INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Zoo has exciting news to share: Sirih, the orangutan, has given birth to a healthy male baby!

Almost two years after the mom, Jade, became pregnant, the zoo welcomed baby Jett. “Asian elephants are endangered in the wild,” Saint Louis Zoo Vice President Animal Care Regina Mossotti said.

“Jade and baby are doing well and bonding.” The Zoo says that this is the first Asian elephant birth from artificial insemination at the Saint Louis Zoo. Jet’s father, Jake, currently lives ...

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Zoo announced the arrival of a new orangutan Thursday. "IT’S A BOY! Orangutan mom Sirih gave birth to a healthy male baby this afternoon," the zoo said in a social ...

"It will certainly have an impact on the keepers who have cared for her over the years, but the group will settle down after a little while, and we have hopes for more baby orangutans at the zoo ...