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Mother orangutan uses leaf to keep baby dry during rainstorm

A mother orangutan uses leaves to shield her baby from rain, demonstrating protective behavior in the wild, as documented by Talker News.

  • A mother orangutan attempts to cover herself and her baby orangutan during the rain, showing active sheltering behavior toward the infant.
  • To protect the infant, the mother orangutan’s behaviour shields the baby from rainfall rather than foraging or play, showing protective maternal care.
  • Photographs show the mother orangutan using close contact and covering movements to shield herself and the baby as the rain falls, highlighting her hands-on response.
  • Published by Talker, the story was originally on talker.news and distributed through the BLOX Digital Content Exchange.
  • The intimate scene highlights mother orangutan maternal behaviour likely to attract public interest, and placement on talker.news via BLOX may increase visibility of similar wildlife moments.
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Mother orangutan uses leaf to keep baby dry during rainstorm

The pair were spotted in December as rains came to a forest in Borneo, Indonesia.

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KTEN broke the news in on Friday, January 23, 2026.
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