Bornean Orangutan

This species is native to hilly and lowland tropical rainforests on the Indonesian island of Borneo.

Bornean OrangutanPongo pygmaeus

  • Class:

    Mammals

  • Order:

    Primates

  • Family:

    Pongidae

About the Bornean Orangutan

Orangutans are primarily herbivores in the wild, eating fruit, leaves, bark, buds, flowers and seeds.

Conservation

Wild orangutans have global legal protection. Some orangutans live within protected forests and there are successful rehabilitation programmes for rescued pets and orphans. The main threat to orangutans today is the loss of habitat due to unsustainable palm oil production, illegal logging and agriculture. Hunting and capture for the pet trade are also significant threats. We are proud to be an organisation that only uses and sells products made from sustainable palm oil.

There are conservation breeding programmes in zoos worldwide including an EAZA ex-situ breeding programme (EEP), that our orang-utans are part of.

Interesting facts