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Saturday 19 August is World Orangutan Day and Twycross Zoo in the midlands will be celebrating by offering free entry to any person with red hair! This one day initiative has been set up to encourage the public to take action and help the conservation of this magnificent great ape species, raising awareness of the … Read more
Twycross Zoo in East Midlands celebrated the birth a critically endangered Bornean orangutan this month, the second baby to arrive at the zoo this year. Born to experienced mother Kibriah, who celebrated her 40th birthday in January, the new baby made an appearance at noon on 16th June, much to the surprise of visitors to … Read more
Twycross Zoo in the Midlands will be putting its rarest animals in the spotlight from Friday as part of Endangered Species Weekend, which runs worldwide from 19-21 May. Over the course of the three days, the zoo’s Education Rangers will give a number of talks about the importance of protecting endangered species and animals under … Read more
Twycross Zoo, Leicestershire, has welcomed a critically-endangered Bornean orangutan baby, the third offspring to father Batu and mother Maliku. The new arrival is the first great ape baby to be born at the zoo this year, supporting a European-wide breeding programme to conserve the iconic orangutan species which faces an uncertain future in the wild. … Read more
Now that the clocks have gone back and the temperature is dropping, there’s nothing that 17-year-old Ramon from Blackpool loves more than tucking into a light meal of four warm jacket potatoes and a cup of chamomile tea. But Ramon isn’t your usual veggie lover, he is a 20-stone critically endangered Bornean orangutan who lives … Read more
Interview with Darren Webster, Zoo Director at Blackpool Zoo.
A species of orangutan native to the island of Borneo. Highly intelligent, they display advanced tool use and distinct cultural patterns in the wild. They share approx. 97% of their DNA with humans.
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