Public Gets First Look at Phila. Zoo's Newborn Orangutan
by KYW's Michelle Durham
The Philadelphia Zoo proudly introduced a new baby on Thursday morning: a Sumatran orangutan.
The proud parents are 17-year-old Tua and 13-year-old Sugi. Their female baby was born on October 2nd.
A newborn orangutan typically weighs three to four pounds at birth, but animal handlers at the zoo have not yet had a chance to weigh the recent arrival.
She is the first orangutan born at the zoo's recently built Primate Reserve. Tammy Schmidt, curator of carnivores at the zoo, says it was an exciting morning when the newborn arrived:
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