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Chimp Crazy is a 4 part documentary about people who own chimps, and this one centers mostly around Tonia Haddix, who is fighting with PETA over ownership of her chimp, Tonka. The documentary is from the same guy who made Tiger King, Eric Goode.

Here's a profile of Eric Goode - he appears to be really rich, and also owns a turtle conservancy, and is just really fascinated with people who own animals. Because of Eric Goode's fame from the Tiger King series, he relied on the use of a "proxy" director to gain Haddix's trust and get permission to film.

Going to do spoilers for this one, as it's worth watching in its entirety:

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Overall this was a really interesting look into a world that I didn't know all that much about. I think Eric Goode makes very compelling documentaries, but I don't know if they're completely all that ethical.