(Sacramento, CA) — The Sacramento Zoo is welcoming a baby Sumatran Orangutan. The male orangutan was born May 1st, but the zoo didn’t announce the birth until Monday. It’s the first time an orangutan has been born at the Sacramento Zoo since 1981.
The Sumatran orangutan is a critically endangered species. There are only 79 of them in the care of humans across the U.S. Sacramento Zoo officials say the baby is healthy and he and his mother are doing well