Season 13

2020 · 20 episodes

Return to Monkey World in Dorset for more emotional stories, following the lives of the rescued primates at the centre and their carers.

1Episode 1Return to Monkey World in Dorset for more emotional stories, following the lives of the rescued primates at the centre and their carers.
2Episode 2Alison, animal director Jeremy and wildlife vet John Lewis continue to organise the rescue of female chimpanzee Kalu in South Africa.
3Episode 3After a dramatic rescue in South Africa, chimpanzee Kalu begins her journey to a new home in Dorset. The clever capuchins show off their climbing skills.
4Episode 4There's a woolly emergency when Ayla rejects and attacks her new baby. Alison has to step in to rescue the infant but is concerned about its injuries.
5Episode 5The new baby woolly monkey, rejected and attacked by its mother, undergoes X-rays with worrying results.
6Episode 6Wildlife vet John is at the park to give chimpanzee Kalu a thorough health check, but putting her under proves difficult.
7Episode 7It is moving day for young adult male orang-utan Jin, who was born at the park. But he is not so keen to leave.
8Episode 8Alison is in the Netherlands to collect Pichihua, a lonely female woolly monkey who's lost her mate and needs companionship.
9Episode 9New female chimp Kalu meets big male Bryan, and Alison is pleased with how she is coping with life at the park. Capuchin boss Erico muscles in on a new log pile.
10Episode 10Alison is on a marmoset rescue mission after being contacted by the RSPCA. With assistance from the police, she finally tracks down Millie Martin.
11Episode 11New chimpanzee Kalu ventures into the outdoor enclosure for the first time, and aims very high. Elsewhere, the ring-tailed lemurs are in for a treat.
12Episode 12Alison successfully uses tasty treat tactics while on a double mission to rehome two pet trade marmosets.
13Episode 13Concerns grow when vet Cesar examines a lump on the face of newly-arrived pet trade marmoset, Jenny.
14Episode 14While also marking a sad anniversary, Alison takes the decision to temporarily close the park as a global pandemic takes hold.
15Episode 15The great woolly monkey move around continues. Now that the bachelor group has been set up, Ayla is moved to the Pond Woollies and meets new alpha male Enzo
16Episode 16Chimpanzee Kalu's health is giving cause for concern, as she's moved onto daily insulin injections to tackle her diabetes.
17Episode 17Alison receives an update on Monkey World's sister sanctuary, Dao Tien in Vietnam. A golden-cheeked gibbon family has been released back into the wild but the team can't find them.
18Episode 18Woolly monkey Pichihua becomes a member of Levar's top woollies. Xingu, the dominant female of that group, has just given birth.
19Episode 19There's concern as the team tries to find out what's wrong with elderly chimpanzee Kalu.
20Episode 20The parks red-bellied guenons are enjoying their outside enclosure. New baby guenon Nala shows she can cope without mum when she needs to.

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