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Paignton Zoo, Devon, South West England

sandra — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 10:33:12 +0000

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 wonderfully spaced out with trees and paths in between many of the animal enclosures. They had four baby Sumatran Tigers when I was there, so that was lovely to see too. The Orangutans have a large enclosure inside, with climbing frames, which was clean, and it is easy to see the Orangutans when they are in there. Hopefully they have somewhere to hide too and have some privacy!

Outside, the Orangutans have a lovely Island to wander on, with trees to climb and climbing frames to play on. They all looked happy and it was nice to see that they interacted with each other.

See here: http://www.paigntonzoo.org.uk/news-events/news-detail.php?id=117 http://www.paigntonzoo.org.uk/animals/animals-details.php?id=14

www.paigntonzoo.org.uk
General enquiries
Paignton Zoo Environmental Park
Totnes Road
Paignton
Devon
TQ4 7EU

Telephone: 01803 697500
Fax: 01803 523457
Email: info@paigntonzoo.org.uk

Chester Zoo, North England

sandra — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 10:20:40 +0000

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 note that the information there on orangutans and conservation for them is really good, since they run conservation projects with other charities. The rest of the Zoo is lovely too, with everything spaced out with pleasant greenery and paths and bridges to get everywhere – you can even take a boat trip or the monorail!

Chester Zoo orangutan

Chester Zoo orangutan enclosure

One of the females came up close to the window, and she looked really well, and all the others, plus many cute babies looked really content. It is well worth a trip and Chester is a lovely place for a weekend break, with restaurants & shops galore.

See info here about the Sumatran Orangutans – http://www.chesterzoo.org/AnimalsandPlants/Mammals/MonkeysandApes/Sumatran%20Orang-utan.aspx

See info here about the Bornean Orangutans -
http://www.chesterzoo.org/AnimalsandPlants/Mammals/MonkeysandApes/Bornean%20Orang-utan.aspx

There is a new baby at this Zoo, born in February 2009! See here: http://www.chesterzoo.org/Home/News/February%202009/Orang-utan%20birth.aspx

Chester Zoo orangutan enclosure

Chester Zoo orangutan youngster

Chester Zoo orangutan baby

Chester Zoo

Cedar House
Caughall Road
Upton-by-Chester
CHESTER
CH2 1LH
Tel 01244 380 280
Fax 01244 371 273
http://www.chesterzoo.org/Visit/MainAttractions/Realm%20of%20the%20Red%20Ape.aspx

Chester Zoo orangutan

Chester Zoo orangutan baby

Colchester Zoo, Colchester, Essex, England

sandra — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 10:13:58 +0000

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 caused through the rupture of a very large ovarian cyst (the large mass discovered in her abdomen just a short while before). As this happened just after Rajang and Djambe were sedated to be moved to a new enclosure, I was very concerned and took up correspondence with the Zoo as to the investigations. I cannot see the point of all the play ropes and things that Rajang just will never play with but the new enclosure has plenty of room for viewing inside in the warm as well as a large outside area, so this is great for visitors.
Rajang is a Hybrid (cross between Sumatran and Bornean Orangutan) so he is unable to be part of the breeding programme for Orangutans within UK Zoos. Rajang will be 41 on the 14th June, 2009!
I will continue to visit the Zoo to see Rajang, and the rest of the large selection of animals are great to visit, so go and take a look and support the Zoo and Rajang in the process.

See info on the Orangutan, the new enclosure and Rajang here:
http://www.colchester-zoo.co.uk/index.cfm?fa=content.list&page=45§ion=6

www.colchester-zoo.co.uk

Colchester Zoo : Maldon Road : Stanway : Colchester : Essex : CO3 0SL
Telephone 01206 331292
Fax 01206 331392

Dudley Zoo, West Midlands, England

sandra — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 10:11:09 +0000

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) there kept separately in very small indoor/outdoor enclosures, but they can go in and out as they please so they can have some privacy if they wish.

The outside areas are tiny too, with nothing of amusement for them whatsoever. Inside, the area is derelict where a walkthrough used to be in place for visitors, but now it is full of leaves and the windows to view the Orangutans filthy. So, you can only view them from the outside. I have been advised though, that the Orangutan enclosure is one of the next on the list for re-development and it will be phased over time. Some of the new enclosures for other animals are really nice, so I expect it will be worth the wait! I did a ‘keeper for the day’ there, which cost around £250 for two, which was really good, as we got to feed the young Orangutan milk and coconut, hand feed a lion, see up close a tiger, cuddle the Tapiers, feed the Lemurs and even flew an owl! I would recommend this day for anyone who would like to get up close to animals. Please visit and support the Orangutans!

The Zoo is in the centre of Town and is on a hill, so the views are pretty good from up there too!

www.dudleyzoo.org.uk/home.htm
Main Zoo Office
Tel 01384 215313
Fax 01384 456048
admin@dudleyzoo.org.uk
Dudley & West Midlands
Zoological Society
2 The Broadway
Dudley
West Midlands
DY1 4QB

young orangutanmale in his cage

Twycross Zoo, East Midlands, England

sandra — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 10:07:18 +0000

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 and the whole zoo is well laid out so you can walk around in space without people everywhere!

www.twycrosszoo.com
Email: info@twycrosszoo.org
Telephone: (01827) 880250, Fax: (01827) 880700
Postal Address: Twycross Zoo, East Midland Zoological Society, Atherstone, Warwickshire,
CV9 3PX

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baby orang twycross

Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre, Dorset, South England

sandra — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 09:38:03 +0000

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.

They then take them home and care for them in this centre, which is really big now. The Centre has benefitted from having a TV show (Monkey Life) on the terrestrial Channel 5, so it is now a rather famous centre and has regular visitors. They rescue and house Chimps, Orangutans and Gibbons, as well as smaller monkeys. Well worth a visit down to the South of England for!http://www.monkeyworld.co.uk/main.php Set up by the late Jim Cronin MBE, it is now run by his wife Dr Alison Cronin.

MONKEY WORLD, LONGTHORNS, WAREHAM, DORSET BH20 6HH.

Tel: +44 (0) 1929 462537 Fax: +44 (0) 1929 405414 E-mail: apes@monkeyworld.org

monkey world