Going Ape
| Going Ape |
| Format |
Docu-Soap |
| Starring |
Rachel Hogan
Avi Sivan
Talilah
Babs the Vet |
| Country of origin |
United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes |
13 |
| Production |
| Camera setup |
Single-camera |
| Running time |
30 minutes (with adverts) |
| Broadcast |
| Original channel |
Animal Planet |
| Original airing |
Tuesday 21st November, 2006 |
| External links |
| Website |
Going Ape is a British Television docu-soap program that is aired on the Animal Planet.
The television series first aired on Tuesday 21 November 2006 at the weekly time of 21:00 running a total of thirteen episodes. The series is now in re-runs and has an irregular running format.
It follows the story of 50 Chimpanzees, 26 Gorillas, seven Baboons and four Mandrills who have been orphaned by the bush meat trade in the West African country of Cameroon showing the vital work of the Mefou National Park and the Limbe Wildlife Centre along with Ape Action Africa (formerly the Cameroon Wildlife Aid Fund) and In DefenCe of Animals - Africa, two charities that are dedicated to saving the primates in the region.
Characters
- Rachel Hogan
- Avi Sivan
- Talilah
- Babs the Vet
Episodes
Series One, 2006
- Free at Last - "At the Limbe Wildlife Centre the government have just delivered two confiscated pet primates, but the sanctuary has a problem: they're full."
- When They're Gone - "Babs and Talila fight for the rights and for the life of Caroline the chimp. As without the correct equipment and treatment she will die."
- New Life - "In this the last episode of this moving series Rachel is out buying a pregnancy test kit. But it's not for her, it's for her oldest gorilla, Gerry."
- Friend or Foe? - "It's a race against time to save Nino, a four year old chimpanzee who was savagely attacked by an older male grieving for his dead baby."
- Letting Go - "Orphaned baby gorilla Shufai has a seizure. He's raced from the rain forest into the Cameroonian capital in search of medical help."
- Hope - "Gah, a baby chimp found paralysed in the back of a drug dealers car. His plight seems hopeless but Felix and the team give him their all."
- Help - "Nino, the chimpanzee whose face was ripped off by an older male chimp will die unless Vet Sheri Speedes appeal for international help is successful."
- No Going Back - "Its 6 weeks since new chimp mum Yao and her baby Miko escaped from their sanctuary. When they're finally caught, it all goes wrong for Miko."
- Last Chance - "At the Limbe Wildlife Centre Gah, the chimp who was found paralysed in a drug smugglers car faces the greatest test of his rehabilitation."
External links
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