When the Denver Zoo was unsure which orangutan — 30-year-old Berani or 16-year-old Jaya — fathered their new baby, Siska, they called in the pros.
The zoo employed none other than Maury Povich to reveal which of the orangutans fathered Siska, and on Tuesday, they shared the results on social media.
The Denver Zoo posted on X, along with a video of Povich making the announcement.
Povich exclaimed in the video, pulling the DNA results from an envelope just as he did on his long-running daytime TV show.
Eirina arrived at the Denver Zoo by way of Germany’s Dotmund Zoo in 2016, the Association of Zoos and Aquariums said in a September news release.
The baby was named "Siska" after Dr. Fransiska Sulistyo, "a renowned orangutan veterinary, conservationist and researcher," according to the zoo.
Sumatran orangutan Eirina and baby Siska at the Denver Zoo. »