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YouTube Videos
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2016-09-13T20:41:49.000Z
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156,761
Video Title:
Batang and Her Infant
Description:
Sept. 13, 2016—For the first time in 25 years, primate staff at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo are celebrating the birth of a male Bornean orangutan. He was born at 8:52 p.m. Sept. 12. Both 19 years old, female Batang and male Kyle bred in January following a breeding recommendation from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ Species Survival Plan (SSP). Primate staff have confirmed the newborn is a male. Animal care staff have observed Batang nursing the infant who has been clinging closely to his mother, and they are cautiously optimistic that the newborn will thrive. In this video the infant is vocalizing to Batang, who is carefully inspecting him. Orangutan infants communicate with their mothers through vocalizations, gestures and touch, all of which helps reinforce their bond.
Video Duration:
32 sec
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Pets & Animals  Search this
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Zoology;Animals;Veterinary medicine;Animal health  Search this
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