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That red Mao Ming's "scarlet" pie face is particularly cute.

People's Network Tianjin Channel

20 18-4- 12 09: 30 official account of Tianjin channel of People's Daily

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The genetic similarity between orangutans and humans is above 96%, and the genetic similarity between chimpanzees and humans is above 98%.

Scientists believe that the orangutan is the legendary "savage" image in Shennongjia, but the "savage" is actually a brown ape. Historically, brown apes lived widely in southern China.

Morris, who only helped Caesar build a new kingdom in the movie The Rise of the Planet of the Apes, is an orangutan.

After the quarantine adaptation period, there were only 30,000 orangutans in the city zoo. This is the first time that orangutans have been introduced to Tianjin. To the surprise of many citizens and tourists, there are still orangutans in the world.

Lively temperament will "sell cute"

There used to be two chimpanzees in the orangutan hall of Tianjin Zoo. This time, the new arrival is an orangutan. Only the face is smooth and hairless, which is particularly eye-catching. They have a "pie face", especially a big throat bag hanging on their chest, which looks very relaxed. Although the fat on the cheek has made many tourists doubt whether it is a face or an ear, its nostrils and big mouth, as well as a pair of innocent eyes, are telling people that this is an orangutan who will "sell cute".

The person in charge of the city zoo said that the new members of the orangutan family are two orangutans, a male and a female, both three years old, which is equivalent to human childhood. The height is about 1 m and the weight is about 100 kg. He has a standard figure and a lively temperament.

There are less than 30 thousand in the world

At present, there are nearly 20 species of primates in Tianjin Zoo, 150, which is among the best in China, but orangutans have never been introduced before. Why? "They are extremely rare and special animals." According to the city zoo, there are less than 30,000 rare orangutans left in the world. Some experts predict that orangutans may become extinct before 2020 if they are not protected. It has been recognized as an endangered species by the World Conservation Union and is also a first-class protected animal in China. After years of efforts, the city zoo was introduced from Uzbekistan, but this is not the origin of orangutans. Rare orangutans only live in Borneo and Sumatra.

It is worth mentioning that the city zoo also introduced 1 8-year-old chimpanzees. This is the first time that the park has introduced four orangutans at one time, and together with the existing two chimpanzees, a stable orangutan population has been initially established.

Living in a newly decorated home.

Two orangutans settled in the garden, and specially arranged a new home in the orangutan hall. Orangutans are arboreal animals. They like to play in trees. Therefore, they specially set up perches for climbing. They hang hammocks, tires, bags and other facilities above the ground 1 m, so that they can hang on them and live carefree. "There are only a few zoos with orangutans in China, so it is difficult to find a suitable partner. Therefore, 1 pair was introduced directly, which made it possible for orangutans to breed in Tianjin. Orangutans are sexually mature at the age of 6 to 8, so let them cultivate their feelings first. " The staff in the park are very optimistic about this.

These two bright-eyed "scarlet" babies became the focus of attention as soon as they appeared, and their popularity was very high. The two orangutans also like to interact with tourists, often rolling around or walking back and forth with tourists, which is very cute and naughty.

"Orangutans are docile and very smart, so orangutans in zoos all over the world are regarded as image spokespersons and' treasures of the town garden', which is also the focus of the whole zoo." City zoo staff said. (Reporter Zheng Donghong correspondent Han Kejia Photography Zhao Jianwei)

(Editor: Han, Wang Hao)

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