A paternity test on a baby orangutan has come back with a surprising result.
Basel Zoo in northwestern Switzerland said Thursday the test showed 5-month-old Padma wasnsa国际传媒檛 fathered by the male in her enclosure.
Keepers routinely take DNA samples from newborn orangutans because the endangered great apes are part of a breeding program.
Researchers at Basel Universitysa国际传媒檚 forensic laboratory compared Padmasa国际传媒檚 DNA to that of Budi, a 14-year-old male living in the same enclosure as the babysa国际传媒檚 mother, Maja.
They found it didnsa国际传媒檛 match Budisa国际传媒檚 DNA. Instead, it matched 18-year-old orangutan Vendel, who lives in the next enclosure.
It appears that for Maja and Vendel, the dominant male at Basel Zoo, the dividing fence was no obstacle to some monkey business.
The Associated Press
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