MEET THE ORANGUTAN: GALANG Artist: Sandi Lear On the 30th of October we received a new young orangutan, a male called Galang of about two and a half years old. What his true background is we will probably never know for sure, but he was surrendered by workers at a palm oil company in the area Sukadana. They in turn claim to have received him from villagers who found Galang eating in their garden. The palm oil company then kept the orangutan for two weeks before handing him over to the forestry department, feeding him fried chicken and other human food items. Galang is in a general healthy condition, apart from a mild overweight probably due to the malnourishment. He is also very used to humans, indicating that his captive situation went on for much longer than two weeks. Galang adjusted quickly and did well during his quarantine period. His medical exam and testing procedures went well. Galang fits in well in baby school and the novelty of his plentiful haircoat wore off eventually. When he was first introduced, Roy and many others followed him closely for a chance to feel or tug his flowing locks. Galang is being a good boy and eating his vegetables, which is a huge improvement from his previous diet. This will hopefully help him grow strong and maintain a healthier weight. Galang now enjoys his time with the other juveniles in forest school learning much needed skills for a life back in the wild one day.
Posted on: Sun, 16 Nov 2014 00:20:00 +0000
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