orangutan

Terry Pratchett Facing Extinction - BBC2 9pm Wednesday 27 March 2013. Terry Pratchett returns to the forests of Borneo to explore not only the fate of orangutans but also his own fate as he battles with a rare from of Alzheimer's.

When have you never seen a large crowd of people at the orangutan exhibit at your local zoo? These animals have a unique ability to draw attention to themselves due to their michevious antics and gentle nature. But I wonder if there are any noteworthy orangutan exhibits that demonstrates the...

Rare Sumatran orangutans dying as fires rage in Indonesian swamp forest | Environment | The Guardian This should be headline news, not a paragraph in a newspaper. Sadly, my reaction was not one of shock but of inevitability. Anything that's being done to curb the use of palm oil will surely...

Hello! I have been researching Sumatran Orangutans for some time and I am looking to make contact with anyone who may have memories of working with or visiting this animal. It is believed he was a capture from the wild, and spent time at Monroe(1962-1965), Omaha(1965-1983), and Brownsville...

I found this good news from the orangutan outreach. Orangutan Outreach is developing a new state-of-the-art orangutan facility in Yogyakarta, Central Java, Indonesia. Yogyakarta Orangutan Center | redapes.org

Did zoos keep information on the cause of death of orangutans who died in the 1960s? I'm particularly interested in Sadie, who was purchased by Detroit Zoo in 1955, and who died in 1966. I have the stud book info, but I'm trying to find out more and the Detroit Zoo won't respond to my requests...

Nénette - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia I've just had my attention drawn to this documentary about Bornean female orangutan, Nenette, at Le Jardin des Plantes, Paris. You can see a trailer here: Nenette - Movie Trailers - iTunes

A personal report on a visit to Johor Zoo on Peninsula Malaysia, Johor Zoo

It's been a tough past week for the Oregon Zoo. And just before the Red Ape Reserve exhibit was soon to be open as well. Not sure if Batik's passing will push the opening back further than August or not. Batik's passing *****'s passing

Giza Zoo is a former member of WAZA. Its membership was withdrawn because it was unable to meet the standards required. Although it is understood that efforts have been made recently to improve the situation they have not made it yet. It is then quite shocking to learn that Al Ain Wildlife Park...

A nine year old male Orangutan by the name of 'Pagy' was exploring his enclosure in Prague Zoo. Unfortunately some of the foliage gave way and he tumbled into the water filled moat below. In an instant a brave keeper and gardener dived in to rescue him and pull him out. Prague Zoo Orangutan...

Does anyone know if Karlsruhe (Dr. Clemens Becker) is still the orangutan studbook keeper for Europe?

A couple of days ago I headed out to Nong Nooch Tropical Botanic Garden and Zoo to investigate the abuse of an Orangutan. As it happened I did not see it. We did have a couple of very heavy downpours so it may well be it was not at 'work'. This was my second visit to this collection. I don;t...

Chinta climbing on the small island

Mali climbing on the large island

Photo taken May 2008. Note the edge of the building on the right is where the orangutan escape unfolded.

Taken June 2008. Pic shows the boat route along the Orangutan exhibit in the zoo's Southeast Asia Islands region.

Orangutan "Chinta" March 2008

The weird looking (Bornean) Orangutan exhibit in de apenheul. It is mostly divided into 3 large outdoor enclosures. But they can change the waterlevel around the islands, creating more or less separate enclosures.