M.O.M (Missing Orangutan Mothers): Celebrate Mother’s Day at the Zoo with the Orangutans at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo

Photo by Tracey Gazibara

Orangutan mothers and babies have an incredibly close relationship. Baby orangutans don’t have a support network around to give them the many lessons of finding fruit, building nests and other survival techniques. Their mothers teach them everything about survival in the forest before they set out on their own.
Because of the growing demand for palm oil, and irresponsible forestry practices, more and more orangutan mothers are being killed every year in Indonesia. Their rain forest homes are literally being wiped out to make way for palm oil plantations… leaving hundreds of helpless orphans. Some of the lucky ones end up at Nyaru Menteng– which is operated by the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation. The Center is now home to nearly 650 orangutans– the vast majority of them young orphans in need of love and care.
Mother’s Day is the perfect day to bring awareness to the plight of these beautiful red apes and to encourage people to help protect them.

Mother’s Day is the perfect day to celebrate and pay tribute to M.O.M.– Missing Orangutan Mothers

Schedule of Events:
12 noon – Orangutan show
1:30pm – Orangutan painting demo
2:30pm – Orangutan enrichment


Orangutan Painting

10am-3pm:
• Coloring & word search for kids
• Help make orangutan enrichment
• Make an orangutan nest
• Learn about orangutan conservation

For more information about the M.O.M program please visit the Orangutan Outreach website.
Read more about the Palm Oil Crisis on our website.
For more information visit www.savetheorangutan.org online.

Other Mother’s Day events at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo:
• Join us for a Mother's Day weekend Mother and Daughter WildNight sleepover, Friday, May 7!
• Ignite your wild sides with "Mother, May I?" Family Program for the whole family, Saturday, May 8!
• Learn more about the delicious Mother's Day Brunch offered on May 9th, reservations are required.
• Need a special gift for Mom? Discover our Unique Gifts page filled with wild gifts that give twice!

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