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Orangutan Jungle School

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This series follows the stories of the orangutans and the staff at the world’s biggest orangutan rehabilitation center.

Documentary

4.5 / 5

15th August 2018 - 20th July 2023
Director
Judith Curran
Top Cast
Keeley Hawes
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And So It Begins Still
And So It Begins
15th August 2018

Episode 1

Teenage mum Clara and her baby Clarita - who was kidnapped by a dominant male - arrive at Orangutan Jungle School. Meanwhile, the older orangutans are ready to be released into the wild.

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Movin' on Up
22nd August 2018

Episode 2

The world's only reported albino orangutan arrives at Jungle School. Teenage mum Clara and baby Clarita face a return to island life. The staff decide that 'Big Boy' Beni needs to lose weight.

King of the Jungle Still
King of the Jungle
29th August 2018

Episode 3

Vet Arga rescues an orphaned one-year-old orangutan with a broken wrist. Beni attempts the biggest banana heist in Jungle School's history. Five adult orangutans are finally released into the wild.

The Misfits Still
The Misfits
1st November 2018

Episode 4

Watery fun and games with Valentino, Yutris and the rest of group two as they visit group three’s flooded classroom. It’s a huge day for the three quarantine infants as they finally get the results of their TB tests.

A Whole New World Still
A Whole New World
1st November 2018

Episode 5

After their last night in the old baby house, the nursery school kids are in for a big surprise. It’s moving day!

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Weighs And Means
1st November 2018

Episode 6

Big boy Beni 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 Care Still
Handle With Care
1st November 2018

Episode 7

It’s a busy day for the vets at Nyaru Menteng. Rescued orphan Josh needs his broken wrist examined, and Beni has a trip to the dentists to treat his bad breath.

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Tots, Teens, And Tantrums
1st November 2018

Episode 8

Hormones flair among the older students as Darril and Syahrini get steamy in the tree tops and curious Cinta makes a watery discovery.

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Second Chances
1st November 2018

Episode 9

Bratty quarantine student Taymur has a breakthrough and begins to embrace his jungle school lessons, while serial truant Luthy ditches class again and gives the staff a run for their money.

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Return to the Wild
1st November 2018

Episode 10

Six jungle school graduates from the pre-release islands are finally set for release into the wild. It’s a mammoth journey by road and river into the heart of Borneo, where these special orangutans will finally be free