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Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 8/14/2007
There is a challenge for the staff as four chimps ‘move house’ on one day in the park’s biggest move around yet. Baby chimps Ash and Rodders have breakfast at home with keepers Emma and Paul. And, as Monkey World is the European crèche for baby orang-utans who need a home, there is news from Russia of an orang-utan orphan who needs a family.
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#2 - Episode 3
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 8/15/2007
Keeper Mike is on a mission in Moscow for a baby orang-utan called Joly, while back at the park her future home has been built. And in Paddy’s chimp group, Eddi has a ‘toddler tantrum’. She’s growing up which means having to fend for herself, and she is not happy about it!
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#3 - Episode 4
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 8/16/2007
Orphaned baby orang-utan Joly arrives at the park from Moscow, but her new housemate Hsiao-Ning is not pleased to see her! There is another new arrival at the park as orang-utan Ro-Ro gives birth, and animal manager Jeremy captures the incredible moment on camera. Unlike Ro-Ro’s first attempt at motherhood, all the signs look good – but the baby must feed.
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#4 - Episode 5
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 8/17/2007
One of the park’s most lovable characters, chimpanzee Charlie has to undergo emergency dental surgery, and the damage is worse than expected. Ro-Ro is having trouble feeding her new baby daughter and the team intervenes. Chimp Seamus has failed to make any friends in Hananya’s group, so he’s moved back to his old nursery troop.
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#5 - Episode 6
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 8/20/2007
We catch up with Carli and Gypsy, the two newest chimp hooligans who have joined the boisterous bachelor group. Jim and Alison are on a rescue mission to Hungary to collect stump-tailed macaque Koko. She has been living in a pet-shop cage for 20 years and the team gets a feisty greeting.
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#6 - Episode 7
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 8/21/2007
Nerves run high as the team attempts a first at the park: a surrogate mum for a newborn baby orang-utan. The orang-utan nursery mob love spending time in their new outside enclosure, and stubborn Hsiao-Ning is even starting to enjoy life! And in Hananya’s group, Patricia is being pursued by the alpha male.
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#7 - Episode 8
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 8/22/2007
The bachelor boys are up t their usual hooligan tricks, and there is concern when chimp Joline is struck down by a mystery illness. Elsewhere, stump-tailed macaque Koko is introduced to the great outdoors after 20 years in a pet-shop cage, and baby woolly monkey, Julio is coming on in leaps and bounds as he’s introduced to his woolly monkey family.
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#8 - Episode 9
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 8/23/2007
New recruit Koko, a stump-tailed macaque, meets her first companion in years: old boy Gerald. Dinda is about to embark on a new life with her orang-utan family, and we meet Gismo, a capuchin with a tragic past. And there is great excitement when golden-cheeked gibbons Peanut and Pung-Yo welcome a new arrival to their family.
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#9 - Episode 10
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 8/24/2007
It is time for baby woolly monkey Julio to leave his life living with humans. There is a shocking exit from the park for a capuchin monkey family when, 18 months after their rescue, a court order means they have to leave. After a year-long struggle, preparations begin for the rescue of a three-year-old chimp Bryan, who was stolen from West Africa and has been living as a photographer’s prop in Mexico. And it’s time for baby woolly monkey Julio to leave his life living with humans and join his woolly monkey family full-time.
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#10 - Episode 11
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 8/28/2007
Jim and Alison are on a special mission to Cancun in Mexico. They have travelled 5,000 miles to collect a lively three-year-old chimp called Bryan, who has been mistreated by his owner and needs a home with his own kind. Jim and Alison must prepare Bryan for the long and difficult journey back to Dorset. Meanwhile, Alison is frustrated in her efforts to rescue an adult chimp named Coco, who belongs to the same owner.
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#11 - Episode 12
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 8/29/2007
Toddler chimpanzee Bryan recovers from his 5,000-mile journey from Mexico and settles in to his new home with a hearty breakfast from Lee. There’s a medical crisis for chimp Joline when her loss of hair, stiff joints and lack of appetite prompt the vets’ concern. Will exploratory surgery explain what is wrong with her?
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#12 - Episode 13
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 8/30/2007
The vets examine 17-year-old chimpanzee Freddie, who does not seem to be his usual boisterous self, and the staff wait to see if chimp Joline will recover from her mystery illness. In the nursery, youngsters Pip and Ben take a big step when they venture outside to play for the first time, and their new housemate, Bryan, is given a health check.
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#13 - Episode 14
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 8/31/2007
Mexican monkey Bryan meets his chimp foster mum Sally, but no one is sure if he has been around another chimpanzee before. How will he react to his new mother? Elsewhere, Jim comes to the aid of lovable primate Charlie, who is being picked on by the other males in his group, especially at meal times. And the park faces an irreplaceable loss. Jim Cronin, has sadly passed away after a short battle with cancer. Will Alison and the team manage to keep his legacy alive?
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#14 - Episode 1
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 5/12/2008
Nerves are running high in the chimp nursery. New boy, Bryan, is about to face a big challenge, meeting one of the park’s naughtiest resident, Seamus! Baby orang-utan Dinda, is growing up fast, and it’s time for her to move into the orang nursery full time…and the adult orang-utans have fun with giant ice-lollies!
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#15 - Episode 2
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 5/13/2008
Animal manager Jeremy is in Paris, collecting a baby orang-utan called Lingga who will be joining Monkey World’s ever-expanding orang crèche. In Paddy’s chimp group, all hell breaks loose over a giant fruity freeze. And Alison says her goodbyes to Julio, the woolly monkey she hand-reared from birth.
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#16 - Episode 3
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 5/14/2008
Confident young orang-utan Lingga has arrived from Paris. An operation on chimp Bryan’s teeth reveals the damage caused by his traumatic past life. Stump-tailed macaque Koko needs a helping hand from animal manager Jeremy.
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#17 - Episode 4
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 5/15/2008
New orang-utan Lingga meets her housemates, but young Joly is consumed by jealousy. In the chimp bachelor pad, a pile of blankets brings out Buxom’s greedy side. And chimpanzee Jimmy has a very serious leg wound.
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#18 - Episode 5
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 5/16/2008
Young orang-utan Hsiao-Ning goes crazy on too much sugary fruit. Animal manager Jeremy prepares to take a huge risk to help adult male chimpanzee Jimmy with his leg wound.
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#19 - Episode 6
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 5/19/2008
Tough love ensures that chimpanzee Bryan learns a painful lesson when he goes outside for the first time. Will woolly monkey Julio be brave enough to take his first steps outdoors? And, in Paddy’s chimp group, Lee gets hands-on with Susie. Could she be pregnant for the second time?
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#20 - Episode 7
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 5/20/2008
There is a new baby in the woolly-monkey house, but the team is worried about its health. Elsewhere, baby orang-utan Dinda gets to grips with her outside enclosure. And stump-tailed macaque Koko struggles with her living space.
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#21 - Episode 8
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 5/21/2008
The life of the new woolly monkey baby hangs in the balance just 24 hours after its birth. In the chimp nursery, young Bryan is hassled by lovable hooligan Seamus. And in another part of the centre, chimp Charlie is also being picked on. Are his days living with the bachelor group numbered?
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#22 - Episode 9
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 5/22/2008
Chimp toddler Bryan finally makes friends with the bad boy of his group, Seamus. Unfortunately, it is not long before they fall out again. Elsewhere, it is moving day for the gibbons as the park arranges a ‘wife swap’.
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#23 - Episode 10
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 5/23/2008
This special edition travels to Vietnam, where Monkey World is embarking on an exciting new project – its first foreign sanctuary for endangered primates. A new gibbon rescue centre is being built to protect these rare animals for the future.
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#24 - Episode 11
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 5/26/2008
Work begins on the new gibbon rescue centre in Vietnam – and not a moment too soon, as the first primates are already arriving to begin their rehabilitation. Back on home soil, there is the patter of tiny feet in Paddy’s chimpanzee group, while members of the bachelor chimp group fall out once again.
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#25 - Episode 12
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 5/27/2008
It is a day of tense introductions for the chimpanzees and the gibbons; and the team begins work on its biggest mission to date – the rescue of almost 100 primates from Chile.
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The Worst Episodes of Monkey Life
Every episode of Monkey Life ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Monkey Life!
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...
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Worst Episodes Summary
"Episode 2" is the worst rated episode of "Monkey Life". It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 8/14/2007. This episode scored NaN points lower than the second lowest rated, "Episode 3".