New facility for orangutans at northern Japan zoo

New facility for orangutans at northern Japan zoo

Photo taken on May 21, 2024, shows an orangutan in a new enclosure at Sapporo Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido. A rainforest similar to that of Borneo, the ape's habitat, has been recreated in the indoor facility, which opened to the general public the same day.

New facility for orangutans at northern Japan zoo

New facility for orangutans at northern Japan zoo

Photo taken on May 21, 2024, shows a new enclosure for orangutans at Sapporo Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido. A rainforest similar to that of Borneo, the ape's habitat, has been recreated in the indoor facility, which opened to the general public the same day.

New facility for orangutans at northern Japan zoo

New facility for orangutans at northern Japan zoo

Photo taken on May 21, 2024, shows a new enclosure for orangutans at Sapporo Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido. A rainforest similar to that of Borneo, the ape's habitat, has been recreated in the indoor facility, which opened to the general public the same day.

New facility for orangutans at northern Japan zoo

New facility for orangutans at northern Japan zoo

Photo taken on May 21, 2024, shows a new facility for orangutans at Sapporo Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido. A rainforest similar to that of Borneo, the ape's habitat, has been recreated in the indoor facility, which opened to the general public the same day.

Orangutan School - Indonesia

Orangutan School - Indonesia

A Sumatran Orangutan while following their instincts reminds their-self of the wild character to survive inside the forest. Photographs at the 'Orangutan School' as the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program (SOCP) reintroduction station in Jantho, Aceh Province, Indonesia on November 14, 2018. Head of Rehabilitation and Reintroduction of SOCP, also a veterinarian, Citrakasih Nente explained the long process of saving Orangutans back to the forest after the quarantine period due to conflicts with human aftermath, the Sumatran Orangutans should enter the Orangutan school before being released back into the wild. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

Orangutan School - Indonesia

Orangutan School - Indonesia

A Sumatran Orangutan while following their instincts reminds their-self of the wild character to survive inside the forest. Photographs at the 'Orangutan School' as the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program (SOCP) reintroduction station in Jantho, Aceh Province, Indonesia on November 14, 2018. Head of Rehabilitation and Reintroduction of SOCP, also a veterinarian, Citrakasih Nente explained the long process of saving Orangutans back to the forest after the quarantine period due to conflicts with human aftermath, the Sumatran Orangutans should enter the Orangutan school before being released back into the wild. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

Orangutan School - Indonesia

Orangutan School - Indonesia

A Sumatran Orangutan while following their instincts reminds their-self of the wild character to survive inside the forest. Photographs at the 'Orangutan School' as the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program (SOCP) reintroduction station in Jantho, Aceh Province, Indonesia on November 14, 2018. Head of Rehabilitation and Reintroduction of SOCP, also a veterinarian, Citrakasih Nente explained the long process of saving Orangutans back to the forest after the quarantine period due to conflicts with human aftermath, the Sumatran Orangutans should enter the Orangutan school before being released back into the wild. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

Orangutan School - Indonesia

Orangutan School - Indonesia

A Sumatran Orangutan while following their instincts reminds their-self of the wild character to survive inside the forest. Photographs at the 'Orangutan School' as the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program (SOCP) reintroduction station in Jantho, Aceh Province, Indonesia on November 14, 2018. Head of Rehabilitation and Reintroduction of SOCP, also a veterinarian, Citrakasih Nente explained the long process of saving Orangutans back to the forest after the quarantine period due to conflicts with human aftermath, the Sumatran Orangutans should enter the Orangutan school before being released back into the wild. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

Orangutan School - Indonesia

Orangutan School - Indonesia

A Sumatran Orangutan while following their instincts reminds their-self of the wild character to survive inside the forest. Photographs at the 'Orangutan School' as the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program (SOCP) reintroduction station in Jantho, Aceh Province, Indonesia on November 14, 2018. Head of Rehabilitation and Reintroduction of SOCP, also a veterinarian, Citrakasih Nente explained the long process of saving Orangutans back to the forest after the quarantine period due to conflicts with human aftermath, the Sumatran Orangutans should enter the Orangutan school before being released back into the wild. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

Sumatran Orangutan And Baby In A Residents Plantation - Indonesia

Sumatran Orangutan And Baby In A Residents Plantation - Indonesia

A man is seen holding an air rifle while with his son protecting his durian garden from pests or wildlife, one of which is orangutans. This photo was taken inside the resindents plantation area which bordering the Gunung Leuser National Park area in Bahorok, Langkat regency, North Sumatra province, Indonesia on June 23, 2021.

Sumatran Orangutan And Baby In A Residents Plantation - Indonesia

Sumatran Orangutan And Baby In A Residents Plantation - Indonesia

A man is seen holding an air rifle while with his son protecting his durian garden from pests or wildlife, one of which is orangutans. This photo was taken inside the resindents plantation area which bordering the Gunung Leuser National Park area in Bahorok, Langkat regency, North Sumatra province, Indonesia on June 23, 2021.

JAY AND SILENT BOB STRIKE BACK

JAY AND SILENT BOB STRIKE BACK

JAY AND SILENT BOB STRIKE BACK [US 2001] KEVIN SMITH as Silent Bob, JASON MEWES as Ja Date: 2001

JAY AND SILENT BOB STRIKE BACK

JAY AND SILENT BOB STRIKE BACK

JAY AND SILENT BOB STRIKE BACK [US 2001] KEVIN SMITH as Silent Bob, JASON MEWES as Ja Date: 2001

Primatologist seeks support in conservation of orangutans in Malaysia

Primatologist seeks support in conservation of orangutans in Malaysia

Photo taken Feb. 19, 2016 shows Isabelle Lackman, a Paris-born primatologist who has called for efforts and cooperation in conserving orangutans in Malaysia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Mother, baby orangutans on Malaysia's Borneo Island

Mother, baby orangutans on Malaysia's Borneo Island

File photo taken in November 2011 shows a mother orangutan and her offspring in the Malaysian part of Borneo Island. The "Great Apes Survival Partnership" of the United Nations Environment Program has come up with a study predicting 80 percent of habitats for orangutans on the island will be lost by 2080 if deforestation and global warming continue at the current pace. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

6 apes smuggled from Indonesia sent home

6 apes smuggled from Indonesia sent home

KOBE, Japan - A zoo worker takes an orangutan, smuggled from Indonesia, out of a cage in Kobe's Oji Zoo in western Japan on Feb. 2. Four orangutans and two gibbons smuggled from Indonesia to Osaka and later discovered in an Osaka condominium were sent home during the day. The orangutans will be taken to a rehabilitation facility on Indonesia's Kalimantan Island, and the moloch gibbon and siamang gibbon will be placed in a zoo near Jakarta.