Episode guide
Monkey Life: Season 13
20 episodes · premiered Nov 29, 2020
Return to Monkey World in Dorset for more emotional stories, following the lives of the rescued primates at the centre and their carers.
- Episode 1: Episode 1 Nov 29, 2020 · 30m Return to Monkey World in Dorset for more emotional stories, following the lives of the rescued primates at the centre and their carers.
- Episode 2: Episode 2 Nov 29, 2020 · 30m Alison, animal director Jeremy and wildlife vet John Lewis continue to organise the rescue of female chimpanzee Kalu in South Africa.
- Episode 3: Episode 3 Dec 6, 2020 · 30m After 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.
- Episode 4: Episode 4 Dec 6, 2020 · 30m 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.
- Episode 5: Episode 5 Dec 13, 2020 · 30m The new baby woolly monkey, rejected and attacked by its mother, undergoes X-rays with worrying results.
- Episode 6: Episode 6 Dec 13, 2020 · 30m Wildlife vet John is at the park to give chimpanzee Kalu a thorough health check, but putting her under proves difficult.
- Episode 7: Episode 7 Dec 20, 2020 · 30m It is moving day for young adult male orang-utan Jin, who was born at the park. But he is not so keen to leave.
- Episode 8: Episode 8 Dec 20, 2020 · 30m Alison is in the Netherlands to collect Pichihua, a lonely female woolly monkey who's lost her mate and needs companionship.
- Episode 9: Episode 9 Dec 27, 2020 · 30m New 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.
- Episode 10: Episode 10 Dec 27, 2020 · 30m Alison is on a marmoset rescue mission after being contacted by the RSPCA. With assistance from the police, she finally tracks down Millie Martin.
- Episode 11: Episode 11 Jan 3, 2021 · 30m New 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.
- Episode 12: Episode 12 Jan 3, 2021 · 30m Alison successfully uses tasty treat tactics while on a double mission to rehome two pet trade marmosets.
- Episode 13: Episode 13 Jan 10, 2021 · 30m Concerns grow when vet Cesar examines a lump on the face of newly-arrived pet trade marmoset, Jenny.
- Episode 14: Episode 14 Jan 10, 2021 · 30m While also marking a sad anniversary, Alison takes the decision to temporarily close the park as a global pandemic takes hold.
- Episode 15: Episode 15 Jan 17, 2021 · 30m The 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
- Episode 16: Episode 16 Jan 17, 2021 · 30m Chimpanzee Kalu's health is giving cause for concern, as she's moved onto daily insulin injections to tackle her diabetes.
- Episode 17: Episode 17 Jan 24, 2021 · 30m Alison 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.
- Episode 18: Episode 18 Jan 24, 2021 · 30m Woolly monkey Pichihua becomes a member of Levar's top woollies. Xingu, the dominant female of that group, has just given birth.
- Episode 19: Episode 19 Jan 31, 2021 · 30m There's concern as the team tries to find out what's wrong with elderly chimpanzee Kalu.
- Episode 20: Episode 20 Jan 31, 2021 · 30m The parks red-bellied guenons are enjoying their outside enclosure. New baby guenon Nala shows she can cope without mum when she needs to.