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Take a Tour of Chimp Eden

Join Eugene Cussons, host of Escape to Chimp Eden, for a guided tour of his chimpanzee sanctuary.

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  • Play Escape to Chimp Eden: Chimp Liberation
    Chimp Liberation

    Escape to Chimp Eden (02:01)

    For the first time ever, chimps saved from the horrors of human captivity find a community and sanctuary. Welcome to Chimp Eden.
  • Play Escape to Chimp Eden: Sanctuary Tour
    Sanctuary Tour

    Escape to Chimp Eden (05:22)

    Join Eugene Cussons, host of Escape to Chimp Eden, for a guided tour of his chimpanzee sanctuary.
  • Play Escape to Chimp Eden: Cozi
    Cozi

    Escape to Chimp Eden (03:26)

    Meet Chimp Eden's resident goofball: Cozi. Eugene Cussons talks about their very special relationship, how it got started and what it's like to be friends with a chimp.
  • Play Escape to Chimp Eden: Saving Sally
    Saving Sally

    Escape to Chimp Eden (00:58)

    Eugene Cussons of talks about saving Sally the chimpanzee from horrible conditions.
  • Play Escape to Chimp Eden: How to Teach a Chimpanzee
    How to Teach a Chimpanzee

    Escape to Chimp Eden (00:33)

    How to Teach a Chimpanzee, Lesson One: just keep showing them and showing them, eventually they'll get it! (Chimps are smart like that.)
  • Play Escape to Chimp Eden: A Chimpanzee Farts on Eugene Cussons
    A Chimpanzee Farts on Eugene...

    Escape to Chimp Eden (00:19)

    A chimpanzee farts on Eugene Cussons, director of Chimp Eden, during a play session.
  • Play Escape to Chimp Eden: Surprises
    Surprises

    Escape to Chimp Eden (00:59)

    what have you discovered about chimps that would surprise most people?
  • Play Escape to Chimp Eden: Jao
    Jao

    Escape to Chimp Eden (03:42)

    The story of Jao is one of the most fascinating at Chimp Eden. Eugene Cussons tells about Jao's initial days at the sanctuary and much more.
  • Play Escape to Chimp Eden: A Chimp Falls from a Tree
    A Chimp Falls from a Tree

    Escape to Chimp Eden (00:32)

    A chimp falls from a tree, one of the tallest in the infant enclosure at Chimp Eden. Will this infant chimpanzee survive?
  • Play Escape to Chimp Eden: The World's Largest Grasshopper
    The World's Largest...

    Escape to Chimp Eden (00:29)

    The world's largest grasshopper, or Amadeus the chimpanzee acting up for the camera? Eugene Cussons busts up laughing during an interview for the show.
  • Play Escape to Chimp Eden: Xena
    Xena

    Escape to Chimp Eden (02:22)

    Xena arrived at Chimp Eden a very troubled girl. Eugene Cussons explains how he's been able to break through her fear of humans and form a close bond.
  • Play Escape to Chimp Eden: Zac
    Zac

    Escape to Chimp Eden (03:45)

    Zac lived a hard-knock life in Luanda, subject to alcohol abuse and other horrors. Today, he's on his way to becoming the alpha male of Chimp Eden's infant enclosure.
 

Escape to Chimp Eden is a bittersweet, hope-lined series about chimpanzee rescue and rehabilitation.

 
 

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