Smoking orangutan moved to more isolated and better habitat

David Pescovitz 10:10 am Thu Jul 26, 2012

Tori, a 13-year-old female orangutan at Central Java's Taru Jrung Zoo, has been moved to a new island habitat at the facility so she can quit smoking. Apparently, she picked up the habit because idiot zoo visitors would toss lit cigarettes into her enclosure for fun. From the Center for Orangutan Protection:

Lilik Kristianto, the Director of Taru Jurug zoo, stated as follows:

“One of zoo problems in Indonesia is the visitors tease the animals. Although there is a signage to do not give food or cigarette to the animals, but the people are still doing it and make a fun of it. Even, sometimes the visitors are trying to hurt the animals. This relocation is a permanent solution for this problem, and also providing better facilities that resemble to their habitat in the wild. Tori can climb to 5 big trees in this island. This could be one of the best enclosure in Indonesia.”

Permanent Solution for Smoking Orangutan at Solo Zoo (COP)

"Indonesia's Smoking Orangutan Moved to Isolated Island to Kick the Habit" (Jakarta Globe)

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