Mummy orangutan makes leaf umbrella to protect baby from rain

By June 15, 2011 Compassion
Leaf shelter: Mummy orangutan protects baby from the rain

Leaf shelter: Mummy orangutan protects baby from the rain

As everyone knows, getting caught in a summer shower can leave you a little under-prepared, with newspapers and briefcases often used to cover heads.

And life in the jungle is no different for this inventive orangutan mother and her child in the rainforest of Tanjung Puting National Park in the Indonesian province of Kalimantan, on the island of Borneo.

Gathering foliage from the ground at the first sign of rain, the adult orangutan made an impromptu rain hat that coupled as an umbrella for her little one.

Adding extra protection from the heavy tropical rain the concerned mother tucked her unimpressed youngster as far under her arm as she could to shield her from the shower.

[source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2002702/Orangutan-mother-invention-seeks-shelter-jungle-downpour.html]
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