Skip to main content

Kōrero: Zoos and aquariums

Orang-utans

Image
Orang-utans

One or more of the large ape species – chimpanzees, gorillas and orang-utans – are usually kept in New Zealand’s zoos. Bornean orang-utans, like these ones, are only held at Auckland Zoo.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Auckland Zoo

This item has been provided for private study purposes (such as school projects, family and local history research) and any published reproduction (print or electronic) may infringe copyright law. It is the responsibility of the user of any material to obtain clearance from the copyright holder.

Ngā whakaahua me ngā rauemi katoa o tēnei kōrero

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Maggy Wassilieff, Zoos and aquariums – Zoo animals and entertainment, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/18438/orang-utans (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Maggy Wassilieff, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.