Welcome to ZooChat, the world's largest community built especially for zoo and animal conservation enthusiasts. Our discussion forums are full of fascinating information and news about zoos and animals, and our amazing collection of photographs of animals and zoos worldwide is unsurpassed. You may also find our zoo maps interesting and useful, and our chatroom is a great place to hang out and talk about your favourite zoos. Be sure to check out our site statistics and read more about ZooChat.
I can see at least one orangutan up a pole, but even though orangs in the wild spend about 85% of their time in the trees this exhibit has perhaps 5% of it devoted to climbing opportunities. Great for historical perspective though...
here's a similar photo (original one by my sister, probably about 1992). I believe the orang enclosure is the same today as it was then (?) orangutan enclosure, Auckland Zoo