Orangutan cohabitation

[Adax]

Hello,
Do you know of any zoos where Orangutans are in enclosures shared with land mammals other than primates?

In the wild, they cohabit well with tapirs, elephants, etc. and I'm surprised not to find any examples of this in zoos.

If there aren't any, do you know why exactly ?

Adax

 

[Paul.Haerle]

Dortmund keeps Sumatran Orangutans together with Malayan Tapirs.
Frankfurt keeps Sumatran Orangutans together with Binturongs.

 

[StoppableSan]

Hello,
Do you know of any zoos where Orangutans are in enclosures shared with land mammals other than primates?

In the wild, they cohabit well with tapirs, elephants, etc. and I'm surprised not to find any examples of this in zoos.

If there aren't any, do you know why exactly ?

Adax

There's a couple places that cohabitate orangutans with other non-primates, Pairi Daiza and Singapore Zoo spring to mind in terms of cohabitating with Asian small-clawed otters, and as Paul mentioned, Dortmund with Malayan tapirs and Frankfurt with binturongs.

 

[Nile Hippo Expert]

The San Diego Zoo has Orangutans and Siamangs in a mixed-exhibit.

 

[Paul.Haerle]

The San Diego Zoo has Orangutans and Siamangs in a mixed-exhibit.

The question was:
Do you know of any zoos where Orangutans are in enclosures shared with land mammals other than primates?
And Siamangs are primates

 

[Wisp O' Mist]

Hello,
Do you know of any zoos where Orangutans are in enclosures shared with land mammals other than primates?

In the wild, they cohabit well with tapirs, elephants, etc. and I'm surprised not to find any examples of this in zoos.

If there aren't any, do you know why exactly ?

Adax

en/Mixed exhibit Mustelidae Mephitidae

Both Bornean and Sumatran Orangutans have been successfully mixed with Asian Small-clawed Otters multiple times over in Europe.

 

[snowleopard]

In the span of one month in 2019, I saw orangutans mixed with several non-primate species at 6 European zoos:

Pairi Daiza (Belgium) with Small-clawed Otters
Frankfurt Zoo (Germany) with Binturongs
Dortmund Zoo (Germany) with Malayan Tapirs
ZOOM Erlebniswelt (Germany) with Small-clawed Otters
Tierpark Hagenbeck (Germany) with Small-clawed Otters
Allwetterzoo Munster (Germany) with Small-clawed Otters