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MEET AZY

Name: Azy
Birthday: December 14, 1977
Favorite food: Fruit juice, cooked onions
Favorite toy: Blue barrels
Favorite companion: Knobi
Favorite activity: Naptime under a box

Azy, (AY-zee) a male orangutan, was born at Smithsonian’s National Zoological Park in 1977 and lived briefly at the Albuquerque Zoo. He returned to the National Zoo in 1980. In 1995, Azy began living at the Think Tank and participating in the Orangutan Language Project with Dr. Rob Shumaker. Azy arrived at Great Ape Trust of Iowa on September 28, 2004.

Azy weighs about 270 pounds and has an arm span of over eight feet. He is very receptive to learning new language skills and enjoys working with Dr. Shumaker as they continue their research together. Inquisitive, gentle and even rather shy, Azy has settled in very well to his new home in Iowa.

AZY VIDEO

	AZY'S RESEARCH SESSION Azy works with Dr. Shumaker daily as part of the Orangutan Language Project at Great Ape Trust. VIDEO: Low QuickTime \| Low Windows Media \| High QuickTime \| High Windows Media
	AZY ENJOYS THE OUTDOORS Azy enjoys the large outdoor enclosure he has at Great Ape Trust and has used it throughout the winter whenever we had unseasonable warm days above 45 degrees. VIDEO: Low QuickTime \| Low Windows Media \| High QuickTime \| High Windows Media
	VIEW ORANGUTAN LANGUAGE LESSON Azy language lesson with Dr. Rob Shumaker at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, DC. Lessons with Azy, and his sister Indah, are conducted before zoo visitors. VIDEO: QuickTime \| Windows Media
	AZY'S FIRST MEAL AT GREAT APE TRUST OF IOWA Azy, a male orangutan, enjoys his first meal at Great Ape Trust of Iowa. QuickTime \| Windows Media
	AZY SETTLES IN Azy settles in for his first night at Great Ape Trust of Iowa. QuickTime \| Windows Media
	DR. ROB SHUMAKER TALKS ABOUT AZY Dr. Rob Shumaker talks about Great Ape Trust of Iowa's male orangutan Azy. PLAY VIDEO QuickTime \| Windows Media.

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