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New Baby Orangutan at Children’s Zoo

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): It's a brand new, bouncing, baby Sumatran Orangutan.

The baby, a female, was born Saturday at the Fort Wayne Children's Zoo. It's good news, because she's part of a critically endangered species. By some estimates, they could be extinct in a few decades.

The baby is doing well, according to zookeepers, but they are a little nervous because her mother has never raised a baby or witnessed another mother with a baby. So he's proving to be a good mother.

By the way, if you want to find a personalized gift for the baby, hold off for now, She has yet to be given a name.

You can see photos in the weeks to come on the zoo's social media pages.

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