ICYMI: A newborn orangutan has been delighting crowds and conservationists at a Spanish zoo
Visitors to the Bioparc Fuengirola in Andalusia looked on with glee as the baby, born on Aug. 4, clung tightly to her mother Suli, who clambered around her enclosure deftly catching pieces of fruit thrown to her by onlookers.
"She's like a little jewel for conservation and another contribution to the captive breeding programme in European zoos" said Antonio Garrucho, head keeper at the zoo. Orangutan populations have halved over the past century as their natural habitats in the lowland forests of Indonesia have been cleared for logging and to make way for palm oil plantations.An eleven-day-old baby male Bornean orangutan is held by his mother Suli at Bioparc Fuengirola in Fuengirola, southern Spain August 15, 2021.
The new baby, which has yet to be named, is the only one to be born in the European breeding scheme in the past 12 months, according to the zoo. "The rate of forest destruction on the island is very high, due to the extraction of raw materials, wildfires and desertification," Garrucho said.In Fuengirola, safe from predation or encroachment, Suli lay back on the grass of her enclosure with her baby nestled snugly on her chest.More from ReutersSubscribe for our daily curated newsletter to receive the latest exclusive Reuters coverage delivered to your inbox.
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