orangutans

Taken 3/3/24

Taken 3/3/24

Hey all! I'm just curious about which subspecies of orangutan is considered the less common in North American zoos? It seems there is a decent population of both Sumatran and Bornean, so I'm wondering if one is preferred over the other.

Does anyone know which species of Synodontis is kept with the Dambas and Kotsovo Cihclids?

Orangutan Mother Jazz (30) from the Dudley zoo became super mum as she's not just looking after her own 4-week-old baby boy Jim, now she's looking after her daughter's newborn baby as well, as her daughter found first-time motherhood a little bit challenging.

I thought 2022 was going to be a quiet year for Dudley Zoo and Castle (DZC), but today the zoo has revealed their 12-month plan for their 85th anniversary and it sounds fantastic... The brand-new outdoor orangutan enclosure is expected to be completed by Easter. After that construction work...

In Jungle Trails, June 18

Since the move of Twycross' "Miri" and Monkey World's "Hsiao-Ning" to Rostock, I have become really interested in the Orangutan's there and would really like to know where all the individuals come from! Currently (just from browsing the internet) I know: Ejde (M) ?x? Sunda (F) ?x? Sabas...

Apparently an "interspecies" internet is being created to help animals communicate with humans. One of the founders is the guy who created the internet. I think its an amazing project. What are everyone's thoughts on this? Link of the TED presentation which shows the launch of the...

I'm writing a book about an orangutan who was housed in zoo of Paris and is now in Apenheul zoological park, Apeldoorn, Wattana : C. Herzfeld, Wattana, Un orang-outan à Paris, Paris, Payot & Rivages - to published on October 2012 I'm writing a chapter about the orangutans housed in zoo. I saw...

Interesting development: BBC Nature - Chester Zoo team to build orangutan bridges in Borneo

Hi all, We've just created a video about a new 3D documentary film which is going to be released this week at the IMAX London called 'Born to be Wild 3D', narrated by Morgan Freeman, thought you might be interested. The film documents young orphaned elephants and orangutans and the...

After the recent statement from Al Ain, I have now had a response from Giza Zoo. I don't suppose it will go any way towards stopping the protest outside of the zoo tomorrow as there a number of other animal issues in the zoo that the Egyptian groups are worried about...not least of which is the...

If your local zoo has orangutans, please check to see whether they are planning to have educational activities on May 8, as part of the Missing Orangutan Mothers (M.O.M.) awareness campaign. I know that National Zoo in Wash DC will have some neat activities. I blog about the woman who started...

Hey please could you all do me a favour and fill in this questionnaire to help me with my college project comparing orangutan exhibits. I will then be able to collect the data to make a design of the 'perfect' orangutan exhibit. Thanks for helping me. P.s. also give me advice on what I...

Orangutan escapes at Adelaide Zoo - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Hi everyone, I found my way to ZooChat from a link to some pictures of the new baby orangutan at the Barcelona Zoo. Awesome pics! What a precious baby and a super mama! I invite you all to visit the Orangutan Outreach website: Orangutan Outreach and join our Facebook cause: Causes |...

groups: peanut,pung-yo,tien and unborn baby zoey,jake and kim vietta,tito,and alex rafael by himself at the moment

:mad:Orangutan Outreach just alerted us to an awful situation unfolding at The ZOO of Northwest Florida. A whistleblower went to PETA to expose the zoo director's intent to take a young 3 year old orangutan from her mother, Sara (who is featured on the zoo's homepage, next a fundraising...

I don't usually do this, but there is a bad situation in Indonesia that you can help with. I am copying, below, an email message from Nature Alert's Sean Whyte, who has been trying to convince the Borneo Orangutan Society (BOS) to rescue two orangutans in Kalimantan. His message follows...