Baby Orangutan in Chicago – level 1
16-01-2017 07:00
On December 20th, a baby orangutan is born. She is born at a zoo in Chicago, USA. She makes her debut at two weeks old. People can see her now.
Zoo officials say that you can see her in the mornings. She clings onto her mother. She frequently naps. She is very tired.
There are 94 Bornean orangutans and 87 Sumatran orangutans in American zoos.
Difficult words: debut (show to people for the first time), cling (hold onto).
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