attenborough: and that he was. and a few years after his arrival at the zoo, he took a shine to a young female. back in 1961, i went into the ape house in london zoo to see charlie, as i often did, and the head keeper came over and he said, "i've got good news," he said, "you're about to become a grandfather." "really," i said. "yes," he said, "your young charlie has fathered a baby, and it should be born in a few months' time. and as grandfather," he said, "you have the privilege of christening it." so, eventually i decided it should be called bulu, which in malay means "little hairy one." bulu? can we have bulu? now, this is charlie's daughter. all right dear, all right, all right. bulu was the first orangutan born in britain, and she was just as endearing as charlie had been. i look back on those days, when i had charlie the baby orang, with mixed feelings, because the fact of the matter is that these are not pets, these are wild animals and they should be in the wild. the problem is that, although many people i