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Indonesian zoos facing financial strain could ‘feed herbivores to the carnivores’ amid pandemic Orangutan

Indonesian zoos facing financial strain could ‘feed herbivores to the carnivores’ amid pandemic

Some 70,000 animals across Indonesia are at risk of starvation as zoos struggle financially due to social distancing restrictions amid the coronavirus pandemic.Key points:Dozens of zoos that rely on ticket sales for revenue are struggling to feed their animalsThe welfare of species endemic to Indonesia will be prioritised, zookeepers sayConservationists…
bubmag
May 2, 2020
An orangutan mother teaches her daughter how to survive in the Sumatran rainforest Orangutan

An orangutan mother teaches her daughter how to survive in the Sumatran rainforest

Orangutan parents look after their children for around nine years, longer than any other primate except humans. In this Sir David Attenborough-narrated clip from episode ten of the ten-part BBC series Life, a 42-year-old orangutan mother teaches her 6-year-old daughter how to forage high in the rainforest canopy of Sumatra…
bubmag
April 27, 2020
Animals may go hungry soon Orangutan

Animals may go hungry soon

Thousands of animals living in Indonesian zoos are facing the threat of starvation as management struggles to afford animal feed as would-be visitors stay home to contain the spread of Covid-19. A survey conducted by the Indonesian Zoo Association (PKBS) this month showed that 92% of the association’s members in…
bubmag
April 26, 2020