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Yellow light entered the window of COP borneo mini clinic. It is half past six. Under the morning light through forest canopy, Popi was playing in the baby house, waiting for meal time and forest school afterwards. That were our routine in the morning. While Popi plays in the baby house, I clean her enclosure, prepare milk for the baby orangutans in enclosure 2, COP Borneo rehabilitation center, East Kalimantan.

What would Popi do when someone approach her?

Popi knows that when she plays in the baby house, there will be someone bringing her food. Popi will hide in her favorite spot, inside a blue container. She will hide there while observing the surroundings. Just like kids who like to play hide and seek, Popi will continue to hide, even when her name is called over and over. But she will stay in her favorite spot, leaving the keeper busy looking for her.

Now Popi has a new hiding spot. Volunteers from China provided additional variation to the baby house, built by Angel COP Borneo Project. It is a project of female volunteer from Australia led by Bev Luff from With Compassion and Soul. Baby house is a playing and training arena for baby orangutans to train their muscles and reflexes. When the weather doesn’t allow for forest school activity, the baby house is the destination for the younger orangutans.

Popi’s new hiding spot is a hanging tire. Her small figure allows her to hide in it. Popi will hide until the keeper left. Baby sitter Wetty Rupiana thought her behavior is hilarious.

Popi seems very happy to play alone in the baby house. Baby house is the place to express herself. Maybe baby house is comfortable for her, with less denser forest canopy. She was reluctant to go to forest school. She stayed on the top until Wety come and get her. (Zahra_Orangufriends)

POPI BERMAIN PETAK UMPET
Cahaya kuning menembus jendela mini klinik COP Borneo. Waktu menunjukkan pukul setengah tujuh pagi. Di bawah cahaya pagi yang menerobos kanopi hutan, Popi bermain di baby house, menunggu saat makan lalu berangkat sekolah hutan. Ya begitulah kebiasaan kami di pagi hari, Popi bermain di baby house, lalu saya akan membersihkan kandangnya, membuat susu untuk para bayi orangutan di kandang 2, pusat rehabilitasi orangutan COP Borneo, Kalimantan Timur.

Apa yang dilakukan Popi saat ada yang datang menghampirinya?

Popi tahu, saat dia bermainan di baby house, akan ada yang datang membawakan makanan. Popi memilih bersembunyi di dalam tong biru. Tong biru itu adalah tempat favorit Popi bersembunyi sambil mengamati sekeliling. Seperti anak-anak yang suka bermain petak umpet, Popi pun akan terus bersembunyi, sekalipun namanya dipanggil-panggil berulang kali. Semakin sibuk animal keeper mencarinya, Popi pun akan tetap bertahan di dalam tong birunya.

Kini, Popi punya tempat persembunyian baru lagi. Relawan dari China, memberi variasi tambahan untuk baby house yang dibangun oleh Angel COP Borneo Project. Suatu project relawan perempuan dari Australia yang dikoordinir oleh Bev Luff dari With Compassion and Soul. Baby house menjadi arena bermainan yang sangat berguna melatih otot-otot dan refleks para bayi orangutan. Saat cuaca di COP Borneo tidak memungkin untuk ke sekolah hutan, biasanya orangutan-rangutan kecil akan bermain di sini juga. Tempat persembunyian Popi yang baru adalah ban bekas yang digantung. Tubuh kecilnya masih memungkinkan dia bersembunyi di situ. Popi akan pura-pura hilang hingga animal keeper pergi. Baby Sitter, Wety Rupiana nyaris tak bisa menahan tawanya melihat kelakuan Popi.

Popi terlihat senang sekali ketika bermain sendirian di baby house. Baby house adalah tempatnya mengekspresikan dirinya. Mungkin baby house lebih nyaman buatnya, dengan kanopi pohon yang tidak terlalu rapat. Dia pun terlihat enggan untuk berangkat ke sekolah hutan. Dia pun bertahan terus di atas, hingga Wety menjemputnya ke atas. (WET)

This is the development story of Owi the orangutan. Owi still a role model to Bonti and Happi the orangutans in the last 3 months. Owi the ‘Gang Boss’ recorded undergoing forest school as much as 36 times. The extreme weather that causes the school notes are not taken every day. The baby orangutans are still very frightened when they heard thunder and see lightning flashes.

Bringing Owi to the forest school always keeps animal keepers anxious. For several times Owi escaped during the forest school. This may be due to the location of the forest school which is indeed in controlled by Owi. Owi looks like to explore furher.

But… Bonti who always follow Owi wherever he goes, he held back Owi motion . Maybe that’s why, Owi run away. Tired of facing ‘follower’. In forest schools, the average height of the trees is 30 meters high. Owi usually climb up to the end of the tree. Maybe if the trees in the forest school reach to 100 meters, he will climb up to the tip too. What about the animal keeper watching him > Tucked in gratitude. Forgive us Owi. (Dhea_Orangufriends)

KABURNYA OWI DI SEKOLAH HUTAN
Ini adalah cerita perkembangan orangutan Owi. Owi masih menjadi panutan untuk orangutan Bonti dan Happi dalam 3 bulan terakhir ini. Owi si ‘Bos Geng’ tercatat menjalani sekolah hutan sebanyak 36 kali. Cuaca ekstrim yang menyebabkan catatan sekolah hutan tak setiap hari. Bayi-bayi orangutan ini ternyata masih sangat ketakutan saat mendengar halilintar maupun melihat kilat petir.

Membawa Owi ke sekolah hutan selalu saja membuat animal keeper was-was. Bagaimana tidak kawatir. Owi beberapa kali kabur saat sekolah hutan. Ini mungkin karena lokasi sekolah hutan yang memang sangat dikuasai Owi. Owi terlihat ingin menjelajah lebih jauh.

Tapi… Bonti yang selalu mengikuti Owi kemanapun dia pergi, membuat gerak Owi tidak leluasa. Mungkin itu juga sebabnya, Owi melarikan diri. Capek menghadapi ‘follower’. Di sekolah hutan, rata-rata ketinggian pohon 30 meter. Owi biasanya memanjat hingga ujung pohon. Mungkin kalau pohon-pohon di sekolah hutan mencapai 100 meter, dia akan memanjat sampai ujungnyanya juga. Bagaimana dengan para animal keeper yang mengawasinya? Terselip rasa syukur. Maafkan kami Owi. (WET)

When happi spends his time at the socialization enclosure, the animal keepers are making enrichment for him. These enrichment are to help the orangutans shows their natural instinct. Not only for making them busy, but also to avoid boredom and feeling stressed out being in a cage. Therefore, these bamboos-and-leaves-made enrichment are created for them.

Several kinds of Happi’s favorite fruits are inserted inside the bamboo cane. Guavas, papayas, bananas, and corns are diced, then put into the bamboo cane with a hole on the top of it, then sealed with leaves. And the keepers also add some honey to stimulates their sense of smell and taste bud so they are more excited when opening the bamboo cane.

In the end, Happi needed a quite long time opening the cane. He even asked for our help opening this bamboo enrichment. Perhaps he begins to feel desperate. Happi is in the same enclosure with Owi, Bonti and Pingpong, and they are started to work together. They take turns to smash the bamboo cane, working through the hole, extended their finger and mouth to reach the fruits inside until they finally get the prize.

Would you like to be his adopter? Find this link to adopting him https://www.orangutan.org.au/adoption/adopt/happi/?referrer_source=COP