Indah the Orangutan and Her Treatment for Arthritis
Clip: Episode 2 | 2m 47sVideo has Closed Captions
Twentinolosa spends almost every day with the orangutans that dwell in Borneo's forests.
Twentinolosa spends almost every day with the orangutans that dwell in the canopies of Borneo’s rainforests. After following orangutan mother Indah for 14 years, he and his fellow researchers have made a remarkable discovery, learning that orangutans self-medicate with a medicinal paste made of leaves that they spread across aching joints.
Indah the Orangutan and Her Treatment for Arthritis
Clip: Episode 2 | 2m 47sVideo has Closed Captions
Twentinolosa spends almost every day with the orangutans that dwell in the canopies of Borneo’s rainforests. After following orangutan mother Indah for 14 years, he and his fellow researchers have made a remarkable discovery, learning that orangutans self-medicate with a medicinal paste made of leaves that they spread across aching joints.
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In Borneo, the struggle to survive is the secret to its great diversity of life. (30s)
How Fishermen Recycle the Trash Polluting Borneo’s Shores
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Fishermen Rajamil and Pidel Wali walk along the shores collecting plastic to use as lures. (3m 49s)
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On Borneo’s coast, the Bajau Laut spend much of their day hunting underwater. (1m 51s)
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