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Men are not the only one who prefer blondes.

A sexually confused orang-utan in the Netherlands is frustrating his keepers by refusing to mate with female orang-utans - because he is only sexually interested in blonde, tattooed humans.


Apenheul Primate Park hoped the orang-utan, named Sibu, would become its breeding male when he arrived two years ago - but it seems orang-utans aren't his type.


'He chases them, or ignores them, but he doesn't do what he should do,' said a spokeswoman for the park.


Instead, Sibu fancies his female keepers, especially blondes. This is fairly common for orang-utans, the spokeswoman said, but Sibu has an additional fetish for tattoos.


It's thought this preference harks back to a heavily tattooed keeper who reared him.


'Orang-utans have special interests in special subjects. Sibu happens to like tattoos,' she said.


The park hasn't given up on Sibu, 31. He showed an amorous interest in a female orang-utan while previously living in England, and keepers hope he will find love when reunited with her in a new enclosure in Chester.