Our chimp family!
What's on TV|January 04, 2020
Meet the couple who dedicate their lives to baby chimpanzees…
HANNAH DAVIES
Our chimp family!

Wildlife vet Jimmy Desmond and his wife Jenny live a slightly unusual home life. They share their house in Liberia, Africa, with 21 baby chimpanzees, who have all been rescued from the illegal pet trade.

In Africa, chimp populations have plummeted by 80% in 25 years, with chimpanzee mothers killed for bushmeat and their babies sold as high-value pets.

This story is from the January 04, 2020 edition of What's on TV.

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