Memphis Zoo Welcomes Baby Orangutan🦧
Earlier this month, orangutan mom Jahe welcomed a baby girl with the support of Memphis Zoo’s Animal Care and Veterinary teams.
Orangutans are Critically Endangered, making each birth in accredited zoological care an important contribution to the sustainability of managed populations, as well as ongoing research and conservation efforts.
Because cesarean births are uncommon in orangutans, the Zoo assembled a specialized care team that included veterinary experts, an OB-GYN, a neonatologist as well as neonatal nurse practitioners to support Jahe and her baby through delivery and early care. The birth followed months of preparation, including training and observation focused on building trust and helping Jahe remain comfortable with care routines and veterinary procedures.
Following the birth, Jahe and her baby entered a closely monitored recovery period. While Jahe healed from surgery, Animal Care and Veterinary teams provided temporary supplemental care to support the baby’s health and development. That care period has now successfully transitioned, and the baby has been reunited with Jahe. Mother and daughter are continuing to bond under close observation from the Zoo’s teams.
This milestone reflects a coordinated effort across the Zoo. Multiple veterinarians, keepers, and staff from Nutrition, Research, and Conservation played key roles before, during, and after the birth, many working behind the scenes to support both mother and baby.
The Zoo is proud to share that the baby girl has been named Ruhana (roo-hah-na), or Ru for short. The name Ruhana means soul, spirit, or essence of life in Sanskrit and honors Ruhana Kuddus, the first female Indonesian journalist and a pioneering advocate for women’s rights. The name was chosen to reflect strength, resilience, and the legacy of powerful women.
Ru and Jahe will remain behind the scenes until both are ready to explore their exhibit. We will be sure to share that with Zoo fans when the time comes.
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If the Palestinian man had reacted at all, even in basic self-defense, the Israeli would’ve shot him on the spot and faced little to no consequence. That asymmetry is the operating reality; it’s not hypothetical.
What this footage captures is only a drop in an ocean of violence Palestinians have been subjected to for nearly eight decades. Yet when October 7 happened, the focus wasn’t on the daily, structural violence that preceded it (the settler who runs someone over, the soldier who humiliates, or the system that enables it all). Instead, the focus was placed squarely on the Palestinian who reacts, as if reaction exists in a vacuum.
That’s what this video exposes. One side’s permitted to brutalize, terrorize, and endanger lives in full view of the world, while the other’s expected to endure it quietly. If they don’t, they’re killed and then blamed for their own death.
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