A rare baby Borenan orangutan has been born at Chester Zoo.<br /><br />Parents Sarikei and Willie welcomed the new addition to their family in the early hours of Thursday 31 August.<br /><br />Primate experts at the zoo say the rare baby is a "positive step in the right direction" for the protection of the highly threatened species.<br /><br />The baby can be seen cuddling up to its mother and enjoying a feed in beautiful scenes.<br /><br />The newborn orangutan will join a European-wide conservation breeding programme aiming to bolster the population of the rare primate in conservation zoos.
