Lucy the Human Chimp
Beyond nurture, what is our nature?
2021 · 1h 19m · N/A Documentary
Overview
The profound story of Lucy Temerlin, a female chimpanzee raised as human from birth in a domestic environment, and Janis Carter, the woman who took on the seemingly impossible task of giving her a new life in the wild.
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