Orangutans attend 'jungle school' so they can be returned to safe forests
17th May 2007
Daily Mail
The island of Borneo consists of the eastern part of Malaysia, the western part of Indonesia, and the whole of the tiny kingdom of Brunei.
Orphaned by hunters who hack their mothers to death, or victims of loggers destroying their forest, these wide-eyed, innocent orangutans have found a sanctuary to protect them.
And their unlikely new ‘mummy’? Former air-hostess Lone Droscher-Nielsen and her Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation.
She has dedicated her life to saving orangutans whose habitat is being razed by bulldozers - without her, it is unlikely that any of these babies would be alive today.
Now they attend ‘jungle school’ so they can be returned to safe forests.
I wanna be like you: For me the future's bright, the future's orangutan
Delicates cycle, please: A baby uses a laundry basket for a quick kip
But sometimes it's so hot, you just can't be bothered to join in the play...
Us lot? Monkey around? Looking after them makes baby-sitting simple
Undistracted by a troublemaker, manager Lone Droscher-Nielsen checks one of the gang
A barrow escape: Rescued from the perils of the jungle, a whole bunch of orangutans get a free ride in a wheelbarrow from one of the staff
Berry nice: The orangutans enjoy a snack
Just hanging around: A leisurely afternoon in a comfortable environment
dailymail.co.uk
17th May 2007
Daily Mail
The island of Borneo consists of the eastern part of Malaysia, the western part of Indonesia, and the whole of the tiny kingdom of Brunei.
Orphaned by hunters who hack their mothers to death, or victims of loggers destroying their forest, these wide-eyed, innocent orangutans have found a sanctuary to protect them.
And their unlikely new ‘mummy’? Former air-hostess Lone Droscher-Nielsen and her Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation.
She has dedicated her life to saving orangutans whose habitat is being razed by bulldozers - without her, it is unlikely that any of these babies would be alive today.
Now they attend ‘jungle school’ so they can be returned to safe forests.
I wanna be like you: For me the future's bright, the future's orangutan
Delicates cycle, please: A baby uses a laundry basket for a quick kip
But sometimes it's so hot, you just can't be bothered to join in the play...
Us lot? Monkey around? Looking after them makes baby-sitting simple
Undistracted by a troublemaker, manager Lone Droscher-Nielsen checks one of the gang
A barrow escape: Rescued from the perils of the jungle, a whole bunch of orangutans get a free ride in a wheelbarrow from one of the staff
Berry nice: The orangutans enjoy a snack
Just hanging around: A leisurely afternoon in a comfortable environment
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