Tatau turns four today!

A young female orang utan turns four today at Paignton Zoo Environmental Park.

Tatau, a Bornean orang utan, is celebrating her birthday by showing off her acrobatic skills with a few tricks involving a sack. She appeared to be delighted with the sack she was given to play with.

The hessian sack was one of many provided by a local firm, Coffeeman Devon, as environmental enrichment. Enrichment is the science of stimulating animals mentally and physically.

Tatau appeared to be delighted with the sack she has been given to play with. Credit: Paignton Zoo

Orang utans are threatened by hunting, the pet trade and habitat destruction. The Bornean orang utan is classed as endangered meaning that it is facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild.