Orangutan Island(2007)
DocumentaryDrama
First Air Date: 2007-11-02
Average Runtime: 30m
Rating: 6.5
Votes: 2
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 27
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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Season 1
Episodes: 13E01
New Beginnings
Air Date: 2007-11-02
The new orangutans are introduced to their rescue center.
E02
The Intruder
Air Date: 2007-11-09
Hamlet, an older, larger male from a neighboring island, comes to the island and attempts to kidnap Jasmine, although...
E03
Lost
Air Date: 2007-11-16
The wet season arrives and Oyoy and Mogok become independent. Mogok successfully survives 6 days alone, but Oyoy dies...
E04
Lessons Learned, Lessons Lost
Air Date: 2007-11-30
No episode overview available.
E05
Break Out
Air Date: 2007-12-07
Chen Chen, Cha Cha, and Daisy discover that the electric fence separating Orangutan Island, and neighboring Palas Isl...
E06
Growing Pains
Air Date: 2007-12-14
All of the orangutans are inspected for the first time by Lone and their vet, Tim. Milo bullies Bonita, and Cha Cha i...
E07
Orangutan 911
Air Date: 2007-12-21
Donald catches a mysterious disease that spreads throughout the island.
E08
Eaten Alive
Air Date: 2008-01-11
An invisible menace is threatening Orangutan Island, and at the Nyaru Menteng Clinic veterinarians work around the cl...
E09
House of Cards
Air Date: 2008-01-18
Jordan, the main outsider of the group, becomes more active with Chen Chen and seems to be good at climbing trees. Al...
E10
River's Rewards
Air Date: 2008-01-25
Nadi is treated for a snakebite. She recovers and is sent back to the island. Alibaba raids the fish traps that the T...
E11
Rumble in the Jungle
Air Date: 2008-02-01
Most of the orangutans sleep on the forest floor, but they are vulnerable to predators and it is not safe, so Lone tr...
E12
Who Rules?
Air Date: 2008-02-08
Lone's risky plan to encourage the orphaned orangutans to spend more time in the treetops has a fatal flaw. But she i...
E13
Many Happy Returns
Air Date: 2008-02-15
For the anniversary of the island, Lone comes for a visit.
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