Philadelphia Zoo Orangutans - Sugi Wants Another Baby

Sugi, Tua, and the baby are now all together in the Zoo's Primate Reserve. In the wild, this would never happen - mothers and offspring stay together for about 8 years, but otherwise orangutans are solitary.

Not in zoos, though, where all sorts of wonderful things happen.

And it looks like Sugi wants Tua to think about doing something else orangutan females never do in the wild - have two offspring less than 8 years apart!

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[ZooVisitorMM]

There seems to be no doubt he is interested in having offspring more often than every seven or eight years. And I think I have seen an occasional flicker of evidence that Tua might be receptive to the thought of that at least.

But there is also a gentleness in Sugi's behavior, and a fascination in his expression as he watches Tua and the baby that makes this unique interaction so special.

[UrbaneGent]

This is great - she is with her baby and the male, "checks" the female and then sits in such a way as to invite her. As said in the info, in the wild, she would be far away taking care of her child for the next seven years and not be interested in mating at all whereas the male is always looking for a mate.