Orangutan gets new home

HONOLULU -- Rusti the orangutan is getting a bigger pad and putting his bachelor days behind him.

The 25-year-old primate will soon be moving into a new enclosure at the Honolulu Zoo that's about 20 times longer than the tiny cage that has been the 350-pound orangutan's home since 1997.

He'll be joined by Violet, 28-year-old female orangutan. She's expected to arrive later this month from the San Diego Zoo.

The female orangutan's arrival is crucial for Rusti, who has lived alone in captivity, mostly in small cages.

Rusti was supposed to stay at the zoo in a 600-square-foot cage for only six months after arriving in Honolulu in 1997.