After a long day of playing in the forest while their juvenile counterparts were at Orangutan Jungle School, an active congress of orphaned baby orangutans at the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation in Indonesia adorably piled themselves into wheelbarrows in order to catch a ride back to the nursery where they’d be safe and well-fed.
Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation is an incredible Indonesian charity that rescues, rehabilitates, and reintroduces orangutans back into their natural habitat. Many of whom are orphans who have been separated from their families due to mass deforestation, forest fires, poaching, and the illegal pet trade. The young orangutans join a nursery group where they can meet other apes and play while the juveniles attend forest school.
http://youtu.be/XrH_zkWGIHM Rickina the baby orangutan meets and plays with other orangutans for the first time at the International Animal Rescue (IAR) Ketapang Orangutan Rescue Center in West Kalimantan, Indonesian Bornea. Rickina was rescued in the capital city of Pontianak, West Kalimantan, from a man who claimed that he had encountered…
In an absolutely heartwrenching, beautiful moment from a 1997 episode entitled "Faces in the Forest" from the series The Crocodile Hunter , the late naturalist Steve Irwin shared an incredibly tender moment with a trusting orangutan mum who happily brought her baby over to meet him. The three mammals shared…
An adorable little infant orangutan named Rickina who was rescued after her mother disappeared under questionable circumstances, was gently introduced to the playground by her attending human at the IAR Ketapang Orangutan Rescue Center in West Kalimantan, Indonesia who kept a close eye on her as she interacted with other…
A silly little orangutan at the Nyaru Menteng Centre who was looking for attention, hilariously pulled a sack over his head and seemingly pretended to be a ghost. When this didn't get a rise, the orangutan resorted to repeated physical comedy that made his friend react in kind. This orangutan…
A beautiful wide-cheeked 31-year old Bornean Orangutan named Pumpkin casually sauntered across the lawn at the Houston Zoo and began snacking on the innards of a yummy tree branch. Pumpkin is new to Houston and is part of collaborative conservation program between the zoo and the Kinabatangan Orangutan Conservation Project…
Lori Dorn
Lori is a Laughing Squid Contributing Editor based in New York City who has been writing blog posts for over a decade. She also enjoys making jewelry, playing guitar, taking photos and mixing craft cocktails.