Chester Zoo Orang Updates?

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monkeyworld

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Hi, can any-one answer the following questions for me:

1. Does any on know how Jambi ( Born to Puluh x Subis) is getting on in her new home?

2. Padang is now 12 is their any plans fo him to be moved on ?

3. The Sumartren groups now numbers 8: Puluh, Subis, Budi, Kirana, Padang, Emma, Utara and Indah - the question i have is are they all kept together or are some kept separte?

4. The same question for the borneans, how are they all kept ? all together or in separte groups ?

5. Any plans to replace orang-utan Donna who passed away ?

Many thanks for any who tries to answer my questions, many many thanks
 
monkeyworld said:
Hi, can any-one answer the following questions for me:

1. Does any on know how Jambi ( Born to Puluh x Subis) is getting on in her new home?

2. Padang is now 12 is their any plans fo him to be moved on ?

3. The Sumartren groups now numbers 8: Puluh, Subis, Budi, Kirana, Padang, Emma, Utara and Indah - the question i have is are they all kept together or are some kept separte?

4. The same question for the borneans, how are they all kept ? all together or in separte groups ?

5. Any plans to replace orang-utan Donna who passed away ?

Many thanks for any who tries to answer my questions, many many thanks
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Jambi is doing very well at Budapest Zoo and has recently had a daughter of her own :)

The Z magazine said that they were looking to move Padang on but no location has been confirmed for him yet.
 
Nisha said:
The Z magazine said that they were looking to move Padang on but no location has been confirmed for him yet.
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It would be nice if he stayed in the UK but unless another Zoo goes into Sumatran Orangs, he will probably have to leave.:( With only Chester & Jersey keeping Sumatrans in the British Isles (is Jersey in the British Isles?;)) another new holder or two would be welcome. I would like to see Edinburgh have them again as historically they were the first to breed(unsuccessfully) Sumatran orangutans in the UK.
 
monkeyworld said:
Hi, can any-one answer the following questions for me:
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Hope these help,

monkeyworld said:
2. Padang is now 12 is their any plans fo him to be moved on ?
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Nisha, has already answered this one. He will be living the zoo, hopefully sometime soon considering the antics I have have seen him getting up too recently (Mating one of the youngsters)

monkeyworld said:
3. The Sumartren groups now numbers 8: Puluh, Subis, Budi, Kirana, Padang, Emma, Utara and Indah - the question i have is are they all kept together or are some kept separte?
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As far as am aware they have always been kept together, they are also kept with 3.0 Lar Gibbons seperated at feeding time.

monkeyworld said:
4. The same question for the borneans, how are they all kept ? all together or in separte groups?
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Tuan is or was being kept seperate from the girls due the youngsters. Come to think of it I have not seen Martha for a few months but then when you can have a nice warm house thats off-show I doubt blame her.

monkeyworld said:
5. Any plans to replace orang-utan Donna who passed away ?
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Chester currently have 8 Sumatran and 6 Bornean Orangutans so pretty much full so I doubt they would bring another one in but you never know.
 
Pertinax said:
It would be nice if he stayed in the UK but unless another Zoo goes into Sumatran Orangs, he will probably have to leave.:( With only Chester & Jersey keeping Sumatrans in the British Isles (is Jersey in the British Isles?;)) another new holder or two would be welcome. I would like to see Edinburgh have them again as historically they were the first to breed(unsuccessfully) Sumatran orangutans in the UK.
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Chester could be cheeky and create a second Sumatran group by bringing in a female or two for Padang but that would leave them very full and with less options to seperate or move them about. ;)

Wishful thinking but either way he needs to be sperated or moved on.
 
taun said:
Chester could be cheeky and create a second Sumatran group by bringing in a female or two for Padang but that would leave them very full and with less options to seperate or move them about. ;)

Wishful thinking but either way he needs to be sperated or moved on.
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Its possible they could keep him and start another group but not really necessary and they are pretty full up anyway. I would rather see Padang found another UK group, but there's no sign of anywhere fresh building an enclosure or wanting to start keeping Orangutans in the short term future.
 
taun said:
Hope these help,
Tuan is or was being kept seperate from the girls due the youngsters. Come to think of it I have not seen Martha for a few months but then when you can have a nice warm house thats off-show I doubt blame her.
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I saw Iznee with Martha (kindly identified by gentlelemur) not very long ago - morning of Lazy Summer Evening I think.
 
Does anyone know when exactly Padang is leaving ? Am trying to work out if I can get to see him one more time before then.
 
OrangePerson said:
Hope the ladies are ready for him. I'll have to go see him before he goes.
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I don't think there are ladies(plural). I believe there is currently one female but even she may be sent somewhere else and Padang paired with a new female being brought in to make up a new pair. At least he'll get an opportunity to breed now.
 
I was told last week Paddy would be leaving in 4 to 6 weeks and there are 2 females waiting for him..

He has already been separated from the group.
 
Its a pity he's leaving the UK but with no other zoos here apart from Jersey keeping Sumatrans, it was inevitable he would move abroad at some stage.
 
Big question of the day, why do so many more zoos keep Bornean Orangutans? If I opened a UK zoo and had the choice, I would create a second 'mainland' Britain holding of Sumatrans for a couple of reasons.

1) They are more endangered, and that is a good enough reason alone.
2) They are generally more active that Borneans in captivity, therefore would make a more interesting exhibit for the public. I think I've heard that they are also less prone to obesity problems in captivity.

Only a couple of reasons, I just wondered why most zoos prefer Borneans, are they just easier to get hold of?
 
Javan Rhino said:
Only a couple of reasons, I just wondered why most zoos prefer Borneans, are they just easier to get hold of?
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I would do exactly the same as you for similar reasons. Sumatran Orangutans are a far better display, being more active and (apparently) more socially orientated too. Other zoos in the UK have kept and bred them in the past- Bristol, Twycross, Edinburgh(1930's) while Flamingoland, Colchester and Dudley have had single individuals too.

Its only in the UK that Borneans are so widely kept, in Europe holders of the two species are about equal, or in favour of Sumatrans. I don't think they are difficult to obtain, its just that no other UK zoo has currently made any effort to start with them again.
 
Pertinax said:
I would do exactly the same as you for similar reasons. Sumatran Orangutans are a far better display, being more active and (apparently) more socially orientated too. Other zoos in the UK have kept and bred them in the past- Bristol, Twycross, Edinburgh(1930's) while Flamingoland, Colchester and Dudley have had single individuals too.

Its only in the UK that Borneans are so widely kept, in Europe holders of the two species are about equal, or in favour of Sumatrans. I don't think they are difficult to obtain, its just that no other UK zoo has currently made any effort to start with them again.
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That is a real shame. Lets hope that they will always be at Chester (the only zoo I can think of that currently holds both [without hybrids]?).
They shall be the first thing on my list if I ever open a zoo ;p
 
Javan Rhino said:
That is a real shame. Lets hope that they will always be at Chester
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I'm sure Chester will always have the Sumatrans as they are such a good display. I did wonder if they were going to phase out the Borneans at one stage, however they obviously haven't, though many people comment on the fact they are often less visible and active. So it wouldn't surprise me unduly to hear that they go out of them at some time in the future.
 
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