Orangutan Tests

Tests done with orangutans:
Watch an Orangutan Take a Test
Orangutan Memory
Self-Awareness
Language

Read About Orangutans

Want to read more about orangutans?  Here are some books:
Orangutans by Deborah Dennard

The Orangutan by Lisa Harkrader
Orangutan by Stephen Brend
Orangutan by David Orme
Orangutans by Patricia A. Fink Martin
Orangutans by Patrica Kendell
Orangutans by Robert W. Shumaker

Talk About Orangutans

Want to talk about orangutans?  Want to find out more?
Visit these forums:
Orangutan Island Forum
Animal Planet Fansite Forum
Orangutan Forum

Mari

  Mari was born October 24, 1981.
Mari started out life with a handicap because while an infant her mother was in an agitated state and damaged Mari’s arms so badly she no longer has them.
Mari is incredible though because she gets around so well sometimes her keepers even forget she is missing her limbs.  She either walks upright to [...]

A Wonderful Transformation – Radcliffe

  This is Radcliffe when he arrived at the Center for Great Apes in Florida.  He was too thin and had very little hair.  Obviously, he was not well physically nor psychologically.
Radcliffe was born on February 18, 1979 in a zoo in Ohio.  Radcliffe was unlucky in that he is a cross between a Bornean orangutan and [...]

Orangutan orphans

I believe Kesi is at the end of this video:

What will you tell your children when the orangutans are extinct?  Watch this video.

The following video has some wonderful shots of orangutans.  It is informative but also entertaining:

Adorable orphans at Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre [...]

The Entertainment Business Sucks!

This is Louie  .
He is retired from the entertainment business.  I believe if he could talk he would say the entertainment business sucks.
Louie is very fortunate because he gets to spend the rest of his life at the Center for Great Apes. 
Louie’s life didn’t begin so nice.  He was born on December 19, 1995 and [...]

Birth of an Orangutan

A great video of the birth of an orangutan.  It isn’t in the wild, but watching the mother taking care of baby is wonderful. 

Kesi is royalty!

Hi,
I decided to check and see who else has adopted Kesi.  I’ve also included links to articles that include Kesi.
Guess what?  Kesi is now royalty according to these articles:
Her Royal Highness Crown princess Victoria to become adoptive parent?
http://sofiasroyalsweden.blogspot.com/2007/10/crown-princess-victoria-adopts.html 
Linda Frost adopted Kesi: http://redapes.org/guestbook/#comment-1405
This blogger adopted Kesi: http://julienne.wordpress.com/kesi/  Her blog is very interesting.
Pentad adopted Kesi:  http://www.pentad.no/kesi.htm
Rachel adopted [...]

Retired Movie Star – Geri the Orangutan

  Geri was born September 13, 1989 to be a movie star.  But like all other orangutans in the movie business she soon became to big to work with and at age 15 she was fortunate enough to find a home at the Center for Great Apes which was founded in 1993 by Patti Ragan.
Geri was worked in [...]