CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -India’s only orangutan named Binny died at the age of 41 in Nandankanan Zoological Park in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.

Detailed explanation-2: -Binny, was brought to Nandankanan Zoo from Pune’s Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park on November 20, 2003, when she was 25. Orangutans are one of the world”s three extant species of great apes and are native to Indonesia and Malaysia.

Detailed explanation-3: -MYSURU: The 129-year-old Mysuru zoo that boasts of displaying many exotic animals is adding one more feather in its cap by bringing two exotic animal species – Orangutan and Gorilla. This will make the zoo the only facility in India to house these primates in captivity.

Detailed explanation-4: -Nandan Kanan National Park is situated 20 Km from Bhubaneswar, capital city of Odisha, India. The name Nandan Kanan means Garden. Established in 1960, it was opened to the public in 1979 and became the first zoo in India to join World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) in 2009.

Detailed explanation-5: -Orangutans are great apes native to the rainforests of Indonesia and Malaysia. They are now found only in parts of Borneo and Sumatra, but during the Pleistocene they ranged throughout Southeast Asia and South China.