Name: Becoming Orangutan
Released: 2022-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Rebecca Parr

TV Show · Documentary

Insights into the world of Orangutan Jungle School, where orphaned orangutans are nurtured by trained human caregivers and taught survival skills they need to one day survive in the wild.

2022 · 50m

Starring Rebecca Parr

EPISODE 1

Becoming Orangutan

Welcoming baby orangutan Topan, an orphan in need of a surrogate mom; 16-year-old Kasper preps for graduation.
EPISODE 2

Becoming Orangutan

Observing blossoming friendships and interspecies bonds in nursery school; peeking inside a bromance among junior-school buds Valentino, Yutris and Madara; distractible Beni leans into his love of food and gets a beating from a more-senior pupil.
EPISODE 3

Becoming Orangutan

Experiencing a roller coaster of emotions and growing pains as the sanctuary's orangutans move through six grades toward their release into the wild; Dilla's fate suddenly changes, and big boy Beni goes on an unwelcome diet.