The first baby orangutan to be born in captivity in 20 years at the Madrid zoo has made its first public appearance.
The 9-month-old primate named Boo cuddled a stuffed animal -- a bright yellow orangutan -- as it was unveiled by a keeper Thursday.
Boo's mother died of lung disease in late February, but Boo has been adopted by another female orangutan and is bottle fed by one of the keepers.
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Photograph by: ANDREA COMAS, REUTERS
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Baby orangutan makes first Madrid zoo appearance
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It would be soooooo easy to raise one of those as one's own (human) child - they are so much like us!
Oh thats so like a baby. May its adopted mother treat him like his real mom could. :(
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