Orangutan of the Month for January 2020:
LEVY, Mr. Can-Do

February, 5 2020
Male orangutan infants are lightning bolts packed with energy and if there is one orangutan who can be guaranteed to be in the thick of it, that is Levy. Some…
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Orangutan of the Month for December 2019.
SUMMER: Stubborn but Sweet

January, 12 2020
Orangutan hair may be a flaming dusky red but it provides excellent camouflage when orangutans are in tangled shrubbery and in the forest canopy where the sun doesn’t shine.  Like…
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Orangutan of the Month November 2019.
BANDA: Charisma Strong

December, 22 2019
The hanging vines and sturdy trees in Orangutan Foundation International’s (OFI) Learning Forest in Central Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo) have borne witness to many young orangutans over the years. The vines…
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Help Us Fight Increasing Wildfires

December, 20 2019
Photo of Indonesian wildfire  Photo credit: Ulet Ifansasti NY Times       Dear Friends of OFI, From June until October 2019 OFI staff were once again called upon to fight fierce fires…
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In Our Hands: A Wild Orangutan Male Rescued with Severe Injuries

December, 8 2019
Cruelty that humans sometimes exhibit to wildlife including our closest living relatives in the animal kingdom, the great apes, is always devastating to see. Here in Borneo we occasionally confront…
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Orangutan of the Month for October, 2019: Judy

November, 1 2019
Let’s talk about Judy! Orphan orangutans who are kept in private households are often placed in situations completely outside of their normal understanding. Judy was one of these as she…
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