Orangutan Refuses To Move For Weeks, Then Caretakers Notice What She’s Sitting On

A Perfect Balance

From that point on, a routine formed. Rosa and Ben fed the baby gibbon artificial milk three times a day, while Mara took care of everything else—nurturing, holding, grooming. The bond between them only grew stronger. The team avoided introducing other apes into the space. They didn’t want to risk it. This pairing, as strange as it was, had become something precious.