Author: Trisha Leigh Zeigenhorn / Source: did you know?
It turns out that humans aren’t the only species to wind up with some surprising – and potentially embarrassing – paternity test results. This time, it was the orangutans in the hot seat.
Padma was born about five months ago. Her parents were thought to be Maja and Budi, a male and female who were matched specifically because of how little overlapping DNA they shared.
Orangutans are part of the Endangered Species Program, so, when they are bred at zoos, increasing genetic diversity is a top priority.But when the results of the paternity text came back…it turned out Budi was not the father.
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