Follow a baby orangutan as it sets out on its exciting journey through life in the Indonesian rain forests.

Watch the female orangutan teach her baby how to build a nest high up in the canopy, and find out how their life is affected by the season of the durian fruit. Joint the young orangutans as they grow up, and watch them leave home to find their own territories in the forest. Find out about the threats facing orangutans and their rainforest habitat, and what can be done to protect these amazing creatures.

 

This book is part of a book series called Natural World .

There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published 2000 by Hachette Children's Group .

Stephen Brend has worked with primates in Africa and Asia, both in zoos and in the wild, including observing wild and rehabilitating orangutans at Tanjung Puting Park in Indonesia. As a zoologist, he has also worked with antelope in the deserts of Arabia. Until 2001 he was UK representative to the International Primate Protection League.