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Eight children have fought off leeches, scorpions and rainstorms in the six-part series, Serious Jungle.

These fearless kids lived among the trees in Borneo, Indonesia, sleeping in hammocks, cooking their own food, and going to the bathroom in holes dug in the ground!

And while they were there they faced a tough challenge - they had to build a feeding platform for endangered orangutans in just two weeks.

The feeding platform, situated 20 feet up an enormous dipterocarp tree, was successfully completed, with the team members having to learn carpentry at the same time as basic safety rope work.

This all at the same time as living in the forest, having to deal with surviving in primary rainforest and being filmed.

The eight team members include:
Laura, age 14, from Berkhamstead, Hertfordshire
Hannah, age 14, from Sidcup, Kent
Larry, age 15, from Robertsbridge, East Sussex
Imogen, age 13, from London
Luke, age 14, from Basildon, Essex
Daniel, age 12, from St. Helens, Merseyside
JC, age 14, from Nantwich, Cheshire
Susan, age 14, from London




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