updates on our infant adopted orangutans

Name: Marsha
Sex: female
Age: 5 yrs
Weight: 17.5 kg (1 October 2009)
Arrival date: 24th May 2005
Age on arrival: 10 months
Previous history: confiscated by police
Care centre: Orangutan Foundation International's Care Centre, Pangkalan Bun, Central Kalimantan, Borneo
Update: April 2010

Marsha is a photogenic orangutan, but she is very camera shy and can get a bit stroppy if sheÕs being photgraphed. A few peanuts usaually work. SheÕs one of the most social orangutans in her group and is keen to play. She had a cold in January and a bit of a fever in April but she has fully recovered now and is in good health. We try to ensure the orangutans donÕt catch any illnesses, like common flu, which can be picked up from people.