Big news, tiny ape: Meet the zoo’s new baby orangutan 

The Indianapolis Zoo is swinging with excitement over its newest arrival: a baby orangutan born on Feb. 20 to resident mom Sirih.The male baby, whose name has yet to be announced, marks the second orangutan birth at the Indianapolis Zoo. Fathered by Basan, the baby is Sirih and Basan’s second offspring. Mila, an 8-year-old female, is their first. Sirih the orangutan with her new baby at the Indianapolis Zoo. (Photos/Hanna Rauworth)“The great news for us is we love sharing big successes, and this is a huge one for us,” said Robert Shumaker, president and CEO of the Indianapolis Zoo.The whole family are Sumatran orangutans born in captivity. Orangutans can live to 60 years in and out of captivity but spend most of their time alone, foraging for food and swinging from trees, which they rarely leave. “Sirih is an excellent mom and is doing a perfect job raising (the baby),” Schumaker said.Sirih the orangutan with her new baby at the Indianapolis Zoo. (Photos/Hanna Rauworth)The new baby increases the zoo’s orangutan count to 12, a large number for an American zoo. The Simon Skjodt International Orangutan Center, which opened in May 2014, is designed to meet the orangutans’ physical, social and...