Orangutan Island – Skills Lost

Ok, I didn’t realize that Orangutan Islandwould be such a short lived series. So let me get everyone caught up on what was missed with these cute lovables.

In this episode titled Skills Lost, the orphaned orangutans are relearning forest skills that were not taught to them by mothers in the forest. They are learning form the humans as well as from each other. In the wild baby orangutans are not really able to play with each other unless the their mothers territories are able to overlap.

At Orangutan Island they are able to constantly interact with each other and create strong bonds that may not have been seen in the wild. There two really cutes Orangutans, Milo and Saturnus.They are trying to build a nest on a platform that is not as high as they would like. Its interesting to see their frustration. Interesting to see how they are so much like like 5 year olds! Saturnus is the smallest male on the island and he is always getting into something or the other…reminds me of someone that I know!

Comments

By michelle desilets

The Animal Planet team are now back on the ground at the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation’s Nyaru Menteng Project, filming the next 13 episodes of Orangutan Island as well as an hour-long special with Lone.
Watch our website for news.
http://www.savetheorangutan.co.uk
and
http://www.redapes.org

By margaret

i love your show please hure back to borneo.I miss the show

By Healthy Shana

Thank you Michelle for this information.

By Michelle Desilets

Just to let you know that the Animal Planet team are returning to Borneo in about 2 weeks to shoot the next 12 episodes of Orangutan Island.
Meanwhile, please help keep the project looking after the orangutans going. Find out more about the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation, the largest primate rescue operation in the world, by visiting http://www.savetheorangutan.co.uk or in the US http://www.redapes.org.

By Richard Zimmerman

Thanks for posting again about “Orangutan Island”! I really missed the show last Friday… I need my weekly dose of Chen Chen, Donald, Cha Cha, Hamlet, Saturnus and the gang….

Have you checked out the Orangutan Outreach website yet? http://redapes.org

You and your readers can learn more about the residents of the Nyaru Menteng Orangutan Rehabilitation Center and maybe even adopt some babies! :-)

Best, Rich

Richard Zimmerman
Director, Orangutan Outreach
http://redapes.org
Reach out and save the orangutans!