The Orangutan Project
@theorangutanproject.org
www.theorangutanproject.org
Our Mission: To ensure the survival of all orangutan species in their natural habitat and promote the welfare of all orangutans.
Our Mission: To ensure the survival of all orangutan species in their natural habitat and promote the welfare of all orangutans.
🧡 HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY, ORANGUTAN LOVERS! 🧡
Thank you for all the love, support, and compassion you show for these remarkable forest people. You are ape-solutely amazing, and you make our hearts swing with gratitude!
Thank you for all the love, support, and compassion you show for these remarkable forest people. You are ape-solutely amazing, and you make our hearts swing with gratitude!
February 13, 2026 at 11:01 PM
🧡 HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY, ORANGUTAN LOVERS! 🧡
Thank you for all the love, support, and compassion you show for these remarkable forest people. You are ape-solutely amazing, and you make our hearts swing with gratitude!
Thank you for all the love, support, and compassion you show for these remarkable forest people. You are ape-solutely amazing, and you make our hearts swing with gratitude!
The thirst for freedom transcends humanity. Meet the world’s greatest escape artist: a Bornean orangutan. 🦧
https://bit.ly/3NC2ciR
https://bit.ly/3NC2ciR
The world's greatest escape artist is Ken Allen, an orangutan
A combination of sleight of hand, showmanship, misdirection and dexterity used for...what, being able to get out of incr
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January 26, 2026 at 10:53 PM
The thirst for freedom transcends humanity. Meet the world’s greatest escape artist: a Bornean orangutan. 🦧
https://bit.ly/3NC2ciR
https://bit.ly/3NC2ciR
Arto chose self-care today at Jungle School, covering himself in mud! He’s rocking a natural exfoliating scrub that humans would pay good money for at a luxury spa–and it even looks like he’s taking a selfie to prove it 😅 BORA is a collaboration with our COP partners, and the Ministry of Forestry 🌳
January 23, 2026 at 9:04 AM
Arto chose self-care today at Jungle School, covering himself in mud! He’s rocking a natural exfoliating scrub that humans would pay good money for at a luxury spa–and it even looks like he’s taking a selfie to prove it 😅 BORA is a collaboration with our COP partners, and the Ministry of Forestry 🌳
📣 PSA: Maximus has a very cute and slightly sassy message for everyone today:
🫶 ✨Life is short, so strike a pose, smile big, and enjoy the moment ✨🫶
#OrangutanWisdom
SRA is a collaboration with our COP and OIC partners, and the Ministry of Forestry 🌳
🫶 ✨Life is short, so strike a pose, smile big, and enjoy the moment ✨🫶
#OrangutanWisdom
SRA is a collaboration with our COP and OIC partners, and the Ministry of Forestry 🌳
January 21, 2026 at 9:06 AM
📣 PSA: Maximus has a very cute and slightly sassy message for everyone today:
🫶 ✨Life is short, so strike a pose, smile big, and enjoy the moment ✨🫶
#OrangutanWisdom
SRA is a collaboration with our COP and OIC partners, and the Ministry of Forestry 🌳
🫶 ✨Life is short, so strike a pose, smile big, and enjoy the moment ✨🫶
#OrangutanWisdom
SRA is a collaboration with our COP and OIC partners, and the Ministry of Forestry 🌳
Spotted: Eboni looking fantastically frizzy in the forest, on this fabulous Frizzy Hair Friday! 🦧
BORA is a collaboration with our COP partners, and the Ministry of Forestry 🌳
BORA is a collaboration with our COP partners, and the Ministry of Forestry 🌳
January 9, 2026 at 9:02 AM
Spotted: Eboni looking fantastically frizzy in the forest, on this fabulous Frizzy Hair Friday! 🦧
BORA is a collaboration with our COP partners, and the Ministry of Forestry 🌳
BORA is a collaboration with our COP partners, and the Ministry of Forestry 🌳
🎉🍃 Happy New Year, Orangutan Champions! We hope your year is filled with joy, kindness, and wild inspiration. We can’t wait to swing into 2026 with you, protecting orangutans and their precious forest homes.
BORA is a collaboration with our COP partners, and the Ministry of Forestry 🌳
BORA is a collaboration with our COP partners, and the Ministry of Forestry 🌳
December 31, 2025 at 11:20 PM
🎉🍃 Happy New Year, Orangutan Champions! We hope your year is filled with joy, kindness, and wild inspiration. We can’t wait to swing into 2026 with you, protecting orangutans and their precious forest homes.
BORA is a collaboration with our COP partners, and the Ministry of Forestry 🌳
BORA is a collaboration with our COP partners, and the Ministry of Forestry 🌳
Little Arto is looking very content at Jungle School! He's cheeky and playful, and thanks to you, has a very wild and very bright future ahead of him! BORA is a collaboration with our COP partners, and the Ministry of Forestry 🌳
December 27, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Little Arto is looking very content at Jungle School! He's cheeky and playful, and thanks to you, has a very wild and very bright future ahead of him! BORA is a collaboration with our COP partners, and the Ministry of Forestry 🌳
✨ Happy Holidays! Thank you so much for a wonderfully wild year championing orangutans, protecting their species and saving their forest homes.
Wishing you and your loved ones a safe and happy festive season, and an adventurous new year. 🎄 ✨
Wishing you and your loved ones a safe and happy festive season, and an adventurous new year. 🎄 ✨
December 24, 2025 at 11:20 PM
✨ Happy Holidays! Thank you so much for a wonderfully wild year championing orangutans, protecting their species and saving their forest homes.
Wishing you and your loved ones a safe and happy festive season, and an adventurous new year. 🎄 ✨
Wishing you and your loved ones a safe and happy festive season, and an adventurous new year. 🎄 ✨
Four baby orangutans rescued from the illegal wildlife trade are finally returning home to Indonesia 🧡
https://www.khaosodenglish.com/life/animal/2025/12/22/4-rescued-orangutans-head-home-to-indonesia-from-thailand/
https://www.khaosodenglish.com/life/animal/2025/12/22/4-rescued-orangutans-head-home-to-indonesia-from-thailand/
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December 23, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Four baby orangutans rescued from the illegal wildlife trade are finally returning home to Indonesia 🧡
https://www.khaosodenglish.com/life/animal/2025/12/22/4-rescued-orangutans-head-home-to-indonesia-from-thailand/
https://www.khaosodenglish.com/life/animal/2025/12/22/4-rescued-orangutans-head-home-to-indonesia-from-thailand/
A special message from Leif Cocks, Founder of The Orangutan Project.
Thank you for championing orangutans, and protecting their forest homes. With you by their side, anything is possible! 🧡 🦧
Thank you for championing orangutans, and protecting their forest homes. With you by their side, anything is possible! 🧡 🦧
December 23, 2025 at 5:22 AM
A special message from Leif Cocks, Founder of The Orangutan Project.
Thank you for championing orangutans, and protecting their forest homes. With you by their side, anything is possible! 🧡 🦧
Thank you for championing orangutans, and protecting their forest homes. With you by their side, anything is possible! 🧡 🦧
The World's Rarest Great Ape Just Got Even Rarer 👇
The World's Rarest Great Ape Just Got Even Rarer
This might be the tipping point for the already critically endangered Tapanuli orangutans.
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December 21, 2025 at 9:36 PM
The World's Rarest Great Ape Just Got Even Rarer 👇
Looking for some last minute holiday gifts? How about an e-gift delivered straight to your inbox–one that helps protect orangutans/elephants/tigers and their forest homes?
🎁 🔗 https://bit.ly/3Kil0T2
🎁 🔗 https://bit.ly/3Kil0T2
December 21, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Looking for some last minute holiday gifts? How about an e-gift delivered straight to your inbox–one that helps protect orangutans/elephants/tigers and their forest homes?
🎁 🔗 https://bit.ly/3Kil0T2
🎁 🔗 https://bit.ly/3Kil0T2
POV: When you're not quite ready for the photo...but it's taken anyway!
Thank you Jainul, for serving non-stop entertainment at Jungle School 😄🦧
BORA is a collaboration with our COP partners, and the Ministry of Forestry 🌳
Thank you Jainul, for serving non-stop entertainment at Jungle School 😄🦧
BORA is a collaboration with our COP partners, and the Ministry of Forestry 🌳
December 19, 2025 at 11:01 PM
POV: When you're not quite ready for the photo...but it's taken anyway!
Thank you Jainul, for serving non-stop entertainment at Jungle School 😄🦧
BORA is a collaboration with our COP partners, and the Ministry of Forestry 🌳
Thank you Jainul, for serving non-stop entertainment at Jungle School 😄🦧
BORA is a collaboration with our COP partners, and the Ministry of Forestry 🌳
"Opening the door to more extractive industries would be an insane idea before the cyclone hit and is even worse one now." Read more 👇
https://bit.ly/3KZ02J5
https://bit.ly/3KZ02J5
Tapanuli orangutan, devastated by cyclone, now faces habitat loss under zoning plans
JAKARTA — Reeling from a cyclone that may have erased a chunk of its population, the Tapanuli orangutan, the world’s rar
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December 19, 2025 at 9:00 AM
"Opening the door to more extractive industries would be an insane idea before the cyclone hit and is even worse one now." Read more 👇
https://bit.ly/3KZ02J5
https://bit.ly/3KZ02J5
Friday flashback to Popi, our mud-loving orangutan superstar at Jungle School! Even as a young student, Popi could turn anything into an adventure. Especially a big patch of mud, a trusty stick, & her very enthusiastic feet! BORA is a collaboration with our COP partners & the Ministry of Forestry 🌳
December 17, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Friday flashback to Popi, our mud-loving orangutan superstar at Jungle School! Even as a young student, Popi could turn anything into an adventure. Especially a big patch of mud, a trusty stick, & her very enthusiastic feet! BORA is a collaboration with our COP partners & the Ministry of Forestry 🌳
With fewer than 800 Tapanuli orangutans left, the devastating floods in Sumatra have pushed this incredible species even closer to Extinction.
Sumatra’s Deadly Floods May Have Pushed a Rare Ape Closer to the Brink of Extinction - Inside Climate News
A new study says the flooding that killed more than 1,000 people has also likely killed dozens of a critically endangere
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December 17, 2025 at 5:26 AM
With fewer than 800 Tapanuli orangutans left, the devastating floods in Sumatra have pushed this incredible species even closer to Extinction.
Can you guess who this brave little orangutan is, climbing through the trees?
Hint: they're acing Jungle School, and love to play, wrestle and explore!
Bonus points if you can name their best orangutan pals too! 🦧
BORA is a collaboration with our COP partners, and the Ministry of Forestry 🌳
Hint: they're acing Jungle School, and love to play, wrestle and explore!
Bonus points if you can name their best orangutan pals too! 🦧
BORA is a collaboration with our COP partners, and the Ministry of Forestry 🌳
December 12, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Can you guess who this brave little orangutan is, climbing through the trees?
Hint: they're acing Jungle School, and love to play, wrestle and explore!
Bonus points if you can name their best orangutan pals too! 🦧
BORA is a collaboration with our COP partners, and the Ministry of Forestry 🌳
Hint: they're acing Jungle School, and love to play, wrestle and explore!
Bonus points if you can name their best orangutan pals too! 🦧
BORA is a collaboration with our COP partners, and the Ministry of Forestry 🌳
Gorgeous Aman decided it was time for a quick break during Jungle School, and who can blame him? Learning how to climb, swing, and forage is big work for a young orangutan!
BORA is a collaboration with our COP partners, and the Ministry of Forestry 🌳
BORA is a collaboration with our COP partners, and the Ministry of Forestry 🌳
December 6, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Gorgeous Aman decided it was time for a quick break during Jungle School, and who can blame him? Learning how to climb, swing, and forage is big work for a young orangutan!
BORA is a collaboration with our COP partners, and the Ministry of Forestry 🌳
BORA is a collaboration with our COP partners, and the Ministry of Forestry 🌳
As one of Popi’s carers, Jevri still remembers the first day he met her. A tiny, frightened orangutan, clinging tightly to her babysitters. Over time, he watched her learn to trust, climb, and live wild again. BORA is a collaboration with our COP partners, and the Ministry of Forestry 🌳
December 5, 2025 at 11:01 PM
As one of Popi’s carers, Jevri still remembers the first day he met her. A tiny, frightened orangutan, clinging tightly to her babysitters. Over time, he watched her learn to trust, climb, and live wild again. BORA is a collaboration with our COP partners, and the Ministry of Forestry 🌳
At Jungle School, Agam and Maximus are learning the wild skills they’ll need for a future back in the forest. Today’s lesson? Climbing bamboo and foraging for tasty insects in a dead tree! SRA is a collaboration with our COP and OIC partners, and the Ministry of Forestry. 🌳
December 5, 2025 at 9:01 AM
At Jungle School, Agam and Maximus are learning the wild skills they’ll need for a future back in the forest. Today’s lesson? Climbing bamboo and foraging for tasty insects in a dead tree! SRA is a collaboration with our COP and OIC partners, and the Ministry of Forestry. 🌳
Indigenous Dayak families are watching their world disappear. Their forests, their culture, and their resources are being destroyed as palm oil companies clear land around their homes. https://bit.ly/4piD52u
Indigenous Dayak sound alarm as palm oil firm razes orangutan habitat in Borneo
KAPUAS HULU, Indonesia — A palm oil company is rapidly clearing rainforest inside a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve that’s home
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December 4, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Indigenous Dayak families are watching their world disappear. Their forests, their culture, and their resources are being destroyed as palm oil companies clear land around their homes. https://bit.ly/4piD52u
This is Milo, and he’s one of the rarest animals on Earth–a Tapanuli orangutan. Fewer than 800 remain. And right now, he's fighting for his life. Help save Milo, and the future of his precious species 🔗 https://bit.ly/4oMlj6N
December 4, 2025 at 7:00 AM
This is Milo, and he’s one of the rarest animals on Earth–a Tapanuli orangutan. Fewer than 800 remain. And right now, he's fighting for his life. Help save Milo, and the future of his precious species 🔗 https://bit.ly/4oMlj6N
This article offers a fantastic look into the many challenges of protecting orangutans and the rainforest homes they depend on. A powerful reminder of why conservation work matters now more than ever.
https://bit.ly/3MxPFw4
https://bit.ly/3MxPFw4
The Chinese Dam Threatening the World’s Most Endangered Ape
“Orangutan face” by @Doug88888 is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0. When a new orangutan species was found near a Chinese-
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December 3, 2025 at 7:00 AM
This article offers a fantastic look into the many challenges of protecting orangutans and the rainforest homes they depend on. A powerful reminder of why conservation work matters now more than ever.
https://bit.ly/3MxPFw4
https://bit.ly/3MxPFw4
It's #GivingTuesday, and the perfect day to help orangutans like Milo not only survive, but thrive. 🙏 Please help save Milo. Your kindness today can turn heartbreak into healing. https://bit.ly/4oMlj6N
December 2, 2025 at 7:02 AM
It's #GivingTuesday, and the perfect day to help orangutans like Milo not only survive, but thrive. 🙏 Please help save Milo. Your kindness today can turn heartbreak into healing. https://bit.ly/4oMlj6N