A Sumatran orangutan born last October at the San Diego Zoo is now a little more than 8 months old and has begun the switch to solid foods, the San Diego Times reported.The orangutan, named Aisha, climbs and plays in the zoo's outdoor habitat, but never ventures more than 10 feet from her mother, Indah, the newspaper reported.The Sumatran orangutan is an endangered species, with an estimate of less than 7,000 remaining in the wild. They live on the Southeast Asian islands of Borneo and Sumatra.Orangutans typically stay with their mothers until they’re about 8 years old, the longest childhood of the great apes.

A Sumatran orangutan born last October at the San Diego Zoo is now a little more than 8 months old and has begun the switch to solid foods, the San Diego Times reported.

The orangutan, named Aisha, climbs and plays in the zoo's outdoor habitat, but never ventures more than 10 feet from her mother, Indah, the newspaper reported.


The Sumatran orangutan is an endangered species, with an estimate of less than 7,000 remaining in the wild. They live on the Southeast Asian islands of Borneo and Sumatra.

Orangutans typically stay with their mothers until they’re about 8 years old, the longest childhood of the great apes.

