Orangutan mom adopts the best friend baby in the jungle of Borneo!

Orangutan mom adopts the best friend baby in the jungle of Borneo!

A heart-warming story from the jungle of Borneo inspires animal rights activists and orangutan lovers alike. In a remarkable act of friendship, an Orangutan female called you adopted the baby of her disappeared friend Melata and lovingly takes care of the little dumel. This touching event was confirmed by animal rights activists near the rescue center for orangutans in Palangkaraya.

The story of you is not only fascinating, but also tragic. As a newborn, she was separated by her mother and illegally smuggled from Borneo to Thailand. There she was kept in an amusement park until she was able to return to her home with other orangutans in 2006. But rehabilitation for you was no longer possible due to its age of ten years. Nevertheless, she proved that it is strong and independent, and was soon allowed to move to a advance.

The strengthening role of friendship

During her life in the jungle, you gave birth to several children and showed up as a caring mother. Her first daughter Dea was successfully released in the Bakit Baka Bukit Raya National Park, followed by Dinda and the little son Dai. At the same time, her close girlfriend Melata, who was also saved from Thailand, gave birth to her daughter Dumel. However, Melata's story is shaped by grief because she had previously lost two children.

in February 2023, when Melata was seen with Dumel for the last time, she suddenly disappeared from the field of vision of the animal rights activists. This happened only for a short time after a male orangutan was spotted who held the baby in his arm. At this point you took responsibility and wore Dumel as if it were her own child. She protected the little one from the male orangutans and offered her security in the difficult situation.

The bond between DU and Melata was strong from the start. Animal rights activists report that you always connected an inseparable friendship with Melata. The act of taking Dumel into her care not only shows the amazing care of DU, but also the deep emotional connections that these animals can go into with each other. As babysitter Mama Eva aptly put it, this is "heartwarming".

It is generally known that twin births are extremely rare at Orang-Utans. These animals have one of the longest birth intervals among great apes, with births at intervals of six to eight years. Therefore you are both remarkable and brave. In order to support you and the two small orangutans in this challenging time, the small family was temporarily brought back to the Nyaru Menteng rescue center.

The relationship that you have developed into Dumel is an impressive example of the deep connection and care within the orangutan community. This story once again shows us that animal moms in the jungle are ready to support your friends, even if it means to adopt an additional child. In a world in which the orangutans are increasingly in trouble, this warm narrative of motherhood and friendship illuminates the way for the species. These special moments of sympathy and responsibility are a bright spot in the dark reality of the endangered species.

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