KUCHING: Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) has announced the birth of an orangutan baby at the Semenggoh Nature Reserve (SNR) where the Semenggoh Wildlife Centre is located.

The pregnant orangutan mother, Analisa, was last seen at the feeding platform on 13 September and on 18 September she came for feeding with a baby clinging onto her.

It is believed that the new orangutan baby was born on 16 September, Malaysia Day. The mother and baby looked fine but the gender of the baby has not yet been able to be determined because it is still clutching too closely to its protective mother.

Analisa, 20, was also born at Semenggoh to Seduku, 45, which is the oldest female orangutan at the Wildlife Centre. Analisa has so far given birth to three progenies, the first two, Anakku and Digital Guro.

Digital Guro, a male, was adopted by the Guro District Council of Seoul, South Korea, but unfortunately died prematurely of natural causes in November 2015  at the age of three.

With this new birth, Semenggoh has 27 free-ranging orangutans which are of constant delight to visitors.

New-born orangutan at Semenggoh Wildlife Centre

By : NewsDesk

Date Posted : Saturday 24-Sep-2016