Monkey Life - Season 13

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Episode 1

1 - Episode 1

Air Date: November 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 2

2 - Episode 2

Air Date: November 29, 2020

Alison, animal director Jeremy and wildlife vet John Lewis continue to organise the rescue of female chimpanzee Kalu in South Africa.

Episode 3

3 - Episode 3

Air Date: December 6, 2020

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

4 - Episode 4

Air Date: December 6, 2020

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

5 - Episode 5

Air Date: December 13, 2020

The new baby woolly monkey, rejected and attacked by its mother, undergoes X-rays with worrying results.

Episode 6

6 - Episode 6

Air Date: December 13, 2020

Wildlife vet John is at the park to give chimpanzee Kalu a thorough health check, but putting her under proves difficult.

Episode 7

7 - Episode 7

Air Date: December 20, 2020

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

8 - Episode 8

Air Date: December 20, 2020

Alison is in the Netherlands to collect Pichihua, a lonely female woolly monkey who's lost her mate and needs companionship.

Episode 9

9 - Episode 9

Air Date: December 27, 2020

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

10 - Episode 10

Air Date: December 27, 2020

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

11 - Episode 11

Air Date: January 3, 2021

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

12 - Episode 12

Air Date: January 3, 2021

Alison successfully uses tasty treat tactics while on a double mission to rehome two pet trade marmosets.

Episode 13

13 - Episode 13

Air Date: January 10, 2021

Concerns grow when vet Cesar examines a lump on the face of newly-arrived pet trade marmoset, Jenny.

Episode 14

14 - Episode 14

Air Date: January 10, 2021

While also marking a sad anniversary, Alison takes the decision to temporarily close the park as a global pandemic takes hold.

Episode 15

15 - Episode 15

Air Date: January 17, 2021

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

16 - Episode 16

Air Date: January 17, 2021

Chimpanzee Kalu's health is giving cause for concern, as she's moved onto daily insulin injections to tackle her diabetes.

Episode 17

17 - Episode 17

Air Date: January 24, 2021

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

18 - Episode 18

Air Date: January 24, 2021

Woolly monkey Pichihua becomes a member of Levar's top woollies. Xingu, the dominant female of that group, has just given birth.

Episode 19

19 - Episode 19

Air Date: January 31, 2021

There's concern as the team tries to find out what's wrong with elderly chimpanzee Kalu.

Episode 20

20 - Episode 20

Air Date: January 31, 2021

The parks red-bellied guenons are enjoying their outside enclosure. New baby guenon Nala shows she can cope without mum when she needs to.