1 00:00:03,280 --> 00:00:05,440 SQUEAKING I've just caught a baby crocodile. 2 00:00:06,600 --> 00:00:09,560 Well, I never expected to see such a thing in my life. 3 00:00:09,560 --> 00:00:13,080 'I'm on a jungle adventure in Borneo, 4 00:00:13,080 --> 00:00:16,120 'one of the oldest tropical rainforests in the world... 5 00:00:17,720 --> 00:00:20,520 '..exploring its astonishing wildlife. 6 00:00:24,600 --> 00:00:27,480 'I've already seen some fascinating creatures...' 7 00:00:28,480 --> 00:00:30,960 How fantastic! 8 00:00:30,960 --> 00:00:33,880 '..and hung out in some of the tallest tropical trees 9 00:00:33,880 --> 00:00:34,920 'in the world. 10 00:00:37,960 --> 00:00:40,320 'This time, I'm on a journey 11 00:00:40,320 --> 00:00:43,120 'down one of Borneo's mightiest rivers to the coast... 12 00:00:46,440 --> 00:00:48,880 '..meeting extraordinary animals along the way. 13 00:00:51,960 --> 00:00:53,920 'I even get a bit too close 14 00:00:53,920 --> 00:00:56,440 'to the scariest river predator of all. 15 00:00:59,880 --> 00:01:03,400 'I discover how this jungle superhighway 16 00:01:03,400 --> 00:01:05,200 'is full of challenges...' 17 00:01:05,200 --> 00:01:07,440 SHE EXCLAIMS What's he done? 18 00:01:07,440 --> 00:01:12,640 '..and visit the people and projects protecting this magical place.' 19 00:01:12,640 --> 00:01:14,600 You need a medal. 20 00:01:16,200 --> 00:01:18,080 'I'll have the experience of a lifetime...' 21 00:01:18,080 --> 00:01:21,840 Oh... please hold my hand. 22 00:01:24,040 --> 00:01:28,320 '..when I witness orphan orangutans on their journey back to the wild.' 23 00:01:30,960 --> 00:01:34,200 You great girl. And go... 24 00:01:34,200 --> 00:01:38,720 'It's all happening in my Wild Borneo Adventure.' 25 00:01:44,520 --> 00:01:47,680 'On this second leg of my Borneo expedition, 26 00:01:47,680 --> 00:01:51,160 'I am following the mighty Kinabatangan River. 27 00:01:51,160 --> 00:01:53,280 'It runs for 350 miles... 28 00:01:54,440 --> 00:01:58,360 '..from the remote uplands to the island's spectacular coast. 29 00:02:00,600 --> 00:02:04,360 'Kinabatangan means "grandfather of all rivers", 30 00:02:04,360 --> 00:02:08,240 'and traders have explored it since the seventh century. 31 00:02:08,240 --> 00:02:12,240 'Now it's my turn to discover the wonders of this watery world, 32 00:02:12,240 --> 00:02:14,920 'and visit some amazing projects along the way. 33 00:02:19,160 --> 00:02:21,080 'Fringed by jungle throughout, 34 00:02:21,080 --> 00:02:24,200 'this place is already starting to feel special.' 35 00:02:25,920 --> 00:02:29,840 To be out on the river, and to feel this marvellous breeze, 36 00:02:29,840 --> 00:02:31,800 we haven't had that since we got to Borneo. 37 00:02:31,800 --> 00:02:34,200 It's absolutely glorious. 38 00:02:35,520 --> 00:02:39,880 'The river and its banks are an extraordinary jungle highway, 39 00:02:39,880 --> 00:02:42,680 'teeming with wildlife. 40 00:02:42,680 --> 00:02:44,800 'There are elephants and orangutans. 41 00:02:46,480 --> 00:02:48,720 'Primates, like the proboscis monkey, 42 00:02:48,720 --> 00:02:51,760 'unique to Borneo, inhabit its tributaries. 43 00:02:54,080 --> 00:02:57,200 'But I can't help noticing that the monkeys on the bank 44 00:02:57,200 --> 00:02:58,280 'look a bit nervous. 45 00:02:59,360 --> 00:03:00,760 'They may well be. 46 00:03:00,760 --> 00:03:05,480 'They're often lunch for the most feared of the river's residents. 47 00:03:06,760 --> 00:03:11,520 'The saltwater crocodile is the top river predator. 48 00:03:11,520 --> 00:03:14,040 'These giants can grow up to 20 feet long... 49 00:03:16,080 --> 00:03:18,960 '..and every year, they claim human victims. 50 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:27,880 'And my first encounter is with the crocodile. 51 00:03:27,880 --> 00:03:31,680 'Actually, I'm getting a little closer than I intended, 52 00:03:31,680 --> 00:03:33,120 'and in the dark. 53 00:03:36,600 --> 00:03:40,000 'Malaysian scientist Kerisha Kntayya 54 00:03:40,000 --> 00:03:42,720 'is studying the crocodiles on the river. 55 00:03:42,720 --> 00:03:44,840 'She's taking me on a hunt with a difference.' 56 00:03:46,680 --> 00:03:48,280 Well, we're out on the river... 57 00:03:50,240 --> 00:03:53,880 ..and with Kerisha, who knows everything about crocodiles, 58 00:03:53,880 --> 00:03:56,760 and we're out to see if we can see some. 59 00:03:56,760 --> 00:03:59,240 We've had an enormous thunderstorm. 60 00:03:59,240 --> 00:04:01,640 Now the air is much cooler than it was. 61 00:04:05,000 --> 00:04:06,280 SPEAKS IN OWN LANGUAGE 62 00:04:06,280 --> 00:04:08,800 So, we've just spotted a crocodile. 63 00:04:08,800 --> 00:04:12,280 But till I get really close to it, I'm not gonna be able 64 00:04:12,280 --> 00:04:14,560 to tell the size of the crocodile 65 00:04:14,560 --> 00:04:17,080 and if I'm able to actually catch that with my hands. 66 00:04:18,200 --> 00:04:19,440 Yes. 67 00:04:19,440 --> 00:04:21,400 'Did she just say with her hands?' 68 00:04:23,000 --> 00:04:25,600 This is the best part of my project. 69 00:04:25,600 --> 00:04:27,320 This is the most fun part. 70 00:04:27,320 --> 00:04:28,800 Is it? It is. 71 00:04:28,800 --> 00:04:31,040 It does seem a bit scary because it's done at night. 72 00:04:31,040 --> 00:04:32,640 You're more brave than anyone I know. 73 00:04:34,440 --> 00:04:38,000 'To carry out her research work, Kerisha needs to plunge her arms 74 00:04:38,000 --> 00:04:40,360 'into the crocodile-infested water.' 75 00:04:42,920 --> 00:04:44,160 SQUEAKING 76 00:04:46,600 --> 00:04:48,440 Oh! 77 00:04:48,440 --> 00:04:51,520 So, I've just caught a baby crocodile. 78 00:04:51,520 --> 00:04:52,800 With my hands. 79 00:04:52,800 --> 00:04:55,720 What it's doing now, it's calling its mum. 80 00:04:55,720 --> 00:04:59,320 Well, I never expected to see such a thing in my life. 81 00:04:59,320 --> 00:05:03,160 So the first thing we need to do is put on a cable tie 82 00:05:03,160 --> 00:05:05,360 for safety reasons. 83 00:05:05,360 --> 00:05:08,880 For us, and also so that it doesn't call his mum. 84 00:05:08,880 --> 00:05:10,080 Hang on. 85 00:05:10,080 --> 00:05:13,120 So, one hand on the back here, like that. 86 00:05:13,120 --> 00:05:14,800 Firm, but gentle. Oh... 87 00:05:14,800 --> 00:05:17,600 And one down here, if you can just bring your hands up. 88 00:05:17,600 --> 00:05:19,200 Yeah, there we go. 89 00:05:19,200 --> 00:05:21,200 Oh! 90 00:05:26,360 --> 00:05:31,120 I can see exactly why you find them so attractive. 91 00:05:31,120 --> 00:05:33,320 They are. They are beautiful animals. 92 00:05:33,320 --> 00:05:34,520 They are beautiful. So... 93 00:05:35,960 --> 00:05:40,200 'Kerisha takes a DNA sample from one of its scales, 94 00:05:40,200 --> 00:05:41,560 'known as a scoot. 95 00:05:43,480 --> 00:05:46,880 'It's part of her three-year study of the crocodiles 96 00:05:46,880 --> 00:05:48,360 'on this part of the island. 97 00:05:50,640 --> 00:05:54,120 'It's then weighed, and its location recorded.' 98 00:05:54,120 --> 00:05:56,680 Five... 500 grams. 99 00:05:58,880 --> 00:06:00,200 And we're done. 100 00:06:01,560 --> 00:06:02,880 There we go. 101 00:06:04,440 --> 00:06:06,680 All right. Bye, buddy. 102 00:06:06,680 --> 00:06:08,440 There we go. 103 00:06:08,440 --> 00:06:09,560 To his mummy. 104 00:06:13,880 --> 00:06:16,600 'Our remarkable hunt continues. 105 00:06:16,600 --> 00:06:19,800 'Let's hope there aren't too many mothers about.' 106 00:06:23,600 --> 00:06:25,880 Why didn't you go for that one? Because it was too far. 107 00:06:25,880 --> 00:06:27,800 SHE LAUGHS 108 00:06:27,800 --> 00:06:30,440 I would have fallen into the river. A very, very good reason. 109 00:06:30,440 --> 00:06:31,520 SHE LAUGHS 110 00:06:31,520 --> 00:06:35,400 I don't know how you... have so much courage. 111 00:06:37,400 --> 00:06:42,200 'Kerisha is studying the health of the top predators on the river. 112 00:06:42,200 --> 00:06:44,000 'And if the crocodiles are doing well, 113 00:06:44,000 --> 00:06:47,240 'then so is everything else in the food chain.' 114 00:06:50,600 --> 00:06:53,280 No. That's so difficult! 115 00:06:53,280 --> 00:06:55,120 THEY LAUGH 116 00:07:07,560 --> 00:07:10,760 'Kerisha can't just catch the babies. 117 00:07:10,760 --> 00:07:13,320 'To conduct a full crocodile health check, 118 00:07:13,320 --> 00:07:15,520 'she has to confront the parents, too. 119 00:07:19,360 --> 00:07:21,960 'Today, she's hoping to catch an adult. 120 00:07:21,960 --> 00:07:25,000 'So she's going to need the help of all her team 121 00:07:25,000 --> 00:07:26,720 'from her research centre.' 122 00:07:28,000 --> 00:07:32,880 These waters have been home to this animal for a long, long time, 123 00:07:32,880 --> 00:07:35,920 since the age of the dinosaur. 124 00:07:38,560 --> 00:07:41,880 'It's not long before we spot one of these creatures 125 00:07:41,880 --> 00:07:45,560 'that have been on the planet for more than 200 million years.' 126 00:07:45,560 --> 00:07:47,160 There. 127 00:07:47,160 --> 00:07:49,000 Can you see it? 128 00:07:49,000 --> 00:07:51,560 Take a closer look. JUDI GASPS 129 00:07:51,560 --> 00:07:55,720 'There on the bank is my first wild, adult crocodile. 130 00:07:56,680 --> 00:08:01,120 'Now I understand why Kerisha didn't want to fall into the water.' 131 00:08:05,600 --> 00:08:06,920 It's now in the water. 132 00:08:08,960 --> 00:08:13,560 'Today's mission is to capture a mature crocodile. 133 00:08:13,560 --> 00:08:15,000 'Now this I've got to see.' 134 00:08:16,200 --> 00:08:18,840 What we've done is we've set up two traps, 135 00:08:18,840 --> 00:08:22,280 and what I do with these crocodiles, if they're big enough, 136 00:08:22,280 --> 00:08:24,160 is I put a tag on them 137 00:08:24,160 --> 00:08:26,360 and I release them back into the water, 138 00:08:26,360 --> 00:08:29,040 so I can see how they're using the river. 139 00:08:35,640 --> 00:08:37,360 Oh, my God, I think it's shut. 140 00:08:39,320 --> 00:08:40,760 The trap's shut. 141 00:08:40,760 --> 00:08:42,400 The trap is shut, which means that... 142 00:08:42,400 --> 00:08:44,600 It is shut. ..the crocodile... It is shut. It's shut. 143 00:08:44,600 --> 00:08:46,760 It does mean there's a crocodile inside. 144 00:08:46,760 --> 00:08:48,680 It's shut. 145 00:08:48,680 --> 00:08:50,120 How lucky. 146 00:09:01,320 --> 00:09:03,840 'To find out who's hiding inside, 147 00:09:03,840 --> 00:09:06,400 'we need to tow the cage over to the bank.' 148 00:09:08,080 --> 00:09:10,680 Here we are on a Wednesday morning, 149 00:09:10,680 --> 00:09:13,280 up this incredible river, 150 00:09:13,280 --> 00:09:16,120 we've just found a crocodile. 151 00:09:16,120 --> 00:09:18,560 No Wednesday will ever be the same. 152 00:09:21,360 --> 00:09:25,800 'Before they examine the crocodile, the team have to secure it. 153 00:09:28,040 --> 00:09:30,160 'It's so strong, it needs eight people. 154 00:09:34,200 --> 00:09:38,080 'Crocodiles have the most powerful bite in the animal world.' 155 00:09:39,400 --> 00:09:40,680 THEY SPEAK IN OWN LANGUAGE 156 00:09:42,000 --> 00:09:43,960 Wait, wait, wait. Yeah, OK, that's good. 157 00:09:45,280 --> 00:09:48,520 'The towel is supposed to calm the crocodile down.' 158 00:09:50,400 --> 00:09:52,400 CROCODILE GROWLS 159 00:09:52,400 --> 00:09:53,960 Not yet. 160 00:09:53,960 --> 00:09:55,920 Tight, tight. 161 00:09:55,920 --> 00:09:57,160 Tight. 162 00:09:57,160 --> 00:09:59,160 Leave it. 163 00:10:12,840 --> 00:10:15,880 'It may look stressful, but this work is vital, 164 00:10:15,880 --> 00:10:18,840 'and the whole process is over in a matter of minutes. 165 00:10:25,040 --> 00:10:28,880 'Once it's secured, I can't resist getting closer. 166 00:10:28,880 --> 00:10:31,680 'Its skin is so soft.' 167 00:10:31,680 --> 00:10:35,440 Oh, I think that is beautiful. 168 00:10:35,440 --> 00:10:38,040 We will measure it and sex it and take a tissue sample. 169 00:10:38,040 --> 00:10:39,120 Yes. Yeah. Yeah. 170 00:10:46,440 --> 00:10:49,840 'The team need to keep this young female cool 171 00:10:49,840 --> 00:10:52,400 'in the 42 degrees heat.' 172 00:10:52,400 --> 00:10:55,240 250... 256. 173 00:10:55,240 --> 00:10:57,920 Well, not bad. 2.5, it say. 174 00:10:57,920 --> 00:10:59,720 Did you take the sample? Yeah. 175 00:10:59,720 --> 00:11:01,520 This is where we take the sample from. 176 00:11:01,520 --> 00:11:05,120 So, these things don't grow back, so if we see this one again, 177 00:11:05,120 --> 00:11:08,200 we'll know that we've already got a sample from it. Right. 178 00:11:11,960 --> 00:11:14,320 Is she going to go back now? 179 00:11:14,320 --> 00:11:16,440 Yes, we're going to put her back right now. Good. 180 00:11:20,200 --> 00:11:23,960 'A crocodile is just as dangerous to release as it is to catch.' 181 00:11:26,080 --> 00:11:28,680 The legs? Yeah, yeah, I've got the legs. 182 00:11:31,200 --> 00:11:33,600 'She heads for the safety of the river, 183 00:11:33,600 --> 00:11:36,040 'dragging the rope in her powerful jaws. 184 00:11:37,160 --> 00:11:39,920 'But once in the water, she spits the rope out. 185 00:11:44,160 --> 00:11:47,600 'Its sheer power makes me relieved it ran into the river 186 00:11:47,600 --> 00:11:49,600 'and not the other way.' 187 00:11:53,120 --> 00:11:55,520 Although people fear these animals, 188 00:11:55,520 --> 00:11:57,480 we have to learn to coexist with them. 189 00:11:57,480 --> 00:11:59,840 We can't stop development, 190 00:11:59,840 --> 00:12:02,840 and we are bound to interact with them 191 00:12:02,840 --> 00:12:04,120 some way or another. 192 00:12:04,120 --> 00:12:08,400 Well, it's yet another experience that I shall never forget. Yeah. 193 00:12:09,960 --> 00:12:14,280 'My river adventure is going to involve a lot more than crocodiles.' 194 00:12:14,280 --> 00:12:15,800 ELEPHANT TRUMPETS 195 00:12:15,800 --> 00:12:18,640 Oh, my word! 196 00:12:18,640 --> 00:12:23,960 'And I'm about become a detective in a jungle mystery.' 197 00:12:23,960 --> 00:12:26,720 It's like investigating a crime scene. Yes! 198 00:12:29,600 --> 00:12:30,760 SHE GASPS 199 00:12:30,760 --> 00:12:32,120 There it is! What's that? 200 00:12:40,670 --> 00:12:43,550 'I'm travelling along the Kinabatangan River 201 00:12:43,550 --> 00:12:47,030 'to a place that hosts one of nature's greatest shows. 202 00:12:48,310 --> 00:12:52,350 'Its stars are creatures that I've been fascinated with 203 00:12:52,350 --> 00:12:54,230 'since I was a little girl. 204 00:12:54,230 --> 00:12:58,870 'This is Gomantong, one of the largest caves in Borneo... 205 00:13:00,270 --> 00:13:02,470 '..and I'm very excited to be here. 206 00:13:03,830 --> 00:13:08,310 'Scientist Jedediah Brodie wants to introduce me to its occupants. 207 00:13:08,310 --> 00:13:11,150 'More than a million bats.' 208 00:13:11,150 --> 00:13:13,670 There are so many bats... 209 00:13:13,670 --> 00:13:16,150 pooping and peeing everywhere 210 00:13:16,150 --> 00:13:20,670 that all that acid has also helped erode the limestone, 211 00:13:20,670 --> 00:13:24,550 so scientists estimate that half of the entire cave 212 00:13:24,550 --> 00:13:29,670 is carved out just by the acid of bat urine. 213 00:13:29,670 --> 00:13:31,070 Right. 214 00:13:31,070 --> 00:13:34,950 'There are more bats here than there are people in Birmingham, 215 00:13:34,950 --> 00:13:37,110 'but that's where the similarity ends.' 216 00:13:37,110 --> 00:13:39,310 I love that sound. 217 00:13:40,510 --> 00:13:43,710 'The bats have been here for millions of years, 218 00:13:43,710 --> 00:13:47,990 'enough time to build up an impressive amount of poo.' 219 00:13:49,830 --> 00:13:52,510 This is a mountain of bat droppings. 220 00:13:52,510 --> 00:13:54,790 And in some places in this cave, it's metres deep. 221 00:13:56,590 --> 00:14:01,110 'It's host to an untouched world that never sees the light of day.' 222 00:14:02,350 --> 00:14:05,070 Can you see it moving, kind of crawling a little bit? 223 00:14:05,070 --> 00:14:08,790 There are cockroaches, hundreds of thousands of cockroaches, 224 00:14:08,790 --> 00:14:13,830 that do nothing their whole lives except live on this guano ecosystem. 225 00:14:17,510 --> 00:14:21,070 'I have to admit, I have a soft spot for bats.' 226 00:14:23,430 --> 00:14:29,830 I was born in York, in England, and we used to have a lot of bats, 227 00:14:29,830 --> 00:14:33,310 and, I mean, we looked on them very, very fondly, 228 00:14:33,310 --> 00:14:37,230 but they sometimes get quite a bad press, don't they? 229 00:14:37,230 --> 00:14:39,110 In the US, for example, 230 00:14:39,110 --> 00:14:42,830 it's estimated that bats saved the agricultural industry 231 00:14:42,830 --> 00:14:47,310 $4 billion a year from eating insects 232 00:14:47,310 --> 00:14:49,870 that would otherwise be eating crops. 233 00:14:49,870 --> 00:14:52,350 A lot of those insects here in the tropics, of course, 234 00:14:52,350 --> 00:14:57,390 are mosquitoes, so they're eating the things that carry malaria, 235 00:14:57,390 --> 00:14:59,790 and dengue fever, and yellow fever. 236 00:15:05,150 --> 00:15:08,110 'Every evening at the same time, just before dusk, 237 00:15:08,110 --> 00:15:12,270 'the bats begin to tumble out of the cave to feed on the insects.' 238 00:15:27,310 --> 00:15:29,150 Oh, look at that bat! 239 00:15:29,150 --> 00:15:31,350 Look at that bat right over our heads. 240 00:15:35,350 --> 00:15:39,110 'But the bats aren't the only predators that are venturing out. 241 00:15:45,590 --> 00:15:49,430 'As they leave the cave to hunt, they quickly become the hunted.' 242 00:15:51,230 --> 00:15:54,910 That bird right there is a kite, and it's trying to catch the bats, 243 00:15:54,910 --> 00:15:58,950 and they're swirling to escape from it, and when it catches one, 244 00:15:58,950 --> 00:16:02,750 it grabs one with its talons and eats it on the wing. 245 00:16:02,750 --> 00:16:05,270 Doesn't have to wait long, then, does he? Before he... 246 00:16:06,990 --> 00:16:08,990 ..he's had enough to eat. 247 00:16:29,870 --> 00:16:32,910 They're very threatened, aren't they, poor old bats, 248 00:16:32,910 --> 00:16:35,150 the moment they get out of the cave. 249 00:16:35,150 --> 00:16:38,750 'The bats may suffer heavy losses every night, 250 00:16:38,750 --> 00:16:41,590 'but they seem to be thriving in the cave 251 00:16:41,590 --> 00:16:44,230 'that has recently become a protected site. 252 00:16:52,070 --> 00:16:56,270 'But some animals out on the river are not quite so fortunate. 253 00:16:58,310 --> 00:17:01,750 'I want to know more about the threats to the wildlife, 254 00:17:01,750 --> 00:17:04,750 'so, with conservationist David Mills, 255 00:17:04,750 --> 00:17:07,590 'I've come to the Danau Girang Research Centre. 256 00:17:10,310 --> 00:17:13,430 'Kerisha, the wonderful crocodile catcher, 257 00:17:13,430 --> 00:17:17,670 'is based here with about 50 other scientists. 258 00:17:17,670 --> 00:17:20,630 'They are the wildlife guardians of this part of the river. 259 00:17:24,870 --> 00:17:28,430 'David and I are keen to hear about threat to the wildlife 260 00:17:28,430 --> 00:17:31,150 'from the boss, Benoit Goossons.' 261 00:17:31,150 --> 00:17:32,310 Hi, hello there. 262 00:17:32,310 --> 00:17:34,030 So, pet trade is a big issue as well. 263 00:17:34,030 --> 00:17:36,350 Is that growing, then? It is growing. 264 00:17:36,350 --> 00:17:41,190 They sell sun bear cubs, leopard cat cubs... 265 00:17:41,190 --> 00:17:43,790 Each baby you find in the market, 266 00:17:43,790 --> 00:17:46,390 you can be sure that the mum has been killed. 267 00:17:46,390 --> 00:17:48,710 People will always want exotic pets, 268 00:17:48,710 --> 00:17:50,310 and they're prepared to pay for them. 269 00:17:50,310 --> 00:17:53,470 These are wild animals, they do not make good pets. 270 00:17:53,470 --> 00:17:55,470 No. Absolutely not. 271 00:17:58,190 --> 00:18:00,550 'The pangolin is one of the creatures being studied here. 272 00:18:02,430 --> 00:18:04,710 'It's the only mammal with scales, 273 00:18:04,710 --> 00:18:07,430 'and they are highly prized in traditional medicine. 274 00:18:08,630 --> 00:18:11,430 'Sadly, that makes the pangolin 275 00:18:11,430 --> 00:18:13,550 'the most trafficked animal on the planet. 276 00:18:17,270 --> 00:18:20,630 'Every creature in this part of the forest is under pressure. 277 00:18:22,830 --> 00:18:28,150 'The reticulated python controls pests like rats and mice, 278 00:18:28,150 --> 00:18:30,990 'but it's also vulnerable to the pet trade. 279 00:18:34,790 --> 00:18:39,230 'At the centre, Richard Burger is about to examine one. 280 00:18:39,230 --> 00:18:42,910 'Unfortunately for him, I volunteered to help. 281 00:18:42,910 --> 00:18:47,790 'I'm about to discover that this one is a serpentine secret agent.' 282 00:18:48,910 --> 00:18:50,470 You're not scared of snakes, right? 283 00:18:50,470 --> 00:18:52,390 I'm not scared of snakes. That's great. 284 00:18:52,390 --> 00:18:54,830 So, this is a very, very young... 285 00:18:56,830 --> 00:18:58,230 ..reticulated python. 286 00:18:58,230 --> 00:19:00,470 Can I touch him? Yeah, of course, here you go. 287 00:19:00,470 --> 00:19:01,870 SHE GASPS 288 00:19:03,390 --> 00:19:06,350 So, these guys, obviously, they get really big. 289 00:19:06,350 --> 00:19:10,110 There's even once been recorded that one's eaten a sun bear. 290 00:19:11,430 --> 00:19:14,030 A big, seven-metre animal eating a sun bear. 291 00:19:14,030 --> 00:19:16,310 A whole one? A whole one, yeah. 292 00:19:17,390 --> 00:19:18,670 Um... 293 00:19:18,670 --> 00:19:21,310 'How does a python eat a sun bear? 294 00:19:21,310 --> 00:19:24,990 'They're the size of Labradors. Well, it's rotten for the sun bear.' 295 00:19:27,110 --> 00:19:29,310 Is it the first time you've ever held a snake? 296 00:19:29,310 --> 00:19:32,590 No. Because we had real snakes in Antony and Cleopatra. 297 00:19:33,790 --> 00:19:35,790 That's when I had to get used to them. 298 00:19:35,790 --> 00:19:39,590 I loved them, and then they got out one night 299 00:19:39,590 --> 00:19:42,870 and frightened Michael Gambon out of his wits! 300 00:19:45,790 --> 00:19:49,470 With everyone that I catch, I put a little microchip. 301 00:19:49,470 --> 00:19:50,790 It doesn't hurt? 302 00:19:50,790 --> 00:19:52,990 It doesn't hurt, no. It's the same as what you do 303 00:19:52,990 --> 00:19:55,390 when you microchip your pet cat or dog, just like that. 304 00:19:56,390 --> 00:19:57,550 MACHINE BEEPS 305 00:19:57,550 --> 00:20:01,590 OK, so, that is 0-0... 306 00:20:01,590 --> 00:20:02,990 7-A-D. 307 00:20:02,990 --> 00:20:05,870 Not 007, please don't say that. 308 00:20:05,870 --> 00:20:07,390 It is actually 007, yeah. 309 00:20:07,390 --> 00:20:08,990 THEY LAUGH 310 00:20:12,350 --> 00:20:14,950 So, would you like to think of a name for it? 311 00:20:14,950 --> 00:20:18,670 If he really is 007, he should be called James, shouldn't he? 312 00:20:18,670 --> 00:20:20,270 OK, that's great. Is that all right? 313 00:20:20,270 --> 00:20:22,750 Yeah, absolutely. James it is. 314 00:20:24,350 --> 00:20:25,630 Spectacular. 315 00:20:27,670 --> 00:20:31,950 'James is released back into the wild, with a licence to kill. 316 00:20:33,390 --> 00:20:36,390 'It's all part of the vital work going on at the centre. 317 00:20:42,190 --> 00:20:46,590 'Miriam Kunde has set up a camera to study another threatened creature. 318 00:20:48,390 --> 00:20:50,950 'The oriental pied hornbill. 319 00:20:50,950 --> 00:20:53,510 'Hunted for its valuable ivory, 320 00:20:53,510 --> 00:20:57,310 'it is also a victim of our hunger for rainforest timber. 321 00:20:58,830 --> 00:21:03,030 'Hornbills usually build their nests high up in the canopy, 322 00:21:03,030 --> 00:21:04,590 'safely away from predators.' 323 00:21:08,030 --> 00:21:11,790 The hornbills will scout the forest for hollow trees. 324 00:21:11,790 --> 00:21:14,230 Hollow trees with a narrow opening. 325 00:21:14,230 --> 00:21:18,630 And then the hen will go inside, she'll lay her eggs, 326 00:21:18,630 --> 00:21:21,510 and she will be sealed in, 327 00:21:21,510 --> 00:21:25,070 so the hen and chicks are entirely reliant on the male 328 00:21:25,070 --> 00:21:28,350 to come back to the nest and feed the hen and the chicks. 329 00:21:32,430 --> 00:21:36,470 'But as logging has taken all the mature trees in this area, 330 00:21:36,470 --> 00:21:39,430 'the current nest that Miriam has found 331 00:21:39,430 --> 00:21:41,230 'is only five feet off the ground. 332 00:21:44,270 --> 00:21:46,670 'And when she looks inside, she's in for a shock.' 333 00:21:48,110 --> 00:21:49,510 Completely empty. 334 00:21:51,110 --> 00:21:54,670 'Has the hornbill chick flown to freedom? 335 00:21:54,670 --> 00:21:56,870 'Or did something terrible happen? 336 00:21:56,870 --> 00:21:59,870 'It's the start of a wildlife whodunnit.' 337 00:22:01,190 --> 00:22:03,710 We'll see what happened here on the SD card. 338 00:22:03,710 --> 00:22:07,230 'Miriam hopes her camera will provide the answer.' 339 00:22:08,550 --> 00:22:10,590 We need to find out what happened. 340 00:22:10,590 --> 00:22:13,030 Would you want to... You really haven't seen this, have you? 341 00:22:13,030 --> 00:22:16,070 At all? No, I have not seen it, and the suspense is killing me. 342 00:22:16,070 --> 00:22:18,790 Me, too. I would like to look at it now. 343 00:22:18,790 --> 00:22:22,830 I mean, best case scenario, they just left early. 344 00:22:22,830 --> 00:22:24,830 That's the male, that's Dad. 345 00:22:24,830 --> 00:22:26,310 And there's still the chick, 346 00:22:26,310 --> 00:22:29,270 the chick is already quite big, you see? 347 00:22:29,270 --> 00:22:30,310 Yes. 348 00:22:32,470 --> 00:22:33,550 Let me just... 349 00:22:33,550 --> 00:22:37,030 He's still coming, feeding, everything looks fine. 350 00:22:37,030 --> 00:22:39,550 I really want them to be OK, but... 351 00:22:39,550 --> 00:22:41,030 Me, too. 352 00:22:41,030 --> 00:22:43,270 It's like investigating a crime scene. 353 00:22:43,270 --> 00:22:44,270 Yes. 354 00:22:47,150 --> 00:22:48,470 SHE GASPS 355 00:22:48,470 --> 00:22:49,710 There it is. What's that? 356 00:22:49,710 --> 00:22:51,590 It's a sun bear. This is a sun bear? 357 00:22:51,590 --> 00:22:53,430 Breaking in, yeah, it's breaking into the... 358 00:22:56,470 --> 00:22:57,990 Oh, this might get ugly. 359 00:23:02,910 --> 00:23:05,070 SHE EXCLAIMS What's he done? 360 00:23:05,070 --> 00:23:06,830 Oh! 361 00:23:06,830 --> 00:23:09,110 SHE GASPS 362 00:23:09,110 --> 00:23:12,030 I can hardly dare ask, was that a chick he took out? 363 00:23:12,030 --> 00:23:14,030 A chick or mum, I don't know... And put in his mouth? 364 00:23:14,030 --> 00:23:15,390 I think it was the mum. 365 00:23:15,390 --> 00:23:17,630 The mum? I think it's the mum. 366 00:23:19,350 --> 00:23:23,270 They were so close, so close, you know, we thought maybe one, 367 00:23:23,270 --> 00:23:24,830 maybe two more weeks and they'd be... 368 00:23:26,230 --> 00:23:27,670 ..they'd be out. 369 00:23:27,670 --> 00:23:30,190 Mmm. Such is life. 370 00:23:30,190 --> 00:23:32,870 Yeah, red in tooth and claw. 371 00:23:32,870 --> 00:23:34,070 Yeah. 372 00:23:41,070 --> 00:23:44,950 'The loss of tall trees for safe hornbill nests 373 00:23:44,950 --> 00:23:47,670 'gave the sun bear an advantage. 374 00:23:47,670 --> 00:23:52,430 'It's a brutal reminder that life in the jungle is delicate, 375 00:23:52,430 --> 00:23:54,870 'often unbalanced by us. 376 00:23:58,470 --> 00:24:02,390 'Before we leave, Benoit, the head of the centre, 377 00:24:02,390 --> 00:24:04,950 'takes us to his favourite part of the river. 378 00:24:06,030 --> 00:24:08,830 'The evening is one of the best times to see the wildlife.' 379 00:24:11,110 --> 00:24:16,230 We just enter a small tributary of the Kinabatangan River, 380 00:24:16,230 --> 00:24:17,550 which is called Koya. 381 00:24:19,070 --> 00:24:20,990 I fell in love with this river. 382 00:24:20,990 --> 00:24:24,710 I always say that the Kinabatangan is my third love 383 00:24:24,710 --> 00:24:26,310 after my wife and my son. 384 00:24:26,310 --> 00:24:28,830 Now my fourth love is you. 385 00:24:28,830 --> 00:24:30,950 So... Excellent! 386 00:24:34,150 --> 00:24:35,790 'Everywhere we go, 387 00:24:35,790 --> 00:24:39,830 'there are signs of the good work Benoit and his team are doing 388 00:24:39,830 --> 00:24:42,470 'to repair the damage to the habitat.' 389 00:24:43,910 --> 00:24:47,470 Orangutans cannot cross tributaries like that. 390 00:24:47,470 --> 00:24:50,470 They cannot swim. They swim like rocks. 391 00:24:50,470 --> 00:24:53,310 So we build these... these bridges. 392 00:24:53,310 --> 00:24:54,990 A couple of rubber ropes. 393 00:24:54,990 --> 00:24:59,670 There are different models, and then we set them from two trees. 394 00:24:59,670 --> 00:25:02,830 And then, orangutans use them, all the primates use them as well. 395 00:25:11,150 --> 00:25:13,230 'And as a final treat, 396 00:25:13,230 --> 00:25:16,030 'a monkey unique to Borneo makes its appearance.' 397 00:25:17,390 --> 00:25:19,190 Something moving in the trees there. 398 00:25:19,190 --> 00:25:20,910 Ah, that's proboscis monkey. 399 00:25:20,910 --> 00:25:22,470 Proboscis monkey there. 400 00:25:25,750 --> 00:25:28,110 Up they are jumping from tree to tree, you see? 401 00:25:28,110 --> 00:25:29,510 Up, you see them? 402 00:25:31,270 --> 00:25:33,910 'The proboscis monkey always makes me smile. 403 00:25:33,910 --> 00:25:36,110 'I'm told, the larger its nose...' 404 00:25:36,110 --> 00:25:37,190 Look! 405 00:25:37,190 --> 00:25:39,110 Did you see some very small ones across there? 406 00:25:39,110 --> 00:25:41,590 '..the bigger its testicles.' SHE CHUCKLES 407 00:25:42,630 --> 00:25:45,390 Oh, I see somebody up there. 408 00:25:45,390 --> 00:25:46,910 Yes. Yes. 409 00:25:46,910 --> 00:25:48,750 Someone is coming out, yeah. 410 00:25:54,230 --> 00:25:55,990 Look, look! 411 00:25:55,990 --> 00:25:58,390 There's one there. Yes, you see there. 412 00:25:58,390 --> 00:26:00,510 Yes. Yeah. 413 00:26:03,750 --> 00:26:05,950 SHE GASPS 414 00:26:05,950 --> 00:26:08,230 It comes down the tree. Yes, it comes down the tree, yeah. 415 00:26:10,030 --> 00:26:12,750 'I could stay and watch these creatures all night. 416 00:26:13,830 --> 00:26:16,270 'But I've got an appointment further along the river 417 00:26:16,270 --> 00:26:18,870 'with the largest of all Borneo's animals. 418 00:26:18,870 --> 00:26:20,790 'It's one that I adore.' 419 00:26:27,790 --> 00:26:30,350 'The jungle river is home to the island's 420 00:26:30,350 --> 00:26:33,030 'largest population of elephants. 421 00:26:33,030 --> 00:26:35,430 'Around 1,500 of them live in its forests. 422 00:26:38,750 --> 00:26:40,470 'It's Borneo's biggest animal. 423 00:26:43,270 --> 00:26:45,750 'I'd love to see them, 424 00:26:45,750 --> 00:26:48,310 'but this year is unusually dry, 425 00:26:48,310 --> 00:26:51,790 'and they have retreated into impenetrable swamps 426 00:26:51,790 --> 00:26:53,110 'further down the river. 427 00:26:54,830 --> 00:26:57,350 'So I'm heading inland to a special reserve 428 00:26:57,350 --> 00:27:00,190 'to meet some that have been left behind. 429 00:27:02,790 --> 00:27:06,310 'As these elephants roam large distances to gather food, 430 00:27:06,310 --> 00:27:08,750 'they come into conflict with people. 431 00:27:10,630 --> 00:27:12,830 '25 were killed last year alone. 432 00:27:13,950 --> 00:27:17,510 'It means that many young elephants are orphaned, 433 00:27:17,510 --> 00:27:21,430 'and the lucky ones end up at this elephant orphanage, 434 00:27:21,430 --> 00:27:23,230 'run by Jibias Daoship. 435 00:27:23,230 --> 00:27:25,630 We have five elephants here, 436 00:27:25,630 --> 00:27:30,670 so this is my responsibility to take care, all OK. Yes. 437 00:27:30,670 --> 00:27:32,710 You like to see? The elephants? 438 00:27:32,710 --> 00:27:34,590 Yeah, yeah. I certainly would. 439 00:27:34,590 --> 00:27:35,670 OK. 440 00:27:35,670 --> 00:27:38,310 ELEPHANT TRUMPETS, HE LAUGHS 441 00:27:38,310 --> 00:27:39,510 SHE GASPS 442 00:27:43,470 --> 00:27:46,190 ELEPHANT TRUMPETS Oh, my word! 443 00:27:48,190 --> 00:27:52,750 'Every lunchtime, some teenage tearaways come out to play.' 444 00:27:58,630 --> 00:28:02,030 Oh, they're beautiful. 445 00:28:05,470 --> 00:28:07,670 Oh! There they are. 446 00:28:09,430 --> 00:28:13,390 'Like naughty schoolboys, they love a bit of joshing in the playground.' 447 00:28:15,590 --> 00:28:18,990 Oh, I love seeing them all like that. 448 00:28:23,510 --> 00:28:26,750 'And after all that, it's time to cool off.' 449 00:28:31,670 --> 00:28:33,550 HE LAUGHS 450 00:28:35,710 --> 00:28:36,710 That's where they go. 451 00:28:38,190 --> 00:28:41,430 Not graceful, but excellent. 452 00:28:44,550 --> 00:28:45,630 Aw! 453 00:28:45,630 --> 00:28:46,910 HE LAUGHS 454 00:28:46,910 --> 00:28:48,390 Oh! 455 00:28:48,390 --> 00:28:51,790 Oh, look at that! 456 00:28:53,030 --> 00:28:54,150 Oh! 457 00:28:54,150 --> 00:28:55,790 SHE LAUGHS 458 00:28:55,790 --> 00:28:57,390 'This play is great fun, 459 00:28:57,390 --> 00:29:00,910 'but it's important they learn to live together. 460 00:29:00,910 --> 00:29:03,510 'These are the fortunate ones. 461 00:29:03,510 --> 00:29:07,070 'Orphaned elephants often don't make it without their mothers.' 462 00:29:12,870 --> 00:29:15,510 Mmm, good boy. 463 00:29:15,510 --> 00:29:19,030 Oh, good boy, good boy, good boy. 464 00:29:19,030 --> 00:29:21,790 'This is Adan. 465 00:29:21,790 --> 00:29:25,790 'He was only two weeks old when he was found trapped in a pond. 466 00:29:25,790 --> 00:29:28,310 'He has an insatiable appetite for carrots, 467 00:29:28,310 --> 00:29:31,390 'and now he weighs nearly a ton.' 468 00:29:31,390 --> 00:29:33,870 I like that crunching. 469 00:29:36,070 --> 00:29:39,310 'And then, just when I thought it couldn't get any better, 470 00:29:39,310 --> 00:29:41,870 'Jibias brings out the newest addition. 471 00:29:46,630 --> 00:29:50,590 'This adorable calf is just ten months old. 472 00:29:50,590 --> 00:29:51,830 SHE GASPS 473 00:29:53,230 --> 00:29:55,190 What's his name? Barney. 474 00:29:56,270 --> 00:29:58,190 Barney. SHE GASPS 475 00:30:00,430 --> 00:30:04,070 'Barney was found wandering alone in the jungle without his mother.' 476 00:30:06,470 --> 00:30:08,230 No, you can't have the whole wrist. 477 00:30:09,430 --> 00:30:11,910 'The good news for Barney and the others 478 00:30:11,910 --> 00:30:16,470 'is that they will now always have a pond to play in.' 479 00:30:16,470 --> 00:30:17,990 ELEPHANT TRUMPETS 480 00:30:30,350 --> 00:30:32,630 'The more I travel along the river, 481 00:30:32,630 --> 00:30:36,430 'the more I see the evidence of how the wild elephants 482 00:30:36,430 --> 00:30:40,190 'and all the other animals are under ever-increasing pressure. 483 00:30:41,430 --> 00:30:45,390 'Our insatiable appetite for timber and palm oil 484 00:30:45,390 --> 00:30:49,390 'has led to a third of Borneo's forests being replaced 485 00:30:49,390 --> 00:30:51,430 'by palm oil plantations. 486 00:30:51,430 --> 00:30:55,710 'Palm oil is the cash crop that has allowed the country 487 00:30:55,710 --> 00:30:57,710 'to develop and prosper. 488 00:30:57,710 --> 00:31:01,270 'It's used in everything, from cakes to toothpaste. 489 00:31:02,670 --> 00:31:06,870 'Many of these plantations have left wildlife trapped 490 00:31:06,870 --> 00:31:09,070 'in isolated pockets of jungle. 491 00:31:12,350 --> 00:31:15,670 'I've already adopted three orangutans 492 00:31:15,670 --> 00:31:17,590 'orphaned by this conflict. 493 00:31:17,590 --> 00:31:20,830 'So, now I want to find out more about its impact 494 00:31:20,830 --> 00:31:22,230 'on my favourite animal. 495 00:31:23,630 --> 00:31:26,670 'This area is recovering from logging. 496 00:31:26,670 --> 00:31:30,270 'For 20 years, a research team has been studying 497 00:31:30,270 --> 00:31:32,470 'a small group of orangutans here. 498 00:31:32,470 --> 00:31:36,910 'Hamisa Elhan has formed an incredible bond 499 00:31:36,910 --> 00:31:39,150 'with one female, Jenny.' 500 00:31:39,150 --> 00:31:41,030 It's like a sister for us. 501 00:31:41,030 --> 00:31:43,310 We know her very well, she know us very well, 502 00:31:43,310 --> 00:31:45,870 so, yeah, we love her very, very much. 503 00:31:48,350 --> 00:31:51,470 'With Jenny is her daughter. 504 00:31:51,470 --> 00:31:54,670 'They'll stay together for up to eight years... 505 00:31:56,590 --> 00:31:59,270 '..because it's crucial that Jenny teaches her infant 506 00:31:59,270 --> 00:32:01,710 'everything she needs to survive.' 507 00:32:05,670 --> 00:32:08,630 So, how old... I've no idea how old they live. 508 00:32:08,630 --> 00:32:11,270 We estimate that she is over 50, 509 00:32:11,270 --> 00:32:15,990 and she's been giving birth for six times already. 510 00:32:15,990 --> 00:32:17,510 Has she? Yes. 511 00:32:17,510 --> 00:32:20,710 And her baby, with her right now, is called Ocean. 512 00:32:20,710 --> 00:32:21,990 Ocean? 513 00:32:21,990 --> 00:32:23,750 Yes, and she is four years old. 514 00:32:26,230 --> 00:32:29,510 'The study discovered that, surprisingly, 515 00:32:29,510 --> 00:32:34,430 'orangutans like Jenny thrive in this regrown forest. 516 00:32:34,430 --> 00:32:37,190 'The problem is their isolation. 517 00:32:37,190 --> 00:32:41,390 'They wander into neighbouring plantations, where they are at risk, 518 00:32:41,390 --> 00:32:43,310 'and sometimes killed. 519 00:32:43,310 --> 00:32:46,750 'The team are now working with the plantations, 520 00:32:46,750 --> 00:32:50,710 'so that people understand the orangutans are not pests, 521 00:32:50,710 --> 00:32:52,910 'they're just passing through. 522 00:32:59,910 --> 00:33:02,590 'And there's another project nearby 523 00:33:02,590 --> 00:33:05,510 'offering hope to the isolated orangutans. 524 00:33:08,430 --> 00:33:11,710 'Local women are planting thousands of trees 525 00:33:11,710 --> 00:33:14,430 'in a space that was once cleared by logging. 526 00:33:16,070 --> 00:33:19,350 'It will link two isolated pockets of forest, 527 00:33:19,350 --> 00:33:21,990 'creating a corridor for wildlife. 528 00:33:25,030 --> 00:33:29,670 'I'm joining Nareena Brayim, the head of the taskforce.' 529 00:33:29,670 --> 00:33:32,990 So, Nareena, what is actually your work here? 530 00:33:32,990 --> 00:33:35,190 SHE SPEAKS IN HER OWN LANGUAGE 531 00:33:35,190 --> 00:33:38,870 TRANSLATION: The trees that she plant are food source for orangutan, 532 00:33:38,870 --> 00:33:42,190 but besides that, the trees that she plants as well 533 00:33:42,190 --> 00:33:43,950 for the corridors for elephants. 534 00:33:46,590 --> 00:33:50,790 The deforestation team is consisted of all women, 535 00:33:50,790 --> 00:33:53,470 and they are all mothers, 536 00:33:53,470 --> 00:33:55,950 and some of them are even grandmothers. 537 00:33:55,950 --> 00:33:58,310 How brilliant! 538 00:33:58,310 --> 00:34:02,110 And have you any idea how many trees in total that you... 539 00:34:02,110 --> 00:34:03,750 that have been planted? 540 00:34:03,750 --> 00:34:05,470 SHE SPEAKS IN HER OWN LANGUAGE 541 00:34:05,470 --> 00:34:10,550 TRANSLATION: Over the span of ten years, we have planted over 152,000. 542 00:34:10,550 --> 00:34:12,670 SHE GASPS Genius. 543 00:34:13,830 --> 00:34:16,110 You need a medal. 544 00:34:16,110 --> 00:34:18,550 TRANSLATOR TRANSLATES, SHE LAUGHS 545 00:34:21,750 --> 00:34:25,990 'These animal corridors are a fantastic idea. 546 00:34:25,990 --> 00:34:29,390 'The women tell me that Jenny, the orangutan, 547 00:34:29,390 --> 00:34:32,750 'has already eaten fruit from one of the trees they planted. 548 00:34:34,350 --> 00:34:39,230 'And I love the idea that planting more trees is the solution.' 549 00:34:39,230 --> 00:34:40,910 SHE SPEAKS IN HER OWN LANGUAGE 550 00:34:40,910 --> 00:34:43,110 TRANSLATION: Me and the team has a surprise for you. 551 00:34:43,110 --> 00:34:44,590 A surprise? Yes. 552 00:34:44,590 --> 00:34:47,110 I love a surprise. 553 00:34:47,110 --> 00:34:50,110 SHE SPEAKS IN HER OWN LANGUAGE 554 00:34:50,110 --> 00:34:52,070 This is a surprise for you. 555 00:34:52,070 --> 00:34:57,190 You can have the opportunity to actually plant a tree here, 556 00:34:57,190 --> 00:34:59,510 because he knows, and the team knows 557 00:34:59,510 --> 00:35:03,510 how much it means to you to actually plant trees, even in your back home. 558 00:35:03,510 --> 00:35:08,270 This is also one of the trees that's edible for orangutans to eat, 559 00:35:08,270 --> 00:35:10,070 especially the shoots and fruits. 560 00:35:11,190 --> 00:35:12,750 So, yeah. 561 00:35:12,750 --> 00:35:15,030 They would like you to plant one. 562 00:35:15,030 --> 00:35:17,350 You couldn't have given me a better surprise. 563 00:35:17,350 --> 00:35:19,270 And everybody here to help! Yes! 564 00:35:19,270 --> 00:35:20,950 THEY LAUGH 565 00:35:20,950 --> 00:35:23,510 I don't have to do anything! No! 566 00:35:23,510 --> 00:35:26,790 Wonderful. Oh, wonderful. 567 00:35:26,790 --> 00:35:28,630 Is that good? Yeah. Yes? 568 00:35:28,630 --> 00:35:30,630 OK, so, you can like... 569 00:35:30,630 --> 00:35:32,110 throw in some soil. 570 00:35:33,270 --> 00:35:34,990 Also, they... Look! 571 00:35:34,990 --> 00:35:36,430 Yeah! SHE LAUGHS 572 00:35:36,430 --> 00:35:39,190 So, if this tree one day grows big, tall, 573 00:35:39,190 --> 00:35:40,630 and then it starts bearing fruits, 574 00:35:40,630 --> 00:35:41,710 would you like to come by? 575 00:35:41,710 --> 00:35:43,350 I'll come and climb it. Yes. 576 00:35:43,350 --> 00:35:44,670 Climb it? THEY LAUGH 577 00:35:44,670 --> 00:35:46,230 THEY SPEAK IN THEIR LANGUAGE 578 00:35:49,350 --> 00:35:51,390 It's got plenty of room here. 579 00:35:51,390 --> 00:35:53,310 Yes. Yes. Good. In the clearing. 580 00:35:53,310 --> 00:35:54,550 Very good. 581 00:35:56,790 --> 00:36:00,830 I've just had this glorious moment of having one, of planting one. 582 00:36:00,830 --> 00:36:02,270 My tree over there. 583 00:36:04,670 --> 00:36:06,950 And they grow so fast. 584 00:36:06,950 --> 00:36:10,230 These were only planted last year. 585 00:36:11,310 --> 00:36:12,990 Now... 586 00:36:12,990 --> 00:36:16,750 much taller than me, and most of the people who have planted them. 587 00:36:19,590 --> 00:36:21,590 'David and I are keeping a diary 588 00:36:21,590 --> 00:36:24,350 'to remind us of our incredible experiences. 589 00:36:28,870 --> 00:36:31,750 'The Borneo Journal is now overflowing 590 00:36:31,750 --> 00:36:33,390 'with wonderful memories.' 591 00:36:34,910 --> 00:36:37,710 Well, what an experience, and what lovely people we've met. 592 00:36:37,710 --> 00:36:39,550 That the group of women... Yes! 593 00:36:39,550 --> 00:36:41,750 That was inspiration, wasn't it? 594 00:36:41,750 --> 00:36:44,750 Yeah. And they were passionate about doing what they were doing. 595 00:36:44,750 --> 00:36:47,870 Grandmothers and mothers and daughters. Yes, yeah. 596 00:36:47,870 --> 00:36:49,910 I mean, they said, within ten years, 597 00:36:49,910 --> 00:36:52,910 that is a corridor which the orangutans will use. 598 00:36:52,910 --> 00:36:55,670 Yes, we added a little bit to that. We did, yeah. 599 00:36:57,310 --> 00:36:59,590 'And as if all that wasn't enough, 600 00:36:59,590 --> 00:37:02,630 'it's time for me to meet another new friend.' 601 00:37:13,750 --> 00:37:17,110 'My incredible journey is nearing its end. 602 00:37:17,110 --> 00:37:19,990 'I've been astounded by the rainforests 603 00:37:19,990 --> 00:37:22,430 'and rivers of this remarkable island. 604 00:37:23,830 --> 00:37:26,430 'But before I reach my final destination, 605 00:37:26,430 --> 00:37:29,590 'there's still one place I want to explore. 606 00:37:29,590 --> 00:37:33,750 'The coral reefs that fringe its tropical shores. 607 00:37:35,310 --> 00:37:39,790 'I'm on my way to the paradise of Gaya Island 608 00:37:39,790 --> 00:37:41,910 'off Borneo's north-west coast. 609 00:37:44,790 --> 00:37:49,190 'Just like the rainforests, its coral gardens are home 610 00:37:49,190 --> 00:37:51,910 'to some of the most varied communities of life on earth. 611 00:37:54,750 --> 00:37:58,910 'But just like the rainforests, the reefs are under threat. 612 00:38:03,310 --> 00:38:06,950 'I'm meeting marine biologist Scott Maybach to find out more.' 613 00:38:08,550 --> 00:38:14,270 Apart from pollution, what else is a threat to corals? 614 00:38:14,270 --> 00:38:17,590 Fish bombing, where the fishermen are using explosive devices 615 00:38:17,590 --> 00:38:19,110 to catch the fish really quickly, 616 00:38:19,110 --> 00:38:22,350 and unfortunately, it completely shatters the reef, 617 00:38:22,350 --> 00:38:25,710 and takes at least 100 years or more to recover. 618 00:38:25,710 --> 00:38:28,790 And of course, global warming is a huge issue. 619 00:38:28,790 --> 00:38:32,750 As sea temperatures rise up within one or two more degrees, 620 00:38:32,750 --> 00:38:34,870 most corals will actually die. 621 00:38:37,150 --> 00:38:41,990 'It's a sobering thought, but Scott has a surprisingly simple technique 622 00:38:41,990 --> 00:38:45,630 'to give the coral the boost it needs, and I'm lending a hand.' 623 00:38:47,590 --> 00:38:49,350 Right. So, we want to keep this living... 624 00:38:49,350 --> 00:38:51,470 Where do we put... Living part pointing upwards. 625 00:38:52,670 --> 00:38:57,430 'He attaches fragments of rescued live coral to a grid, 626 00:38:57,430 --> 00:39:02,310 'made of recycled pipe, that will hopefully grow into a mature reef.' 627 00:39:02,310 --> 00:39:05,590 So, from the moment we get started, we've got about ten minutes 628 00:39:05,590 --> 00:39:09,350 to completely attach all the corals and return it back to the sea. 629 00:39:09,350 --> 00:39:11,270 These chaps, they haven't got long. 630 00:39:13,070 --> 00:39:14,430 In more ways than one. 631 00:39:17,150 --> 00:39:18,830 'With no time to waste, 632 00:39:18,830 --> 00:39:23,310 'Scott takes our fledgling reef back into the safety of the water. 633 00:39:26,750 --> 00:39:30,110 'The success of Scott's project is instantly apparent. 634 00:39:31,550 --> 00:39:35,950 'In just two years, he's replanted an underwater rainforest. 635 00:39:39,790 --> 00:39:43,190 'Already, it's home to thousands of marine creatures 636 00:39:43,190 --> 00:39:45,870 'of all shapes and sizes. 637 00:39:45,870 --> 00:39:49,710 'And I'm thrilled to have contributed one small part 638 00:39:49,710 --> 00:39:51,710 'to this remarkable project. 639 00:39:55,390 --> 00:39:59,550 'My river journey through Borneo has been an astonishing adventure. 640 00:40:01,750 --> 00:40:05,390 'But there is one thing I still want to do before it's over. 641 00:40:11,990 --> 00:40:14,830 'I've seen orangutans in the wild. 642 00:40:14,830 --> 00:40:16,550 'I've even adopted three of them. 643 00:40:16,550 --> 00:40:19,630 'So now, I want to see the work being done 644 00:40:19,630 --> 00:40:22,630 'to rehabilitate orphan orangutans. 645 00:40:25,470 --> 00:40:28,270 'The fragmentation of the forest 646 00:40:28,270 --> 00:40:31,670 'has led to a decline in the orangutan population. 647 00:40:31,670 --> 00:40:34,390 'Their numbers have halved in the last few years. 648 00:40:37,510 --> 00:40:40,190 'And increasing conflict with humans 649 00:40:40,190 --> 00:40:42,790 'has led to many orangutan mothers being killed, 650 00:40:42,790 --> 00:40:47,150 'and their offspring abandoned or sold to the pet trade. 651 00:40:49,950 --> 00:40:53,950 'Now I'm travelling to the Sepilok Rehabilitation Centre 652 00:40:53,950 --> 00:40:56,230 'to meet some of the orangutan orphans 653 00:40:56,230 --> 00:40:59,150 'that it prepares for life in the wild. 654 00:41:04,670 --> 00:41:08,470 'With Sylvia Alsisto, who is in charge of the centre, 655 00:41:08,470 --> 00:41:11,910 'David and I first feed some of the older orphans.' 656 00:41:15,710 --> 00:41:17,990 Look who's coming! Look who's coming! 657 00:41:19,190 --> 00:41:21,230 Look at that. How beautiful. 658 00:41:21,230 --> 00:41:23,390 They love the vegetables. They do, don't they? 659 00:41:23,390 --> 00:41:25,270 The greens is important because, 660 00:41:25,270 --> 00:41:28,550 when you're introducing orangutans to go back, 661 00:41:28,550 --> 00:41:30,750 you have to also give them some vegetables. Yes. 662 00:41:30,750 --> 00:41:32,950 Because eventually they'll be finding... 663 00:41:32,950 --> 00:41:35,390 That's what they'll find. They'll be finding food plants. 664 00:41:35,390 --> 00:41:37,990 This is just supplementing whatever they... 665 00:41:37,990 --> 00:41:40,230 This is an extra supplement, 666 00:41:40,230 --> 00:41:42,150 so they come and feed if they want to, 667 00:41:42,150 --> 00:41:45,950 and then they can just go off if they don't want to. 668 00:41:51,830 --> 00:41:55,590 'Sylvia has devoted her life to orangutans, 669 00:41:55,590 --> 00:41:57,830 'so I'm keen to find out more.' 670 00:41:59,150 --> 00:42:01,430 How long have you been here, Sylvia? 671 00:42:01,430 --> 00:42:04,590 I started about more than 30 years ago. 672 00:42:04,590 --> 00:42:07,510 Did you? Yes, I was here since 1984. 673 00:42:07,510 --> 00:42:11,230 54 years ago, the centre was established, 674 00:42:11,230 --> 00:42:13,470 and it's the first centre established in the world 675 00:42:13,470 --> 00:42:14,870 for orangutans. 676 00:42:14,870 --> 00:42:16,550 Is that right? Yes. 677 00:42:16,550 --> 00:42:20,550 At the moment, we are reintroducing about more than 40 orphans. 678 00:42:20,550 --> 00:42:27,430 So, Judi, would you like to see one orangutan close-up? 679 00:42:27,430 --> 00:42:28,830 Absolutely. 680 00:42:30,070 --> 00:42:33,990 'And now, for the encounter of a lifetime.' 681 00:42:35,110 --> 00:42:36,710 SHE GASPS 682 00:42:39,990 --> 00:42:42,870 Oh, sweet... 683 00:42:42,870 --> 00:42:45,950 Oh, please hold my hand. 684 00:42:45,950 --> 00:42:47,630 Please hold my hand. 685 00:42:49,310 --> 00:42:52,350 Oh, my word! 686 00:42:55,310 --> 00:42:57,590 How good you are. 687 00:42:57,590 --> 00:42:59,470 'This is Bagir. 688 00:42:59,470 --> 00:43:01,670 'She's three years old. 689 00:43:01,670 --> 00:43:04,630 'She was found wandering alone in the forest. 690 00:43:04,630 --> 00:43:07,550 'Her name translates as "happy".' 691 00:43:07,550 --> 00:43:10,590 Look at you, look at you! 692 00:43:13,030 --> 00:43:15,870 'She seems totally unfazed by the camera... 693 00:43:17,590 --> 00:43:19,390 '..but I'm thrilled to meet her.' 694 00:43:21,590 --> 00:43:26,910 Well, it's not often this happens, that you walk along a corridor 695 00:43:26,910 --> 00:43:32,590 and a small three-year-old orangutan walks around the corner towards you. 696 00:43:32,590 --> 00:43:35,150 Look what's here! 697 00:43:35,150 --> 00:43:39,390 'The people here are passionate about giving the orphans 698 00:43:39,390 --> 00:43:43,910 'the best possible care to improve their chance of survival.' 699 00:43:43,910 --> 00:43:45,350 Oh! 700 00:43:53,230 --> 00:43:56,990 'Now it's time for Bagir's daily playtime. 701 00:44:02,110 --> 00:44:05,750 'So wonderful that she swings between us, just like any child. 702 00:44:08,350 --> 00:44:11,910 'It's all part of a learning regime these orphans undergo 703 00:44:11,910 --> 00:44:14,430 'to prepare them for life in the wild.' 704 00:44:14,430 --> 00:44:15,670 Good girl! 705 00:44:15,670 --> 00:44:18,910 You great girl. 706 00:44:18,910 --> 00:44:20,750 Oh! 707 00:44:32,630 --> 00:44:33,790 SHE GASPS 708 00:44:33,790 --> 00:44:35,990 Oh, look! 709 00:44:35,990 --> 00:44:37,190 Oh! 710 00:44:47,870 --> 00:44:49,990 Such a great sight. 711 00:44:53,510 --> 00:44:55,630 All being looked after so brilliantly. 712 00:44:59,550 --> 00:45:02,390 And they'll be released, I suppose, I don't know when. 713 00:45:02,390 --> 00:45:05,110 But they'll have all the skills they will need to survive. 714 00:45:12,830 --> 00:45:16,390 'I never thought I'd get so close to an orangutan. 715 00:45:17,990 --> 00:45:21,350 'This is a never-to-be-forgotten moment. 716 00:45:21,350 --> 00:45:25,310 'It's a moving end to my Wild Borneo Adventure. 717 00:45:26,510 --> 00:45:29,150 'I've learnt how vulnerable this wonderful place is, 718 00:45:29,150 --> 00:45:32,110 'and what we need to do to save it. 719 00:45:33,270 --> 00:45:35,150 'This journey has affected me so much, 720 00:45:35,150 --> 00:45:38,710 'and I'm thrilled to have been asked to be an ambassador 721 00:45:38,710 --> 00:45:40,430 'for the rainforest of Borneo.' 722 00:45:41,550 --> 00:45:43,550 Subtitles by TVT