The Audubon Zoo in New Orleans welcomed an endangered Sumatran Orangutan, Menari, on June 10th. These photos taken last week give us a sneak peek of the baby in advance of his public debut. Native and endemic to Sumatra, Sumatran Orangutans are smaller and in fact more rare than Bornean Orangutans.
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"A kiss is just a kiss," to quote a song. But this moment, captured by D. Rogers at the
Brookfield Zoo is one of a kind.
This baby Bornean orangutan was born late in 2008 and was one of only two born in the United States that year. More pictures below the fold.
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