Orangutan

"Oh, nothing much, just hanging around."

Orangutan mother and 6 month old baby holding hands with faces close together.

In 2015 alone, the area of Indonesian forest burned for palm oil was more than 26 times greater than in California in 2018, slashing orangutan habitat.

Over the last six years, Mark Edward Harris has developed a collection of orangutan portraits. We spoke to him about this beautiful and important series.

Bornean orangutan in Indonesia. August 19 is World Orangutan Day, a designation intended to raise awareness about the great red ape, which is threatened by habitat loss, the pet trade, and hunting. Once distributed across much of southeast Asia, today orangutans are only found on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra. Both species of orangutan […]

Nestled in the tropical rainforest of Sumatra is Gunung National Park. It covers over 3,000 square miles, straddling the border of the North Sumatra and Aceh provinces.This area is home to a wide range of

Kissing Orangutan

A simple but nice photo of an orangutan sitting and posing in the grass.

Smile! Happy Orangutan

Swiping left or right for a soul mate can be a hairy affair.