This loving Bornean orangutan family spend their days playing and relaxing at Phoenix Zoo. Today we caught baby Jiwa enjoying lunch with his mom Bess and older sister Kasih. Get ready for adorable overload with the video "Orangutans Share Family Meal" now on The List.
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Bornean orangutan; Mom is Bess, baby is Jiwa 9 months old, older sister is Kasih, 9 years old. Bornean orangutans are endangered in the wild and could be extinct within 10 years if nothing is done. They have the longest period of rearing their young, with babies staying with mom for up to 8,9 or even 10 years.
The Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) is a species of orangutan native to the island of Borneo. Together with the Sumatran orangutan, it belongs to the only genus of great apes native to Asia. Like the other great apes, orangutans are highly intelligent, displaying advanced tool use and distinct cultural patterns in the wild. Orangutans share approximately 97% of their DNA with humans.
