Rescued Chimpanzees of the Congo with Jane Goodall

The release group have medical checkups to ensure they’re fit enough to go back to the wild the infants attend forest school and the team is amazed by Amazon's artistic ability. An illegally kept pet monkey is discovered and Maria attempts to save a baby mandrill who has been violently attacked.

Tests on the chimpanzee’s survival skills are underway and so is the search for the perfect release site. While infant George learns how to crack open nuts Dr. Cat Hobaiter reveals the secrets to chimpanzee gestures and the sniffer dog team’s new recruit Carel succeeds on his first mission.

A chimpanzee is born on Tchindzoulou Island but there are serious complications. The release group is assessed on how they react to dangerous snakes Dr. Cat Hobaiter analyzes Kefan’s unique leadership style and 91 parrots arrive on short notice as the team rushes to find room to house them.

Recent arrival Aymard meets his surrogate mom and a very sick infant chimpanzee John is rescued and brought to Tchimpounga by plane. Some of the parrots make a bid for freedom and after assessing the release group’s nest-building skills Rebeca spends time with her chimpanzee family.

We meet the other species the staff cares for at Tchimpounga. Chimpanzee intelligence is explored including Dr. Jane Goodall’s groundbreaking work on tool use. The release group’s foraging skills are put to the test and the team develops new tech to track the chimpanzees in the wild.

In an ambitious rescue mission to Angola Rebeca brings home the largest number of chimpanzees in 30 years. The sanctuary’s mandrill release program has an unexpected arrival and as the release group nears the end of its preparation for the wild a new baby is born.