Name: Baby Chimp Rescue
Released: 2020-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Ben Garrod

TV Show · Documentary

Meet Jenny and Jim Desmond, who are surrogate parents to 29 orphaned baby chimpanzees. Follow this maxed-out couple as they build a dream forest sanctuary that will let their unconventional megafamily live a comfortable, semi-wild life together.

2020 · 52m

Starring Ben Garrod

EPISODE 1

Miracles Can Happen

Ponder coping strategies when Jim and Jenny suddenly become surrogate parents to 21 orphaned chimps. Listen as they float the idea of a dream sanctuary to chimp specialist Ben Garrod before a new rescue arrives at their bursting-at-the-seams home.
EPISODE 2

Breaking Point

Celebrate as plans for the forest sanctuary come together just before a deadly cold virus sweeps through the baby chimps, including new addition eight-week-old Gaia. Then face a fresh set of challenges when adult male Jonny enters the fold.
EPISODE 3

A New Beginning

See the rescue reach a breaking point as new arrivals keep flooding in. Deal with a devastating loss as Jim, Jenny, and the team work on nest building with the orphaned chimps to prepare them for their first taste of life in the wild.