Sadly, Ruthie is an orangutan with “issues”. After her mother was killed, Ruthie was kept as a pet and ill-treated, leaving her physically and emotionally scarred.
Ruthie had also been poorly fed, so she was very underweight when she arrived at Nyaru Menteng. If this wasn’t enough, she was expelled from Forest School because she started biting her classmates!
Fortunately, Ruthie has started eating well; having an appropriate diet has definitely improved her mood and helped her recover from an infection. Hopefully she might soon get the all clear to return to Forest School.