Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A baby orangutan was born at the Memphis Zoo in December, marking an important milestone for the critically endangered species.

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Christmas came early at the Memphis Zoo with the much-anticipated arrival of an orangutan baby, a girl named Ruhana (roo-hah-na). The baby, born in early December, was the second for mother Jahe ...