An insight into filming orangutans in Sumatra as they prepare for their jungle school graduation and life in the wild.
From: 101 East
The Orangutan Whisperer
Can orangutan expert Leif Cocks and special jungle schools in Sumatra help save the endangered species from extinction?
12 Oct 2016
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