Chester Zoo Bornean Orangs?

[chesterfan]

What is the situation with the Borneans? Have tried to look over old posts, and haven't found any recent info. I would have thought that there might be some new arrivals born sometime soon? Not sure the gestation period of Orangs...but I'm sure that babies are expected. Anyone know anything?

 

[kiang]

Is this regards to the Bornean orangutans at Chester or the whole of the UK?

 

[CZJimmy]

If this is regarding Chester, then the two younger females (Leia and Sarikei) currently both have youngsters (Latifah and Iznee respectively) and the male Tuan is being kept seperate from them for the time being.

 

[chesterfan]

Is this regards to the Bornean orangutans at Chester or the whole of the UK?

Yes, Chester. Sorry i should have made myself clearer. I didn't know that there were 2 babies. Have i missed a whole thread on this or has it not been a topic? When were they born?

 

[CZJimmy]

Chester Zoo - Iznee lovely?

Iznee was born in May and Latifah was born after that (but I can't remember the exact date)

 

[Pertinax]

Have i missed a whole thread on this or has it not been a topic? When were they born?

I think the births came up on Chester general news threads. Chester have bred a lot of Bornean Orangutans in the past, but these two most recent babies are the first they've had for a number of years.