Name: Battling the Odds
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 25 min

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Rachel Hogan and her team fight for a gorilla's life after he contracts a deadly disease; Dr. Sheri Speede investigates a tip that locals are illegally keeping a chimpanzee as a pet.

Going Ape

Battling the Odds

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; a baboon suffers a serious injury during a violent leadership challenge.

A Secret Rescue

A British orthopedic surgeon visits to repair a chimp's wrist and is shocked by his surroundings; Dr. Felix Lankester seizes reptiles being trafficked for their meat.

Culture Shock

Dr. Felix Lankester races to save a gorilla with chronic intestinal problems that have resulted in massive weight loss; a chimp with a bent wrist must take a frightening journey into town for an X-ray.

Fighting to Save a Life

Four gorillas continue their journey back to Cameroon from Malaysia; a small chimp is attacked by a rival male; Dr. Sheri Speede works with a chimpanzee that suffers psychological damage from being raised as a pet.

Reversing the Damage

Dr. Felix Lankester prepares for the arrival of gorillas that are returning to Cameroon after being taken illegally and placed in a Malaysian zoo; Dr. Sheri Speede must operate on a chimp riddled with flesh-eating maggots.

The Four Return Home

A volunteer takes on the demanding job of being a surrogate mother to a baby gorilla that lost her entire family; Paul Tendem works to change a community's outlook on bushmeat trade.

A Mission to Stop Killings

Rachel Hogan and her team race to rescue a chimpanzee that's been stuck in a tree for 24 hours without food or water; Dr. Sheri Speede must operate on a chimp with a serious injury that could affect the rest of his life.

Crisis in the Treetops

After two chimpanzees escape, a team of expert trackers must locate them before they hurt locals; Dr. Felix Lankester investigates three cases of chimp attacks; an 8-month-old chimp must learn to trust a new volunteer.

Chimps on the Run

Dr. Sheri Speede and her team rescue a chimp being kept as a pet in inhumane living conditions; Dr. Felix Lankester takes in a cargo of parrots with a street value of over $1 million that were set to be illegally smuggled.

A Life in Chains

Dr. Felix Lankester and his team face disaster when two chimps escape, putting the public at risk of a dangerous rampage; Rachel Hogan works with a traumatized infant gorilla to prepare her to interact with other infants.

Dangerous Break Out

Rachel Hogan works to rehab a baby gorilla riddled with bullet wounds; Dr. Felix Lankester devises a plan to help a chimpanzee that was paralyzed from a fall; a team rushes to save a chimp attacked by a rival male.

Hanging in the Balance

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