KIETHVILLE, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – Keithville’s Chimp Haven is partnering with National Geographic to introduce a new six-part documentary to animal lovers through the Disney+ streaming platform.
Chimp Haven is located in Northwest Louisiana right outside of Shreveport. In fact, Caddo Parish donated the land the 200-acre forested sanctuary is sitting on.
Due to the pandemic, the chimpanzee sanctuary is not allowing visitors. Amy Fultz, the Director of Behavior and Research, says invasive research on chimpanzees ended in 2015.
As the sanctuary grows and expands, Fultz says families can watch the docuseries to get an inside look at the daily life of the chimps.
“Please watch ‘Meet the Chimps’ and see a little bit about what’s going on in your own backyard. In terms of the world’s largest chimpanzee sanctuary and meet some of the personalities that are your neighbors,” said Fultz.
Fultz says she’s excited that Chimp Haven will soon have an additional 100 chimpanzees.
The documentary is available now on Disney+. Viewers must have a subscription to watch.
Keithville, Louisiana – Nope leaping across the moat in Flora’s group forest habitat. (National Geographic/Chimp Haven/Karalee Scouten) 
Keithville, Louisiana – Riley resting in a hammock clutching a Freisbee. Riley is in Slim’s Group. (National Geographic/Chimp Haven/Karalee Scouten) 
Flora sleeping on a platform in the summer heat. Sara Soda’s group. (National Geographic/Jack Chapman) 
Valentina Rose locomotion across the forest habitat – knuckle walking. Sara Soda’s group. 
Slim (left) and Baby (right) relaxing on a platform in their enclosure. Slim is the Alpha of her group. (National Geographic/Virginia Quinn) 
Gina sitting on logs in the woodland enclosure. Sara Soda’s group. (National Geographic/Virginia Quinn) 
Natalie sitting in the woodland enclosure eating chow, a highly nutritious food supply. Sara Soda’s group. (National Geographic/Virginia Quinn) 
Keithville, Louisiana – Bumble walking towards camera. Flora’s Group’.(National Geographic/Virginia Quinn) 
Keithville, Louisiana – Baby Carlee in a tree eating ‘chow’, a highly nutritious food supply. ‘Flora’s Group’. (National Geographic/Virginia Quinn) 
Keithville, Louisiana – Dea resting in the leaves. Sara Soda is Alpha of her group. (National Geographic/Virginia Quinn) 
Keithville, Louisiana – Carlee riding on Nope’s back in the forest. Flora’s group. (National Geographic/Virginia Quinn) 
Keithville, Louisiana – Sara Soda resting in the leaves. Sara Soda is Alpha of her group. (National Geographic/Virginia Quinn) 
Keithville, Louisiana – Sara Soda resting in the leaves. Sara Soda is Alpha of her group. (National Geographic/Virginia Quinn) 
Keithville, Louisiana – Carlee running through grass in the forest in Flora’s group forest habitat. (National Geographic/Virginia Quinn) 
Keithville, Louisiana – Baby Carlee with her Mum Passion, and older sister Arden on a platform in their forest habitat at Chimp Haven. Passion and Arden are grooming, an important part of Chimp social behaviour. They are in ‘Flora’s Group’. (National Geographic/Virginia Quinn) 
Keithville, Louisiana – Baby Carlee with her Mum Passion, and older sister Arden on a platform in their forest habitat at Chimp Haven. Passion and Arden are grooming, an important part of Chimp social behaviour. They are in ‘Flora’s Group’. (National Geographic/Virginia Quinn) 
Keithville, Louisiana – Passion shares an intimate moment with her daughter Carlee. They are in ‘Flora’s Group’. (National Geographic/Virginia Quinn) 
Keithville, Louisiana – Chimp called Muffy using a stick to termite fish. Baby Carlee is on the bottom of the termite mound. (National Geographic/Virginia Quinn) 
Keithville, Louisiana – Carlee termite fishing with four other chimps from Flora’s group. (National Geographic/Virginia Quinn) 
Keithville, Louisiana – Jimmy Dean walking through forest habitat. Quadrupedalism (quadra ped meaning four feet) is a form of terrestrial locomotion in aminals using four limbs or legs, also known as knuckle walking in primates. (National Geographic/Virginia Quinn) 
Keithville, Louisiana – Jimmy Dean on the move. He looks slightly piloerect, meaning fearful, startled, or excited. (National Geographic/Virginia Quinn) 
Keithville, Louisiana – Jimmy Dean walking with food in his mouth and hands. (National Geographic/Virginia Quinn)