Zoológico de esculturas de Waco

The Kids

This piece captures the natural play that is part of how young orangutans (and young humans) learn how to be a successful part of a family unit. Like us,
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Young Orangutan
Older man and woman standing outdoors with autumn foliage in the background; the woman wears a red jacket with floral embroidery and smiles.
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¿Lo sabía?

? In Malay and Indonesian, orang means “person” and hutan means “forest.” Thus, orangutan literally means “person of the forest.” Orangutans are ‘great apes,’ as opposed to monkeys, and are very closely related to humans. In fact, we have 97% of DNA in common with orangutans. Like humans, orangutans have opposable thumbs. Their big toes are also opposable. Orangutans have tremendous strength, which enables them to swing from branch to branch and hang upside-down from branches for long periods of time to retrieve fruit and eat young leaves. Orangutans are critically endangered due to logging, fires, and poaching.

En el zoológico

Waco’s Cameron Park Zoo has a famous breeding program for orangutans, which is part of a worldwide effort to make sure that they do not become extinct. You can visit Razak, born in January 2017, along with his Mom Mei, Dad Kerajaan (“KJ”), and Auntie Kutai.

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Donantes

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Mother and Child
Stalking Fox

More sculptures

Explore more animal sculptures along the river trail. Each piece brings a different story, artist, and perspective to the Waco Sculpture Zoo.

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Box Turtle II was cast in silicon bronze in the artist’s personal foundry, which he has operated with his father since 1983. Turtles are another animal that

Ornate Spiny-Tailed Lizard

“Ornate Spiny-Tailed Lizard” is hand-sculpted from steel and pigmented concrete with glass mosaic tile. It is a much larger than life piece that weighs in at

Meerkat Tribe

Artist Tom Tischler describes how his sculpture subjects “choose him” when he is inspired to make a piece. Like several of his works, this artwork is informed

Whitetail

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Trouble

Bears are symbolic animals in many art traditions, including Native American folklore. Their ability to walk on two legs made them seem closely linked with

Mother and Child

“Mother and Child” by Dan D Brook is a cast bronze sculpture of a mother flamingo and young flamingo chick. The piece is 4 feet tall from ground to the height
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