This is Bonnie
Bonnie the orangatun at the National Zoo in DC. She is 32 years old and a mother of one. Bonnie has some distinguishing features: a large belly, a bulbous forehead, a dark coat closer to burgundy than orange and she weighs about 160 pounds. Bonnie likes to travel on the O Line. The O Line or Orangutan Line consist of (8) 50 foot towers connected by plastic coated steel cables. The lowest of the cables is 35 feet off the ground but the entire distance of the cables run 490 feet from the outdoor orangutan yard to the orangutan yard at the Think Tank. The O Line crosses across the zoo above the walkways and common areas.
If you are regular reader of my BLOG you saw pictures of the O-Line in a recent post from Mother's Day. We got to see the oranguntans in action as they crossed the O-Line. It was amazing.
....and this is me....Bonnie
I am not a monkey of course. I am 37 years old and a mother of two. Like Bonnie the orangutan, I have a larger belly than I would prefer, have been told I have a large forhead and we won't talk about weight. I however am seriously afraid of heights and you would never catch me on a 50 foot tower. Orangutans are my favorite animal (I also like chimps but not as much) and as a child I always wanted one. I actually thought you could have one as a pet....probably because Clint Eastwood in "Every Which Way But Loose" had one. Remember Clyde:
The funny thing is, everytime I would ask for one, my Mom would tell me that is why I had a little brother.....sorry Scott. Trust me it wasn't the same.
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