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00:00 A new female chimp is gradually being introduced to the group.
00:03 And today is a crucial step in the process.
00:09 It's a very tricky, dangerous task,
00:15 introducing chimps into an established group.
00:17 With a couple of our girls,
00:22 they're not going to probably take too kindly to a female coming in.
00:27 (CHIMPS SQUEAL)
00:29 They've got the total spectrum of human emotions.
00:34 You know, you can have some really nice ones
00:38 and you can have some really nasty ones.
00:40 -There she is. -There she is.
00:51 23-year-old Via has already been introduced to individual chimps at Chester.
00:57 (CHIMPS SQUEAL)
00:59 But today, she's going to meet the entire group for the first time.
01:04 (CHIMPS SQUEAL)
01:06 She will be exceptionally frightened.
01:08 She knows that if it goes wrong, she could get killed.
01:14 She's got to make some friends quickly.
01:25 She's going to get something. Hopefully it won't be too bad.
01:28 All being well, touch wood.
01:31 When Via finally comes outside,
01:35 she seems to go straight to Boris for reassurance.
01:39 I'm hoping Via views Boris as her knight in shining armour,
01:45 her protector.
01:46 Oh, here we are.
01:53 Boris is better placed than any other chimps because of his experience
01:58 to know what Via's going to face.
01:59 Ooh.
02:01 There's a lot of stress involved from the chimps' point of view,
02:14 but there's also a lot of stress on the keepers' point of view.
02:18 You've only got a certain amount of control over them,
02:23 and obviously you don't want any animal injured or hurt,
02:26 so you're trying to minimise that.
02:28 There's no handbook or anything like that.
02:31 You've just got to go on your gut instinct and hope it's right.
02:34 After five minutes, the dominant male, Dylan,
02:41 realises there is a new female in the group...
02:44 and raises the alarm.
02:46 Males will attack the female chimp coming in
02:51 just to make sure they are totally submissive.
02:53 The whole lot of them can set on her.
02:59 Perhaps sensing a hostile welcome is being planned for her,
03:04 Via takes refuge.
03:06 (CHIMPS SCREAMING)
03:08 I can't think of anything more frightening
03:25 than being chased by a whole group of chimps.
03:29 (CHIMPS SCREAMING)
03:31 Chimps give Freddy Krueger nightmares.
03:39 (CHIMPS SCREAMING)
03:41 But with Via safely hidden, Dylan's hunt is called off...
03:46 and Boris gives her the all-clear.
03:51 Via is safe for now, but until she's accepted by the group,
03:57 Dylan could mount another attack at any time.
04:00 (CHIMPS SCREAMING)
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