Baby Rickina learns to be an orangutan...and LOVES it! скачать в хорошем качестве

Baby Rickina learns to be an orangutan...and LOVES it!

This fantastic video was filmed at International Animal Rescue's orangutan rescue and rehabilitation centre in Indonesian Borneo. Rickina was rescued aged just a few months old, with a nasty machete injury. We can surmise from this that she and her mother came into conflict with humans, and her mother was more than likely killed. Rickina is incredibly fortunate to have survived and not have been sold into the illegal wildlife trade. Orangutan babies stay with their mothers until around 6 or 7 years old. In this time they learn the skills they will need to thrive in the wild - tree climbing, nest building, vocalising, foraging for food, to name a few. When babies like Rickina are rescued, they need to be taught these skills in order to be released back into the wild. So our team comprises not only of vets but also of "babysitters", people who give these baby orangutans all the affection and security and life lessons that their mothers would have given them in the wild. The babysitters wear masks to reduce the chance of infection spreading from human to ape and ape to human, but other than that, they are very hands on - cuddles are particularly important for these babies! Without these extensive rehabilitation programmes in place, orangutans like Rickina wouldn't survive. They are as vulnerable as human babies at that age, and need constant care and monitoring. Please help us provide this care for the orangutans in Indonesian Borneo. http://www.internationalanimalrescue....