Orangutan Jungle School

2018 - 2023

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.

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

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

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

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!

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

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.

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.

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.

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

Top Cast

Director

Judith Curran

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

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Keeley Hawes

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