October 14, 2011 Mama and Me

CaliforniaMama · 10-14-2011, 07:05 AM

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A tender moment transpires between mother and infant orangutans in Borneo’s Tanjung Puting National Park. The arboreal species has one of the longest intervals between births among mammals, typically around eight years.

Image and quote via National Geographic

This photo really caught my eye. It is just so sweet and tender, and human-like. I read so much more tenderness into the picture knowing that this mama will likely only have three babies in her lifetime.

She raises each baby for about eight years before sending it off on its own (Honolulu Zoo). I think that must make each baby very special to her.

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Despite their wild appearance, mother orangutans raise their offspring protectively and affectionately. Observation at Zoo Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia, shows that a mother orangutan will cradle her baby tightly and give it caresses and kisses. She will also attempt to keep others from looking at her baby by shielding it with her arms and moving away from observers. This nurturing attitude helps to lower orangutan infant mortality rates both in captivity and in the wild.

Quote via: eHow.com

More interesting facts at Mongabay.

Trilby · 10-14-2011, 07:39 AM

Awwwwwwwwwww!

so sweet!

CaliforniaMama · 10-14-2011, 07:59 AM

I want to know how they keep their fingernails so nicely trimmed without clippers, files, etc. Do they just know how to bite their nails better than us humans?

CaliforniaMama · 10-14-2011, 08:36 AM

My dad always used to say to the waitress, "Come stick your finger in my coffee and sweeten it for me."

That's the closest I can get to a recipe for today!

Gravdigr · 10-14-2011, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by CaliforniaMama

I want to know how they keep their fingernails so nicely trimmed without clippers, files, etc. Do they just know how to bite their nails better than us humans?

I suspect they wear down that way. Ever seen a nervous orangutan sitting around chewing his nails?

10-14-2011, 07:39 AM	#2
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	Awwwwwwwwwww! so sweet! __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

10-14-2011, 07:59 AM	#3
CaliforniaMama I wonder . . . Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: The Left Coast, a pretty good place to be. Posts: 1,278	I want to know how they keep their fingernails so nicely trimmed without clippers, files, etc. Do they just know how to bite their nails better than us humans? __________________ Take time for silence. You never know what you might hear.

10-14-2011, 08:36 AM	#4
CaliforniaMama I wonder . . . Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: The Left Coast, a pretty good place to be. Posts: 1,278	My dad always used to say to the waitress, "Come stick your finger in my coffee and sweeten it for me." That's the closest I can get to a recipe for today! __________________ Take time for silence. You never know what you might hear.

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