Lucy the Human Chimp
2021
Documentaries
Science & Nature

Lucy the Human Chimp

: This extraordinary documentary tells the story of Lucy, a chimpanzee raised as a human from birth and her caretaker Janis Carter.

Plans start at $9.99/month.

Sign Up Now

Lucy the Human Chimp

Genres

Documentaries, Science & Nature, Wildlife

Release Year

2021

Rating Information

TV-14

About This Movie

As a student in 1970s Oklahoma, Janis Carter took a job caring for Lucy, a chimp raised as a human by psychologists Maurice and Jane Temerlin. But when Lucy reached adolescence, the Temerlins realized her size and strength made her too dangerous to cohabitate with humans and devised a plan to take Lucy to Gambia, where she would be taught to live in the wild. Planning to go along for just a few weeks to help Lucy acclimate, Janis ended up becoming the leader of Lucy's small chimpanzee troupe and left behind her life in the U.S. forever.

Cast and Crew

Lucy the Human Chimp

Genres

Documentaries, Science & Nature, Wildlife

Release Year

2021

Rating Information

TV-14

About This Movie

As a student in 1970s Oklahoma, Janis Carter took a job caring for Lucy, a chimp raised as a human by psychologists Maurice and Jane Temerlin. But when Lucy reached adolescence, the Temerlins realized her size and strength made her too dangerous to cohabitate with humans and devised a plan to take Lucy to Gambia, where she would be taught to live in the wild. Planning to go along for just a few weeks to help Lucy acclimate, Janis ended up becoming the leader of Lucy's small chimpanzee troupe and left behind her life in the U.S. forever.

Cast and Crew

Find Iconic Entertainment for Every Mood

Plans start at $9.99/month.

Sign Up Now