Monkey Life

Alison is on a mission to rescue female chimpanzee Kalu, which means an intense trip to South Africa with animal director Jeremy and wildlife vet John Lewis. While back at the park, baby Guenon Biff thinks autumn leaves are a whole pile of fun.

Alison, along with animal director Jeremy and wildlife vet John Lewis, are continuing to organise the rescue of female chimp Kalu in South Africa. But a dramatic turn of events threatens Alison's mission, and things go from bad to worse.

After a dramatic rescue in South Africa, chimp Kalu begins her journey to a new home in Dorset, and 24 hours later, she arrives at the park with a whole new life ahead of her. While at the park, the clever capuchins show off their climbing skills.

There'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. At the orangutan nursery, Jin and Silvestre's play fights have become too rough, so plans are afoot for Jin to move to a new home.

The new baby woolly monkey, rejected and attacked by its mother, undergoes X-rays with worrying results. Chimpanzee Toprish finally conquers her fear of the great outdoors, and it seems she has caught the eye of young alpha male Bart. There's a new arrival at the park: Mo, a female cotton-top tamarin introduced to lonely Uncas. The hope is that they will become lifelong companions.

Wildlife vet John Lewis is at the park to give chimpanzee Kalu a thorough health check, but putting her under proves problematic. The team are concerned she may have diabetes, and John finds he also has some major dental work to perform. Common marmosets Chuck and Syd are treated to a crunchy snack, giant locusts, with Syd needing a little help.

It's a moving day for young adult male orangutan Jin, who was born at the park. The team have been working hard to make it as stress-free as possible. Newly arrived chimpanzee, Kalu meets Naree for the first time. Cindy, a member of Bart's chimpanzee group, has a burst abscess on her face, and the vet team tries an unusual remedy to fix woolly monkey Cosmo's digestive problems.

Alison's in The Netherlands to collect Pichihua, a lonely female woolly monkey who's lost her mate and needs companionship. The stump-tailed macaques test out their revamped playroom, with Sylvie reaching new heights. Red-bellied guenons Benny, Nia, and daughter Biff enjoy some willow browsing, and the team thinks there may be an addition to the family soon.

Newly arrived female chimp Kalu meets big male Bryan and Alison is pleased with how she is coping with life at the park. While at Bart's chimpanzee group, the young alpha male shows how well he has adapted to his Type 1 diabetes treatment, and chimp Cindy surprises wildlife vet John with a remarkable recovery.

Alison is on another pet trade, a marmoset rescue mission, after being contacted by the RSPCA. With assistance from the police, she finally tracks down Millie Martin and brings her back to the park to start a new life. While back at the park, the Bachelor chimpanzees are in for a fun breakfast; Jestah boxes cleverly so he can hang on to his breakfast bounty.

Newly rescued chimpanzee Kalu ventures into the outdoor enclosure for the first time and aims very high. Wildlife vet John Lewis is at the park to examine three male woolly monkeys in preparation for setting up a bachelor group. He then combines with vet Cesar to try and help Bruce the loris with his mystery lump.

Alison successfully uses tasty treat tactics while on a double mission to rehome two pet trade marmosets. While back at the park, wildlife vet John Lewis is momentarily stumped during a complicated dental operation on ageing Ugly Monkey Sam. And young chimpanzee, Toprish, shakes things up at Bart's group and shows how far she has come since being rescued two years ago.

Concerns grow when vet Cesar examines a lump on the face of newly arrived pet trade marmoset Jenny. Woolly monkey Paulo goes all out to impress the rest of the boys as the park forms its first-ever woolly bachelor group. While breakfast at Sonny's capuchin enclosure involves scaling heights, and the squirrel monkeys get a medley of hanging enrichment.

On the thirteenth anniversary of the death of the park's founder and Alison's late husband, Jim Cronin, Alison decides to close the park as a global pandemic takes hold temporarily. The risks of Covid-19 to primates are unknown, but Alison wants to protect the primate care staff and their charges. But the team's work continues, and they adapt to the new normal.

The great woolly monkey moves around; now that the bachelor group has been set up, Ayla moves to the Pond Woollies and meets a new alpha male, Enzo. At the orangutan nursery, the residents are trying out new feeders, while Jin, who recently left the park, cuddles up to the new woman in his life. And saki monkeys, Desmond and Chloe demonstrate they're still nuts about each other.

Chimpanzee Kalu's health is giving cause for concern, as she's moved onto daily insulin injections to tackle her diabetes. The red-bellied guenon family welcomes a new addition. Benny and Nia have a second baby to join their daughter Biff. Three-year-old Hujan is now a fully integrated member of Tuan's group of orangutans and is thriving and growing bolder by the day.

Alison receives an update on Monkey World's sister sanctuary, Dao Tien, in Vietnam via video call. A golden-cheeked gibbon family has been released back into the wild, but the team can't find them, and Bien, who was released last year, has had to be recaptured. Dao Tien is also taking in an increasing number of baby doucs, and currently is caring for five youngsters.

Jeremy turns inventor to encourage his old friend, orangutan Amy, off the ground, but gets the brush off. Woolly monkey, Pichihua becomes a member of Levar's top woollies and Xingu, the dominant female of that group has just given birth. Marmoset, Queenie has settled into life at the park and has a new companion, Mickey, her previous owner, pays her a visit.

There's concern as the team tries to find out what's wrong with elderly chimpanzee Kalu. Wildlife vet, John Lewis and vet, Dave Harding come together to examine Kalu to try and diagnose what's causing her health problems. We catch up with Bart's chimpanzee group, and while most are doing well there's a growing question mark over what's happening with Cathy.

At Bryan's group, concern is growing for the health of elderly chimpanzee Kalu. The team is so worried that Jeremy has been going into the bedroom to be with her and give her some much-needed TLC. The park's red-bellied guenons are enjoying their outside enclosure, and the new baby guenon, Nala, shows she can cope without Mum when she needs to.