Baby Orangutan Born at Houston Zoo

Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - 15:35 in Biology & Nature

Tiny ape! Born on March 2, the little female orangutan is doing well, despite the fact that she was rejected by her mother. Zoo staff are hand-rearing the young primate, with the hope of transferring her care to a surrogate orangutan mother.

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