Pongo (Orangutans) — Where Wildlife

Species in this group

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CR

Pongo pygmaeus

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

CR

Pongo abelii

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~70%

Jan

~70%

Feb

~70%

Mar

~70%

Apr

~60%

May

~70%

Jun

~70%

Jul

~70%

Aug

~70%

Sep

~60%

Oct

~60%

Nov

~60%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Orangutans

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Tanjung Puting National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	~90%
	Bornean Orangutan			~90%
2	Gunung Leuser National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	~80%
	Sumatran Orangutan			~80%
3	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	~70%
	Bornean Orangutan			~70%
4	Danum Valley Conservation Area	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	~50%
	Bornean Orangutan			~50%
5	Sepilok	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	~40%
	Bornean Orangutan			~40%
6	Kerinci Seblat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	~10%
	Sumatran Orangutan			Insufficient data
7	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	<5%
	Bornean Orangutan			Insufficient data

Orangutans

Species in this group

Bornean Orangutan

Sumatran Orangutan

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Orangutans

Parks Ranked