Zindane: Orangutan Out Of Intensive Care
Category: Orangutan Care Centre & Quarantine, Orangutans, Rehabilitation | Date: Sep 25 2008 | By: orangutanfoundation
This blog was supposed to be about my most recent field trip. However, this afternoon I had to pop over to the Orangutan Care Centre & Quarantine so I thought I would give you a quick update on Zidane.
Bottom line – he’s out of intensive care.
Zidane when he first arrived at the OCCQ -emaciated and very sick.
A few weeks later Zidane is now alert and looking better (apologies if the photos are blurry. I switched off the flash again).
He is looking much better. His eyes are fuller and brighter. You can tell he is much more alert and active. His carers say his appetite has picked up, though he remains reluctant to drink. Tigor has, as a result, been plying him with isotonic sports drinks which, at least, he seems to enjoy.
“There are many a slip twixt cup and lip” and he is certainly a long way from being ready to return to the forest. But, the fact he no longer needs 24 hour care is a positive sign. I am now cautiously hopeful Zidane will make a full recovery.
In the next day or so I’ll tell you about the field trip. Sheryl, thank you very much for your most recent donation and your continued support. Donations will go towards funding our new orangutan feeding system in Lamandau and a new solar power set for Pondok Ambung, our research station.
Thank you and best wishes,
Stephen
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3 Responses to “Zindane: Orangutan Out Of Intensive Care”
Annie, on 25 Sep 2008
Hope this sweet baby can get to feeling a 100% percent better! Poor thing has been through it!
sheryl, washington, dc, on 25 Sep 2008
Aw, I’m glad to hear, and see, that Zidane is feeling better. Once he’s all healed do you think he’ll be eager to return to the forest? Any word on finding who shot him?
s.
Bernadette, on 26 Sep 2008
I am truly happy that Zidane is getting better.
I hope he recovers completely soon.
I am also concerned with the news that Zidane had 16 air rifle pellets uder his skin. Have you found out who might have done that to the poor orangutan? I hope this doesn’t happen to any more orangutans.
Bernadette
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