A zoo in St Louis, has just replaced 4 triple glazed observation windows at a cost of $198,000 after one of the orangutans broke them.
It seems the guilty ape, named Rubih or ‘Rockin Rubih’ as she has been nicknamed by the keepers has habitually banged rocks against the windows to gain attention after her mother ejected Rubih from the nest.
The keepers trained Rubih to bring them the rocks instead and then rewarded her, but this plan failed as when the keepers weren’t around she continued to bang the glass. They are now training her to put the rocks in a tube instead and will reward her occasionally. Maybe a better plan would be to remove the rocks from the enclosure! £198,000 is a very expensive window replacement, if you are considering installing new energy efficient windows in Southampton give DTU Windows a call 01202 697662
