Factors influencing the well-being and longevity of captive female orangutans
Publication Type: |
Journal Article |
Year of Publication: |
2007 |
Authors: |
Leif Cocks |
Publication/Journal: |
International Journal of Primatology |
Keywords: |
hybrid, orangutan, species, zoos |
ISBN: |
0164-0291 1573-8604 |
Abstract:
I examined factors affecting the health and mortality of female orangutans in captivity and identified specific aspects of husbandry that appear to be critical to long-term survival in captivity. There are certain high-hazard events in the life of a captive female orangutan, including birth and parturition. Other than the short periods of high hazard, and perhaps of more significance to long-term survival, the major factors that appeared to influence long-term health and mortality included primiparous age, interbirth interval, rearing type, and weight.