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00:00 (gentle music)

00:02 This is where the youngest orphans begin their journeys.

00:08 Cuddling together in these baskets

00:17 takes the place of their mom's arms at night.

00:27 At 6 a.m., Rona has a bad case of bedhead.

00:31 Mima is ready for anything.

00:38 And Bawan and Napri are good to go.

00:43 Diapers are used overnight

00:49 for the same reason human babies wear them.

00:51 And every morning starts with a bottle.

00:57 (gentle music)

01:00 In the wild, these two to 18-month-olds

01:02 would be nursing numerous times throughout the day and night.

01:05 Here in the nursery,

01:14 the infants drink a special soy milk formula,

01:17 which is better for their digestive systems than cow's milk.

01:26 These babies may be small,

01:28 but they already have big personalities.

01:31 (children screaming)

01:34 There's enough formula to go around,

01:38 but Bumi wants to dominate the bottle.

01:41 Breakfast has got 11-month-old Kalanis all fired up.

01:54 (Kalanis squeaking)

01:57 A human baby of this age wouldn't have as many teeth,

02:00 but there's something similar about the game he plays

02:05 with his surrogate mom.

02:06 Luckily, the school day for the nursery kids

02:15 is about to start.

02:16 Time to get on the bus.

02:21 (gentle music)

02:23 These orphans have no mother's back to cling to,

02:30 but this does look kind of cozy.

02:34 The caretakers wheel Kalanis and the others to class,

02:45 where they're divided into two main groups.

02:49 (children chattering)

02:51 Jelapat and Talakad go to the biggies group

02:54 for one to two-year-olds.

02:55 And then there's the littlies for those younger than one.

03:02 Despite their young age,

03:10 many of these babies have already faced extreme hardship.

03:17 Little East student Bumi was found

03:19 in a forest clearing all alone.

03:21 He was less than two weeks old.

03:29 Video shot by his rescuers reveals a helpless infant.

03:46 With the stub of his umbilical cord still attached.

03:49 It's likely his mother had been killed by a poacher.

03:54 But thanks to the care he's received here,

03:59 he's now thriving at 11 months old.

04:02 Jelapat, who's in the biggies group,

04:09 was rescued when he was one.

04:11 (birds chirping)

04:14 Photographs show how he was found living in a dollhouse,

04:19 dressed in a onesie, desperate for contact.

04:22 His owner intended to illegally smuggle him

04:28 out of the country on a coal ship

04:30 and sell him to a private buyer for about $150 US.

04:35 Rescuers stepped in just in time.

04:41 (water splashing)

04:42 And Jelapat was saved.

04:43 Now, at two years old,

04:49 Jelapat even has his first girlfriend.

04:51 18-month-old Talakan and Jelapat are inseparable.

04:58 Until it comes to fruit time.

05:02 Planting fruit in hanging baskets

05:07 promotes searching for food in the trees.

05:10 (gentle music)

05:14 Despite their young age,

05:15 Jelapat and Talakan are already fearless climbers.

05:19 Today's meal consists of yellow santons and green oranges.

05:32 These soft fruits are much easier to open than coconuts,

05:39 but still provide a challenge for the youngsters.

05:41 Talakan's having a bit of trouble.

05:46 So, she improvises.

05:50 High in a tree nearby,

06:03 a swarm of tiny bees protects its honey-filled hives.

06:07 (gentle music)

06:09 Mochi is encouraged to investigate.

06:14 But he seems reluctant.

06:21 Senior supervisor, Mulyono, knows just what to do.

06:35 A dab of honey water is the perfect bait.

06:38 The honey water is delicious.

06:53 But Mochi needs to learn to access

06:58 the honey hidden inside the tree.

07:01 (gentle music)

07:04 Talakan gives it a try.

07:10 But her finger is just too big.

07:15 Fortunately, these tiny bees are stingless,

07:21 so her intrusion doesn't provoke an attack.

07:29 Mulyono takes the lesson to the next level

07:32 by introducing a tool.

07:33 Orangutans are one of the most inventive tool users

07:50 in the animal kingdom.

07:51 And these baby students are clearly fascinated.

07:59 But there's still a little way off

08:00 from mastering tool use 101.

08:03 (upbeat music)

08:06 (upbeat music)

08:09 (upbeat music)

08:12 (upbeat music)

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