American TV series or program
| Escape to Chimp Eden |
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| Genre | Nature, documentary |
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| Created by | Eugene Cussons |
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| Directed by | Anton Truesdale |
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| Country of origin | United States |
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| Original language | English |
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| No. of seasons | 2 |
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| No. of episodes | 32 |
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| Executive producers | Erik Nelson
Dave Harding
Phil Fairclough |
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| Production location | South Africa |
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| Running time | 30 minutes |
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| Network | Animal Planet |
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| Release | February 8, 2008 (2008-02-08) –
June 4, 2009 (2009-06-04) |
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Escape to Chimp Eden is a television series broadcast on the Animal Planet network that premiered on February 8, 2008. The series examines the rescue of abused and neglected chimpanzees.
History
In Escape to Chimp Eden, Eugene Cussons rescues and rehabilitates abused chimpanzees in South Africa. The Animal Planet show was created by Triosphere and Creative Differences.[1]
Featured chimpanzees
| Chimp
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Approx. Age
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Date of Rescue
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Status
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Enclosure
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| Abu
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16 Years
|
March 2006
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Deceased
|
N/A
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| Amadeus
|
13 Years
|
March 2006
|
Alpha Male
|
Adult
|
| Azzie
|
1.5 Years
|
July 2008
|
Infant Female
|
Juvenile 2
|
| Bazia
|
3 Years
|
July 2008
|
Infant Female
|
Juvenile 2
|
| Bruce
|
Unknown
|
Died at Sudan Safe House 2007
|
Deceased
|
N/A
|
| Charlene
|
2.5 Years
|
July 2008
|
Infant Female
|
Juvenile 2
|
| Charles
|
Unknown
|
November 2008
|
Alpha Male
|
Juvenile 2
|
| Charlie
|
2 Years
|
April 2007
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Infant Male
|
Juvenile 1
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| Claudette
|
14 Years
|
January 1996,
Moved from Johannesburg Zoo to Chimp Eden in 2008
|
3rd Female
|
Adult
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| Cozy
|
11 Years
|
April 2006
|
3rd Male
|
Juvenile 1
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| Dinka
|
2 Years
|
April 2007
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Infant Male
|
Juvenile 1
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| Guida
|
7 Years
|
October 2006
|
Deceased
|
N/A
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| Jessica
|
25 Years
|
December 2008
|
Adult Female
|
Juvenile 2
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| Jinga
|
13 Years
|
November 2006
|
Alpha Female
|
Adult
|
| Joao
|
60-65 Years
|
April 2006
|
2nd Male
|
Juvenile 1
|
| Josephine
|
18 Years
|
October 2007
|
Adult Female
|
Adult
|
| Lika
|
13 Years
|
October 2006
|
5th Female
|
Adult
|
| Lilly
|
2 Years
|
July 2008
|
Infant Female
|
Juvenile 2
|
| Marco
|
5 Years
|
July 2008
|
Infant Male
|
Juvenile 2
|
| Martha
|
14 Years
|
July 2008
|
Adult Female
|
Juvenile 2
|
| Mary
|
3.5 Years
|
July 2008
|
Infant Female
|
Juvenile 2
|
| Mimi
|
13 Years
|
October 2006
|
2nd Female
|
Adult
|
| Mowgli
|
3.5 Years
|
July 2008
|
Infant Male
|
Juvenile 2
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| Nikki
|
11 Years
|
March 2006
|
2nd Male
|
Adult
|
| Nina
|
4 Years
|
April 2007
|
Infant Female
|
Juvenile 1
|
| Sally
|
3 Years
|
July 2006
|
Infant Female
|
Juvenile 1
|
| Sampa
|
5 Years
|
October 2007
|
Adolescent Female
|
Juvenile 1
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| Suzie
|
6 Years
|
July 2008
|
Adult Female
|
Juvenile 2
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| Tamu
|
1.5 Years
|
July 2008
|
Infant Male
|
Juvenile 2
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| Thomas
|
4 Years
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April 2007
|
Infant Male
|
Juvenile 1
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| Tony
|
3 Years
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October 2007
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Infant Male
|
Juvenile 1
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| Zeena
|
4 Years
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July 2006
|
Infant Female
|
Juvenile 1
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| Zacarias
|
17 Years
|
October 2006
|
Alpha Male
|
Juvenile 1
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| Zee
|
2 Years
|
April 2007
|
Infant Female
|
Juvenile 1
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Between Seasons 1 and 2, Abu and Guida died. Guida died in the episode The Rise and Fall of Guida due to syndrome, suffering complications from congestive heart failure. Abu's death was aired in the previous episode.
