Feeding a large family is never easy. But when that family includes hundreds of hungry orangutans with big appetites, ‘meal time’ becomes a daily epic adventure to provide a steady supply of the nutrients, calories and variety that are essential to raising healthy great apes. Most of the orphans that come to our Care Center are three years old or younger, prime milk-drinking age. Often malnourished by the time they arrive, these babies never seem [...]

  Care Center   OCCQ, rehabilitation, by Janie Dubman.

When wild born ex-captive orangutans arrive at OFI’s Orangutan Care Center and Quarantine (OCCQ), the goal is that one day they will return to the forest. In the wild, orangutans require a number of forest survival skills, such as foraging, nest building, and moving through the multi-dimensional forest canopy. To develop, or in some cases maintain, these skills, the orangutans at the OCCQ are given opportunities to practice. Each day, a team of employees and [...]

  Volunteer Program   Enrichment, rehabilitation, Volunteer, by Kylie Grace.

When I first saw Victor ambling down the boardwalk at the Orangutan Care Center and Quarantine (OCCQ), the first thing I noticed was his smile. His mouth is almost always turned up at the corners and looks like a slow smile is about to spread across his face. As I have gotten to know Victor better, I have learned that this smiley guy is an incredibly clever and gentle orangutan. Victor arrived at the OCCQ [...]

  Orangutan of the Month   Care Center, OCCQ, Orangutan, rehabilitation, by Kylie Grace.