Steve Irwin Shares an Incredibly Tender Moment in 1997 With a Trusting Orangutan Mother and Her Baby

In an absolutely heartwrenching, beautiful moment from a 1997 episode entitled "Faces in the Forest" from the series The Crocodile Hunter , the late naturalist Steve Irwin shared an incredibly tender moment with a trusting orangutan mum who happily brought her baby over to meet him. The three mammals shared a beautiful hug while sitting comfortably on a branch of a Sumatran tree.

Steve falls in love with the orangutans of Sumatra and helps in the rehabilitation process while joining some of the wilder animals in the trees where they live.

via reddit

Related Laughing Squid Posts

Robert Irwin Returns to The Tonight Show With an Adorably Hungry Baby Kangaroo to Feed

Rickina the Baby Orangutan Meets and Plays With Other Orangutans

The World's Only Albino Orangutan Who Was Rescued From the Brink of Death Is Returned Again to the Forest

Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.

The post Steve Irwin Shares an Incredibly Tender Moment in 1997 With a Trusting Orangutan Mother and Her Baby first appeared on Laughing Squid.