In celebration of his fortieth birthday, this is the remarkable story of Julius the chimpanzee.
Born in the Kristiansand Zoo in Norway and rejected by his mother, Julius was just six weeks old when he was taken in by the zoo director's family. Despite regular attempts to reintroduce Julius to zoo life, he often returned to his human home and, when his story captivated the nation, he became the star of his own TV show - and a household name.
After twenty-five turbulent years that saw daring escape attempts, failed relationships, rejection and injury, Julius was settled into a different chimpanzee tribe. But this powerful story explores more than Julius' life - it examines how our treatment of animals in captivity has changed, how the mind of a chimpanzee works, and just how much we have in common with the primates who share 98.6% of our DNA.
Join Julius in this heartwarming and fascinating story as he faces the same challenges we experience - the need for food and safety, the desire for love and sex, negotiating status and power, and finding ways to deal with loneliness, sorrow and death. Along the way, he reminds us that what we all require is very simple: a loving family and a place to call home.