Hay Cats! Your "Playing with the kitties" post of the day.
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I wondered whether it would be “fun” to keep an orangutan as a pet (legality aside), and this is what I found:
“… because orangutans are so much like humans, they pose similar problems and challenges to anyone who owns them. They are long lived with a long period of dependency on a mother. They can transmit and receive respiratory and gastrointestinal diseases from humans. Improper medical care can result in a high mortality rate during the first year of captivity by pet owners. Additionally, they are particularly strong and are strong willed if they focus on something they want. They can be very destructive as they search for food items or play. As they age, they pose increased difficulty with their human owners who cannot properly keep them in humane conditions. …”
