Sumatran Orangutan

Sumatran Orangutan Stories

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Orangutans in Sumatra learn to live in the wild

At the Frankfurt Zoological Society’s Orangutan Rehabilitation Center, orangutans are rehabilitated and released back into the wild. Rescued orangutans learn how to feed and fend for themselves in the lowland rainforests of central Sumatra—skills they never had the chance to pick up from their mothers.

Looking out for orangutans in Sumatra
WWF Magazine: Spring 2018
Thanks to a groundbreaking agreement between a WWF-founded company and the residents of a rain forest village, Sumatran orangutan habitat is more secure than it was just a few years ago.
Where do orangutans live? And eight other orangutan facts

Orangutans live in the forests of Sumatra and Borneo. Learn a bit more about the species and what WWF is doing to help.

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Sumatran Orangutan Stories

Orangutans in Sumatra learn to live in the wild

Looking out for orangutans in Sumatra

Where do orangutans live? And eight other orangutan facts