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Published on July 17, 1999
Orangutan of the Month - Hughie
Hughie arrived at the Care Center in August of 1997, weighing only 3.5kg (7.7lbs). He was found next to a palm oil plantation by locals who claimed Hughie’s mother had abandoned him (not something orangutan...
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Published on June 5, 1999
Orangutan of the Month: Rosemary
Sharon and Marty Kimmel visited Tanjung Puting in 1998 and photographed a number of the orangutan residents of the Park. They provide this month’s “Orangutan of the Month”- Rosemary, a former Camp Leakey orphan who...
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Published on May 17, 1999
Orangutan of the Month: Gil
Gil is one of the many orangutan youngsters under OFI care at the Orangutan Care Center and Quarantine. Two to three year old Gil was brought to OFI by a man who grew up in...
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Published on April 1, 1999
Orangutan of the Month: Unyuk
This month, OFI features one of the Camp Leakey veteran orangutans: Unyuk. Unyuk is shown with her daughter, Uning during one of their visits to Camp Leakey. Unyuk came to Camp Leakey in the mid-1970s...
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Published on March 1, 1999
Orangutan of the Month: Ingrid
This month, OFI features one of the many orangutans under OFI’s care in Kalimantan. This is Ingrid, a juvenile female orangutan who was rescued through OFI’s Orangutan Rescue Program. Apparently she was orphaned and displaced...
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Published on February 2, 1999
Orangutan of the Month: Kusasi
Kusasi has been a resident of the Camp Leakey area for over 10 years. He came as an ex-captive youngster and has grown to be a handsome cheekpadded adult. He is the dominant male in...
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