According to the first observations, the cub, whose gender the breeders do not yet know, is vital and the breeders have already seen it drinking its mother’s milk.
“The baby orangutan was born on the day when female gorilla Mobi is four months old and just three weeks after the birth of another baby gorilla. It is unbelievable that I can now announce the birth of the third critically endangered great ape this year at the Prague Zoo,” noted the director of the Trojan Garden, Miroslav Bobek.
Orangutans have been bred by the zoo in Prague almost continuously since 1961. So far, the last cub born in the metropolis was a male Pustakawan, called Kawi, who will celebrate his fourth birthday this November. He lives in the exhibit together with his mother Mawar. They will be the ones to be found in the outdoor enclosure on Friday and during the weekend.
Diri with Pagy and their newborn live on a neighboring island on the top floor of the Indonesian Jungle Pavilion. It is possible to observe the trio there now and will continue to do so in the coming days, the newborn cub will remain inside the pavilion for the time being.
The velvet cub is celebrating its third birthday, children can come to the zoo to wish him a crown
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