When Panglima was first rescued he wouldn’t use the tyre swing or browse in his enclosure - the team looking after him felt sure he would but it would take time for him to adapt to his new surroundings. They were right!
Panglima, a rescued wild Bornean orangutan is very wary of humans.
These images show Panglima using the swing and he gathers up browse (the branches and leaves he is given) and makes a nest.
Panglima using his tyre swing and browse
He eats plenty of fresh fruit and is active and healthy. He is still wary of humans and moves away when someone approaches the enclosure, but this is behaviour we want him to retain.
Panglima is a wild orangutan and though he is quite young he will be released back into the wild in June. He’ll be followed by our post-release monitoring staff. If he needs it he will have access to supplementary fruit. Watch this space for an update on his return to the wild.
Though still young Panglima is very wild and he will be better off living in the forest.
