DENVER — The Denver Zoo is welcoming a baby Sumatran orangutan who is named after an Indonesian word that means “bright” and is often used to refer to sunshine.
The female primate named Cerah (Che-rah) was born Sunday to parents Nias and Berani, and the family is bonding away from public view.
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Cerah should make her debut within the next two weeks in the Great Apes exhibit in Primate Panorama.
She was conceived within a month of 29-year-old Nias and 25-year-old Berani getting set up in July.
Zoo officials say Sumatran orangutans are critically endangered with a worldwide population of only about 14,600. Habitat loss is a major reason their population is declining.
