A leading Gambian veterinarian and specialist in poultry diseases has disclosed that basic infrastructure and feeding remain the biggest challenges to poultry farming in the Gambia.
The head scratching ethics of ‘Lucy, the Human Chimp’
This is the TV poster for “Lucy, the Human Chimp” streaming on HBO Max. (CNS photo/HBO Max)
By Chris Byrd • Catholic News Service • Posted May 7, 2021
NEW YORK (CNS) A primatologist’s highly unusual interaction with the species of the title is recounted and partly dramatized in “Lucy, the Human Chimp.” The 70-minute documentary, which is streaming now on HBO Max, contains undeniably touching moments. But it may leave viewers feeling baffled since it ultimately raises more questions than it answers.
A collaboration between KEO Films and Britain’s Channel 4 network, the film was written and directed by Alex Parkinson.
Jane Temerlin, from Oklahoma, adopted Lucy from a zoo at just two days old
She and psychotherapist husband Maurice treated her with all human comforts
When she reached puberty, they took her to Gambia, feeling she was dangerous
Student Janis Carter was hired by the couple to help care for 11-year-old Lucy
Janis moved into rainforest with Lucy for six years to encourage her to adapt
Viewers were left in floods of tears after watching the documentary last night
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TEARS pricked Janis Carter’s eyes as chimpanzee Lucy held her in the tightest embrace of their ten-year relationship - then turned and walked into the rainforest.
The final hug signaled the moment that Lucy - raised as a human in a bizarre experiment in the United States - found her independence, six long years after the pair arrived in Africa.
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Lucy, pictured with adopted mum Jane Temerlin, was raised as a humanCredit: KEO Films
Lucy had been taken from her mother at two days old and raised as the “daughter” of scientist Maurice Temerlin and his wife Jane.