Be The Creature

Orangutan visit
Jan. 7: “Creature adventurers” the Kratt brothers show the “Today” show’s Natalie Morales two orangutans, and talk about their upcoming show on the National Geographic channel called “Kratt Brothers: Be the Creature.”
Be the Creature.

Orangutan Island is Rapping!

An adorable video!  There are a lot more interesting videos at this link.
http://animal.discovery.com/tv/orangutan-island/video/video.html?playerId=1344599887&titleId=1335475830

The Language of Orangutans

Orangutans do communicate with one another and if we pay close attention we can “hear” what they are saying.
Many of the things they say are without words.
Orangutans keep their palms down and let their arms hang loosely most of the time.    When they put their palms up it means aggression or attack mode.
If an orangutan [...]

The Word is Getting Out

Hi,
I was so excited to hear from someone today that has also adopted Kesi. 
Her husband gave her the adoption certificate for Kesi for her birthday.
What a wonderful birthday gift!  Three beautiful pictures of your adopted orangutan, an adoption certificate and the knowledge that you are helping to save orangutans from dying.
It isn’t too late [...]

Orangutan Island

I’ve been keeping up on the show Orangutan Island.  I didn’t think I would get into each character as much as I did with Meerkat Manor.  But, then Cha Cha disappeared and even Lone couldn’t find her for most of the episode last week.  I knew I was involved as I let out a sign of [...]

Which Orangutan Should I Adopt?

Beda – January’s orangutan of the month at Borneo Orangutan Survival UK:
This is Beda.  She is newly up for adoption.  Click on her picture to adopt her.  Read her story about how she came to live at the Nyaru Menteng center.
There are so many orangutans out there that need your help.  The truth is no [...]

An Orangutan Christmas

Hi,
I, like many people this time of year, have been very busy.  Which means I’ve had no time to write on this blog.
But I decided it would be appropriate to write this time of year and discuss unique Christmas presents for your loved ones.
Why not adopt an orangutan for one or more people on your [...]