North American Orangutan Population

30 year old 0.1 Ibu at El Paso Zoo is pregnant with her second infant, and the sire is 26 year old 1.0 Butch. Their new infant is due sometime this spring while their firstborn 0.1 Khaleesi is still at El Paso and will be turning 7 next month!

El Paso Zoo’s Baby Boom

 

38-year old 0.1 Sarah, a Sumatran orangutan at the ABQ Biopark, is pregnant and due in late June to early July. The sire of her baby is 1.0 Tonka and this is their fifth infant together.

ABQ BioPark Announces Pregnancies of Orangutan Sarah and Gorilla Samantha — City of Albuquerque

 

36-year old 1.0 Joe, a Bornean orangutan at Erie Zoo, passed away Saturday night due to heart failure. He leaves behind a daughter, two sons, and a grandson. His mate, Dasa, and younger son, Otis, are the remaining two orangutans at Erie Zoo.

Erie Zoo Orangutan Joe Passes Away

 

29-year old 0.1 Sekali gave birth to a healthy male infant on Friday, April 8th, and the baby is doing well and nursing. This is Sekali’s second infant and the first offspring for the sire, 16-year old 1.0 Budi.

Baby Sumatran orangutan born at Toronto Zoo

 

A Bornean orangutan was born at Oregon Zoo April 13:

Oregon Zoo welcomes baby orangutan

The parents are Bob (2006) and Kitra (2001).

 

0.1 Knobi has passed away at the Indianapolis Zoo:

Indy Zoo orangutan dies at 42

Knobi was a hybrid female born September 30, 1979 to Fu Manchu and Tiye.

 

1.0 Jiwa, a 7-year old Bornean orangutan from Phoenix Zoo, has been transferred to Zoo Miami to be paired with 0.1 Bella, a 9-year old female.

Love is in the air at Zoo Miami, where Bella the Bornean orangutan hopefully finds her perfect match

 

Male infant born at Gulf Breeze Zoo to Louie and Sara:

Gulf Breeze Zoo Welcomes Baby Orangutan, Satu

1.0 Satu (Jan 20, 2022) Louie x Sara

 

So another hybrid orang for Gulf Breeze, that is great news (not that it is a hybrid necessarily, but that they are still having babies). They are now up to 8 animals, according to the article.

 

Chelsea (Bornean orangutan) at Henry Vilas is due late May:

Baby orangutan coming to Vilas Zoo, could be born at end of May

 

The infant is a female and has been named Jolene:

After weeks of consideration, Oregon Zoo names baby orangutan

 

A Bornean orangutan infant was born at Topeka Zoo May 7, 2022 to Mawas and Rudy:

Topeka Zoo welcomes baby orangutan | KSNT 27 News

 

Bornean orangutan transfer:

16 year old Wgasa has been transferred from Henry Doorly Zoo to Phoenix Zoo. He joins 17 year old Rayma.

Phoenix Zoo welcomes new Bornean orangutan

 

0.1 Sarah at ABQ Biopark gave birth to a healthy infant this past weekend. The sex of the infant is still unknown. Also, her 9-year old infant Pixel, who was originally said to be male, was recently discovered to actually be female.

Sarah Gives Birth to Healthy Baby — City of Albuquerque

 

Does anybody think that San Diego will be getting a new male for future breeding with Indah (and Aisha) due to the passing of male orangutan Satu?

 

Probably not for the time being since Indah just gave birth to a new infant (Kaja) a few months back and her daughter Aisha is still several years from reaching breeding age.

 

It could be another seven or so years until Aisha will breed again, so it may be quite a while before we see a new male at San Diego. That would give ideal time for Aisha to reach reproductive age.

 

15-year old 1.0 Takai has been transferred from Omaha to Houston Zoo to be paired with 11-year old 0.1 Aurora.

Who’s New at the Houston Zoo, The Houston Zoo

 

A female Bornean Orangutan was born at the Henry Vilas Zoo to mother Chelsea on June 11, 2022.

 

According to a USDA inspection report conducted on January 6, 2022 the Metro Richmond Zoo is home to eight Sumatran Orangutans meaning eight hybrid orangutans by the USDA.

On February 17, 2022 the USDA inspection report stated that Myrtle Beach Safari has two Sumatran Orangutans but considering they called them Bornean in a report in 2019 I am assuming that these two individuals are hybrids of the two.

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