Orangutan Jungle School

An inside look at the Nyaru Menteng Rescue Center in Borneo to explore how the orangutan school curriculum works, from nursery through graduation.

For weeks, Erik's been battling a head infection. Today he's feeling better and joins the group. At forest school, the students enjoy a poolside classroom where Valentino proves he's more than just a class clown.

Wine makes friends with a young macaque; A mother and son from a Thai circus live a new life on a pre-release island.

At Nyaru Menteng, orangutans cover survival basics, including nest-building, foraging, and avoiding poisonous snakes.

A timid orangutan stands up to a bully, sun bears prepare for release, and handlers use a secret trick to keep the orangutans in line: fruit kebabs.

Albino orangutan Alba is released back into the wild, and one of the oldest orangutans in the centre is rushed into surgery with a life-threatening condition. Meanwhile, youngsters Beni and Lala finally return to class after an incident that left them with broken limbs, and Dilla unexpectedly gives birth during the night, but the delivery does not go to plan.

Moving 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.

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.

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

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.

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 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.

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.