Primate with threatened habitat born at Ohio zoo. See adorable photos of mom and baby

A baby Bornean orangutan with a threatened natural habitat was recently born at the Toledo Zoo in Ohio, the zoo announced on June 28.The little one was born to parents Yasmin and Boomer.

“Mom and baby are healthy and thriving,” the zoo said in a news release after the baby was born June 21.

Bornean orangutans originate in Borneo, an island country in Southeast Asia, and are considered critically endangered.

Bornean orangutan populations have decreased by over 50% since the mid-1900s, according to the World Wildlife Fund. Due to logging and hunting, their habitat has shrunk by at least 55% in the last 20 years.

Orangutan mothers stay with their babies for up to the first nine years of their lives, according to the Max Planck Society. The only mammal for whom this bond is longer is humans. The Toledo Zoo’s newest addition will be with its mom, Yasmin, for the better part of the next decade.

Zoo visitors can see Yasmin and her baby in the Kingdom of the Apes exhibit. Officials said they’ll later release the baby’s name and sex.

Toledo is about a 60-mile drive southwest of Detroit.

This story was originally published July 2, 2024 at 11:18 AM with the headline "Primate with threatened habitat born at Ohio zoo. See adorable photos of mom and baby."