Young orphaned orangutan Adib fell and broke his arm
Poor little Adib has broken his arm.
As usual, he was playing in the trees at Camp JL but, whilst swinging from one tree to another, he missed and fell to the ground.
Camp staff suspected he had broken his arm as he wouldn’t use it.
Our vet decided to x-ray Adib’s arm, which revealed a small fracture on his right ulna.
We are not worried about this impacting Adib’s future in the wild. At his young age, bones regenerate rapidly.
Adib’s arm has been fixed to ensure it heals correctly and he has been given anti-inflammatory to reduce swelling and multivitamins and calcium supplements to aid the healing process.
For the next few weeks Adib will have to stay in a smaller enclosure, which will help him to rest his arm.
Meanwhile, he’s being given some tender loving care and special treats such as banana porridge!
We are sure it will not be long before Adib is back in the trees playing once again with the other orangutans in our soft-release programme, in the Lamandau Wildlife Reserve, Indonesian Borneo.
