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Orangutan Jungle School

Follow dedicated caretakers as they look after orangutans, with the hope that they can one day return to the wild.
201810 episodesTV-PG
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  1. S1 E1 - And So It Begins...
    December 3, 2018
    48min
    TV-PG
    Follow a group of young orphaned orangutans as they learn the skills needed to survive in a dangerous world.
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  2. S1 E2 - Movin' on Up
    August 17, 2019
    48min
    TV-G
    Chaos breaks out when the staff tries to recapture orangutan school graduates living in the semi-wild.
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  3. S1 E3 - King of the Jungle
    December 3, 2018
    48min
    TV-PG
    Staff must scramble to safely capture Kasper, an irate 16-year-old orangutan with the strength of seven men.
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  4. S1 E4 - The Misfits
    August 24, 2019
    48min
    TV-G
    It’s the rainy season at jungle school, a time for watery games, new arrivals, and dramatic confrontations.
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  5. S1 E5 - A Whole New World
    August 31, 2019
    48min
    TV-PG
    Four large male orangutans arrive on Bangamat Island, creating chaos that could endanger everyone.
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  6. S1 E6 - Weighs and Means
    December 3, 2018
    48min
    TV-G
    Join staff on a dramatic journey through a devastated landscape as they rescue an infant orangutan.
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  7. S1 E7 - Handle With Care
    December 3, 2018
    48min
    TV-PG
    Follow staff vets as they respond to emergencies of all sizes, from bad breath to a potentially deadly malaria outbreak.
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  8. S1 E8 - Tots, Teens and Tantrums
    December 3, 2018
    48min
    TV-PG
    Things get steamy in the treetops as hormones run wild among the older orangutans in jungle school.
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  9. S1 E9 - Second Chances
    December 3, 2018
    48min
    TV-PG
    Clara and baby Clarita get a second chance at island life, but a hostile reception threatens disaster.
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  10. S1 E10 - Return to the Wild
    December 3, 2018
    48min
    TV-PG
    It's a moving moment when six Orangutan Jungle School graduates are finally released back into the wild.
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