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Orangutan Island

Season 2 2008 - 2009
TV-G

  • 2008-02-25T00:00:00Z on Animal Planet
  • 30m
  • 6h 30m (13 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Documentary, Drama
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.

13 episodes

Season Premiere

2008-02-25T00:00:00Z

2x01 Cheating Extinction

Season Premiere

2x01 Cheating Extinction

  • 2008-02-25T00:00:00Z30m

Virginia Madsen narrates this one hour special that follows Lone Droscher-Nielsen and her team fight to bring these orphans to the Nyaru Menteng Rescue and Rehabilitation Center to rehabilitate them and teach them survival skills, with the hope they can return to their natural habitat.

As the Forest School 103 Orangutans continue to live on Orangutan Island, other island sanctuaries that Lone has created are introduced. Some of the older orangutans that have been rehabilitated and ready to be reintroduced to the wild are met.

2008-03-03T00:00:00Z

2x02 A Rumble in the Jungle

2x02 A Rumble in the Jungle

  • 2008-03-03T00:00:00Z30m

It's been 18 months since Lone Droscher-Nielsen, Project Manager of the Nyaru Menteng Orangutan Rescue and Rehabilitation Center, started Orangutan Island. Find out what Hamlet, Papau, Chen Chen are up to as well as the fate of Donald. What will happen when Palas Island members join Orangutan Island members?

aka: An Animal in Paradise / An Angel in Paradise / A Rumble in the Jungle

2008-03-09T23:00:00Z

2x03 No Borders

2x03 No Borders

  • 2008-03-09T23:00:00Z30m

There are new arrivals on the island--mother Kiki and her nine-month-old son, Hardi, who came from bordering Palas Island. Although there is an electric fence dividing the two islands, Project Manager Lone Droscher-Nielson quickly realizes that it doesn’t work when Kiki and her son arrive unscathed.

This episode is also known as The Rites of Passage / No Borders

2008-03-16T23:00:00Z

2x04 Sink Or Swim

2x04 Sink Or Swim

  • 2008-03-16T23:00:00Z30m

Orangutan Island gets hit by another set of down pours. Some of the Palas Island Orangutans attempt to create chaos as Hamlet is out on his own. Hamlet learned a new secret from the Teknisi? Will his ground breaking stunt cost him his life?

This episode is also known as Rain, Rain... Go Away / Moving On / Sink or Swim.

2008-03-23T23:00:00Z

2x05 Fight Club

2x05 Fight Club

  • 2008-03-23T23:00:00Z30m

Anarchy rules as a vicious battle erupts to fill the power vacuum left by Hamlet. The stakes are high as tenacious contender Reno vies for dominance, but now he must compete with the older, menacing Palas Island males.
Some of the middle ranked Orangutans vie for control by bullying and food snatching. Ali Baba attempts to make friends with Kiki's young son, Hardi. Hamlet returns after his 3 days on Palas Island.

This episode is also known as Who is King of Orangutan Island? / Fight Club

2008-03-30T23:00:00Z

2x06 Kindred Spirits

2x06 Kindred Spirits

  • 2008-03-30T23:00:00Z30m

There's calm since Hamlet's return, but it is mostly an uneasy peace between the Orangutan and Palas Island orangutans. Some of the Orangutans play with bamboo poles at the rivers edge. Jordan and Mangis settle their food sack wars and cuddle up together.

This episode is also known as Love Is In the Air / Kindred Spirits.

2008-04-06T23:00:00Z

2x07 We Are Family

2x07 We Are Family

  • 2008-04-06T23:00:00Z30m

Exhausted from her motherly duties with baby Hardi, Kiki will never get a break unless she decides to let the other females do the unthinkable - babysit! Meanwhile, vulnerable Mangis is put to the test.

Animal Planet | Air Date: April 6, 2008
Starring: Rodd Houston, Lone Droscher Nielsen
alternate title: Baby Sitting Chores

2008-04-13T23:00:00Z

2x08 Where There Is Smoke

2x08 Where There Is Smoke

  • 2008-04-13T23:00:00Z30m

Reno play wrestles with Chen Chen but accidentally bites him. A milk powder spill causes some of the younger orangutans to get more attention that what they wanted. Meanwhile, Saturnus' naughty act sheds light on the current societal hierarchy.

Animal Planet | Air Date: April 13, 2008
Starring: Rodd Houston, Lone Droscher Nielsen
alternate title: Milk Powder Mayham

2008-04-20T23:00:00Z

2x09 Double Edged Sword

2x09 Double Edged Sword

  • 2008-04-20T23:00:00Z30m

Hamlet takes a walk on the wild side, which could compromise his entire future. Meanwhile, after 3 weeks away, a plump Chen Chen returns from the clinic fully mended.

Animal Planet | Air Date: April 20, 2008
Starring: Rodd Houston, Lone Droscher Nielsen
alternate title: Chen Chen's Return

2008-04-28T23:00:00Z

2x10 Teen Angst

2x10 Teen Angst

  • 2008-04-28T23:00:00Z30m

Lone wrestles with how to ensure Bonita's health without devastating the emotional health of her two-year-old foster daughter, Randang. Meanwhile, hormone-fueled Palas Island males, Mego & Bule, go on a rampage, targeting mom Kiki.

Animal Planet | Air Date: April 28, 2008
Starring: Rodd Houston, Lone Droscher Nielsen
alternate title: Big Decisions

2008-05-05T23:00:00Z

2x11 Chain Reaction

2x11 Chain Reaction

  • 2008-05-05T23:00:00Z30m

Jordan gets a playful bite from Chen Chen which has to be X-rayed. Later, Jupiter's attempt to become the feminine counterpart to Chen Chen's "demolition man" sets off a chain reaction with Bonita-the unintended and unsuspecting victim.

Animal Planet | Air Date: May 5, 2008
Starring: Rodd Houston, Lone Droscher Nielsen
alternate title: Girls Will Be Girls

2008-05-12T23:00:00Z

2x12 A Walk On The Wild Side

2x12 A Walk On The Wild Side

  • 2008-05-12T23:00:00Z30m

Hamlet's dominance is suddenly in question when Lone learns that the vulnerable Bonita has left the island sanctuary after her run-in. It is a race against time to find Bonita before it is too late. Meanwhile, The younger orangutans play with some of the teknisi's underwear.

Animal Planet | Air Date: May 12, 2008
Starring: Rodd Houston, Lone Droscher Nielsen
alternate title: Out On Her Own

2009-03-02T00:00:00Z

2x13 Moving On

2x13 Moving On

  • 2009-03-02T00:00:00Z30m

Lone is negotiating with the government for a bigger island in order to alleviate overcrowding at Nyaru Menteng. The new island will force its inhabitants such as Cha Cha, Saturnus, Jordan, and Daisy to adapt to the wild and survive in rougher terrain.

Animal Planet | Air Date: May 19, 2008
Starring: Rodd Houston, Lone Droscher Nielsen
alternate title: On The Move

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