What 24 Animals Look Like in the Final Moments Before They Give Birth

2. The wait for this baby is almost too much.

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Deep in Borneo’s emerald canopy, Sarina the orangutan neared motherhood. Belly swelling, she moved gently among branches, guided by ancestral wisdom. Her mate Koba stayed close, bringing ripe fruit and soft leaves. High in the treetops she wove a cradle nest, and under the jungle’s night chorus she delivered her infant, cradling the fragile life with wonder.