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Champ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-11-04 07:08 AM
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Animal Pregnancy Baffles Mo. Zoo Curators
ST. LOUIS - Despite a daily regimen of birth control pills, Merah the orangutan is pregnant. And St. Louis Zoo officials are uncertain who the father is.


"Needless to say, we have a lot of unanswered questions," primate curator Ingrid Porton said. "It's a little embarrassing, I have to admit."


Diligent about trying to prevent overcrowding and inbreeding, zookeepers have been giving 35-year-old Merah a daily birth control pill mixed into yogurt and honey. Porton suspects the mixture either spilled or was swiped by her 8-year-old son Sugi.


The how is less important than the who, however. Scientists hope the father is 40-year-old Junior, a previous mate with great genes. They concede it could be Sugi, Merah and Junior's son. Merah has had liaisons with both.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=816&ncid=816&e=2&u=/ap/20040510/ap_on_sc/zoo_surprise_pregnancy
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BelleCarolinaPeridot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-11-04 07:11 AM
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1. They could always go on the Maury Povich show .
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Spinzonner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-11-04 07:11 AM
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2. I didnt know Orangutans

were from West Virginia
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HawkerHurricane Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-11-04 07:40 AM
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3. "Zoo Officials Practice Animal Husbandry"
nt
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demnan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-11-04 07:52 AM
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4. They should have used the patch
n/t
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liberalnurse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-11-04 08:11 AM
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5. Thats exactly what I was thinking!
Or the dose needs adjusting.....:smoke:
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