In North Sumatra, a local villager reported that a baby orangutan had been found alone in a plantation. He had been captured and seperated from his mother and was being held illegally. Based on his behavior, it is likely that he was seperated from her recently, and the sad likelihood is that she was killed. Thankfully, his physical strength is improving. Maximus means 'greatness' in Latin!

It really breaks my heart whenever I hear an orangutan used to be a pet or held illegally, and it breaks my heart even further finding out his mother was likely killed. Such beautiful creatures that are endangered being killed just like that. It really makes me angry. But I believe Maximus can return to a happy life that was stolen from him in the wild after rehabilitation and I'm so grateful to everyone at the orangutan project (and everyone reading this too). Let's try to support him the best we can!

Info about him here: https://www.theorangutanproject.org/weblog/2024/11/29/heartbreaking-new-arrival-our-sra-rescue-centre/?referral_source=202412SocialPost You can help by donating here: https://www.theorangutanproject.org/donate/ The orangutan project is a trustworthy source to donate to and they do great work.

https://borneoorangutansurvival.org/project/nm2/ Just thought I'd let more people know, if you don't already. All donations doubled until the end of the year!

I’m making a collage for my phone screen. Take if you want 🥰 Thoughts? Any i should add?

Also, i need a new iPad case and i want something with orangutans (duh), any ideas?? Even a cute phone plush would work. I’m obsessed with Bumi and have been asking everyone to adopt him as my Christmas gift so if yall have any pics of him could you send? I might just make a custom case :)

https://www.instagram.com/sortinopaints/ Our Goal is to build and grow a Friendly, Helpful and Creative community Through sharing our models and other various types of Artwork and creative outlets.
I am hoping to make revenue from this to support myself, family, friends and to give back to the community! 😊🦧🖌🎨

I just started a new subreddit: r/thegreatapes ! I was wondering if anyone here would be interested in joining. Thanks in advance to anyone who does!

I recently watched a documentary that claimed orangutans are the only animals capable of ripping open and dissecting humans out of curiosity. However, when I tried to look up more information, I couldn’t find anything to support this. Can someone confirm whether this is true or just a myth?

I’ve always assumed that flanged males were simply the most mature and dominant in their environment, much like the role of silverbacks among gorillas. But apparently the actual reason for these males developing flanges stil remains unknown? It’s interesting that flanged males seem able to suppress the flange development in unflanged males, although unflanged males can still develop them even with a flanged male around. All males, it seems, have the potential to develop flanges. Unflanged males are still able to bear offsprings too, though I've read somewhere that females have a preference to mate with the flanged males.

Some suggest it might be tied to testosterone levels, yet the exact mechanism or trigger remains a mystery. I'm curious if the somehow males actually choose to develop flanges when they feel they’ve reached a certain level of maturity or dominance? Have there been any recent studies exploring this possibility, or new insights on what triggers this development? Any additional information would be appreciated, I’d love to deepen my understanding of this!

I recently fell in love with orangutans and I'd hate to live in a world without them. I plan to adopt and I've downloaded an app called "PalmOil Scan" so I can try my best to avoid unethically sourced palm oil. Aside from that what can the average person do? Volunteering seems really cool and I'm not sure if I can!

Suma