OK, so most of my threads are of the "instrument nurd" kind, but when I deviate, I REALLY deviate!

A couple of nights ago I was channel flipping at 3am. and came upon one those ubiquitous "wild kingdom" shows on a nature station of some kind.

This was about Orangutans in Borneo, and what first caught my eye was this quite attractive young woman (with camera crew) putt-putting down swampy rivers in search of these creatures. It was fascinating, as she ventured inland and found various "ape ladies" (those curious distaff folks who live 'mongst the critters, write books about them, and then get murdered by poachers)

My knowledge of Orangutans is woefully inadequate, and I seemed to think they were pretty violent (probably because of "Murders in The Rue Morgue") so I sat in amazement for a couple of hours watching these gentle animals, both solitary AND social, interact with the folks who are trying so hard to keep them from extinction. Their seeming intelligence (the animals) was positively scary and it was hard NOT to think of them as some kind of ancestor to ourselves. I'd love to see this program again (and get Heather to watch it) but I didn't get the name or the credits. Anybody seen it? Know whether it's on video?

Oh, and after thinking "Gee that intrepid marsh gallumphing young woman looks familiar"...I caught the credit that said: host..Julia Roberts. That gal looked a lot better before all the make-up and surgery.

Rick