The Swimming Orangutan

King of the swimmers: How orangutan Suryia loves a summer dip with his trainer

By Daily Mail Reporter

Last updated at 3:31 PM on 25th June 2010

When people talk about getting an all-over tan for summer, they're not usually talking about getting an all-over orangutan. But 30-year-old Moksha Bybee has the most unusual of swimming partners - a seven-year-old urangutan who clings to her as she dives beneath the surface.

The jungle-dwelling creatures are not known for their love of the water, but Suryia appears to have permanently swapped tree trunks for swimming trunks.

Last one in's a chimp: Suryia, a seven-year-old urangutan, has taken a shine to diving into a pool with bikini-clad trainer Moksha Bybee at at Myrtle Beach Safari in South Carolina