
Monkey Life
The chimp Jestah is going under the knife, following a diagnosis of mouth cancer.

The chimp Jestah is going under the knife, following a diagnosis of mouth cancer.

Jestah, a high-ranking chimp, is developing a lump concerning staff John Lewis is examining him Orang-utans are enjoying browse in the rain Tuan is making a bamboo cover Woolly monkeys are enjoying a feeder.

Chimp Kalu is struggling to recover from her surgery It is taking a turn for the worse.

Alison travels to Liverpool to rescue a family of marmosets living in a birdcage Bart's chimp group sample medlar fruit for the first time.

Alison contacts two consultant surgeons to operate on the recently rescued chimpanzee Kalu to remove her gall bladder at Hananya's, the whole troop get excited with the addition of a felled oak tree.

Capuchins Dino and Winslow are getting on well after being introduced a few weeks ago it's now time for them to be introduced some females and for Dino this is a whole new experience.

The ninth season of the insightful documentary following the daily dramas of caring for 240 cheeky primates at the Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre.

The ninth season of the insightful documentary following the daily dramas of caring for 240 cheeky primates at the Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre.

Woolly monkey Oaska unfortunately passes away. Suffering from severe spinal arthritis, his condition rapidly worsens, leading the primate care team to make the tough decision to euthanise him.

There's two new arrivals at the park a baby woolly monkey for experienced mum Xingu, and dad Oaska and Alison's been to Wales to collect a new squirrel monkey called Azzi who was being kept as a pet.

Alison calls in a specialist eye surgeon to perform the cataract operation on Lola the chimpanzee, Mr Bray normally operates on humans so it's a unique experience for man and ape only time will tell if the operation has been successful.

Ruby, the park's newest and largest marmoset, is introduced to males Jock and Colin, but the introduction does not go as planned the primate care team observes that Lola, a chimpanzee in Paddy's group, experiences vision problems.

The primate care staff suspect that golden-cheeked gibbon Kim is about to give birth. However, after several hours without any progress, the vet is called in. The situation becomes tense as Kim must undergo an emergency caesarean.

Alison saves Ruby, a marmoset with attitude and a slight weight issue at the park, there is a troop of primates who have struggled with weight issues.

Jeremy decides to find out exactly how much weight orang-utan Oshine has lost since she arrived at the park from South Africa - but will he be able to tempt her onto the scales? Chimp Hananya is taken by surprise when he meets Kiki, the latest addition to his group. Kiki is about to undertake a crash course in chimpanzee politics, and baby golden-cheeked gibbon Mikado shows off the latest stages of his colour change.

New arrival Kiki meets Patricia. Having lived on her own, Kiki is not used to other chimps so the team are not sure how she will react to others of her own kind. Meanwhile, overweight orang-utan Oshine has a special visitor from South Africa - but will she remember her? Woolly monkey Bueno has to have emergency dental treatment when the veterinary team discover he has several rotten teeth.

Chimp Kiki finally arrives at the park after a mammoth journey from the Middle East, but having lived on her own in a cage in Beirut for the last eight years, she is unnerved by the sounds of the other chimps in the room next door. Meanwhile there is great excitement at the golden-cheeked gibbon house with news of Zoey's new arrival in the middle of the night.

The team are in Lebanon on a rescue mission to pick up a very lonely chimp. Kiki has lived on her own in a cage for the last eight years, but there are problems when it is realised that her cage has rusted closed and the team have to resort to drastic measures to get her out. Once at the airport they have to keep Kiki calm or she won't be allowed to board the flight for the UK.

Mike has a tricky time collecting a baby gibbon from France. Meanwhile, at Monkey World, the chimps have fun with fabric, and squirrel monkey Fidget settles into his new home.

Oshine has an eventful first night in the orang-utan nursery and there is exciting news for the woolly monkeys. Plus, Hananya's gang go wild over the revamped chimp enclosure.