Orangutan Basuki's Workout

Basuki, the resident Wookiee lookalike at Twycross showing what he can do. Don't try this at home. Jean, who is always there at the right time, caught beautiful Basuki playing, trying to swing from the straps onto the platform. He really has transformed since being on his own. Orangutans are the solitary ape, in the wild they keep themselves to themselves, only being together as a mother/child unit. Males only meet up with females to breed, they have no part in family life. It always amazes me, seeing orangutan families in zoos, just how good a male can be as a Dad - Djimat at Dudley used to chew food for Jim and Joe and feed them! #borneanorangutan #orangs #orangutan #apes #greatapes #primates #primatesarenotpets #twycrosszoo #orangutans