Taipei Zoo 106th Anniversary Celebration! Conservation Endangered King Kong Orangutan Gives Birth for the First Time | Apple News | Apple Daily

(Update: garden party statement)

Today (10/31) is the 106th anniversary of the establishment of the Taipei Municipal Zoo. Early in the morning, the African Animal Zone heard some very good news. King Kong’s Tayari orangutan successfully gave birth to the baby. The child care worker has observed that the baby is sucking on breast milk. Zai Junan. This is also the first time that the Taipei Zoo has successfully bred King Kong orangutan offspring through the Taiwan-Netherlands International Cooperation for the Conservation of Endangered Species.

The zoo said today that the female King Kong orangutan Tayari and Iriki arrived at the Taipei City Zoo from the Apenheul Primate Park (Monkey Mountain Primate Park) in the Netherlands on November 6 last year. They mixed well with the male King Kong orangutan Diego, and they met in no time. Look to the right. “On February 17 of this year the nurses observed the mating behavior of Diego and Tayari, and on March 3 the pregnancy test was positive for the first time, it is estimated that the delivery date will fall at the end October.

In recent days, nurses have made intensive observations and recorded changes in the body shapes and behaviors of the animals. This morning, the nurses observed that Tayari had successfully delivered the baby at 8:13 a.m., and then through the monitor image, they confirmed that Tayari began searching for a suitable place for delivery at 4:30 a.m. the morning. After 1 hour and a half of delivery, it was at 5:00. The first baby was born safely at 55 minutes.

Today, autumn in Beishi is very refreshing. Nurses observed that mother Tayari was able to properly hold the newborn baby and allowed the newborn to suck breast milk successfully. He decided to open the door to the outdoor playground at 11:10 and let the Diego family of four. Choose if you want to go to the outdoor playground Later, under Diego’s leadership, a family of four also showed up with the newborn baby to enjoy the fall sun and food on the outdoor playground.

Taipei City Zoo spokesman Cao Xianshao said in a telephone interview with Apple News that the first successful breeding of the baby King Kong orangutan at the Taipei City Zoo occurred on the day of the celebration, which was a big present. Currently, the sex of the baby is unknown. The zoo continues to monitor the mother’s nursing and childcare status, and the mother continues to care for the baby. As long as the mother of the King Kong orangutan is confirmed to be strong in motherhood, the zoo will allow the mother to take care of it according to the nature of the animal and will wait until the baby has the ability to act. When he can leave his mother temporarily, the zoo will measure the type of baby in physical isolation.

Cao Xianshao said that when Tayari was pregnant, it was convenient for the park to consult the Apenheul Primate Park in the Netherlands. The Dutch side replied that there should be no major problems with Tayari’s breastfeeding on her own. Therefore, the garden part is also relieved that a family of four has the opportunity to perform when the weather is good in the future. .

Will the park open up public participation in the nomenclature in the future? Cao Xianshao said that the reason Beishi Zoo successfully joined the European King Kong Orangutan Endangered Species Conservation Program originated from the donation of Wu Dongjin, the former president of Shin Kong. Life Insurance, to adopt and continue to donate special funds for conservation. In 2018, the King Kong orangutan “baby” went to the Netherlands. In 2019, the Netherlands also allowed Tayari and Iriki to go to Taiwan. In the process, the Netherlands office in Taiwan and the representative office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Taipei, Netherlands, will assist.

According to data from the zoo, Tayari is 9 years and 8 months old and gave birth for the first time. On November 6, 2019, Tayari and Iriki joined the Taipei Municipal Zoo from Appengel Primate Park in the Netherlands. They form a family with Diego, who was born in the Amsterdam Zoo and came to Taiwan from the Opole Zoo, Poland. Now they have another. Named a new life, there are 4 members in the King Kong orangutan family at Beishi Zoo. (Xu Weining / Taipei Report)