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Sandakan

August 1982

Sandakan
Hix, 29 Oct 2008
    • Hix
      August 1982
    • Mzungu
      Cute! their hair looks like its been styled.
    • Hix
      Does anyone know where Sandakan is these days?
    • toto98
      According to ZIMS "Sandakan" is now held at Apenhuel in the Netherlands since 1999
    • Hix
      Thanks toto!
    • Pertinax
      This was taken in the original 'Mammal House' ape enclosures- the Bornean orangutans never left that area until they left the zoo for good. The rectangular grillemesh being distinctive in these cages too.

      From memory 'Sandakan' was the first offspring of their original female 'Bali', with her 2nd mate 'Giles'. Giles was originally kept with the Sumatran female Gina( who is still at Jersey) and fathered a hybrid baby 'Tunku' with her before being re-paired with 'Bali' after her first mate 'Oscar' died.. 'Bali' is long dead too but 'Giles' is(or was until quite recently) still alive at ZooBeauval(?) in France.
    • Hix

      Correct. Gambar, Gina and Maias were all in the Brian Park Ape complex when this photo was taken in 1982.
    • Pertinax
      The 'BPAC' has had an interesting history- Gorillas, Sumatran Orangs, Fruit Bats, now Choughs!
    • Rick J
      Currently housing the unlikely combination of Leptodactylus fallax frogs (indoors) and red-billed choughs.

      It's about done though, however. What remains of the building is in a sorry, sorry state, and the current weather is going to leave it much the worse for wear.
    • TeaLovingDave
      Two very nice species, though :p even if it is an odd combination!
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    Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust
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