Orangutan Jungle School
18 Episodes Available
TV-GDocumentary • Animals
Season 110 Episodes
And So it BeginsS1 E1An introduction to some of the big characters including "class clown" Valentino and "Big Boy" Beni; an emergency arrival of teenage mom Clara and her baby Clarita; vets round up the older orangutans, who are now ready to be released.
Movin' On UpS1 E2"Class Clown" Valentino is busy showing off; the staff decide that "Big Boy" Beni needs to lose weight; teenage mom Clara and her baby Clarita face a return to island life; they welcome a new pupil: Alba, the only reported albino orangutan.
King of the JungleS1 E3Kasper, who is 90kgs, somehow eludes the capture team and climbs 30 meters high in a tree; Beni's food theft and ongoing weight gain starts causing serious concern for his health.
The MisfitsS1 E4Valentino, Yutris and the rest of group two have fun as they visit group three's flooded classroom; three quarantine infants get the results of their TB tests; the residents of Bangamat Island do not welcome newcomers leading to a confrontation.
A Whole New WorldS1 E5Moving day arrives for the nursery school kids; Beni gets a beating from a bully; the socialization cage has a new queen; dominant male Pujon is still on a time-out after attacking Alba, but he's allowed a second chance to bond with his rival.
Weighs and MeansS1 E6Beni faces a day of reckoning as all the forest school students are held back for a weigh-in; Alba is back in isolation after being diagnosed with typhoid.
Handle With CareS1 E7Rescued orphan Josh needs his broken wrist examined by the school vets, while Beni has a trip to the dentist to treat his bad breath.
Tots, Teens and TantrumsS1 E8The babysitters try to get Beni's diet under control; Malika shows off her passion for fashion; Darril and Syahrini get steamy in the treetops; Cinta makes a watery discovery; two new babies arrive, one of whom is emaciated.
Second ChancesS1 E9Difficult quarantine student Taymur has a breakthrough and starts to embrace his jungle school lesson; serial truant Luthy skips class again and gives the staff a run for their money.
Return to the WildS1 E10Six graduates from jungle school are finally set to be freed into the wild from the pre-release islands after an arduous journey by road and river into the heart of Borneo.
Synopsis
"Orangutan Jungle School" follows a group of young endangered orangutans as they learn the skills they'll need to survive in the wild at a forest school for orphaned apes run by the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation in Borneo. These orangutans who have lost their mothers to poaching and deforestation progress through a series of classes and grade levels. The documentary series overflows with hilarious antics, emotional moments and dramatic cliffhangers as it showcases the incredible work being done by human caregivers to provide these young apes with a chance to survive in the wild.Cast
Rebecca Parr, Keeley Hawes, Laura ShavinRating
TV-G
Genres
Documentary, AnimalsMore Like This
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