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Tuan's Orang-utans

(Pongo pygmaeus)

  • Orang-utans come from Borneo and Sumatra.
  • Orang-utans from Borneo and Sumatra are different sub-species.
  • They live in primary rain forest from lowland swamp to upland forest habitats.
  • Orang-utans are generally solitary animals but they do have loose associations around abundant food sources.
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Tuan

Tuan is a male orang-utan (Pongo pygmaeus) who arrived at the park on 24/01/02. We estimate that he was born during 1987. Tuan was found wandering loose in Táichung City, Taiwan and it took 3 days to capture him. He will have been smuggled from the wild as a baby and kept as an illegal pet until he escaped from his previous owners. Tuan has now fathered three babies at the park; Hsiao-ning, Kai, and Dinda.

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Amy

Amy is a female orang-utan (Pongo pygmaeus) who was born on 23/09/83 and has been at Monkey World since the park opened in 1987. She was born in Britain and gave birth to Gordon in 1997.

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Lucky

Lucky is a female orang-utan (Pongo pygmaeus) who was smuggled from the wilds of Borneo for the illegal pet trade in Taiwan. She was confiscated by the Taiwanese Authorities from an amusement arcade in Kaoshiung county. Lucky arrived at the park on 21/07/01 and we estimate that she was born during 1995. When she first arrived Lucky was a quiet female but as she has matured she has developed quite a dominant character.

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Ro-Ro

RoRo is a female orang-utan (Pongo pygmaeus) who arrived at Monkey World on 19/07/2000. We estimate she was born during 1988. RoRo was smuggled from the wild and kept as a pet, in a cage, in the kitchen of someone’s house in Taiwan. She was rescued by the Taiwanese Authorities and sent to us to become part of our breeding programme for orang-utans. In Chinese “RoRo” means “tender”. In 2003 RoRo gave birth to Hsiao-ning, and Dinda in 2006 at Monkey World as part of the EEP (European Breeding Programme).