Meet Kota: Little Rock Zoo names baby orangutan
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Little Rock Zoo’s newest baby primate now has a name.
Zoo officials announced on social media Friday the second son of orangutans Berani and Bandar has been named Kota.
Little Rock Zoo announces birth of baby orangutan
Kota was born just around a month ago on Feb. 23, and has been integrating into his family.
Meet Kota: Little Rock Zoo names baby orangutan Meet Kota: Little Rock Zoo names baby orangutan The Little Rock Zoo welcomes a bouncing baby orangutan (Image courtesy of Catherine Hopkins/Little Rock Zoo) The Little Rock Zoo welcomes a bouncing baby orangutan (Image courtesy of Catherine Hopkins/Little Rock Zoo)
Bornean orangutans are listed as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. There is an estimate of only 45,000 to 69,000 Bornean orangutans in the wild.
Kota can be viewed at the zoo in the orangutan exhibit with his toddler brother, Kasih, and parents.
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