Orangutan of the Month for February 2020:
MARSHA, Magic in the Canopy
It is amazing to think that just over 50 years ago we knew so much less about these orange apes, orangutans, the only great apes native to Asia, than we… Continue reading Orangutan of the Month for February 2020:
MARSHA, Magic in the Canopy
Orangutan of the Month for January 2020:
LEVY, Mr. Can-Do
Male orangutan infants are lightning bolts packed with energy and if there is one orangutan who can be guaranteed to be in the thick of it, that is Levy. Some… Continue reading Orangutan of the Month for January 2020:
LEVY, Mr. Can-Do
Orangutan of the Month for December 2019.
SUMMER: Stubborn but Sweet
Orangutan hair may be a flaming dusky red but it provides excellent camouflage when orangutans are in tangled shrubbery and in the forest canopy where the sun doesn’t shine. Like… Continue reading Orangutan of the Month for December 2019.
SUMMER: Stubborn but Sweet
Orangutan of the Month November 2019.
BANDA: Charisma Strong
The hanging vines and sturdy trees in Orangutan Foundation International’s (OFI) Learning Forest in Central Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo) have borne witness to many young orangutans over the years. The vines… Continue reading Orangutan of the Month November 2019.
BANDA: Charisma Strong
Orangutan of the Month for October, 2019: Judy
Let’s talk about Judy! Orphan orangutans who are kept in private households are often placed in situations completely outside of their normal understanding. Judy was one of these as she… Continue reading Orangutan of the Month for October, 2019: Judy
