Five words from famed daytime talk show host Maury Povich helped Denver Zoo officials solve the monthslong mystery of which orangutan fathered baby girl Siska: “Berani, you are the father!”When the pregnancy of Sumatran orangutan Eirina, Siska’s mother, was confirmed last spring, zoo officials weren’t sure who the dad was, according to Denver Zoo’s integrated communications director, Jake Kubié. They knew there were two possibilities: either 16-year-old Jaya, an orangutan who was moved to the Denver Zoo as a mate for Eirina in 2019; or 30-year-old Berani. About 9,200 orangutans remain in the wild, according to the Denver Zoo. Siska, a baby orangutan born at the Denver Zoo in August, is held by her mother, Eirina. He contacted Povich’s former executive producer, who put the zoo in touch with Povich’s executive assistant, according to Kubié.

Source: CNN December 23, 2023 21:03 UTC