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00:00 300 feet up the jungle boardwalk is Forest School 3,

00:05 the orangutan equivalent of middle school.

00:08 The caregivers still teach formal lessons here,

00:16 but these students are given more freedom

00:18 to figure things out on their own.

00:21 Today, the class visits a small forest stream.

00:28 And the pupils discover coconuts can come in quite handy after a meal.

00:34 You can drink from them,

00:40 and even bathe with them.

00:44 Three-year-old Weeboo has got this down,

00:50 except for that annoying drip in his ear.

00:55 There's nothing like a good scrub to start the day.

00:59 But this isn't a natural behavior.

01:04 Like many of the orphans in Forest School,

01:08 Weeboo was kept as an illegal pet.

01:12 By the time he was rescued, at one year old,

01:16 he'd learned to mimic his owner's behavior.

01:21 Despite this unnatural start in life,

01:25 Weeboo's gift for copying what he sees is an advantage.

01:30 And when he turns four,

01:36 he'll likely be promoted to Group 4,

01:39 the jungle school equivalent of junior high.

01:45 Another 200 yards up the boardwalk,

01:48 the Group 4 and 5 classroom appears strangely empty.

01:53 But that's because learning here happens higher up.

02:00 A raccoon is a great way to learn.

02:12 Orangutans are the largest tree-living species in the world.

02:17 These 4- to 8-year-olds already weigh around 66 pounds,

02:24 and adult males weigh up to 300 pounds.

02:29 They spend most of their lives above ground,

02:36 as they forage for the nearly 300 different fruits

02:40 that make up the bulk of their diet.

02:44 These older students are truly on their way to becoming wild.

02:50 But then comes the call they still love to hear.

02:56 [speaking in foreign language]

03:00 It's milk time.

03:13 They may be in junior high,

03:20 but they still love to drink their milk.

03:24 In the wild, orangutans can nurse

03:27 until they're almost 8 years old.

03:31 So these teenage orphans can be quite demanding.

03:36 Five-year-old Jumbo tries to convince his babysitter

03:47 that he's missed out.

03:52 Can this face tell a lie?

03:56 Has this mouse had milk in it?

04:01 But irresistible as he is,

04:08 babysitter Ursula knows him too well.

04:12 There's real affection between her and Jumbo,

04:16 but she won't always be his caregiver.

04:21 Her staff rotate regularly to avoid too much attachment,

04:26 as the end goal is to prepare all the orangutans

04:30 for a life in the wild on their own.

04:34 [music ends]

04:37 [upbeat music]

04:46 [music fades out]

04:49 (upbeat music)

Baby Orangutans Learn to Shower with Soap Love Nature

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