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7) The tiger cubs and the chimp: the true story of how Anjana the chimp helped raise two baby tigers
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Traces the true story of how a human animal worker and her helper, a chimpanzee named Anjana, rescued and cared for two white tiger cubs on the T.I.G.E.R.S. animal preserve and shared numerous hours playing, cuddling, and swimming with them.
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"When the United States was scrambling to catch up to the Soviets after their successful launch of Sputnik, they didn't turn to Mercury Seven astronauts Alan Shepard and John Glenn. Rather, they began bringing chimpanzees to Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico for a top-secret program. The goal? To do everything America needed to make space travel safe for humans and beat the Soviets. Based on extensive research and interviews with living members...
10) Spymate
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A retired spy's daughter is kidnapped; he teams up with his chimp partner to rescue her from an evil scientist.
11) Arthur's pen pal
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Arthur views his little sister in a different light after receiving a revealing letter from his pen pal.
12) Jane Goodall
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Examines the life of the woman primatologist who did the first long-term study of chimpanzees in the wild in Tanganyika, now Tanzania, Africa.
13) Jane Goodall
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Using simple text, describes the life and accomplishments of the zoologist who studied and cared for chimpanzees.
17) Hug
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Bobo the chimp seeks hugs among various jungle animals and their young, but he does not get what he wants until he is reunited with his own parent. On board pages.
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Mama's Last Hug begins with the death of Mama, a chimpanzee matriarch who formed a deep bond with biologist Jan van Hooff. When Mama was dying, van Hooff took the unusual step of visiting her in her night cage for a last hug. Their goodbyes were filmed and went viral. Millions of people were deeply moved by the way Mama embraced the professor, welcoming him with a big smile while reassuring him by patting his neck, in a gesture often considered typically...
20) Project Nim
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Documents the 1970s experiment in which a chimpanzee called Nim was raised as a human child by a family in New York City.
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