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Taronga Zoo Orangutans (1990s)

For those interested, these are the orangutans Taronga Zoo held throughout the 1990’s.

3.5 orangutans were held there on 01/01/1990:

0.1 Judy II (Hybrid)
Born 26 October 1957 at Taronga Zoo
Died at Taronga Zoo 10 June 2007
Sire: Rufus, Dam: Helen

0.1 Wendy (Hybrid)
Born 20 March 1961 at Taronga Zoo
Died at Taronga Zoo 27 April 2001
Sire: Rufus, Dam: Helen

1.0 Perang (Male)
Born 1 February 1972 at Taronga Zoo
Died at Taronga Zoo 22 May 1990
Sire: Roy, Dam: Leslie

0.1 Perak (Hybrid)
Born 26 March 1972 at Taronga Zoo
Sent to Hyderabad Zoo 22 May 1990
Sire: Rufus, Dam: Judy II

1.0 Archie (Hybrid)
Born 6 May 1975 at Taronga Zoo
Died at Taronga Zoo 25 March 1996
Sire: Roy, Dam: Wendy

0.1 Wanita (Hybrid)
Born 23 March 1979 at Taronga Zoo
Sent to Auckland Zoo 6 March 2001
Sire: Roy, Dam: Wendy

0.1 Willow (Hybrid)
Born 9 May 1985 at Taronga Zoo
Sent to Mogo Zoo 2017
Sire: Perang, Dam: Wendy

1.0 Jantan (Hybrid)
Born 11 July 1987 at Taronga Zoo
Sent to Mogo Zoo 2017
Sire: Perang, Dam: Judy II

1.2 orangutans were imported between 1995-1996:

0.1 Melur (Bornean)
Born 11 June 1988 at Hong Kong Zoo
Arrived at Taronga Zoo 7 February 1995
Sent to Auckland Zoo 6 March 2001

0.1 Gangsa (Bornean)
Born 31 December 1989 at Hong Kong Zoo
Arrived at Taronga Zoo 7 February 1995
Sent to Auckland Zoo 6 March 2001

1.0 Datuk (Bornean)
Born 18 May 1989 at Auckland Zoo
Arrived at Taronga Zoo 13 December 1996
Died at Taronga Zoo 4 April 1998

On 31/12/1999, Taronga Zoo held 1.6 orangutans.
 
Taronga Zoo Annual Report 2020-2021:

The annual report for the Tarongas is now publicly available. Below are the notable highlights, transfers and births. Full report: https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/t...Zoological Parks Board of New South Wales.pdf
  • 94 Norfolk Island land snails (Advena campbellii and Mathewsoconcha suteri) were bred in captivity as part of new insurance populations in collaboration with the Australian Museum, Parks Australia and the Norfolk Island Regional Council. Great to see this initial success so early in the initiative. 16 individuals of each species were collected from Norfolk Island and transported to Taronga in May 2021. So far, 30 juvenile A. campbellii and 65 juveniles M. suteri have been produced.
  • 54 Bellinger River Turtles hatched to six adult females adding significantly to the insurance colony. There are only seven breeding females so six out of seven is a great result. In November 2020, Taronga assisted with the release of 32 young turtles into the Bellinger River, adding to the 20 which were released in previous years. The Northern Corroboree Frog facility was also completed which has the capacity to hold 500 individuals. Sixty-six eggs were collected from a number of nests throughout their range to capture genetic diversity, in addition to the 100 eggs collected the previous year from a separate part of their distribution.
  • Another notable birth included a female New Zealand Fur Seal. The lions made a return of course with males from Werribee and a female from Dubbo. Chimpanzee, Naomi also produced a male infant following unsuccessful pregnancies in 2017 and 2019.
  • The new ‘Iyora’ Australia will incorporate a koala encounter area with canopy walk, provide significant extensions to the kangaroo and wallaby walkthrough experience, refurbish Taronga's iconic nocturnal exhibition and incorporate underwater viewing of platypus.
  • A few interesting transactions: 1.0 Goodfellow’s Tree-kangaroo arrived from Adelaide Zoo, 1.0 Fijian Crested Iguana arrived from Melbourne Zoo, 2.0 Noisy Pittas arrived from Darling Downs Zoo, 0.1 Regent Bowerbird arrived from Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary, lots of movement with Regent Honeyeaters from various collections and 1.0 Quokka arrived from Wildlife HQ. Also a Short-beaked Echidna and Yellow-bellied Glider were absorbed into the zoo’s collection as wild rescues.
  • Several departures to others zoos from both Tarongas notably including 2.0 Giraffe to Hunter Valley and Monarto, 0.4 Przewalski’s Horse to Werribee, 1.0 Siamang to Hamilton (NZ), 4.2 Cheetah to Symbio and Hamilton (NZ), 1.1 Red Panda to Adelaide and Mogo, 1.0 Cotton-top Tamarin to Brooklands (NZ), 2.0 Black-handed Spider Monkeys to Wildlife HQ, 1.0 Australian Sea-lion to SeaWorld Gold Coast, 1.0 Goodfellow’s Tree-kangaroo to Currumbin, 2.3 Brush-tailed Bettongs to Canberra, 0.2 Yellow-bellied Gliders to Wild Life Sydney, 1.0 Yellow-bellied Glider to Moonlit, 0.1 Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat to Canberra, 1.1 Noisy Pitta to Darling Downs Zoo, 1.0 Noisy Pitta to Adelaide Zoo, 0.1.2 Plains Wanderers to Monarto and 1.0 Eastern Whipbird to Moonlit. There were additional releases to the wild as well with 183 Yellow-spotted Bell Frogs, 40 Lister’s Geckoes, 125 Blue-tailed Skinks and 32 Bellinger River Turtles being released from 2020-2021.
 
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