The durian is a popular tree in Pasir Panjang , Central Kalimantan (Central Indonesian Borneo). The local people all seem to love its fruit. Throughout the durian fruiting season, the… Continue reading Dayak Kitchen: Fruit, Guarding Durian Trees, and Interesting Recipes
This is my last Orangutan of the Month as I am leaving Borneo in a matter of days, so I wanted to pick an orangutan that I’ve bonded with throughout… Continue reading Berman: Orangutan of the Month
The Dayak village of Pasir Panjang in Central Borneo is a hubbub of activity. If villagers aren’t working formal jobs, they will often be tending to chickens, growing vegetables in… Continue reading A Dayak Kitchen: Local Farming, Chickens, Pineapples, and Corn
As a caregiver, Pak Ateng is part of a team responsible for rehabilitating the orphaned orangutans at OFI’s Orangutan Care Center and Quarantine. Pak Ateng encourages the orangutans to develop… Continue reading Employee of the Month: Pak Ateng, a skilled Caregiver at the OFI Care Center
You may have already met adult female Unyuk, and her infant Ursula. They briefly feature in the recent film Born to be Wild IMAX 3D which was partially filmed at… Continue reading Orangutan of the Month: Unyuk from Camp Leakey
Not every orangutan release goes as planned. In April 2010 Congo, an eleven year old male, was released at a forest camp located in a secure patch of forest stewarded… Continue reading Releasing Orangutans back to the Wild: a Complex Procedure
In the new IMAX movie, Born to be Wild, Siswi is filmed sharing noodles with Dr Biruté Mary Galdikas as they sit together outside Galdikas’ house in Camp Leakey in… Continue reading Meet Siswi: IMAX star and long-time sweetheart of Camp Leakey visitors
Introducing Omry, the mischievous star of the IMAX film Born to be Wild: Omry is easily remembered from the scene where he wreaks havoc in a kitchen by clanging pots… Continue reading IMAX Star of the Month: Omry
Douglas Soledo has a story quite unlike the tales of other orangutan orphans. Featured in the new IMAX movie, BORN TO BE WILD, opening this April, Douglas Soledo is about… Continue reading IMAX’s ‘Born to be wild’ star of the month: Douglas Soledo
The young male Agile Gibbon who we have been calling Gibbs has left his much larger orangutan cousins at the OFI Care Center this week. This small, arboreal ape is… Continue reading Gibbs the Gibbon makes a move
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