WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A baby Sumatran orangutan has been getting lots of snuggles from zookeepers in Wichita.
The Sedgwick County Zoo says on its Facebook page that the primate was delivered Friday via C-section after her mother, Daisy, encountered complications.
The post says zookeepers provided round-the-clock feedings while Daisy recovered. The zoo posted video showing the newborn clinging to a zookeeper wearing a handmade shirt with fleece fringe that is designed to simulate Daisys long fur.
The baby is the third for Daisy, who is 36, and the third for her father, Panji, who is 22. In the wild, Sumatran orangutans are critically endangered because of deforestation for palm oil plantations.
Orangutan born at zoo
