Published on May 28, 2011
Orangutan of the Month: Unyuk from Camp Leakey
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 Camp Leakey, Tanjung Puting National...
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Published on May 26, 2011
Releasing Orangutans back to the Wild: a Complex Procedure
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 by OFI and used as...
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Published on April 27, 2011
Meet Siswi: IMAX star and long-time sweetheart of Camp Leakey visitors
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 Tanjung Puting National Park, Central...
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Published on April 21, 2011
IMAX Star of the Month: Omry
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 and ripping into a bag...
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Published on March 29, 2011
IMAX's 'Born to be wild' star of the month: Douglas Soledo
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 to become an international movie...
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Published on February 27, 2011
Six Months of Enrichment: Insights and Experiences
It’s my last day volunteering at the Orangutan Care Center and Quarantine, where I have been doing orangutan enrichment for the last 6 months. I am watching Samsu and Bangow sit on opposite ends of...
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