Editor’s Note: Video is courtesy of Jim Andelin and the Metro Richmond Zoo. CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — A zookeeper at the Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia helped teach an orangutan how to ...

The orangutan, named Zoe, relied on humans to learn maternal instincts. An orangutan at a Virginia zoo relied on a fellow mother, a human, to teach her how to breastfeed. The orangutan, named Zoe, did ...

Above video courtesy of Jim Andelin and the Metro Richmond Zoo. CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) – A zookeeper at the Metro Richmond Zoo helped teach an orangutan how to breastfeed her newborn baby.

At Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia, a zookeeper who happened to be breastfeeding has helped a new orangutan mom learn how — via a live demonstration. This happened after the orangutan, Zoe, didn’t show ...

An orangutan at a Virginia zoo relied on a fellow mother, a human, to teach her how to breastfeed. The orangutan, named Zoe, did not have natural maternal instincts because she was orphaned at 9 ...

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — A zookeeper at the Metro Richmond Zoo helped teach an orangutan how to breastfeed her newborn baby. According to the zoo, Zoe the orangutan’s first baby had been hand ...