Orangutan

"Oh, nothing much, just hanging around."

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.

For International Orangutan Day, we celebrate the red-haired great apes with lively and vibrant photos from our archive.

Kissing Orangutan

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.

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

From as little as 14p | 20¢ per day you can make a difference to the orangutans in our care. Orangutans are a critically endangered species, and each one we rescue must undergo a lengthy and costly rehabilitation process before they can then be released. Your support will make a real difference.To change the currency into £ | $ | € please select the currency symbol at the top of the page.

Amanda is a a nearly 40 year old orangutan (hybrid of both Bornean and Sumatran) living at the Como Park Zoo & Conservatory in Saint Paul, Minnesota.