Orangutan Diary: Series 2

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Nature Documentary hosted by Michaela Strachan and Steve Leonard, published by BBC in 2010 - English narration

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Orangutan Diaries: Series 2 Prepare for a rollercoaster ride of emotions following the life and death struggle to save irresistibly cute Orangutan orphans in Borneo. Two years after their inspirational and moving visit to the Borneo Orangutan Foundation, Steve Leonard and Michaela Strachan return to catch up on the progress of the rescued orangutans, meet some of the fragile new arrivals and discover how the fight against extinction is progressing. Deep in the Borneo rainforest, the dedicated vets and carers of the Foundation care for over 600 orangutans. With vulnerable babies in the nursery needing 24-hour care, playful orphans in the Forest School learning the skills they need in the wild, and older primates becoming ready for release, the team do everything they can to save the species from extinction. This inspirational series captures the drama and emotion of the Foundation as they work to save a magnificent creature on the verge of extinction. Orangutan Diary Series Two is a uniquely intimate look at the most engaging of the great apes, in one of the remotest corners of the world.

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After months of planning, a handful of rescued orangutans are flying to freedom. On board are Mama Abut and her baby, found starving in an oil palm plantation but nursed back to health at the Centre, which is home to 600 rescued orangutans – babies in the nursery needing 24-hour care, orphans in Forest School learning the skills they will need in the wild, and older ones almost ready for release. After a terrifying fall at the Centre, Sumanto fights for his life, while deep in the jungle the rescue team has to think fast when a powerful male decides he would rather not be rescued.

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Can anyone help self-harming Roothi, an orangutan with real issues? After his terrifying fall Sumanto’s health takes a turn for the worse, and the rescue team races to save several orangutans at risk – one group battles through miles of muddy roads hoping to save a young orangutan held illegally in a tiny crate, and another group searches for an orangutan seen dangerously close to a village school.

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Meet Noddy, top of the class at nursery but nervous about his first day at school. Massive male Hercules, the hairiest orangutan you will ever meet, heads off for his annual leave on a river island. The confiscation team sets off on their most demanding rescue yet, and one of the technicians risks his life in a death-defying climb to get Bonny back where she belongs.

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Some of the youngest are in danger as malaria hits the clinic. Fugitive Bento has escaped from the islands but refuses to come quietly. The confiscation team confronts the armed captor of two baby orangutans, and Lone (the Centre’s director) finally finds somewhere in the heart of Borneo where more rescued orangutans can be released.

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After months of preparation the team embarks on one of the biggest releases they have ever attempted. Using boats, planes and helicopters, they will try to get Mama Pika, her baby and 23 other orangutans deep into the heart of Borneo. At the Centre, we meet irresistible orphans Peanut and Pickle, David (the doctor) rushes to an emergency in Forest School, Lone welcomes the youngest and most vulnerable addition to the Centre, and Angelie (missing from Forest School for over two months) walks straight through the front gate. As the series draws to a close we catch up with some of the orangutans and people who have made time at the Centre such a rich experience, and we reflect on the world of the Centre and the long-term fate of some of our closest animal relatives.

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Steve Leonard and Michaela Strachan catch up with some of the orangutans and people who've made their time at the world's biggest ape rescue operation such a rich experience. There have been dramatic rescues, loveable orphans with tragic stories and the emotional release of orangutans back to the wild. We reflect on the work of the centre and the long-term fate of over 600 rescued orangutans in its care. Can some of our closest animal relatives be saved from extinction?

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More babies are found in the illegal possession of private owners, and the experts research possible spots to release orang-utans

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Mama Pika, her baby and 23 other rescued orang-utans are prepared to be taken to Borneo, where they can begin a new life

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Michaela Strachan and Steve Leonard help the team to release 25 rescued orang-utans including Mama Pika and her baby

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As the series draws to a close we catch up with some of the orangutans and people who have made time at the Centre such a rich experience, and we reflect on the world of the Centre and the long-term fate of some of our closest animal relatives.