A zoo is celebrating an irresistibly cute new arrival \u2013 a baby orangutan named Ruhana born through rare caesarean.<\/p>\n
The tiny infant was delivered to proud mum Jahe in December, with an expert medical team drafted in to Memphis Zoo to perform the delicate procedure.<\/p>\n
C-sections in orangutans are highly unusual, prompting zoo bosses to assemble a crack squad of veterinary specialists, an OB-GYN and even a neonatal nurse.<\/p>\n
Heart-melting footage shows the fuzzy newborn being bottle-fed and gently cared for by zoo staff during her early recovery before she was able to reunite with her mother.<\/p>\n
A baby orangutan named Ruhana was born through a rare caesarean at The Memphis Zoo. Memphis Zoo \/ SWNS<\/p>\n
Memphis Zoo staff with Ruhana. Memphis Zoo \/ SWNS<\/p>\n
The newborn was bottle-fed and cared for by zoo staff before reuniting with her mother. Memphis Zoo \/ SWNS<\/p>\n
Further clips shows little Ruhana nestling contentedly in Jahe\u2019s arms.<\/p>\n
The zoo confirmed the happy news in a statement, saying: \u201cIn December, orangutan mom Jahe welcomed a baby girl with the support of Memphis Zoo\u2019s Animal Care and Veterinary teams.<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause caesarean births are uncommon in orangutans, the zoo assembled a specialized care team that included veterinary experts, an OB-GYN, and a neonatal nurse to support Jahe and her baby through delivery and early care.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ruhana and her mother, Jahe. Memphis Zoo \/ SWNS<\/p>\n
\u201cIn December, orangutan mom Jahe welcomed a baby girl with the support of Memphis Zoo\u2019s Animal Care and Veterinary teams,\u201d the zoo said. Memphis Zoo \/ SWNS<\/p>\n
The mother and her newborn will stay out of the public until they are strong enough to explore their exhibit, the zoo\u2019s staff said. Memphis Zoo \/ SWNS<\/p>\n
After the operation, both mother and baby were closely monitored, with keepers stepping in to provide temporary supplemental care while Jahe healed.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat care period has now successfully transitioned, and the baby has been reunited with Jahe,\u201d the zoo added, noting that the duo will stay out of public view until they are strong enough to explore their exhibit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A zoo is celebrating an irresistibly cute new arrival \u2013 a baby orangutan named Ruhana born through rare…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":408252,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[2837,8807,23181,49,48,2628,938,66,886,323,61300],"class_list":["post-408251","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wildlife","tag-animals","tag-birth","tag-births","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-cute-animals","tag-memphis","tag-science","tag-us-news","tag-wildlife","tag-zoos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/408251","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=408251"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/408251\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/408252"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=408251"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=408251"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=408251"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}