Surprise Orangutan Birth Shocks Zookeepers | The Secret Life of the Zoo | Nature Bites
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 พ.ค. 2021
- An unexpected arrival comes to Chester Zoo in the form of a baby orangutan. As some of the orangutan family's younger members struggle to cope, keepers must find a way to help them adjust to the new arrival!
From Secret Life of the Zoo Season 1 Episode 6, "Black Rhinos": In Chester Zoo, which is a home to ten critically endangered black rhinos, female rhino Kitani is introduced to her new mate Magadi, but with injury a high risk during mating, keeper Babs is concerned that Kitani may struggle to defend herself. Meanwhile, there's a shocking arrival to the orangutan family when a new baby arrives - despite keepers not knowing the mother was pregnant...
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Judging the babies hairdo, I think the baby was a little surprised about being born too. Lol
Very true , and very funny
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So, so beautiful. My husband and I hope to go out as volunteers in a couple of years. You'd never get me back❤️👫
That's so funny 😂
😂😂😂
That Orangutans bed Head just kills me
And dad...woww 😆🌞
5:09 She's really making sure no one else gets the carrots.
Just like all monkeys, eat until you puke before sharing.😖🥴🤮
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@@425HP excellent observation
the hair-dos the babies have make me smile they're so adorable i wish i could hold one someday
I get the urge to comb their hair.
Now IT looks as retarded as it truly is.😯😞😟🥴
@@425HP 🤣 👍!!!
@@425HP maybe you can play together if you can keep up.
@@lesleymaner2851 Maybe you can play with yourself, never mind you can't keep up. May I suggest changing your brand of douche mouthwash, the one your using isn't covering scents very well.
I see why mom keeps getting pregnant. Dad is MAGNIFICENT!☺
😆😆 he is very majestic isn’t he?!
Lol and she has no other competition
A magnificent pile of 💩
Yes…
I love the scare hair they have. They always look like they just got out of bed.
Zoo: Keeps normally solitary male with female 100% of the time.
Female: Gets preggars quick.
Zoo: What. How.
😂😂😂
Yeah, I feel really bad for the young orangutan, hope her developement isn't disrupted because of the arrival of the new sibling.
@nicholas carter these d&mned things are NOT CHILDREN!!!
@SARAH ESPINOZA these d&mned things are NOT CHILDREN!!!
@@collectorofcats294 They are children, just like you and I are also animals.
Adorable babies.My youngest looked like that, hair standing up! We called him our monkey boy hahaha! Now he is a grown man and drop dead gorgeous like his Dad!
That's fucking creepy. I mean to say he's handsome sure but drop dead gorgeous? Incest much. Specially when you compare him to who you sexxed up to make him
IMO..This animal is the most humorous animal on this planet.
Dignified too. If you ever see a large male Orangutan up close you won’t be laughing! Lol. Peaceful but powerful.
Have you noticed how this gentleman zoo keeper really loves the orangutans, I get enjoyment watching his expressions and the way he emotionally engages with that species?
Interesting name "Cindy"
Yes this guy clearly loves the Orang-utans immensely, but I have to put in a protest in behalf of humanity, his moustache is God awful and makes him look like a "rock spider", it gives me the creeps so bad that I shudder.🤢🥴🤢🫣
He's great. Everytime I see him with the orangs and talking I can see how much he cares for them, as would I. I would shovel elephant dung just to volunteer and be able to work somewhat with the orangutans.
Well that made me break down in tears!!!!! Tuti has absolutely stolen my heart!!!! I love you, you’ll be ok baby!!!! 💜💜💜
With a wildly cute kid like that how could you not adore it???
Having babies so close together show what a great job these guys are doing. 💖💖💖💖
So sad for little Tutti I hope she can thrive in this new situation. Zoos are not ideal but we humans are greatly responsible for the decline in habitat and numbers, we need to do all we can to help these amazing apes survive and have a positive future.😌❤️
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If zoos weren’t ideal then the animals wouldn’t feel safe enough to breed. They literally only breed when they’re happy.
Not only are they safe and treated well they have plenty to eat that's another reason why they take so long to have babies in between shelter & food especially
@@teacoon6399 The mother may have felt secure, but this is still a major disruption to Tuti's natural life cycle. Orangutans are supposed to have their mothers' full attention for the first seven years or so. There's still a lot of development she's supposed to undergo while being closely supervised by her mother, and the premature arrival of a sibling might throw off that timetable quite badly.
zoo keeps the tiger away
Unfortunately this does occur in the wild, it just generally results in death for the older individual.
This was both heart warming and joyful, but in some strange way not quite right. On the other hand two more of these very special creatures increase the number. Great mum, super handsome dad and two adorable daughters
Quantity over quality rarely works out well. Zoos will have more orangutans, yes, but they might end up maladjusted, depressed & mentally ill, in a primate way. Think of unhappy captive birds that pull their own feathers out.
@@elmerbefuddled2156 Plus orangutans are not like chimps and gorillas. They prefer to be solitary in the wild but are forced to be in groups in zoos.
So sweet when big sister leaned in to give baby sister a kiss @5:42 into the video. Awww
“He’s not a hands on dad” that’s hysterical.....
Sure is.
It's lovely that reproduction is increasing but my understanding is that the young orangutans need several years with direct care to survive well. Its a nurture thing yes?
Yes
They’re zoo animals. The mom and the elder daughter would not behave normally as they would in the wild.
Maybe move older sister into a different location?
I’m not sure if having another baby when the first born isn’t even 2 years old is ideal or not but in the wild orangutans live with their mums for 7 years before they part ways
Yes, but they are in a zoo, and they can be taught how to forage and beware of predators from humans also.
I red that Orangutans nurse their young for 3 years. I'm surprised at Chichi's mother.
The father's fur is super impressive! I never knew their body hair could grow that long O:
Definitely my favorite animal. They're so smart and beautiful!
Definitely my favorite too. Not sure I feel all that confident of Tuti's new life...I feel broken hearted for her. And VERY disappointed in the Zoo's ability to handle the natural evolution of these beautiful creatures.
@@tracesmith4966 I know the people there have good intentions, but I'm constantly worried about them going extinct and not being able to thrive in their natural environments. They're not like monkeys who have babies about once a year. Mother's usually give birth about every 9 years, so it's going to be so hard to get the numbers back up. It's so sad!
Me too❣️
@@grantwileyesq.5962 complaining to strangers won’t do anything to rectify the issue
@@elcabo4557 Nooooooooo!!!!!
Whether or not you knew about the pregnancy…I mean it is what it is…old Mother Nature decided for you. Talk about close together siblings..really I find it fascinating.
Baby orangutans are the cutest!
What a darling little one, his hair style is, as usual, so funny.
I hope the sweet big sister will find a foster mother rather quickly.
Love babies with sticking out hair, human or animal!
They are precious ... Love the orangutans they are very smart an funny...... Poor tuit
I'm back after a year to rewatch this video because it puts a smile on my face and these days in the world smiles are hard to come by.
I love these apes and can watch them for ever. I hope they will be with us for ever as well but their habitat is so fragile and so limited. I find them to be the most human apes on the planet and think of them as a family member...the mature ones to be showered with the tastiest food bits and the babies to be spoiled and loved.
Such beautiful creatures
They are beautiful but you have to admit when they are babies they have crazy wild hair lol
@ᚪᚢᛏᚢᛗ ᚱᚪᛇᛝᚹᚪᛏᛠᚱ Yeah, well we aren’t very good at sharing the planet with anyone else, so these orangs at least have a limited habitat, food, and a bit of free will. And enough care that they were able to reproduce without much notice. Many primates are kept as pets or solely as money-making opportunities for people, and others are killed for bush meat. These guys are lucky. Unless we plan to return land to them and curb our desire for using animals for our entertainment, orangs will only exist in zoos and private sanctuaries in the near future. Is it better to let them go extinct now, or should we keep them around in hopes we’ll get our act together in the future and we will be better stewards of the earth? I don’t know.
@ᚪᚢᛏᚢᛗ ᚱᚪᛇᛝᚹᚪᛏᛠᚱ What you are seeing is an indoor sleeping area, the outdoor area is massive. Another person here informed you of the conservation benefit, but I will add in that even Jane Goodall was in support of zoos with these enclosures.
Get your eyes examined, then get a psych test.🤪🥴🤮👿
This is almost unheard of in the wild. Orangutans stay with their mothers for around 8 yrs because there's so much to learn, plus, they're not fully weaned until around 5 yrs.
I agree. After watching a lot of videos from BOS, I can't understand why this zoo's vet is so clueless. He didn't even know the mother orangutan was pregnant so that is very telling--no regular physical check ups. So no one noticed if the mother had a bulging belly, even a small one?
@@whatevergoesforme5129 It's possible the vets didn't know she was pregnant, especially if this zoo has a hands off policy with the animals, something that many do. That said, one of the first signs of pregnancy in orangutans is a swollen vulva, something I would expect the keepers to notice as they work with the orangutans on a daily basis but I don't know how much close up interaction there is. What surprised me the most, however, is the very short amount of time between births. I know captive orangutans don't need 8 yrs to teach their babies how to live in the wild but babies aren't fully weaned until around 5 yrs old so this mother is probably nursing both. It's just a surprising situation to me.
@@Cara-39 For me, I wonder why they are surprised when an adult male orangutan is in the enclosure with them. In the wild, this would not happen. One commenter reacted to my term "rape " LOL and said orangutans have sex for fun like the bonobos but I doubt this was for fun. I may be wrong and the adult female was receptive but she still has a toddler to nurse. And the male orangutan can easily overpower her if he wants to so it can be forced sex. But all of these are speculations anyway since I am using how orangutans behave in the wild as my point of reference. However, I just believe and it is my opinion that the vets of this zoo have been incompetent. So poor mother and poor toddler. It is unnatural for orangutan to nurse and raise two at the same time.
@@whatevergoesforme5129 What is more likely? The vets at the zoo being incompetent or you as an amateur not having all the knowledge about this topic so it's possible you don't even know what you are talking about?
@@slovnicurling9808 As usual, the fallacy of appeal to authority. Go watch the videos of BOS or IAR or RedApes. What i said came from their vets and primatologists. But hey, if you love incompetent vets and zookeepers, that is up to you.
I loved the carrot stuffing @5:08
I clicked on this to see the birth of an orangutan baby. But then I ended up crying. Poor little Tuti. She's still just a baby herself (barely a toddler). And now she has to learn to be on her own. Like a ten year old orangutan.... Ugh
I kind of feel that way about human babies when people have them so close together.
Look at all these internet zookeeper’s comment. LMAO
omg the zoo keeper Chris is kind and georgeous
So cute. Poor Tutti.
GIVE BIG SISTER SOME EXTRA SPECIAL ATTENTION SHE NEEDS THAT
Babies hair looks like he is scared. So adorable. Poor little tootie, so upset
I found it kind of strange that they didn't pick up on certain behaviors that would pinpoint that she is pregnant, I mean, they aren't the average person on the street, they are zookeepers/zoologists trained in this sort of thing. Anyway, I love orangutans, they are so chill the most chill of all the apes!
That might have been because they didn't expect it for at least another year, and also, like humans, orangutans can not show too much, or have many symptoms of pregnancy. And if they weren't looking, they easily could have chocked it up to her current young one, not a new one on the way. Hindsight ya know?
Some times even humans don't know they are pregnant till labor pains start and baby arrives
Poor little one still needs his mom.
Too bad we cant preserve and replace habitat so quickly.
She's such a good Mommy.
Because being BORN and/or HELD in captivity "enclosure" CHANGES the dynamics of NATURE. Thanks for thwarting the development of a child
It's just an animal nothing compared to a real child
@@vince3523it's a real animal. Orangs are the smartest of the apes, other than humans. Thry have complex social and mental needs, just like humans. Your dismissive "it's only an animal" viewpoint is ignorant and prejudiced.
Poor little Tootie!
They have the famous Phyllis Diller hairstyle!!
You would think in a Zoo they would test the urine more. One of the main things in my mind that makes having these guys in a zoo is keeping them safe and looking after their health. Letting her go 9 months with out knowing is just wrong. A human mother needs to be watch by a Dr. as she is carrying a baby for 9 months just like an Orangutan. If they are mating you should be checking just in case. I know in the wild Orangutans just roll with what happens but in a Zoo their life is in the keepers hands from Keeping them happy too making sure they are safe and looked after a lot can go wrong during a pregnancy and if your going to take care of them then by all means do it right.
The sad sad drama of the first born…..no species is safe. Great video.
what an amazing little girl, no signs of jealousy?
can relate, first born child always have it hard
You people do not look stupid!!!! humans sometimes don't know they are pregnant. Never stupid yet extremely awesome I just want to thank you all for being there
Good lord that's a big boy!
Thanks for sharing these videos
My favourite programme at the moment although I appreciate I am probably watching old old episodes. Going to Chester Zoo in July. Can’t wait.
They are so beautiful
The baby looks surprised too.
Just like humans she really is good mommy
HOw is the toddler orangutan getting enough milk. In sanctuaries, orphaned orangutans are still given milk at age 5.
The keepers speak about them with almost visible emotion, and it's good to hear and see
I thought so too, I'm glad they are authenticity cared for ❤
They are just good actors. They do not give a DAMN about those animals. This is all an ego-driven exercise for these arrogant and selfish people!
@@fayecikigaq6674 Please...they have you fooled really good...
I love Siskas hair DOO. TUUTTI really needs the support of her Mummy. She’s such a sweetheart.
So adorable!
I didn’t know I was pregnant, Orangutan edition
No longer chubby bunny contest... its the how many carrots can fit contest lol
Really beautiful baby 👶 😍 congrats to the zoo
Orangutans always look like they need a good creame rinse.
So cute all of them
Lovely true story of the Chester Zoo. Thank you.
Zoos and marine “worlds” need to go. It’s purely for greed and never in the best interest of the animals they abuse, even if they insist they’re not. We are 97% the same genetic makeup as orangutans. How would you like to live in a cage or enclosure your entire life and maybe even have to put on a show for people? It’s cruelty and it has to go.
@@DaniHMcV agree 💯!!!
GORGEOUS PRECIOUS LITTLE SOUL !
Can a "baby" learn to be an orangutan in only two years? Without mom's undivided attention?
What was going through you head that morning?
LEGITIMATELY, where do babies come from. Hahaha
It's great that she feels safe enough to have another kid, but the idea that the first baby has to 'grow up quicker' sound more like they don't want to think about the mental impact neglect can have, its too that she wasn't fully pushed away but the zookeepers idea of 'growing up' i.e neglect could have seriously caused problems if the mum hadn't been attentive.
It seemed to me that they were holding back to see how it went before stepping in. That they were also worried about that, but didn't want to step in, and couldn't really step in very well, and were just waiting to see how it played out a bit before deciding.
@@jenniferredd1430 I hope so, but yea like you say itd be finicky to try and step in while also not being too hands on
Like IT had any choice in the matter. Don't believe everything you read it just makes you sound like an idiot Mynah bird.😯😖🤪🥴
@@425HP Who's 'it'? we were talking about the zookeepers?
@@425HP Though I don't think a Mynah bird can read so I'm not really understanding the comparison?
Don't buy palm oil or anything with palm oil in it.
You are buying products with palm oil and don't know it. lol
That won't stop anything they'll just switch to planting and selling something else in high demand
@@jordiejordan8249 It will stop them from destroying the habitat and people are working for rescuing these Orangutans.A little effort counts,better than sitting in the comfort of home and judging others.
@@deepalall647 *I hope you weren't referring to me there all I did was say the facts I didn't talk about u. Have you been to Borneo and visited BOS? Have you donated over $15,000 to help the cause like I have? I doubt it so sit quietly behind your keyboard and shut up*
@@jordiejordan8249 I Thank you for everything you've done. Please don't get angry because we need everyone to care. I Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Do you have a funky Gibbon,
Oo, Oo, Oo, come on do the funky gibbon now😂
Mama knew she was expecting.
10 years with the kid huh? That gibbon is unique. Such strange looking creatures. All torso and arms.
I am so happy for a happy healthy new baby.
Precious!!!
Nice video! Thanks 😊🥳🌷👍
Love orangutans💙💜💙💜💙
5:08 Reminds me of school days 🤣😭
Such wonderful relatives to have...
Look at that baby !! How adorable! .
..she's beautiful!
Thank you! Very interesting and informative story❤️
More soon please I was getting into that and that was all of it!!!!!poor little thing have to grow up too fast
Which is not the norm so that poor toddler is undergoing something that is unnatural just like her mother. Can't understand why the zoo vets didn't even know the mother was pregnant so I guess they don't do regular physical check ups. Plus, what do they expect when the orangutans are in captivity so the grown male could have his way with the adult female when he wants to, unfortunately.
@@whatevergoesforme5129 The zookeepers probably assumed there was no way she'd get pregnant again so quickly. Obviously a mistake. Hopefully more zoos will start putting their females on birth control to prevent non-ideal outcomes like this.
@@grifter84 yes, too bad she was allowed to have another one so soon. They should have anticipated if it was physically possible that it could happen. The mom certainly didn't need the added stress on her body and of course not fair for the first baby either. The females need to be on birth control unless are planning to breed them. I guess they learned their lesson at the expense of mom and the babies!
Чудные, славные какие. 🤗😊👍👍👍
Nice cage to be born in under florescent lights.
Stuffing his face. Lol
Love the do’s.
Hermosuras 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰♥️♥️♥️🦧🦧🦧🦧🦧🦧🦧🦧
Why didn’t the zoo give her a hormonal implant? That’s really unfair to her first baby-in nature she would have her mom’s full attention for 9 years at least. She’s not a human, this isn’t just sibling rivalry or jealousy. Really irresponsible of the zoo.
It happens in the wild too. They have sex and give birth. They have like 10 babies in their lifetime. Do they habe implants in the wild? No!
Fantastic hair!
love these orangutan series
So adorable... I was feeling so bad for the sissy.. 😒
Is it by the same father? And they better watch Tutu so she doesn't become a rebellious child who becomes a teenage mother. Lol
Yes the same dad..maybe subis needs to go on the pill.. i know it is used for monkeys and apes..
@@kimmarievan-ever6599
Lol @ 'the pill for primates' haha. Wow. I guess they would have that. Wish they had some for dogs instead of always removing those organs.
Congratulations doctor your role in the foreigners was amazing
They are beautiful, appealing and human...or is it we humans who are like them?
nothing calms my anxiety more than animal videos.
Looks just like my son born!!
Hahaha
Life of a first born~ I feel ya Tuti~
A middle child is messed up. No comparison
Wonderful. Surprise. For. The. Zoo. Keeper. At. Least. The. Baby. And. Mom. Are. Both. Well. Congratulations. To. The. Zoo
hihihihiii so cute family
4:51 aww how cute, in the middle of the fruit fight she went to her mom to get backup
Hilarious. She sneaked one in on you.