Happy Hour at Camp Leakey offers a heartwarming glimpse into the world of a young orangutan enjoying a well-earned treat of soy milk after feasting on bananas. Filmed at the legendary research site founded by Dr. Biruté Galdikas in Indonesian Borneo, this charming moment captures the playful intelligence and individuality that made her life’s work so powerful.

Camp Leakey, established in 1971, became the center of the world’s longest-running orangutan field study and a sanctuary for rescued and rehabilitated apes. Through her decades of dedication, Dr. Galdikas helped transform global understanding of orangutans and worked tirelessly to protect their rainforest home.

This video from Orangutan Foundation International offers a rare, intimate look at daily life at Camp Leakey, where young orangutans, many rescued from captivity or habitat destruction, are given a second chance to thrive. Moments like this remind us why Dr. Galdikas devoted her life to these remarkable beings and why protecting orangutans remains so urgent today.