Hogle Zoo welcomes birth of baby orangutan; caretakers to raise the infant

SALT LAKE CITY — Animal caretakers are raising a baby orangutan that was recently born at Utah’s Hogle Zoo.

Bornean orangutan Kawan delivered her baby on June 21. Both the 24-year-old mother and 3-pound baby are doing well, the zoo said in a statement.

After giving birth to her first baby at Henry Vilas Zoo in Wisconsin, Kawan did not care for the newborn. The Hogle Zoo prepared for a similar outcome with this birth but also provided Kawan “maternal training and support” to help prepare her for motherhood…

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