UK Zoo Welcomes Unexpected Baby Orangutan Despite Mom’s Negative Pregnancy Tests

UK Zoo Welcomes Unexpected Baby Orangutan Despite Mom’s Negative Pregnancy Tests
Courtesy of Chester Zoo
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Chester Zoo in the UK received quite the surprise recently. One of their Bornean orangutans had a baby on June 18 despite a number of pregnancy test results coming back negative.

Sky reported primate keeper Chris Yarwood, who works at the zoo, as saying: “The pregnancy tests we had carried out on Leia in the months prior to the birth had actually returned negative results. It was therefore a wonderful surprise to arrive one morning and see her protectively cradling a beautiful new arrival.”
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