Kobe, the charming orangutan, continues to captivate us with her wild spirit and independent nature. Being a solitary creature, Kobe often chooses to venture off on her own, exploring the surroundings of her habitat.

Kobe remains the outgoing and free-spirited orangutan that she has always been! Kobe’s long hair swooshes from her arms as she looks around the forest seemingly finding wonderment and serenity. She looks around as

The last six months have flown by, especially for Kobe who flies through the forest with reckless abandon. Kobe loves the forest; there is no question about it. She stalks around the Learning Forest

Every day is a gift and Kobe certainly knows this as she appreciates the time given to her. She wants to spend much time living in the moment and leaves any concerns behind for

Kobe has always loved receiving leaves and branches in her sleeping enclosure at the end of the day as part of the caregiver enrichment routine. This has kept her occupied and helped her practise

Kobe … canopy breakdancer! As soon as Kobe is released into the forest, she is off like a shot. Climbing up to 30 metres high in the canopy is just another average day’s activity

2020 brought lockdown all over the world and the orangutans were also affected by this. For their own protection contact with the orangutans was limited and releases had to be curtailed for a time.

Kobe’s keepers will proudly proclaim Kobe is the fastest orangutan in all of the Care Centre (out of 300 if the wounded wild orangutans being treated for their injuries are included). They enjoy seeing

On a hot day Kobe is looking for a way to cool off. During the dry season that can be a hard task. She finds the shade of the playground a good starting point.

A ripple of “oohs,” sound out amongst the caregivers at Pondok Dua as they let Kobe out of her sleeping enclosure. Kobe is a very wilful orangutan and recently she has been known to