Orangutans

Traveler Ian Wright sets off on a journey of contrasts, taking in Malacca, Penang, and the wilds of Borneo. Steeped in history and home to ancient tribes, flamboyant temples, manic street markets, and superb cuisine, Ian discovers the rich and colorful diversity of cosmopolitan Malaysia.

BBC - Natural World: The Orangutan King (2004)
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Genre: Documentary

For fifteen million years orangutans roamed tropical forests from China to South East Asia. In Borneo, one of their last island outposts, lives one today who is a legend. He's won more than just a kingdom, he's won human hearts. They gave him the name Kusasi. The Orangutan King is the story of Kusasi's life told to us by a remarkable witness. Dr Birute M. Galdikas has been researching orangutans in Borneo for over 40 years. Now, for the first time, Dr Galdikas will draw audiences deep into the orangutan universe. With enthusiasm and insight she tells us this special story - taking us back 30 years and unfolding Kusasi's story with detail, energy, and the wonder that she still feels for the orangutan species.

National Geographic - Orangutan Rescue (2014)
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Genre: Documentary

They are among our closest living relatives but for orangutans their time on Earth is running out. Orangutan Rescue highlights the plight of these magnificent creatures. We join actress Michelle Yeoh, of Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon-fame, on an emotional trip to her homeland to visit the baby orangutan she has adopted. After meeting her adoptee at its home in the Sepilok Rehabilitation Centre, Michelle ventures into the jungles of Borneo to search for Asia's only great ape in its natural habitat. Sadly, despite their striking colour and large size, finding wild orangutans is no easy feat. As Michelle treks through the dense forest, she witnesses how the loss of habitat is a major contribution to this species' decline. But thanks to the work of places like the Centre, who return rehabilitated orangutan orphans to the wild, these enchanting apes may still be in with a chance of survival.

PBS - NATURE: The Last Orangutan Eden (2015)
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Genre: Documentary

Ecologist Chris Morgan (Bears of the Last Frontier) travels to the jungles of Northern Sumatra to document the work being done to save its population of wild orangutans, quickly dwindling due to deforestation. Morgan spends time with orphaned orangs at a rehabilitation center, observing the process of teaching them the skills they'll need to be released back into the wild. But to truly understand the complexity of wild orangutan society and learn exactly what the young orangs would have learned from their mothers in the wild, Morgan must go farther. He joins a team of experienced researchers in Suaq Balimbing, a remote peat swamp forest protected as part of a World Heritage Site. The scientists are there to study and document a unique social band of wild orangutans who use tools, share food, forage together, and create their own distinct culture. For the first time, advanced cameras follow the orangs throughout the canopy to provide an intimate, clear picture of how these arboreal apes spend their days and nights and interact with one another.