Baby Chimp Rescue

Baby Chimp Rescue (2020)

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Documentary following life in a home for orphaned chimpanzees run by wildlife vet Jimmy Desmond and his wife Jenny. The Desmonds started with just two rescued baby chimps, saved from the illegal pet trade, but now their home is bursting at the seams with 21 orphans to look after. Their dream is to build them all a new sanctuary in the forest and, with help from friend and chimp specialist Ben Garrod, they teach the orphans the skills they would have learnt from their mothers in the wild.

Network
Scheduleevery Thursday at 20:00 (60 min)

Last Episode

A New Beginning
Season 1Episode 360 min

A New Beginning

At Liberia's only home for rescued chimpanzees, new arrivals keep flooding in. Jimmy and Jenny Desmond and their team are now at breaking point, with 38 chimps to look after round the clock. After losing one of the chimps to illness, they are more determined than ever to build them all a new sanctuary in the forest where they can live like wild chimps. To prepare for the move, the orphans are learning to make their own nests, and they get their first taste of life in the wild. With chimpanzees on the point of extinction in West Africa, the team try to tackle the wider crisis.

Jan 23, 2020

Recent Episodes

EpisodeNameAirdate
S01E03A New BeginningJan 23, 2020
S01E02Breaking PointJan 16, 2020
S01E01Miracles Can HappenJan 9, 2020
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Cast

Ben Garrod

Ben Garrod

plays himself
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Characters

Presenter

Presenter

played by Ben Garrod
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Also known as

  • Apebarnehagen (Norway)

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