In January of this year, our vets were called to Camp Buluh in the Lamandau Wildlife Reserve to treat Queen after she had suffered a crocodile attack. She and her son Quentin were noticeably missing around camp after the new year but were eventually sighted and the team discovered that Queen had a large wound on her lower back.

Orangutans have been recorded eating over 400 different types of food, which means for mothers, the job of introducing their offspring to all the different food groups is a rather large task. Until they start to forage entirely for themselves, infant orangutans depend on their mother’s milk to sustain them.