Comments on: Painting with Orangutans http://blogs.sandiegozoo.org/blog/2006/05/05/painting-with-orangutans/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:40:24 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Iona http://blogs.sandiegozoo.org/blog/2006/05/05/painting-with-orangutans/comment-page-1/#comment-411816 Iona Mon, 29 Dec 2008 18:26:26 +0000 http://www.sandiegozoo.org/wordpress/general/painting-with-orangutans/#comment-411816 Hi, I'm doing an enrichment program with caracaras and I was planning on painting some of their enclosure. I was just wondering what brand of non toxic paint you used...I've found a few on the internet but I'm not sure which would be the most safe. Thanks! <em>Yvette replies: The Art & Creative Materials Institute sponsors a certification program for children's art materials, certifying that these products are non-toxic and meet voluntary standards of quality and performance. Paint with ACMI certification should be fine for your caracaras.</em> Hi, I’m doing an enrichment program with caracaras and I was planning on painting some of their enclosure. I was just wondering what brand of non toxic paint you used…I’ve found a few on the internet but I’m not sure which would be the most safe. Thanks!

Yvette replies: The Art & Creative Materials Institute sponsors a certification program for children’s art materials, certifying that these products are non-toxic and meet voluntary standards of quality and performance. Paint with ACMI certification should be fine for your caracaras.

]]> By: Vicki http://blogs.sandiegozoo.org/blog/2006/05/05/painting-with-orangutans/comment-page-1/#comment-29570 Vicki Fri, 09 Feb 2007 22:37:16 +0000 http://www.sandiegozoo.org/wordpress/general/painting-with-orangutans/#comment-29570 Thanks for the idea! Always searching for new enrichment ideas. We tried it with our orangs at Como Zoo last week & it worked great. We couldn't use paint so we used pureed food - pudding, peas, pumpkin, yogurt. The keepers painted a forest of Pea trees, Pumpkin sun, pudding flowers. I thought it worked well as keeper enrichment too! Didn't know we had such artistic talent. The orangs spent most of the day licking & washing the windows. Thanks for the idea! Always searching for new enrichment ideas. We tried it with our orangs at Como Zoo last week & it worked great. We couldn’t use paint so we used pureed food – pudding, peas, pumpkin, yogurt. The keepers painted a forest of Pea trees, Pumpkin sun, pudding flowers. I thought it worked well as keeper enrichment too! Didn’t know we had such artistic talent. The orangs spent most of the day licking & washing the windows.

]]> By: Yvette Kemp http://blogs.sandiegozoo.org/blog/2006/05/05/painting-with-orangutans/comment-page-1/#comment-7885 Yvette Kemp Tue, 09 May 2006 17:29:29 +0000 http://www.sandiegozoo.org/wordpress/general/painting-with-orangutans/#comment-7885 In answer to questions regarding paint: It's just non-toxic paint that washes off with water. No flavoring added. We do not want to encourage the orangutans to lick the paint, but know they will. So to keep it safe, we always use non-toxic paint with animals that have artistic talents. As for aesthetically suitable, that all depends on how artisitic the keeper and animals are feeling that day! In answer to questions regarding paint:
It’s just non-toxic paint that washes off with water. No flavoring added. We do not want to encourage the orangutans to lick the paint, but know they will. So to keep it safe, we always use non-toxic paint with animals that have artistic talents.
As for aesthetically suitable, that all depends on how artisitic the keeper and animals are feeling that day!

]]> By: Jeannie http://blogs.sandiegozoo.org/blog/2006/05/05/painting-with-orangutans/comment-page-1/#comment-7866 Jeannie Mon, 08 May 2006 11:45:47 +0000 http://www.sandiegozoo.org/wordpress/general/painting-with-orangutans/#comment-7866 Sounds like so much fun Yvette. Thanks for sharing. One quick question, what was the paint made of - since the animals could lick it and it not hurt them? Was it something like a " berry" paint, made out of berries or some other fruit? Thanks again. Sounds like so much fun Yvette. Thanks for sharing. One quick question, what was the paint made of – since the animals could lick it and it not hurt them? Was it something like a ” berry” paint, made out of berries or some other fruit? Thanks again.

]]> By: debra http://blogs.sandiegozoo.org/blog/2006/05/05/painting-with-orangutans/comment-page-1/#comment-7865 debra Mon, 08 May 2006 09:36:58 +0000 http://www.sandiegozoo.org/wordpress/general/painting-with-orangutans/#comment-7865 This is hilarious; how clever! These are wonderful animals and I'm cracking up at the photos--I wonder what kind of paint you use that's both " lickable" AND aesthetically suitable! This is hilarious; how clever! These are wonderful animals and I’m cracking up at the photos–I wonder what kind of paint you use that’s both ” lickable” AND aesthetically suitable!

]]> By: Cindy J http://blogs.sandiegozoo.org/blog/2006/05/05/painting-with-orangutans/comment-page-1/#comment-7846 Cindy J Fri, 05 May 2006 20:45:39 +0000 http://www.sandiegozoo.org/wordpress/general/painting-with-orangutans/#comment-7846 Great job Yvette . It was lots of fun to watch . Great job Yvette . It was lots of fun to watch .

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