The last six months have seen Carmen build upon her previous skills and continue to grow and learn more about herself. A vibrant and curious orangutan, Carmen enchants us with her beauty and energetic

The forest stands quietly. Suddenly Carmen comes rappelling down through the canopy dangling from a tree by one foot, one hand on another tree, and picking leaves with the second hand. Entwined roots and overhanging

Carmen continues to make excellent progress in forest school. She is a self-possessed orangutan that knows her own mind and isn’t afraid to show it. Carmen may share her sleeping enclosure with her friends

The last six months have flown by. How about this to chew over? Orangutans have a total of 32 teeth, just like humans do. However, unlike humans, their bite force is almost four times

As spring fast approaches Carmen is fit and healthy and definitely has a spring in her step. Carmen is very comfortable in her own skin. She has chilled out as she has matured. She

Carmen … energy and happiness. Carmen pouts her lips like a model as she poses for the camera. She strikes several different poses as she works her way around the Pondok Dua playground and

Carmen’s yoga-like exercises in the OFI Learning Forest have continued all through 2020 and into 2021. A new year calls for resolutions and OFI’s commitment to Carmen and her orangutan orphan friends remains as

Out in the forest Carmen’s climbing resembles aerial yoga as she hangs gracefully in the trees. In her sleeping enclosure she sometimes practices spinning around the middle supporting beam like a pole dancer. Her

It is sheer poetry watching Carmen swinging high up in the trees. She has a poise and élan that her fellow orangutans often lack. Carmen as ever doesn’t like to keep her feet on

If a fairy tale character with a distinctive red hood were to pass by Pondok Dua, it would be fair to say that one particular orangutan would catch her eye, and not just because