Joao is old now, and it’s time to pass his message of hope on to another chimpanzee named “Jessica.” Though Jessica has been rescued and is living in the same sanctuary as Joao, she has her own horrific and frightening story from her past to reveal. These two chimps know that humans must find a way to stop the slaughter of the great apes before all is lost and these vulnerable creatures will perish from the wild. To help carry on the “voice” for the voiceless, a hawk named “Moomba” becomes part of the race to save a chimp who is doomed to die soon...

Elvis, a large maneless lion, is showing his defiance by not leaving his cage when he is called to entertain an audience. His master could use a whip, like others might, but instead allows Elvis to remain in his cage—this time. Elvis knows his boundary, but his painful stomach ache is keeping him from moving. Elvis and the other lions and tigers are trained to do stunning and spectacular tricks, but behind the scenes and the breathtaking stunts, these animals are victims of the entertainment business and suffer greatly. Elvis’s “master,” Jonathan, realizes the...