Removal,early hand rearing,and successful reintroduction of an orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus pygmaeus/x abelii) to her mother

A newborn orangutan was removed from her mother 55 h after birth because no nursing had been observed. She was hand reared in a nursery for 3 d and then successfully reintroduced to her mother. Several factors that may have contributed to the successful reintroduction are discussed.