Narrow Escape for Steve and Cameraman Sam Gracey

The boisterous teenagers of Forest School make their feelings known about the presence of Steve and Sam on their territory! This clip appears in Episode Five of the current series of Orangutan Diary airing every Wednesday evening at 8pm on BBC2. http://www.savetheorangutan.co.uk/diary

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[aliveinsd]

They have no fear of Humans. That person could be just as easily holding rifle, as a camera.

Shouldn't the apes be made to fear and run from Humans?

[graimat]

As they get older they are taught to fear humans, the tecknisi distancing themselves from the orangutans, with little or no contact once they move onto the islands, the last stage before release to the wild.

[aliveinsd]

Thank you for responding to my question.

How is the fear factor accomplished? It seems too difficult to take an ape that is near 100% dependent on Humans down to a total fear scenario.

It would seem that their first stop would be a farmhouse to steal fruit = disaster.

[graimat]

It is an interesting question. Many primatologists doubted humans could be successful surrogates and the apes would become independent. But once as adults they get a taste of freedom on the islands they are happy and do not seek out human contact, even when supplementary food is delivered. Future fully-fledged release sites are ensured to have adequate food supply and safe from human encroachment and they will be monitored.

[loner1878]

Banana thief 1:17!

[Kangooboo]

LOL at the end the orangutan just snatches the batch of bananas

"THIS IS MINE BITCH"

[acdoel171]

El mundo no está en peligro por las malas personas sino por aquellas que permiten la maldad EINSTEIM

[comedychannels]

They should stop harassing these lovely animals

[aliveinsd]

Hobatu: Thank you.

So true. There is a very good reason that Humans are 6B members, yet estimate on all non-Human apes is less than 200K souls (and in decline). Pardon use of term 'souls.'

Humans have moved into the Cosmos, yet other apes still sit, eat, grunt, and poop in their forests. No changes.

A single Man could wipe out the entire planet of all other species, himself notwithstanding. Fear.

[aliveinsd]

Thanks 'graimat.'

It seems that you do know that the apes' connections to Humankind can never be lost. My poodle goes outside to run around a bit, but he always comes home when it's mealtime. And mealtime is where the greatest chance of interaction will occur. Humans will be as much at risk as the apes. Keep them apart. If an ape injures/kills a Human, the Humans will retaliate in force, and win.