Singapore Zoo: circa 2010

JigerofLemuria · 22 Apr 2016

Free-roaming orang-utans. Not sure if Sumatran or Bornean.

PAT · 24 Apr 2016

JigerofLemuria said:
Free-roaming orang-utans. Not sure if Sumatran or Bornean.

I think the only Sumatran orang-utans live in the covered exhibit near the sun bears.

Zooish · 24 Apr 2016

PAT said:
I think the only Sumatran orang-utans live in the covered exhibit near the sun bears.

Both Sumatran and Bornean Orang Utans can be found in the free-range areas and the island enclosure. The ones in the photo all look like Borneans though.

lintworm · 24 Apr 2016

Zooish said:
Both Sumatran and Bornean Orang Utans can be found in the free-range areas and the island enclosure. The ones in the photo all look like Borneans though.

Aren't the 2 species kept separate, otherwise hybridization seems a dangerous option....

Zooish · 25 Apr 2016

lintworm said:
Aren't the 2 species kept separate, otherwise hybridization seems a dangerous option....

They are mixed in non-breeding groups, such as females with juveniles, or all males.

Singapore Zoo: circa 2010

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