Copying is one way orangutans learn new skills. So when a 5 yearold named Otan takes a papaya leaf and starts using it as a sun hat, it quickly becomes the jungle school’s musthave fashion accessory!

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Get to know a group of young orphaned orangutans with humanlike characteristics as they play, eat, and learn to survive in the wild.