A Wild Education

A Wild Education

Available on Smithsonian Channel
S3 E1: There is never a shortage of orphans in need at the Nyaru Menteng Rescue Center in Borneo. Environmental pressures and climate change on the island have left many young orangutans without parents, and four new ones have just arrived, desperately needing food, caring, and a crash course on how to become an adult. Follow these four new students and their upperclassmen as they work and play hard to master the jungle school curriculum and prepare for a life in the wild, thanks to a team of specially trained human carers.