida are about to taste freedom for the first time. And, Eugene soon enjoys the fruits of his efforts as the girls will have open spaces, sunshine and trees to climb.
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In South Africa, there’s a sanctuary for chimpanzees rescued from the horrors of human captivity: physical abuse, malnutrition, abandonment, and drug and alcohol abuse. Now, for the first time ever, these chimps find a community and sanctuary at the Jane Goodall Institute's Chimpanzee Eden.
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Eugene is racing against time to rescue a chimpanzee called Josephine from a run down printing factory in Angola, before her current owners carry out their threat to euthanize her. Eugene also discovers 2 baby chimps in appalling circumstances.
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Eugene takes his life in his hands to go into Chimp Eden’s kindergarten, which is where all the baby chimps are placed in the custody of 43-yr old Jao. He acts like a grandfather to the babies but is potentially dangerous when Eugene enters the enclosure.
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Josephine’s introduction into the adult group has everyone at the sanctuary on edge. The last female introduction to the adult enclosure was violent and brutal. This one could be worse.
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Eugene’s off on a mission to Sudan to rescue five orphaned baby chimps. But this mission is different. The stakes are much higher for Eugene. His wife, Natasha, is seven months pregnant.
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It’s moving day at Chimp Eden. 4 year old Tony and 7 year old Sampa, who were rescued from Angola, are ready to leave quarantine and start the integration process with the other chimps.
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At Chimp Eden, Eugene is waiting for the results of blood tests on the 2 young chimps that he’s been forced to leave in Angola. But life at the sanctuary is not running smoothly either. Sally is proving tough to integrate with the other chimps.
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Eugene’s journey to Angola to rescue 2 year old Lily and 5 year old Suzie is entering the crucial stage. But the mission seems jinxed, thanks to one problem after another.
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