A-mei is a female orang-utan (Pongo pygmaeus) who arrived at the park on 03/03/04 and we estimate that she was born during 1994. She was smuggled from the wilds of Borneo for the illegal pet trade in Taiwan. Taiwanese authorities confiscated A-mei and she was cared for at the Pingtung Rescue Centre before being re-homed at the park. A-mei had terrible dental problems when she came to the park and has had two operations to remove and root-fill infected teeth.

Oshine is a female Orang-utan that we believe was born in the wild and then captured as an infant in Indonesia.  She was then moved to South Africa as an exotic pet.  We estimate she was born in 1997 and she arrived at Monkey World 13 years later on 31/08/10.  As an infant, she was given to a couple living in South Africa to raise as a pet in their home.  Oshine grew up in the house wearing clothes and eating a human diet.  At 6-7 years old she became too difficult to keep in the house and the family built her an enclosure of her own.  With little exercise and a diet which included sweets and processed food, Oshine developed a weight problem.

Joly is a female orang-utan (Pongo pygmaeus) who was born on 09/06/05 and arrived at Monkey World on 17/03/06. She was born at Moscow Zoo but her mother rejected her and she was cared for by the keepers at Moscow Zoo for the first 8 months of her life. Joly was sent to Monkey World so that she could grow up with others of her own kind.

Kai is a male orang-utan (Pongo pygmaeus) who was born at Monkey World on 15/03/05. His mother, Hsiao-quai has done an excellent job looking after her first born. “Kai” means triumphant or victorious in Chinese. Kai is Tuan’s second baby born at the park as part of the European Breeding Programme (EEP).

Dinda is a female orang-utan (Pongo pygmaeus) who was born at Monkey World on 6/7/06. Her mother, RoRo, was smuggled from the wild and did not suckle her infant, thus our Primate Care Staff cared for Dinda for the first year of her life. Now Dinda lives in our orang-utan nursery with an adopted mum, brother and sisters. Dinda means “Darling” in Indonesian.

Lingga is a female orang-utan (Pongo pygmaeus) who was born on 29/08/05. She was born at the Menagerie du Jardin des Plantes in Paris, but her mother rejected her and she was cared for by the keepers in Paris for the first two years of her life. Lingga was sent to Monkey World so that she could grow up with others of her own kind.

Silvestre is a male Sumatran orang-utan (Pongo abelii).  Silvestre was born on 31/12/09 at Santillana Zoo in Spain.  Sadly his mother abandoned him so keepers at the zoo cared for him for the first 11 months of his life.  On 02/12/10 he was brought to Monkey World to join our orang-utan creche so that he could grow up with other orang-utans.