Apenheul - Orangutan islands

Two of the five islands for bornean rangutans in Apenheul, the Netherlands. These are the two smaller ones. Lots of climbing frames.
July 2008

Very small though...

Dan said:

Very small though...

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I think the idea is to encourage the Orangs to stay off the floor. There is a lot of vertical space for the Orangs to climb around in which makes up for the lack of floor space.

The bonobo and gorilla land areas are bigger because they spend more time on the floor than Orangs.

Wise words CZJimmy

Can the islands be linked or do the orang utans need to stay on an island until the keepers transfer them?

I think they can be linked by the indoor exhibit

If the indoor area does as , I understand from Toddy's post act as a hub with all the out door space radiating out and open at all times it makes for an even better exhibit. If there is one who want so move out on their own they can get away easily.
A great exhibit my only question would be how long the tree trunks in contact with the ground will last before rotting away.

Dean