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Former nurse-turned-exotic animal broker Tonia Haddix, spends her days caring for animals in captivity. However, her lov | dHNfcGFZdXI5NjRhelk

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00:00There is this culture of almost entirely women who raise chimpanzees and monkeys as if they're
00:09babies. There is nothing like holding, loving, being around a chimp. Especially Tonka. And I'll
00:19do anything to protect that primate. Anything. Tonka and I just found each other. It was meant
00:29to be. It was just natural. And Tonka loved me as much as I love Tonka. It's like your love
00:36for God. People fall in love with these chimps and you can't tame wild things. Do you want
00:45these nuggets? Here's your sauce. I'm just afraid that she might get too caught up in
00:50this. PETA seized the chimps with U.S. martial oversight. Okay, roll film. The chimpanzee
00:58lady now making national news. A movie star chimp named Tonka and its disappearance. It
01:03all has the makings of a Hollywood plot. But no, this is real life. I keep getting to be
01:08the bad guy here and I'm tired of it. When you're in love, your brain is out of control. There's
01:13chemicals and hormones and things happening to you that makes you irrational. They're gonna
01:17have to bring sheriff and everything that they can. I've never seen her that passionate about
01:22anything in my life. Ever. And that includes her outside.
01:29Adult chimpanzees are incredibly dangerous.
01:34It's insane when you think about it. It's insane.
01:40I could have a dream. They can throw me in jail for a year. I don't care. I would give
01:47anything that I had possession wise of for that child. I would give my life for him.
01:53Chimps are my whole thing. You can shape them into being you.
02:01Oh.
02:02Oh.
02:04Correct.
02:06О.
02:07Yeah.
02:08Now, look who doesn't know where you can handle the

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