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Nothing can keep Jeremy Chew apart from the orangutans at the Singapore Zoo, not even a bad traffic accident.
The Deputy Head Keeper of Great Apes at Wildlife Reserves Singapore (WRS) joined the Zoo in 1997 and has looked after the orangutans since then.
But in November 2004, Jeremy was involved in a traffic accident and had to stop working. His doctor wasn’t sure if he could walk again and it took Jeremy almost four years to return to his normal life without requiring crutches or a wheelchair.
However, according to him, “the call from the wild was too hard to resist” and almost seven years after his accident, he rejoined the Zoo in October 2011.
So it’s no surprise that he says his family consists of not only his wife and daughter, but also the “many hairy kids at the zoo” – referring fondly to the orangutans. As the 46-year-old puts it, “every one of them has a distinctive personality, they are so like humans and you can’t help but fall in love with all their little quirks”.
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