WEAR-Channel 3 News-Pet Tales: Kara the Orangutan

Kathryn Daniel features a baby orangutan named Kara, who was rejected by her parents at birth, and is being raised by Gulf Breeze Zoo employees.

[@hollykane4000]

Wonder if they tried to find a foster mom orangutan that would take care of her. Instead of being in a house with humans. She needs to be around grass, trees things that babies need. The babies stay with mom for yrs before they venture out on their own. They hold on to mom 24/7 until they can crawl safely. I’m glad she is ok and taken care of. I know some zoos that keep baby there so the others can see baby just can’t touch yet. Caregivers stay overnight and they take shifts. Guess every zoo is diff

[@juuk3103]

There are waaaaay to many babies, also adults are set free, and they can easily get rejected from a surrogate mom

[@TMS-pj7fp]

@Cabo I wouldn't say abandon but they will reject a baby. Mom is separated for a time mom may reject, mom has traumatic birth mom may reject, mom gets separated during distressing situation, maybe hunter injurs/kills mom and baby and mom become separated sometimes mom might not find or search 4 baby. Sounds like this particular mom has rejected babies b4, maybe 1st birth mom was too young or was traumatic and since then she hasn't embraced motherhood. I read somewhere that mothers wont become pregnant unless they feel safe and secure, so why then reject baby, maybe since in zoo environment conception was pushed on mom or not natural. I'm no expert and I'm not saying the zoo is doing anything wrong just giving my opinion.

[@juuk3103]

@Cabo Very rarely if there is food shortage and the mother has other babies, or sometimes they get dropped when running away from predators like tigers. But they usually stay for 7+ years with their mom, that's pretty long in the animal world, most animals need a year and then they are good to go.

[@elcabo5367]

Nobody wants her the next stop was the glue factory

[@wenderella81]

Pet tales? Except she's not a pet.

[@ProtoIndoEuropean88]

way better than having a chimp

[@ImperatorX]

That's the point. This isn't the right environment for an orangutan. It's really disgusting.

[@tfs203]

.....and when she becomes 200lbs!?

[@elcabo5367]

I wish they could lay a snare and get rid of that parasite

[@keithmuehsam8990]

Looks like a pet

[@ellenmccann8798]

What wonderful work this woman is doing! Orangutans have such close and intimate relationships between mother and child. The likelihood of this baby being psychologically healthy is greater with this bond. She will do well with a surrogate orangutan mom when she is ready at two years old. This woman works for the zoo and will still see Kara. I love orangutans! The babies are beyond adorable! I know it is a lot of work but I would love the opportunity to help raise the babies!

[@peterwallace9764]

More arms & legs than a Daddy Long Legs Spider. 😂😳🤣🦧

[@cherokeeheartct8633]

I agree you have to be very dedicated.

[@pt68picaso]

One of our closest relatives in the grand scheme of evolution. 👍

[@Kathern-lv9nv]

I would love to help with the babies!! I'm in love with all of them!!! Hoping someday I'll have the good fortune to love these precious babies somewhere!!

[@schublak]

And they cling to their mothers they are not really carried like a baby. So that infant o. has to develop that ability.

[@the_Real_Grammy_of_6]

I really hope that there is more to Kara’s story than what was shown here. It looks like Kara is being raised like a human child. She should be taught how to be what she is, an orangutan. How is she going to react when put in with other orangutans? If this baby is being raised without learning how to live like an orangutan, these people and the zoo are being extremely irresponsible!!

[@Frank-jk4xf]

Why don’t you go over there and show her

[@HollyValerio-xy9yp]

AGREED!

[@isabellaascenzi3288]

Bellissimo oranghino! ❤❤❤❤

[@JoeyArmstrong2800]

Imagine that you had hands for feet? Total gamechanger.

[@deedeewilliams6741]

Awwwww he is beautiful I would love to hold him just once

[@patriciamorgan2278]

Sweetness overload

[@mercedesmenacho6044]

Q lind@ esponjoso y bonit@,saludos desde España 😃

[@vickyorange4079]

Shes so cute

[@bBersZ]

Whenever kisses it she's making the same hostile/warning sounds as orangutans do when they're about to fight. ha

[@cherokeeheartct8633]

This lady would not have that orangutan in her care if she didn't know what she is doing

[@bBersZ]

@@cherokeeheartct8633 Well there you have it. Cherokee Heart lays it down. Except she didn't know what she was doing. And I could care less either way.

[@cherokeeheartct8633]

@@bBersZ Wow, you are just an angry ,miserable person arent you,nothing nice to say?,then just keep it to yourself

[@whatevergoesforme5129]

@@bBersZ If people would just see how successful orangutan sanctuaries care for orphaned orangutans, they will know the difference. Feeding pasta and other human food is making this orangutan humanized.

[@Aric_EPU]

It’s not threatening her or getting defensive, it clearly had massive trust for her that even the thought of her being out down makes her terrified. Like you’re so wrong it hurts, it wasn’t making its guttural threatening sounds, in fact it didn’t mind getting close to her face at all as we have seen multiple times within the video.

[@juuk3103]

Cute little baby, people in the comments are so slow and don't realize this is super old footage, and the world was way less progressive and liberal back then people act shocked as if this was nothing special back then, ofc the orangutan should be with the mother but maybe listen to the commentary?? Alot of people think they are orangutan experts, all of baby orphan orangutans are looked after and trained for 7+ years..... They can't survive in the wild alone before. They are like humans, you don't just take a new born and throw him on the sidewalk at a job fair.

[@pamelabraden8760]

That was a beautiful story. Kara is beautiful. She is blessed to have such a great caregiver.

[@greyhoundlady7942]

Treated like a baby. How many babies are there in the world that live in poverty

[@Aric_EPU]

What is it with people not realizing that Orangutans and Humans are different? There are clearly preservation programs for Orangutans. What is it with annoying assholes who don’t understand that there can be more than one focus in the world?

[@abhi739]

Thank you so much for taking care of her ❤❤❤

[@maggieharris3721]

She is so gorgeous 💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗

[@israelcarapia7090]

Is iligal to have them like pet. And looks like a pet.

[@cherokeeheartct8633]

Did u not listen at all to the video ?

[@beccafawn1460]

@@cherokeeheartct8633 No he/she didnt.

[@beccafawn1460]

She's not a pet. If you LISTEN to the video. The caretaker works with the zoo. Her mother rejected Kara, so she is being taken care of by this zoo keeper, who takes her to visit her mother about everyday. When she is 3, she will be sent to live with other orangutans.

[@keithmuehsam8990]

She lives on a house with a human who feeds it and takes care of it. That is the definition of a pet

[@hollykane4000]

I am so confused why isn’t she at the zoo or wherever she’s from getting acquainted with other orangutans when a mother rejects their baby at a zoo? I’ve only seen them keep the baby at the zoo and take care of them there. Why bring the baby home and get the baby attached to you. This makes no sense.

[@darlenemeade2938]

Probably no one at the zoo can invest the time and effort to care for the baby

[@indyladd5269]

I love what you are doing. I would do this in a heartbeat. God Bless You.

[@deedeewilliams6741]

Love watching the baby I would do anything just for one day I would love to hold them

[@kokorox61]

If you really love orangutans, please, donate to the many organizations that rescue and care for the orphaned babies. They also work on rain forest conservation. Some of the organizations that you can donate to are BOS Foundation, OFI, SOCP, Orangutan Project etc

[@daddysgirl1935]

What a precious little one. She is taken care of by her adoptive Mom. This woman is actually going to be with her for a couple years, I think it is amazing that she does see her real Mom. The zoo this amazing woman works for really is doing a great job to protect this beautiful animal. I love ALL animals and I wish in my healthier years I could have helped any zoo that has a program to protect these animals.

[@schublak]

This is very all very cute and loving but the goal should be to send her later back to her natural habitat and most certainly this method Will unable her to survive there. There are professional centres who do that very well. She is not a pet.

[@beccafawn1460]

You obviously didn't watch and listen. She is only there till she is 3. And she is taken to visit her mother, and she when she is 3, she will be taken to be with other orangutans

[@schublak]

@@beccafawn1460 Got it! Good job 👍

[@darlenemeade2938]

She is going to the zoo where her mother is.

[@MustangMike012]

Was she rejected by her mother?

[@stephenbrand5661]

She must have been, the lady said they take her to see her mother. Unfortunately it's fairly common for captive orangutan mothers to reject or neglect their babies, especially their first one. I think she said something at the end about hoping that "Sarah" takes care of her next baby so that must be the mother's name.

[@MustangMike012]

@@stephenbrand5661 Thank u!! Makes me sad everytime i see a baby orangutan without it's mother.

[@Frank-jk4xf]

Father too. It’s truly a bastard

[@whatevergoesforme5129]

Pasta?

[@jadaworldofgaming7263]

OMG I'll take her so cute 🥰

[@regc4963]

Parece que ele não está no ZOO nem em OMG.Ele tá vivendo como bichinho de estimação?. Ele não pode ficar aí trancado pra sempre.Todo mundo sabe disso.

[@davidabs6637]

They cling on for 9 years... bro what are you doing. Her life is mapped out, Who she will mate with? Dang that's ruff

[@ireneblomgren2002]

🙊❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤from sweden

[@yomama8873]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@cherokeeheartct8633]

To everyone in this comment section,plz do not call this orangutan a "NEWBORN",because some people are very anal about this.If you have you do not owe anyone an apology. Also,if you ever reread one of your comments,and see that you have misspelled a few words,you do not need anyones permission to correct yourself, just wanna make this clear.There are no rules in these youtube videos,that say you cannot correct your mistakes, or use perfect Grammer or Punctuation. And one more thing,its not nice to accuse people of lying.

[@geomac650]

Gibbon

[@enrico3web]

Human parents are better and she is doing a good job.

[@robertobotanico5313]

Muito lindo esse bebê macaco.

[@suetaylor1127]

What pet stores can i get one? i will pay anything!

[@Frank-jk4xf]

I have one. Do you want to buy it

[@SS11660]

Aren't they illegal because they are on endangered list.

[@suetaylor1127]

@@SS11660 How can they be on the endangered species list when there is over hundred sanctuaries and preserves jam packed with orangutans. Thousands of zoos worldwide with thriving orangutan populations. How can they be extinct when we see video after video of dozens sometimes hundreds of baby orangutans? Year after year since sanctuaries started as far back as 70 years ago they get jammed packed with baby orangutans. If they avre endangered where do all these babies come from? I assure you the local people who live there do not go out and Kill 5 or 6 adult orangutans to get a baby they can sell on the black market. First off wild orangutans are solitary animals secondly the people who live there love the orangutans and when they find one they take it and treat it better then their own children. The cages are crude because the people there have nothing, not even running water are walled electricity. They work hundreds of hours to feed and clothe their own children! ANSWER: ORANGUTANS IN HUNDREDS OF SANCTUARIES AND THOUSANDS OF ZOOS GO UNCOUNTED BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT WILD. SO ONLY WILD ORANGUTANS ARE ENDANGERED. ONCE AN ORANGUTAN ENTERS A SANCTUAURY OR PRESERVE THEY NEVER LEAVE. HENCE THEY NEVER GET COUNTED AGAIN. THEY BRING WILD ORANGUTANS INTO THEIR SANCTIARIES ALL THE TIME MAKING IT LOOK AS IF THE POPULATION IS DWINDLING DUE TO GREEDY FAT PEOPLE WHO WANT TO GULP DOWN PALM OIL. THATS THE FURTHEREST THING FROM THE TRUTH. TRUTH IS ORANGUTANS ARE THRIVING THANKS TO PEOPLE WHO WORK HARD IN ZOOS AND SANCTUARIES BREEDING THE CRAP OUT OF THEM. Female orangutans will get pregnant when they already have a tiny baby. Males mate with the females whoare carrying tiny babies all the time. The female will then have two orangutans to feed so she abandons one usually by where people live so the baby will cry out for help and the villagers respond. Sure there are scumbags who will do anything for money but that's very small % of population. By keeping them on the endangered species list it gives a very small group of people control over these animals creating for them a nice business and they use them as propaganda. These people are not even from the countries these orangutans are from. If you look at old documentaries the people who started these sanctuaries are white Europeans usually from Germany. They make millions in donations, TV shows like orangutan Island and jungle school, tourism and free land and probably a bunch of other ways we don't know about. All while portraying themselves as heros to the orangutans, just like Jane goodnot did. They use her business model. Jane goodnot started saving the chimpanzees when there were 2 million in the wild and millions more in captivity back in the late 60's early 70's. She sterilized tens of thousands of chimpanzees that came through her sanctuary. Today there are 120,000 chimpanzees in the wild. SO either Ms goodnot is incompetent moron or she is up something no good. Jane created the problem so she could be the solution. To this day the chimpanzees males are not allowed to live with the females in her sanctuaries and all the other chimp sanctuaries, almost all use the same methods she uses. ITS DAM SCAM THATS WHY THESE PEOPLE DO IT. Common people cannot have an animal such as this they might think they are free or they might spend too much time with them and not enough time working and paying taxes.

[@SS11660]

Their natural habitat is being destroyed for palm oil farms faster than they can reproduce is why they are listed as endangered.plus adults are killed when they burn the trees down to make room to plant palms. A female usually doesn't have baby until around 14 years old then a baby every 7 years so not reproducing fast.

[@keithmuehsam8990]

@Furfag_McDeeryes. Especially when dipped in palm oil

[@keithmuehsam8990]

Keep it off of the couch

[@user-fu2xr1ke5t]

That's Not good

[@sheldorthegrey640]

Ok that's great and I can tell this is old but she should put the monkey in a similar if not an environment that can simulate what it's like being in the jungle. She will not survive when she goes back into the wild cause she wont know what to do or how to do things. I'm glad humans are taking care of them but you HAVE to teach them how to survive if you plan throw them back in the wild

[@zacktomczak4962]

You're right..but I believe that she is being placed in a zoo..

[@robpeters5204]

First, she is NOT a god dam monkey! She is an ape. Big difference!!! And she will be introduced with a surrogate mother when one is found.

[@sheldorthegrey640]

@@robpeters5204 oh my bad. Sorry I forgot one has tails and one doesnt.

[@wenderella81]

I was thinking the same thing that this must be old cause no Zoo surrogate would let her eat from their mouths due to the fact that she is susceptible to our diseases. In fact, most zoos I have seen in this situation, would be wearing masks.

[@caleenwalker7135]

Born in captivity. Eventually to be returned to mom not a jungle. Care is definitely appropriate for anticipated result.

[@suzukino1933]

Errrr it's not a pet, why she in a house?.......

[@juuk3103]

Idk dude why are you in a house?

[@suzukino1933]

@@juuk3103 eessshhh here we go, I'm human duh.....she,s an orangutan.....work it out

[@robpeters5204]

Babies cling onto their mother for the first year. PERIOD! That’s their natural defence. Their mother will take care of them safe and they will eventually start to venture out on their own starting around 6 to 8 months old. Their mother is their security blanket until almost 8 years old while she teaches them everything they need to know in order to go and live a solitary life until the mate. By putting her down and making them cry is totally uncaring and cruel.

[@cherokeeheartct8633]

And you are being ridiculous,immature and Rude.This Lady is her keeper,,her protector and her adopted "Mother",.Instead of jumping to the comments like you know more than anyone else,and stupidly being sarcastic,you should have listened and you would have known that,the lady was trying to show us that the baby was learning to crawl.This lady was nice enough to even post the video of her in her home while taking care of a baby orangutan and explaining what her everyday is like.Nothing you said is a surprise to anyone, that is common knowledge. If you know anything about orangutans.Im sure she knows more than you do otherwise she wouldn't not have been chosen to have the orangutan in her care. Now how about you growing up a little and pay attention next time,before you make yourself like an Ass!.

[@whatevergoesforme5129]

I hope they can improvise and have a baby carrier blanket style. That way this baby orangutan can stay near her surrogate like baby and toddler orangutans in the wild.

[@keithmuehsam8990]

Perhaps you would like the alternative better. When it started to cry, caretaker immediately picked her up. What you cruel and uncaring, I call selfless and amazing.

[@ereid6571]

I wish Kara was in an rescue facility. I don’t think orangutans eat pasta in the wild.

[@HollyValerio-xy9yp]

A RESCUE RACILITY? ARE YOU LOST OR WHAT? SHE IS AT A ZOO

[@keithmuehsam8990]

Let her eat from the bathroom cleaner basket. I bet she would love some bleach

[@darlenemeade2938]

Gosh, that is so interesting

[@tammiecurrie930]

This is ridiculous! This orangutan belongs with other orangutans, surprised they couldn't find a foster orangutan mom for this baby and a envioment that simulates what it's natural surroundings would be in the wild!

[@Jonathan_O]

Awful

[@lesliemeier4225]

Orangutans don't walk!!! They climb. The definitely should NOT kept like a pet. This is gross

[@fallon-grey5896]

Did you even listen to the video? She works for a zoo and when Kara is old enough she will be sent to live in a family of orangutans

[@xavierdelgado1023]

They cant walk cause there lazy dumb and cry to much a good monkey is a monkey with no legs i notice there so calm and act so differently. So try it cut off your baby monkey leg it will be best thing u wver did to save tine monsy and save your house ..cutt off his foot as a baby.it will never remember so it will love to sit down and play .it wont climb trees or jump up n down all day..it will act so much better 70 percent of its life will be better cause when there babys they cry and jump and run into the walls .so cut off its foot .yes cut it off now monkey wont run or jump .now u can control it better...now teach it with a chain around his neck ..im a professional doctor and i do my research out of burbank we have 745 monkeys from different breeds .we been teaching how the brain reacts to meth or coke .how does a baby monkeys function on meth ??we learned after 4 weeks of total drug use the baby monkey stop eating and stoped sleeping and his heart stop after he was giving his night time dose his brain explode after hecwent crazy eating popp and dirt

[@saladtnogs]

Why do you people have such fantasies about mutilating and abusing primate babies? I've noticed its something of a pattern on youtube and I can't figure it out. Most of the theories I've read suggest that it has something to do with pedophilia and the uncanny valley but these are all speculative.

[@tammiecurrie930]

@@fallon-grey5896 Why not now, the longer they wait the harder it will be for this orangutan to assimilate with its own kind, this is actually a form of cruelty

[@juuk3103]

You must have burnt ears

[@cherokeeheartct8633]

How about where her real mother is ???

[@user-gabriel90]

Train it to be your maid

[@alicethomasse5309]

Youuu are grazy !!! She must only have an botle milk!!! She belongs to the mother!!! You want here as an pet!! I don't believe this

[@darlenemeade2938]

The mother rejected her. It on the video.

[@user-zk2hd5md7d]

🤑🤑🤑❤

[@user-fv7ok2ct9e]

Тьфу, какой косматый!!!

[@jacquelineedwards4140]

A) this is not a pet, it's a wild animal and should not be treated as such and b) I find the horrible whining creature utterly repulsive :(

[@darlenemeade2938]

Then don't go see it at the zoo.

[@skelo9033]

Utterly disgusting.

[@user-io1fb6qg7q]

this woman is committing a crime

[@beccafawn1460]

No she isnt. She works for a zoo. She is taken to see her Mother and other orangutans every day. Why do people comment b4 listening to the whole video??

[@charlesebersole3572]

Too much effort. Not learning fast enough. Return to wild with big male.