Birth of an Orangutan

1. Alison
   January 17th, 2008 at 11:35 am

   mmm, orangutan babies are delicious!
   but seriously, that is one tough lady

2. Charles
   January 17th, 2008 at 11:37 am

   I find myself welling up with tears while watching this- Such beauty, competence and dignity- the culmination of four million million years of evolution leading to the birth of this small, fragile being. This truly is a wonderful world.

3. Dianne
   January 17th, 2008 at 11:52 am

   Oh..how she loves that baby! It even looks, at one point, she is giving it a kiss. Bless the beasts and the Children!

4. Dan
   January 17th, 2008 at 12:23 pm

   that was crazy gross.

5. Jerse
   January 17th, 2008 at 1:01 pm

   I liked the part when she ate all that gross shit all over her baby

6. bratsche
   January 17th, 2008 at 1:03 pm

   Here is one more vote for crazy gross. Almost made me lose my cookies.

7. kid icarus
   January 17th, 2008 at 2:03 pm

   mmmmm placenta breakfast…….amazing, but really disgusting.

8. jack.wh
   January 17th, 2008 at 3:03 pm

   @Dan, jerse, bratsche, and kid icarus -

   If you find something that happens every day in the wild gross and disgusting, then maybe you should think about how it is natural. Just because we live in a world where doctors do much of the work for us, a single orang utang going through the whole birth procedure by herself, who else is their to clear the goo off? I think it’s an amazing treasure to watch a moment as rare as this.

9. biltmore
   January 17th, 2008 at 4:19 pm

   That goo/placenta is also eaten by many other animals. It’s filled with many vitamins and nutrients. Cats do it all the time.

10. artbot
    January 17th, 2008 at 4:25 pm

    Jeez, people, it’s not like the mom is gonna reach for a moist towelette. When you grow up you can join us here in the real world.

11. Miss Cellania
    January 17th, 2008 at 5:09 pm

    jack.wh, considering how totally maternal she is, I can imagine the reaction if anyone tried to “help” her!

12. Eni
    January 17th, 2008 at 5:28 pm

    Hey, just because it’s natural and normal and eerily beautiful doesn’t make it less gross. Cleaning the baby by eating it- how adorable

13. Joanne
    January 17th, 2008 at 7:12 pm

    She cleared it’s airways with a mighty slurp.

14. Alex
    January 17th, 2008 at 11:10 pm

    Wow - that is easily my favorite video clip of the week! Great find, Miss C!

    Does anyone know what’s up with the chewbacca-like groaning in the background? That can’t be the mom, right… (at one point she was slurping the new baby and I don’t think she could slurp and burp at the same time)

15. Lasse
    January 18th, 2008 at 6:17 am

    This movie triggers every one of my paternal mammal instincts.

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