About this season
Monkey Life was created in 2006 and has continuously documented the work of Dr. Alison Cronin, MBE and her team at Monkey World; Ape Rescue Centre. Filmed at Monkey World in Dorset, Monkey Life follows the rescue and rehabilitation of abused and neglected primates. Many have mental as well as physical problems so the Primate Care Staff treat their individual needs until they can be reintegrated with primates of their own kind. The primates at the park range from apes, who were taken from the wild as babies and used as photographers props on Spanish beaches to monkeys, many of which were rescued from the UK pet trade. With unparalleled access Monkey World's dedicated team are filmed dealing with medical emergencies, primate moves, births and sometimes heart-breaking decisions. We follow Dr. Alison Cronin, MBE around the globe as she continues the park's mission to rescue abused primates. Monkey Life documents the daily life and drama of the world’s largest primate rescue centre.
Episodes (20)
1. Episode 1
Aired 30 November 2015 • 30 min
Join the staff at the world's biggest primate sanctuary for joy and drama as they rehabilitate a host of cheeky monkeys.
2. Episode 2
Aired 30 November 2015 • 30 min
There's chaos at the capuchin house when Winslow's group have a weigh-in. Meanwhile, there's dissent in the ranks when chimp Tikko appears to challenge Hananya for leadership.
3. Episode 3
Aired 7 December 2015 • 30 min
Five-year-old Jin leaves home and joins the Orang-utan nursery. Meanwhile, troublemaker chimp Bart is up to his usual mischief when Paddy's group are given sacks full of treats.
4. Episode 4
Aired 7 December 2015 • 30 min
Alison and Jeremy head to Germany to collect a lonely stumpie called Floh. Back in Dorset, the chimp team suspect Cherri might be pregnant.
5. Episode 5
Aired 14 December 2015 • 30 min
Chimp Tikko goes under the knife when he gets a tooth infection, newcomer Floh meets leader Sam and golden-cheeked gibbon Tien is on the look-out for a mate.
6. Episode 6
Aired 14 December 2015 • 30 min
Alison agrees to take in a neglected marmoset. Baby Leo is brought to the park by the RSPCA and is in a dreadful state, leaving Alison unsure as to whether he'll survive.
7. Episode 7
Aired 21 December 2015 • 30 min
Golden-cheeked gibbon Tien finally meets his new mate, Kim. But the course of true love doesn't run smoothly. Meanwhile, naughty chimp Rodders pushes Lulu to the limit.
8. Episode 8
Aired 21 December 2015 • 30 min
There's great excitement at Hananya's enclosure when chimp Cherri finally gives birth to twin baby girls. Elsewhere, woolly monkey Pacaja takes a shine to leader Oaska.
9. Episode 9
Aired 28 December 2015 • 30 min
It's the day of the great ape move as Gordon's orangs swap houses with Sally's chimps. But it's a mammoth operation involving the veterinary team and the primate care staff.
10. Episode 10
Aired 28 December 2015 • 30 min
It's all change for Lulu, Rodders, Ash, Brian and Sally, who now have other chimps living nearby. Meanwhile, baby marmoset Leo is finally well enough to meet his new housemates.
11. Episode 11
Aired 4 January 2016 • 30 min
Hananya's chimps are subdued when Cherri loses one of her newborn twins. Elsewhere, a fight breaks out at the lemur enclosure when two new arrivals are given a rough welcome.
12. Episode 12
Aired 4 January 2016 • 30 min
Alison and wildlife vet John Lewis travel to Monkey World's sister sanctuary in Vietnam to release two golden-cheeked gibbons back into the wild.
13. Episode 13
Aired 11 January 2016 • 30 min
Alison heads to Cheshire to rescue four more marmosets. Meanwhile, the primate care staff build a special enclosure to keep baby woolly monkey Bueno Junior safe.
14. Episode 14
Aired 11 January 2016 • 30 min
At the orang nursery all eyes are on Hsiao-quai to see if she will step up to the mark and adopt baby Bulu, who has just arrived from Hungary after losing his mum.
15. Episode 15
Aired 18 January 2016 • 30 min
The team have to make a heartbreaking decision when chimp Susie is taken to the hospital and found to have an inoperable heart condition.
16. Episode 16
Aired 18 January 2016 • 30 min
Alison heads to the Maldives to rescue a slow loris that was confiscated during a drug raid. Back at the park, Jeremy, is outwitted by capuchin.
17. Episode 17
Aired 25 January 2016 • 30 min
There's sad news at Paddy's enclosure when the team are forced to make a tough decision about chimp Susie, who is suffering from an inoperable heart condition.
18. Episode 18
Aired 25 January 2016 • 30 min
There's exciting news for baby orang-utan Bulu as six-week-old Rieke is due to join him from Berlin Zoo. Meanwhile, the new marmoset house is finally set to open.
19. Episode 19
Aired 1 February 2016 • 30 min
Baby orang-utan Rieke arrives from Germany and immediately hits it off with new playmate Bulu. At the park's hospital, chimp Jestah undergoes a major tooth operation.
20. Episode 20
Aired 1 February 2016 • 30 min
Baby orang-utans Bulu and Rieke are running the team ragged. They need around the clock care and are proving to be quite a handful. Meanwhile, chimp Hananya lets his hair down.