Posted on February 11, 2008 by greenelephant1
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 [...]
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Posted on January 26, 2008 by greenelephant1
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 [...]
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Posted on January 25, 2008 by greenelephant1
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 [...]
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Posted on January 24, 2008 by greenelephant1
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 [...]
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Posted on January 17, 2008 by greenelephant1
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 [...]
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Posted on January 16, 2008 by greenelephant1
I found a site on the web called the Center for Great Apes. It is a sanctuary for orangutans and other apes located in Flordia. It was founded in 1993 by Patti Ragan and provides a permanent sanctuary for the apes in a safe and enriching environment. They say they are the only nonprofit sanctuary in [...]
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Posted on January 14, 2008 by greenelephant1
I just talked to a reader that is going to actually work with the orangutans. She researched this web site http://www.travellersworldwide.com/11-malaysia/11-malaysia-orangutans.htm and plans on going in 8-9 months.
I’m very excited for her and for me because her comment has encouraged me to look for a program I can attend to work directly with the orangutans.
If you [...]
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