Soňa comes from the wild just like a male Bimbo. They came to Prague as young, when they grew up, they found love in themselves. In 1971, they gave birth to the famous Kamu, the first orangutan who was born not only in Prague, but in the whole history of Czech zoos. Kama lived to be 41 and had two sons, Filip and Pagy, who moved to Bratislava as teenagers.

Pagy returned to Prague in 2015 and is Kawi’s father. He is next to his mother Mawar (who arrived from the Durrel Wildlife Park zoo on the island of Jersey in the English Channel) and his older sister Diri discovers the world. It is a genetically valuable successor to the line of orangutans that it circulates in its ancestral veins “Wild” blood, and also the fifth born in the Czech capital.

He learns from his parents

Like little kids, Kawi at Christmas mlsal AND played yes. “She likes it best sweet tropical fruits, papaya, mango, figs, “Described the head breeder Martin Vojáček. Soni and Bimba’s great-grandson spent most of the time playing.

“They are learning to build a nest. He enjoys it the most now, “added the breeder. He also says more and more often playing with sister Diri. She, in turn, learns to take care of the young in the future when playing with her brother.

Pavilion closed

Pagy, Mawar, Diri and Kawi live in the Indonesian Jungle Pavilion. But it is currently due to reconstruction closed.

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The annual Kawi is also called velvet chick. He was born on the day of the Velvet Revolution on November 17, 2020. Which also made it difficult for visitors to see her. “He was born at the time of the lockdown, so you are visitors had to wait quite a long time before they could see live, “Vojáček explained.

Adorable: This orangutan will have a party! (2014) Tereza Hodalikova, Tomas Polak