International Orangutan Day

International Orangutan Day 2023

International Orangutan Day – August 19, 2023

– Orangutans are known as ‘gardeners of the forest’ because of the vital roles they play in supporting and maintaining the ecosystem.

International Orangutan Day – August 19, 2022

-Orangutans have tremendous strength, which enables them to swing from branch to branch & hang upside-down.

International Orangutan Day – August 19, 2021

-#InternationalOrangutanDay

-Orangutans are great apes native to the rainforests of Indonesia and Malaysia.

International Orangutan Day – August 19, 2020

-The Orangutan is one of humans’ closest relatives in the animal kingdom. We share 96.4% of our DNA.

International Orangutan Day – August 19, 2019

-They are the only ‘red’ ape, & the only strictly arboreal ape. They spend their lives in the forest canopy.

International Orangutan Day – August 19, 2018

-Name “orangutan” is derived from the Malay words orang, meaning “person”, & hutan, meaning “forest”

International Orangutan Day – August 19, 2017

– Orangutans are the largest arboreal animal in the world. Most of their lives are spent up in the trees.