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Going Ape

Season 2
Teams dedicate their lives to saving chimpanzee and gorilla populations that are being wiped out in the rain forests of Central Africa. They fight for their freedom and survival in hopes of one day returning them to the wild.
202212 episodes16+
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Episodes

  1. S2 E1 - Hanging in the Balance
    October 13, 2022
    23min
    16+
    Rachel Hogan works to rehab a baby gorilla riddled with bullet wounds, and Dr. Felix Lankester devises a plan to help a chimpanzee that was paralyzed from a fall. Then, a team rushes to save a chimp attacked by a rival male.
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  2. S2 E2 - Dangerous Break Out
    October 13, 2022
    23min
    16+
    Dr. Felix Lankester and his team face disaster when two chimps escape, putting the public at risk of a dangerous rampage. Then, Rachel Hogan works with a traumatized infant gorilla to prepare her to interact with other infants.
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  3. S2 E3 - A Life in Chains
    October 13, 2022
    23min
    16+
    Dr. Sheri Speede and her team rescue a chimp being kept as a pet in inhumane living conditions. Then, Dr. Felix Lankester takes in a cargo of parrots with a street value of over $1 million that were set to be illegally smuggled.
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  4. S2 E4 - Chimps on the Run
    October 13, 2022
    23min
    16+
    After two chimpanzees escape, a team of expert trackers must locate them before they hurt locals. Then, Dr. Felix Lankester investigates three cases of chimp attacks and an 8-month-old chimp must learn to trust a new volunteer.
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  5. S2 E5 - Crisis in the Treetops
    October 13, 2022
    23min
    16+
    Rachel Hogan and her team race to rescue a chimpanzee that's been stuck in a tree for 24 hours without food or water. Then, Dr. Sheri Speede must operate on a chimp with a serious injury that could affect the rest of his life.
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  6. S2 E6 - A Mission to Stop Killings
    October 13, 2022
    23min
    16+
    A volunteer takes on the demanding job of being a surrogate mother to a baby gorilla that lost her entire family. Then, Paul Tendem works to change a community's outlook on bushmeat trade.
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  7. S2 E7 - The Four Return Home
    October 13, 2022
    23min
    16+
    Dr. Felix Lankester prepares for the arrival of gorillas that are returning to Cameroon after being taken illegally and placed in a Malaysian zoo. Then, Dr. Sheri Speede must operate on a chimp riddled with flesh-eating maggots.
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  8. S2 E8 - Reversing the Damage
    October 13, 2022
    23min
    16+
    Four gorillas continue their journey back to Cameroon from Malaysia and a small chimp is attacked by a rival male. Then, Dr. Sheri Speede works with a chimpanzee that suffers psychological damage from being raised as a pet.
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  9. S2 E9 - Fighting to Save a Life
    October 13, 2022
    23min
    16+
    Dr. Felix Lankester races to save a gorilla with chronic intestinal problems that have resulted in massive weight loss. Then, a chimp with a bent wrist must take a frightening journey into town for an X-ray.
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  10. S2 E10 - Culture Shock
    October 13, 2022
    23min
    16+
    A British orthopedic surgeon visits to repair a chimp's wrist and is shocked by his surroundings. Then, Dr. Felix Lankester seizes reptiles being trafficked for their meat.
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  11. S2 E11 - A Secret Rescue
    October 13, 2022
    23min
    16+
    Dr. Sheri Speede and her team set out on a secret mission to rescue two chimps being kept as pets that are starving and living in terrible conditions. Then, a baboon suffers a serious injury during a violent leadership challenge.
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  12. S2 E12 - Battling the Odds
    October 13, 2022
    23min
    16+
    Rachel Hogan and her team fight for a gorilla's life after he contracts a deadly disease, and Dr. Sheri Speede investigates a tip that locals are illegally keeping a chimpanzee as a pet.
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Cast
Babila TafonSheri SpeedeRachel HoganFelix Lankester
Studio
discovery plus Call of the Wild
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