When visiting a national park in the remote jungles Borneo I got a close- up view of orangutans while they were rehabilitating in quarantine at NGO Friends of the National Parks Foundation (FNPF). One orangutan grabbed my hand and pulled me towards it. It’s hard to put into words how awesome that experience was. There is so much intelligence, beauty and innocence that shine from their eyes. It made me realize how closely connected we are to them.

In 2005 Man of the Junge sold on the opening night of Humane Society International Extinction Denied Art Exhibition. This exhibition is by invitation only. Humane Society International has been sponsoring FNPF scince 2000.