Orangutan Island Double Feature tonight on Animal Planet

[Guest guest]

Don’t miss tonight’s episodes of Orangutan Island, featuring the orangutans of

the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation’s Nyaru Menteng Project.

At 8:30--River's Rewards

Nadi's life hangs by a thread after her encounter with the deadly pit viper, as

the vet team begins treatment. Meanwhile, the dry season has transformed the

island's landscape, and the river banks now tower above the river providing a

new playground.

At 9:00--Rumble in the Jungle

With the one year milestone for the ORANGUTAN ISLAND community looming, the

orphans have made real progress in most of their forest skills but for one. A

surprising number are not living in the treetops, which is vital for their

survival from predators.

 

Meet Nadi— As a baby Nadi spent her days in torment, locked in a tiny cage

outside a house on the banks of a river. She was being kept as a pet but could

barely stand up in her cage and was desperately malnourished. She was taken to

the Nyaru Menteng Rescue and Rehabilitation Center where she began a process of

growth and recovery, but her terrible past left her with a unique response to

fear. Whenever she is afraid or unsure, she opens her mouth in a large yawn.

Of all the orangutans transferred to their new home, Nadi was the most

difficult to relocate. She was desperate not to get on the boat that would take

her to the island. Lone suspected that the sound of the boat engine sparked

terrifying memories of her caged existence as a pet. Since that first hurdle,

Nadi has been going from strength to strength and is very independent.

Nadi is the first to raise the alarm when danger appears on the island. She

uses her characteristic open-mouthed pose that the others have come to

understand as a signal that she is nervous.

Although she is a small female, Nadi isn't afraid of putting the big boys in

their place.

 

Stats and Quirks Character: Wary, smart and bold

 

Alias: The Alarm Bell

 

Sex: Female

 

Age: 7

 

ID Tips: Dark face with raccoon eyes; distinct " V " hairline; yawns when

nervous

 

Quirk/Dysfunction: Opens her mouth in a yawn pose when she is nervous, angry

or scared.

 

Listen to Lone Droscher-Nielsen talk about Nadi:

http://animal.discovery.com/tv/orangutan-island/meet/nadi.html

A variety of video clips available here:

http://animal.discovery.com/tv/orangutan-island/video/video.html

Please support the work of the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation. Visit

www.savetheorangutan.co.uk or www.redapes.org.

 

 

Michelle Desilets, Director

Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation UK

www.savetheorangutan.org.uk

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