Dominant male numero uno is Aman. He is one utterly fabulous beast. He's probably my favourite orangutan....but only just as they are all beautiful. He is massive. Just to give you some perspective his hand can probably fit round a bowling ball.... He's 20 (so a bit young for me) and recently had an operation to remove cataracts from his eyes which made him almost completely blind - he's a new male. He's shed 30kg and is lots more mobile and a fan of the ladies too. Although if a female orangutan is put into his enclosure he would most likely beat her around, chase after her and generally abuse her...and then have his wicked way, nice guy eh....ha! It is unlikely that Aman will ever be released from captivity due to his age and the low chance of his survival in the rain forest. He would probably climb a tree straight off oblivious to the fact it can't support his weight and crash to his death. All the keepers at Matang are brilliant and the animals are at the heart of everything they do so Aman is in a good home.
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