Nadi
SEX: Female
AGE: 7
DESCRIPTION: Wary, smart, bold
ID TIPS: Dark face with raccoon eyes; Distinct V hairline; Yawns when nervous
QUIRK: Opens her mouth in a yawn pose when she is nervous, angry or scared
HISTORY
As a baby Nadi spent her days in torment, locked in a tiny cage outside a house on the banks of a river. She was being kept as a pet but could barely stand up in her cage and was desperately malnourished. She was taken to the Nyaru Menteng Rescue and Rehabilitation Center where she began a process of growth and recovery but her terrible past left her with a unique response to fear; whenever she is afraid or unsure she opens her mouth in a large yawn.
LIFE ON ORANGUTAN ISLAND
Of all the Orangutans transferred to their new home Nadi was the most difficult to relocate. She was desperate not to get on the boat that would take her to the island. Lone suspected that the sound of the boat engine sparked terrifying memories of her caged existence as a pet… but since that first hurdle Nadi has been going from strength to strength and is very independent.
Nadi is the first to raise the alarm when a highly venomous snake makes an appearance on the island. She uses her characteristic open mouthed pose that the others have come to understand as a signal that she is nervous. Although she is a small female Nadi isn’t afraid of putting the big boys in their place; she throws a tantrum when Hamlet won’t share his food and makes sure Chen Chen doesn’t get away with bullying her on the platform.
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