Month: February 2017

Orangutan of the Month for July 2017: Patricia

At the Orangutan Care Centre and Quarantine (OCCQ), Patricia shines as a unique orangutan with an unforgettable personality. Her tranquil and relaxed disposition is infectious. Her gentle nature creates a calming atmosphere about her. Patricia exudes independence and an air of breezy sophistication, taking her time transitioning between activities and setting her own pace. Relaxed… Continue reading Orangutan of the Month for July 2017: Patricia

Buddies in Arms

Buddy systems frequently develop among the young orphaned orangutans at the Orangutan Care Center and Quarantine (OCCQ).     Craving the comfort they would have received from their mothers for six to as many as ten years, the orangutans make friends, often in pairs.       Friendships come in handy to the orphans during… Continue reading Buddies in Arms

Orangutans Return Home to The Forest

Five Critically Endangered Bornean Orangutans Return Home to the Forest On February 22nd, Orangutan Foundation International (OFI) released five rehabilitated wild born ex-captive orangutans into the Rimba Raya Biodiversity Reserve forest. These five orangutans, originally orphaned by deforestation, were released “home” into their original forest habitat. Orangutan Foundation International (OFI) and The Rimba Raya Biodiversity… Continue reading Orangutans Return Home to The Forest

Newly Released Orangutans Immediately Have Sex

Rehabilitated ex-captive wild born orangutans, females Denux, Emily, Febri, and males Cooper and Yansoe, were returned to the wild in Central Indonesian Borneo by Orangutan Foundation International (OFI) in the Rimba Raya Biodiversity Reserve, an InfiniteEARTH Project. This release took place two days after the Orangutan Foundation International (OFI) and field conservation partner, The Rimba… Continue reading Newly Released Orangutans Immediately Have Sex

Spy in the Wild

Frequent visitor to Camp Leakey, Siswi is delighting screen audiences yet again in the documentary tv series Spy in the Wild. (In 2011, Siswi appeared in the IMAX documentary Born to Be Wild.) Spy in the Wild is a British nature mini-series “in which animatronic spy creatures infiltrate the animal world to explore their complex emotions.”… Continue reading Spy in the Wild

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Frequent visitor to Camp Leakey, Siswi is delighting screen audiences yet again in the documentary tv series Spy in the Wild. (In 2011, Siswi appeared in the IMAX documentary Born to Be Wild.)

Spy in the Wild is a British nature mini-series "in which animatronic spy creatures infiltrate the animal world to explore their complex emotions." The five-part series employs more than 30 animatronic spy cameras disguised as animals to secretly record behavior in the wild. These “spycams” reveal animals as having emotions and behavior similar to humans: specifically, a capacity to love, grieve, deceive, and invent.

Watch in full! Episode 2: "Intelligence" featuring orangutans and Siswi

US viewers can stream through PBS. (Video expires March 8th.) here.

Enjoy this clip of Spy Orangutan (named "Biruté") interacting with Siswi.

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