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Orangutan mother lifts blanket covering her dead young at Ramat Gan

Keepers gave Tokyo's parents access to her body so they could understand she had died, according to the report.

Channel: ynet Hebrew channel ·

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Tana gently pulls back a colorful blanket, touches the young orangutan beneath it and lifts her slightly. Before moving away, she looks back.

The footage, published by Israeli news outlet ynet and credited to Ramat Gan Safari, shows Tana with the body of her daughter, Tokyo. There is no speech, only music and captions identifying the animals.

Tokyo died at five from brain necrosis, or the death of brain tissue, according to the report. She had been born at the safari park after an eleven-year gap without an orangutan birth and grew up in the care of its keepers.

The park is in Ramat Gan, in Israel's Tel Aviv district, and combines a drive-through safari area with a zoo.

Keepers gave both Tana and Tokyo's father, Rahamim, an opportunity to approach her body. The report explains their purpose: they wanted the parents to understand that Tokyo had died. The brief recording shows Tana's encounter, ending as she steps away from the blankets.

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