00:00 With the school day done, the forest school groups
00:04 gather for their final snack on the lawn.
00:06 [MOOING]
00:09 The macaque monkeys are back.
00:13 They know this is peak hour for scavenging.
00:15 [MOOING]
00:18 One little macaque attracts three-year-old Meryl's
00:25 interest.
00:28 She tries making friends with him.
00:30 [MUSIC PLAYING]
00:33 She's one of the most sociable orangutans in her class.
00:45 [MUSIC PLAYING]
00:57 It's the abundance of food here that
01:00 makes these sorts of interspecies encounters
01:03 possible.
01:03 [MUSIC PLAYING]
01:06 In the wild, it's all about competition for resources.
01:11 [MUSIC PLAYING]
01:15 More leisure time can lead to unusual friendships.
01:20 [MUSIC PLAYING]
01:23 Suddenly, Madara is getting all the attention
01:26 from Meryl's new friend.
01:28 [MUSIC PLAYING]
01:31 But she has a trick to win him back.
01:41 [MUSIC PLAYING]
01:54 The macaque seems bemused.
01:56 [MUSIC PLAYING]
01:59 But a friendship is born.
02:01 [MUSIC PLAYING]
02:05 All the classes hang out together
02:09 during afternoon playtime.
02:11 [MUSIC PLAYING]
02:14 Six-year-old Balian draws a crowd
02:18 of youngsters impressed by his coconut opening technique.
02:22 [MUSIC PLAYING]
02:24 Once again, three-year-old Meryl thinks he should share.
02:28 [MUSIC PLAYING]
02:31 Valentino finishes up his day in the sandbox
02:37 and immediately snatches Malika's bamboo tube.
02:40 [MUSIC PLAYING]
02:43 He plays with it in exactly the same way a human kid would.
02:47 [MUSIC PLAYING]
02:51 [MUSIC PLAYING]
02:54 Lazy Benny's too busy snacking to join in.
02:57 [MUSIC PLAYING]
03:00 Poor Malika makes the most of her sand.
03:03 [MUSIC PLAYING]
03:06 But maybe Valentino has a big heart after all.
03:10 [MUSIC PLAYING]
03:13 Now there are two sand toys.
03:16 [MUSIC PLAYING]
03:20 [MUSIC PLAYING]
03:23 [MUSIC PLAYING]
03:26 [MUSIC PLAYING]
03:30 [MUSIC PLAYING]
03:32 It's been a momentous day for Clara and baby Clarita.
03:36 [MUSIC PLAYING]
03:40 The mom has been holding her infant close all afternoon
03:44 as they renew their bond.
03:45 [MUSIC PLAYING]
03:49 [MUSIC PLAYING]
03:52 Clarita is exceptionally lucky.
03:54 [MUSIC PLAYING]
03:57 The fact that she has her mother gives her a huge advantage
04:00 over the orphans here at jungle school.
04:03 [MUSIC PLAYING]
04:06 [MUSIC PLAYING]
04:07 Clara plays with her baby just like a human mother would,
04:11 [MUSIC PLAYING]
04:14 leaving little doubt that this bond is as strong as ever,
04:18 despite their dramatic ordeal.
04:20 [MUSIC PLAYING]
04:24 [MUSIC PLAYING]
04:29 At Bangamat Island in the Rangan River,
04:31 the capture team still has work to do before they lose light.
04:35 [MUSIC PLAYING]
04:37 They've just darted 15-year-old Stuart.
04:40 [MUSIC PLAYING]
04:43 [MUSIC PLAYING]
04:45 Stuart's been at jungle school since he was
04:48 orphaned as a one-year-old.
04:51 Now he too has a chance at living free in the wild.
04:55 [MUSIC PLAYING]
05:00 It's almost time to head back to base.
05:04 But then the eagle-eyed vet spies
05:08 Rowo, a 15-year-old female also on the candidate list.
05:14 [MUSIC PLAYING]
05:18 But she doesn't stick around.
05:19 So the sniper decides to follow her into the forest.
05:27 And the vet scans the trees, when suddenly, all hell
05:35 breaks loose.
05:36 [MUSIC PLAYING]
05:40 [MUSIC PLAYING]
05:43 [MUSIC PLAYING]
05:45 A huge, aggressive 16-year-old male named Casper
05:49 charges out of the jungle, sending
05:52 the technese scrambling into a place Casper can't follow them.
05:55 [MUSIC PLAYING]
06:02 Casper is also on the candidate list.
06:04 So veterinarian Argus preps sedative darts
06:07 for this unexpected appearance, while the swimmers
06:11 distract the massive male.
06:13 [MUSIC PLAYING]
06:18 Casper was brought to Nyaru Menteng
06:21 when he was just 18 months old.
06:23 [MUSIC PLAYING]
06:26 As he progressed through jungle school,
06:28 he ruled the classroom hierarchy.
06:30 [MUSIC PLAYING]
06:35 Now, after forming his large, fleshy cheek pads and throat
06:39 sack, and fighting off the competition,
06:42 he's become the dominant male on Bangamat Island.
06:45 [MUSIC PLAYING]
06:54 Being the king on this pre-release island
06:57 is good news for Casper now.
07:01 But there's a catch if he's going into the wild.
07:03 [MUSIC PLAYING]
07:06 A new home range will mean new males competing
07:09 for dominance and females.
07:11 [MUSIC PLAYING]
07:13 So if Casper wants to keep his status,
07:16 he'll have to reestablish himself as the king.
07:19 [MUSIC PLAYING]
07:23 His aggression towards the teknisi
07:26 is similar to how he would have to behave
07:28 towards new adult males.
07:29 [MUSIC PLAYING]
07:33 So for now, this is excellent practice.
07:36 [MUSIC PLAYING]
07:45 The sniper's ready.
07:46 [MUSIC PLAYING]
07:52 But he misses his mark.
07:55 And Casper doesn't give him a second chance.
07:57 [MUSIC PLAYING]
08:03 The capture team has only one option--
08:06 to pursue the aggressive male back into the forest.
08:08 [MUSIC PLAYING]
08:16 It doesn't take long to find him.
08:18 [MUSIC PLAYING]
08:21 The stakes are high for this shot.
08:23 [MUSIC PLAYING]
08:26 If the sniper misses, the team's safety will be at risk.
08:29 [MUSIC PLAYING]
08:34 With the strength of seven men, an angry Casper
08:37 is potentially lethal.
08:38 [MUSIC PLAYING]
08:45 He's dead on.
08:48 But something's wrong.
08:49 [MUSIC PLAYING]
08:54 Casper advances again.
08:55 [MUSIC PLAYING]
08:58 Pumped up with adrenaline, it seems
09:00 they'll need a stronger sedative to take down
09:02 the 200-pound male.
09:04 [MUSIC PLAYING]
09:09 But darting him again so soon could
09:11 be dangerous for the big guy.
09:13 [MUSIC PLAYING]
09:15 So the team decides to wait until tomorrow.
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