Zidane, a hairier and healthier orangutan
Category: Lamandau River Wildlife Reserve, Lamdandau Vet, Orangutan Foundation Staff, Orangutans, Rehabilitation, Uncategorized | Date: Mar 10 2009 | By: orangutanfoundation
On Sunday we were back at Camp Buluh, one of our orangutan release camps in the Lamandau Wildlife Reserve, where we caught up with the orangutan Zidane. He is still very thin but his hair is coming back and, most importantly, he was bright-eyed and very active.
Zidane - a healthier looking orangutan.
He watched me wash my hands and then sidled over for a drink. A more boisterous orangutan (like Barita who was watching from a distance) would have tried to snatch the bucket himself but not Zidane, he waited for the water to be scooped out and poured into his mouth.
Zidane (orangutan) and Stephen.
Barita - the more bositerous orangutan.
Sheryl asked what was involved in a “weight-gain” diet. Because Zidane readily drinks milk, Dr. Fikri has bought a supply of high-protein/high-carbohydrate formula. On top of that, the staff are making sure he eats whenever he wants to and so carry extra rations just for him. The trick is in balancing the amount of nutritious formula he receives against giving him too much, which will end up acting as an appetite suppressant. It is important that he keeps on eating.
If you can help us purchase digital cameras for Mr Tigor (Orangutan Reintroduction Programme Manager) and Dr Fikri (new Lamandau vet) we would be most grateful. I simply can not get into Lamandau often enough to monitor Zidane and the other orangutans’ progress but, like I am sure you do to, I am keen to see how they are getting on.
Many thanks,
Stephen
Zidane watching as we leave. All photos by Astri Siregar
Tags: Borneo, orangutan, Rehabilitation
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5 Responses to “Zidane, a hairier and healthier orangutan”
sheryl, washington, dc, on 10 Mar 2009
Zidane looks better but he still has this sorrowful look in his eyes.
So, this formula … is it cow’s milk? or some other concoction? Sorry to be so pesky.
s.
Annie, on 10 Mar 2009
what a handsome fellow…hope he continues to feel better!
paula, on 11 Mar 2009
Wonderful to see how much individual care that Zidane is getting. Stephen, are you guys affected by the global economic melt down over there?
orangutanfoundation, on 11 Mar 2009
Hi Sheryl,
The formula is powdered cow’s milk.
Rachel and Kees, on 19 Mar 2009
Stephen,
How are you? We are so pleased to see Zidane improving. It was heartbreaking to see a very weak Zidane last year in OCCQ. We checked on him everyday, and now he is back where he belongs.
Kees and Rachel
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