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Posted 01 Nov 2013 in Updates , Gokong

Gokong Putung now weighs 8kg and has had many developments over the last few months. He is starting to learn …

Posted 01 Nov 2013 in Updates , Dora

Dora was confiscated from a Buddhist monastery in Tebing Tinggi, a small town two hours from Medan, Sumatra. She is …

Posted 01 Nov 2013 in Updates , Bulan

Bulan is now 12 years old and she has grown into a beautiful young female. The male orangutans seem to …

Posted 01 Nov 2013 in Updates , Chocolate

Chocolate now weighs approximately 14kg. He is a very active orangutan and also has an excellent appetite. He is not …

Posted 01 Nov 2013 in Updates , Carmen

Carmen is now 12 years old and weighs 34 kg. Carmen still lives at the socialisation complex in Nyaru Menteng …

Posted 01 Nov 2013 in Updates , Carlos

Carlos is now 12 years old and weighs 50 kg. He has grown into a very handsome orangutan. Carlos lives …

Posted 01 Oct 2013 in Updates , Bunga

Bunga was transferred to the newly built centre earlier this year and loves her new home! She spends all her …

Posted 19 Aug 2013 in TOP in the Media

Just a quick reminder that today is world orangutan day. These gentle apes share 97% of their DNA with us, …

What do Ben & Jerry's Chunky Monkey, Palmolive dish soap and Friskies cat food have in common? The answer is …

Zoos have used water moats to confine chimpanzees, gorillas or orangutans. When apes ventured into deep water, they often drowned, …