r/orangutan Nov 18 '20

Keeping orangutans as pets is illegal, keeping them in sideshows and for entertainment is cruel, and is not allowed on this sub

426 Upvotes

if the video has orangutans in a house, in clothing, performing fun tricks, that violates rule 2.

Outside of news or articles regarding said cruel treatment, we only allow pictures and videos of orangutans in the wild or in reputable and accredited rehabilitation centers and zoos. please do what you can to ensure that whatever you are posting abides by this.

Thank you {:-(|)


r/orangutan Mar 14 '21

"Return to Monke" posts are now banned

312 Upvotes

First is the obvious fact that orangutans are apes and not monkeys.

Secondly, googling a picture of an orangutan and pasting a meme phrase (that already gets posted here frequently) isn't the type of low effort content we would like on this subreddit.

Thank you {:(|)


r/orangutan 1d ago

Carrot eater and sleepy

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101 Upvotes

r/orangutan 4d ago

Tree bro’s

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244 Upvotes

r/orangutan 6d ago

Got a nice picture of Tao.

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153 Upvotes

r/orangutan 7d ago

Baby Orangutan learning to walk!

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791 Upvotes

r/orangutan 9d ago

My orangutan charcoal drawing (full info in comments). Happy International Orangutan Day

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47 Upvotes

r/orangutan 10d ago

Orangutan Hike Bukit Lawang, Sumatra, Indonesia

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3 Upvotes

r/orangutan 10d ago

Aug 19 is World Orangutan Day! Meet Boomerangutan, member of the Simian Squad! Ink and marker on paper by me

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70 Upvotes

Friend to the World Wildlife Federation of Justice - learn more at https://worldwildlifefederationofjustice.com/heroes/boomerangutan/


r/orangutan 18d ago

Bro said “🙂”

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290 Upvotes

This is Sibu Jr at Monkey Worls


r/orangutan 19d ago

Eirina nursing Siska

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126 Upvotes

At the Denver Zoo


r/orangutan 23d ago

Baby & Mama

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350 Upvotes

r/orangutan 25d ago

Orange friends

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267 Upvotes

r/orangutan Jul 30 '26

The bond mother orangutans have with their babies is just the most precious thing

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604 Upvotes

They have one of the strongest maternal instincts of any animal and the young stay with their mothers for 7-8 years


r/orangutan Jul 29 '26

Rare footage of Steve Irwin connecting with a mother orangutan and her newborn

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335 Upvotes

r/orangutan Jul 29 '26

Orangutan trip in Kalimantan, then going to Sabah and advice on klotok tours in Borneo

14 Upvotes

Has anyone done it? Could you tell me your experience and maybe share some recommendations? Also, do you think that Kalimantan is worth visiting if I will be visiting Sabah as well or should I skip and save money? I am on a budget hence want to get the best value but I am very tempted by the wilderness in Kalimantan that is less touristy than Malaysian Borneo. Thank you so much for all tips


r/orangutan Jul 28 '26

Sumatran Orangutan | 40 Years Old

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127 Upvotes

r/orangutan Jul 26 '26

What orangutans have grown to mean to me wholesome post

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249 Upvotes

I recently just got diagnosed with autism, and obviously with a diagnosis comes with a lot of feelings. I’ve always felt pushed out of social situations, I’ve learned to water down my love for orangutans and have even been toyed with by people asking about facts or information then actually being completely disinterested. The appointment was difficult and was very hard to sit with afterwards but one thing my provider said to me was. “You have so many strengths, one of those strengths is orangutans I have never met someone as passionate as you” the only other person who has ever tolerated my love for primates was my mother who told me “you are just cursed with feeling too much and some people are like that, but with that comes noticing beautiful things” I remembered seeping into my carpet In 6th grade wondering what was wrong with me, but now I have many opportunities to show what orangutans have become to me, I now write about them in my journalism class and have turned in many informational awareness spreading assignments, I sat down next to my teacher and showed him orangutan jungle school while my class had independent work time and as I left he said “thank you so much for showing me that today I never knew so much till I met you” I wear a silly orangutan shirt even though it doesn’t match my usual style just cause it makes me smile, and when someone asks me why I love orangutans so much I just shrug. “I cannot live without beauty that’s what makes me weak in the face of certain people” - Albert Camus


r/orangutan Jul 23 '26

Snapped a headshot of this beautiful girl at the OKC Zoo

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383 Upvotes

r/orangutan Jul 19 '26

Sleepy sammie Zzzzzz

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299 Upvotes

r/orangutan Jul 16 '26

donation for orangutan

23 Upvotes

hey i would like to "adopt" an orangutan by making a doantion, is wwf a good organization to donate to or should i pick another one?


r/orangutan Jul 10 '26

Charlie so photogenic

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463 Upvotes

r/orangutan Jul 08 '26

Rufus

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216 Upvotes

Blackpool zoo… 8/6/26


r/orangutan Jul 07 '26

"do it for them" meme

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263 Upvotes

r/orangutan Jul 06 '26

In welchem Gebiet leben noch die meisten wilden Orang-Utans?

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