Orangutan That Gave Birth Makes Abrupt Move With Baby That Confuses Keepers

orangutang that gives birth makes abrupt move with baby that confuses keepers before we start please make sure to subscribe to m r tv and hit the bell so you never miss any upload from us also leave a like right now a group of zoologists at england's jersey zoo put all their resources into helping along with the next generation of one primate family they planned endlessly they used all the best technology and in the end the delivery still sprung one big surprise that they never saw coming dana the orangutan was under a lot of pressure it's not like she had a job or mortgage to pay off but the future of her entire species was at stake and their chances weren't looking too great of course dana herself didn't have to worry she and a handful of other orangutans lived in england's jersey zoo they had everything they needed there thanks to the inspiring vision of one man naturalist gerald durrell founded the conservation center in 1959 though he designed it to house well over 100 species he always had a soft spot for orangutans it was clear how much was at stake sumatran orangutans like dana once thrived covering a large region of the indonesian islands since the dawn of globalization however their fortunes had turned considerably some feared it was already too late to save them widespread destruction of their natural rainforest habitat along with poaching operations caused the orangutan population to plummet to just 7 500 worldwide although there are plenty of critically endangered species out there this one is particularly troubling orangutans are one of the closest genetic relatives to human beings sharing over 97 of the same dna that means these are intelligent emotional creatures that are in danger dana herself nearly died once before gordon hunt the head ape keeper at the jersey zoo remembered the incident like it was yesterday back in 2009 one of the most exciting days on the job suddenly morphed into a total nightmare dana was pregnant which sent the jersey zoo staff into hysterics no baby orangutans had been born there in years this potentially marked a turning point in the primates trajectory until everything went totally off the rails as dana went into labor the zoo employees were horrified to see that it was a stillbirth what made the situation even worse was that the orangutan was grappling with internal hemorrhaging they rushed to save her severe as the trauma was jersey zoo managed to save dana's life the resulting damage unfortunately blocked her fallopian tubes gordon and his team doubted she would ever be able to produce offspring but they knew they had to try the zookeepers rang dr neil mclaughlin a renowned obstetrician from jersey's general hospital he treated countless patients across his storied career but gordon asked if he'd ever operated on an orangutan before as a matter of fact dr mclaughlin figured that he could perform surgery on dana her internal organs were nearly identical to those of a human meaning that the procedure would involve all the same steps they could only hope it reversed dana's infertility the gambling eventually paid off by early 2013 dana made it and began showing signs of pregnancy proving that dr mclaughlin's operation was a success of course this didn't guarantee that this pregnancy wouldn't end like the last the jersey zoo staff kept a close eye on the orangutan in those following months meticulous medical tests and non-stop observation suggested that the baby was coming along just fine all they could do was wait in the early hours of one november morning a series of phone calls awoke the jersey zoo staff dana was going into labor despite the chill outside they hurriedly got dressed to witness the historic event in addition to fighting off extinction the zookeepers had a chance to achieve a huge milestone no orangutan birth was ever recorded before so they planned to covertly film the entire delivery jane goodall style it was fortunate gordon's team got the camera in place because the entire thing happened remarkably fast they gasped as the baby primate simply popped out and dana attentively cleaned him off however she did something unexpected next the mama orangutan turned directly toward the zookeepers they froze was she threatened that they'd all watched such a vulnerable moment they barely held their nerve as dana rushed over toward the glass barrier to confront them but gordon soon realized that dana wasn't angry at all she was overjoyed and wanted to show her newborn son to her friends they named him kia jabin which translated to miracle in indonesian kia jaevin's birth alone wouldn't bring orangutans back from the brink but he represented an important step in the right direction the zookeeper's heroics made it all possible though not every risk they've taken has paid off in october 2016 police contacted the bksda nature conservation agency in indonesia about the capture of a wild animal it seemed that local villagers had found an orangutan and secured it to a tree so a team from the bk sda the center for orangutan protections ape crusaders and the orangutan foundation went to investigate unsurprisingly when rescuers arrived on the scene in central kalimantan they found the orangutan which they named raw it in a bad way in fact the ropes used to tie her were so tight that they had cut off circulation to her limbs her hands and feet were also unnaturally swollen furthermore images of the incident showed five-year-old raw wit looking extremely withdrawn indeed her almost human-like expression portrayed a sense of great despair the bksda team suspected that she may have been stolen from the wild with the purpose of selling her on the illegal pet trade according to the orangutan foundation an oil palm forest and human settlements surrounded the young females natural habitat in fact the expanse of palm oil forests is one of the greatest threats to orangutan populations while the product is indonesia's third largest export it is estimated that the growth of this industry has contributed to an 80 loss of orangutan habitat in the last two decades however palm oil isn't the only threat orangutans face deforestation and hunting are also responsible for the decline of orangutan populations as is the illegal pet trade sadly figures from the orangutan conservancy suggest that there are only around 60 thousand orangutans left in borneo and sumucha humans often take young orangutans and sell them into the illegal animal trade mothers are heartlessly killed too before the poachers pulled the infant orangutans away from their dead mother's bodies in fact a center for orangutan protection and nature alert report found that as many as 20 000 orangutans have lost their lives or freedom to the illegal pet trade in the last decade often these little orangutans don't recover from the trauma of losing their mothers in such a horrific way so in addition to mental health issues they are also at risk of physical harm from disease and poor treatment during their captivity luckily for raw wit then rescue teams got to her just in time the team released raw wit from her ropes and took her to an animal hospital where the injuries to her limbs could be attended to then after a few days the ape began to rebuild her strength staff constantly monitored her health too so that the best next step could be decided after a while the foundation determined that raw wit was well enough to join its soft release program this allows the animals to get used to their new habitat before being released for real hence staff took rawwit to the lamendow wildlife reserve where they'd watch over her until she could be fully released the lamendow river wildlife reserve is home to a number of release sites and patrol posts to ensure orangutans remain safe following their release the reserve also has a 1600 foot buffer zone between its forest and the surrounding palm oil forest therefore it's an adequate space from which to release rehabilitated wildlife so two weeks after her initial rescue rauwit was cleared to be freed indeed incredible footage of rowitz release showed how a boat took the orangutan to the ideal location once there staff wheeled the caged animal deep into the forest foliage to the release area it was then that the dedicated team opened up rawit's cage to allow her to get used to her new environment in her own time luckily for her an older female took the youngster under her wing interestingly the orangutan foundation had previously reintroduced this older female into the wildlife reserve so under the guidance of the more experienced female raw wits soon assimilated back into forest life in a video posted to youtube the primate scales trees and feasts on bananas just like nature intended wildlife photographer ian woods wrote a blog post about the experience in it he said today i've been working with the veterinary team of the orangutan foundation uk who have successfully released another orangutan into lamendal wildlife reserve in borneo this area of forest has been a release site for some years now with hundreds of orangutans rehabilitated there the way the older female orangutan in the video comes to help her when she's finally released was so touching she will now be monitored by field staff to check that she is thriving in her newfound freedom woods added through youtube and facebook the orangutan foundation has been spreading raw it's story to increase awareness of the plight of these majestic creatures and it seems rawwit's story has touched a nerve with many animal lovers this is disgusting why do some people treat wildlife like this wrote one facebook user makes me very unhappy animals are meant to be free in the wild just like we have the choice to be free the post continued when we learn to take care of the environment and to respect animals we are an evolved species read another facebook comment until then we will continue to be a plague destroyer so while no animal should have to endure the things raw it went through it is hoped that her story will raise awareness around the threats facing the orangutan population indeed through education and compassion hopefully more apes can be freed to live in the wild as nature intended only then will future generations of orangutans be safe from human harm you