es ce trae = = Er ee (repeciy cots erat ee ‘Bermean, Sumatran, rs an orangutans the rarest ‘reat apesin the poerinetn hundred diferent kinds of frat, along Once caretakers are sure they're with leaves bark fowers,insects,and heat. clas fr therecenty arrived INTO THE FOREST hone. The stinky fru from the durian orangutans takes place ina small patch Once the orphaned orangutans have tree—said tosmelllikea mixture of of the forest. There, the animalsang __learned some basic cimbing sil, they onions and sweaty gym socks—isalsoa out with other primates their age, start schoo inthe forest. Younger apes ‘popular snack As they go through mostly younger than two yeas old. ‘ide in wheelbarrows to their new clss- schoo. the apesare given the “Orangutans seek comfort and ‘oom, while oer ones walk alone or with ae chance totastethese foods protection from their mothers—and _afriend p sacre\, that they haven't yet if they're not around, then they look Inschool, the orangutans learn to find SS) eared at to other orangutans” IAR conserva- food. Caregivers pace vegetation and tionistLis Key says."Orphaned babies fruit outin the open onthe cling plat- oR POR ons and infants cling to each other just as formand hidden the nearby trees. By SN aya foun sit they would've clung to their mothers doing ths, they're coaxing the animals = Su inthe wil” ‘through a web of branches rings, and ene Orangutans ae arboreal meaning __rubber ropes to find the food. The apes ee they spend most of theirtime in the _willuse their searching kis inthe wild, ‘treetops. Wd adits travelin the ‘where they often look for food for upto ‘ees for hours each day only stopping _sixhours ada. Bree! along the way to eat and rest.Soyoung- The teachers also show the orangutans vp oh Hersatthescoolpractice cing” how to bl nests. Orangtans watch the S skills during most of the day. At night. humans climb trees and bunch together wees ee their human caegerstake the babies _Teresin the cook of branches As the backtothecerterhere they cuddle orangutans gone gn conence to CESS togetherincoryhammocksandarit! ty thingson ther om, Co offto steep. safes portant too. “One ofthe PY eos aE ued Sc umissaud Wannwnet DRINK branches rom tetranforesthemes ‘rang shake re branches, Tomales banca their he Sergei sme caramel Sercanetersppronting 9 lasvesandscoopup examples of iow these clever apes ‘orangutan te back off. ‘water from puddles. aremaking the most of theirhabitat NATGE@KIDS + NOVEMBER 2020 EE reechallenges recently released orangutans {ace is dealing with natural predators.” Hacisiswoyo says. Aer spending time in the forest, theyll develop an instinct to avoid predators suchas clouded leopards and sakes, At the end of along day in the forest, the apes can choose to go back to the ‘center or they can stay out ‘overnight with human super- (AR vision. They're allowed to stay BEUOEEE inthe forest for multiple nights ina row once they've shawn that their climbing and ‘nestbuildng skis are good enough, sturdy nest each night. Only then can Soon, these increasingly independent ‘orangutans are moved to one of several they be released for real small,human-made islandsnear IAR that Those that can be released are taken to are surrounded by moats. There, the apes a protected forest ar from IAR's center have more privacyto practice being" wild” But the journey doesnt end wien the orangutan enters the forest. Each primate is monitored by forest staf for Up toa year or soto make sure they're ‘thriving in their new home. Back at the center, Budi has gotten good at climbing, Perched froma tall ‘ree, the small orangutan begins to bunch leaves together on a branch."He Just started to build nests” Key says."He hasn't perfected it yet!” But hopefully Budi wil soon join his classmates and graduate to live inthe wild full-time. RETURN TO THE WILD Asthe orangutans explore the islands, an IAR team monitors them every day from afar, from the moment they leave ‘their nests in the morning until they build anew nest and goto sleep alone at night. The scientists are watching to make sure each orangutan can lve wth: ‘out other apes, easily move through the trees, find the right foods, and bulld a STAYING DRY ‘cLEANUPDUTY These great ‘Orangutansuse apesuseleaty leaves as napkins branches as ‘to wipe away food umbrelas, andi. leur aig ‘Scientstshave some seriouly sly names forthe noises that orangutans make to communicate with each ‘other Here's translation of what these orangutan sounds mean. RASPBERRY (ounds like ptt: “TIME FOR eeor ‘GRUMBLE (Gounds ike an engine starting) TEM READY | TO FIGHT!“ a ed GRUMPH By (soundstke a burp} KISS-SQUEAK: (Goundslike mwah): “1M S ANNOYED” / Chee Cones preperirern yaeearced NOVEMBER2020 + NAT GEO KIDS