Jeremy and Amy: The Extraordinary True Story of One Man and His Orang-Utan

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After securing a small business loan, Cronin acquired permission to build the first enclosure which would be for the chimps.

The female chimpanzees were put on birth control to save space for more individuals needing rescuing. Alison Cronin's tenacity, dedication and sheer belief is impressive enough to anyone who has followed programmes like Monkey World and Monkey Life, but while that fame (if that's what it is) is an inevitable by-product of the TV shows, it's only part of the picture.On this occasion, one keeper and one veterinarian from the Pingtung Rescue Centre worked at Monkey World for one week. I like you, dear,’ I told her one day, ‘but don’t you think you should start behaving like an orangutan? Alison said: "Sasha and Kangoo have started introductions with the smallest group at the park, consisting of five other individuals, headed by dominant male, Bryan who was rescued from a Mexican beach photographer as a youngster.

During this visit, Monkey World provided veterinary supplies and advice on how to manage rescued gibbons.Monkey World – Ape Rescue Centre has been in contact in with the Pingtung Rescue Centre for Endangered Wild Animals (PRCEWA) since 1995. The circus had no intention of financing any medical treatment and so instead sold the sick infant to the family, who saved her life by arranging for a human doctor to amputate the festering limb. The fused vertebrae in Tau’s spine from his rickets had become inflamed, causing pressure on the nerves and pain which limited use in his legs and lower back.