Paignton Zoo, Devon, South West England

paignton zoo female orangutan copyright sandra m dean

They have Bornean Orangutans. I read that in December 2008, the male there made three of the females pregnant! But I am yet to confirm this.

I visited in April 2009, on the Saturday of the Easter weekend, so it was fairly busy, but the Zoo is so [...]

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Chester Zoo, North England

Chester Zoo orangutan mother and baby

I visited this Zoo in May 2009 and was really impressed!

Unfortunately, I cannot find out the names of the orangutans there at the moment, but there are quite a few and the enclosure is huge (both inside and out) - a real show piece for the Zoo and it is interesting to [...]

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Colchester Zoo, Colchester, Essex, England

This Zoo has been my local Zoo and frequented since I was a child. Rajang is the old male there (he will be 41 on the 14th June 2009!) and he is gorgeous – very sociable and inquisitive, and sadly Djambe died a few months ago in late 2008, due to a heart attack probably [...]

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Dudley Zoo, West Midlands, England

orangutan enclosure

This Zoo based in Dudley, Midlands, right on a hill, so it has views over the Town.  It is a bit rough around the edges, and some enclosures  are really old.  I was not impressed with the state of the Orangutan enclosure, which has all the Orangs (3 adults – one male and two females) [...]

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Twycross Zoo, East Midlands, England

young orang twycross

They call this the World Primate Centre, and it has a wonderful range of primates (Orangutans, Bonobos, Chimpanzees and many other monkeys and animals. I really liked it there, as the primates have a enclosures and play areas and they look very healthy and bright. There is also a good picnic area [...]

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Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre, Dorset, South England

keeper and orang monkey world

This is a wonderful ape rescue centre, and they do actually go around the World rescuing the apes from various Countries from danger.