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Escape to Chimp Eden Season 1

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Animal Planet's new series, Escape To Chimp Eden, is a fantastic show about a team that rescues abused and neglected chimpanzees. Then the chimps are taken to a better enviroment to live.

Escape To Chimp Eden is just as good as Orangutan Island and it allows us to become closer to our closest living relatives. This two-disc set includes tweleve episodes of the first season. Below is the episodes of season one.

Episode One- Josephine: Race for Life

Episode Two- Saving Sampa and Tony

Episode Three- The Code of Jao

Episode Four- Trouble with Xena

Episode Five- Angola Girls, Free at Last

Episode Six- Zac and Jinga: Mystery Chimps

Episode Seven- A Rough Start For Jinga

Episode Eight- Eight Babies For Eugene

Episode Nine- Mission Chimpossible: Eugene's Choice

Episode Ten- The Rise of Cozi

Episode Eleven- Baby Booming at Chimp Eden

Episode Twelve- The New Order

M addvice, buy this set. It is a great series that is both educational and entertaining. Pre-Order it now and enjoy a great show!

Better than the Animal Planet series as broadcast; without all the teasers and commercials that slow the narrative, this surprisingly moving series will make you cry and make you laugh. The human hero inspires, and the chimps touch your heart; you'll never see a chimpanzee in captivity the same way again. What more can you ask from any experience than that? Eye-opening, life-affirming, uplifting stuff. You'll watch it more than once and you'll want everyone in your family to watch it with you. Well worth the purchase price.

I hardly ever watch TV but got hooked on this series from the get-go. The Chimp Eden sanctuary, located in South Africa and associated with the Jane Goodall Institute, is a refuge for chimpanzees, many of whom were orphaned by the bush-meat trade or abused in captivity. The Animal Planet series, which ran for two seasons, shows rescue missions and the rehabilitation that goes on at the sanctuary. Viewers see the progress of the individual chimps and their integration into chimp society. If you are interested in the great apes and their plight, you will love Escape to Chimp Eden. Presently, only Season One is available on DVD, although the episodes of Season Two can be downloaded through Amazon Video on Demand or iTunes. The important work of the sanctuary continues and can be monitored at the Chimp Eden website at [...].

We love Eugene, his staff and the chimps. The programs are educational, humorous and yes, sad on occasion. The rescue trips offer us insight into other areas of the world. We tape the programs and rewatch with our grandchildren over and over. Keep them coming, Animal Planet.

Let me begin by saying I am not your usual Animal Plant viewer but after seeing a preview at the cinema of how chimps are treated and the shelter in which Eugene provides to these animals, I made a point of watching the first season and immediately purchased the DVD the moment I found out it was available.

Should you watch the show, you will not only be a witness to the barbaric ways in which animals are treated, but you will also see that it takes a whole family to nourish and love one in distress (i.e., the chimps). This season also showed the dynamic relationships the trainers shared with the chimps, the obstacles of reintroducing the animals to their own environment and learning how to let go.

Again, I'm not one to watch shows about animals often, but I encourage any and all to grab this DVD and see how magnificent human beings are as far as caring goes. I was not disappointed with this item and cannot wait for the new season to start again in April.

I followed this show on Animal Planet and was excited upon it's release of Season 1 on DVD. It follows the lives of orphaned chimps that are rescued and rehabilitated in a center in South Africa. Every chimp has it's distinct personality, making this an extremely entertaining watch!

I had never watched any of these episodes before I bought the season, but because I love primates, I took a chance and bought it anyway. I was not disappointed.

It is a riveting show and remarkable to see the changes in these animals after being rescued from horrendous conditions. I am hopeful the other seasons will soon be released on DVD as I will snatch them up as soon as they come out!!

The only thing wrong with this series is that it had to end.

It was educational, entertaining and was very relevant to what is going on in the world today. Does anyone know if it will be coming back?

Eugene was very engaging and seemed genuinely sincere.

Please bring back Chimp Eden!

I loved this show becuz i love and have worked with animals.All the episodes are great.Learn the stories of how these human like animals were rescued from captivity and torture where people made them road side amusements where they thought it was funny to get the chimps drunk and addicted on alcohol.Eugene and his team treated and rehabilitated them like they were meant to live out their lives; as wild animals in a sanctuary.Some of them had never seen grass or climbed a tree or even met another chimp before.He gave them back their dignity and respect,With love and care.So shall we all who share this earth with these human like animals. thanx.jj

Had all the shows on DVR but I wanted a hard copy so I bought this. Love the show, can't wait for Season 2.