Curious Orangutan at Louisville Zoo Asks to Look at Visitor's Newborn Baby

Mar. 16, 2025

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orangutan meets baby at zoo

“The orangutan asked to see our 2-week-old,” Hittlecaptioned the post.

According to thezoo’s website, Amber was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, on October 15, 1987, and moved to the Louisville Zoo with fellow orangutan Teak in 1996. The zoo said she is known for her “playful personality” and for pointing out things about visitors.

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Orangutans “rely more on facial expressions and body language to communicate,” according to theSmithosnian’s National Conservatory and Biology Institute. The animals can be “highly social” and “exhibit social tolerance.

source: people.com