Published on February 1, 2000
Orangutan of the Month: Mohtar
Tracy Tannenbaum and Ron Austerlade visited Tanjung Puting in April and September of 1998 and again in April 1999. They fell in love with many of the park’s orangutan residents, but their favorite is this...
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Published on January 1, 2000
Orangutan of the Month: "Peta"
Shortly after Dr. Birute Galdikas won the 1990 Humanitarian Award from the animal rights group, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), Princess gave birth to her second child. In honor of the award,...
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Published on December 17, 1999
Orangutan of the Month: Anthrax
Seven year old Anthrax is a wild orangutan living a free and “normal” life in the forests of Borneo. Anthrax was born in the wild to Akmad, the first Camp Leakey ex-captive to give birth....
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Published on November 14, 1999
Orangutan of the Month: Akmad
Akmad was Dr. Birute Galdikas’ 1st adopted orangutan daughter, having met Akmad only one month after she first arrived in Kalimantan in 1971. Akmad was rescued from a logging camp by Birute where she was...
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Published on October 17, 1999
Orangutan of the Month: Gistok
“Gistok is one of the most colorful characters in Tanjung Puting! He once lived with a family as a pet before coming to the reserve. He is friendly to humans, inquisitive and naughty! We saw...
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Published on September 17, 1999
Orangutan of the Month: Tutut
Tut, who is in her late 20’s is the biological mother of five-year-old Terry (pictured) and a handsome fifteen year old male named Tom, who can be seen roaming the trees in Camp Leakey. It...
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