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Orangutan Island
Orangutan Island

Orangutan Island

★ 6.5•2007•2 Seasons•ANIME
DocumentaryDrama

Orangutan Island is an American documentary television series, in the style of the successful series Meerkat Manor, that blends more traditional documentary filming with dramatic narration. The series was produced by NHNZ with creator Judith Curran also acting as the series producer. Animal Planet's Martha Ripp is the executive producer of the series, and Lone Drøscher Nielsen of the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation, the founder and manager of the Nyaru Menteng Orangutan Reintroduction Project, regularly appears with the orangutans in the show. The series premiered on Animal Planet on November 2, 2007, with new episodes airing Friday nights. A second season began airing in November 2008. The show focuses on a group of orphaned orangutans at the Nyaru Menteng Orangutan Rescue and Rehabilitation Center that are raised to go against their normally independent nature and instead cooperate and live together in a society so they can be left to live wild on their protected island.

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Episodes

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1. New Beginnings

30m

The new orangutans are introduced to their rescue center.

Aired: 11/2/2007
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2. The Intruder

30m

Hamlet, an older, larger male from a neighboring island, comes to the island and attempts to kidnap Jasmine, although his attempts are foiled by the bandit boys, Saturnus, and Daisy.

Aired: 11/9/2007

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3. Lost

30m

The wet season arrives and Oyoy and Mogok become independent. Mogok successfully survives 6 days alone, but Oyoy dies when he falls into the growing river.

Aired: 11/16/2007
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4. Lessons Learned, Lessons Lost

30m

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Aired: 11/30/2007
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5. Break Out

30m

Chen Chen, Cha Cha, and Daisy discover that the electric fence separating Orangutan Island, and neighboring Palas Island is not functioning properly, and two Palas Island males get across. They are rounded up by the Teknisi, but Cha Cha is missing.

Aired: 12/7/2007
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6. Growing Pains

30m

All of the orangutans are inspected for the first time by Lone and their vet, Tim. Milo bullies Bonita, and Cha Cha is found all alone in the forest.

Aired: 12/14/2007
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7. Orangutan 911

30m

Donald catches a mysterious disease that spreads throughout the island.

Aired: 12/21/2007
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8. Eaten Alive

30m

An invisible menace is threatening Orangutan Island, and at the Nyaru Menteng Clinic veterinarians work around the clock to unravel the mystery behind Donald, Togar, Mercury and Bonita's illness. Back on the island, fears of an epidemic worsen when Bertha is found to have an abscess.

Aired: 1/11/2008
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9. House of Cards

30m

Jordan, the main outsider of the group, becomes more active with Chen Chen and seems to be good at climbing trees. Alibaba finds a jackfruit, and it is shared, but Daisy wants Nadi to share it with her, and doesn't let Nadi onto the platforms. She is bitten by a pit viper.

Aired: 1/18/2008
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10. River's Rewards

30m

Nadi is treated for a snakebite. She recovers and is sent back to the island. Alibaba raids the fish traps that the Teknisi set up, and earns a higher place in the group's social status.

Aired: 1/25/2008
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11. Rumble in the Jungle

30m

Most of the orangutans sleep on the forest floor, but they are vulnerable to predators and it is not safe, so Lone tries to build a platform in the tree canopy, away from the ground, to encourage them to sleep in the trees.

Aired: 2/1/2008
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12. Who Rules?

30m

Lone's risky plan to encourage the orphaned orangutans to spend more time in the treetops has a fatal flaw. But she isn't going to be discouraged and works on a new solution. At the same time, the island is simmering with tension over who will fill the leadership void until the unexpected return of Hamlet. But his reappearance doesn't immediately resolve the issue as another showdown begins.

Aired: 2/8/2008
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13. Many Happy Returns

30m

For the anniversary of the island, Lone comes for a visit.

Aired: 2/15/2008