In this Monday, Feb. 20, 2012 photo, Indonesians stand in front of a poster of the movie "Born To Be Wild 3D" in Jakarta, Indonesia. The film about one woman's efforts to rescue orangutans and return them to Indonesia's rapidly disappearing jungles has made its way home. Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono hopes it will inspire his countrymen to work harder to save the red apes from extinction.
(AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
Orangutan captivated at 'Born to Be Wild' showing
In this Monday, Feb. 20, 2012 photo, Indonesians stand in front of a poster of the movie "Born To Be Wild 3D" in Jakarta, Indonesia. The film about one woman's efforts to rescue orangutans and return them to Indonesia's rapidly disappearing jungles has made its way home. Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono hopes it will inspire his countrymen to work harder to save the red apes from extinction.
(AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
February 23, 2012
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JAKARTA, Indonesia—One of the orangutans starring in the
The documentary follows two women who have devoted their lives to caring for orphaned animals -- Birute Galdikas in Indonesia and Daphne Sheldrick in Kenya.
Initially, Wednesday's screening on Borneo island was going to be held outside, but rain forced everyone into a hut.
Producer Drew Fellman said Thursday that Siswi -- the daughter of one of the first orangutans Galdikas cared for -- sat in the doorway and was engaged for the first 15 minutes.
But Fellman said that once the elephants arrived and started getting boisterous, Siswi got uncomfortable and ran off and climbed into a tree.
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