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Independence for Canyon
Canyon arrived at Sepilok aged around two years old after a report was made that some villagers were keeping a baby orangutan as a pet.
December 2022
Canyon
Canyon has been at Sepilok Rehabilitation Centre since 2017 and in that time she has excelled at learning the skills required for an independent life in the Bornean rainforest.
Originally kept as a pet by a small village in the Imbak Canyon region, she was reported to the team at Sepilok and relocated to the centre which has been her home for the past 5 years. Being an orphan, she had much to learn from the team that she would otherwise have learnt from her mother.
Canyon's fuzzy hair has always been her most distinctive feature but her caring nature towards other orangutans has also shone through. She truly has become a role model for the current cohort of orangutans on the adoption scheme and we're hopeful that one day this trait will help to successfully raise her own young in the wild.
The team at Sepilok will certainly miss having her around the centre as much, but know that she is more than ready for full independence.
Thanks to the team at Sepilok and their rehabilitation program, orphaned orangutans are given a second chance at life in the wild which we couldn't do without your support. Thank you so much for adopting - we hope that you will consider continuing your sponsorship with another orangutan on the scheme.
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