Social Media Ideas for Orangutans

Indonesia releases eight orangutans rescued from fires

5 baby orangutans rescued from suspected smuggling operation in India

Orangutans are native only to Borneo and Sumatra, two islands in southeast Asia and are distinct for their sparse reddish-orange fur and long, powerful arms.

भारत से 4000 किलोमीटर दूर कहां पाए जाते हैं ओरंगुटान? ओडिशा में मिले तो चौंक गए गांववाले

Orangutans: ओडिशा के जंगल में पांच ओरंगुटान मिलने की घटना से वन अधिकारी भी हैरान हैं. ये प्रजाति भारत में नहीं पाई जाती. अब सवाल है कि ये कहां पाए जाते हैं और भारत में क्यों नहीं प...

Indonesia rescues 6 orangutans from forest fires in a week

Six orangutans including two nursing infants have been rescued from fires raging on Borneo island in the past week, Indonesian authorities and rescuers said on Thursday, bringing t...

Indonesia relocates 8 orangutans into protected forest after rescue from wildfires

Eight endangered orangutans rescued from areas of Indonesia’s Borneo ravaged by wildfires have been released into a protected forest

Rescued baby orangutans get health check-up after one develops fever

The orangutans, generally found in the wild in Borneo and Sumatra, were rescued from a forest in Odisha's Balasore district on September 8, triggering a probe into possible traffic...

Dozens of orangutans saved from wildfires

Baby orangutans found in forest in India spark trafficking investigation

Native only to the islands of Borneo and Sumatra, the rare apes were found thousands of kilometres away in Odisha stateFive baby orangutans have been found in a forest in India, pr...

Indonesia finds orangutans saved from wildfires a new home

Indonesian authorities and conservation workers have successfully moved eight ⁠orangutans to a safe ⁠location after the endangered ⁠primates’ homes were destroyed by wildfires in t...

Indonesia steps in to save baby orangutans found motherless at Indian forest

Indonesian authorities are working to repatriate five baby orangutans allegedly trafficked to India, where they were found motherless in a forest, Jakarta’s forestry ministry said...

Five orangutans found in India face long road back home to Indonesia

ACEH, Indonesia — The five infant orangutans found roaming a woodland in India’s Odisha state earlier this month may have been trafficked across several international borders — and...

How a Secret Orangutan Breeding Program Is Creating a Baby Boom

The success of a program linking zoos across the US has created social media stars and generated a wave of interest in how to protect the endangered great apes in the wild.

Dozens of orangutans saved from Indonesia blazes

The West Kalimantan conservation agency and Indonesian non-profit YIARI said a team evacuated 51 orangutans from locations in the province from Aug 6 to Oct 19.

Orangutans prefer food associated with sounds of laughter, study suggests

Apes in study more likely to choose treats linked to sound of peers having fun, suggesting emotions influence learningOrangutans base their food choices on whether others appear to...

Copying others can help young orangutans build a broad diet

Orangutans spend more than eight years learning how to cope on their own, and now we have a clearer idea of how they work out which foods to incorporate into their diet

Learning style predicts survival skills in young orangutans

Orangutan infants spend their first eight years with their mothers, and throughout this time, they can draw on their knowledge. After that, however, orangutans are entirely on thei...

As fires spread in Indonesia, Bornean orangutans run out of forest to flee

JAKARTA — As fires continue to engulf large swaths of forest in Indonesian Borneo, orangutans have increasingly fewer places to flee, with fires either surrounding them or eliminat...

Indonesia releases eight orangutans rescued from fires to protected forest

Indonesian authorities and YIARI rescued 46 orangutans from threats of fires between August and Friday.

Wildfires threaten Indonesia’s orangutans as rescuers find injured animals

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Wildfires sweeping across parts of Indonesia’s Borneo island have left endangered orangutans struggling to survive, prompting rescuers to evacuate animals...

Scorched sanctuaries: The race to save Borneo’s orangutans from fires

Thick smog covers the forest canopy in Ketapang, West Kalimantan, dimming the sun. On the front lines, forest and land fires are not just destroying habitats; they are pushing loca...

Authorities in India rescue baby orangutans dumped in forest

Authorities in India rescue baby orangutans dumped in forest

Indonesian wildfires threaten leading orangutan research site in Borneo

Critically endangered Bornean orangutans flee forests as staff at Cabang Panti work round the clock to stave off blazeWildfires in Indonesia are sweeping through a critical researc...

Orangutan in Indonesia dies after exposure to haze fires, abnormalities in lungs

An adult male orangutan found struggling to breathe in a palm oil plantation on Indonesia’s Borneo died hours after being rescued, authorities said on Thursday. The orangutan, name...

At a US zoo, an orangutan named Zoe struggled to breastfeed her newborn. To help her, a zookeeper…

At a US zoo, an orangutan named Zoe struggled to breastfeed her newborn. To help her, a zookeeper...