CORRECTION!
0:55 Wan Wan is 12 years old.
1:10 Wah Wah is 12 years old.
The video was filmed in April 2024 at the Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens (HKZBG). I visited HKZBG in the morning, hoping that I could meet the twins' parents this time. In the video, a troop of black-and-white ruffed lemurs is vocalizing to another troop in the distance. Wan Wan, the twin brother, is swinging in his outside enclosure. Wah Wah, the twin sister, is moving around her enclosure along the mesh walls. Vandu and Raba, the parents of the twins, are together in their outside enclosure. There was construction to replace the mesh panels ongoing, so one passageway to observe Merdeka and Wah Wah was closed to the public. Merdeka is not moving much. She is resting on a higher platform. Wah Wah throws a piece of food outside her enclosure. Wan Wan is still enjoying swinging. He stops when a keeper approaches with buckets of snacks. Wah Wah and Wan Wan quickly move toward the keeper. Wan Wan receives a piece of corn. Wah Wah is asking the keeper to feed her, opening her mouth wide. The twins seem to have learned to clap their hands when they want to get food. I wish the zoo wouldn't encourage them to behave like humans. Wan Wan uses time to get his food from a feeder attached to the mesh wall.
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About Bornean Orangutan
Pongo pygmaeus
Habitat: The island of Borneo in Southeast Asia
Critically Endangered
The Bornean orangutan differs in appearance from the Sumatran orangutan, with a broader face and shorter beard and also slightly darker in color.
The name orangutan means "man of the forest" in the Malay language.
Ref: WWF
VANDU ♂
flanged male
DOB: 1994/11/23 (YYYY/MM/DD)
POB: Antwerp Zoo, Belgium
Sire: Tuan (Chester Zoo🇬🇧)
Dam: Astrid (Osnabruck Zoo🇩🇪)
Full-sibling: Zowie (decd)
Half-siblings: Wattana (Apenheul🇳🇱), Iznee (decd), Latifah (decd)
Mates: Raba, Merdeka
Offspring: Wan Wan & Wah Wah (w/ Raba)
▸ 1995/10/17: transferred to Stuttgart 🇩🇪
▸ 1998/05/05: transferred to Paris JP 🇫🇷
▸ 2001/08/26: transferred to Sosto 🇭🇺
▸ 2010/01/22: transferred to HKZBG
📍Picture of Vandu posted by HKZBG
www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/2...
MERDEKA ♀
DOB: 1984/07/04
POB: HKZBG
Sire: Laki (died) | Dam: Surabaya (died)
Full-sibling: Gangsa (LA🇺🇸)
Paternal half-sibling: Melur (Auckland🇳🇿)
Maternal half-siblings: Mukah (Fuengirol🇪🇸), Merah (decd)
Mate: Vandu, Datu (decd)
Offsprings: No name (decd), Bima (decd), Perak (decd)
・Merdeka has no related members in the zoo.
・Merdeka seemed to have given birth 3 times in the past. Out of the three, only Bima grew into an adult. Bima gave birth in the following year of her move from Hong Kong to Spain, but sadly the baby didn't live long. Bima passed away after giving birth at Fuengirol Zoo in Spain. I would really appreciate if anyone knows what happened to Merdeka's only daughter Bima at Fuengirol.
・She has no offspring with Vandu.
RABA ♀
DOB: 1996/01/15
POB: HKZBG
Sire: Datu (decd) | Dam: Yasmin (Toledo🇺🇸)
Full-sibling: Sepilok (Omaha🇺🇸)
Paternal half-sibling: Mukah (Fuengirol🇪🇸)
Maternal half-sibling: Melur (Auckland🇳🇿), Takai (Omaha🇺🇸), Kecil (Brookfiled🇺🇸)
Mate: Vandu
Offspring: Wan Wan & Wah Wah
📍Picture of Raba posted by HKZBG
www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/2...
WAN WAN ♂ WAH WAH ♀
The twins | hand-reared
DOB: 2011/07/08
POB: HKZBG
Sire: Vandu | Dam: Raba
・The twins on 12 July, 2011 (4 days old) • 港成功繁殖婆羅洲猩猩龍鳳胎 (12.7.2011)
・The twins on 18 April, 2014 (2 years old) • 猩猩與我 (18.4.2014)
・They are now kept in a separate enclosure, but they can see each other.
📍First Bornean orangutan twins born in HKZBG
www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/2...
Link
📍Official Website of HKZBG
www.hkzbg.gov.hk/en/index.html
HKZBG is an accredited member of WAZA.
Reference:
📍2015 INTERNATIONAL STUDBOOK of the ORANGUTAN (Orangutan SSP, 2016)
www.orangutanssp.org/uploads/...
Music
Epidemic Sound: Epidemic Sound: 1️⃣ Our Old Beach House - Sinfonietta Cinematica 2️⃣ Life of the Party (Instrumental Version) - Maybe 3️⃣ The Corny Servant - Mac Taboel
#Karinとゴリラ #karintogorillas #BorneanOrangutan
13 апр 2024
