PC-000-467

An organtutan named Ahkup sits with its right arm upraised and resting on a ledge at the San Diego Zoo

 

1960

 

Curt Teich

This picture postcard from the "Animal Color Series from the San Diego Zoo" identifies the animal in this image section as "'Ahkup' Orang-Utan" from Borneo. In 2013, the spelling has changed to "orangutan," and these animals are classified as "endangered," according to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources). This image is the same as in PC-000-468 in the postcard collection, but with the fence on which the orangutan is resting its hand and zoo background removed. Without the fence, Akhup appears to merely be sitting with its right elbow on a ledge and arm upraised. The San Diego Zoo is in Balboa Park, San Diego, California. The Curt Teich number in the stampbox is 0DK-158, decoded to the year 1960. The publisher's number in the upper left corner is LM-15.

San Diego Zoo; Zoos; Zoological Gardens; Balboa Park; San Diego; Orangutans; Endangered species; Ahkup; Curt Teich

2920 Zoo Drive

California - San Diego - Balboa Park

 

 

MS-0008

 

San Diego Zoo, San Diego, California, US

Postcard

3.5 inches x 5.5 inches

No

PC-000-468

 

 

Image

TIFF

19.92 MB