Orangutan Loves Gibbon Baby - Cincinnati Zoo

White-handed gibbons and Orangutans go on exhibit together for the first time in nearly 3 years. Lana, a female orangutan, gets up close and personal with the gibbon's 2 year old baby.

[spudeism]

Gibbons and Orangutans are like polar opposites
- small vs. big
- fast and agile vs. while agile very lumbering due to its size
- active vs. calm
- spontaneous vs. thoughtful and premeditating
- loud noisy vs. while occasionally loud usually calm and quiet
It's like seeing hyperactive kid vs. old philosopher who knows everything

[sparkshark]

Love how the orangutan understands the concept of 'look, but don't touch', and how the mother gibbon knows she means her baby no harm. Though she might be annoyed with her following them around.

[hollykane]

Orangutan have great motherly instincts. They are amazing.

[PotatoPatatoVonSpudsworth]

Besides humans, Orang-utans have the strongest maternal instincts of any ape. Orang-utan mothers will spend over a decade raising their offspring, who will often return to visit even after they've moved out.

[IluvatarEru]

0:59 the orangutan claps its hands like "shoot! Missed my chance!" 😂

[jordy]

Gibbon: wants to protect baby


Giant M O N K E : likes little monke

[ke]

1:45 it seemed like the female orangutan was trying to friendly engage in an interaction, she is so smitten by that baby. She even watched the baby as the mother went right by. These apes NEVER cease to amaze me. They're Just the most amazing creation.

[Anikaspar]

that orangutan was looking at the baby with so much love!

[baeto]

She looks like a grandma that really loves babies a lot. And the gibbon mom is like " Who da hell is this weird old woman who keeps looking at my baby"

[ComaToast]

They way she looked into the babies eyes was so deep and meaningful.

[sambekhtyari]

Such intelligence in those eyes. I was fortunate to make eye contact with one in a zoo. Life has never been the same

[sambarker]

I love watching orangutans, they're incredibly intelligent.

[kaycampbell]

The way the orangutan looks at he baby is so precious!💋💕

[cameforthecookies]

Orangutans are *owls* of the primate group. The jolly grandparents of the primates. That's the vibe they give off 😂

[bisiilki]

It's lovely to see that Orang Utans and Gibbons can coexist like in the forest! So cute!
The gibbons are so agile!

[SMAnthonyW]

i think the orangutan thought the baby was cute lol

[alextepe]

It seems that they don’t just tolerate each other. They actually enjoy each other’s company.

[luukeluketer]

Seems like Mr Orangutan is a wise old sage with tons of knowledge to

[thailandwild]

I also love gibbons. When I'm filming in the forest, it's great to hear them singing in the morning. I was lucky enough to film a pair of them feeding on fruit in a tree that was full of beehives. The bees got on to them, and the gibbons had to swing like crazy to get out of there.

[BriGuyIL]

Awww. She just wanted to see the baby :)