A Reason to Celebrate

Chinta & Towan Celebrate their 40th Birthday!
Seattle's Woodland Park Zoo will be celebrating the 40th Birthdays of their twin orangutans, Chinta & Towan, with a party this Saturday from 11am- 12:30pm.

Chinta & Towan were born at the Woodland Park Zoo in February 1968 and have since seen it evolve from a hardened concrete fortress into a luxurious green playground. They have also accumulated a group of playmates to keep them company in their daily adventures.

Chinta & Towan's birth was celebrated in Life magazine as the first known occurance of an orangutan twin birth in captivity. They are now amongst some of the oldest orangutans to be born and raised in captivity, with the oldest usually living into their late 50's.

Get the chance to celebrate this very special occasion with the orangutans, their friends, and zoo family. Orangutans will have a traditional party with presents and cupcakes.

The party is free with zoo admission. Visitors will receive cupcakes (while supplies last), an opportunity to meet the keepers and hear about the day-to-day quality care provided for the great apes, a photo collage of the twins, an orangutan discovery box with fascinating facts and items, and a FREE raffle for a commemorative art piece hand painted by orangutan Towan. (Towan's art pieces normally range between $600-$720).

The orangutan species is becoming incredibly scarce with the perpetual logging which is clearing out their habitats in their native homes of Borneo and Sumatra. If you would like to support the primate programs at the Woodland Park Zoo, you can click here or visit http://www.zoo.org/

(Photo By: Andy Rogers/Seattle Post-Intelligencer)