OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo has some exciting news: one of its orangutans is expecting.

In a social media post Wednesday morning, Henry Doorly shared that a 26-year-old Bornean orangutan named Ruby is marking the first orangutan pregnancy at the zoo in over a decade.

Ruby is in her second trimester and will have her baby in February. The pregnancy is a “significant conservation milestone” for the species, which is critically endangered, the zoo says.

She currently lives with the infant’s father, 23-year-old Denda, in the Hubbard Orangutan Forest. Closer to her due date, she will move to a private space that provides around-the-clock care and monitoring.

According to a release, Ruby has been at the zoo since 2007. Denda was new last year.

“We’re overjoyed to bring o

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