On his first day at Nyaru Menteng, Onyer was very nervous. This is understandable, given that he was in a new environment with unfamiliar faces. Onyer was unsettled at night and cried whenever a surrogate mother stood up, perhaps out of distress that he might be left alone again. Now, he quite enjoys looking in the camera lens - we have many pictures of him admiring his own reflection!
BACKGROUND STORY
Onyer was rescued from Dahian Tambuk village, Gunung Mas Regency, Central Kalimantan, by the Central Kalimantan BKSDA’s wildlife rescue team. He was subsequently handed over to the Nyaru Menteng Rehabilitation Centre on 15 February, 10 months old. Upon arriving at Nyaru Menteng, Onyer immediately underwent an examination and was found to be in good health. After passing the quarantine period, Onyer has now joined fifteen other orangutans in a Nursery Group at Forest School.
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WITH THIS ADOPTION YOU WILL RECEIVE
When you give us the gift your adoption, the funds will be used in general support of our rescue and rehabilitation efforts including medicine, food, equipment, rescue operations, cages and hundreds of other things necessary for the ongoing care of these fabulous animals.
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