Orangutan of The Month for Jan, 2019: Jono

Orangutan of the Month: Jono When migrants return to their motherland, are they more at home coming back to their land of origin or are they now more displaced? Humans… Continue reading Orangutan of The Month for Jan, 2019: Jono

Orangutan of the Month: Congo

Meeting Congo at OFI’s Care Center and Quarantine in Pasir Panjang, Kalimantan Tengah, is something that visitors don’t easily forget. He is impressive bcause of his large size, lustrous, long… Continue reading Orangutan of the Month: Congo

Orangutan of the Month: Mighty Montana

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Mighty Montana The Orangutan Care Center and Quarantine (OCCQ) in Borneo is a temporary home to hundreds of young orphaned orangutans building up the skills and confidence they need to… Continue reading Orangutan of the Month: Mighty Montana

Orangutan of the Month: Boy

Boy Oh boy! At approximately 140 kilograms (300 pounds), Boy is definitely the “big man” at OFI’s Orangutan Care Centre and Quarantine (OCCQ). Not much of Boy’s history is known… Continue reading Orangutan of the Month: Boy

Orangutan of the Month: Yayat

In 1987, when I first came to Camp Leakey as an Earthwatch volunteer, there were three sub-adult orangutans in camp: Pola, Yayat, and Kusasi. Two years later, I was in… Continue reading Orangutan of the Month: Yayat

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… Continue reading Orangutan of the Month: Kusasi