When human moms are expecting a baby, doctors use an ultrasound machine to check the baby’s growth and look for any abnormalities, and it seems veterinarians do the exact same thing for expecting orangutan moms.
Recently, the zoo workers at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute in Washington D.C. noticed one of their Bornean orangutans was having a hard time waking up in the morning, was having drastic mood swings, and her appetite was bigger than normal, and decided to call a vet to check and make sure everything was ok.
19-year-old Batang had been off birth control for nearly two years but was never able to get pregnant, so the staff never thought she could be pregnant, but when the vet gave Batang a pregnancy test, it came back positive.
In order to reveal their exciting news, the zoo staff posted a live video to their Facebook account showing a veterinarian giving Batang a sonogram, and was actually able to see the baby, who is due in September.
Watch the entire video below to see the incredible moment the orangutan allowed zoo vets to take a look at her unborn baby.
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[Featured image: Facebook/Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute]
Vet Finds A Baby Inside Orangutan During Ultrasound is an article from: LifeDaily