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HOW SIMILAR ARE ORANGUTANS TO HUMANS?
Happy International Orangutan Day! Here are 10 fun facts about our genetic neighbours.
HOW SIMILAR ARE ORANGUTANS TO HUMANS?
Happy International Orangutan Day! Here are 10 fun facts about our genetic neighbours.
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Read about our latest releases with engaging stories, on the ground footage and incredible imagery.
ANOTHER BABY SUN BEAR ARRIVES AT SAMBOJA LESTARI
Recently, the Samboja Lestari Rehabilitation Center received a female baby sun...
TWO BABY ORANGUTANS RESCUED IN SAMBOJA
One evening at 7:00 PM local time, one of our veterinary team members, Drh....
SAD NEWS: THE PASSING OF FANI AT 24 YEARS OLD
It is with a heavy heart that we report that Fani has passed away aged 24,...
JUMBO’S NEW LIFE IN HIS NEW HOME
Jumbo is the fifth orangutan to be released into the Bukit Baka Bukit Raya...
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THE BIG CHEEK-PADDER WITH AN EVEN BIGGER CURIOSITY!
Orangutans are incredibly intelligent and have phenomenal memories. They can remember past travel routes through trees as well as the contours of the terrain. As a result, it's not surprising that our Post-Release Monitoring (PRM) team in the Kehje Sewen Forest knows...
HELP TO MONITOR AND PROTECT ORANGUTANS IN BORNEO: PROJECT REPORT 8 – ORANGUTAN SELFIES
Since the deployment of the new Reconyx cameras in the Bukit Batikap Protection Forest back in July last year, the BOS Foundation Post Release Monitoring (PRM) team has been collecting lots of wildlife images. So far, the images from July to September have been...
BOS-USA RECEIVES $60,000 FOR SUN BEARS FROM ASIA WILD!
Thanks to a generous grant from Asia Wild, 16 sun bears in the care of the BOS Foundation have received funding for their care for one year! For those sun bears, $60,000 goes a long way. These animals need ongoing care through food, medical attention, enclosures, and...
ORANGUTANS MAKE FOR FINE FOREST FORAGERS
Orangutans, being a species that spends most of their time in the trees, are able to consume a huge variety of foods. Their excellent climbing abilities enable them to obtain fruits and other food sources that are inaccessible to ground-dwelling animals. Of course,...
HERE COMES THE BRIDAL VEIL MUSHROOM
The bridal veil mushroom (Phallus indusiatus) is a type of fungus that grows solitary on fertile soil or in the remains of moist, rotting wood. In some cases, it is also found growing in groups, though in limited numbers. It has a rather short life cycle, beginning...
A SHORT BUT SWEET MEETING
Our Post-Release Monitoring (PRM) team conducted their regular patrol activities as 2023 was drawing to a close. Per usual, at 08:00 AM the team set out for Transect 32. It was when they reached the Pondok 2 area that the squad took a break to drink some water and...
MEMA EARNS A PROMOTION!
Orangutans and humans grow two sets of teeth during their lifetime: a set of 20 baby teeth, and a set of 32 adult teeth that replace the baby set when they fall out. Tooth placement is also the same in both orangutans and humans, with incisors, canines, and molars...
THE DWARF SLENDER TOAD
The dwarf slender toad (Ansonia minuta) belongs to the order of Anura and is in the Bufonidae family. This toad has a small and slender body with long hind legs. As its name suggests, this toad has an overall smaller morphological size compared to other amphibians....
A NEW FACE COMING TO FOREST SCHOOL
The BOS Foundation's Samboja Lestari Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre, in collaboration with the Conservation Section of the Regional Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA SKW II) in Tenggarong, has once again rescued a juvenile orangutan. Dr. Agnes Pratamiutami...
GREEN-CRESTED LIZARD: A SKILLED CONCEALER
The green-crested lizard (Bronchocela cristatella) is a member of the Agamidae family that is endemic to Southeast Asia. According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), this lizard is classified as a species of ‘Least Concern’, or low risk....
BENI’S REMARKABLE PROGRESS AND ENDURING RITUAL
In the heart of Central Kalimantan's pre-release Salat Island, we catch up with the charismatic big boy Beni. The morning ritual for this island resident involves hanging out by the canal's edge, eagerly awaiting the arrival of the technicians' boat that will deliver...
ORANGUTAN RESCUE IN SEI GOHONG
On 9 September, a resident of Sei Gohong village reported that a wild orangutan had approached the outskirts of the village area. A male orangutan was sighted close to the village, with residents attempting to scare it away by shouting and preventing it from entering...
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