Follow the lives of orphaned orangutan babies as they are brought to the world’s oldest orang-utan sanctuary in Borneo. Toddlers are wheel-barrowed in for lessons in life.
About The Show
Episodes
Episode 1
Climbing And Nest-Building
The orangutans at the Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre in Borneo are trained to learn what their mothers would have taught them in the wild.
Episode 2
Settling In
One orphan needs another, more experienced one to help them bed in. The babies are at high risk from parasites ingested from the ground.
Episode 3
Expert Thieves
Orphaned orangutan Peanut is one of the newest and youngest arrivals at the sanctuary. He has made friends with Beryl, but he is feeling unwell.
Episode 4
Baby On The Way
The orphans are learning how to make important relationships. Mui Mui and Anne are inseparable but must be separated now that Anne is pregnant.
Episode 5
Episode 5
Gelison arrived at Sepilok at just one year old, and was traumatised from losing his mother. While settling in better, his skiving antics and bully-boy tactics are pushing limits.
Episode 6
Episode 6
It's feeding time for the residents of Sepilok, and the orangutans are well cared for. However, they need to learn to find food themselves, and this can be tricky.
Episode 7
Episode 7
Chiquita was only two months old when she arrived at Sepilok sanctuary. Now three years old, her surrogate attachment to one of the staff is causing developmental issues.
Episode 8
Episode 8
There's a baby boom at the sanctuary as new arrivals mix with news of more on the way. The dominant male known as C.I.D is thought to be father of...
