A Small Joke...

Two zoo keepers are chatting over a coffee.
The gibbon keeper says: "So how come you don't want to work with gibbons then? They're awesome."
The orangutan keeper replies: "They're alright, but they're not great apes..."

Get it? Great Apes... Made it up all by myself. Okay, so maybe my comedy career is limited. But maybe I could get a crowd of primatologists? Ones with no sense of humour? No? Okay, I'll stick to the day job then.

Very Large Orangutan

A very large orangutan has come to live in Dorset. Oshine has moved from South Africa to reside at Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre to live with other orangutans at the sanctuary. Oshine is 12 years old and is thought to weigh 100 kg, which is much heavier than an average female orangutan which would weigh in at around 40-45 kg. She appears to be settling in slowly but well, getting used to the big changes in lifestyle that come with the transition between being someone's pet and joining the orangutan nursery at the rescue centre.

Good luck Oshine...

To see the BBC coverage, follow this link