Adopt an Orangutan

Your symbolic adoption supports the care, rehabilitation, and eventual release of an endangered orangutan. Choose your match below.

With your support you will receive:

Digital Certificate
Exclusive Photos
Regular Updates
Tax-Deductible Receipt

How Adoption Works

Orangutan adoptions are SYMBOLIC.

All orangutans remain in the professional care of our Indonesian partners.

Learn more about adopting
  1. Choose Your Orangutan: Browse profiles and pick the one that speaks to you. Can’t decide? Take the
    Personality Match Quiz.
  2. Set Up Your Adoption: Select monthly or yearly and make your payment. Adoptions are USD $20 per month or USD $200 per year per orangutan.
  3. Receive Digital Materials: Get a certificate, photos, and updates.
  4. Make a Difference: Your contribution supports their care and protection.

Meet the Orangutans

  • Selfie

    Selfie
    Age:  2 years
    Location:  BOS Nyaru Menteng

    Selfie is a young orangutan and an adventurous soul whose independence is growing everyday in Forest School.

    Adopt
  • Jenny

    Jenny
    Age:  2 years
    Location:  BOS Samboja Lestari

    Jenny is quickly growing in forest school where she has transformed from an easily frightened infant into a clever & cheeky toddler.

    Adopt
  • Galaksi

    Galaksi
    Age:  5 years
    Location:  BOS Samboja Lestari

    Galaksi is a juvenile orangutan in forest school who is small but mighty. With friends at his side, he turns each day into an adventure.

    Adopt
  • Rumba

    Rumba
    Age:  4 years
    Location:  BOS Nyaru Menteng

    Rumba has overcome physical challenges in forest school to show us that with patience and perseverance anything is possible.

    Adopt
  • Papa, an adult male orangutan with prominent cheek pads, sits quietly among forest foliage and looks toward the camera.
    Papa

    Papa
    Age:  36 years
    Location:  BOS Samboja Lestari

    Papa is a gentle adult orangutan rescued from the illegal pet trade and now enjoying life with companions in long-term care.

    Adopt
  • Baimah, a young female orangutan, sits calmly among trees in the forest while observing her surroundings.
    Baimah

    Baimah
    Age:  5 years
    Location:  BOS Samboja Lestari

    Baimah is a bold young orangutan rescued from captivity and now learning the skills she’ll need to thrive in the forest.

    Adopt
  • Monyo

    Monyo
    Age:  7 years
    Location:  BOS Nyaru Menteng

    Monyo is a young orangutan in forest school, learning essential skills as he grows toward independence.

    Adopt
  • Rickina, a female orangutan with expressive eyes and long reddish hair, raises her arms while resting a leaf on her head in a forest setting.
    Rickina

    Rickina
    Age:  14 years
    Location:  YIARI Center

    Rickina is a calm and thoughtful orangutan rescued as an infant and now living safely in long-term care.

    Adopt
  • Brenda, a young female orangutan, clings to a tree trunk in a forest setting while looking toward the camera.
    Brenda

    Brenda
    Age:  7 years
    Location:  SOCP Quarantine Center

    Brenda is a curious young orangutan rescued as an infant and now learning and playing in Forest School.

    Adopt
  • Neng, a female orangutan with long reddish hair, leans forward on a platform inside her enclosure and looks toward the camera.
    Neng

    Neng
    Age:  26 years
    Location:  YIARI Center

    Neng is a gentle adult orangutan rescued from captivity and now living safely in long-term care with her companions.

    Adopt
  • Krismon

    Krismon
    Age:  30 years
    Location:  Orangutan Haven

    Krismon is a calm adult orangutan rescued from captivity and now living peacefully in his Forever Home at the Orangutan Haven.

    Adopt
  • Gracia, a female orangutan, sits high in the rainforest canopy with her infant beside her, surrounded by leafy branches.
    Gracia and the Kids

    Gracia and the Kids
    Age:  43 years
    Location:  Sebangau National Park

    Gracia and the Kids are a multi-generation family of wild orangutans living together and thriving in a protected forest habitat.

    Adopt
  • JoJo, an adult male orangutan, rests among leafy branches inside a forested enclosure and looks calmly toward the camera.
    JoJo

    JoJo
    Age:  26 years
    Location:  YIARI Center

    JoJo is a gentle adult orangutan rescued from severe neglect and now enjoying a safe, enriched life in long-term care.

    Adopt
  • Pingky, an adult female orangutan, holds a piece of bamboo while resting quietly and looking toward the camera.
    Pingky

    Pingky
    Age:  39 years
    Location:  YIARI Center

    Pingky is a calm adult orangutan rescued from long-term captivity and now living peacefully in lifelong care.

    Adopt
  • Gatot YIARI
    Gatot

    Gatot
    Age:  10 years
    Location:  YIARI Center

    Gatot is a playful young orangutan growing in confidence as he learns forest skills in rehabilitation.

    Adopt
  • Kukur, a young male orangutan, clings to a tree trunk and looks toward the camera in a forest setting.
    Kukur

    Kukur
    Age:  10 years
    Location:  YIARI Center

    Kukur is a young orangutan rescued from captivity and now learning essential skills as he grows in rehabilitation.

    Adopt
  • Mawa, a young male orangutan, peeks through leafy branches while holding onto enrichment items in his enclosure.
    Mawa

    Mawa
    Age:  4 years
    Location:  YIARI Center

    Mawa is a gentle young orangutan rescued as an infant and now learning the skills he needs to one day return to the forest.

    Adopt
  • Janet, a young female orangutan, eats a banana while sitting on a feeding platform at the rehabilitation center.
    Janet

    Janet
    Age:  4 years
    Location:  SOCP Quarantine Center

    Janet is a feisty young orangutan rescued as an infant and now learning social and forest skills in rehabilitation.

    Adopt

Find your Orangutan Match!

Take our personality quiz to get matched with your orangutan twin.

Take the Quiz

Meet the Graduates

The Orangutan Outreach adoption program was founded in 2007 and over the course of time we have had many graduates.
You can see all the graduates & alumni here.
You can also see the precious souls we’ve lost over the years. May they nest in peace….