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All Episodes of Orangutan Jungle School

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All Episodes of Orangutan Jungle School

This series follows the stories of the orangutans and the staff at the world’s biggest orangutan rehabilitation center.
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Season 1

  • And So It Begins
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    And So It Begins

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 8/15/2018

    Teenage mum Clara and her baby Clarita - who was kidnapped by a dominant male - arrive at Orangutan Jungle School. Meanwhile, the older orangutans are ready to be released into the wild.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Movin' on Up
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    Movin' on Up

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 8/22/2018

    The world's only reported albino orangutan arrives at Jungle School. Teenage mum Clara and baby Clarita face a return to island life. The staff decide that 'Big Boy' Beni needs to lose weight.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • King of the Jungle
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    King of the Jungle

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 8/29/2018

    Vet Arga rescues an orphaned one-year-old orangutan with a broken wrist. Beni attempts the biggest banana heist in Jungle School's history. Five adult orangutans are finally released into the wild.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Misfits
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    The Misfits

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 11/1/2018

    Watery fun and games with Valentino, Yutris and the rest of group two as they visit group three’s flooded classroom. It’s a huge day for the three quarantine infants as they finally get the results of their TB tests.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • A Whole New World
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    A Whole New World

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/1/2018

    After their last night in the old baby house, the nursery school kids are in for a big surprise. It’s moving day!

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Weighs And Means
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    Weighs And Means

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/1/2018

    Big boy Beni faces a day of reckoning as all the forest school students are held back for a weigh in. Alba is back in isolation after being diagnosed with typhoid.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Handle With Care
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    Handle With Care

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/1/2018

    It’s a busy day for the vets at Nyaru Menteng. Rescued orphan Josh needs his broken wrist examined, and Beni has a trip to the dentists to treat his bad breath.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Tots, Teens, And Tantrums
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    Tots, Teens, And Tantrums

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/1/2018

    Hormones flair among the older students as Darril and Syahrini get steamy in the tree tops and curious Cinta makes a watery discovery.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Second Chances
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    Second Chances

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/1/2018

    Bratty quarantine student Taymur has a breakthrough and begins to embrace his jungle school lessons, while serial truant Luthy ditches class again and gives the staff a run for their money.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Return to the Wild
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    Return to the Wild

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/1/2018

    Six jungle school graduates from the pre-release islands are finally set for release into the wild. It’s a mammoth journey by road and river into the heart of Borneo, where these special orangutans will finally be free

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown