New orangutan male in Schönbrunn: Hope for young people!

New orangutan male in Schönbrunn: Hope for young people!

Tiergarten Schönbrunn, 1130 Wien, Österreich - In the Schönbrunn zoo, a new newcomer has arrived: A nine-year-old Orangutan from the Netherlands arrived after the death of an almost 50-year-old male. This step takes place as part of the European conservation breeding program and is intended to help young people born in the future. The [Tiergarten Schönbrunn] (https://www.oe24.at/oesterreich/chronik/wien/neues-orang-utan-maennchen-soll-in-schoenbrunn-fuer- after a worn/634254123) reports that the first to get to know each other is quiet and peaceful.

Director Stephan Hating-Hagenbeck expresses itself optimistic and hopes for breeding in a few years when the two young animals are already weaned. The females "Mota", "Sol", "Surya" and "Sari" and their descendants "Kendari" and "Nilah" are already integrated in the group.

cautious move into Schönbrunn

The new male orangutan initially had the opportunity to get used to his new home in a separate area, whereby he had visual contact with the females and their descendants. After a few days, an intensely prepared encounter took place in the joint complex. It is important to note that the newcomer still lacks the typical cheekwools and the shaggy hair dress, which are characteristic of male orangutans.

The orang -utans are a species of the apes that can only be found on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra. Her habitat, the tropical rainforests, is very threatened by deforestation and other human activities. This brings the orangutans into acute danger that they would die out. The WWF emphasizes that the loss of their habitat all kinds of orangutans are very endangered.

Together these animals live in small groups that consist of females and their young animals. To protect against enemies, build tree nests in the trees to sleep there. It is known that male orangutans are significantly larger than their female conspecifics and have special physical characteristics that play an important role in communication.

a hope for the orangutan art

The new male orangutan represents a hope for the Orangutan art in Schönbrunn. The team around director Hering-Hagenbeck follows the breeding and maintenance goals with great care and commitment. A successful offspring could not only contribute to the population in the zoo, but also support the breeding programs to preserve the species as a whole.

The breeding in Schönbrunn is part of a larger network to protect the animals and their habitats. The WWF is committed to the preservation of the orangutans and their threatened habitats with numerous projects. The WWF-initiatives focus on the protection and rehabilitation of habitats to ensure the survival of these unique animals.