Published on September 7, 2015
Orangutan Of The Month: Anna with the Striking Eyes
The sun shines fiercely as I stand in the forest, head craned towards the treetops. Moments before I had an orangutan in my sights but now she has seemingly disappeared. I know she has gone...
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Published on September 7, 2015
Popsicle Playtime at the OCCQ
Here at the Orangutan Foundation International (OFI) Care Center and Quarantine in Kalimantan, Indonesia, enrichment forms an important part of the day to day activities for the orangutans. Providing daily food-based enrichment for the orangutans...
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Published on September 7, 2015
Orangutan Genome (part 2): Unexpected Genetic Diversity
Planet earth is currently home to seven billion people . In comparison, the approximately 60,000 orangutans remaining in the wild represent an exceedingly small number. Despite this 140,000-fold difference in current population size, analysis of...
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Published on August 13, 2015
OFI's Translocations in Borneo
Wild orangutan populations in both Malaysian and Indonesian Borneo (Kalimantan) are in crisis and are considered highly endangered. Throughout the entire island of Borneo orangutan habitats are diminishing or vanishing. Ironically, the main localities where...
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Published on August 7, 2015
The Orangutan Friendly Summer Smoothie Guide
“Guaranteed 100% Palm Oil Free!” Here at the OFI Care Center in Borneo as the rains have gone away and the hot weather has come to stay, the staff and orangutans alike crave something cold...
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Published on August 7, 2015
Orangutan Of The Month: Enigmatic Nawi
There are over three hundred orangutans at the Orangutan Foundation International’s Care Center and Quarantine (OCCQ) in Pasir Panjang, Kalimantan, Indonesia. When it’s time to choose an orangutan to profile each month for OFI’s website,...
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