Orang-utan Orphans
By: Hibbert, Clare
Series: Animal rescue; Animal rescue
Publisher: Hachette Book Group
Published: 2015
Place of publication: London, UK
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9781445133935
Subjects: Juvenile literature; Orangutans; Infancy; Reintroduction; Habitat; Conservation; Wildlife conservation; Wildlife reintroduction; Sepilok Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre; Nyaru Menteng Orangutan Rescue and Rehabilitation Center (Borneo)
Description: Orang-utan Orphans follows the ups and downs of the lives of these special animals as they are cared for at specialist rescue centres in Borneo and Sumatra in southeast Asia and focuses on both individual animals and the incredible people who look after them. Packed with emotional stories, but these books are also supported by environmental and educational content. Each book touches on issues such as conservation, habitat destruction, poaching, how each animal lives in the wild and how they are cared for in captivity.
Table of contents: title: Saving orang-utans; title: Vanishing forests; title: The pet trade; title: Mums and babies; title: Carers; title: Dinner time; title: Playtime; title: Bedtime; title: Keeping clean; title: Being friendly; title: Forest skills; title: Back to the wild; title: Spreading the word.