About Orangutan

Orangutans are the only great apes of Asia, found in Southeast Asia on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra. Along with bonobos, chimpanzees, and gorillas, orangutans are remarkably similar to humans in terms of anatomy, physiology, and behavior.

Four orangutans released in the forests of Borneo after quarantined for seven years

Middle Borneo. BKSDA and BOSF (Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation) team has released four orangutans to borneo forest after seven years being quarantined. Previously they also already had released 20 orangutans in the same place....

Sad. More orangutans trapped on clustered forest which are being burned down

Samarinda. East Borneo - Center for Orangutan Protection (COP) the national organization who concerned about the presence of endemic species of orangutans, urgently persuade BKSDA East Kalimantan Province to take immediate action to save...

Orangutan Conservation and Indonesia Rainforest

The forests of Indonesia, along with their thousands of plant and animal species, are being destroyed at an alarming rate due to massive illegal logging and clearing for palm oil plantations. Indonesia’s tropical forests are of global...

Leonardo DiCaprio visited orangutans and elephants in Aceh Gunung Leuser National Park

 

Leonardo DiCaprio visited Mount Leuser National Park in Aceh on Sunday, March 27, 2016. The Hollywood actor known for his role as Jack Dawson in Titanic has traveled to the conservation center with his...

Sad event when baby orangutan realizes her mom is gone

 

The International Animal Rescue released the above video of baby Joss on Jan. 20. Joss is an orangutan who was kept as a pet in Borneo and IAR vets believe she saw her mother killed before...

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