An Enrichment Update
At OFI’s Orangutan Care Center and Quarantine (OCCQ), enrichment is a crucial part of caring for the physical and mental health of the orangutans. Over the past few years, the…
“This is your world, use it, enjoy it, preserve it!”
When you join Dr. Biruté Mary Galdikas on a visit to Camp Leakey, you never know what will happen. You could follow a wild orangutan for 17 hours, deep in…
Employee of the Month: Dr Prima
Doctor Prima doesn’t have a favorite orangutan at the Care Center because it would, in his own words, “not be fair, as maybe I would give one orangutan better treatment…
Dr. Galdikas’ Angels
Many good teams are trios. The Three musketeers, Charlie’s Angels, or for you primate fans, Leakey”s Angels. This last “team” consisted of three female primatologists Dr. Louis Leakey encouraged to…
Enrichment: Week V
It only takes one moment of clarity to realize how important enrichment is for captive animals. My moment of clarity came last week when I was introduced to a young…
