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'Chimp Crazy' HBO docuseries explores the special relationship between chimps and their owners

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August 13, 2024

Chimpanzees rest after eating at the Lwiro Primate Rehabilitation Center, 45 km from Bukavu City, February 14, 2022. (Guerchom Ndebo/AFP via Getty Images)

A new HBO original documentary series explores the risks of trying to raise chimpanzees as members of the family — as well as the dangers it can pose to the animals' welfare.

We speak with Eric Goode, producer and director of "Chimp Crazy," which debuts on HBO and Max on Aug. 18.

This segment aired on August 13, 2024.

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