Explores the relationship between chimpanzees and humans, featuring photographs of the animals in the wild, in captivity, and in sanctuaries, and discussing the mistreatment and cruelties chimps have suffered at the hands of humans.
A pharmaceutical facility in Africa fronting as a preserve for once-captive chimps creates a species similar to early hominids, inadvertently putting the human race in danger as the newly formed creatures show their intelligence, territoriality, and brutal aggressiveness.
Describes the life of the chimpanzee that was sent into space as part of the American space program, describing his capture, training, the actual flight, and his life afterwards.