Gifts for the orangutans

Hammock for the Orangutans

In the wild orangutans will build new nests to sleep in every day high up in the rainforest canopy. When they are young, they will share a nest with their mother until they have learnt how to construct one for themselves.

At Sepilok, the orphaned babies are too young to make their own nests, so staff provide hammocks for the babies to have a comfortable night’s sleep. The shape of the hammock helps to give the sense of warmth and security they would have felt if they were still snuggled up to their mother. Although this can’t ever be replicated it is surely the next best thing!