Humorous and heartbreaking, full of insight and wonder, `In My Family Tree' tells the uplifting story of one woman's transformation from a grandmother on the brink of retirement to an internationally acclaimed animal welfare activist. Sheila and her husband founded the Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage, a world-renowned animal refuge that has grown to become the largest chimpanzee sanctuary in the world. Over eighty-five injured and unwanted chimps have found a home there, along with dozens of monkeys, baboons, parrots, tortoises and antelope - and one disarmingly domesticated hippopotamus named Billy.