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Orangutan Collection (#4)

Orangutans, the gentle giants of Borneo, captivate our hearts with their endearing portraits

Background imageOrangutan Collection: DDE-90212340

DDE-90212340
Indonesia, Borneo, Kalimantan. Baby orangutan at Tanjung Puting National Park. Credit as: Jim Zuckerman / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont.com Date: 26-06-2018

Background imageOrangutan Collection: DDE-90037352

DDE-90037352
Captive orangutan, or pongo pygmaeus. Date: 01/03/2005

Background imageOrangutan Collection: DDE-90037349

DDE-90037349
Captive orangutan, or pongo pygmaeus. Date: 01/03/2005

Background imageOrangutan Collection: DDE-90037348

DDE-90037348
Captive orangutan, or pongo pygmaeus. Date: 01/03/2005

Background imageOrangutan Collection: DDE-90025312

DDE-90025312
Malaysia, Malaysian Borneo, Sarawak, Semenggoh Nature Reserve, Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) mother and baby. Date: 08/04/2010

Background imageOrangutan Collection: DDE-90025192

DDE-90025192
Malaysia, Island of Borneo, Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Lok Kawi Wildlife Park. Baby Bornean Orangutan (Captive: Pongo pygmaeus), native to the island of Borneo. Date: 16/12/2008

Background imageOrangutan Collection: DDE-90025197

DDE-90025197
Malaysia, Borneo, Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Lok Kawi Wildlife Park. Bornean Orangutan (Captive: Pongo pygmaeus), native to Borneo. Adult interacting with baby. Date: 16/12/2008

Background imageOrangutan Collection: DDE-90025196

DDE-90025196
Malaysia, Borneo, Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Lok Kawi Wildlife Park. Mature Bornean Orangutan (Captive: Pongo pygmaeus), native to the island of Borneo. Date: 16/12/2008

Background imageOrangutan Collection: DDE-90025193

DDE-90025193
Malaysia, Borneo, Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Lok Kawi Wildlife Park. Bornean Orangutan (Captive: Pongo pygmaeus), native to the island of Borneo, adult female. Date: 16/12/2008

Background imageOrangutan Collection: DDE-90025002

DDE-90025002
Borneo. Captive orangutan, or pongo pygmaeus. Date: 01/03/2005

Background imageOrangutan Collection: young Orang Utan

young Orang Utan
Holger Droste

Background imageOrangutan Collection: Young Orangutan

Young Orangutan
Asa Satria Said

Background imageOrangutan Collection: The ape house (colour litho)

The ape house (colour litho)
6011003 The ape house (colour litho) by Billinghurst, Percy James (1871-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: The ape house)

Background imageOrangutan Collection: Orangutan, Pongo, native to Borneo and Sumatra

Orangutan, Pongo, native to Borneo and Sumatra

Background imageOrangutan Collection: Close up of hands of a Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus), Tanjung Puting National Park, Borneo

Close up of hands of a Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus), Tanjung Puting National Park, Borneo

Background imageOrangutan Collection: Infant Bornean Orang-Utan (Pongo pygmaeus) clinging to its mother

Infant Bornean Orang-Utan (Pongo pygmaeus) clinging to its mother. Camp Leakey, Tanjung Puting NP, Kalimantan, Borneo

Background imageOrangutan Collection: The Orang and the Artist (engraving)

The Orang and the Artist (engraving)
7167583 The Orang and the Artist (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Orang and the Artist)

Background imageOrangutan Collection: Orangutan (litho)

Orangutan (litho)
7201170 Orangutan (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Orangutan. Illustration from The Boys Own Annual (Boys Own Paper Office, London)

Background imageOrangutan Collection: Visits to the Zoo, The Ourang-Outang (colour litho)

Visits to the Zoo, The Ourang-Outang (colour litho)
7181692 Visits to the Zoo, The Ourang-Outang (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Visits to the Zoo, The Ourang-Outang)

Background imageOrangutan Collection: 13132449

13132449
Borneo Orangutan - female smiling Date: 08-11-2007

Background imageOrangutan Collection: F_ _k you!

F_ _k you!
Juan I. Cuadrado

Background imageOrangutan Collection: Skull of a Pongo (chalk, brush, watercolour)

Skull of a Pongo (chalk, brush, watercolour)
986106 Skull of a Pongo (chalk, brush, watercolour) by Vauthier, Antoine Charles (1790-1831); 15.8x10.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Skull of a Pongo)

Background imageOrangutan Collection: Front page of The Mirror from January 13 1838 celebrating the arrival of an Orangutan at

Front page of The Mirror from January 13 1838 celebrating the arrival of an Orangutan at the Zoological Societys
6030586 Front page of The Mirror from January 13 1838 celebrating the arrival of an Orangutan at the Zoological Societys Gardens in Regents Park, London (coloured engraving) by English School

Background imageOrangutan Collection: The Orang at Bay (engraving)

The Orang at Bay (engraving)
665710 The Orang at Bay (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Orang at Bay. Illustration from Cassells Natural History (Cassell, 1883)

Background imageOrangutan Collection: Head of orang, illustration from The Royal Natural History, published 1896

Head of orang, illustration from The Royal Natural History, published 1896 (digitally enhanced image)
LLM438669 Head of orang, illustration from The Royal Natural History, published 1896 (digitally enhanced image) by English School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; © Look and Learn

Background imageOrangutan Collection: Orang-Utan (chromolitho)

Orang-Utan (chromolitho)
5211346 Orang-Utan (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Orang-Utan. Illustration for Brehms Thierleben Allgemeine Kunde des Thierreichs)

Background imageOrangutan Collection: Skeleton of the Bornean orangutan, Pongo pygmaeus

Skeleton of the Bornean orangutan, Pongo pygmaeus
Skeleton and skull of the Bornean orangutan, Pongo pygmaeus. Endangered. (Great Borneo ape, Simia satyrus.) Handcoloured copperplate engraving by J

Background imageOrangutan Collection: Bornean orangutan, Pongo pygmaeus, female. Endangered

Bornean orangutan, Pongo pygmaeus, female. Endangered
Bornean orangutan, Pongo pygmaeus. Endangered. Domesticated female orang-outang with bandana and bowl. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by J

Background imageOrangutan Collection: Sumatran orangutan, Pongo abelii. Critically endangered

Sumatran orangutan, Pongo abelii. Critically endangered. Simia satyrus Linn. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Nussbiegel after an illustration by R

Background imageOrangutan Collection: Bornean orangutan and chimpanzee, both endangered

Bornean orangutan and chimpanzee, both endangered
Bornean orangutan, Pongo pygmaeus (Pithecus satyrus) endangered, and chimpanzee, Pan troglodytes (Troglodites niger) endangered

Background imageOrangutan Collection: Wild animals of the rain forest (colour litho)

Wild animals of the rain forest (colour litho)
PER248085 Wild animals of the rain forest (colour litho) by Koekkoek, Marinus Adrianus (1873-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: animal sauvage; ourang outan; boa; serpent; ); Netherlandish

Background imageOrangutan Collection: Chimpanzee and orangutan heads

Chimpanzee and orangutan heads
Young chimpanzee head, Pan troglodytes 1, young orangutan head 2, adult orangutan head 3, and skull of orangutan, Pongo pygmaeus 4. Endangered

Background imageOrangutan Collection: Mustard plant with cochineal beetles, water

Mustard plant with cochineal beetles, water
Mustard plant with cochineal beetles, jackfruit tree, water buffalo and orangutan. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Andrea Bernieri after Francois Solvyns from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Background imageOrangutan Collection: African animals: zebra, giraffe, chimpanzee

African animals: zebra, giraffe, chimpanzee
African animals: zebra, Equus quagga, giraffe, Giraffa camelopardalis, endangered chimpanzee, Pan troglodytes, and the endangered Asian jocko (orangutan, Pongo pygmaeus)

Background imageOrangutan Collection: Tinan, a young orangutan on display at the Jardin d Acclimatation (colour litho)

Tinan, a young orangutan on display at the Jardin d Acclimatation (colour litho)
2818816 Tinan, a young orangutan on display at the Jardin d Acclimatation (colour litho) by Meyer, Henri (1841-99) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tinan)

Background imageOrangutan Collection: A young Orangutan sitting in its enclosure at London Zoo, October 1925 (b / w photo)

A young Orangutan sitting in its enclosure at London Zoo, October 1925 (b / w photo)
3260702 A young Orangutan sitting in its enclosure at London Zoo, October 1925 (b/w photo) by Bond, Frederick William (1887-1942)

Background imageOrangutan Collection: The monks orangutan (chromolitho)

The monks orangutan (chromolitho)
973976 The monks orangutan (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The monks orangutan)

Background imageOrangutan Collection: Monkey Teeth, 1824 (colour litho)

Monkey Teeth, 1824 (colour litho)
1001793 Monkey Teeth, 1824 (colour litho) by Brodtmann, Karl Joseph (1787-1862); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der SAaugethiereA, 1824)

Background imageOrangutan Collection: Orang-Outang (colour litho)

Orang-Outang (colour litho)
2803395 Orang-Outang (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Orang-Outang. Illustration for Aunt Louisas Zoological Gardens (Frederick Warne)

Background imageOrangutan Collection: An eventful hunt on the roof of the Pasteur Institute, in Paris, to catch the chimpanze

An eventful hunt on the roof of the Pasteur Institute, in Paris, to catch the chimpanze... (colour litho)
2808879 An eventful hunt on the roof of the Pasteur Institute, in Paris, to catch the chimpanze... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Background imageOrangutan Collection: Orang (colour litho)

Orang (colour litho)
2817898 Orang (colour litho) by Kuhnert, Wilhelm (1865-1923) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Orang. Illustration for Wild Life of the World by R Lydekker (Frederick Warne)

Background imageOrangutan Collection: Orangutan in Frankfurt Zoo, Germany (litho)

Orangutan in Frankfurt Zoo, Germany (litho)
5997019 Orangutan in Frankfurt Zoo, Germany (litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Orangutan in Frankfurt Zoo, Germany)

Background imageOrangutan Collection: 18th century Dutch couple drinking wine with a Bornean orangutan at the dining table

18th century Dutch couple drinking wine with a Bornean orangutan at the dining table
6337361 18th century Dutch couple drinking wine with a Bornean orangutan at the dining table by English School, (19th century); (add.info)

Background imageOrangutan Collection: Asian fauna (colour litho)

Asian fauna (colour litho)
3630349 Asian fauna (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Asian fauna. Illustration from Meyers Konversations-Lexicon, c1895.); © Look and Learn

Background imageOrangutan Collection: A young Orangutan hugs a Tree Kangaroo at London Zoo in 1927 (b / w photo)

A young Orangutan hugs a Tree Kangaroo at London Zoo in 1927 (b / w photo)
3550629 A young Orangutan hugs a Tree Kangaroo at London Zoo in 1927 (b/w photo) by Bond, Frederick William (1887-1942); Zoological Society of London; eZoological Society of London; British

Background imageOrangutan Collection: Ourang-Outangs at the Jardin des Plantes, Paris (engraving)

Ourang-Outangs at the Jardin des Plantes, Paris (engraving)
3637888 Ourang-Outangs at the Jardin des Plantes, Paris (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ourang-Outangs at the Jardin des Plantes, Paris)




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Orangutans, the gentle giants of Borneo, captivate our hearts with their endearing portraits. In one frame, we witness the tender bond between a mother and her baby orangutan as they gaze into each other's eyes. The love and protection radiating from the mother's face is undeniable, showcasing the remarkable maternal instincts of these incredible creatures. At Semengoh Nature Reserve in Sarawak, we are introduced to an adorable baby orangutan whose innocent expression melts our hearts. With its wide-eyed wonder and curious nature, this little one embodies the essence of youth and exploration. In Tanjung Puting Reserve, a female Bornean Orangutan graces us with her captivating presence. Her serene face tells tales of wisdom acquired through years spent navigating the lush rainforests that serve as their home. It serves as a reminder of how vital it is to protect these precious habitats for future generations. Sandy, a beloved female Orang Utan born on April 29th, 1982, sits gracefully while cradling two young ones in her arms. This image showcases not only Sandy's nurturing spirit but also highlights the importance of conservation efforts in preserving these magnificent creatures' natural habitat. As we venture into Semenggoh Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Sarawak, Malaysia - an oasis dedicated to rehabilitating orphaned orangutans - we witness firsthand their tireless commitment to ensuring these primates thrive once more. These centers play a crucial role in safeguarding their future by providing them with care and support until they can be reintroduced back into the wild. Even beyond Borneo's borders lies Singapore Zoo where a baby orangutan curiously observes its surroundings. This tiny explorer represents hope for conservationists worldwide who work tirelessly to protect these endangered species from extinction. Let us cherish every glimpse into the lives of orangutans captured within these frames – reminders that it is our responsibility to safeguard their future.