For the first time in 25 years, a baby orangutan was born at the National Zoo in Washington, D. C. Zoo officials say they are “cautiously optimistic” that the baby boy will survive and thriveor do well. The Zoo posted video of the baby “vocalizing” or making sounds to his mom, Batang. She is holding him gently and looking at him closely. His birth is important because he is part of a critically endangered species. In one photo that the zoo posted, the baby is seen looking at his mother’s face. He was only one hour old. The newborn’s parents are female Batang and male Kyle. Both orangutans are 19 years old. The zoo’s animal care staff has observed Batang nursing her infant, who has been keeping close to his mother. The zoo provided updates of Batang’s pregnancy on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, using the hashtag #OrangutanStory.
Title: Baby Orangutan Born at Washington's National Zoo
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1382/baby_orangutan.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Baby Orangutan Born at Washington's National Zoo' data-article-id='1870'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='9646'>For the first time in 25 years, a baby orangutan was born at the National Zoo in Washington, D. C.</span> <span data-start-time='9646' data-end-time='20375'>Zoo officials say they are “cautiously optimistic” that the baby boy will survive and thriveor do well.</span> <span data-start-time='20375' data-end-time='32313'>The Zoo posted video of the baby “vocalizing” or making sounds to his mom, Batang.</span> <span data-start-time='32313' data-end-time='37604'>She is holding him gently and looking at him closely.</span> <span data-start-time='37604' data-end-time='44958'>His birth is important because he is part of a critically endangered species.</span> <span data-start-time='44958' data-end-time='52458'>In one photo that the zoo posted, the baby is seen looking at his mother’s face.</span> <span data-start-time='52458' data-end-time='56125'>He was only one hour old.</span> <span data-start-time='56125' data-end-time='61729'>The newborn’s parents are female Batang and male Kyle.</span> <span data-start-time='61729' data-end-time='66146'>Both orangutans are 19 years old.</span> <span data-start-time='66146' data-end-time='76083'>The zoo’s animal care staff has observed Batang nursing her infant, who has been keeping close to his mother.</span> <span data-start-time='76083' data-end-time='87125'>The zoo provided updates of Batang’s pregnancy on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, using the hashtag #OrangutanStory.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1382/baby_orangutan.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div 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