Orangutan Diary

Season 1, Episode 1 of 5

After months of planning, a handful of rescued orangutans are flying to freedom. On board are Mama Abut and her baby, found starving in an oil palm plantation but nursed back to health at the Centre, which is home to 600 rescued orangutans babies in the nursery needing 24-hour care, orphans in Forest School learning the skills they will need in the wild, and older ones almost ready for release. After a terrifying fall at the Centre, Sumanto fights for his life, while deep in the jungle the rescue team has to think fast when a powerful male decides he would rather not be rescued.

Previously Aired

Day
Time
Channel
8/1/2012
8 p.m.
8/2/2012
1 a.m.
8/26/2012
1:30 p.m.
8/26/2012
11:30 p.m.
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