The Borneo Orang-utan
For many of the world’s endangered species it is too late. Either the gene pool is too small, or their habitat is so far gone that those bred in captivity can never be released back into the wild.
There is one species of animal, which confronts both of these predicaments: the Orang-utan. Its habitat has been devastated by humanity. So much so that only two small viable pockets remain in the wild.
In JUST HANGING ON, we travel to the island of Kalimantan in Indonesia, joining the world’s largest Orang-utan rehabilitation project to see first hand the battle they face trying to stop the extinction of this species. We also travel to what is left of the island’s pristine rain forest and see stunning pictures of totally wild Orang-utans in their natural habitat.
The documentary contains the only film available of an orang-utan giving birth. If you would like to jump to this video clip by itself click here: Birth of baby orang-utan. Otherwise click on the screen below and enjopy the first part of Orang-utan – Just Hanging On.
If you enjoyed Part 1 of Orang-utan – Just Hanging On you can continue to watch the whole documentary at you leisure, just click on Part 2 on the right side of the video player. You can watch the remaining 7 clips now, or bookmark this page and come back any time when you’ve got a spare 10 minutes and watch the next clip. Or you can buy the DVD and we will mail it right to your door. What’s really cool, 35% goes directly to the member conservation organisation of your choice. If you decide to buy, click on the button below and the shopping basket will appear in the column to the right. Thanks for watching and please feel free to leave a comment.
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To find out more about the Borneo orang-utan click here.
To find out about his cousin the Sumatran orang-utan click here.
There used to be more species but there aren’t any longer.
