Zoo's orang utans move to Florida

Three of Auckland Zoo's Bornean orang utans are moving to a Florida zoo this month, where they will take part in their captive breeding programme.

Indra and Horst have been at the zoo for over 25 years, along with their 20-year-old daughter Intan.

The Bornean orang utan only breeds once every 6-10 years and generally only produce one offspring.

A public day to farewell the orang utans will be held at the zoo on 19 July.

- NZHERALD STAFF