00:00 (birds chirping)
00:02 The bond this mother and daughter share
00:09 is one of the strongest in the animal kingdom.
00:12 It's a powerful reminder
00:19 of how much the jungle school students have lost,
00:23 but what they make up for
00:24 in their connections with each other.
00:26 (birds chirping)
00:29 At the little E's nursery class,
00:35 while everyone is having fun,
00:37 Wine is still struggling.
00:40 She clings to vet Leah.
00:43 Milk time gets everyone excited.
00:53 (cat meowing)
00:55 Whoops.
01:06 Mima's having a rough day too.
01:09 She would usually chase that bottle,
01:12 but that's a lot of effort.
01:14 She spies someone else's bottle.
01:21 Busted.
01:22 So she throws a tantrum.
01:25 She just wants a bottle of her own.
01:39 (speaking in foreign language)
01:43 Finally, all's right with the world.
01:55 And after she's finished her milk,
02:05 she's all smiles.
02:07 (birds chirping)
02:10 Wine's been watching the drama from the sidelines.
02:13 Vet Leah tries again
02:17 to introduce these two sensitive one-year-olds,
02:20 but Wine isn't letting go so easily.
02:25 She needs to find her confidence
02:28 if she's going to make friends
02:30 and progress in forest school.
02:32 Milk happy Mima spies the newbie.
02:37 (cat meowing)
02:39 And goes in for a greeting.
02:41 Wine tentatively reaches back.
02:46 It's the briefest of contact,
02:58 but as Mima grabs a snack,
02:59 Wine finally leaves Leah.
03:05 (gentle music)
03:08 And suddenly, shy Wine is almost unrecognizable.
03:24 (gentle music)
03:27 She even starts to play with Genios,
03:44 whom she's never met before.
03:46 In a matter of minutes, Wine's turned a corner
03:54 and all it took was a helping hand from a new friend.
03:58 At the main compound,
04:09 a celebrity orangutan is undergoing
04:11 a different style of education.
04:13 Alba, the world's only known albino orangutan,
04:19 was rescued as an orphan and brought to Nyaru Menteng.
04:24 (gentle music)
04:26 At five years, she's older than most orphans
04:29 and deemed too wild to join jungle school.
04:33 So she's been placed with Unyu, Kika and Radmala,
04:38 who are all of similar age and wildness.
04:41 Due to her albinism, Alba's vision is blurry.
04:50 So her buddy's support is critical
04:52 to keeping her natural instincts alive
04:56 and helping her master their specially tailored lessons.
04:59 Today, Alba and her entourage get brand new puzzle treats.
05:20 Alba can smell a treat in here,
05:22 but her ability to access it is hindered by her vision.
05:26 It's like a Rubik's Cube for orangutans,
05:33 which is the whole point.
05:35 Can somebody help me with this?
05:39 Maybe I'll just take yours.
05:44 (gentle music)
05:46 Alba stares at Kika, possibly to get some tips.
05:58 But Kika hasn't figured it out either.
06:04 Alba isn't known for her patience.
06:12 (gentle music)
06:14 Despite her poor eyesight, Alba's found a tiny snack.
06:21 What's this?
06:29 It seems to be coming from above.
06:31 It looks like Unyu has solved his puzzle.
06:39 Despite her disability, Alba is very clever.
06:43 She knows which friend to turn to for help.
06:47 She copies while Unyu supervises.
06:53 It's popcorn.
06:56 Alba wouldn't have been able to do this
07:02 without her friend's help.
07:04 So she shares.
07:08 (gentle music)
07:10 Even in this raggle-taggle group of orphans,
07:13 everything is a team effort.
07:15 Perhaps Alba has some tricks up her sleeve
07:19 that she can contribute one day.
07:22 Knowing how to be an orangutan
07:32 seems to come more easily for some students than others.
07:37 In the junior group today, climbing class is in full swing.
07:42 This is a social playtime.
07:45 As usual, tiny Malika keeps to herself.
07:54 She spent the first 18 months of her life
07:59 in the home of a village woman
08:01 who treated her like a human infant.
08:06 Malika's been at jungle school for six months now,
08:09 but she's still struggling to connect
08:12 with the other orangutans.
08:14 She was so young when her mom died,
08:24 it's likely she has no memory of ever being in the trees.
08:28 Because she's the worst climber,
08:33 it's sensible that the clumsy two-year-old practices
08:36 where she doesn't have far to fall.
08:39 Stilt walking could be a positive stepping stone.
08:49 Sometimes being an orangutan is just too hard.
08:59 (upbeat music)
09:02 Her defeat attracts Moumet's attention.
09:14 It's as if he's curious as to why she doesn't get up.
09:24 And he seems to be encouraging her.
09:29 (upbeat music)
09:31 Come on, follow me.
09:36 It looks like Malika has finally made a connection.
09:57 A little bit of confidence is enough
09:59 to get her on the first run of the ladder.
10:02 (upbeat music)
10:05 (upbeat music)
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