Jolene, a baby orangutan was born in April 2022 in Oregon Zoo. Her mother Kitra moved here in 2015 from Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, joining male orangutan Bob, the baby’s father, who had arrived from South Carolina’s Greenville Zoo the previous year. Kitra was a first-time mom. Orangutans are critically endangered, largely because of habitat loss driven by logging and the conversion of forests into oil palm plantations. Around 90% of the world’s palm oil is produced on the only two islands where orangutans live.
Many thanks Helen!
Date: June 30
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