Bornean orangutans baby Ember with her mother Hadiah in Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. Ember was born in October, 2014. She is the second baby for mother Hadiah and father Tujoh. A few days after Ember’s birth, it became clear that although Hadiah had bonded with her baby, she wasn’t nursing her enough. To protect the baby’s health, the decision was made to have Zoo staff hand-rear the baby while animal keepers intensified their maternal training with Hadiah. Training focused on showing her how to nurse, but also how to present the baby for staff-assisted feedings.After nearly three weeks, the Zoo’s animal care and veterinary staff were confident with the additional training they had done with Hadiah, and decided it was time to have Hadiah try to raise her baby. Ember was placed safely in a bucket and lifted to Hadiah, so she could pick her up through a feeding door in the den. That’s how the baby got her name, Ember means bucket in both the Indonesian and Malaysian languages.
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo is located southwest of downtown Colorado Springs, Colorado, on Cheyenne Mountain.
Thanks a lot Christa!
Date: March 1
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