Nature - Season 16 - Eps 5: Orangutans: Just Hangin' On
Examining efforts to save orangutans from extinction at a rehabilitation center in Borneo, where the apes are later released into the wild. Also: footage of an orangutan birth; a study in which apes learn communication with humans.
About Nature
Title: Nature
First Air Date: 1982-10-10
Last Air Date: 2025-11-12
Status: Returning Series
Rating: 7.8/10 (from 40 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 45
Total Episodes: 683
Network: PBS
Genres: Documentary, Family
Production Companies: Thirteen, Coneflower Films Studios, Trebitsch Produktion International GmbH, Rubin Tarrant Productions
Synopsis
Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy Antarctica. The show's primary focus is on animals and ecosystems around the world. A comic book based on the show, meant to be used an as educational tool for kids, was briefly distributed to museums and schools at no cost in the mid-2000s.
