Borneo, wo junge Orang-Utans leben lernen (ARTE 360° Reportage)

Ursulae is under a lot of pressure: The staff member at the forest kindergarten in Nyaru Menteng, Indonesia, is out with two of her charges, teaching them how to live in the rainforest. Selfie and Nia are orphaned orangutans rescued from private homes by the non-governmental organization Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation (BOSF), who found them sick and malnourished. For years, the organization has been working to prepare orphans like these two for a life in the wild after their rescue. It's a task that takes years – because after humans, orangutans maintain the longest bond with their offspring: Mothers spend up to nine years with their young before they leave them to become independent. Selfie and Nia are orangutan orphans rescued from private homes. #documentary #borneo #orangutan #primates A film by Dietrich von Richthofen © 2025, licensed by MedienKontor / ARTE Subscribe to wocomoTRAVEL: https://goo.gl/tIk2Qc Follow us on Facebook:   / wocomo   During this time, they teach their young everything they need to know to survive. This is a task now undertaken by the staff of the rescue center. To cater to each age group, the rearing of the young orangutans is divided into several stages – a kindergarten, a school, and a subsequent multi-year stay on so-called pre-release islands. Only after completing all these stages are the young animals ready to return to their original home, the wild. Since the rescue center in Nyaru Menteng was established, more than 800 orangutans have achieved their full freedom in one of Borneo's safe forest reserves. Selfie and Nia are also to be brought back there one day. And Ursula will accompany them for a good part of this long journey.