San Diego Zoo welcomes new orangutan, Labu

Labu the new dominant male within the San Diego Zoo s orangutan group Courtesy SDZWA The San Diego Zoo s orangutan exhibit has a new inhabitant fresh out of Fresno The orangutan group in recent times welcomed Labu a -year-old male orangutan who arrived from the Fresno Chaffee Zoo on March He currently spends his time enjoying resting in the hammock and exploring his new space the zoo explained He has been adjusting well and is enjoying resting in the hammock and exploring his new space commented a announcement from the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Labu has taken on the role of the group s dominant male and is the first adult male to enter the troop since the passing of its beloved dominant male Satu in His presence was recommended by a Species Survival Plan Scheme based on his genetics and the genetic makeup of the zoo s group Labu can now be seen at the orangutan habitat after a brief quarantine and introductory period