Question: What was the name of the Indias only orangutan which passed away on May 29 2019?
(a) Jimmy
(b) Binny
(c) Tommy
(d) Jacob
Answer: (b)
Related facts:
- India’s only orangutan, Binny, passed away at the age of 41 due to respiratory complications at the Nandan Kanan Zoological Park on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar.
- The orangutan was undergoing treatment for old-age related complications.
- He was treated by the Veterinary doctors from the College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry under the advice of the orangutan experts from England and Singapore.
- Binny was brought to the zoo in November 2003 from the Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park, Pune at the age of 25. She was brought here from Singapore.
Orangutan:
- Orangutans are one of the world’s three extant species of great apes. They have distinctive red fur and is the largest arboreal mammal spending most of their time in trees.
- According to the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), there are three species of orangutans — Bornean, Sumatran and Tapanuli.
- The condition of orangutans in their distribution area, Borneo and Sumatra, is unsafe and has severe habitat loss due to deforestation as they are not migratory animals.
- All three kinds of orangutans are listed as “Critically Endangered” by the United Nations-affiliated International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
- They are one of the most intelligent primates, they have been extensively studied for their learning abilities. Orangutans are not native to India.
Links:
https://indianexpress.com/article/india/indias-only-orangutan-dies-in-odisha-zoo-of-respiratory-issues-5757380/
https://scroll.in/latest/925305/binny-indias-only-orangutan-dies-at-41-in-odishas-nandankanan-zoological-park