Monkey Life

Paddy's chimps go mad for mangoes and rumours abound of a weighty new arrival from South Africa. Plus, Alison saves an old pet squirrel monkey that desperately needs a new home.

2025-12-27 10:00:00 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-27 10:30:00 +0000 UTC (30m)

Monkey Life

Disturbing footage convinces Alison to rescue an adult female chimpanzee working in the tourist industry in Mexico, who urgently needs the team's help. The nursery chimps have a play session.

2025-12-27 09:30:00 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-27 10:00:00 +0000 UTC (30m)

Monkey Life

Jonathan is over groomed and has gone bald, while Tom, one of the alpha male capuchins, has died. Elsewhere, the chimps are given walnuts and Jestah gets more than his fair share.

2025-12-27 09:00:00 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-27 09:30:00 +0000 UTC (30m)

Monkey Life

Alison Cronin travels to Monkey World's new endangered primate sanctuary in Vietnam, and meets the newest resident of the centre, Ellie the young golden-cheeked gibbon. Two rare monkeys are being kept in a theme park outside Ho Chi Minh City.

2025-12-27 08:30:00 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-27 09:00:00 +0000 UTC (30m)

Monkey Life

Mueller's gibbons Adidas and Dalumie head for the treetops for the first time, while Peanut, Pung-Yo and Tien move into the enclosure next door. Plus, a specialist doctor is called in when Freddy's bowel complaint fails to improve.

2025-12-27 08:00:00 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-27 08:30:00 +0000 UTC (30m)

Monkey Life

Chimp Ben's foot infection has led to the amputation of one of his toes. Just as he's improving, Honey, one of the chimps in Hananya's house, is struck down by the mysterious bacterial infection - and it is serious.

2025-12-27 07:30:00 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-27 08:00:00 +0000 UTC (30m)

Monkey Life

Chimp Ben's mysterious infection has spread to some of the others in his group, and it's a race against time to diagnose and treat it effectively. Meanwhile, the orang-utans are watching their weight, but are not so keen to get onto the scales.

2025-12-27 07:00:00 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-27 07:30:00 +0000 UTC (30m)

Monkey Life

Chimp Ben has a nasty infection and animal director Jeremy is worried it may lead to him losing his foot. Elsewhere, golden-cheeked gibbon Tien has undergone a transformation, and keeper Holly checks up on Xuzy.

2025-12-27 06:30:00 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-27 07:00:00 +0000 UTC (30m)

Monkey Life

There is a scuffle between the female capuchins, Tia needs surgery, and orang-utan Amy is heavily pregnant - and very grumpy. Meanwhile, there is something new in the play area of the chimp nursery, and Alison has her last visit with Paulo.

2025-12-27 06:00:00 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-27 06:30:00 +0000 UTC (30m)

Monkey Life

Baby woolly monkey Paulo is tempted outside by some delicious bugs, while onions are used to encourage natural behaviour amongst the capuchins. The team also has a radical plan for the third meeting between youngster Ben and alpha male Hananya.

2025-12-27 05:30:00 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-27 06:00:00 +0000 UTC (30m)

Monkey Life

Pregnant woolly monkey Piquita looks fit to burst, capuchin Sean, over from Chile, is keen to prove that nobody can groom quite like he can, and life hangs in the balance for Blue the ruffed lemur.

2025-12-27 05:00:00 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-27 05:30:00 +0000 UTC (30m)

Monkey Life

Mad Max meets his new housemates, and chimps Ben and Pip are in shock after another meeting with Hananya. Over in the woolly monkey enclosure, Piquita is the centre of attention and, in Paddy's chimp group, Bart enjoys his first taste of honey.

2025-12-27 04:30:00 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-27 05:00:00 +0000 UTC (30m)

Monkey Life

Baby woolly monkey Paulo meets his new family for the first time, young chimpanzee Eddi has fun and games with baby brother Bart, pregnant orang-utan Amy gets to grips with a breast pump, and Mad Max the marmoset arrives at the park.

2025-12-27 04:00:00 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-27 04:30:00 +0000 UTC (30m)

Monkey Life

Elderly marmoset Jenny gets a visit from the vet before the arrival of a new life partner, while orangutan youngster Hujan begins to adjust to living life in the nursery.

2025-12-26 22:00:00 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-26 22:30:00 +0000 UTC (30m)

Monkey Life

It is moving day for young male orangutan Hujan, who is on his way to join the nursery group, while Alison tries to help rescued marmoset Koba build up some much-needed strength.

2025-12-26 21:30:00 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-26 22:00:00 +0000 UTC (30m)

Monkey Life

Rescued marmoset Koba clings to life after arriving at the park in a stricken state, and the lemurs at Malagasy find themselves dealing with a quite tricky tree-top challenge.

2025-12-26 21:00:00 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-26 21:30:00 +0000 UTC (30m)

Monkey Life

Newly arrived squirrel monkey Kimbo has a heath check and also gets the snip, while orangutan youngster Kayan goes outside for the first time.

2025-12-26 20:30:00 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-26 21:00:00 +0000 UTC (30m)

Monkey Life

A challenging trip into the great outdoors awaits some of the lorises from the park, and two black-shanked douc monkeys have quite the adventure in store for them in Vietnam.

2025-12-26 20:00:00 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-26 20:30:00 +0000 UTC (30m)

Monkey Life

The park comes to the aid of two marmosets, leaving Alison shocked by the condition of the male, while Louisa reaches out the foot of friendship to male crush Matty the capuchin.

2025-12-26 19:30:00 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-26 20:00:00 +0000 UTC (30m)

Monkey Life

Alison attempts to rescue a squirrel monkey, who proves to be something of an escape artist, and the newly arrived orangutan youngster Kayan meets with Bulu Mata for the first time.

2025-12-26 19:00:00 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-26 19:30:00 +0000 UTC (30m)