Infant peering at its mother looking at tree hole (VIDEO)

Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior

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A Sumatran orangutan mother is feeding from a tree hole. Her infant is hanging from a branch above her and is peering at her feeding action.

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Lucia Briuscagning @ SUAQ Project

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