Tim Lamanのインスタグラム(timlaman) - 11月5日 09時29分

Photo by @Tim Laman. I photographed these orphan orangutans at the International Animal Rescue center in Ketapang, Indonesia. They are being transported by wheelbarrow from their night cages to a forest play area, where they spend the day learning skills to survive in the wild. Orangutans have an uncommonly long childhood. They cling to their mother’s body for the first years of their life and will remain close to her for over ten years. Unfortunately, many baby orangutans are kept illegally as pets; they’re obtained by killing their mothers in the wild. When confiscated, the babies end up at centers like this. Although this may be an incredibly cute picture, the back-story is a sad one. Some of these youngsters will hopefully make it back to life in the wild when they get older, but successful release is challenging. The most important thing for the future of orangutans is protecting them in the wild, along with the rain forest they need to survive. If we give them space, they will thrive because they are resilient and tough. Just look at these guys and how mellow they are. Can you imagine eight human two-year-olds in a wheelbarrow? It would be bedlam!

This is one of the winning images from my Wildlife Photojournalist Photo Story Award in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year. See the full story in the upcoming Dec 2016 issue of @ナショナルジオグラフィック magazine. #EndangeredSpecies, @saveGPorangutans, #orangutans, #Borneo, #Indonesia, #IndonesiaBiodiversity, @natgeocreative, @thephotosociety.

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