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Getting To Know Some Real Orangutan Characters!

Category: Lamandau River Wildlife Reserve, Lamdandau Vet, Orangutan Foundation Staff, Orangutans, Rehabilitation, Uncategorized | Date: Apr 07 2009 | By: orangutanfoundation

Newman the orangutan was released at Camp Siswoyo however he currently prefers to hang around at a different camp in the Lamandau Wildlife Reserve, Camp Gemini.

Bornean orangutan called Newman

Newman - Bornean orangutan

Newman is quite a “naughty” orangutan and camp staff have to be on their guard, especially around the door to the food supply. One morning Newman tried to open a closed door so the camp staff have affectionally nicknamed him “Kutu Camp” (in Indonesian ‘kutu’ means a fan or something you really like) for all his antics.

Currently every night, Newman sleeps around Camp Gemini, and early in the morning, he ambles after the staff for feeding. He knows that he’ll not get fed in camp, only at the feeding site. After the feeding, instead of heading off like the other orangutans, Newman then follows the staff back to camp to continue his daily routine, which includes annoying the camp staff! This is a light hearted story about one of the orangutans I have encountered so far, I hope to bring you some more soon.

Thank you,

Dr Fikri - Lamdandau Vet

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4 Responses to “Getting To Know Some Real Orangutan Characters!”

sheryl, washington, dc, on 07 Apr 2009

I like Newman - he definitely marches to his own drum beat.

s.

brigitta, switzerland, on 07 Apr 2009

thank you so much for this story- I am looking forward for the next one.
Sincerley, Brigitta

Christine C., on 07 Apr 2009

Neuman is too much…I can’t wait to hear about more of his antics ;)

heather browning, on 01 Aug 2009

I am so pleased to have found this blog! I am going to share with my daughter who will fall in love with Newman immediately. How could she get to come work with you? She is in final year of Zoology/ psycholgy double major in NZ and wants to work with orangutans and is finding it really hard to work out how she can become involved in rehab and research with non captive animals.

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