No anthropomorphizing needed....this Mom is smiling..

[SoCalDem]

Anak, a 31-year-old Orang Utan, holds her five-day-old baby Apie in her arms in Ouwehands Zoo in Rhenen, central Netherlands, July 31, 2007. The baby was born in captivity at the zoo. The zoo participates in the European Endangered Species Programme (EEP) , a European breeding program to save the endangered Orang Utans from extinction. REUTERS/Michael Kooren (NETHERLANDS)

[Bullwinkle925]

1. Now - HOW cute is that? . . .

thanks for posting that pic.

[SoCalDem]

3. baby's name is Apie.. Mom is Anak n/t

[KitchenWitch]

2. so is the babe!

:)

I needed that.

[China_cat]

4. My husband's cousin works with that program

and went to Borneo for the summer to work on improving conditions for Orangs in the wild.

If you're ever in the Netherlands, another really neat place to visit is the Apenheul. Most of the monkeys are free in the park and curious about the visitors. You aren't allowed to take in any foods and you have to check bags and purses because the animals are very intelligent and like to explore. They'll sit with you, and on you, check out your pockets and hair. Neat experience.

[applegrove]

5. She is smiling. Mom is in heaven. Baby cute too.