Some things just need a mother's touch.
When Randee the baby orangutan got a splinter, his mother Deedee knew there was only one way to soothe his pain. She scooped up her little boy in her arms, held him close and tenderly kissed his sore finger. Randee had been playing in a pile of pine straw at Lowry Park Zoo in Florida when he cried out in distress.
When Randee the baby orangutan got a splinter, his mother Deedee knew there was only one way to soothe his pain. She scooped up her little boy in her arms, held him close and tenderly kissed his sore finger. Randee had been playing in a pile of pine straw at Lowry Park Zoo in Florida when he cried out in distress.
Mother's love: Mum Deedee kisses Randee the baby orangutan better after getting a splinter in his finger
Photographer Evan Hambrick said: 'I could not believe how human-like orangutans are.'I think the baby had been chewing on some pine straw, then I noticed he made a very distressed face. He looked like he was about to cry.
'We share so much with these animals and I don't think we give them the credit for how much like us they are.'
Ouch: Randee had been playing in a pile of pine straw when he cried out in distress, but mum Deedee comes to the rescue 
Like humans
'Not only is the mother kissing the baby, but she is gently holding the babies hand and finger and slowly kissing her baby. 'Humans love to be touched and kissed and the orangutans and other great apes are no different. Her baby was in distress and she was kissing it better.
Note: 'They are smart, use facial expressions to share emotions and show emotions with their lips and hands, as you can see in this photo.
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