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Orangutan Island

Season 1 Episode 12: Who Rules?

2 SeasonsFeb 08, 2008NR30m9.1

Lone's risky plan to encourage the orphaned orangutans to spend more time in the treetops has a fatal flaw. But she isn't going to be discouraged and works on a new solution. At the same time, the island is simmering with tension over who will fill the leadership void until the unexpected return of Hamlet. But his reappearance doesn't immediately resolve the issue as another showdown begins.

Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 New Beginnings

1. New Beginnings

Aired: Nov 2, 2007

The new orangutans are introduced to their rescue center.

Episode 2 The Intruder

2. The Intruder

Aired: Nov 9, 2007

Hamlet, an older, larger male from a neighboring island, comes to the island ...

Episode 3 Lost

3. Lost

Aired: Nov 16, 2007

The wet season arrives and Oyoy and Mogok become independent. Mogok successfu...

Episode 5 Break Out

5. Break Out

Aired: Dec 7, 2007

Chen Chen, Cha Cha, and Daisy discover that the electric fence separating Ora...

Episode 6 Growing Pains

6. Growing Pains

Aired: Dec 14, 2007

All of the orangutans are inspected for the first time by Lone and their vet,...

Episode 7 Orangutan 911

7. Orangutan 911

Aired: Dec 21, 2007

Donald catches a mysterious disease that spreads throughout the island.

Episode 8 Eaten Alive

8. Eaten Alive

Aired: Jan 11, 2008

An invisible menace is threatening Orangutan Island, and at the Nyaru Menteng...

Episode 9 House of Cards

9. House of Cards

Aired: Jan 18, 2008

Jordan, the main outsider of the group, becomes more active with Chen Chen an...

Episode 10 River's Rewards

10. River's Rewards

Aired: Jan 25, 2008

Nadi is treated for a snakebite. She recovers and is sent back to the island....

Episode 11 Rumble in the Jungle

11. Rumble in the Jungle

Aired: Feb 1, 2008

Most of the orangutans sleep on the forest floor, but they are vulnerable to ...

Episode 12 Who Rules?

12. Who Rules?

Aired: Feb 8, 2008

Lone's risky plan to encourage the orphaned orangutans to spend more time in ...

Info about Orangutan Island

Current Status: Ended

Network: Animal Planet

Genres:Documentary