Orang Utan at Hamburg

Orang Utan *Tuan* at Hagenbeck, Hamburg

i hate this exhibit.....the smell of the fried food is so strong inside it....

Only on the side of the glas where the visitors stand.

Haven't seen the exhibit, but the animal looks very slim.

He is just getting a real male, so he looks a bit out of proportion.

I think he looks out of proportion/slim because he has no coat of hair- its almost non-existant- it should be long and flowing. That's due to all the concrete in this grotto, rubbing the hair. A horrible way to keep Orangutans... Melbourne's male 'Santan' looked just the same when they were in a Grotto.

The exibit is much better than you make it seem here.

Here the old exhibit: http://www.zoochat.com/132/hagenbeck-1995-old-orangutan-house-197179/

And some pics of the current one:

http://www.zoochat.com/132/orang-utan-enclosure-89997/

http://www.zoochat.com/132/orangutan-cafe-85534/

http://www.zoochat.com/132/orangutan-house-moat-otters-85537/

http://www.zoochat.com/132/view-inside-hagenbecks-orang-house-2007-a-32449/

Pertinax said:

Melbourne's male 'Santan' looked just the same when they were in a Grotto.

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He still does. He is bald in a few patches and doesn't have the long dreadlocks that a prime breeding male should have.