The Indianapolis Zoo announced the arrival of a new orangutan Thursday. "IT’S A BOY! Orangutan mom Sirih gave birth to a healthy male baby this afternoon," the zoo said in a social media post.

Only five days old, the unnamed orangutan was the newest arrival to the Indianapolis Zoo community. His mother, Sirih, carried the newborn tightly as she bounded throughout the zoo’s Simon ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — On Tuesday, the Indianapolis Zoo introduced its newest resident, a male baby orangutan, to zoo visitors. It was the first time that orangutan mom Sirih has brought her baby ...

The baby will cling to Sirih’s chest or back for the next two years. Like a human newborn, orangutan babies are totally dependent on their mothers. The infant can hardly lift his own head. After ...

The Indianapolis Zoo welcomed a male baby orangutan to its Simon Skjodt International Orangutan Center. This makes it 12 official primates that live at the zoo. The baby was born at 2:30 p.m. on ...

The newborn orangutan clings onto his mother's side Feb, 25. 2025, at the Indianapolis Zoo in Indianapolis. The newborn was born Feb. 20 at the Indianapolis Zoo.

"IT’S A BOY! Orangutan mom Sirih gave birth to a healthy male baby this afternoon," the zoo said in a social media post. The post said the baby and mom were "doing great" and that the zoo's ...

"IT’S A BOY! Orangutan mom Sirih gave birth to a healthy male baby this afternoon," the zoo said in a social media post. The post said the baby and mom were "doing great" and that the zoo's animal ...