Let's study how orangutans eat!

Nutrition Program Director Barbara Toddes has managed the nutrition program at the Philadelphia Zoo since 1984. As part of her job, she ensures every calorie our 1,700 animals consume daily is packed with nutrients appropriate for their species.
That’s why she and her nutrition department have teamed up with researchers who study orangutans in the wild to compare the nutrients in the diets we offer at the Zoo to what the orangutans eat in the wild.