California zoo sends baby orangutan to Atlanta zoo to be raised by foster mother

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INTRODUCING ITS NEWEST RESIDENT AND HE IS A CUTIE. HIS MAMA IS INDAH. SHE’S THE ZOO’S 19 YEAR OLD SUMATRAN ORANGUTAN. AND SHE GAVE BIRTH TO THAT HEALTHY LITTLE BOY ON MAY 1ST. THIS IS THE FIRST ORANGUTAN BIRTH AT THE SACRAMENTO ZOO IN MORE THAN 40 YEARS. IN. AND HER BABY ARE DOING WELL. BUT INDIA WAS APPARENTLY HAVING A TOUGH TIME NURSING. SO A TEAM OF VETERINARIANS STEPPED IN. THEY’RE NOW PROVIDING 24 HOUR CARE WHILE WORKING ON PLANS TO REUNITE WITH HER BABY. AND RIGHT NOW, THERE’S NO TIMELINE FOR THAT. THEY SAY IT REALL

A baby orangutan born at a zoo in California has been sent to a zoo in Atlanta in the hopes that he’ll be raised by an orangutan with a history as a foster mother.On May 1, Indah, a 19-year-old first-time mother at the Sacramento Zoo, gave birth to Nangka. The zoo said on Facebook that Indah “is a sweet and playful first-time mother who, when reintroduced to Nangka, engaged with him more similarly to that of a playmate. Despite many years of advance training building up to her eventual motherhood, Indah didn’t display the necessary maternal skills and care, such as nursing and attending to the infant’s cries.” As a result, the zoo said it made the decision to send Nangka to Atlanta, where officials expect he’ll be taken care of by Madu, a 40-year-old orangutan who has experience adopting and raising four young orangutans over more than two decades. Madu does not have any biological offspring of her own but has “an outstanding track record for adopting infants whose mothers were unwilling or unable to care for them,” according to the zoo’s post. The zoo said that two of Nangka’s primary caregivers brought the baby orangutan to Atlant on Friday. The Sumatran orangutan is a critically endangered species.

A baby orangutan born at a zoo in California has been sent to a zoo in Atlanta in the hopes that he’ll be raised by an orangutan with a history as a foster mother.

On May 1, Indah, a 19-year-old first-time mother at the Sacramento Zoo, gave birth to Nangka.

The zoo said on Facebook that Indah “is a sweet and playful first-time mother who, when reintroduced to Nangka, engaged with him more similarly to that of a playmate. Despite many years of advance training building up to her eventual motherhood, Indah didn’t display the necessary maternal skills and care, such as nursing and attending to the infant’s cries.”

As a result, the zoo said it made the decision to send Nangka to Atlanta, where officials expect he’ll be taken care of by Madu, a 40-year-old orangutan who has experience adopting and raising four young orangutans over more than two decades.

Madu does not have any biological offspring of her own but has “an outstanding track record for adopting infants whose mothers were unwilling or unable to care for them,” according to the zoo’s post.

The zoo said that two of Nangka’s primary caregivers brought the baby orangutan to Atlant on Friday.

The Sumatran orangutan is a critically endangered species.

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