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Indah the Orangutan and Her Treatment for Arthritis

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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Clip Season 1 Episode 2 Length 02:47 Premiere: 09/23/20

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Season 1 Episodes

Hawaii
S1 E3 Length 54:39 Premiere Date 09/30/20

Borneo
S1 E2 Length 54:39 Premiere Date 09/23/20

Madagascar
S1 E1 Length 54:40 Premiere Date 09/16/20

Episode 2 Preview | Borneo
Preview Length 00:30 Premiere Date 09/23/20

The Sea Nomads of Borneo
Clip Length 01:51 Premiere Date 09/23/20

How Fishermen Recycle the Trash Polluting Borneo’s Shores
Clip Length 03:49 Premiere Date 09/23/20

Indah the Orangutan and Her Treatment for Arthritis
Clip Length 02:47 Premiere Date 09/23/20

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Preview Length 00:30 Premiere Date 09/16/20

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