We don’t walk like you-oo-oo! Young orangutan orphans are pushed around in a wheelbarrow by their ‘surrogate mothers’ at rehabilitation centre
- The cute primates also hang from trees and wait while their school lunch is prepared in the forest
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Young orangutan orphans have been spotted being pushed around in a wheelbarrow at a rehabilitation center in Indonesia.
The adorable primates, aged between three and seven years, are cared for by surrogate mothers, a practice used at all Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation centers.
Not only are they taken on a wheelbarrow ride across a wooden terrace through the rainforest area, but you also see them hanging from trees waiting while their school lunch is prepared in the forest.
Other images show them playfully posing for the camera and huddled in a group enjoying each other’s company.
The orangutans are being rehabilitated at the centers in the hope that they can learn natural skills and one day return to the forest.
The adorable snaps were taken in two centers in Kalimantan, Indonesia.
Founded in 1991, the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation is the world’s largest orangutan conservation organization.
Orangutans between 3 and 7 years old are transported in a wheelbarrow by surrogate mothers, a practice used in all BOS Foundation centers for efficiency
![We don't walk like you-oo-oo! Young orangutan orphans are pushed around in a wheelbarrow by their 'surrogate mothers' at rehabilitation centre 2 Young orangutans are transported in a wheelbarrow by surrogate mothers through the rainforest area in Borneo, Indonesia](https://nybreaking.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/1707311340_783_We-dont-walk-like-you-oo-oo-Young-orangutan-orphans-are-pushed.jpeg)
Young orangutans are transported in a wheelbarrow by surrogate mothers through the rainforest area in Borneo, Indonesia
![We don't walk like you-oo-oo! Young orangutan orphans are pushed around in a wheelbarrow by their 'surrogate mothers' at rehabilitation centre 4 An orangutan hangs and swings among the trees at the BOS Foundation's Nyaru Menteng Rehabilitation Center](https://nybreaking.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/1707311343_990_We-dont-walk-like-you-oo-oo-Young-orangutan-orphans-are-pushed.jpeg)
An orangutan hangs and swings among the trees at the BOS Foundation’s Nyaru Menteng Rehabilitation Center
![We don't walk like you-oo-oo! Young orangutan orphans are pushed around in a wheelbarrow by their 'surrogate mothers' at rehabilitation centre 6 Orangutans between the ages of 3 and 7 are transported in a wheelbarrow by surrogate mothers](https://nybreaking.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/1707311345_429_We-dont-walk-like-you-oo-oo-Young-orangutan-orphans-are-pushed.jpeg)
Orangutans between the ages of 3 and 7 are transported in a wheelbarrow by surrogate mothers
![We don't walk like you-oo-oo! Young orangutan orphans are pushed around in a wheelbarrow by their 'surrogate mothers' at rehabilitation centre 8 A group of young orangutans huddled in a nursery group at the BOS Foundation's Nyaru Menteng Rehabilitation Center](https://nybreaking.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/1707311348_329_We-dont-walk-like-you-oo-oo-Young-orangutan-orphans-are-pushed.jpeg)
A group of young orangutans huddled in a nursery group at the BOS Foundation’s Nyaru Menteng Rehabilitation Center
![We don't walk like you-oo-oo! Young orangutan orphans are pushed around in a wheelbarrow by their 'surrogate mothers' at rehabilitation centre 10 Kalanaman (left), Avo (right), 3-year-old orangutans in the nursery group of the BOS Foundation's Nyaru Menteng Rehabilitation Center](https://nybreaking.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/1707311350_446_We-dont-walk-like-you-oo-oo-Young-orangutan-orphans-are-pushed.jpeg)
Kalanaman (left), Avo (right), 3-year-old orangutans in the nursery group of the BOS Foundation’s Nyaru Menteng Rehabilitation Center
![We don't walk like you-oo-oo! Young orangutan orphans are pushed around in a wheelbarrow by their 'surrogate mothers' at rehabilitation centre 12 Onyer, a three-year-old male orangutan in the nursery group of the BOS Foundation's Nyaru Menteng Rehabilitation Centre, makes a funny face](https://nybreaking.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/1707311353_105_We-dont-walk-like-you-oo-oo-Young-orangutan-orphans-are-pushed.jpeg)
Onyer, a three-year-old male orangutan in the nursery group of the BOS Foundation’s Nyaru Menteng Rehabilitation Centre, makes a funny face
![We don't walk like you-oo-oo! Young orangutan orphans are pushed around in a wheelbarrow by their 'surrogate mothers' at rehabilitation centre 14 Greta (right) and Kaladan (below), aged about 7, watch as their school lunch is prepared in the forest by surrogate mothers at the BOS Foundation's Nyaru Menteng Rehabilitation Center](https://nybreaking.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/1707311356_871_We-dont-walk-like-you-oo-oo-Young-orangutan-orphans-are-pushed.jpeg)
Greta (right) and Kaladan (below), aged about 7, watch as their school lunch is prepared in the forest by surrogate mothers at the BOS Foundation’s Nyaru Menteng Rehabilitation Center
![We don't walk like you-oo-oo! Young orangutan orphans are pushed around in a wheelbarrow by their 'surrogate mothers' at rehabilitation centre 16 Baimah, a 3-year-old female orangutan, makes a strange face during a forest school moment at the BOS Foundation's Samboja Lestari Rehabilitation Center](https://nybreaking.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/1707311358_508_We-dont-walk-like-you-oo-oo-Young-orangutan-orphans-are-pushed.jpeg)
Baimah, a 3-year-old female orangutan, makes a strange face during a forest school moment at the BOS Foundation’s Samboja Lestari Rehabilitation Center
![We don't walk like you-oo-oo! Young orangutan orphans are pushed around in a wheelbarrow by their 'surrogate mothers' at rehabilitation centre 18 Onyer and Avo, three-year-old orangutans in the nursery group of the BOS Foundation's Nyaru Menteng Rehabilitation Centre, look on lovingly](https://nybreaking.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/1707311361_325_We-dont-walk-like-you-oo-oo-Young-orangutan-orphans-are-pushed.jpeg)
Onyer and Avo, three-year-old orangutans in the nursery group of the BOS Foundation’s Nyaru Menteng Rehabilitation Centre, look on lovingly
![We don't walk like you-oo-oo! Young orangutan orphans are pushed around in a wheelbarrow by their 'surrogate mothers' at rehabilitation centre 20 Monita, a 6-year-old female orangutan, appears tired at Group 5 forest school of the BOS Foundation's Nyaru Menteng Rehabilitation Center](https://nybreaking.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/1707311364_608_We-dont-walk-like-you-oo-oo-Young-orangutan-orphans-are-pushed.jpeg)
Monita, a 6-year-old female orangutan, appears tired at Group 5 forest school of the BOS Foundation’s Nyaru Menteng Rehabilitation Center
![We don't walk like you-oo-oo! Young orangutan orphans are pushed around in a wheelbarrow by their 'surrogate mothers' at rehabilitation centre 22 Baun (left), Greta (right) and Kaladan (below), aged about 7, watch their school lunch being prepared in the forest by surrogate mothers at the BOS Foundation's Nyaru Menteng Rehabilitation Center](https://nybreaking.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/1707311366_466_We-dont-walk-like-you-oo-oo-Young-orangutan-orphans-are-pushed.jpeg)
Baun (left), Greta (right) and Kaladan (below), aged about 7, watch their school lunch being prepared in the forest by surrogate mothers at the BOS Foundation’s Nyaru Menteng Rehabilitation Center
![We don't walk like you-oo-oo! Young orangutan orphans are pushed around in a wheelbarrow by their 'surrogate mothers' at rehabilitation centre 24 Jeni makes a cute expression while involved in forest school activities at BOS Foundations' Nyaru Menteng Rehabilitation Center](https://nybreaking.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/1707311369_847_We-dont-walk-like-you-oo-oo-Young-orangutan-orphans-are-pushed.jpeg)
Jeni makes a cute expression while involved in forest school activities at BOS Foundations’ Nyaru Menteng Rehabilitation Center
![We don't walk like you-oo-oo! Young orangutan orphans are pushed around in a wheelbarrow by their 'surrogate mothers' at rehabilitation centre 26 Surrogate mothers from the BOS Foundation are seen offering coconuts to orangutans during forest school, which provides a refreshing experience as many of the orangutans especially love coconut](https://nybreaking.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/1707311371_635_We-dont-walk-like-you-oo-oo-Young-orangutan-orphans-are-pushed.jpeg)
Surrogate mothers from the BOS Foundation are seen offering coconuts to orangutans during forest school, which provides a refreshing experience as many of the orangutans especially love coconut
![We don't walk like you-oo-oo! Young orangutan orphans are pushed around in a wheelbarrow by their 'surrogate mothers' at rehabilitation centre 28 Monyo (left) and Jeni (right), both 5 years old, hanging from branches at the BOS Foundation's Nyaru Menteng Rehabilitation Center](https://nybreaking.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/1707311373_403_We-dont-walk-like-you-oo-oo-Young-orangutan-orphans-are-pushed.jpeg)
Monyo (left) and Jeni (right), both 5 years old, hanging from branches at the BOS Foundation’s Nyaru Menteng Rehabilitation Center
![We don't walk like you-oo-oo! Young orangutan orphans are pushed around in a wheelbarrow by their 'surrogate mothers' at rehabilitation centre 30 An orangutan hangs and swings among the trees at the BOS Foundation's Nyaru Menteng Rehabilitation Center](https://nybreaking.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/1707311376_945_We-dont-walk-like-you-oo-oo-Young-orangutan-orphans-are-pushed.jpeg)
An orangutan hangs and swings among the trees at the BOS Foundation’s Nyaru Menteng Rehabilitation Center