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National GeographicBaby orangutans spend years clinging to their mothers, learning what to eat and how to survive in the rainforest. Even snacktime is a lesson. Filmed by Nat Geo photographer and filmmaker Tim Laman in Borneo’s Gunung Palung National Park—where National Geographic Explorer Cheryl Knott has studied wild orangutans for more than three decades—this moment captures the messy, fuzzy reality of growing up as an orangutan.
On the profile · May 13, 2026