Orangutans are native to Borneo and Sumatra and must learn a variety of skills as they grow up. | National Geographic

Sumatran orangutans have a head covering behavior using twigs or large leaves to protect them from the sun, rain or other elements. Primate keepers provide our orangutans with enrichment, such as browse, sheets and even wheelbarrows, to practice this behavior. During rainy weather, our orangutans always have the option of going indoors, but our male orangutan, Cinta, often chooses to stay outside and play in the rain. He recently spent some time outside playing in the rain with a wheelbarrow. #B

Habitat loss and poaching have contributed to the dramatic loss of an already critically endangered species. | National Geographic

SOUND ON: Enjoy this taste of #ASMR with Rosie the Bornean orangutan! In the wild, orangutans spend up to 7 hours a day foraging for fruit, leaves, bark, vines, shoots, and occasionally insects. At the Zoo, they enjoy similarly varied diet that includes veggies, too. Can you guess which crunchy snack Rosie is munching on? 📹: Keeper Jennifer Hansen #noms #orangutan #endangeredspecies | Los Angeles Zoo

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Happy World Orangutan Day! Orangutans are found only in the rain forests of the Southeast Asian islands of Borneo and Sumatra. Did you know fruit makes up about 60% of the orangutan’s diet? Some of their favorite foods include lychees, mangosteens, mangoes, and figs. | World Wildlife Fund